Niklas Wahlberg

- Docent,
Department of Biology (Faculty of Science)

niklas.wahlberg@utu.fi

Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1259-3363

Research

I am currently a University Researcher at the Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Turku. My main area of research is the systematics and evolution of the butterfly family Nymphalidae.

Publications

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Evolutionary history of the recruitment of conserved developmental genes in association to the formation and diversification of a novel trait (2012)
- BMC Evolutionary Biology
Shirai LT, Saenko SV, Keller RA, Jeronimo MA, Brakefield PM, Descimon H, Wahlberg N, Beldade P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Exploration of data partitioning in an eight-gene data set: phylogeny of metalmark moths (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) (2012)
- Zoologica Scripta
Rota J, Wahlberg N
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) (2012)
- Systematic Entomology
Zahiri R, Holloway JD, Kitching IJ, Lafontaine JD, Mutanen M, Wahlberg N
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Phylogeography of the threatened butterfly, the woodland brown Lopinga achine (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae): implications for conservation (2012)
- Journal of Insect Conservation
Kodandaramaiah U, Konvicka M, Tammaru T, Wahlberg N, Gotthard K
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Unprecedented ichneumonid parasitoid wasp diversity in tropical forests (2012)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Veijalainen A, Wahlberg N, Broad GR, Erwin TL, Longino JT, Sääksjärvi IE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Variation of Basal EROD Activities in Ten Passerine Bird Species - Relationships with Diet and Migration Status (2012)
- PLoS ONE
Miia J. Rainio, Mirella Kanerva, Niklas Wahlberg, Mikko Nikinmaa, Tapio Eeva
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
What causes latitudinal gradients in species diversity? Evolutionary processes and ecological constraints on swallowtail biodiversity (2012)
- Ecology Letters
Condamine FL, Sperling FAH, Wahlberg N, Rasplus JY, Kergoat GJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A new molecular phylogeny offers hope for a stable family level classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) (2011)
- Zoologica Scripta
Zahiri R, Kitching IJ, Lafontaine JD, Mutanen M, Kaila L, Holloway JD, Wahlberg N
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and taxonomic richness (2011)
- Zootaxa
Zhang ZQ, Hooper JNA, Van Soest RWM, Pisera A, Crowther AL, Tyler S, Schilling S, Eschmeyer WN, Fong JD, Blackburn DC, Wake DB, Wilson DE, Reeder DM, Fritz U, Hodda M, Guidetti R, Bertolani R, Mayer G, Oliveira ID, Zhang ZQ, Adrain JM, Bamber RN, Kury AB, Prendini L, Harvey MS, Beaulieu F, Dowling APG, Klompen H, de Moraes GJ, Walter DE, Zhang ZQ, Fan QH, Pesic V, Smit H, Bochkov AV, Khaustov AA, Baker A, Wohltmann A, Wen TH, Amrine JW, Beron P, Lin JZ, Gabrys G, Husband R, Bolton S, Uusitalo M, Zhang ZQ, Schatz H, Behan-Pelletier VM, OConnor BM, Norton RA, Dunlop JA, Penney D, Minelli A, Shear W, Ahyong ST, Lowry JK, Alonso M, Bamber RN, Boxshall GA, Castro P, Gerken S, Karaman GS, Goy JW, Jones DS, Meland K, Rogers DC, Svavarsson J, Janssens F, Christiansen KA, Ingrisch S, Brock PD, Marshall J, Beccaloni GW, Eggleton P, Mound LA, Slipinski SA, Leschen RAB, Lawrence JF, Holzenthal RW, Morse JC, Kjer KM, van Nieukerken EJ, Kaila L, Kitching IJ, Kristensen NP, Lees DC, Minet J, Mitter C, Mutanen M, Regier JC, Simonsen TJ, Wahlberg N, Yen SH, Zahiri R, Adamski D, Baixeras J, Bartsch D, Bengtsson BA, Brown JW, Bucheli SR, Davis DR, De Prins J, De Prins W, Epstein ME, Gentili-Poole P, Gielis C, Hattenschwiler P, Hausmann A, Holloway JD, Kallies A, Karsholt O, Kawahara AY, Koster S, Kozlov MV, Lafontaine JD, Lamas G, Landry JF, Lee S, Nuss M, Park KT, Penz C, Rota J, Schintlmeister A, Schmidt BC, Sohn JC, Solis MA, Tarmann GM, Warren AD, Weller S, Yakovlev RV, Zolotuhin VV, Zwick A, Pape T, Blagoderov V, Mostovski MB, Emig CC, Segers H, Monks S, Richardson DJ, Emig CC, Mostovski MB, Monks S, Segers H, Richardson DJ, Blagoderov V
