Jarle Tufto

Deptartment of Mathematical Sciences
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
7491 Trondheim, Norway

Email / MSN: Jarle Tufto (at) math ntnu no
Office phone: +47 735 91888; Mobile: +47 99705519; Fax: +47 7359 3524;
Visiting address: SII-1232

Research interests:

Statistics and stochastic modelling in conservation biology, ecology, genetics, and evolution.

Teaching:

Some software I find useful...

GNU/Linux, R, BUGS, LaTeX, AUCTeX, Emacs, OpenOffice, gmrun, goosync.

Publications:

Peer reviewed:

[1]	S. Skjelseth, T.-H. Ringsby, J. Tufto, and B. E. Sæther. Dispersal of introduced house sparrows passer domesticus: an experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Series B, 247:1763-1771, 2007. [ DOI ]
[2]	I. Tufto, R. Hansen, D. Byberg, K.H.H. Nygaard, J. Tufto, and C. de L. Davies. The effect of collagenase and hyalorionidase on transient perfusion in human osteesarcoma xenografts grown orthotopically and in dorsal skinfold chambers. Anticancer Research, 27:1475-1482, 2007.
[3]	Elvira de Eyto, Philip McGinnity, S. Consuegra, J. Coughlan, J. Tufto, K. Farrell, H.-J. Megens, W. Jordan, T. Cross, and R.J.T. Stet. Natural selection acts on atlantic salmon MHC variability in the wild. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Series B, 274:861-869, 2007. [ http ]
[4]	S. Skjelseth, T.-H. Ringsby, H. Jensen, J. Tufto, and B.-E. Sæther. Dispersal patterns within a meta-population of house sparrows after an introduction experiment. Journal of Ornithology, 147:252-253, 2006.
[5]	H. Brøseth, J. Tufto, H. C. Pedersen, H. Steen, and L. Kastdalen. Dispersal patterns in harvested willow ptarmigan populations. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42:453-459, 2006.
[6]	J. Tufto and P. Cavallini. Should wildlife biologists use free software. Wildlife Biology, 11:67-76, 2005. [ .pdf ]
[7]	J. Tufto, Thor-Harald Ringsby, Frank Adriaensen, A. Dhondt, and Erik Matthysen. A parametric model for estimation of dispersal patterns in five passerine metapopulations. American Naturalist, 165:E13-E26, 2005. [ http ]
[8]	H. Jensen, B.-E. Sæther, T. H. Ringsby, J. Tufto, S. C. Griffith, and H. Ellegren. Lifetime reproductive success in relation to morphology in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Journal of Animal Ecology, 73:599-611, 2004. [ .pdf ]
[9]	Kjetil Hindar and J. Tufto. Conservation of genetic variation in harvested salmon populations. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences, 61:1389-1397, 2004. [ http ]
[10]	H. Jensen, B.-E. Sæther, T. H. Ringsby, J. Tufto, S. C. Griffith, and H. Ellegren. Sexual variation in heritability and genetic correlations of morphological traits in house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16:1296-1307, 2003. [ .pdf ]
[11]	C. M. Rolandsen, E. J. Solberg, J. Tufto, B.-E. Sæther, and Morten Heim. Factors affecting detectability of moose Alces alces during the hunting season in nothern Norway. Alces, 39:79-88, 2003.
[12]	S. Henriksen, R. Aanes, B.-E. Sæther, T.H. Ringsby, and J. Tufto. Does availability of resources influence grazing strategies in female svalbard reindeer? Rangifer, 23:25-37, 2003.
[13]	J. Tufto and K. Hindar. Effective size in management and conservation of subdivided populations. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 222:273-281, 2003. [ .pdf ]
[14]	T.-H. Ringsby, B.-E. Sæther, J. Tufto, Henrik Jensen, and E. J. Solberg. Asynchronous timing of breeding decrease spatial synchrony in demography in a metapopulation of house sparrows passer domesticus. Ecology, 83:561-569, 2002.
[15]	J. Tufto. Effects of releasing maladapted individuals: A demographic-evolutionary model. American Naturalist, 158:331-340, 2001. [ .pdf ]
[16]	B.-E. Sæther, J. Tufto, S. Engen, K. Jerstad, O. W. Røstad, and J. E. Skåtan. Population dynamical consequences of climate change for a small temperate songbird. Science, 287:854-856, 2000. [ .pdf ]
[17]	J. Tufto, B.-E. Sæther, S. Engen, P. Arcese, K. Jerstad, O. W. Røstad, and J.N.M. Smith. Bayesian meta-analysis of demographic parameters in three small temperate passerines. Oikos, 88:273-281, 2000. [ .pdf ]
[18]	J. Tufto. The evolution of plasticity and nonplastic spatial and temporal adaptations in the presence of imperfect environmental cues. American Naturalist, 150:121-130, 2000. [ .pdf ]
[19]	J. Tufto. Quantitative genetic models for the balance between migration and stabilizing selection. Genetical Research, 76:285-293, 2000. [ .pdf ]
[20]	J. Tufto, B.-E. Sæther, S. Engen, J. E. Swenson, and F. Sandegren. Harvesting strategies for conserving minimum viable populations based on World Conservation Union criteria: brown bears in Norway. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Series B, 266:961-968, 1999. [ .pdf ]
[21]	A. Landa, S. Krogstad, B.Å. Tømmerås, and J. Tufto. Do volatile repellents reduce wolverine Gulo gulo predation on sheep? Results from a large-scale experiment. Wildlife Biology, 4:111-118, 1998.
[22]	Arild Landa, J. Tufto, Robert Franzén, Terje Bø, M. Linden, and J. E. Swenson. Active wolverine dens as a minumum population estimator in Scandinavia. Wildlife Biology, 4:159-168, 1998.
[23]	Minna Nurminiemi, J. Tufto, Nils-Otto Nilsson, and Odd-Arne Rognli. Spatial models of pollen dispersal in the forage grass meadow fescue. Evolutionary Ecology, 12:487-502, 1998. [ .ps ]
[24]	J. Tufto, Alan F. Raybould, Kjetil Hindar, and Steinar Engen. Analysis of genetic structure and dispersal patterns in a population of sea beet. Genetics, 149:1975-1985, 1998. [ .pdf ]
[25]	J. Tufto, E. J. Solberg, and T.-H. Ringsby. Statistical models of transitive and intransitive dominance structures. Animal Behaviour, 55:1489-1498, 1998. [ .ps ]
[26]	J. Tufto, S. Engen, and K. Hindar. Stochastic dispersal processes in plant populations. Theoretical Population Biology, 52:16-26, 1997. [ .ps ]
[27]	J. Tufto, Reidar Andersen, and John Linnell. Habitat use and ecological correlates of home range size in a small cervid: the roe deer. Journal of Animal Ecology, 65:715-724, 1996.
[28]	J. Tufto, S. Engen, and K. Hindar. Inferring patterns of migration from gene frequencies under equilibrium conditions. Genetics, 144:1911-1921, 1996. [ .pdf ]

