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A comparative study of parasitism in insects : why some Odonata species have parasites and others do not?
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII: Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 344 (Turun yliopisto, 31.08.2018)Parasites are one of the most diverse groups of animals, capable of infecting virtually all other organisms on the planet. They are a strong evolutionary force, influencing genetic diversity and thereby affecting individuals, ... -
A Palearctic Contribution to Bat Fungal Disease Puzzle - Environmental Factors, Host Communities, Overwintering Habitats and Climate Change Contribute to the Manifestation of White-nose Disease
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis TUrkuensis, Ser A II: Biologica - Geographica - Geologica : 395 (Turun yliopisto, 17.02.2023)White-nose disease (WND) is a fungal disease of hibernating bats, caused by the psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans. The disease was first discovered in 2006, when hibernating bats in upstate New York were ... -
Abiotic and biotic effects on secondary sexual traits at the population and individual levels in a passerine bird
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 322 (Turun yliopisto, 07.10.2016)Sexual selection is a major evolutionary force that may lead to changes in morphology, behaviour, mating systems, life history evolution and even speciation and extinction. In this thesis, I studied how abiotic and biotic ... -
Advanced biofuel production: Engineering metabolic pathways for butanol and propane biosynthesis.
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AI, Chemica - Physica – Mathematica : 514 (Turun yliopisto, 22.05.2015)Greenhouse gases emitted from energy production and transportation are dramatically changing the climate of Planet Earth. As a consequence, global warming is affecting the living conditions of numerous plant and animal ... -
Antipredator behaviours in prey and predators during breeding: from habitat selection to parental care
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 271 (Turun yliopisto, 31.08.2012) -
Apex avian species as sentinels for legacy and emerging contaminants in northern Baltic Sea coastal food webs
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja -Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser AII: Biologica, Geographica : 392 (Turun yliopisto, 09.12.2022)Anthropogenic contamination is a wide-spread environmental problem. In addition to persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic legacy contaminants, emerging contaminants with unknown environmental behaviour are causing concern. ... -
Assessment of Coastal Bird Populations and Habitats on the Finnish Coast of the Baltic Sea: Implications for Monitoring and Management
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 229 (Turun yliopisto, 05.12.2008)Coastal birds are an integral part of coastal ecosystems, which nowadays are subject to severe environmental pressures. Effective measures for the management and conservation of seabirds and their habitats call for insight ... -
Avian Evolutionary Genomics: Studies of Ficedula Flycatchers
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 218 (Turun yliopisto, 08.12.2007)In this thesis, different genetic tools are used to investigate both natural variation and speciation in the Ficedula flycatcher system: pied (<i>Ficedula hypoleuca</i>) and collared (<i>F. albicollis</i>) flycatchers. The ... -
Bacterial community structure and petroleum hydrocarbon degradation in the Baltic Sea
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 303 (Turun yliopisto, 15.05.2015)The Baltic Sea is unique by its biological, geochemical and physical features. The number of species of larger organisms is small and the species composition is distinctive. On the contrary microbial communities are diverse. ... -
Biodiversity conservation and compensations for nature and people: from current challenges to future tools
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A II, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 404 (Turun yliopisto, 03.11.2023)ABSTRACT World is facing an environmental crisis as biodiversity continues to decrease and ecosystems degrade at an alarming rate mainly because of global land use changes. Urgent actions are needed to prevent further ... -
Biotransformation and endocrine disruptive effects of contaminants in ringed seals - implications for monitoring and risk assessment
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 243 (Turun yliopisto, 06.11.2009)Marine mammals are exposed to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which may be biotransformed to metabolites some of which are highly toxic. Both POPs and their metabolites may lead to adverse health effects, which have ... -
Bumblebees in a Changing Climate: Evaluating the Effects of Temperature on Queen Performance
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 301 (Turun yliopisto, 09.05.2015)Bumblebees are a very essential group of pollinating insects, but their populations have declined drastically during the past decades. We need to understand why their numbers are decreasing and what can be done to reverse ... -
Butyltin compounds in the food web: impacts on chironomids and Daubenton’s bats
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 273 (Turun yliopisto, 16.11.2012) -
Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Diversity of Amazonian Peatlands
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 264 (Turun yliopisto, 22.10.2011) -
Causes and consequences of natural variation in maternal thyroid hormones in avian eggs
(22.10.2021)Mothers have the ability to shape the development of their offspring via various non-genetic pathways. These non-genetic influences can be behavioural, social or physiological, and are referred to as maternal effects. ... -
Causes and consequences of variation in blue tit nest construction
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 369 (Turun yliopisto, 08.05.2020)Species across taxa and the vast majority of birds build nests for reproduction. The bird nest functions as a receptacle for the eggs and young and as such determines successful reproduction. Through nest construction birds ... -
Cavity-use and spatial ecology of the Eurasian pygmy owl in the managed boreal forests
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja - Annales Universitatis TUrkuensis, Ser A II: Biologica - Geographica - Geologica : 388 (Turun yliopisto, 13.05.2022)The loss and degradation of boreal old-growth forest is threatening biodiversity and a wide range of ecosystem services. Especially in Europe, the boreal forest has been subject to intensification of forestry practices, ... -
Climate Change Effects on Avian Migration
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 230 (Turun yliopisto, 22.11.2008) -
Climate-induced variability in northern Baltic Sea zooplankton - Assessing driving forces and effects on higher trophic levels
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja A II: Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 358 (Turun yliopisto, 14.06.2019)During the recent decades, alterations in the northern Atlantic climate conditions have resulted in major modifications in the environmental conditions of the Baltic Sea that allows for a unique opportunity to assess species ... -
Consequences of Pollution-related Carotenoid Limitation in Birds
Turun yliopiston julkaisuja. Sarja AII, Biologica - Geographica – Geologica : 256 (Turun yliopisto, 29.10.2010)