ANU VALTONEN

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RESEARCH GROUPS - UEF

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  Tropical ecology and edible insects

Publications

• Nakadai, Ryosuke; Nyman, Tommi; Hashimoto, Koya; Iwasaki, Takaya; Valtonen, Anu. 2021. Fundamental resource specialization of herbivorous butterflies decreases towards lower latitudes Journal of biogeography First published: 17 August 2021: 1 - 14. 2021
• Oloya, Joseph; Malinga, Geoffrey M; Nyafwono, Margaret; Akite, Perpetra; Nakadai, Ryosuke; Holm, Sille; Valtonen, Anu. 2021. Recovery of fruit-feeding butterfly communities in Budongo Forest Reserve after anthropogenic disturbance Forest ecology and management 491: 119087. 2021
• Malinga, Geoffrey M; Valtonen, Anu; Hiltunen, Minna; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Nyeko, Philip; Roininen, Heikki. 2020. Performance of the African edible bush-cricket, Ruspolia differens, on single and mixed diets containing inflorescences of their host plant species Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 168 6-7: 448-459. 2020
• Sorjonen, Jaana M; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Immonen, Joni; Karhapää, Maija; Valtonen, Anu; Roininen, Heikki. 2020. Growth performance and feed conversion of Ruspolia differens on plant-based by-product diets Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 168 6-7: 460-471. 2020
• Lehtovaara, VJ; Tahvanainen, J; Sorjonen, J; Valtonen, A; Roininen, H. 2019. Space and Shelter Requirement of Nymphs in the Mass-Rearing of the Edible Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) Journal of economic entomology 112 4: 1651-1657. 2019
• Malinga, GM; Lehtovaara, VJ; Valtonen, A; Nyeko, P; Roininen, H. 2019. Developing Mass Egg-Laying Medium for the Edible Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigonidae) Journal of economic entomology 112 5: 2157-2160. 2019
• Opoke, Robert; Malinga, Geoffrey M; Rutaro, Karlmax; Nyeko, Philip; Roininen, Heikki; Valtonen, Anu. 2019. Seasonal pattern in population dynamics and host plant use of non-swarming Ruspolia differens Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) Journal of applied entomology 143 4: 371-379. 2019
• Opoke, Robert; Nyeko, Philip; Malinga, Geoffrey M; Rutaro, Karlmax; Roininen, Heikki; Valtonen, Anu. 2019. Host plants of the non-swarming edible bush cricket Ruspolia differens Ecology and evolution 9 7: 3899-3908. 2019
• Sorjonen, JM; Valtonen, A; Hirvisalo, E; Karhapää, M; Lehtovaara, VJ; Lindgren, J; Marnila, P; Mooney, P; Mäki, M; Siljander-Rasi, H; Tapio, M; Tuiskula-Haavisto, M; Roininen, H. 2019. The plant-based by-product diets for the mass-rearing of Acheta domesticus and Gryllus bimaculatus PLoS ONE 14 6: e0218830. 2019
• Rutaro, Karlmarx; Malinga, Geoffrey M; Opoke, Robert; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Omujal, Francis; Nyeko, Philip, Roininen, Heikki; Valtonen, Anu. 2018. Artificial diets determine fatty acid composition in edible Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) Journal of asia-pacific entomology 21 4: 1342-1349. 2018
• Valtonen, Anu; Malinga, Geoffrey M; Junes, Petra, Opoke, Robert; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Neyko, Philip; Roininen, Heikki. 2018. The edible katydid Ruspolia differens is a selective feeder on the inflorescences and leaves of grass species ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA 166 7: 592-602. 2018
• Rutaro, Karlmax; Malinga, Geoffrey M; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Opoke, Robert; Valtonen, Anu; Kwetegyeka, Justus; Nyeko, Philip; Roininen, Heikki. 2018. The fatty acid composition of edible grasshopper Ruspolia differens (Serville) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) feeding on diversifying diets of host plants Entomological Research 48: 490-498. 2018
• Rutaro, Karlmax; Malinga, Geoffrey M; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Opoke, Robert; Nyeko, Philip; Roininen, Heikki; Valtonen, Anu. 2018. Fatty acid content and composition in edible Ruspolia differens feeding on mixtures of natural food plants Bmc research notes 11 1: 687. 2018
• Nissinen, Katri; Virjamo, Virpi; Mehtätalo, Lauri; Lavola, Anu; Valtonen, Anu; Nybakken, Line; Julkunen-Tiitto, Riitta. 2018. A Seven-Year Study of Phenolic Concentrations of the Dioecious Salix myrsinifolia Journal of Chemical Ecology 44 4: 416-430. 2018
• Malinga, Geoffrey M; Valtonen, Anu; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Rutaro, Karlmax; Opoke, Robert; Nyeko, Philip; Roininen, Heikki. 2018. Mixed artificial diets enhance the developmental and reproductive performance of the edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 53 2: 237-242. 2018
