Dennis Hasselquist Department of Animal Ecology, Lund University, SE Title Immunoecology in birds Abstract I will talk about this relatively new field of research with a focus on studies that I have been involved in to give an overview over some important research areas where immunoecology techniquies can be useful. The three main themes are (1) life history, (2) sexual selection, and (3) cost of immune defence.   CV 1994 Doctoral exam,Doctor of Philosophy. Thesis in Animal Ecology entitled "Male attractiveness, mating tactics and realized fitness in the polygynous great reed warbler", Lund University. 1995-96 Post doctoral fellowship, At Cornell University, NY, USA (paid by SJFR, extra support from Fulbright Commision and Swedish Institute). 1999 Docent, I was assigned title "Docent" (Associate Professor) at Lund Univ. in May. Appointments Present: Researcher (forskare; paid by Formas 50% and Dept Animal Ecology Lund 50%), Dept Ecology, Lund Univ. Time for research 75%. Previous: Postgraduate fellowship, Dept of Animal Ecology, Lund Univ. Research Engineer Assistant professor Visiting researcher at Max Planck Institute for Limnology, Dept Evolutionary Ecology, Plön, Germany (host: Manfred Milinski). Awards etc I was awarded a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship for my post doctoral project at Cornell University, NY, USA. - July 1995. I was qualified for a Professorship, and ranked as top candidate in Ethology at Univ Trondheim, Norway. - Jan. 2003. I am a member of the "Genomic Ecology" group at Lund Univ that is evaluated by VR for "Excellent Research Environment". Teaching activities, Pedagogical training 1. In total, I have conducted 822 h of advanced teaching (lektorstimmar, Lt) and 322 h as assistant (assistenttimmar, At) in 1988-2005. 2. Course responsibility (10 weeks advanced courses): 1) Evolutionary Animal Ecology - 4 times (1995, 2003-05), 2) Molecular Evolution & Ecology - 5 times (1999-00, 2003-05), 3) Ornithology - 3 times (2004-06). 3. Pedagogical courses at Lund Univ: 1) 1 week + 20 min evaluated talk) for Docents - Dec 1997, 2) 3 weeks course for teachers at Nat fakultet - autumn 2000, 3) 2 weeks course for PhD student supervisors at LU - autumn 2002. Selected recent publications: Ekblom, R., Saether, S. A., Hasselquist, D., Hannersjö, D., Fiske, P., Kålås, J. A. & Höglund, J. 2005. Female choice and male humoral immune response in the lekking great snipe (Gallinago media). Behavioral Ecology, 16: 346-351. Perez-Tris, J., Hasselquist, D., Hellgren, O., Krizanauskiene, A., Waldenström, J. & Bensch, S. 2005. What are malaria parasites? Trends in Parasitology, 21: 209-211. Hanssen, S.A., Hasselquist, D., Folstad, I. & Erikstad, K.E. 2005. Cost of reproduction in a long-lived bird: incubation effort reduces immune function and future reproduction. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 272: 1039-1046. Eeva, T., Hasselquist, D., Langefors, Å., Tummeleht, L., Nikinmaa, M. & Ilmonen, P. 2005. Pollution related effects on immune function and stress in a free-living population of pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Journal of Avian Biology, 36: 405-412. Poston, J. P., Hasselquist, D., Stewart, I. R. K. & Westneat, D. W. 2005. Dietary amino acids influence plumage traits and immune responses of male house sparrows, Passer domesticus, but not as expected. Animal Behaviour, 70: 1171-1181. Lindström, K., Hasselquist, D., Wikelski, M. 2005. House sparrows (Passer domesticus) adjust their social status position to their physiological costs. Hormones & Behaviour, 48: 311-320. Westerdahl, H., Waldenström, J., Hansson, B., Hasselquist, D., von Schantz, T., & Bensch, S. 2005. Association between malaria and MHC in a migratory songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B, 272: 1511-1518. Forstmeier, W., Hasselquist, D., Bensch, S. & Leisler, B. 2006. Does song reflect age and viability? A comparison between two populations of the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Behavioural Ecology & Sociobiology, 59: 634-643. Martin L. B., Hasselquist, D. & Wikelski, M. 2006. Investment in immune defense is linked to pace of life history in house sparrows. Oecologia, 147: 565-575. endes, L., Piersma, T. & Hasselquist, D., Matson, K. D. & Ricklefs, R. E. 2006. Variation in the innate and acquired arms of the immune system among five shorebird species. Journal of experimental Biology, 209: 284-291. Kurtz, J., Wegner, K. M., Kalbe, M., Reusch, T. B. H.,  Schaschl, H., Hasselquist, D. & Milinski, M. Oxidative stress in relation to parasite infection, MHC and immune defence in sticklebacks. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B, in press. Åkesson, M. Bensch, S. & Hasselquist, D. Genetic and phenotypic associations in morphological traits: a long term study of great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Journal of Avian Biology, in press. Mendes, L., Piersma, T. & Hasselquist, D. Differences in metabolic rates during antibody production in shorebirds with contrasting habitat choices. Journal of Ornithology, in press. Institution address: Dennis Hasselquist Dept. Animal Ecology Lund University Ecology Building SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden Phone secretariat: +46-46-2229315 Phone office: +46-46-2223708 Fax: +46-46-2224716 dennis.hasselquist@zooekol.lu.se http://fisher.teorekol.lu.se/ekol_inst/mol_ekol/