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.

Current

Projects

Related projects

Project

Kymppi - Kalatalouden ympäristöohjelma

Euroopan meri-, vesiviljely- ja kalatalousrahaston rahoittama ja Luonnonvarakeskuksen hallinnoima Kalatalouden ympäristöohjelman (KYMPPI) partnerihanke Jyväskylän yliopistossa

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Anssi Karvonen

Senior Lecturer

Members

Anssi Karvonen

Senior Lecturer

Publications

Publications

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Parasite avoidance behaviours in aquatic environments

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Behringer, Donald C.

Karvonen, Anssi

Bojko, Jamie

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Shoaling with infected conspecifics does not improve resistance to trematode infection

Ethology.

Klemme, Ines

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Spatiotemporal and gender-specific parasitism in two species of gobiid fish

Ecology and Evolution.

Karvonen, Anssi

Lindström, Kai

Publication

2017

Infection, specificity and host manipulation of Australapatemon sp. (Trematoda, Strigeidae) in two sympatric species of leeches (Hirudinea)

Parasitology.

Karvonen, Anssi

Faltýnková, Anna

Choo, Jocelyn

Valtonen, Tellervo

Publication

2017

Available through Open Access

Vertebrate defense against parasites: Interactions between avoidance, resistance, and tolerance

Ecology and Evolution.

Klemme, Ines

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2016

Enriched rearing environment and wild genetic background can enhance survival and disease resistance of salmonid fishes during parasite epidemics

Journal of Applied Ecology.

Karvonen, Anssi

Aalto-Araneda, Mariella

Virtala, Anna-Maija

Kortet, Raine

Koski, Perttu

Hyvärinen, Pekka

Publication

2016

Host infection history modifies co-infection success of multiple parasite genotypes

Journal of Animal Ecology.

Klemme, Ines

Louhi, Katja-Riikka

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2016

Learned parasite avoidance is driven by host personality and resistance to infection in a fish-trematode interaction

Proceedings of the Royal Society B : Biological Sciences.

Klemme, Ines

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2016

Parasite infection in a central sensory organ of fish does not affect host personality

Behavioral Ecology.

Klemme, Ines

Kortet, Raine

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2015

Available through Open Access

Divergent Macroparasite Infections in Parapatric Swiss Lake-Stream Pairs of Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

PLoS ONE.

Karvonen, Anssi

Lucek, Kay

Marques, David A.

Seehausen, Ole

Publication

2015

Interactions among bacterial strains and fluke genotypes shape virulence of co-infection

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Louhi, Katja-Riikka

Sundberg, Lotta-Riina

Jokela, Jukka

Karvonen, Anssi

Publication

2015

Loislajien vuorovaikutus muovaa loisten yhteisöjä ja haitallisuutta

Luonnon Tutkija.

Karvonen, Anssi

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