PhD, Docent in evolutionary ecology Aino Kalske - UTU Research Portal

Aino Kalske
PhD, Docent in evolutionary ecology

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

amkals@utu.fi

+358 29 450 3065

+358 44 283 8665

Office: 314

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3850-8996

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Areas of expertise

plant evolutionary ecology, herbivory, plant-microbe interactions, chemical ecology, plant defence, invasive species, plant-plant communication

Biography

2023- University Lecturer in Plant Ecology (Department of Biology) - University of Turku, FI
2023 Title of Docent in evolutionary ecology (Department of Biology) - University of Turku, FI
2019-2023 Postdoctoral researcher in Turku Collegium of Science, Medicine and Technology and Research Council of Finland Project (Department of Biology) - University of Turku, FI
2016-2018 Postdoctoral researcher funded by Kone foundation (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) - Cornell University, NY, USA
2015 PhD in Ecology - University of Turku, FI
2011 MSc in Ecology - University of Turku, FI

Research

Teaching

Courses taught in academic year 2025-2026 (language of instruction)

MSc/Advanced level
EKOL 2323 Plant Ecology (EN)
EKOL3030 Literature in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 1 (FI, EN)

BSc/Intermediate level
BIOL2121 Evolutionary Biology (FI)
EKOL3200 B.Sc. Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (FI)
EKOL2308 Field Course in Aquatic Ecology (FI)

BSc/Basic level
BIOL4220 Biological Data Analysis: Multivariate Models (FI)
BIOL3012 Working as a Biologist and Personal Study Plan (FI)
BIOL1005 Basics of Ecology (FI)
YMPS1009 Environmental Ecology (FI)

