Toni
Laaksonen
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Professor of Animal Ecology
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
Active hiding of social information from information-parasites (2014)
BMC Evolutionary Biology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Large-scale geographical variation in eggshell metal and calcium content in a passerine bird (Ficedula hypoleuca) (2014)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Sex-specific effects of yolk androgens on begging behavior and digestion in pied flycatchers (2013)
Journal of Avian Biology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Fluctuating selection and immigration as determinants of the phenotypic composition of a population (2013)
Oecologia
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Forehead Patch Size Predicts the Outcome of Male-Male Competition in the Pied Flycatcher (2013)
Ethology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Ineffective enforced legislation for nature conservation: A case study with Siberian flying squirrel and forestry in a boreal landscape (2013)
Biological Conservation
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Evaluation of artificial nests as a conservation tool for three forest-dwelling raptors (2013)
Animal Conservation
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Long-lasting effects of yolk androgens on phenotype in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) (2013)
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Variation in eggshell traits between geographically distant populations of pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca (2013)
Journal of Avian Biology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Returning white-tailed eagles breed as successfully in landscapes under intensive forestry regimes as in protected areas (2013)
Animal Conservation
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))