Peer-reviewed publications
Thiel, A., Evans, A., Fuchs, B., Arnemo, J.M., Aronsson, M. & Persson, J.2019. Effects of reproduction and environmental factors on body temperature and activity patterns of wolverines. Frontiers in zoology (in press).
Ekblom, R., Brechlin, B., Persson, J., Smeds, L., Johansson, M., Magnusson, J., Flagstad, O. & Ellegren. 2018. Genome sequencing and conservation genomics in the Scandinavian wolverine (Gulo gulo) population. Conservation Biology. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13157
Aronsson, M. & Persson, J. 2018. Female breeding dispersal in wolverines, a solitary carnivore with high territorial fidelity. European Journal of Wildlife Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-018-1164-3. PDF
Aronsson, M. & Persson, J. 2017. Mismatch between goals and the scale of actions constrain adaptive carnivore management: the case of the wolverine in Sweden. Animal Conservation 20: 261-269. PDF
Mattisson, J., Rauset, G.R., Odden, J., Linnell, J.D.C., Andrén, H., & Persson, J. 2016. Hunting or scavenging? Prey body condition influences decision-making in a facultative predator, the wolverine. Ecosphere 87(8) e01407. PDF
Lopez-Bao, J, Mattisson, J., Persson, J., Aronsson, M. & Andrén, H. 2016. Tracking neighbours promotes large carnivores’ coexistence. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/srep23198. PDF
Rauset, G-R., Andrén, H., Swenson, J.E., Samelius, G., Segerström, P., Zedrosser, A. & Persson, J. 2016. National parks in northern Sweden as refuges for illegal killing of large carnivores. Conservation Letters, doi:10.1111/conl.12226 PDF
Rauset, G.R., Low, M. and Persson. 2015. Reproductive patterns result from age-related sensitivity to resources and reproductive costs in a mammalian carnivore. Ecology 96(12): 3153-3164. PDF
Persson, J., Rauset, G.R., and Chapron, G. 2015. Paying for an endangered predator leads to population recovery. Conservation Letters 8 (5): 345-350 doi:10.1111/conl.12171. PDF
Chapron et al. 2014. Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes. Science 346: 1517-1519. PDF
Rauset, G.R., Mattisson, J., Andrén, H., Chapron, G., and Persson, J. 2013. When species’ ranges meet: assessing differences in habitat selection between sympatric large carnivores. Oecologia 172: 701-711. PDF
Stewart, P., Campbell, L., Skogtvedt, S., Griffin, K. A., Arnemo, J. M., Tryland, M., Girling, S., Miller, M. W., Tranulis, M. A. & Goldmann, W. 2012. Genetic Predictions of Prion Disease Susceptibility in Carnivore Species Based on Variability of the Prion Gene Coding Region. Plos One 7(12): e50623. PDF
Inman, R., Magoun, A., Persson, J. & Mattisson, J. 2012. The wolverine’s niche: Linking reproductive chronology, caching,
competition, and climate. Journal of Mammalogy 93 (3): 634-644. PDF
Hobbs, T., Andrén, H., Persson, J., Aronsson, M. & Chapron, G. 2012. Native predators reduce harvest of reindeer by Sámi pastoralists. Ecological Applications 22 (5): 1640-1654. PDF
Mattisson, J., Odden, J., Nilsen, E.B., Linnell, J.D.C., Persson, J. and Andrén, H. 2011. Factors affecting Eurasian lynx kill rates and semi-domestic reindeer in northern Scandinavia: can ecological research contribute to the development of a fair compensation system? Biological Conservation 144: 3009-3017. PDF
Mattisson, J., Andrén, H., Persson, J. & Segerström, P. 2011. Influence of intraguild interactions on resource use by wolverines and Eurasian lynx. Journal of Mammalogy 92 (6): 1321-1330. PDF
Andren, H., Persson, J., Mattisson, J. & Danell, A. 2011. Modelling the combined effect of an obligate predator and a facultative predator on a common prey – lynx and wolverine predation on reindeer. Wildlife Biology 17(1): 33-41. PDF
