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Professor, PhD
Øyvind Fiksen

Publications

Below is a list of my scientific publications. The list was updated 15 November 2011.
 

Peer-reviewed Articles in International Journals
H.L. Pécseli, J. Trulsen, and Ø. Fiksen. In press.
Predator-prey encounter and capture rates for plankton in turbulent environments
Progress in Oceanography
Ø. Fiksen and C. Jørgensen. 2011.
Model of optimal behaviour in fish larvae predicts that food availability determines survival, but not growth
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 432: 207-219. [ pdf ] [ open access ]
J. Myrseth, K. Enberg, M. Heino, and Ø. Fiksen. 2011.
Do accurate stock estimates increase harvest and reduce variability in fisheries yield?
Natural Resource Modelling 24: 222-241. [ pdf ]
A.F. Opdal, F.B. Vikebø, and Ø. Fiksen. 2011.
Parental migration, climate and thermal exposure of larvae: spawning in southern regions gives Northeast Arctic cod a warm start
Marine Ecology Progress Series 439: 255-262. [ pdf ] [ open access ]
P. Reglero, A. Urtizberea, A. Pérez, F. Alemany, and Ø. Fiksen. 2011.
Cannibalism among size classes of larvae may be a substantial mortality component in tuna
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 433: 205-219. [ pdf ]
G. Huse and Ø. Fiksen. 2010.
Modelling encounter rates and distribution of mobile predators and prey
Progress in Oceanography 84: 93-104. [ pdf ]
C. Jørgensen and Ø. Fiksen. 2010.
Modelling fishing-induced adaptations and consequences for natural mortality
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67: 1086-1097. [ open access ] [ online appendix ]
H.L. Pécseli, J. Trulsen, and Ø. Fiksen. 2010.
Moving in turbulent waters: an analytical model and a numerical test
Progress in Oceanography 85: 171-179.
Ø. Varpe and Ø. Fiksen. 2010.
Seasonal plankton-fish interactions: light regime, prey phenology, and herring foraging
Ecology 91: 311-318. [ pdf ]
D.L. Aksnes, N. Dupont, A. Staby, Ø. Fiksen, S. Kaartvedt, and J. Aure. 2009.
Coastal water darkening and implications for mesopelagic regime shifts in Norwegian fjords
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 387: 39-49. [ open access ]
A. Folkvord, Ø. Fiksen, H. Høie, A. Johannessen, E. Otterlei, and K.W. Vollset. 2009.
What can size distributions within cohorts tell us about ecological processes in fish larvae?
Scientia Marina 73 S1: 119-130. [ pdf ]
C. Jørgensen, B. Ernande, and Ø. Fiksen. 2009.
Size-selective fishing gear and life history evolution in the Northeast Arctic cod
Evolutionary Applications 2: 356-370. [ pdf ]
T. Kristiansen, C. Jørgensen, R.G. Lough, F. Vikebø, and Ø. Fiksen. 2009.
Modeling rule-based behavior: habitat selection and the growth-survival trade-off in larval cod
Behavioral Ecology 20: 490-500. [ pdf ]
T. Kristiansen, F. Vikebø, S. Sundby, G. Huse, and Ø. Fiksen. 2009.
Modeling growth of larval cod (Gadus morhua) in large-scale seasonal and latitudinal environmental gradients
Deep Sea Research II 56: 2001-2011. [ pdf ]
Ø. Varpe, C. Jørgensen, G.A. Tarling, and Ø. Fiksen. 2009.
The adaptive value of energy storage and capital breeding in seasonal environments
Oikos 118: 363-370. [ pdf ]
K.W. Vollset, Ø. Fiksen, and A. Folkvord. 2009.
Vertical distribution of larval cod (Gadus morhua) in experimental temperature gradients
Journal of Marine Biology and Ecology 379: 16-22. [ pdf ]
K.W. Vollset, O. Seljeset, Ø. Fiksen, and A. Folkvord. 2009.
A common garden experiment of larval Northeast Arctic and Norwegian coastal cod cohorts in replicated mesocosms
Deep Sea Research II 56: 1984-1991. [ pdf ]
C. Jørgensen, E.S. Dunlop, A.F. Opdal, and Ø. Fiksen. 2008.
The evolution of spawning migrations: state dependence and fishing-induced changes
Ecology 89: 3436-3448. [ pdf ]
A.F. Opdal, O.R. Godø, O.A. Bergstad, and Ø. Fiksen. 2008.
Distribution, identity, and possible processes sustaining meso- and bathypelagic scattering layers on the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Deep Sea Research II 55: 45-58. [ pdf ]
A.F. Opdal, F. Vikebø, and Ø. Fiksen. 2008.
Relationships between spawning ground identity, latitude and early life thermal exposure in Northeast Arctic cod
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 41: 13-22. [ pdf ]
S.A. Sattar, C. Jørgensen, and Ø. Fiksen. 2008.
Fisheries-induced evolution of energy and sex allocation
Bulletin of Marine Science 83: 235-250. [ pdf ] [ online appendix ]
A. Urtizberea, Ø. Fiksen, A. Folkvord, and X. Irigoien. 2008.
Modelling growth of larval anchovies including diel feeding patterns, temperature and body size
Journal of Plankton Research 30: 1369-1383.
Ø. Fiksen, C. Jørgensen, T. Kristiansen, F. Vikebø, and G. Huse. 2007.
Linking behavioural ecology and oceanography: larval behaviour determines growth, mortality and dispersal
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 347: 195-205. [ open access ]
X. Irigoien, Ø. Fiksen, U. Cotano, A. Uriarte, P. Alvarez, H. Arrizabalaga, G. Boyra, M. Santos, Y. Sagarminaga, P. Otheguy, E. Etxebeste, L. Zarauz, I. Artetxe, and L. Motos. 2007.
Could Biscay Bay Anchovy recruit through a spatial loophole?
Progress in Oceanography 74: 132-148. [ pdf ]
T. Kristiansen, Ø. Fiksen, and A. Folkvord. 2007.
Modelling feeding, growth, and habitat selection in larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): observations and model predictions in a macrocosm environment
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 136-151. [ pdf ]
T. Tian, Ø. Fiksen, and A. Folkvord. 2007.
