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Leena Lindström is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular focus on several subfields and topics where they have contributed extensively.

The main subfields of study for Lindström include Plant Science, Insect Science, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Pollution. Their research topics center on:

  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications

Lindström's recent publications demonstrate engagement with multiple aspects of insect ecology, pest control, and environmental effects of herbicides and pesticides. Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Diapause Lipidomes of Three Closely Related Beetle Species Reveal Mechanisms for Tolerating Energetic and Cold Stress in High-Latitude Seasonal Environments," 2020, published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Glyphosate-based herbicide has soil-mediated effects on potato glycoalkaloids and oxidative status of a potato pest," 2020, published in Chemosphere
  • "Fungicides modify pest insect fitness depending on their genotype and population," 2023, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Sequence variation and regulatory variation in acetylcholinesterase genes contribute to insecticide resistance in different populations of Leptinotarsa decemlineata," 2021, published in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Transgenerational sublethal pyrethroid exposure gives rise to insecticide resistance in a pest insect," 2023, published in The Science of The Total Environment

Lindström frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Aigi Margus
  • Yolanda H. Chen
  • Philipp Lehmann
  • Santtu Tikka
  • Miia J. Rainio

Their publications have appeared in various research venues, most notably:

  • UNC Libraries
  • JYX
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Chemosphere
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The voyage of an invasive species across continents: genetic diversity of North American and European Colorado potato beetle populations.

    Alessandro Grapputo;Sanna Boman;Leena Lindström;Anne Lyytinen

  • Does predation maintain eyespot plasticity in Bicyclus anynana

    Anne Lyytinen;Paul M. Brakefield;Leena Lindström;Johanna Mappes

  • Can aposematic signals evolve by gradual change

    Leena Lindström;Rauno V. Alatalo;Johanna Mappes;Marianna Riipi

  • Multiple benefits of gregariousness cover detectability costs in aposematic aggregations.

    Marianna Riipi;Marianna Riipi;Rauno V. Alatalo;Leena Lindström;Johanna Mappes

  • Imperfect Batesian mimicry—the effects of the frequency and the distastefulness of the model

    Leena Lindström;Rauno V Alatalo;Johanna Mappes

  • Reactions of hand-reared and wild-caught predators toward warningly colored, gregarious, and conspicuous prey

    Leena Lindström;Rauno V. Alatalo;Johanna Mappes

  • Strong antiapostatic selection against novel rare aposematic prey

    Leena Lindström;Rauno V. Alatalo;Anne Lyytinen;Johanna Mappes

  • Co-mimics have a mutualistic relationship despite unequal defences

    Hannah M. Rowland;Eira Ihalainen;Leena Lindström;Johanna Mappes

  • Diet affects the immune defence and life-history traits of an Arctiid moth Parasemia plantaginis

    Katja Ojala;Riitaa Julkunen-Tiitto;Leena Lindström;Johanna Mappes

  • Does colour matter? The importance of colour in avoidance learning, memorability and generalisation

    A. D. Ham;E. Ihalainen;L. Lindström;J. Mappes

  • Seasonal changes in predator community switch the direction of selection for prey defences

    Johanna Mappes;Hanna Kokko;Katja Ojala;Leena Lindström

  • Thermoregulation constrains effective warning signal expression.

    Carita Lindstedt;Leena Lindström;Johanna Mappes

  • Predator experience on cryptic prey affects the survival of conspicuous aposematic prey.

    Leena Lindström;Rauno V. Alatalo;Anne Lyytinen;Johanna Mappes

  • Pyrazine odour makes visually conspicuous prey aversive

    Leena Lindström;Candy Rowe;Tim Guilford

  • Conceptual Frameworks and Methods for Advancing Invasion Ecology

    Tina Heger;Tina Heger;Anna T. Pahl;Zoltan Botta-Dukát;Francesca Gherardi

  • Considerations on the use of video playbacks as visual stimuli: The Lisbon workshop consensus

    Rui Filipe Oliveira;Gil G. Rosenthal;Ingo Schlupp;Peter K. McGregor

  • THE EFFECT OF ALTERNATIVE PREY ON THE DYNAMICS OF IMPERFECT BATESIAN AND MULLERIAN MIMICRIES

    Leena Lindström;Rauno V. Alatalo;Anne Lyytinen;Johanna Mappes

  • Alternative prey can change model-mimic dynamics between parasitism and mutualism

    Hanna Kokko;Hanna Kokko;Johanna Mappes;Leena Lindström

  • The importance of pattern similarity between Müllerian mimics in predator avoidance learning

    Candy Rowe;Leena Lindström;Anne Lyytinen

  • Hairiness and warning colours as components of antipredator defence : additive or interactive benefits?

    C. Lindstedt;L. Lindström;J. Mappes

  • Investigating Müllerian mimicry: predator learning and variation in prey defences.

    E. Ihalainen;L. Lindström;J. Mappes

Frequent Co-Authors

Johanna Mappes
Johanna Mappes University of Helsinki
Rauno V. Alatalo
Rauno V. Alatalo University of Jyväskylä
Kari Saikkonen
Kari Saikkonen University of Turku
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Sylvia Haider
Sylvia Haider Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Janne S. Kotiaho
Janne S. Kotiaho University of Jyväskylä
Marjo Helander
Marjo Helander University of Turku
Gil G. Rosenthal
Gil G. Rosenthal University of Padua
Juha-Pekka Salminen
Juha-Pekka Salminen University of Turku
Peter K. McGregor
Peter K. McGregor Cornwall College

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