Mattisson, J., Persson, J., Andrén, H. and Segerström, P. 2011. Temporal and spatial interactions between an obligate predator, the Eurasian lynx, and a facultative scavenger, the wolverine. Canadian Journal of Zoology 89: 79-89. PDF
Copeland, J., McKelvey, K., Aubry, K., Landa, A., Persson, J., Inman, R., Krebs, J., Lofroth, E., Golden, H., Squires, J., Magoun, A., Schwartz, M., Wilmot, J., Copeland, C., Yates, R. & May, R. 2010. Does spring snow cover define the bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine? Canadian Journal of Zoology 88: 233-246. PDF
Mattisson, J., Andrén, H., Persson, J. & Segerström, P. 2010. Effects of Species Behavior on Global Positioning System Collar Fix Rates. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(3): 557-563. PDF
Persson, J., Wedholm, P. & Segerström, P. 2010. Space use and territoriality of wolverines (Gulo gulo) in northern Scandinavia. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 56 (1): 49-57. PDF
Persson, J., Ericsson, G. & Segerström, P. 2009. Human caused mortality in an endangered wolverine population. Biological Conservation 142: 325-331. PDF
Fahlman, Å., Arnemo, J.M., Persson, J., Segerström, P. & Nyman, G. 2008. Physiological effects of capture and medetomidine-ketamine anaesthesia in free-ranging wolverines Gulo gulo. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44: 133-142. PDF
Hedmark, E., Persson, J., Landa, A. & Segerström, P. 2007. Paternity and mating system in wolverines. Wildlife Biology 3 (Suppl. 2): 13-30. PDF
Persson, J., Landa, A., Andersen, R. & Segerström, P. 2006. Reproductive characteristics of female wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Scandinavia. Journal of Mammalogy 87(1):75-79. PDF
Arnemo, J.M., Ahlqvist, P., Andersen, R., Berntsen, F., Ericsson, G., Odden, J., Brunberg, S., Segerström, P., & Swenson, J. 2006. Risk of capture-related mortality in large free-ranging mammals: experiences from Scandinavia. Wildlife Biology 12: 109-113. PDF
Persson, J. 2005. Wolverine female reproduction: reproductive costs and winter food availability. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 1453-1459. PDF
Saether, B.-E., Engen, S., Persson, J., Brøseth, H., Landa, A. and Willebrand, T. 2005. Management strategies for the Scandinavian wolverine: practical application of stochastic models in Population Viability Analysis. Journal of Wildlife Management 63: 1001-1014. PDF
Hedmark, E., Flagstad, Ö, Segerström, P., Persson, J., Landa, A., Andersen, R., and Ellegren, H. 2004. DNA-based individual and sex identification from wolverine (Gulo gulo) faeces and urine. Conservation Genetics 5: 405-410. PDF
Flagstad, Ö., Hedmark, E., Landa, A., Brøseth, H., Persson, J., Andersen, R., Segerström, P. & Ellegren, H. 2004. Colonization history and non-invasive monitoring of a re-established wolverine (Gulo gulo) population. Conservation Biology 18(3): 1-13. PDF
Persson, J., Willebrand, T., Landa, A., Andersen, R. & Segerström, P. 2003. The role of intraspecific predation in the survival of juvenile wolverines Gulo gulo. Wildlife Biology 9: 21- 28. PDF
Vangen, K.M., Persson, J. Landa, A. Andersen, R. & Segerström, P. 2001. Characteristics of dispersal in wolverines. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 1641-1649. PDF
Walker, C., Landa, A., Lindén, M. & Ellegren, H. 2001. Genetic variation and population structure in Scandinavian wolverine (Gulo gulo) populations. Molecular Ecology 10: 53-63. PDF
Landa, A., Tufto, J., Franzén R., Bø, T., Lindén, M. & Swenson, J.E. 1998. Active wolverine Gulo gulo dens as a minimum population estimator in Scandinavia. Wildlife Biology 4:159-168. PDF
