List of works - Toomas Tammaru

Epirrita pulchraria (Taylor, 1907) transferred to Malacodea, with notes on the phylogeny and ecology of the tribe Operophterini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae).

scientific article

A comparative morphometric study of sensory capacity in geometrid moths

scientific article published on 23 February 2019

A comparative study on insect longevity: tropical moths do not differ from their temperate relatives

scientific article published on 07 January 2022

A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies

scientific article published on 27 August 2019

Age and size at maturity: a quantitative review of diet-induced reaction norms in insects

scientific article published on 24 September 2014

An ordination of life histories using morphological proxies: capital vs. income breeding in insects

scientific article published on August 2016

Are peripheral populations special? Congruent patterns in two butterfly species

article

Biomarkers of effects of hypoxia and oil-shale contaminated sediments in laboratory-exposed gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio).

scientific article published on 6 September 2013

Carotenoid-based colour polyphenism in a moth species: search for fitness correlates

article by Siiri-Lii Sandre et al published September 2007 in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Cascading effects of variation in plant vigour on the relative performance of insect herbivores and their parasitoids

article

Comparative analysis of larval growth in Lepidoptera reveals instar‐level constraints

scientific article published on 29 March 2020

Compensatory responses in lepidopteran larvae: a test of growth rate maximisation

article

Contact with caterpillar hairs triggers predator-specific defensive responses

scientific article published on 12 June 2011

Counterintuitive size patterns in bivoltine moths: late-season larvae grow larger despite lower food quality

scientific article published on 28 August 2009

Day-flying moths are smaller: evidence for ecological costs of being large

scientific article published on 04 July 2018

Degree of specialization is related to body size in herbivorous insects: a phylogenetic confirmation.

scientific article

Dependence of phenotypic variance in body size on environmental quality

scientific article published in August 2008

Description of Nola estonica sp. nov., with comparison to N. aerugula and N. atomosa stat. rev. (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae)

scholarly article published in 2021

Distinguishing between anticipatory and responsive plasticity in a seasonally polyphenic butterfly

article by Toomas Esperk et al published 3 August 2012 in Evolutionary Ecology

Exploitative competition and coexistence in a parasitoid assemblage

article

Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Estonia: results of the Estonian Malaise Trap Project ⬇️

scientific article published on 19 November 2014

Host associations of Coenonympha hero (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in northern Europe: microhabitat rather than plant species

scientific article published in 2016

Host plant relationships of an endangered butterfly, Lopinga achine (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in northern Europe

scientific article published on 12 August 2012

How to become larger: ontogenetic basis of among-population size differences in a moth

scientific article published on 06 February 2018

Insect oviposition preference between Epichloë-symbiotic and Epichloë-free grasses does not necessarily reflect larval performance

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Integrating national Red Lists for prioritising conservation actions for European butterflies

Intraspecific variability in number of larval instars in insects.

scientific article published in June 2007

Larval melanism in a geometrid moth: promoted neither by a thermal nor seasonal adaptation but desiccating environments.

scientific article published on 4 February 2015

Latitudinal clines in alternative life histories in a geometrid moth ⬇️

scientific article published on November 29, 2012

Longer life span is associated with elevated immune activity in a seasonally polyphenic butterfly

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

Lycaena disparon its northern distribution limit: an expansive generalist

Maintenance of larval color polymorphism in Orgyia antiqua (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae): evaluating the role of thermal adaptation

scientific article published on December 2007

Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography and diversification patterns of a diverse group of moths (Geometridae: Boarmiini)

scientific article published on 12 May 2021

No Indication of High Host-Plant Specificity in Afrotropical Geometrid Moths

article

No evidence for costs of being large in females of Orgyia spp. (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae): larger is always better

scientific article published on November 2002

Ontogenetic Basis of Among-Generation Differences in Size-Related Traits in a Polyphenic Butterfly

scientific article published in 2021

Ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism revisited: Females grow for a longer time and also faster

scientific article published on 23 April 2019

Oviposition in an eruptive moth species, Yponomeuta evonymellus, is insensitive to the population density experienced during the larval period

