Publications

2010

Ludwig, X.L., Alatalo, R.V., Helle, P. & Siitari, H. 2010: Individual and environmental determinants of early brood survival in black grouse. Wildlife Biology, in press.
Ludwig, X.L., Alatalo, R.V., Helle, P. & Siitari, H. 2010: Individual and environmental determinants of daily black grouse nest survival rates at variable predator densities. Annales Zoologi Fennici, in press.
Eeva, T., Ruuskanen, S., Salminen, J-P., Belskii, E., Järvinen, A., Kerimov, A., Korpimäki, E., Krams, I., Moreno, J., Morosinotto, C., Mänd, R., Orell, M., Qvarnstroöm, A., Siitari, H., Slater, F.M., Tilgar, V., Visser, M.E., Winkel, W, Zang, H. & Laaksonen, T. 2010: Geographical trends in the yolk carotenoid composition of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). Oecologia, in press.
Staszewski, V. & Siitari, H. 2010: Antibody injection in the egg yolk: maternal antibodies affect humoral immune response of offspring. Functional Ecology, in press.
Pitala, N., Siitari, H., Gustafsson, L. & Brommer, J.E. 2010: Costs and benefits of experimentally induced changes in the allocation of growth versus immune function under differential exposure to ectoparasites. PLoS ONE http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010814

2009

Karell, P., Pietiäinen, H., Siitari, H., Pihlaja, T., Kontiainen, P. & Brommer, J.E. 2009: Parental allocation of additional food to own health and offspring growth in a variable environment. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 87, 8-19.
Pitala, N., Siitari, H., Gustafsson, L. & Brommer, J.E. 2009: Ectoparasites help to maintain variation in cell-mediated immunity in the blue tit – hen flea system. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 11, 79-94.

2008

Ludwig, G.X., Alatalo, R.V., Helle, P., Nissinen, K. & Siitari, H. 2008: Large-scale drainage and breeding success in boreal forest grouse. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45, 325-333.
Karell, P., Kontiainen, P., Siitari, H. & Brommer, J. 2008: Maternal effects on offspring Igs and egg size in relation to natural and experimentally improved food supply. Functional Ecology, 22, 682-690.
Tschirren, B., Siitari, H., Saladin, V. & Richner, H. 2008: Transgenerational immunity in a bird-ectoparasite system: do maternally trasferred antibodies affect parasite fecundity or the offspring's susceptibility to fleas? Ibis, in press.
Lebigre, C., Alatalo, R.V., Forss, H. & Siitari, H. 2008: Low levels of relatedness on black grouse leks despite male philopatry. Molecular Ecology, 17, 4512-4521.

2007

Karell, P., Pietiäinen, H., Brommer, J. & Siitari, H. 2007: A possible link between parasite defence and residual reproduction. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20, 2248-2252.
Johnsen, A., Fidler, A.E., Kuhn, S., Carter, K.L., Hoffmann, A., Barr, I.R., Biard, C., Charmantier, A.., Eens, M., Korsten, P., Lambrechts, M.M., Siitari, H., Tomiuk, J., and Kempenaers, B. 2007: Avian Clock gene polymorphism: evidence for a latitudinal cline in allele frequencies. Molecular Ecology, in press.
Strand, T., Westerdahl, H., Höglund, J., Alatalo, R.V. & Siitari, H. 2007: The MHC class II of the Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) consists of low numbers of B and Y genes with variable diversity and expression. Immunogenetics, 59, 725-734.
Lebigre, C., Alatalo, R.V., Siitari, H. & Parri, S. 2007: Restrictive mating by females on black grouse leks. Molecular Ecology, 16, 4380 - 4389.
Siitari, H., Alatalo, R.V., Halme, P., Buchanan, K. L. & Kilpimaa, J. 2007: Color signals in the Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix): signal properties and their condition dependency. American Naturalist, 169, S81-S92.
Honkavaara, J., Siitari, H., Saloranta, V. & Viitala, J. 2007: Avian seed ingestion changes germination patterns of bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus. Annales Botanici Fennici, 44, 8-17.
Kilpimaa, J., Alatalo, R.V. & Siitari, H. 2007: Pre-hatching maternal effects in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20, 717-724.

2005 & 2006

Müller, W., Groothuis, T.G.G., Kasprzik, A., Dijkstra, C., Alatalo, R.V. & Siitari, H. 2005: Prenatal androgen exposure modulates cellular and humoral immune function of black-headed gull chicks. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B 272, 1971-1977.
Ludwig, G.X., Alatalo, R.V., Helle, P., Linden, H., Lindström, J. & Siitari, H. 2006: Short- and long-term population dynamical consequences of asymmetric climate change in black grouse. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B, 273, 2009-216.
Pihlaja, M., Siitari, H. & Alatalo, R. V. 2006: Maternal antibodies in a wild altricial bird: effects on offspring immunity, growth and survival. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75, 1154-1164.

2004

Kilpimaa, J., Alatalo, R.V. & Siitari, H. 2004: Trade-offs sexual advertisement and immune function in the pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca). Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 271, 245-250).
Honkavaara, J., Siitari, H. & Viitala, J. 2004: Fruit colour preferences of redwings (Turdus iliacis): experiments with hand-raised juveniles and wild-caught adults. Ethology 110, 1-13.
Müller, W., Dijkstra, C..Groothuis, T.G.G., , Siitari, H. & Alatalo, R.V. 2004 Maternal antibody transmission and breeding densities in the Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus). Functional Ecology 18, 719-724.
Alatalo, R.V., Siitari, H. & Rintamäki, P.T. 2004: Teeren soidin ja metsästyksen säätely. Suomen Riista (Finnish Wildlife) 50, 120-127.

2002 and before:

Siitari, H.., Honkavaara, J., Huhta, E. & Viitala, J. 2002: Ultraviolet reflection and female mate choice in the pied flycatcher. Animal Behaviour, 63, 97-102.
Siitari, H., Hovi, M. & Viitala, J. 2002: Behavioural evidence on ultraviolet vision in a tetraonid species –foraging experiments with black grouse (Tetrao tetrix). Journal of Avian Biology, 33, 199-202.
Siitari, H. & Huhta, E. 2002: Ultraviolet reflection and male quality in pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) -a role of ultraviolet (Behavioral Ecology, 13, 737-741).
Honkavaara, J., Koivula, M., Korpimäki, E., Siitari, H. & Viitala. J. 2002: Ultraviolet vision and foraging in terrestrial vertebrates. Oikos, 83, 505-511.
Siitari H., Honkavaara J. & Viitala J. 1999: Ultraviolet reflection of berries attracts foraging birds: A laboratory study with redwings (Turdus iliacus) and bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus). Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 266:2125-2130.

PhD Thesis

Siitari, H. 2001: Ultraviolet sensitivity in birds: consequences on foraging and mate choice. Jyväskylä Studies in Biological and Environmental Science 94 (PhD thesis).