• Malinga, Geoffrey M; Valtonen, Anu; Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Rutaro, Karlmax; Opoke, Robert; Nyeko, Philip; Roininen, Heikki. 2018. Diet acceptance and preference of the edible grasshopper Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 53 2: 229-236. 2018
• Lehtovaara, Vilma J; Roininen, Heikki; Valtonen, Anu. 2018. Optimal Temperature for Rearing the Edible Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) Journal of economic entomology 111 6: 2652-2659. 2018
• Lehtovaara VJ, Valtonen A, Sorjonen J, Hiltunen M, Rutaro K, Malinga GM, Nyeko P, Roininen H. 2017. The fatty acid contents of the edible grasshopper Ruspolia differens can be manipulated using artificial diets. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 3 4/2017: 253-262. 2017
• Valtonen Anu, Hirka Anikó, Szocs Levente, Ayres Matthew P, Roininen Heikki, Csóka György. 2017. Long-term species loss and homogenization of moth communities in Central Europe. Journal of Animal Ecology 86 4: 730-738. 2017
• Valtonen Anu, Latja Raimo, Leinonen Reima, Pöysä Hannu. 2017. Arrival and onset of breeding of three passerine birds in eastern Finland tracks climatic variation and phenology of insects. Journal of Avian Biology 48 6: 785-795. 2017
• Heimonen Kaisa, Valtonen Anu, Kontunen-Soppela Sari, Keski-Saari Sarita, Rousi Matti, Oksanen Elina, Roininen Heikki. 2016. Susceptibility of silver birch (Betula pendula) to herbivorous insects is associated with the size and phenology of birch - implications for climate warming. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH 2017; 32 2: 95-104. 2016
• Latja Pirita, Valtonen Anu, Malinga Geoffrey M, Roininen Heikki. 2016. Active restoration facilitates bird community recovery in an Afrotropical rainforest. Biological Conservation 200 August 2016: 70-79. 2016
• Owiny Arthur A, Valtonen Anu, Nyeko Philip, Malinga Geoffrey M, Roininen Heikki. 2016. Tree communities of different aged logged areas in an Afrotropical rainforest. African Journal of Ecology 54 2: 207-216. 2016
• Piiroinen Tiina, Valtonen Anu, Roininen Heikki. 2016. Exotic plantations can ignite forest succession in the Afrotropics where natural forest regeneration is slow. African Journal of Ecology 54 4: 524-528. 2016
• Piiroinen Tiina, Valtonen Anu, Roininen Heikki. 2016. The seed-to-seedling transition is limited by ground vegetation and vertebrate herbivores in a selectively logged rainforest. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 2017; 384: 137-146. 2016
• Piiroinen Tiina, Valtonen Anu, Roininen Heikki. 2016. Vertebrate herbivores are the main cause of seedling mortality in a logged African rainforest-implications for forest restoration. Restoration Ecology [Epub ahead of print 2 Nov 2016]: 1-11. 2016
• Pöyry Juha, Carvalheiro Luísa G, Heikkinen Risto K, Kuhn Ingolf, Kuussaari Mikko, Schweiger Oliver, Valtonen Anu, van Bodegom Peter M, Franzen Markus. 2016. The effects of soil eutrophication propagate to higher trophic levels. Global Ecology and Biogeography 2017; 26: 18-30. 2016
• Valtonen A, Malinga GM, Nyafwono M, Nyeko P, Owiny A, Roininen H. 2016. The successional pathway of the tree community and how it shapes the fruit-feeding butterfly community in an Afrotropical forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 33 (2017) 1: 12-21. 2016
• Rautio Anni, Isomursu Marja, Valtonen Anu, Hirvelä-Koski Varpu, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2015. Mortality, diseases and diet of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in an urban environment in Finland. Mammal Research [Epub ahead of print 22 Dec 2015]: -. 2015
• Nyafwono Margaret, Valtonen Anu, Nyeko Philip, Owiny Arthur Arnold, Roininen Heikki. 2015. Tree community composition and vegetation structure predict butterfly community recovery in a restored Afrotropical rain forest. Biodiversity and Conservation 24 6: 1473-1485. 2015
• Latja Pirita, Malinga Geoffrey M, Valtonen Anu, Roininen Heikki. 2015. Recovery of bird communities after selective logging and clear-cutting in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology [epub ahead of print 16 Dec 2015]: -. 2015
• Heimonen Kaisa, Valtonen Anu, Kontunen-Soppela Sari, Keski-Saari Sarita, Rousi Matti, Oksanen Elina, Roininen Heikki. 2015. Insect herbivore damage on latitudinally translocated silver birch (Betula pendula) - predicting the effects of climate change. Climatic Change 131 2: 245-257. 2015