Patterns of host use in solitary parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae): field evidence from a homogeneous habitat

article

Phenotypic plasticity in a generalist insect herbivore with the combined use of direct and indirect cues

scientific article published on 23 May 2013

Phylogeography of the threatened butterfly, the woodland brown Lopinga achine (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae): implications for conservation

article by Ullasa Kodandaramaiah et al published 28 February 2012 in Journal of Insect Conservation

Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of butterfly species associated with regional warming

scientific article published in Nature

Polyphagy on unpredictable resources does not exclude host specialization: insects feeding on mushrooms

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

Proximate sources of sexual size dimorphism in insects: locating constraints on larval growth schedules

article

Quantifying income breeding: using geometrid moths as an example

article by Juhan Javoiš et al published 11 May 2011 in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Quantifying the effects of species traits on predation risk in nature: A comparative study of butterfly wing damage

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Reproductive behaviour indicates specificity in resource use: phylogenetic examples from temperate and tropical insects

scholarly article by Sille Holm et al published 27 February 2018 in Oikos

Reproductive parameters of critically endangered European mink (Mustela lutreola) in captivity

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Reviews: Catalogue of Ceutorhynchinae of the World, with a key to Genera, The Geometrid Moths of Europe, Die Larven der Europäeischen Noctuidae ⬇️

scientific article published in December 2005

Searching for constraints by cross-species comparison: reaction norms for age and size at maturity in insects

article

Sexual differences in weight loss upon eclosion are related to life history strategy in Lepidoptera.

scientific article published on 16 February 2011

Sexual size dimorphism within species increases with body size in insects

article

Signature of post-glacial expansion and genetic structure at the northern range limit of the speckled wood butterfly

article by Jean-Luc Tison et al published 25 July 2014 in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Size dependent predation risk in cryptic and conspicuous insects

Size-dependent predation risk in tree-feeding insects with different colouration strategies: a field experiment

scientific article published on June 2009

Size‐related life‐history traits in geometrid moths: a comparison of a temperate and a tropical community

scientific article published on 07 May 2019

Sources of variance in immunological traits: evidence of congruent latitudinal trends across species

scientific article

The causes of the low breeding success of european mink (Mustela lutreola) in captivity ⬇️

scientific article published on February 20, 2013

The evolution of female flightlessness among Ennominae of the Holarctic forest zone (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).

scientific article published on February 2010

Three in One--Multiple Faunal Elements within an Endangered European Butterfly Species

scientific article

Weak and inconsistent associations between melanic darkness and fitness related traits in an insect

scientific article published on 02 November 2018

List of works by Toomas Tammaru

<i>Epirrita</i> <i>pulchraria</i> (Taylor, 1907) transferred to <i>Malacodea</i>, with notes on the phylogeny and ecology of the tribe Operophterini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae).

A comparative morphometric study of sensory capacity in geometrid moths

A comparative study on insect longevity: tropical moths do not differ from their temperate relatives

A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies

Age and size at maturity: a quantitative review of diet-induced reaction norms in insects

An ordination of life histories using morphological proxies: capital vs. income breeding in insects

Are peripheral populations special? Congruent patterns in two butterfly species

Biomarkers of effects of hypoxia and oil-shale contaminated sediments in laboratory-exposed gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio).

Carotenoid-based colour polyphenism in a moth species: search for fitness correlates

Cascading effects of variation in plant vigour on the relative performance of insect herbivores and their parasitoids

Comparative analysis of larval growth in Lepidoptera reveals instar‐level constraints

Compensatory responses in lepidopteran larvae: a test of growth rate maximisation

Contact with caterpillar hairs triggers predator-specific defensive responses

Counterintuitive size patterns in bivoltine moths: late-season larvae grow larger despite lower food quality

Day-flying moths are smaller: evidence for ecological costs of being large

Degree of specialization is related to body size in herbivorous insects: a phylogenetic confirmation.

