Research Assessment Exercise 2007 University of Oulu

Brandt, Kirsi & Alatossava, Tapani Specific identification of certain probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains with PCR primers based on phage-related sequences. - International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2003, 84:189-196.

Corander, J., Wadmann, P. Sillanpää, M. J. Bayesian analysis of genetic differentiation between populations. - Genetics 2003,163:367-374.

Garcia-Gil, M. Rosario; Mikkonen, Merja & Savolainen, Outi Nucleotide diversity at two phytochrome loci along a latitudinal cline in Pinus sylvestris. - Molecular Ecology, 2003, 12:1195-1206.

Huttunen, Susanna & Aspi, Jouni Complex inheritance of male courtship song characters in Drosophila virilis. - Behaviour Genetics, 2003, 33:17-24.

Järvinen, P.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Savolainen, Outi & Sopanen, T. DNA sequence variation in BpMADS2 gene in two populations of Betula pendula. - Molecular Ecology, 2003, 12:369-384.

Komulainen, Päivi; Brown, G. R.; Mikkonen, Merja; Karhu, A.; Garcia-Gil, M. Rosario; O'Malley, D.; Lee, B.; Neale, D. B. & Savolainen, Outi Comparing EST-based genetic maps between Pinus sylvestris and Pinus taeda. - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2003, 107:667-678.

Päällysaho, Seliina; Aspi, Jouni; Liimatainen, Jaana, O. & Hoikkala, A. Role of X chromosomal song genes in the evolution of species-specific courtship songs in Drosophila virilis group species. - Behavior Genetics, 2003, 33, nro 1:25-32.

Ravin, Victor & Alatossava, Tapani Three new insertion sequence elements ISLdl2, ISLdl3, and ISLdl4 in Lactobacillus delbrueckii: isolation, molecular characterization, and potential use for strain identification. - Plasmid, 2003, 49:253-268.

Zhu, D.; Chapuisat, M. & Pamilo, Pekka Highly variable social organisation of colonies in the ant Formica cinerea. - Hereditas, 2003, 139:7-12.

Zietara, M. S. & Lumme, Jaakko Crossroads of molecular, typological and biological species concepts: two new species of Gyrodactylus Nordmann, 1832 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae). - Systematic Parasitology, 2003, 55:39-52.

Plant Ecology

Asikainen, E. & Mutikainen, Pia Female frequency and relative fitness of females and hermaphrodites in gynodioecious Geranium sylvaticum (Geraniaceae). - American Journal of Botany, 2003, 90:226-234.

Aspi, Jouni; Jäkäläniemi, Anne; Tuomi, Juha & Siikamäki, Pirkko Multilevel phenotypic selection on morphological characters in a metapopulation of Silene tatarica. - Evolution, 2003, 57:509-517.

Delph, L. F. & Mutikainen, Pia Testing why the sex of the maternal parent affects seedling survival in a gynodioecious species. - Evolution, 2003, 57:231-239.

den Herder, M.; Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit & Niemelä, P. Growth of reindeer lichens and effects of reindeer grazing on ground cover vegetation in a Scots pine forest and a subarctic heathland in Finnish Lapland. - Ecography, 2003, 26:3-12.

Hellström, Kalle; Huhta, Ari-Pekka; Rautio, Pasi; Tuomi, Juha; Oksanen, Jari & Laine, Kari Use of sheep grazing in the restoration of semi-natural meadows in northern Finland. - Applied Vegetation Science, 2003, 6:45-52.

Huhta, Ari-Pekka; Hellström, Kalle; Rautio, Pasi & Tuomi, Juha Grazing tolerance of Gentianella amarella and other monocarpic herbs: why is tolerance highest at low damage levels. - Plant Ecology, 2003, 166:49-61.

Hyvärinen, Marko; Walter, B. & Koopman, R. Impact of fertilisation on phenol content and growth rate of Cladina stellaris: a test of the carbon-nutrient balance hypothesis. - Oecologia, 2003, 134:176-181.

Kuikka, Karita; Härmä, E.; Markkola, Annamari; Rautio, Pasi; Roitto, M.; Saikkonen, K.; Ahonen-Jonnarth, U.; Finlay, R. & Tuomi, Juha Severe defoliation of Scots pine reduces reproductive investment by ectomycorrhizal symbionts. - Ecology, 2003, 84:2051-2061.

Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit & Crittenden, P. D. Seasonal variation in growth rate in Stereocaulon paschale. - Lichenologist, 2002, 34:533-537.

Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit; Vestberg, M. & Tuomi, Juha Test of mutual aid in common mycorrhizal networks: established vegetation negates benefit in seedlings. - Ecology, 2003, 84:898-906.

Lamppu, Jukka & Huttunen, Satu Relations between Scots pine needle element concentrations and decreased needle longevity along pollution gradients. - Environmental Pollution, 2003, 122:119-126.

Manninen, S.; Siivonen, N.; Timonen, Ulla & Huttunen, Satu Differences in ozone response between two Finnish wild strawberry populations. - Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2003, 49:29-39.

Mikola, J. & Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit Defoliation and the availability of currently assimilated carbon in the Phleum pratense rhizosphere. - Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2002, 34:1869-1874.

Pöykkö, Heikki & Hyvärinen, Marko Host preference and performance of lichenivorous Eilema spp. larvae in relation to lichen secondary metabolites. - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2003, 72:383-390.

Ramula, S. & Mutikainen, Pia Sex allocation of females and hermaphrodites in the gynodioecious Geranium sylvaticum. - Annals of Botany, 2003, 92:207-213.

Rautio, Pasi & Huttunen, Satu Total vs. internal element concentrations in Scots pine needles along a sulphur and metal pollution gradient. - Environmental Pollution, 2003, 122:273-289.

Roitto, M.; Markkola, Annamari; Julkunen-Tiitto, R.; Sarjala, T.; Rautio, Pasi; Kuikka, Karita & Tuomi, Juha Defoliation-induced responses in peroxidases, phenolics, and polyamines in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles. - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2003, 29:1905-1918.

Siikamäki, Pirkko; Lammi, A. & Mustajärvi, K. No relationship between fluctuating asymmetry and fitness in Lychnis viscaria. - Evolutionary Ecology, 2002, 16:567-577.

Stark, Sari & Hyvärinen, Marko Are phenolics leaching from the lichen Cladina stellaris sources of energy rather than allelopathic agents for soil microorganisms. - Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 2003, 35:1381-1385.

Stark, Sari; Tuomi, Juha; Strömmer, R. & Helle, T. Non-parallel changes in soil microbial carbon and nitrogen dynamics due to reindeer grazing in northern boreal forests. - Ecography, 2003, 26:51-59.

Tarvainen, Oili; Markkola, Anna Mari & Strömme, R. Diversity of macrofungi and plants in Scots pine forests along an urban pollution gradient. - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2003, 4:547-556.

Tero, Niina; Aspi, Jouni; Siikamäki, Pirkko; Jäkäläniemi, Anne & Tuomi, Juha Genetic structure and gene flow in a metapopulation in an endangered plant species, Silene tatarica. - Molecular Ecology, 2003, 12:2073-2085.

Thorén, M. L.; Tuomi, Juha; Käräräinen, Terttu & Laine, Kari Resource availability affects investment in carnivory in Drosera rotundifolia. - New Phytologist, 2003, 159:507-511.

Vanhatalo, Minna; Bäck, J. & Huttunen, Satu Differential impacts of long-term (CO2) and O3 exposure on growth of northern conifer and deciduous tree species. - Trees, 2003, 17:211-220.
Plant Physiology

Aflatuni A.; Uusitalo, J.; Ek, S. & Hohtola, Anja The effect of liming on yield and quality of peppermint and Sachalin mint in fine sand soil of Northern Finland - Agricultural and Food Science, 2003, 12: 107-115.

Aronen, T. S.; Nikkanen, T. O. & Häggman, Hely M. Production of transgenic Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) via the application of transformed pollen in controlled crossings. - Transgenic Research, 2003, 12:375-378.

Clapham, D. H.; Häggman, Hely; Elfstrand, M.; Aronen, T. & Anold, von S. Transformation of Norway spruce (Picea abies) by particle bombardment. - Molecular Methods of Plant Analysis, 2003, 23:127-146.

Häggman, Hely; Frey, A. D.; Ryynänen, L.; Aronen, T.; Julkunen-Tiitto, R.; Tiimonen, H.; Pihakaski-Maunsbach, K.; Jokipii, Soile; Chen, X. & Kallio, P. T. Expression of Vitreoscilla haemoglobin in hybrid aspen (Populus tremula x tremuloides). - Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2003, 1:287-300.