Publications

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Cross-Continental Ecological Drivers Behind Trait Clines in the Forest Grass Milium effusum (2026)
- Global Ecology and Biogeography
Møller, Charlotte; De Frenne, Pieter; Heberling, J. Mason; Bellemare, Jesse; Brunet, Jörg; Bruun, Hans Henrik; Cayouette, Jacques; Decocq, Guillaume; Diekmann, Martin; Frajman, Božo; Hagenblad, Jenny; Hedwall, Per-Ola; Isaac, Bonnie L.; Kalske, Aino; Lenoir, Jonathan; Liira, Jaan; March-salas, Marti; Muola, Anne; Orczewska, Anna; Selvi, Federico; Wheeler, Brandon; Sieck, Marcel; von Klopotek, Hagen; Scheepens, J. F.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Soil microbiota promote the success of the perennial legume Lupinus polyphyllus more strongly in invasive than in native populations (2026)
- Annals of Botany
Nylund, Annika; Kalske, Aino; Mousavi, Seyed Abdollah; Ramula, Satu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Soil microbiota enhance the population growth rate of a nitrogen-fixing herbaceous legume (2025)
- AoB PLANTS
Ramula, Satu; Blande, James D.; Kalske, Aino
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Allelopathy by the invasive garden lupine inhibits the germination of native herbs (2023)
- Botany
Kalske Aino, Mäkinen Emilia, Ramula Satu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Endophytic Fungus Negatively Affects Salt Tolerance of Tall Fescue (2023)
- Journal of Fungi
Kalske Aino, Saikkonen Kari, Helander Marjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Growth of invasive Lupinus polyphyllus (Fabaceae) is not affected by site invasion history (2023)
- Annales Botanici Fennici
Ramula Satu, Kalske Aino
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Herbivory selects for tolerance and constitutive defence across stages of community succession (2023)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Kalske Aino, Kessler André
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory (2023)
- Science
Herbivory Variability Network*†, Robinson ML, Hahn PG, Inouye BD, Underwood N, Whitehead SR, Abbott KC, Bruna EM, Cacho NI, Dyer LA, Abdala-Roberts L, Allen WJ, Andrade JF, Angulo DF, Anjos D, Anstett DN, Bagchi R, Bagchi S, Barbosa M, Barrett S, Baskett CA, Ben-Simchon E, Bloodworth KJ, Bronstein JL, Buckley YM, Burghardt KT, Bustos-Segura C, Calixto ES, Carvalho RL, Castagneyrol B, Chiuffo MC, Cinoğlu D, Cinto Mejía E, Cock MC, Cogni R, Cope OL, Cornelissen T, Cortez DR, Crowder DW, Dallstream C, Dáttilo W, Davis JK, Dimarco RD, Dole HE, Egbon IN, Eisenring M, Ejomah A, Elderd BD, Endara MJ, Eubanks MD, Everingham SE, Farah KN, Farias RP, Fernandes AP, Fernandes GW, Ferrante M, Finn A, Florjancic GA, Forister ML, Fox QN, Frago E, França FM, Getman-Pickering AS, Getman-Pickering Z, Gianoli E, Gooden B, Gossner MM, Greig KA, Gripenberg S, Groenteman R, Grof-Tisza P, Haack N, Hahn L, Haq SM, Helms AM, Hennecke J, Hermann SL, Holeski LM, Holm S, Hutchinson MC, Jackson EE, Kagiya S, Kalske A, Kalwajtys M, Karban R, Kariyat R, Keasar T, Kersch-Becker MF, Kharouba HM, Kim TN, Kimuyu DM, Kluse J, Koerner SE, Komatsu KJ, Krishnan S, Laihonen M, Lamelas-López L, LaScaleia MC, Lecomte N, Lehn CR, Li X, Lindroth RL, LoPresti EF, Losada M, Louthan AM, Luizzi VJ, Lynch SC, Lynn JS, Lyon NJ, Maia LF, Maia RA, Mannall TL, Martin BS, Massad TJ, McCall AC, McGurrin K, Merwin AC, Mijango-Ramos Z, Mills CH, Moles AT, Moore CM, Moreira X, Morrison CR, Moshobane MC, Muola A, Nakadai R, Nakajima K, Novais S, Ogbebor CO, Ohsaki H, Pan VS, Pardikes NA, Pareja M, Parthasarathy N, Pawar RR, Paynter Q, Pearse IS, Penczykowski RM, Pepi AA, Pereira CC, Phartyal SS, Piper FI, Poveda K, Pringle EG, Puy J, Quijano T, Quintero C, Rasmann S, Rosche C, Rosenheim LY, Rosenheim JA, Runyon JB, Sadeh A, Sakata Y, Salcido DM, Salgado-Luarte C, Santos BA, Sapir Y, Sasal Y, Sato Y, Sawant M, Schroeder H, Schumann I, Segoli M, Segre H, Shelef O, Shinohara N, Singh RP, Smith DS, Sobral M, Stotz GC, Tack AJM, Tayal M, Tooker JF, Torrico-Bazoberry D, Tougeron K, Trowbridge AM, Utsumi S, Uyi O, Vaca-Uribe JL, Valtonen A, van Dijk LJA, Vandvik V, Villellas J, Waller LP, Weber MG, Yamawo A, Yim S, Zarnetske PL, Zehr LN, Zhong Z, Wetzel WC
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Rhizobial benefits to an herbaceous invader depend on context and symbiotic strain (2023)
- Plant and Soil
Ramula Satu, Mousavi Seyed Abdollah, Kalske Aino
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Volatile-mediated plant-plant communication and higher-level ecological dynamics (2023)
- Current Biology
Kessler André, Mueller Michael B, Kalske Aino, Chautá Alexander
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Glyphosate residues alter the microbiota of a perennial weed with a minimal indirect impact on plant performance (2022)
- Plant and Soil
Ramula Satu, Mathew Suni A, Kalske Aino, Nissinen Riitta, Saikkonen Kari, Helander Marjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Glyphosate residues in soil can modify plant resistance to herbivores through changes in leaf quality (2022)
- Plant Biology
Ramula Satu, Kalske Aino, Saikkonen Kari, Helander Marjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Introduced populations of the garden lupine are adapted to local generalist snails but have lost alkaloid diversity (2022)
- Biological Invasions
Kalske Aino, Luntamo Niko, Salminen Juha-Pekka, Ramula Satu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kasveillakin on murteita (2022)
- Helsingin Sanomat
Kalske Aino, Niemelä Pekka
(E1 Popularised article)
Soil microbiota explain differences in herbivore resistance between native and invasive populations of a perennial herb (2022)
- Journal of Ecology
Kalske Aino, Blande James D., Ramula Satu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Strong gene flow explains lack of mating system variation in the perennial herb, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, in a fragmented landscape (2021)
- Nordic Journal of Botany
Muola Anne, Scheepens Johannes F., Laukkanen Liisa, Kalske Aino, Mutikainen Pia, Leimu Roosa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Introduced plants of Lupinus polyphyllus are larger but flower less frequently than conspecifics from the native range: Results of the first year (2020)
- Ecology and Evolution
Ramula S, Kalske A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Population-wide shifts in herbivore resistance strategies over succession (2020)
- Ecology
Kalske A, Kessler A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Insect Herbivory Selects for Volatile-Mediated Plant-Plant Communication (2019)
- Current Biology
Kalske A, Shiojiri K, Uesugi A, Sakata Y, Morrell K, Kessler A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Genetic drift precluded adaptation of an insect seed predator to a novel host plant in a long-term selection experiment (2018)
- PLoS ONE
Laukkanen L, Kalske A, Muola A, Leimu R, Mutikainen P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)