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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- The proteomics of feather development in pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) with different plumage coloration (2012)
- Molecular Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Tietoa viideltä vuosikymmeneltä: merikotkaa seurataan (2012)
- Ukuli
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Birds help plants: a meta-analysis of top-down trophic cascades caused by avian predators (2011)
- Oecologia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Breeding dispersal of Eurasian kestrels Falco tinnunculus under temporally fluctuating food abundance (2011)
- Journal of Avian Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Digit ratios have poor indicator value in a wild bird population (2011)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Euroopan lintututkijat kokoontuivat Latviassa. (2011) Laaksonen T
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Geographical trends in the yolk carotenoid composition of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) (2011)
- Oecologia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Geographical Variation in Egg Mass and Egg Content in a Passerine Bird (2011)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Miksi seuranta-aineistoja kerätään? (2011)
- Linnut-vuosikirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Number of eyespots and their intimidating effect on naïve predators in the peacock butterfly (2011)
- Behavioral Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Susien ihmispelko säilytettävä. (2011)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Yolk hormones and sexual conflict over parental investment in the pied flycatcher (2011)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Maternal corticosterone but not testosterone level is associated with the ratio of second-to-fourth digit length (2D:4D) in field vole offspring (Microtus agrestis) (2010)
- Physiology and Behavior
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Territory Choice of Pied Flycatchers is Not Based on Induced Cues of Herbivore Damaged Trees (2010) Mäntylä Elina, Sirkiä Päivi M, Klemola T, Laaksonen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Different traits affect gain of extrapair paternity and loss of paternity in the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca (2009)
- Animal Behaviour
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation and plumage colour variation are different in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) (2009) Lehtonen PK, Laaksonen T, Artemyev AV, Belskii E, Both C, Bures S, Bushuev AV, Krams I, Moreno J, Magi M, Nord A, Potti J, Ravussin PA, Sirkia PM, Saetre GP, Primmer CR
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Great tits lay increasingly smaller clutches than selected for: a study of climate- and density-related changes in reproductive traits (2009)
- Journal of Animal Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effects of sex, age and breeding success on breeding dispersal of pied flycatchers along a pollution gradient (2008)
- Oecologia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Climate change can alter competitive relationships between resident and migratory birds (2007)
- Journal of Animal Ecology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Variation in the diet composition of a generalist predator, the red fox, in relation to season and density of main prey (2007)
- Acta Oecologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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