Reports and book chapters:

[1]	Kjetil Hindar, C. Garcá de Leániz, M.-L. Koljonen, J. Tufto, and A. F. Youngson. Fisheries exploitation. In Eric Verspoor, Lee Stradmeyer, and Jennifer Nielsen, editors, The Atlantic Salmon: Genetics, Conservation and Management, pages 299-324. Blackwell, 2006.
[2]	Kjetil Hindar, L. M. Sættem, and J. Tufto. Gyrodactulus salaris og genressurser hos laks: effekt av ulike forvaltningstiltak. In Alf Olsen jr., editor, Gyrodactylus salaris - kveletak på laksen? Villaksseminaret 2001, Trondheim, 2001. Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning. 2002. [ http ]
[3]	O.-A. Rognli, J. Tomiuk, J. Tufto, M. Nurminiemi, and R. B. Jørgensen. Gene flow from transgenic crop plants to wild populations. Technical Report 409, Nordtest, Espoo, Finland, 1999. [ http ]
[4]	J. Tufto. The wave of advance of introduced genes in population of plants. In K. Ammann, Y. Jacot, G. Kjellson, and V. Simmonsen, editors, Risks and Prospects of Transgenic Plants, pages 47-52. Birkhauser, 1999. [ .pdf ]
[5]	Bjøern Åge Tømmerås, Øystein Johnsen, Tore Skrøppa, Kjetil Hindar, J. Holten, and J. Tufto. Long-term environmental impacts of release of transgenic norway spruce (Picea abies). NINA/NIKU Project report 003. Technical report, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway, 1996. [ http ]

Miscellaneous:

[1]	J. Tufto. Nytt studieprogram i biomatematikk ved NTNU. Tilfeldig Gang, nr. 3, årgang 23, 2003.
[2]	O.A. Rognli, M. Nurminiemi, N.-O. Nilsson, and J. Tufto. Pollen dispersal and gene flow in grasses - a model study related to the risk of gene flow from the use of transgenic grasses. 22'nd Eucarpia Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses Section Meeting, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1999.
[3]	J. Tufto. Modeller for genetisk struktur og genstrøm i geografisk oppdelte populasjoner. NBS-nytt : medlemsblad for Norsk biokjemisk selskap, 1998.
[4]	K. Hindar and J. Tufto. Dispersal and gene flow in migratory fish populations. Fifth Congress of the European Society for Evoluationary Biology, Edinburgh, 1995.

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