• Heimonen Kaisa, Valtonen Anu, Kontunen-Soppela Sari, Keski-Saari Sarita, Rousi Matti, Oksanen Elina, Roininen Heikki. 2014. Colonization of a host tree by herbivorous insects under a changing climate. OIKOS Early View 4.12.2014: -. 2014
• Malinga Geoffrey M, Valtonen Anu, Nyeko Philip, Roininen Heikki. 2014. Bottom-up manipulations alter the community structures of galling insects and gall morphs on Neoboutonia macrocalyx trees in a moist tropical rainforest. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY 16: 314-320. 2014
• Malinga Geoffrey M, Valtonen Anu, Nyeko Philip, Roininen Heikki. 2014. High resilience of galling insect communities to selective and clear-cut logging in a tropical rainforest. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 34: 277-286. 2014
• Malinga Geoffrey M, Valtonen Anu, Nyeko Philip, Vesterinen Eero J, Roininen Heikki. 2014. Bottom-up impact on the cecidomyiid leaf galler and its parasitism in a tropical rainforest. OECOLOGIA 176: 511-520. 2014
• Malinga Geoffrey M, Valtonen Anu, Vesterinen Eero J, Nyeko Philip, Roininen Heikki. 2014. Communities of galling insects on Neoboutonia macrocalyx trees in continuous forests and remnants of forest fragments in Kibale, Uganda. African Entomology 22 4: 742-754. 2014
• Nyafwono Margaret, Valtonen Anu, Nyeko Philip, Roininen Heikki. 2014. Butterfly community composition across a successional gradient in a human-disturbed Afro-tropical rain forest. Biotropica 46 2: 210-218. 2014
• Nyafwono Margaret, Valtonen Anu, Nyeko Philip, Roininen Heikki. 2014. Fruit-feeding butterfly communities as indicators of forest restoration in an Afro-tropical rainforest. Biological Conservation 174: 75-83. 2014
• Niemi Marja, Auttila Miina, Valtonen Anu, Viljanen Markku, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2013. Haulout patterns of Saimaa ringed seals and their response to boat traffic during the moulting season. Endangered Species Research 22: 115-124. 2013
• Rautio Anni, Valtonen Anu, Auttila Miina, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2013. Nesting patterns of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) under northern conditions. Acta Theriologica Published online 11 May 2013 January 2014, Volume 59, Issue 1, pp 173-181: -. 2013
• Rautio Anni, Valtonen Anu, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2013. The effects of sex and season on home range in European hedgehogs at the northern edge of the species range. ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 50: 107-123. 2013
• Valtonen Anu, Leinonen Reima, Pöyry Juha, Roininen Heikki, Tuomela Jukka, Ayres Matthew P. 2013. Is climate warming more consequential towards poles? The phenology of Lepidoptera in Finland. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 20: 16-27. 2013
• Valtonen Anu, Molleman Freerk, Chapman Colin A, Carey James R, Ayres Matthew P, Roininen Heikki. 2013. Tropical phenology: bi-annual rhythms and interannual variation in an Afrotropical butterfly assemblage. Ecosphere 4 3: 36. 2013
• Anu Valtonen, Matthew P. Ayres, Heikki Roininen, Juha Pöyry & Reima Leinonen. 2010. Environmental controls on the phenology of moths - ­predicting plasticity and constraint under climate change. OECOLOGIA 165 1: 237-248. 2010
• Rautio, A., Kunnasranta, M., Valtonen, A., Ikonen, M., Hyvärinen, H., Holopainen, I. J. & Kukkonen, J. V. K.. 2010. Sex, age and tissue specific accumulation of eight metals, arsenic and selenium in European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 59: 642-651. 2010
• Jantunen J;Saarinen K;Valtonen A;Saarnio S. 2007. Flowering and seed production success along roads with different mowing regimes Applied Vegetation Science 10: 285-292. 2007
• Jantunen J;Saarinen K;Valtonen A;Saarnio S. 2006. Grassland vegetation along roads differing in size and traffic density. Annales Botanici Fennici 43 2: 107-117. 2006
• Valtonen A, Jantunen J, Saarinen K. 2006. Flora and lepidoptera fauna adversely affected by invasive Lupinus polyphyllus along road verges. Biological Conservation 133 3: 389-396. 2006
• Valtonen A;Saarinen K;Jantunen J. 2006. Intersection reservations as habitats for meadow butterflies and diurnal moths: Guidelines for planning and management. Landscape and Urban Planning. 2006
• Saarinen K;Valtonen A;Jantunen J;Saarnio S. 2005. Butterflies and diurnal moths along road verges: Does road type affect diversity and abundance?. Biological Conservation 123: 403-412. 2005
• Valtonen A;Saarinen K. 2005. A highway intersection as an alternative habitat for a meadow butterfly: effect of mowing, habitat geometry and roads on the ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus). Annales Zoologici Fennici 42 5: 545-556. 2005