Estimating larval fish growth under size-dependent mortality: a numerical analysis of bias
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 554-562. [ pdf ]
J. Titelman, Ø. Varpe, S. Eliassen, and Ø. Fiksen. 2007.
Copepod mating: chance or choice?
Journal of Plankton Research 29: 1023-1030. [ pdf ]
Ø. Varpe, C. Jørgensen, G.A. Tarling, and Ø. Fiksen. 2007.
Early is better: seasonal egg fitness and timing of reproduction in a zooplankton life-history model
Oikos 116: 1331-1342. [ pdf ] [ online appendix ]
F. Vikebø, C. Jørgensen, T. Kristiansen, and Ø. Fiksen. 2007.
Drift, growth and survival of larval Northeast Arctic cod with simple rules of behaviour
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 347: 207-219 [ open access ]
C. Jørgensen, B. Ernande, Ø. Fiksen, and U. Dieckmann. 2006.
The logic of skipped spawning in fish
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 200-211. [ pdf ]
C. Jørgensen and Ø. Fiksen. 2006.
State-dependent energy allocation in cod (Gadus morhua)
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 186-199. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen, S. Eliassen, and J. Titelman. 2005.
Multiple predators in the pelagic: modelling behavioural cascades
Journal of Animal Ecology 74: 423-429. [ pdf ]
S. Kaartvedt, A. Rostad, Ø. Fiksen, W. Melle, T. Torgersen, M.T. Breien, and T.A. Klevjer. 2005.
Piscivorous fish patrol krill swarms
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 299: 1-5. [ pdf ]
A.D. Mazaris, Ø. Fiksen, and Y.G. Matsinos. 2005.
Using an individual-based model for assessment of sea turtle population viability
Population Ecology 47: 179-191. [ pdf ]
Ø. Varpe, Ø. Fiksen, and A. Slotte. 2005.
Meta-ecosystems and biological energy transport from ocean to coast: the ecological importance of herring migration
Oecologia 146: 443-451. [ pdf ]
F. Vikebø, S. Sundby, B. Ådlandsvik, and Ø. Fiksen. 2005.
The combined effect of transport and temperature on distribution and growth of larvae and pelagic juveniles of Arcto-Norwegian cod
ICES Journal of Marine Science 62: 1375-1386. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen, Ø. Varpe, and S. Kaartvedt. 2004.
Reply to Horizons Article 'Some ideas about the role of lipids in the life cycle of Calanus finmarchicus' Irigoien (2004): II
Journal of Plankton Research 26: 981-981. [ pdf ]
J. Titelman and Ø. Fiksen. 2004.
Ontogenetic vertical distribution patterns in small copepods: field observations and model predictions
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 284: 49-63. [ pdf ]
G.B. Grønstøl, I. Byrkjedal, and Ø. Fiksen. 2003.
Predicting polygynous settlement while incorporating varying female competitive strength
Behavioral Ecology 14: 257-267. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen, D.L. Aksnes, M.H. Flyum, and J. Giske. 2002.
The influence of turbidity on growth and survival of fish larvae: a numerical analysis
Hydrobiologia 484: 49-59. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen and B.R. Mackenzie. 2002.
Process-based models of feeding and prey selection in larval fish
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 243: 151-164. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen and A. Slotte. 2002.
Stock-environment recruitment models for Norwegian spring spawning herring (Clupea harengus)
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59: 211-217. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen. 2000.
The adaptive timing of diapause - a search for evolutionarily robust strategies in Calanus finmarchicus
ICES Journal of Marine Science 57: 1825-1833. [ pdf ]
D.S. Kirby, Ø. Fiksen, and P.J.B. Hart. 2000.
A dynamic optimisation model for the behaviour of tunas at ocean fronts
Fisheries Oceanography 9: 328-342.
A. Slotte and Ø. Fiksen. 2000.
State-dependent spawning migration in Norwegian spring-spawning herring
Journal of Fish Biology 56: 138-162. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen and A. Folkvord. 1999.
Modelling growth and ingestion processes in herring Clupea harengus larvae
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 184: 273-289. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen and F. Carlotti. 1998.
A model of optimal life history and diel vertical migration in Calanus finmarchicus
Sarsia 83: 129-147. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen, A.C.W. Utne, D.L. Aksnes, K. Eiane, J.V. Helvik, and S. Sundby. 1998.
Modelling the influence of light, turbulence and ontogeny on ingestion rates in larval cod and herring
Fisheries Oceanography 7: 355-363. [ pdf ]
J. Giske, G. Huse, and Ø. Fiksen. 1998.
Modelling spatial dynamics of fish
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 8: 57-91. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen. 1997.
Allocation patterns and diel vertical migration: Modeling the optimal Daphnia
Ecology 78: 1446-1456. [ pdf ]
J. Giske, R. Rosland, J. Berntsen, and Ø. Fiksen. 1997.
Ideal free distribution of copepods under predation risk
Ecological Modelling 95: 45-59. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen and J. Giske. 1995.
Vertical distribution and population dynamics of copepods by dynamic optimization
ICES Journal of Marine Science 52: 483-503. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen, J. Giske, and D. Slagstad. 1995.
A spatially explicit fitness based model of capelin migrations in the Barents Sea
Fisheries Oceanography 4: 193-208. [ pdf ]
J. Giske, D.L. Aksnes, and Ø. Fiksen. 1994.
Visual predators, environmental variables and zooplankton mortality risk
Vie Milieu 44: 1-9. [ pdf ]
 