Hilli, A.; Tillman-Sutela, E. & Kauppi, Anneli Germination of pretreated Scots pine seeds after long-term storage. - Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2003, 33:47-53.

Košuth, J.; Koperdáková, J.; Tolonen, Ari, Hohtola, Aanja & Cellárová, E. The content of hypericins and phloroglucinols in Hypericum perforatum L. seedlings at early stage of development. - Plant Science, 2003 165:515-521.

Kämäräinen, Terttu; Uusitalo, Jouko; Jalonen, Jorma; Laine, Kari & Hohtola, Anja Regional and habitat differences in 7-methyljuglone content of Finnish Drosera rotundifolia. - Phytochemistry, 2003, 63:309-314.

Niemi, K.; Häggman, Hely & Sarjala, T. Ectomycorrhizal fungal species and strains differ in their ability to produce free and conjugated polyamines. - Mycorrhiza, 2003, 13:283-287.

Piispanen, R.; Aronen, T.; Chen, X.; Saranpää, P. & Häggman, Hely Silver birch (Betula pendula) plants with aux and rol genes show consistent changes in morphology, xylem structure and chemistry. - Tree Physiology, 2003, 23:721-733.

Pirttilä, Anna Maria; Pospiech, Helmut; Laukkanen, H.; Myllylä, Raili & Hohtola, Anja Two endophytic fungi in different tissues of Scots pine buds (Pinus sylvestris L.). - Microbial Ecology, 2003, 45:53-62.

Tillman-Sutela, E.; Hilli, A. & Kauppi, Anneli Germination changes of Picea abies seeds at water-based pretreatments. - Seed Technology, 2003, 25:168-182.

Tolonen, Ari; Hohtola Anja & Jorma Jalonen: Fast high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of naphthodianthrones and phloroglucinols from Hypericum perforatum extracts. - Phytochemical Analysis 2003, 14:306-309.

Tolonen, Ari; Hohtola Anja & Jorma Jalonen: Liquid chromatochraphic analysis of phenylpropanoids from Rhodiola rosea extracts. - Chromatographia 2003, 57: 577-580.

Tolonen, Ari; Hohtola, Anja & Jalonen, Jorma: Comparison of electrospray ionization and atmospheric pressure chemical ionozation techniques in the analysis of the main constituents from Rhodiola rosea extracts by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. - Journal of Mass Spectrometry 2003, 38: 845-853.

Tolonen, Ari; Minna Pakonen, Anja Hohtola and Jorma Jalonen: Phenylpropanoid glycosides from Rhodiola rosea. - Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2003 51:467-470.

Forsgren, E.; Amundsen, T.; Borg, Åsa A. & Bjelvenmark, J. Unusually dynamic sex roles in a fish. - Nature, 2004, 429:551-554.

Hakkarainen, H.; Mykrä, S.; Kurki, S.; Tornberg, Risto & Jungell, S. Competitive interactions among raptors in boreal forests. - Oecologia 2004, 141:420-424.

Hakkarainen, H.; Mykrä, S.; Kurki, S.; Tornberg, Risto; Jungell, S. & Nikula, A. Long-term change in territory occupancy pattern of goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). - Ecoscience 2004, 11:399-403.

Härdling, R. & Kaitala, Arja Male brood care without paternity increases mating success. - Behavioral Ecology, 2004, 15:715-721.

Heino, J.; Louhi, P. & Muotka, Timo Identifying the scales of variability in stream macroinvertebrate abundance, functional composition and assemblage structure. - Freshwater Biology, 2004, 49:1230-1239.

Helle, S.; Lummaa, V. & Jokela, Jukka Accelerated immunosenescence in preindustrial twin mothers. - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2004, 1013:12391-12396.

Helle, S.; Lummaa, V. & Jokela, Jukka Selection for increased brood size in historical human populations. - Evolution, 2004, 58:430-436.

Katvala, M. & Kaitala, Arja Conspecifics enhance egg production in an egg-carrying bug. - Behavioral Ecology, 2004, 14:897-901.

Kojola, I.; Huitu, O.; Toppinen, K.; Heikura, Kalevi; Heikkinen, S. & Ronkainen, S. Predation on European wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) by wolves (Canis lupus) in Finland. - Journal of Zoology, London, 2004, 263: 229-235.

Krist, A. C.; Jokela, Jukka; Wiehn, J. & Lively, C. M. Effects of host condition on susceptibility to infection, parasite developmental rate, and parasite transmission in a snail-trematode interaction. - Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2004, 17:33-40.

