Markus Rantala - UTU Research Portal

Markus Rantala

- University Lecturer,
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Department of Biology)
- Docent,
Psychology (Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology)

mjranta@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4228

+358 50 465 3245

Vesilinnantie 5

Turku

http://users.utu.fi/mjranta/

Publications

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Non-lethal effects of predation risk enhance long-term memory in Drosophila melanogaster (2025)
- Behaviour
Krama, Tatjana; Krams, Ronalds; Popovs, Sergejs; Trakimas, Giedrius; Adams, Colton B.; Freeberg, Todd M.; Jõers, Priit; Contreras-Garduño, Jorge; Rantala, Markus J.; Krams, Indrikis A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Not evolved to save the planet, yet capable to promote pro-environmental action leveraging human nature (2025)
- Frontiers in Psychology
Varella, Marco Antonio Correa; Novaes, Felipe Carvalho; da Silva, Ramon Felipe Bicudo; Romero, Renato de Mei; Goncalves, Paulo Henrique Santos; Moura, Joelson Moreno Brito de; Silva, Risoneide Henriques da; Coelho, Matheus Adriano Ferreira; Costa, Joao Vitor Rodrigues; Silva Jr, Mauro Dias; Rantala, Markus J.; Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa Maria
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
An Evolutionary Psychological Approach Toward BDSM Interest and Behavior (2024)
- Archives of Sexual Behavior
Larva, Michelle A.; Rantala, Markus J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Ennakoivasti aloitettu ryhmärakentaminen – kestävää ja kustannustehokasta vanhuuden turvaa (2024)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
Kero Katja; Arikka Harri; Kero Markku; Rantala Markus J.; Langén Ville
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Immune response in paper wasp workers: Task matters more than age (2024)
- Journal of Insect Physiology
Prato, Amanda; Fernando Santos, Eduardo; Mendes Ferreira, Helena; Akemi Oi, Cintia; Santos do Nascimento, Fábio; Rantala, Markus J.; Krams, Indrikis; Rodrigues de Souza, André
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Small-bodied males invest in larger testes when highly ornamented (2024)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Rodrigues de Souza, André; Lapria Polo, João Lucas; Santos, Eduardo Fernando; Santos do Nascimento, Fábio; Rantala, Markus J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The environmental mismatch model of bipolar disorder: The role of stress, gut microbiota, lifestyle factors, and neuroinflammation (2024) Stress: Immunology and Inflammation Rantala, Markus J.; Borráz-León, Javier I.
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
A diabetes-like biochemical and behavioural phenotype of Drosophila induced by predator stress (2023)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Krama Tatjana, Bahhir Diana, Ots Liina, Popovs Sergejs, Bartkevičs Vadims, Pugajeva Iveta, Krams Ronalds, Merivee Enno, Must Anne, Rantala Markus J., Krams Indrikis, Jõers Priit
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Development under predation risk increases serotonin-signaling, variability of turning behavior and survival in adult fruit flies Drosophila melanogaster (2023)
- Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Krama Tatjana, Munkevics Maris, Krams Ronalds, Grigorjeva Tatjana, Trakimas Giedrius, Joers Priit, Popovs Sergejs, Zants Krists, Elferts Didzis, Rantala Markus J., Sledevskis Eriks, Contreras-Garduño Jorge, de Bivort Benjamin L., Krams Indrikis A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Disgust sensitivity relates to attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women across 31 nations (2023)
- Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
van Leeuwen Florian, Inbar Yoel, Petersen Michael Bang, Aarøe Lene, Barclay Pat, Barlow Fiona Kate, de Barra Mícheál, Becker D. Vaughn, Borovoi Leah, Choi Jongan, Consedine Nathan S., Conway Jane Rebecca, Conway Paul, Adoric Vera Cubela, Demirci Ekin, Fernández Ana María, Ferreira Diogo Conque Seco, Ishii Keiko, Jakšić Ivana, Ji Tingting, Jonaityte Inga, Lewis David M. G., Li Norman P., McIntyre Jason C., Mukherjee Sumitava, Park Justin H., Pawlowski Boguslaw, Pizarro David, Prokop Pavol, Prodromitis Gerasimos, Rantala Markus J., Reynolds Lisa M., Sandin Bonifacio, Sevi Barış, Srinivasan Narayanan, Tewari Shruti, Yong Jose C., Zezelj Iris, Tybur Joshua M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)