Tryland, M, T. Sandvik, J. M. Arnemo, G. Stuve, Ø. Olsvik, and T. Traavik. 1998. Antibodies against orthopoxviruses in wild carnivores from Fennoscandia. J. Wildl. Diseases 34:443-450. PDF
Ekblom, R., Brechlin, B., Persson, J., Smeds, L., Johansson, M., Magnusson, J., Flagstad, O. & Ellegren. 2018. Genome sequencing and conservation genomics in the Scandinavian wolverine (Gulo gulo) population. Conservation Biology. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13157
Aronsson, M. & Persson, J. 2018. Female breeding dispersal in wolverines, a solitary carnivore with high territorial fidelity. European Journal of Wildlife Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-018-1164-3. PDF
Aronsson, M. & Persson, J. 2017. Mismatch between goals and the scale of actions constrain adaptive carnivore management: the case of the wolverine in Sweden. Animal Conservation 20: 261-269. PDF
Mattisson, J., Rauset, G.R., Odden, J., Linnell, J.D.C., Andrén, H., & Persson, J. 2016. Hunting or scavenging? Prey body condition influences decision-making in a facultative predator, the wolverine. Ecosphere 87(8) e01407. PDF
Lopez-Bao, J, Mattisson, J., Persson, J., Aronsson, M. & Andrén, H. 2016. Tracking neighbours promotes large carnivores’ coexistence. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/srep23198. PDF
Rauset, G-R., Andrén, H., Swenson, J.E., Samelius, G., Segerström, P., Zedrosser, A. & Persson, J. 2016. National parks in northern Sweden as refuges for illegal killing of large carnivores. Conservation Letters, doi:10.1111/conl.12226 PDF
Rauset, G.R., Low, M. and Persson. 2015. Reproductive patterns result from age-related sensitivity to resources and reproductive costs in a mammalian carnivore. Ecology 96(12): 3153-3164. PDF
Persson, J., Rauset, G.R., and Chapron, G. 2015. Paying for an endangered predator leads to population recovery. Conservation Letters 8 (5): 345-350 doi:10.1111/conl.12171. PDF
Chapron et al. 2014. Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes. Science 346: 1517-1519. PDF
Rauset, G.R., Mattisson, J., Andrén, H., Chapron, G., and Persson, J. 2013. When species’ ranges meet: assessing differences in habitat selection between sympatric large carnivores. Oecologia 172: 701-711. PDF
Stewart, P., Campbell, L., Skogtvedt, S., Griffin, K. A., Arnemo, J. M., Tryland, M., Girling, S., Miller, M. W., Tranulis, M. A. & Goldmann, W. 2012. Genetic Predictions of Prion Disease Susceptibility in Carnivore Species Based on Variability of the Prion Gene Coding Region. Plos One 7(12): e50623. PDF
Inman, R., Magoun, A., Persson, J. & Mattisson, J. 2012. The wolverine’s niche: Linking reproductive chronology, caching,
competition, and climate. Journal of Mammalogy 93 (3): 634-644. PDF
Hobbs, T., Andrén, H., Persson, J., Aronsson, M. & Chapron, G. 2012. Native predators reduce harvest of reindeer by Sámi pastoralists. Ecological Applications 22 (5): 1640-1654. PDF
Mattisson, J., Odden, J., Nilsen, E.B., Linnell, J.D.C., Persson, J. and Andrén, H. 2011. Factors affecting Eurasian lynx kill rates and semi-domestic reindeer in northern Scandinavia: can ecological research contribute to the development of a fair compensation system? Biological Conservation 144: 3009-3017. PDF
Mattisson, J., Andrén, H., Persson, J. & Segerström, P. 2011. Influence of intraguild interactions on resource use by wolverines and Eurasian lynx. Journal of Mammalogy 92 (6): 1321-1330. PDF
Andren, H., Persson, J., Mattisson, J. & Danell, A. 2011. Modelling the combined effect of an obligate predator and a facultative predator on a common prey – lynx and wolverine predation on reindeer. Wildlife Biology 17(1): 33-41. PDF
Mattisson, J., Persson, J., Andrén, H. and Segerström, P. 2011. Temporal and spatial interactions between an obligate predator, the Eurasian lynx, and a facultative scavenger, the wolverine. Canadian Journal of Zoology 89: 79-89. PDF