Book Chapters
B. deYoung, F.E. Werner, H. Batchelder, F. Carlotti, Ø. Fiksen, E.E. Hofmann, S. Kim, M.J. Kishi, and H. Yamazaki. 2010.
Dynamics of marine ecosystems: physical-biological interactions
In Marine Ecosystems and Global Change, Edited by M. Barange, J.G. Field, R.P. Harris, E.E. Hofmann, R.I. Perry, and F.E. Werner. Oxford University Press, New York. Pp 89-128.
T. Miller, Ø. Fiksen, and A. Gallego. 2009.
Growth
In Manual of recommended best practices for modelling physical-biological interactions during fish early life , Edited by E.W. North, A. Gallego, and P. Petitgas. ICES Cooperative Research Report vol. 295, Copenhagen, DK. Pp 25-27. [ open access ]
M. Mangel, Ø. Fiksen, and J. Giske. 2001.
Theoretical and statistical models in natural resource management and research
In Modeling in natural resource management. Development, interpretation and application, Edited by T.M. Shenk and A.B. Franklin. Island Press, Washington, DC. Pp 57-72. [ pdf ]
 
Conference Proceedings, Theses, and Reports
C. Jørgensen, Ø. Fiksen, and B. Ernande. 2006.
Effects of different management regimes on harvest-induced life history evolution in Northeast Arctic cod
ICES CM H: 13. [ pdf ] [ open access ]
S.A. Sattar, C. Jørgensen, and Ø. Fiksen. 2006.
Effects of fisheries on energy- and sex-allocation in slow-growing hermaphrodites such as groupers
ICES CM H: 12. [ pdf ] [ open access ]
C. Jørgensen, B. Ernande, Ø. Fiksen, and U. Dieckmann. 2004.
Skipped spawning is common for the Northeast Arctic cod in a life-history energy allocation model
ICES CM 2004/K:28: [ pdf ] [ open access ]
D.J. Housholder, M. Heino, and Ø. Fiksen. 2003.
Evaluation of harvest control rules: simple one-parameter vs. complex multi-parameter strategies
ICES CM 2003 X: 01. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen and B.R. McKenzie. 2001.
Optimal state-dependent allocation to growth or reproduction in cod
ICES CM 2001 V: 12. [ pdf ]
Ø. Fiksen and A. Slotte. 2000.
Recruitment variability in Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.): the effect of temperature in larval drift trajectories
ICES CM 2000 N: 08. [ pdf ]
 
Popularization
C. Jørgensen and Ø. Fiksen. 2006.
Fra kjempetorsk på Møre til dverger langs Finnmarkskysten? [In Norwegian]
Cicerone 15: 32-33. [ pdf ]
F. Vikebø and Ø. Fiksen. 2006.
Torskens tilpasning til klima og havstrømmer
Cicerone 15: 34-35. [ pdf ]
Ø. Varpe and Ø. Fiksen. 2005.
Zooplankton-fish interactions and the fat conveyor-belt in the Norwegian Sea
GLOBEC Newsletter October 2005: 4-6. [ pdf ]
G. Huse and Ø. Fiksen. 2001.
Models, global change and adaptive behaviour
GLOBEC Newsletter April 2001: 30-31. [ pdf ]

 

 
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