Miika Laihonen
 MSc

Biodiversity Unit

mvplai@utu.fi

Areas of expertise
ecology; evolution; botany; trophic interactions; insect-plant interactions; herbivory

Biography

I studied here at University of Turku and got my MSc in 2018. Short after graduation I got my current position as grant researcher in Professor Kari Saikkonen's group.

I am finishing my PhD studies. I have been studying plant-herbivore interactions and their mediation by a microbial symbiont.



Research
I study symbiotic endophytic fungi in grasses. Mutualistic interaction between a plant and a fungus offers theoretically interesting study system for research on trophic interactions and coevolution. Such symbionts could also be utilized in agriculture. My focus is in insect-plant interactions and how they could be affected by endophytic fungi.

Publications
  • Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory  (2023)  
    • Science
     Herbivory Variability Network*†, Robinson ML, Hahn PG, Inouye BD, Underwood N, Whitehead SR, Abbott KC, Bruna EM, Cacho NI, Dyer LA, Abdala-Roberts L, Allen WJ, Andrade JF, Angulo DF, Anjos D, Anstett DN, Bagchi R, Bagchi S, Barbosa M, Barrett S, Baskett CA, Ben-Simchon E, Bloodworth KJ, Bronstein JL, Buckley YM, Burghardt KT, Bustos-Segura C, Calixto ES, Carvalho RL, Castagneyrol B, Chiuffo MC, Cinoğlu D, Cinto Mejía E, Cock MC, Cogni R, Cope OL, Cornelissen T, Cortez DR, Crowder DW, Dallstream C, Dáttilo W, Davis JK, Dimarco RD, Dole HE, Egbon IN, Eisenring M, Ejomah A, Elderd BD, Endara MJ, Eubanks MD, Everingham SE, Farah KN, Farias RP, Fernandes AP, Fernandes GW, Ferrante M, Finn A, Florjancic GA, Forister ML, Fox QN, Frago E, França FM, Getman-Pickering AS, Getman-Pickering Z, Gianoli E, Gooden B, Gossner MM, Greig KA, Gripenberg S, Groenteman R, Grof-Tisza P, Haack N, Hahn L, Haq SM, Helms AM, Hennecke J, Hermann SL, Holeski LM, Holm S, Hutchinson MC, Jackson EE, Kagiya S, Kalske A, Kalwajtys M, Karban R, Kariyat R, Keasar T, Kersch-Becker MF, Kharouba HM, Kim TN, Kimuyu DM, Kluse J, Koerner SE, Komatsu KJ, Krishnan S, Laihonen M, Lamelas-López L, LaScaleia MC, Lecomte N, Lehn CR, Li X, Lindroth RL, LoPresti EF, Losada M, Louthan AM, Luizzi VJ, Lynch SC, Lynn JS, Lyon NJ, Maia LF, Maia RA, Mannall TL, Martin BS, Massad TJ, McCall AC, McGurrin K, Merwin AC, Mijango-Ramos Z, Mills CH, Moles AT, Moore CM, Moreira X, Morrison CR, Moshobane MC, Muola A, Nakadai R, Nakajima K, Novais S, Ogbebor CO, Ohsaki H, Pan VS, Pardikes NA, Pareja M, Parthasarathy N, Pawar RR, Paynter Q, Pearse IS, Penczykowski RM, Pepi AA, Pereira CC, Phartyal SS, Piper FI, Poveda K, Pringle EG, Puy J, Quijano T, Quintero C, Rasmann S, Rosche C, Rosenheim LY, Rosenheim JA, Runyon JB, Sadeh A, Sakata Y, Salcido DM, Salgado-Luarte C, Santos BA, Sapir Y, Sasal Y, Sato Y, Sawant M, Schroeder H, Schumann I, Segoli M, Segre H, Shelef O, Shinohara N, Singh RP, Smith DS, Sobral M, Stotz GC, Tack AJM, Tayal M, Tooker JF, Torrico-Bazoberry D, Tougeron K, Trowbridge AM, Utsumi S, Uyi O, Vaca-Uribe JL, Valtonen A, van Dijk LJA, Vandvik V, Villellas J, Waller LP, Weber MG, Yamawo A, Yim S, Zarnetske PL, Zehr LN, Zhong Z, Wetzel WC
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • A Glyphosate-Based Herbicide in Soil Differentially Affects Hormonal Homeostasis and Performance of Non-target Crop Plants  (2022)  
    • Frontiers in Plant Science
     Fuchs Benjamin, Laihonen Miika, Muola Anne, Saikkonen Kari, Dobrev Petre I., Vankova Radomira, Helander Marjo
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • Epichloë Endophyte-Promoted Seed Pathogen Increases Host Grass Resistance Against Insect Herbivory  (2022)  
    • Frontiers in Microbiology
     Laihonen Miika, Saikkonen Kari, Helander Marjo, Vázquez de Aldana Beatriz R., Zabalgogeazcoa Iñigo, Fuchs Benjamin
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • Root biomass and cumulative yield increase with mowing height in Festuca pratensis irrespective of Epichloë symbiosis  (2022)  
    • Scientific Reports
     Laihonen Miika, Rainio Kalle, Birge Traci, Saikkonen Kari, Helander Marjo, Fuchs Benjamin
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • Risk in the circular food economy: Glyphosate-based herbicide residues in manure fertilizers decrease crop yield  (2021)  
    • Science of the Total Environment
     Muola Anne, Fuchs Benjamin, Laihonen Miika, Rainio Kalle, Heikkonen Lauri, Ruuskanen Suvi, Saikkonen Kari, Helander Marjo
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • Female Preference and Adverse Developmental Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides on Ecologically Relevant Traits in Japanese Quails  (2020)  
    • Environmental Science and Technology
     Suvi Ruuskanen, Miia J. Rainio, Venla Kuosmanen, Miika Laihonen, Kari Saikkonen, Irma Saloniemi, Marjo Helander
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • Insect oviposition preference between Epichloe-symbiotic and Epichloe-free grasses does not necessarily reflect larval performance  (2020)  
    • Ecology and Evolution
     Laihonen M, Saikkonen K, Helander M, Tammaru T
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



Last updated on 2023-12-07 at 12:07