Copeland, J., McKelvey, K., Aubry, K., Landa, A., Persson, J., Inman, R., Krebs, J., Lofroth, E., Golden, H., Squires, J., Magoun, A., Schwartz, M., Wilmot, J., Copeland, C., Yates, R. & May, R. 2010. Does spring snow cover define the bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine? Canadian Journal of Zoology 88: 233-246. PDF
Mattisson, J., Andrén, H., Persson, J. & Segerström, P. 2010. Effects of Species Behavior on Global Positioning System Collar Fix Rates. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(3): 557-563. PDF
Persson, J., Wedholm, P. & Segerström, P. 2010. Space use and territoriality of wolverines (Gulo gulo) in northern Scandinavia. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 56 (1): 49-57. PDF
Persson, J., Ericsson, G. & Segerström, P. 2009. Human caused mortality in an endangered wolverine population. Biological Conservation 142: 325-331. PDF
Fahlman, Å., Arnemo, J.M., Persson, J., Segerström, P. & Nyman, G. 2008. Physiological effects of capture and medetomidine-ketamine anaesthesia in free-ranging wolverines Gulo gulo. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44: 133-142. PDF
Hedmark, E., Persson, J., Landa, A. & Segerström, P. 2007. Paternity and mating system in wolverines. Wildlife Biology 3 (Suppl. 2): 13-30. PDF
Persson, J., Landa, A., Andersen, R. & Segerström, P. 2006. Reproductive characteristics of female wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Scandinavia. Journal of Mammalogy 87(1):75-79. PDF
Arnemo, J.M., Ahlqvist, P., Andersen, R., Berntsen, F., Ericsson, G., Odden, J., Brunberg, S., Segerström, P., & Swenson, J. 2006. Risk of capture-related mortality in large free-ranging mammals: experiences from Scandinavia. Wildlife Biology 12: 109-113. PDF
Persson, J. 2005. Wolverine female reproduction: reproductive costs and winter food availability. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 1453-1459. PDF
Saether, B.-E., Engen, S., Persson, J., Brøseth, H., Landa, A. and Willebrand, T. 2005. Management strategies for the Scandinavian wolverine: practical application of stochastic models in Population Viability Analysis. Journal of Wildlife Management 63: 1001-1014. PDF
Hedmark, E., Flagstad, Ö, Segerström, P., Persson, J., Landa, A., Andersen, R., and Ellegren, H. 2004. DNA-based individual and sex identification from wolverine (Gulo gulo) faeces and urine. Conservation Genetics 5: 405-410. PDF
Flagstad, Ö., Hedmark, E., Landa, A., Brøseth, H., Persson, J., Andersen, R., Segerström, P. & Ellegren, H. 2004. Colonization history and non-invasive monitoring of a re-established wolverine (Gulo gulo) population. Conservation Biology 18(3): 1-13. PDF
Persson, J., Willebrand, T., Landa, A., Andersen, R. & Segerström, P. 2003. The role of intraspecific predation in the survival of juvenile wolverines Gulo gulo. Wildlife Biology 9: 21- 28. PDF
Vangen, K.M., Persson, J. Landa, A. Andersen, R. & Segerström, P. 2001. Characteristics of dispersal in wolverines. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 1641-1649. PDF
Walker, C., Landa, A., Lindén, M. & Ellegren, H. 2001. Genetic variation and population structure in Scandinavian wolverine (Gulo gulo) populations. Molecular Ecology 10: 53-63. PDF
Landa, A., Tufto, J., Franzén R., Bø, T., Lindén, M. & Swenson, J.E. 1998. Active wolverine Gulo gulo dens as a minimum population estimator in Scandinavia. Wildlife Biology 4:159-168. PDF
Tryland, M, T. Sandvik, J. M. Arnemo, G. Stuve, Ø. Olsvik, and T. Traavik. 1998. Antibodies against orthopoxviruses in wild carnivores from Fennoscandia. J. Wildl. Diseases 34:443-450. PDF