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Laboratory of Populations Joel E. Cohen Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor |
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Tomas Jonsson Professional and academic essentials Mailing address: Postdoctoral Associate, Laboratory of Populations, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10021-6399 USA Email: jonssot@rockvax.rockefeller.edu, Tel. (212) 327-8887, Fax (212) 327-7974 1990 - Bachelor of Science in Biology, Linköping University, Sweden. 1992 - Development of software for simulations in Population Ecology at the Department of Biology, Linköping University. 1990-1997 - Part-time Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Biology, Linköping University: teaching and supervision at courses in Ecology , Population Genetics and Mathematics for biologists. 1995 - Participation in Summer School, Food Web Structure and Dynamics in Freshwater, Marine and Terrestrial Environments, at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 1995 - Final Project Advisor: Body Sizes and Demographies of Species - Implications for the Resilience and Length of Food Chains by Knutas G. (Linköping University) 1996 - Licentiate of Philosophy in Biophysics and Theoretical Biology, Linköping University 1998 - Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics and Theoretical Biology, Linköping University, Sweden), thesis title: Food webs and the distribution of body sizes 1998-1999 - Lecturer at the Department of Biology, Linköping University, including teaching and supervision at courses in Ecology and Population Genetics. 1999 - Postdoctoral Associate in Joel E. Cohen lab, Rockefeller University, New York, NY. Publications and manuscripts Jonsson, T. & B. Ebenman. 1998. Effects of predator-prey body size ratios on the stability of food chains. Journal of Theoretical Biology 193, 407-417. Neubert M. G., S. C. Blumenshine, D. E. Duplisea, T. Jonsson & B. Rashleigh. Body size, food web structure, and the cascade modelīs equiprobability assumption. Submitted. Jonsson T. & B. Ebenman. The relationship between demography, food chain length and resilience. Manuscript. Jonsson T. Lotka-Volterra food chains, density-dependence and the pyramid of numbers. Manuscript. Jonsson T. & B. Ebenman. Trophic links and the relationship between predator and prey body sizes in food webs. Manuscript. Ebenman B., A. Johansson, T. Jonsson & U. Wennergren. 1996. Evolution of stable population dynamics through natural selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society London, series B, 263:1145-1151. Ebenman B., C. Borrvall & T. Jonsson. Effects of species extinctions in model food webs. Submitted. ADVISORS: Graduate Advisor: Ebenman, Bo, Dept. of Biology, IFM, Linköping University, Sweden Postdoctoral Advisor: Cohen, Joel E., Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA |