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Tapio Mappes is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. The subfields they work in include Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Insect Science, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The primary topics covered in their work include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Tapio Mappes include:

  • Anton Lavrinienko
  • Phillip C. Watts
  • Eugene Tukalenko
  • Eva R. Kallio
  • Timothy A. Mousseau

Some of the scientific venues where Tapio Mappes regularly publishes are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Molecular Ecology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Examples of recent papers include:

  • "Standardized multi-omics of Earth's microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity," 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "Applying the Anna Karenina principle for wild animal gut microbiota: Temporal stability of the bank vole gut microbiota in a disturbed environment," 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Urban forest soils harbour distinct and more diverse communities of bacteria and fungi compared to less disturbed forest soils," 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • "A haplotype-resolved, de novo genome assembly for the wood tiger moth (Arctia plantaginis) through trio binning," 2020, GigaScience
  • "Comparable response of wild rodent gut microbiome to anthropogenic habitat contamination," 2021, Molecular Ecology

Best Publications

  • Between-group competition and human cooperation

    Mikael Puurtinen;Tapio Mappes

  • Attractiveness of women's body odors over the menstrual cycle: the role of oral contraceptives and receiver sex

    Seppo Kuukasjärvi;C. J. Peter Eriksson;Esa Koskela;Tapio Mappes

  • COST OF REPRODUCTION IN THE WILD: MANIPULATION OF REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT IN THE BANK VOLE

    Minna Koivula;Esa Koskela;Tapio Mappes;Tuula A. Oksanen

  • Standardized multi-omics of Earth’s microbiomes reveals microbial and metabolite diversity

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  • Territorial behaviour and reproductive success of bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus females.

    Esa Koskela;Tapio Mappes;Hannu Ylonen

  • Endemic hantavirus infection impairs the winter survival of its rodent host.

    Eva R. Kallio;Eva R. Kallio;Eva R. Kallio;Liina Voutilainen;Olli Vapalahti;Antti Vaheri

  • Cyclic hantavirus epidemics in humans--predicted by rodent host dynamics.

    Eva R. Kallio;Michael Begon;Heikki Henttonen;Esa Koskela

  • Testosterone‐Mediated Effects on Fitness‐Related Phenotypic Traits and Fitness

    Suzanne C. Mills;Alessandro Grapputo;Ilmari Jokinen;Esa Koskela

  • Maternal antibodies postpone hantavirus infection and enhance individual breeding success

    Eva R Kallio;Antti Poikonen;Antti Vaheri;Olli Vapalahti

  • Addressing ecological effects of radiation on populations and ecosystems to improve protection of the environment against radiation: Agreed statements from a Consensus Symposium

    Francois Bréchignac;Deborah Oughton;Claire Mays;Lawrence Barnthouse

  • Quantitative measure of sexual selection with respect to the operational sex ratio: a comparison of selection indices

    Suzanne C Mills;Alessandro Grapputo;Esa Koskela;Tapio Mappes

  • Costly punishment prevails in intergroup conflict

    Lauri Sääksvuori;Lauri Sääksvuori;Tapio Mappes;Mikael Puurtinen

  • Reproductive Costs and Litter Size in the Bank Vole

    Tapio Mappes;Esa Koskela;Hannu Ylonen

  • Does risk of predation by mammalian predators affect the spacing behaviour of rodents? Two large-scale experiments.

    P Jonsson;E Koskela;T Mappes

  • Limitation of reproductive success by food availability and litter size in the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus

    Esa Koskela;Pernilla Jonsson;Tommi Hartikainen;Tapio Mappes

  • Higher Reproductive Success among Kin Groups of Bank Voles (Clethrionomys Glareolus)

    Tapio Mappes;Hannu Ylonen;Jussi Viitala

  • Fitness trade-offs mediated by immunosuppression costs in a small mammal.

    Suzanne C. Mills;Suzanne C. Mills;Alessandro Grapputo;Ilmari Jokinen;Esa Koskela

  • Gonadotropin Hormone Modulation of Testosterone, Immune Function, Performance, and Behavioral Trade‐Offs among Male Morphs of the Lizard Uta stansburiana

    Suzanne C. Mills;Lisa Hazard;Lisa Hazard;Lesley Lancaster;Tapio Mappes

  • Breeding Suppression in Voles under Predation Risk of Small Mustelids: Laboratory or Methodological Artifact?

    Tapio Mappes;Esa Koskela;Hannu Ylönen

  • A test of male mating and hunting success in the kestrel: the advantages of smallness?

    H. Hakkarainen;E. Huhta;Katriina Lahti;Päivi Lundvall

  • Different demography of friends and strangers: an experiment on the impact of kinship and familiarity in Clethrionomys glareolus

    H. Ylönen;T. Mappes;J. Viitala

Frequent Co-Authors

Esa Koskela
Esa Koskela University of Jyväskylä
Phillip C. Watts
Phillip C. Watts University of Jyväskylä
Suzanne C. Mills
Suzanne C. Mills École Pratique des Hautes Études
Timothy A. Mousseau
Timothy A. Mousseau University of South Carolina
Hannu Ylönen
Hannu Ylönen University of Jyväskylä
Heikki Henttonen
Heikki Henttonen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Olli Vapalahti
Olli Vapalahti University of Helsinki
Erkki Korpimäki
Erkki Korpimäki University of Turku
Antti Vaheri
Antti Vaheri University of Helsinki

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