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

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Turku

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

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Infestation levels of Aphomia sociella in bumblebees increase with proximity to apiaries and result in lower reproductive output and weaker immune response (2025)
- Frontiers in Bee Science
Krams, Ronalds; Grigorjeva, Tatjana; Willow, Jonathan; Popovs, Sergejs; Munkevics, Māris; Trakimas, Giedrius; Contreras-Garduño, Jorge; de Souza, André Rodrigues; Adams, Colton B.; Rantala, Markus J.; Garajeva, Samira J.; Sledevskis, Eriks; Krama, Tatjana; Krams, Indrikis A.
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.
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
An Evolutionary Psychological Approach Toward BDSM Interest and Behavior (2024)
- Archives of Sexual Behavior
Larva, Michelle A.; Rantala, Markus J.
Ennakoivasti aloitettu ryhmärakentaminen – kestävää ja kustannustehokasta vanhuuden turvaa (2024)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
Kero Katja; Arikka Harri; Kero Markku; Rantala Markus J.; Langén Ville
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
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.
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.
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
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.