Kvist, Laura; Viiri, K.; Dias, P. C.; Rytkönen, Seppo & Orell, Markku Glacial history and colonization of Europe by the blue tit Parus caeruleus. - Journal of Avian Biology, 2004, 35:352-359.

Liukkonen-Anttila, Tuija; Rätti, O.; Kvist, Laura; Helle, P. & Orell, Markku Lack of genetic structuring and subspecies differentiation in the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in Finland. - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2004, 41: 619-633.

Lively, C. M.; Dybdahl, M. F.; Jokela, Jukka; Osnas, E. E. & Delph, L. F. Host sex and local adaptation by parasites in a snail-trematode interaction. - American Naturalist, 2004, 164:S6-S18.

Malmqvist, B.; Adler, P. H.; Kuusela, Kalevi; Merritt, R. W. & Wotton, R. S. Black flies in the boreal biome, key organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic environments: A review. - Ecoscience, 2004, 11:187-200.

Miettinen, M.; Kaitala, Arja; Espadaler, X. & Tannerfeldt, M. Effect of ant predation on survival and mating frequency of the golcen egg bug in field experiments (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Heteroptera: Coreidae). - Sociobiology, 2004, 44:659-668.

Korsu, Kai Response of benthic invertebrates to disturbance from stream restoration: the importance of bryophytes. - Hydrobiologia, 2004, 523:37-45.

Mönkkönen, Mikko; Forsman, Jukka T. & Thomson, Robert L. Qualitative geographical variation in interspecific interactions. - Ecography, 2004, 27:112-118.

Mykrä, H.; Heino, J. & Muotka, Timo Variability of lotic macroinvertebrate assemblages and stream habitat characteristics across hierarchical landscape classifications. - Environmantal Management, 2004, 34:341-352.

Orro, T.; Sankari, S.; Pudas, Tuula; Oksanen, A. & Soveri, T. Acute phase response in reindeer after challenge with Escherichia coli endotoxin. - Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2004, 2:413-422.

Reif, Vitali; Jungell, S.; Korpimäki, E.; Tornberg, Risto & Mykrä, S. Numerical response of common buzzards and predation rate of main and alternative prey under fluctuating food conditions. - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2004, 41:599-607.

Reif, Vitali; Tornberg, Risto & Huhtala, K. Juvenile grouse in the diet of some raptors. - Journal of Raptor Research, 2004, 38:243-249.

Rintamäki-Kinnunen, Päivi; Karvonen, A.; Anttila, P. & Valtonen, E. T. Diplostomum spathaceum metacercarial infection and colour change in salmonid fish. - Parasitology Research, 2004, 93:51-55.

Sippola, A-L.; Similä, M.; Mönkkönen, Mikko & Jokimäki, J. Diversity of polyporous fungi (Polyporaceae) in northern boreal forests: Effects of forest site type and logging intensity. - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 2004, 19:152-163.

Soininen, J.; Paavola, R. & Muotka, Timo Benthic diatom communities in boreal streams: community structure in relation to environmental and spatial gradients. - Ecography, 2004, 27:330-342.
Animal Physiology

Bobkova, M. V.; Tartakovskaya, P. S.; Borissenko, S. L.; Zhukov, V. V. & Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno Restoration of morphological and functional integrity in the regenerating eye of the giant African land snail Achatina fulica. - Acta Zoologica, 2004, 85:1-14.

Broggi, Juli; Orell, Markku; Hohtola, Esa & Nilsson, J-Å. Metabolic response to temperature variation in the great tit: an interpopulation comparison. - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2004, 73:967-972.

Haim, A.; Saarela, Seppo; Hohtola, Esa & Zisapel, N. Daily rhythms of oxygen consumption, body temperature, activity and melatonin in the Norwegian lemming Lemmus lemmus under northern summer photoperiod. - Journal of Thermal Biology 2004, 29:629-633.

Keskinen, Essi & Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno Post-embryonic photoreceptor development and dark/light adaptation in the spittle bug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Homoptera, Cercopidae). - Arthropod Structure & Development, 2004, 33:405-417.

Keskinen, Essi & Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno Postembryonic photoreceptor development in the fishlouse Argulus coregoni Thorell, 1865 (Crustacea, Branchiura). - Acta Parasitologica, 2004, 49:336-347.

Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno Human expansion: the roles of castaways and cultural practices. - Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2004, 19:63.

Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno & Gál, J. Dimensional limits for arthropod eyes with superposition optics. - Vision Research, 2004, 44:2213-2223.

Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno & Yang, M. Not just an empty cavity: the inter-rhabdomeral space in the Jamaican Cavefly Neoditomyia farri (Diptera, Mycetophilidae). - Zoological Science, 2004, 21:719-722.

Mustonen, A-M.; Nieminen, P.; Asikainen, J.; Saarela, Seppo; Kukkonen, J. V. K. & Hyvärinen, H. Continuous melatonin treatment and fasting in the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) - Vernal body weight regulation and reproduction. - Zoological Science 2004, 21:163-172.

Nieminen, P.; Saarela, Seppo; Pyykönen, T.; Asikainen, J.; Mononen, J. & Mustonen, A-M. Endocrine response to fasting in the overwintering captive raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). - Journal of Experimental Zoology, 2004, 301A:919-929.

Peltonen, L. M. & Pyörnilä, Ahti Local action of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) on the skin blood flow of rock pigeons (Columba livia) is affected by acclimation and skin site. - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2004, 207:2611-2619.

Säkkinen, Hannele; Eloranta, E.; Vahtiala, S.; Puukka, Matti; Timisjärvi, J.; Saarela, Seppo & Ropstad, E. Effects of magnesium oxide and magnesium alloy rumen boluses on plasma and urinary magnesium and calcium concentrations in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). - Small Ruminant Research 2004, 54:69-79.

Säkkinen, Hannele; Tornberg, J.; Goddard, P. J.; Eloranta, Eija; Ropstad, E. & Saarela, Seppo Effect of blood sampling method on indicators of physiological stress in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). - Domestic Animal Endocrinology 2004, 26:87-98.

Vahtiala, S.; Säkkinen, Hannele; Dahl, E.; Eloranta, Eija; Beckers, J-F. & Ropstad, E. Ultrasonography in early pregnancy diagnosis and measurements of fetal size in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). - Theriogenology, 2004, 61:785-795.

Yang, M. & Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno Fine-structural details of the photoreceptor membranes in the ocellus of the scale-insect parasite Centrodora sp. (Hymenoptera; Aphenelidae): A case of gene transfer between host and parasite. - Biocell, 2004, 28:151-154.

Yang, M.; Pyörnilä, Ahti & Meyer-Rochow, V. Benno UV-reflectivity of parafocal eyespot elements on butterfly wings in normal and abnormal specimens. - Entomologica Fennica, 2004, 15:34-40.
Genetics

Asplund, T.; Veselov, A.; Primmer, C. R.; Bakhmet, I.; Potutkin, A.; Titov, S.; Zubchenko, A.; Studenov, I.; Kaluzchin, S. & Lumme Jaakko Geographical structure and postglacial history of mtDNA haplotype variation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) among rivers of the White and Barents Sea basins. - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2004, 41:465-475.

Elias, Marianne; Mühlen, G. S.; McKey, D.; Roa, A. C. & Tohme, J. Genetic diversity of traditional South American landraces of cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz): an analysis using microsatellites. - Economic Botany, 2004, 58:242-256.

Goropashnaya, A. V.; Fedorov, V. B. & Pamilo, Pekka Recent speciation in the Formica rufa group ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): inference from mitochondrial DNA phylogeny. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2004, 32:198-206.

Goropashnaya, A. V.; Fedorov, V. B.; Seifert, B. & Pamilo, Pekka Limited phylogeographical structure across Eurasia in two red wood ant species Formica pratensis and F. lugubris (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). - Molecular Ecology, 2004, 13:1849-1858.

Gyllenstrand, N.; Seppä, P. & Pamilo, Pekka Genetic differentiation in sympatric wood ants, Formica rufa and F. polyctena. - Insectes Sociaux, 2004, 51:139-145.

Hughes, David P.; Kathirithamby, J.; Turillazzi, S. & Beani, L. Social wasps desert the colony and aggregate outside if parasitized: parasite manipulation. - Behovioral Ecology, 2004, 15:1037-1043.

Hughes, David, P.; Pamilo, Pekka & Kathirithamby, J. Commentary. Horizontal transmission of Wolbachia by strepsipteran endoparasites? A response to Noda et al., 2001. - Molecular Ecology, 2004, 13:507-509.

Huttunen, Susanna; Aspi, Jouni; Hoikkala, A. & Schlötterer, C. QTL analysis of variation in male courtship song characters in Drosophila virilis. - Heredity, 2004, 92:263-269.

