Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
We are like-minded principal investigators, post-docs, PhD & MSc candidates, and interns who are fascinated by the effects of sociality and behaviour on evolution. Our group is multi-disciplinary and has strengths in genomics, genetics, theoretical biology and behavioural ecology.
Fields of Science
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
- 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Nora Mikaela Bergman
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, Joint Activities - Grant-funded researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Sustainability in Society
- Evolution, Sociality & Behaviour
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
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Melanie Brien
- Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology - Academy Research Fellow
- Evolution, Sociality & Behaviour
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Zowi Oudendijk
- Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology - Doctoral Researcher
- Evolution, Sociality & Behaviour
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff
Projects
- 7 Finished
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HiLIFE Fellows funding
Smith, W. J. (Project manager)
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: University of Helsinki Funds
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WildAP: Wild Animal Phenotyping Infrastructure
Primmer, C. (Project manager), Cabeza, M. (Participant), Duplouy, A. (Participant), Ecke, F. (Participant), Guillaume, F. (Participant), Hancock, G. R. A. (Participant), Mappes, J. (Participant), Saastamoinen, M. (Participant), Thorogood, R. (Participant), Tuominen, E.-P. (Other) & Loehr, J. (Scientific coordinator)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Research infrastructure
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Varoitussignaalien monimuotoisuuden kehittyminen
Winters, S. (Project manager)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Postdoctoral Researcher
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Eläinten tunteet näkyviksi - Visualising animal emotions using thermal imaging
Vitikainen, E. (Project manager), Koski, S. (Principal Investigator) & Telkänranta, H. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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FunkVeg: The origin and regeneration of free-living populations of Fucus vesiculosus in the northern Baltic Sea
Preston, R. (Project manager), Blomster, J. (Participant), Seppä, P. (Participant) & Schagerström, E. (Participant)
Stokholm University, Societas pro Fauna and Flora Fennica, Stockholm University, Walter and Andrée de Nottbeck Foundation, University of Helsinki
01/01/2018 → 31/03/2023
Project: Research project
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A standardised framework for classifying estimates of reproductive isolation
Walker, J. M., Cooney, C. R., Kulmuni, J. K., Lohse, K., Meier, J. I., Merrill, R. M., Scordato, E. S. C., Smadja, C. M., Singhal, S., Butlin, R. K. & Stankowski, S., 26 Jun 2026, In: Evolution Letters. 10 p., qrag023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Biologically inspired warning patterns deter a passerine, Parus major, from digital turbine blades
Hancock, G. R. A., Lehtonen, H. P., Brown, T. J., Ejjite, A., Nokelainen, O., Mappes, R. J. & Winters, S., Aug 2026, In: Behavioral Ecology. 37, 4, 11 p., arag039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects
Oudendijk, Z., Wahlberg, N. & Mappes, J., 20 Mar 2026, In: Biological Reviews. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Empathy and attitudes towards animals are not enough to improve recognition of emotions of zoo animals
Hiisivuori, L., Alavalkama, K., Telkänranta, H., Koski, S. E. & Vitikainen, E., Aug 2026, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 301, 11 p., 107039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Exploring the mysterious behavior of the critically endangered South African Wolkberg Zulu butterfly (Alaena margaritacea) using micro-CT scanning and morphological analysis (Lycaenidae: Liptenini)
Sihvonen, P., Söderholm, M. S., Oudendijk, Z., Villet, M. H. & Terblanche, E., 27 May 2026, In: PeerJ. 14, p. 1-20 20 p., e21368.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Eläinten Tunteet Näkyviksi: Lämpökuvantaminen eläinten hyvinvoinnin tutkimuksessa
Vitikainen, E. (Speaker)
21 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Journal of Ornithology (Journal)
Abaurrea Fernandez de Arcaya, T. M. (Reviewer)
25 Sept 2025 → 1 Nov 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Ibis (Journal)
Abaurrea Fernandez de Arcaya, T. M. (Reviewer)
15 Sept 2025 → 15 Oct 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Role of neighbour host phenotype on cuckoo host choice
Abaurrea Fernandez de Arcaya, T. M. (Speaker)
2 Sept 2025 → 5 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Role of neighbour host phenotype on cuckoo host choice
Abaurrea Fernandez de Arcaya, T. M. (Speaker)
11 Mar 2025 → 14 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Best talk - Spring symposium 2017 (Doctoral programme LUOVA)
Fuchs, S. (Recipient), 8 Mar 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Prize for the best Finnish lepidopterological study
Rönkä, K. H. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Student award for the best student poster in 20th European Congress of Lepidopterology
Rönkä, K. H. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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Elämäntapamme on syypää pahoinvointiimme
04/01/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kuinka yksiavioinen ihminen on? Muistutamme monogaamisuudessa mangusteja
18/12/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Into the wild: A Biologist’s Notes on wildlife adaptation to climate change
02/12/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kesykyyhkyn tie kultakyyhkystä parjatuksi puluksi
06/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Yle uutispodcast: Kalallakin on tunteet - eläinten tietoisuudesta tiedetään yhä enemmän
20/06/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media