Search Results - "Ylönen, H"

Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. in deer ked pupae, adult keds and moose blood in Finland by KORHONEN, E. M., PÉREZ VERA, C., PULLIAINEN, A.T., SIRONEN, T., AALTONEN, K., KORTET, R., HÄRKÖNEN, L., HÄRKÖNEN, S., PAAKKONEN, T., NIEMINEN, P., MUSTONEN, A-M., YLÖNEN, H., VAPALAHTI, O.

“…The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) is a haematophagous ectoparasite of cervids that harbours haemotrophic Bartonella. A prerequisite for the vector competence of…”
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Experiments on the ectoparasitic deer ked that often attacks humans; preferences for body parts, colour and temperature by Kortet, R, Härkönen, L, Hokkanen, P, Härkönen, S, Kaitala, A, Kaunisto, S, Laaksonen, S, Kekäläinen, J, Ylönen, H

“…The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) can fail in its host search. Host search fails when an individual deer ked irreversibly accepts a host unsuitable for its…”
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Horn growth rate and longevity: implications for natural and artificial selection in thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli) by LOEHR, J., CAREY, J., HOEFS, M., SUHONEN, J., YLÖNEN, H.

“…We used horn measurements from natural and hunted mortalities of male thinhorn sheep Ovis dalli from Yukon Territory, Canada, to examine the relationship…”
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Territorial Behaviour and Reproductive Success of Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus Females by Koskela, Esa, Mappes, Tapio, Ylonen, Hannu

“…1. Although spacing behaviour in small mammals has been studied extensively, the ultimate function of territoriality in females is frequently under debate…”
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Predation risk allocation or direct vigilance response in the predator interaction between perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and pike (Esox lucius L.)? by Vainikka, A., Jokelainen, T., Kortet, R., Ylönen, H.

“…–  Predation risk allocation hypothesis predicts that a prey's response to predator depends on prey's previous experience on predator. Here we tested whether…”
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What Affects Bait Uptake by House Mice in Australian Grain Fields? by Jacob, J., Ylönen, H., Runcie, M. J., Jones, D. A., Singleton, G. R.

“…The main method of pest-rodent control is the distribution of rodenticide baits. Emerging management techniques such as fertility control also may rely on the…”
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Breeding Suppression in Voles under Predation Risk of Small Mustelids: Laboratory or Methodological Artifact? by Mappes, Tapio, Koskela, Esa, Ylönen, Hannu

“…Many prey animals have life-history strategies that seem to have evolved to avoid predation from specialist predators. During the past few years, the…”
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Polyandrous females produce sons that are successful at post‐copulatory competition by Klemme, I., Bäumer, J., Eccard, J. A., Ylönen, H.

“…Some of the genetic benefit hypotheses put forward to explain multiple male mating (polyandry) predict that sons of polyandrous females will have an increased…”
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Is the reproductive potential of wild house mice regulated by extrinsic or intrinsic factors by JACOB, J, HINDS, L.A, SINGLETON, G.R, SUTHERLAND, D.R, YLÖNEN, H

“…The regulation of reproductive performance in small mammals may be determined by extrinsic or intrinsic parameters. In a large-scale, replicated field…”
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Different escape tactics of two vole species affect the success of the hunting predator, the least weasel by Mäkeläinen, S., Trebatická, L., Sundell, J., Ylönen, H.

“…In the ongoing evolutionary arms race between predators and their prey, successful escape from the predator leads to the evolution of improved escape tactics…”
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Experimental Manipulation of Breeding Density and Litter Size: Effects on Reproductive Success in the Bank Vole by Koskela, Esa, Mappes, Tapio, Ylonen, Hannu

“…1. Reproductive success of individual females may be determined by density-dependent effects, especially in species where territory provides the resources for…”
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Female Bank Voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) Prefer Dominant Males; But What If There Is No Choice? by Horne, Taina J., Ylönen, Hannu

“…Both intra-sexual competition between males and female mate choice have been found to affect mating behaviour in rodents. We studied female choice in the bank…”
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Higher Reproductive Success among Kin Groups of Bank Voles (Clethrionomys Glareolus) by Mappes, Tapio, Ylönen, Hannu, Viitala, Jussi

“…According to the kin selection theory the degree of genetic relatedness affects the nature of intraspecific competition and it might promote cooperative and/or…”
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Who eats first? Uptake of pellet bait by target and non-target species by Jacob, J., Ylönen, H., Perry, J.A., Singleton, G.R.

“…House mice ( Mus domesticus) are an important vertebrate pest in Australian agriculture. We studied the uptake of non-toxic placebo bait pellets targeted on…”
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Does risk of small mustelid predation affect the oestrous cycle in the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus? by KOSKELA, ESA, HORNE, TAINA J., MAPPES, TAPIO, YLÖNEN, HANNU

“…Female bank voles suppress their reproduction when the risk of small mustelid predation is high. The mechanism for this reproductive suppression is unknown…”
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Reproductive Costs and Litter Size in the Bank Vole by Mappes, Tapio, Koskela, Esa, Ylönen, Hannu

“…The potential reproductive costs for free-ranging bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) offspring and mothers were assessed by manipulating litter size and by…”
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Behaviour of Cyclic Bank Voles under Risk of Mustelid Predation: Do Females Avoid Copulations? by Ronkainen, H., Ylönen, H.

“…Mustelid odours have been shown to suppress breeding in captive bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) from cyclic populations (Ylönen 1989; Ylönen and Ronkainen…”
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Experiments in behavioural ecology and the real world by Ylönen, Hannu, Wolff, Jerry O

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Reproductive effort of female bank voles in a risky environment by Mappes, Tapio, Ylonen, Hannu

“…In cyclically fluctuating vole populations, strong intraspecific competition and intense predation simultaneously or separately increase the costs of…”
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Different Demography of Friends and Strangers: An Experiment on the Impact of Kinship and Familiarity in Clethrionomys glareolus by Ylönen, H., T. Mappes, Viitala, J.

“…We examined demographic effects of familiarity and relatedness in the bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber) in four 0.5-ha enclosures in Central…”
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