Johnston, J. S.; Ross, L. D.; Beani, L.; Huhges, David, P. & Kathirithamby, J. Tiny genomes and endoreduplication in Strepsiptera. - Insect Molecular Biology, 2004, 13:581-585.

Kuittinen, Helmi; de Haan, A.; Vogl, C.; Oikarinen, S.; Leppälä, J.; Koch, M.; Mitchell-Olds, T.; Langley, C. H. & Savolainen, Outi Comparing the linkage maps of the close relatives Arabidopsis lyrata and A. thaliana. - Genetics, 2004, 168:1575-1584.

Leskinen, Elina; Alström-Rapaport, C. & Pamilo, Pekka Phylogeographical structure, distribution and genetic variation of the green algae Ulva intestinalis and U. compressa (Chlorophyta) in the Baltic Sea area. - Molecular Ecology, 2004, 13:2257-2265.

Meinilä, M.; Kuusela, Jussi; Zietara, M. S. & Lumme, Jaakko Initial steps of speciation by geographic isolation and host switch in salmnid pathogen Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae). - International Journal for Parasitology, 2004, 34:515-526.

Neale, D. B. & Savolainen, Outi Assosiation genetics of complex traits in conifers. - TRENDS in Plant Science 2004, 9:325-330.

Orsini, L.; Huttunen, Susanna & Schlötterer, C. Multilocus microsatellite phylogeny of the Drosophila virilis group. - Heredity, 2004, 93:161-165.

Pamilo, Pekka How cryptic is the Scandinavian lynx. Commentary. - Molecular Ecology, 2004, 13:3257-3259.

Räisänen, Liisa; Schubert, K.; Jaakonsaari, T. & Alatossava, T. Characterization of lipoteichoic acids as Lactobacillus delbrueckii phage receptor components. - Journal of Bacteriology 2004, 186:5529-5532.

Riihimäki, Mona & Savolainen, Outi Environmental and genetic effects on flowering differences between northern and southern populations of Arabidopsis lyrata (Brassicaceae). - American Journal of Botany, 2004, 9:1036-1045.

Riipinen, Katja & Alatossava, T. Two self-splicing group I introns interrupt two late transcribed genes of prolate- headed Lactobacillus delbrueckii phage JCL1032. - Archives of Virology, 2004, 149:2013-2024.

Ruokonen, Minna; Kvist, Laura; Aarvak, T.; Markkola, Juha; Morozov, V. V.; Øien, I. J.; Syroechkovsky, E. E. Jr.; Tolvanen, P. & Lumme, Jaakko Population genetic structure and conservation of the lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus. - Conservation Genetics, 2004, 5:501-512.

Savolainen, Outi; Bokma, F.; Garcia-Gil, R.; Komulainen, P. & Repo, T. Genetic variation in cessation of growth and frost hardiness and consequences for adaptation of Pinus sylvestris to climatic changes. - Forest Ecology and Management 2004, 197:79-89.

Seppä, P.; Gyllenstrand, N.; Corander, J. & Pamilo, Pekka Coexistence of the social types: genetic population structure in the ant Formica exsecta. - Evolution, 2004, 58:2462-2471.

Ahonen-Jonnarth, U.; Roitto, M.; Markkola, Annamari; Ranta, H. & Neuvonen, S. Effects of nickel and copper on growth and mycorrhiza of Scots pine seedlings inoculated with Gremmeniella abietina. - Forest Pathology, 2004, 34:337-348.

Callaghan, T. V.; Björn, L. O.; Chernov, Y.; Chapin, T.; Christensen, T. R.; Huntely, B.; Ims, R. A.; Jolly, D.; Johansson, M. et al.; Laine, Kari; Taulavuori, Kari; Taulavuori, Eija Climate change and UV-B impacts on arctic tundra and polar desert ecosystems: Responses to projected changes in climate and UV-B at the species level. - Ambio, 2004, 33:418-435.

Callaghan, T. V.; Björn, L. O.; Chernov, Y.; Chapin, T.; Christensen, T. R.; Huntley, B.; Ims, R. A.; Jolly, A. D.; Johansson, M. et al.; Laine, Kari; Taulavuori, Kari; Taulavuori, Eija Climate change and UV-B impacts on arctic tundra and polar desert ecosystems: Biodiversity, distributions and adaptations of arctic species in the context of environmental change. - Ambio, 2004, 33:404-417.

