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• Verifying the predicted risk of extinction based on ecological characteristics 

  Komonen, Atte; Kotiaho, Janne S. (John Wiley & Sons, 2021)

  Red List status of species should reflect species extinction risk. Because data are limited and species response has a time lag, species may be threatened by extinction even if they are not Red‐Listed. The ability to predict ...

• Predicting the risk of extinction from shared ecological characteristics 

  Kotiaho, Janne Sakari; Kaitala, Veijo; Komonen, A.; Päivinen, J. (2005)

  Understanding the ultimate causes of population declines and extinction is vital in our quest to stop the currently rampant biodiversity loss. Comparison of ecological characteristics between threatened and nonthreatened ...

• Foraging Bumblebees Selectively Attend to Other Types of Bees Based on Their Reward-Predictive Value 

  Romero-González, Jose E.; Royka, Amanda L.; MaBouDi, HaDi; Solvi, Cwyn; Seppänen, Janne-Tuomas; Loukola, Olli J. (MDPI, 2020)

  Using social information can be an efficient strategy for learning in a new environment while reducing the risks associated with trial-and-error learning. Whereas social information from conspecifics has long been assumed ...

• Immunological priming in the wood tiger moth (Parasemia plantaginis) 

  Kaukoniitty, Minna (2014)

  Hyönteisiin lukeutuu monia merkittäviä tuholaisia, taudinvälittäjiä ja hyödyllisiä lajeja, minkä takia hyönteisten taudit, taudinaiheuttajat ja immuunipuolustus ovat ekologisesta, ekonomisesta ja lääketieteellisestä ...

• Testing the effectiveness of pyrazine defences against spiders 

  Burdfield-Steel, Emily R.; Schneider, Jutta M.; Mappes, Johanna; Dobler, Susanne (Springer, 2020)

  Insects live in a dangerous world and may fall prey to a wide variety of predators, encompassing multiple taxa. As a result, selection may favour defences that are effective against multiple predator types, or target-specific ...