University lecturer Eero Vesterinen - UTU Research Portal

Eero Vesterinen
University lecturer

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

ejvest@utu.fi

+358 40 740 2793

Vesilinnantie 5

Turku

Office: 020

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3665-5802

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Areas of expertise

Molecular ecology;NGS;DNA;bats;ticks;pathogens;foodwebs;species interactions;bioinformatics

Research community or research topic

Tick-borne Diseases Turku (www.tbd-turku.fi)

Biography

Publications

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Environmental drivers of bat activity at high latitudes (2026)
- BMC Ecology and Evolution
Lilley, Thomas M.; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Vasko, Ville V.; Blomberg, Anna S.; Fjelldal, Mari Aas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Metal-polluted environments across Europe show location dependent associations with gut microbiota and nestling performance in an insectivorous passerine (2026)
- Environmental Research
Leino, Lyydia I.; Costa, Rute A.; Eens, Marcel; Isaksson, Caroline; Puigbò, Pere; Rainio, Miia J.; Sánchez-Virosta, Pablo; Vesterinen, Eero; Vinkler, Michal; Zamora-López, Antonio; Zamora Marin, Jose Manuel; Ziegler, Ann-Kathrin; Eeva, Tapio
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Metal-induced changes in the early-life gut microbial composition and life-history traits in three insectivorous passerines (2025)
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Rainio, Miia J.; Leino, Lyydia; Vesterinen, Eero; Sánchez Virosta, Pablo; Puigbò, Pere; Eeva, Tapio
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Northern outpost for Mediterranean scaldfish: encounters from Norwegian coastal and oceanic waters, NE Atlantic Ocean (2025)
- Marine Biodiversity
Ringvold, H.; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Monto, E.; van der Meeren, T.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Opportunistic partner choice among arctic plants and root-associated fungi is driven by environmental conditions (2025)
- Ecological Monographs
Parisy, Bastien; Schmidt, Niels M.; Cirtwill, Alyssa R.; Villa-galaviz, Edith; Tiusanen, Mikko; Siren, Jukka; Klutsch, Cornelya F. C.; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Raundrup, Katrine; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Wirta, Helena; Roslin, Tomas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Repeated cross-sectional surveys show a decreasing trend in Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato seroprevalence over a 50-year period, Finland, 1966 to 2017 (2025)
- Eurosurveillance
Lamppu, Maija; Klemola, Tero; Vesterinen, Eero; Dub, Timothée; Pietikäinen, Annukka; Hytönen, Jukka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
There Goes the Neighbourhood—A Multi-City Study Reveals Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Commonly Occupy Urban Green Spaces (2025)
- Zoonoses and Public Health
Sormunen, Jani J.; Kylänpää, Satu; Sippola, Ella; Elo, Riikka; Kiran, Nosheen; Pakanen, Veli-Matti; Kallio, Eva R.; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Klemola, Tero
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Tick-Borne Viruses in Finland: Public Health Risks, Interventions and Research Insights (2025)
- Veterinary Medicine and Science
Alale, Theophilus Yaw; Klemola, Tero; Sormunen, Jani J.; Harvala, Heli; Kakkola, Laura; Tikkala, Jessica; Vesterinen, Eero J.
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Encountered by Dogs and Cats: A North European Perspective (2025)
- Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Sormunen, Jani J.; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Klemola, Tero
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Arctic plant-fungus interaction networks show major rewiring with environmental variation (2024)
- Communications earth & environment
Parisy, Bastien; Schmidt, Niels M.; Cirtwill, Alyssa R.; Villa-Galaviz, Edith; Tiusanen, Mikko; Klutsch, Cornelya F. C.; Aspholm, Paul E.; Raundrup, Katrine; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Wirta, Helena; Roslin, Tomas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)