Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Docent
Fields of Science
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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The social formation of fitness: lifetime consequences of prenatal nutrition and postnatal care in a wild mammal population
Vitikainen, E. I. K., Meniri, M., Marshall, H., Thompson, F., Businge, R., Mwanguhya, F., Kyabulima, S., Mwesige, K., Ahabonya, S., Kalema-Zikusoka, G., Hoffman, J., Wells, D., Lewis, G., Walker, S., Nichols, H., Blount, J. & Cant, M., 14 Aug 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Biological Sciences. 378, 1883, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The life history of Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from an ecological and evolutionary perspective
Sundström, L. & Vitikainen, E., 2022, In: Myrmecological news. 32, p. 23-40 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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A double pedigree reveals genetic but not cultural inheritance of cooperative personalities in wild banded mongooses
Nichols, H. J., Arbuckle, K., Sanderson, J. L., Vitikainen, E. I. K., Marshall, H. H., Thompson, F. J., Cant, M. A. & Wells, D. A., Sep 2021, In: Ecology Letters. 24, 9, p. 1966-1975 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A veil of ignorance can promote fairness in a mammal society
Marshall, H. H., Johnstone, R. A., Thompson, F. J., Nichols, H. J., Wells, D., Hoffman, J. I., Kalema-Zikusoka, G., Sanderson, J. L., Vitikainen, E. I. K., Blount, J. D. & Cant, M. A., 23 Jun 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 8 p., 3717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Extra-group paternity varies with proxies of relatedness in a social mammal with high inbreeding risk
Wells, D. A., Cant, M. A., Thompson, F. J., Marshall, H., Vitikainen, E. I. K., Hoffman, J. & Nichols, H., Feb 2021, In: Behavioral Ecology. 32, 1, p. 94-104 11 p., araa105.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Active
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Eläinten tunteet näkyviksi - Visualising animal emotions using thermal imaging
Vitikainen, E., Koski, S. & Telkänranta, H.
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research project
Activities
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Erika Sininärhi: Physiological correlates of variation in personality traits in the Banded mongoose Mungos mungo
Emma Vitikainen (Supervisor)
2022 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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IIna Brotherus: Acute and chronic sleep deprivation in horses - recognition and impact on behavior, cognition and welfare
Anna Mykkänen (Supervisor), Laura Hänninen (Supervisor), Henna-Kaisa Wigren (Supervisor) & Emma Vitikainen (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group)
2022 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Miksi murrosikä aikaistuu? Evolutiivinen näkökulma
Emma Vitikainen (Speaker)
15 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Pre-examination of doctoral dissertation
Emma Vitikainen (Supervisor)
1 Mar 2021Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
Press/Media
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Female mongooses may abort spontaneously to save energy for breeding
26/01/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Mongooses end pregnancies to cope with lack of food | SciTech Europa
16/12/2019
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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-UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI: Moongoose females compete over reproduction
16/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Female mongooses may abort spontaneously to save energy for breeding: Study
15/12/2019
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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United Kingdom Female mongooses may abort spontaneously to save energy for breeding: Study Yesterday
15/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media