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• Sexual selection and costs of sexual signalling in a wolf spider 

  Kotiaho, Janne (1997)

  There are two major theories of sexual selection that both assume female choice of a costly male trait. They differ in respect to how they consider the costs of a trait; Fisherian self-reinforcing theory of sexual selection ...

• Fluctuating asymmetry and sexual performance in the drumming wolf spider Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata 

  Ahtiainen, Jari J.; Alatalo, Rauno Veli; Mappes, Johanna; Vertainen, Laura (Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board, 2003)

  Recently, there has been much interest in estimating fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of morphological traits as a short-cut measure of individual quality. FA deals with small differences around the symmetry value of zero. Thus, ...

• Condition-dependence of male sexual signalling in the drumming wolf spider Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata 

  Ahtiainen, Jari J. (Jyväskylän yliopisto, 2003)

  Jari Ahtiaisen väitöskirjatyön tutkimusten perusteella voidaan todeta, että H. rubrofasciata susihämähäkkinaaraat voivat käyttää koiraan seksuaalista kuntoa mittana arvioidessaan koiraan fenotyyppistä ja geneettistä laatua. ...

• Strength of sexual and postmating prezygotic barriers varies between sympatric populations with different histories and species abundances 

  Poikela, Noora; Kinnunen, Johanna; Wurdack, Mareike; Kauranen, Hannele; Schmitt, Thomas; Kankare, Maaria; Snook, Rhonda R.; Hoikkala, Anneli (Society for the Study of Evolution; Wiley, 2019)

  The impact of different reproductive barriers on species or population isolation may vary in different stages of speciation depending on evolutionary forces acting within species and through species’ interactions. Genetic ...

• The effectiveness and applicability of different lifestyle interventions for enhancing wellbeing: the study design for a randomized controlled trial for persons with metabolic syndrome risk factors and psychological distress 

  Lappalainen, Raimo; Sairanen, Essi; Järvelä, Elina; Rantala, Sanni; Korpela, Riitta; Puttonen, Sampsa; Kujala, Urho; Myllymäki, Tero; Peuhkuri, Katri; Mattila, Elina; Kaipainen, Kirsikka; Ahtinen, Aino; Karhunen, Leila; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Järnefelt, Heli; Laitinen, Jaana; Kutinlahti, Eija; Saarelma, Osmo; Ermes, Miikka; Kolehmainen, Marjukka (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)

  Background. Obesity and stress are among the most common lifestyle-related health problems. Most of the current disease prevention and management models are not satisfactorily cost-effective and hardly reach those who ...