Dependence of phenotypic variance in body size on environmental quality

Description of Nola estonica sp. nov., with comparison to N. aerugula and N. atomosa stat. rev. (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae)

Distinguishing between anticipatory and responsive plasticity in a seasonally polyphenic butterfly

Exploitative competition and coexistence in a parasitoid assemblage

Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Estonia: results of the Estonian Malaise Trap Project ⬇️

Host associations of Coenonympha hero (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in northern Europe: microhabitat rather than plant species

Host plant relationships of an endangered butterfly, Lopinga achine (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in northern Europe

How to become larger: ontogenetic basis of among-population size differences in a moth

Insect oviposition preference between Epichloë-symbiotic and Epichloë-free grasses does not necessarily reflect larval performance

Integrating national Red Lists for prioritising conservation actions for European butterflies

Intraspecific variability in number of larval instars in insects.

Larval melanism in a geometrid moth: promoted neither by a thermal nor seasonal adaptation but desiccating environments.

Latitudinal clines in alternative life histories in a geometrid moth ⬇️

Longer life span is associated with elevated immune activity in a seasonally polyphenic butterfly

Lycaena disparon its northern distribution limit: an expansive generalist

Maintenance of larval color polymorphism in Orgyia antiqua (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae): evaluating the role of thermal adaptation

Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography and diversification patterns of a diverse group of moths (Geometridae: Boarmiini)

No Indication of High Host-Plant Specificity in Afrotropical Geometrid Moths

No evidence for costs of being large in females of Orgyia spp. (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae): larger is always better

Ontogenetic Basis of Among-Generation Differences in Size-Related Traits in a Polyphenic Butterfly

Ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism revisited: Females grow for a longer time and also faster

Oviposition in an eruptive moth species, Yponomeuta evonymellus, is insensitive to the population density experienced during the larval period

Patterns of host use in solitary parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae): field evidence from a homogeneous habitat

Phenotypic plasticity in a generalist insect herbivore with the combined use of direct and indirect cues

Phylogeography of the threatened butterfly, the woodland brown Lopinga achine (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae): implications for conservation

Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of butterfly species associated with regional warming

Polyphagy on unpredictable resources does not exclude host specialization: insects feeding on mushrooms

Proximate sources of sexual size dimorphism in insects: locating constraints on larval growth schedules

Quantifying income breeding: using geometrid moths as an example

Quantifying the effects of species traits on predation risk in nature: A comparative study of butterfly wing damage

Reproductive behaviour indicates specificity in resource use: phylogenetic examples from temperate and tropical insects

Reproductive parameters of critically endangered European mink (Mustela lutreola) in captivity

Reviews: Catalogue of Ceutorhynchinae of the World, with a key to Genera, The Geometrid Moths of Europe, Die Larven der Europäeischen Noctuidae ⬇️

Searching for constraints by cross-species comparison: reaction norms for age and size at maturity in insects

Sexual differences in weight loss upon eclosion are related to life history strategy in Lepidoptera.

Sexual size dimorphism within species increases with body size in insects

Signature of post-glacial expansion and genetic structure at the northern range limit of the speckled wood butterfly

Size dependent predation risk in cryptic and conspicuous insects

Size-dependent predation risk in tree-feeding insects with different colouration strategies: a field experiment

Size‐related life‐history traits in geometrid moths: a comparison of a temperate and a tropical community

Sources of variance in immunological traits: evidence of congruent latitudinal trends across species

The causes of the low breeding success of european mink (Mustela lutreola) in captivity ⬇️

The evolution of female flightlessness among Ennominae of the Holarctic forest zone (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).

Three in One--Multiple Faunal Elements within an Endangered European Butterfly Species

Weak and inconsistent associations between melanic darkness and fitness related traits in an insect

Why is body size more variable in stressful conditions: an analysis of a potential proximate mechanism