Research output per year
Research output per year
PL 17 (Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13)
00014
Finland
Research activity per year
I use integrative methods, that is, combine morphological, genomic, and paleontological data to study the diversity, phylogenetic relationships, and evolutionary history of insects.
My project is funded by the Research Council of Finland and explores the evolutionary history of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) and their sistergroup, Trichoptera (caddisflies). Lepidoptera are one of the largest groups of terrestrial insects, whereas Trichoptera have considerably fewer species and have an aquatic larval stage. We aim to understand when these two insect orders with very different life histories evolved and how they have been affected by events in the history of Earth. This brings important information as we seek to predict, for example, effects of climate change on living organisms.
Courses I teach at the University of Helsinki include Extended insect identification and Biological collections.
Ecology and evolutionary biology, Title of Docent , University of Helsinki
Award Date: 24 Sept 2020
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ph.D., University of Helsinki
Award Date: 21 Jan 2015
Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., U.S.A
1 Feb 2015 → 31 Jan 2017
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Heikkilä, M. (Project manager), Deregnaucourt, I. (Participant), Heikkilä, E. J. (Participant) & Kochanova, E. (Participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
Heikkilä, M. (Project manager), Wu, Z. (Participant) & Yrjölä, V. I. O. (Participant)
01/11/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Ministry funding
Kaila, L. (Project manager), Kekkonen, M. (Participant) & Heikkilä, M. (Participant)
01/01/2006 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research project
Heikkilä, M. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Heikkilä, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Heikkilä, M. (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
Heikkilä, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Heikkilä, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
27/01/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
22/10/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
10/01/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media