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Anomalous areas and awkward ages: alleviating concerns (2011)
- Systematic Entomology
Wahlberg N, Rubinoff D
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
DNA barcoding and morphology reveal two common species in one: Pimpla molesta stat. rev. separated from P. croceipes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) (2011)
- ZooKeys
Veijalainen A, Broad GR, Wahlberg N, Longino JT, Saaksjarvi IE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
From the Phylogeny of the Satyrinae Butterflies to the Systematics of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): History, Progress and Prospects (2011)
- Neotropical Entomology
Marin MA, Pena C, Freitas AVL, Wahlberg N, Uribe SI
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lack of phylogenetic evidence that the Shimen strain is the parental strain of the lapinized Chinese strain (C-strain) vaccine against classical swine fever (2011)
- Archives of Virology
Xia HY, Wahlberg N, Qiu HJ, Widen F, Belak S, Liu LH
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Limited mitochondrial DNA differentiation for range-wide populations of Bicyclus anynana suggests a rapid expansion from recent refugia. (2011)
- PLoS ONE
de Jong M A, Wahlberg N, van Eijk M, Brakefield P M, Zwaan B J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Mitochondrial DNA Signature for Range-Wide Populations of Bicyclus anynana Suggests a Rapid Expansion from Recent Refugia (2011)
- PLoS ONE
de Jong MA, Wahlberg N, van Eijk M, Brakefield PM, Zwaan BJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Neotropical Blepolenis butterflies: wing pattern elements, phylogeny, and Pleistocene diversification (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) (2011)
- Zootaxa
Penz CM, Mohammadi N, Wahlberg N
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
No phylogenetic evidence to support Shimen strain as the parental strain of the lapinized Chinese strain (C-strain) vaccine against classical swine fever. (2011)
- Archives of Virology
Xia H, Wahlberg N, Qiu H-J, Belák S, Widén F, Liu L
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (2011)
- Zootaxa
Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 212-221. van Nieukerken E J, Kaila L, Kitching I J, Kristensen N P, Lees D C, Minet J, Mitter C, Mutanen M, Regier J C, Simonsen T J, Wahlberg N, Yen S-H, Zahiri R, Adamski D, Baixeras J, Bartsch D, Bengtsson B Å, Brown J W, Bucheli S R, Davis D R, De Prins J, De Prins W, Epstein M E, Gentili-Poole P, Gielis C, Hättenschwiler P, Hausmann A, Holloway J D, Kallies A, Karsholt O, Kawahara A, Koster S J C, Kozlov M, Lafontaine J D, Lamas G, Landry J-F, Lee S, Nuss M, Penz C, Rota J, Schmidt B C, Schintlmeister A, Sohn J C, Solis M A, Tarmann G M, Warren A D, Weller S, Yakovlev R, Zolotuhin V, Zwick A
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
Rapid diversification and not clade age explains high diversity in neotropical Adelpha butterflies (2011)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Mullen SP, Savage WK, Wahlberg N, Willmott KR
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The emergence of genotypes 3 and 4 hepatitis E virus in swine and humans: a phylogenetic perspective (2011)
- Archives of Virology
Xia HY, Wahlberg N, Belak S, Meng XJ, Liu LH
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)