Leena Lindström

Leena Lindström

Professor, Head of Department
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Room number
YA C413.2
Email
leena.m.lindstrom@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408427228
Postal address
Survontie 9
Fields of science
1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
4111 Agronomy
118 Biological sciences
1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
411 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

Biography

I am a professor in experimental ecology.  My group studies invasion of invasive species to new areas with evolutionary ecology methods. I am also a leader of the department of biologican and environmental science (2022-2025).

Research interests

My group is interested in understanding how human induce evolutionary changes on biota and what role stress-induced variation plays in evolution. Currently our focus is to test whether pesticide selection can promote the invasion of pest species towards northern latitudes. We test the stress effects on invasive pest insect (the Colorado potato beetle) and in addition to insecticide stress we also study stress induced by herbicides and fungicides.

Publications

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Research groups

PlanBee
Research group

PlanBee

Adaptation of the honey bees into northern conditions.
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Research group

Invasion Biology Research group

We study factors contributing to the invasion success.

Projects

colorado potato beetle
Project

Fungiside effects on pest insects

We study how fungicides affect non-target pest insects.