Toni Laaksonen
Professor of Animal Ecology
Areas of expertise
animal behaviour; applied ecology; conservation biology; life history evolution; population ecology; predator-prey interactions
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.
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.
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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- An experimental test of whether pied flycatchers choose the best territory for rearing the young (2015)
- Current Zoology
(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
(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
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Espanjassa kuultua (2015)
- Linnut
(E1 Popularised article) - Fecundity selection does not vary along a large geographical cline of trait means in a passerine bird (2015)
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Foster, but not genetic, father plumage coloration has a temperature-dependent effect on offspring quality (2015)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Habitat Effects on the Breeding Performance of Three Forest-Dwelling Hawks (2015)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ilmastonmuutoksen viestintuojan muuttuvat värit (2015)
- Luonnon Tutkija
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Natural selection for earlier male arrival to breeding grounds through direct and indirect effects in a migratory songbird (2015)
- Ecology and Evolution
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nest Defence Behaviour and Testosterone Levels in Female Pied Flycatchers (2015)
- Ethology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Species and abundance of ectoparasitic flies (Diptera) in pied flycatcher nests in Fennoscandia (2015)
- Parasites and Vectors
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Susien ja koirien ero on DNA:ssa (2015)
- Auranmaan Viikkolehti
(E1 Popularised article) - Sympatric divergence and clinal variation in multiple coloration traits of Ficedula flycatchers (2015)
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The surrogacy potential of white-tailed sea eagle nesting habitat on islands of the Baltic Sea (2015)
- Ecological Indicators
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Vertebrate pest management: diverse solutions for diverse problems (2015)
- Pest Management Science
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Voluntary Nonmonetary Conservation Approaches on Private Land: A Review of Constraints, Risks, and Benefits for Raptor Nest Protection (2015)
- Environmental Management
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Yksipuolinen ruoka saattaa muuttaa värejä (2015)
- Suomen Luonto
(E1 Popularised article) - Active hiding of social information from information-parasites (2014)
- BMC Evolutionary Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A role for volatiles in intra- and inter-plant interactions in birch (2014)
- Journal of Chemical Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Brood size manipulations in a spatially and temporally varying environment: male Tengmalm's owls pass increased reproductive costs to offspring (2014)
- Oecologia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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