Anne Muola
Dr
evolutionary ecology; plant-herbivore interactions; plant defences; plant protection
- 2018- Researcher, University of Turku & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- 2017-2018 Post-doc researcher, Åbo Akademi University
- 2014-2017 Post-doc researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- 2011-2014 Post-doc researcher, University of Turku
- 2011 PhD, University of Turku
- 2005 MSc, University of Turku
My research concentrates on the evolutionary and ecological aspects of plant-herbivore interactions. I am especially keen to understand how plants defend themselves against different herbivores. In addition, I am studying the role of endophytes in enhancing plant defenses. The knowledge gained from these studies can be integrated into plant protection strategies. As a study systems I use woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) and oilseed rape (Brassica rapa) and their associated herbivores.
- Direct and Pollinator-Mediated Effects of Herbivory on Strawberry and the Potential for Improved Resistance (2017)
- Frontiers in Plant Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - How Should Plant Resistance to Herbivores Be Measured? (2017)
- Frontiers in Plant Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Plant-Species Diversity Correlates with Genetic Variation of an Oligophagous Seed Predator (2014)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Preference for outbred host plants and positive effects of inbreeding on egg survival in a specialist herbivore. (2014)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Simultaneous inbreeding modifies inbreeding depression in a plant-herbivore interaction (2014)
- Ecology Letters
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Genetic factors affecting food-plant specialization of an oligophagous seed predator (2013)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Plant chemistry and local adaptation of a specialized folivore (2012)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Plant-herbivore coevolution in a changing world (2012)
- Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Variation and constraints of local adaptation of a long-lived plant, its pollinators and specialist herbivores (2012)
- Journal of Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The role of inbreeding and outbreeding in herbivore resistance and tolerance in Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (2011)
- Annals of Botany
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Associations of plant fitness, leaf chemistry, and damage suggest selection mosaic in plant-herbivore interactions (2010)
- Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Genetic variation in herbivore resistance and tolerance: The role of plant life-history stage and type of damage (2010)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
