Dr Anne Muola - UTU Research Portal

Anne Muola
Dr

- Docent,
Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku (Faculty of Science)

anmamu@utu.fi

: https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-6425

Strawberry work at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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.

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Direct and Pollinator-Mediated Effects of Herbivory on Strawberry and the Potential for Improved Resistance (2017)
- Frontiers in Plant Science
Muola A, Weber D, Malm LE, Egan PA, Glinwood R, Parachnowitsch AL, Stenberg JA
How Should Plant Resistance to Herbivores Be Measured? (2017)
- Frontiers in Plant Science
Stenberg JA, Muola A
Plant-Species Diversity Correlates with Genetic Variation of an Oligophagous Seed Predator (2014)
- PLoS ONE
Liisa Laukkanen, Pia Mutikainen, Anne Muola, Roosa Leimu
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
Aino Kalske, Anne Muola, Pia Mutikainen, Roosa Leimu
Simultaneous inbreeding modifies inbreeding depression in a plant-herbivore interaction (2014)
- Ecology Letters
Kalske A, Mutikainen P, Muola A, Scheepens JF, Laukkanen L, Salminen JP, Leimu R
Genetic factors affecting food-plant specialization of an oligophagous seed predator (2013)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
L Laukkanen, R Leimu, A Muola, M Lilley, P Mutikainen
Plant chemistry and local adaptation of a specialized folivore (2012)
- PLoS ONE
Laukkanen L, Leimu R, Muola A, Lilley M, Salminen J, Mutikainen P
Plant-herbivore coevolution in a changing world (2012)
- Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
Leimu R, Muola A, Laukkanen L, Kalske A, Prill N, Mutikainen P
Variation and constraints of local adaptation of a long-lived plant, its pollinators and specialist herbivores (2012)
- Journal of Ecology
Kalske A, Muola A, Laukkanen L, Mutikainen P, Leimu R
The role of inbreeding and outbreeding in herbivore resistance and tolerance in Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (2011)
- Annals of Botany
Muola A, Mutikainen P, Laukkanen L, Lilley M, Leimu R
Associations of plant fitness, leaf chemistry, and damage suggest selection mosaic in plant-herbivore interactions (2010)
- Ecology
Muola A, Mutikainen P, Lilley M, Laukkanen L, Salminen JP, Leimu R
Genetic variation in herbivore resistance and tolerance: The role of plant life-history stage and type of damage (2010)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Muola A, Mutikainen P, Laukkanen L, Lilley M, Leimu R