Professor of Animal Ecology Toni Laaksonen - UTU Research Portal

Toni Laaksonen
Professor of Animal Ecology

- Professor,
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Department of Biology)

tokrla@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4220

+358 50 412 9784

Vesilinnantie 5

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9035-7131

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Areas of expertise

animal behaviour; applied ecology; conservation biology; life history evolution; population ecology; predator-prey interactions

Biography

I am a professor of animal ecology at the Department of Biology, University of Turku. Before this position I was working as a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) 2018-2019, as a university lecturer and Academy research fellow at the University of Turku (2011-2017) and as a senior curator and Academy research fellow at Finnish Museums of Natural History, University of Helsinki (2009-2010). I gained both my MSc (2000) and PhD (2003) in Turku and worked as a post doc in Turku and in the Netherlands institute of Ecology (2005) before the Academy fellowships.

Research

My research interests range from animal behaviour and population ecology to multitrophic ecological interactions and evaluation of conservation strategies. My current main study systems are the hole-breeding animal community, waterfowl and birds of prey. See my publications in GoogleScholar profile or Publons ResearcherID profile (link above) because not all are listed below in the University of Turku database.

Publications

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Insect herbivory may cause changes in the visual properties of leaves and affect the camouflage of herbivores to avian predators (2017)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Koski T-M, Lindstedt C, Klemola T, Troscianko J, Mäntylä E, Tyystjärvi E, Stevens M, Helander M, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population (2017)
- BMC Ecology
Granroth-Wilding H, Primmer C, Lindqvist M, Poutanen J, Thalmann O, Aspi J, Harmoinen J, Kojola I, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Nosy neighbours: large broods attract more visitors. A field experiment in the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca (2017)
- Oecologia
Schuett W, Jarvisto PE, Calhim S, Velmala W, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Testosterone levels in relation to size and UV reflectance of achromatic plumage traits of female pied flycatchers (2017)
- Journal of Avian Biology
Cantarero Alejandro, Laaksonen Toni, Järvistö Pauliina E, Lopéz-Arrabé Jimena, Gil Diego, Moreno Juan
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Barrier crossing in small avian migrants: individual tracking reveals prolonged nocturnal flights into the day as a common migratory strategy (2016)
- Scientific Reports
Adamik P, Emmenegger T, Briedis M, Gustafsson L, Henshaw I, Krist M, Laaksonen T, Liechti F, Prochazka P, Salewski V, Hahn S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Carry-over effects of conditions at the wintering grounds on breeding plumage signals in a migratory bird: roles of phenotypic plasticity and selection (2016)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Jarvisto PE, Calhim S, Schuett W, Sirkia PM, Velmala W, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Interspecific variation in the relationship between clutch size, laying date and intensity of urbanization in four species of hole-nesting birds (2016)
- Ecology and Evolution
Vaugoyeau M, Adriaensen F, Artemyev A, Banbura J, Barba E, Biard C, Blondel J, Bouslama Z, Bouvier JC, Camprodon J, Cecere F, Charmantier A, Charter M, Cichon M, Cusimano C, Czeszczewik D, Demeyrier V, Doligez B, Doutrelant C, Dubiec A, Eens M, Eeva T, Faivre B, Ferns PN, Forsman JT, Garcia-del-Rey E, Goldshtein A, Goodenough AE, Gosler AG, Gregoire A, Gustafsson L, Harnist I, Hartley IR, Heeb P, Hinsley SA, Isenmann P, Jacob S, Juskaitis R, Korpimaki E, Krams I, Laaksonen T, Lambrechts MM, Leclercq B, Lehikoinen E, Loukola O, Lundberg A, Mainwaring MC, Mand R, Massa B, Mazgajski TD, Merino S, Mitrus C, Monkkonen M, Morin X, Nager RG, Nilsson JA, Nilsson SG, Norte AC, Orell M, Perret P, Perrins CM, Pimentel CS, Pinxten R, Richner H, Robles H, Rytkonen S, Senar JC, Seppanen JT, da Silva LP, Slagsvold T, Solonen T, Sorace A, Stenning MJ, Tryjanowski P, von Numers M, Walankiewicz W, Moller AP
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Intraguild predation and competition impacts on a subordinate predator (2016)
- Oecologia
Bjorklund H, Santangeli A, Blanchet FG, Huitu O, Lehtoranta H, Linden H, Valkama J, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Landscape-scale gradients and temporal changes in the prey species of the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) (2016)
- Annales Zoologici Fennici
Ekblad CMS, Sulkava S, Stjernberg TG, Laaksonen TK
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Light-level geolocators reveal migratory connectivity in European populations of pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca (2016)
- Journal of Avian Biology
J. Ouwehand, M. P. Ahola, A. N. M. A Ausems, E. S. Bridge, M. Burgess, S. Hahn, C. M. Hewson, R. H. G. Klaassen, T. Laaksonen, H. M. Lampe, W. Velmala, C. Both
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Maternal transfer of androgens in eggs is affected by food supplementation but not by predation risk (2016)
- Journal of Avian Biology
Morosinotto C, Thomson RL, Ruuskanen S, Korpimäki E, Lehikoinen E, Möstl E, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Post-fledging movements of white-tailed eagles: Conservation implications for wind-energy development (2016)
- AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
Balotari-Chiebao F, Villers A, Ijas A, Ovaskainen O, Repka S, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Predator encounters have spatially extensive impacts on parental behaviour in a breeding bird community (2016)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Kadri Moks, Vallo Tilgar, Robert L. Thomson, Sara Calhim, Pauliina E. Järvistö, Wiebke Schuett, William Velmala, Toni Laaksonen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Proximity to wind-power plants reduces the breeding success of the white-tailed eagle (2016)
- Animal Conservation
Balotari-Chiebao F, Brommer JE, Niinimäki T, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sex-dependent responses to increased parental effort in the pied flycatcher (2016)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
P. E. Järvistö, S. Calhim, W. Schuett, W. Velmala, T. Laaksonen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Suomen merikotkat 2013–2015 (2016)
- Linnut-vuosikirja
Linnut-vuosikirja 2015 Stjernberg T, Nuuja I, Laaksonen T, Koivusaari J, Ollila T, Keränen S, Ekblom H, Lokki H, Saurola P
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
White-tailed eagle is an indicator for the health of the Baltic Sea (2016)
- Baltic Rim Economies
Laaksonen Toni
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
An experimental test of whether pied flycatchers choose the best territory for rearing the young (2015)
- Current Zoology
Elina Mäntylä, Päivi M. Sirkiä, Tero Klemola, Toni Laaksonen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Do insectivorous birds use volatile organic compounds from plants as olfactory foraging cues? Three experimental tests (2015)
- Ethology
Koski T-M, Laaksonen T, Mäntylä E, Ruuskanen S, Li T, Girón-Calva PS, Huttunen L, Blande JD, Holopainen JK, Klemola T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Do Pied Flycatchers Use Personal or Social Information for Replacement Clutch Decisions? A Field Experiment (2015)
- Ethology
Schuett W, Koegl BB, Dall SRX, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)