Callaghan, T. V.; Johansson, M.; Heal, O. W.; Salthun, N. R.; Barkved, L. J.; Bayfield, N.; Brandt, P.; Brooker, R.; Christiansen, H. H. et al.; Leskinen, Elina; Siikamäki, Pirkko Environmental changes in the North Atlantic Region: SCANNET as a collaborative approach for documenting, understanding and predicting changes. - Ambio Special Report, 2004, 13:39-50.

Den Herder, M.; Virtanen, Risto & Roininen, H. Effects of reindeer browsing on tundra willow and its associated insect herbivores. - Journal of Applied Ecology 2004, 41:870-879.

Hellström, Kalle; Rautio, Pasi; Huhta, Ari-Pekka & Tuomi, Juha Tolerance of an annual hemiparasite, Euphrasia stricta agg., to simulated grazing in relation to the host environment. - Flora, 2004, 199:247-255.

Huttunen, Satu; Lappalainen, Niina & Turunen, J. UV-absorbing compounds in subarctic herbarium bryophytes. - Environmental Pollution, 2004, 133:303-314.

Huttunen, Satu; Taipale, Tiia; Lappalainen, Niina; Kubin, E.; Lakkala, K. & Kaurola, J. Environmental specimen bank samples of Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens as indicators of the radiation environment. - Environmental Pollution, 2004, 133:315-326.

Korhonen, J.; Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit & Siikamäki, Pirkko Are resources allocated differently to symbiosis and reproduction in Geranium sylvaticum under different light conditions. - Canadian Journal of Botany, 2004, 8:89-95.

Lavento, M.; Huttunen, R-L. & Huttunen, Antti Palynological investigations at the Ruhtinansalmi dwelling-site complex in Suomussalmi. Anthropogenic pollen evidence for a hunter-gatherer economy. - Early in the North. The land. Ed. by M. Lavento. ISKOS nro 13. Finnish Antiquarian Society 2004, p. 91-101.

Lindström, E. S.; Vrede, K. & Leskinen, Elina Response of a member of the Verrucomicrobia, among the dominating bacteria in a hypolimnion, to increased phosphorus availability. - Journal of Plankton Research, 2004, 2:1-6.

Markkola, Annamari; Kuikka, Karita; Rautio, Pasi; Härmä, E.; Roitto, M. & Tuomi, Juha Defoliation increases carbon limitation in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis of Betula pubescens. - Oecologia, 2004, 140:234-240.

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Puustinen, S.; Koskela, T. & Mutikainen, Pia Direct and ecological costs of resistance and tolerance in the stinging nettle. - Oecologia, 2004, 139:76-82.

Puustinen, S.; Koskela, T. & Mutikainen, Pia Relatedness affects competitive performance of a parasitic plant (Cuscuta europaea) in multiple infections. - Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2004, 17:897-903.

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Ruotsalainen, Anna Liisa & Aikio, S. Mycorrhizal inoculum and performance of nonmycorrhizal Carex bigelowii and mycorrhizal Trientalis europaea. - Canadian Journal of Botany, 2004, 82:443-449.

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Ruotsalainen, Anna-Liisa; Väre, H.; Oksanen, Jari & Tuomi, Juha Root fungus colonization along an altitudinal gradient in North Norway. - Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2004, 36:239-243.

Saikkonen, K.; Wäli, Piippa; Helander, M. & Faeth, S. H. Evolution of endophyte - plant symbioses. - TRENDS in Plant Science 2004, 9:275-280.

Tarvainen, Oili; Markkola Anna Mari; Ahonen-Jonnarth, U.; Jumpponen, A. & Strömmer, R. Changes in ectomycorrhizal colonization and root peroxidase activity in Pinus sylvestris nursery seedlings planted in forest humus. - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 2004, 19:400-408.

Taulavuori, Kari M. J.; Taulavuori, Erja B.; Skre, O.; Nilsen, J.; Igeland, B. & Laine, Kari M. Dehardening of mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) ecotypes at elevated winter temperatures. - New Phytologist, 2004, 162:427-436.

Timonen, Ulla; Huttunen, Satu & Manninen, S. Ozone sensitivity of wild field layer plant species of northern Europe. A review. - Plant Ecology 2004, 172:27-39.

Tuomi, Juha Genetic heterogeneity within organisms and the evolution of individuality. Commentary. - Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2004, 17:1182-1183.

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