Kai Ruohomäki
Lecturer
kairuo@utu.fi +358 29 450 4098 +358 45 7874 5766 Natura, yliopistonmäki Turku |
Areas of expertise
Ecology; Finnish Macorlepidoptera
Ecology; Finnish Macorlepidoptera
Research
Population ecology of the autumnal moth (Epirrita
autumnata), currently mainly interaction of parasioids and the moth host.
Teaching
Biology teacher education; Ecology, evolutionary biology and systematics. Diversity of invertebrates, including field courses.
Publications 
4 of 4
- Does immune function influence population fluctuations and level of parasitism in the cyclic geometrid moth? (2007)
- Population Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Operophterini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae): a case study of the evolution of female flightlessness (2007)
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dispersal of females and differentiation between populations of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera : Geometridae) inferred from variation in mitochondrial DNA (2004) Snall, N (Snall, N); Huoponen, K (Huoponen, K); Saloniemi, I (Saloniemi, I); Savontaus, ML (Savontaus, ML); Ruohomaki, K (Ruohomaki, K)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Seasonally varying diet quality and the quantitative genetics of development time and body size in birch feeding insects (2001)
- Evolution
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Within-season variability of pupal period in the autumnal moth: A bet-hedging strategy? (1999)
- Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Density and performance of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) along three air pollution gradients in northern Europe (1996)
- Journal of Applied Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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