Research Group in Evolutionary Ecology of Host-Parasite Interactions

Overview

Core fields of research

Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking

Faculty

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Research group description

We work on ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions. Main lines of the current research focus on outcomes of multiple parasite infections in different pathogen and host combinations, and effects of parasites on endangered salmonid fish populations.

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Group leaders

Anssi Karvonen

Senior Lecturer

Members

Anssi Karvonen

Senior Lecturer

Publications

Publication

2025

Survival benefits of antipredator training in captive-reared salmon : impact of behaviour, health, and genetics

Oecologia.

Klemme, Ines

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2024

Fitness effects of assisted gene flow in an endangered salmonid population

Conservation Science and Practice.

Klemme, Ines

Pysäys, Joonas

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2024

Heterogeneity of the rearing environment enhances diversity of microbial communities in intensive farming

Animal Microbiome.

Ashrafi, Roghaieh

Sundberg, Lotta-Riina

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2024

The Effects of Hybridization and Parasite Infection on the Survival and Behaviour of Endangered Landlocked Salmon Subject to Predation : Implications for Genetic Rescue

Evolutionary Applications.

Eronen, Aslak

Janhunen, Matti

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Kortet, Raine

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2023

Enriched rearing environment enhances fitness-related traits of salmonid fishes facing multiple biological interactions

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Karvonen, Anssi

Klemme, Ines

Räihä, Ville

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Publication

2023

Multispecies coinfections and presence of antibiotics shape resistance and fitness costs in a pathogenic bacterium

Molecular Ecology.

Ashrafi, Roghaieh

Bruneaux, Matthieu

Sundberg, Lotta‐Riina

Hoikkala, Ville

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2023

Sensitivity of bipartite network analyses to incomplete sampling and taxonomic uncertainty

Ecology.

Llopis‐Belenguer, Cristina

Balbuena, Juan Antonio

Blasco‐Costa, Isabel

Karvonen, Anssi

Sarabeev, Volodimir

Jokela, Jukka

Publication

2022

Differences in parasite community composition support ecological differentiation in a freshwater gadoid fish

Ecology of Freshwater Fish.

Karvonen, Anssi

Horppila, Petteri

Kuitunen, Jere

Miettinen, Miikka

Ryynänen, Lauri

Marjomäki, Timo J.

Publication

2022

Host Developmental Stage Effects on Parasite Resistance and Tolerance

American Naturalist.

Klemme, Ines

Debes, Paul Vincent

Primmer, Craig Robert

Härkönen, Laura Sofia

Erkinaro, Jaakko

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2022

Life-history genotype explains variation in migration activity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B : biological sciences.

Niemelä, Petri T.

Klemme, Ines

Karvonen, Anssi

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Debes, Paul V.

Erkinaro, Jaakko

Sinclair-Waters, Marion

Pritchard, Victoria L.

Härkönen, Laura S.

Primmer, Craig R.

Publication

2022

Monenlaisia mateita

Suomen kalastuslehti.

Marjomäki, Timo J.

Karvonen, Anssi

Karjalainen, Juha

Publication

2021

Cold water reduces the severity of parasite-inflicted damage : support for wintertime recuperation in aquatic hosts

Oecologia.

Klemme, Ines

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Karvonen, Anssi

Research Group in Evolutionary Ecology of Host-Parasite Interactions

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