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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Previous encapsulation response enhances within individual protection against fungal parasite in the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor (2013)
- Insect Science
Krams I, Daukste J, Kivleniece I, Krama T, Rantala MJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Stress, Behaviour and Immunity in Wild-Caught Wintering Great Tits (Parus major) (2013)
- Ethology
Indrikis Krams, Jolanta Vrublevska, Dina Cirule, Inese Kivleniece, Tatjana Krama, Markus J Rantala, Ants Kaasik, Peeter Hõrak, Tuul Sepp
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The excuse principle can maintain cooperation through forgivable defection in the Prisoner's Dilemma game (2013)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Indrikis Krams, Hanna Kokko, Jolanta Vrublevska, Mikus Āboliņš-Ābols, Tatjana Krama, Markus J Rantala
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trade-off between cellular immunity and life span in mealworm beetles Tenebrio molitor (2013)
- Current Zoology
Krams I, Daukste J, Kivleniece I, Kaasik A, Krama T, Freeberg TM, Rantala MJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A comparison of microscopy and PCR diagnostics for low intensity infections of haemosporidian parasites in the Siberian tit Poecile cinctus (2012)
- Annales Zoologici Fennici
Krams I, Suraka V, Cirule D, Hukkanen M, Tummeleht L, Mierauskas P, Rytkonen S, Rantala MJ, Vrublevskal J, Orell M, Krama T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A rapid effect of handling on counts of white blood cells in a wintering passerine bird: a more practical measure of stress? (2012)
- Journal für Ornithologie
Cirule D, Krama T, Vrublevska J, Rantala MJ, Krams I
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Comparative analysis reveals a possible immunity-related absence of blood parasites in Common Gulls (Larus canus) and Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (2012)
- Journal für Ornithologie
Krams I, Suraka V, Rattiste K, Abolins-Abols M, Krama T, Rantala MJ, Mierauskas P, Cirule D, Saks L
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Drought-induced positive feedback in xylophagous insects: Easier invasion of Scots pine leading to greater investment in immunity of emerging individuals (2012)
- Forest Ecology and Management
Krams I, Daukste J, Kivleniece I, Brumelis G, Cibulskis R, Abolins-Abols M, Rantala MJ, Mierauskas P, Krama T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evidence for the stress-linked immunocompetence handicap hypothesis in humans (2012)
- Nature Communications
Rantala MJ, Moore FR, Skrinda I, Krama T, Kivleniece I, Kecko S, Krams I
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Genetic and Environmental Factors Behind Foliar Chemistry of the Mature Mountain Birch (2012)
- Journal of Chemical Ecology
Haviola S, Neuvonen S, Rantala MJ, Saikkonen K, Salminen JP, Saloniemi I, Yang SY, Ruuhola T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Heterophil/lymphocyte ratios predict the magnitude of humoral immune response to a novel antigen in great tits (Parus major) (2012)
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Krams I, Vrublevska J, Cirule D, Kivleniece I, Krama T, Rantala MJ, Sild E, Horak P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Inbreeding affects sexual signalling in males but not females of Tenebrio molitor (2012)
- Biology Letters
Polkki M, Krams I, Kangassalo K, Rantala MJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Is plasticity in mating preferences adapted to perceived exposure to pathogens? (2012)
- Acta ethologica
Prokop P, Rantala MJ, Fancovicova J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Jos evoluutio on karsinut ihmisestä kaiken turhan miksi on finnejä? (2012)
- Helsingin Sanomat
Rantala Markus J
(E1 Popularised article)
Linking anti-predator behaviour and habitat quality: group effect in nest defence of a passerine bird (2012)
- Acta ethologica
Krama T, Berzins A, Rytkonen S, Rantala MJ, Wheatcroft D, Krams I
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
NO FIRM EVIDENCE OF IMMUNOLOGICAL COSTS OF INSECT OVIPOSITION AND COPULATION: A TEST WITH DRAGONFLIES (ZYGOPTERA) (2012)
- Odonatologica
Cordoba-Aguilar A, Ruiz-Silva D, Gonzalez-Tokman D, Contreras-Garduno J, Peretti A, Moreno-Garcia MA, Rantala MJ, Koskimaki J, Kortet R, Suhonen J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
No firm rvidence of immunological costs of insect oviposition and copulation: – a test with dragonflies (Zygoptera) (2012)
- Odonatologica
Cordoba-Aguilar A, Ruiz-Silva D, Gonzalez-Tokman D, Contreras-Garduno J, Peretti A, Moreno-Garcia MA, Rantala MJ, Koskimaki J, Kortet R, Suhonen J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Poor Early Nutrition Reveals the Trade-Off between Immune Defense and Mating Success (2012) Valtonen Terhi M, Rantala Markus J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Rapid induced resistance of silver birch affects both innate immunity and performance of gypsy moths: the role of plant chemical defenses (2012)
- Arthropod-Plant Interactions
Martemyanov VV, Dubovskiy IM, Belousova IA, Pavlushin SV, Domrachev DV, Rantala MJ, Salminen JP, Bakhvalov SA, Glupov VV
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Senescence in immune priming and attractiveness in a beetle (2012)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Daukste J, Kivleniece I, Krama T, Rantala MJ, Krams I
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)