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Dr. Laima Baltrūnaitė

Senior Researcher

Publications

  • 2024 m.

    Musa, S., Hemberle, T., Bensch, S., Palinauskas, V., Baltrūnaitė, L., Woog, F., Mackenstedt, U. 2024. Raising the bar: genus-specific nested PCR improves detection and lineage identification of avian haemosporidian parasites. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14: art. no. 1385599. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1385599

  • 2024 m.

    Prakas, P., Gudiškis, N., Kitrytė, N., Bagdonaitė, D.L., Baltrūnaitė, L. 2024. Detection of three Sarcocystis species (Apicomplexa) in blood samples of the bank vole and yellow-necked mouse from Lithuania. Life, 14 (3): art. no. 365. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14030365

  • 2023 m.

    Kitrytė, N., Baltrūnaitė, L. 2023. Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa, 5353 (1): 1–46. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5353.1.1

  • 2023 m.

    Ciucani, M.M., Ramos-Madrigal, J., Hernandez-Alonso, G., Carmagnini, A., Aninta, S.G., Sun, X., Scharff-Olsen, C.H., Lanigan, L.T., Fracasso, I., Clausen, C.G., Aspi, J., Kojola, I., Baltrūnaitė, L., Balčiauskas, L., Moore, J., Akesson, M., Saarma, U., Hindrikson, M., Hulva, P., Bolfikova, B.C., Nowak, C., Godinho, R., Smith, S., Paule, L., Nowak, S., Myslajek, R.W., Lo Brutto, S., Ciucci, P., Boitani, L., Vernesi, C., Stenoien, H.K ., Smith, O., Frantz, L., Rossi, L., Angelici, F.M., Cilli, E., Sinding, M.H.S., Gilbert, M.T.P., Gopalakrishnan, S. 2023. The extinct Sicilian wolf shows a complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs. iScience, 26: art. no. 107307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107307

  • 2022 m.

    Kitrytė, N., Križanauskienė, A., Baltrūnaitė, L. 2022. Ecological indices and factors influencing communities of ectoparasitic laelapid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) of small mammals in Lithuania. Journal of Vector Ecology, 47 (1): 99–108. https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-47.1.99

  • 2020 m.

    Baltrūnaitė, L., Kitrytė, N., Križanauskienė, A. (2020) Blood parasites (Babesia, Hepatozoon and Trypanosoma) of rodents, Lithuania: part I. Molecular and traditional microscopy approach. Parasitology Research, 119 (2): 687–694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06577-3

  • 2020 m.

    Butkus, R., Baltrūnaitė, L., Arbačiauskas, K., Audzijonytė, A. (2020) Two lineages of the invasive New Zealand mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum spreading in the Baltic and Black sea basins: low genetic diversity and different salinity preferences. Biological Invasions, 22 (12): 3551–3559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02340-3

  • 2019 m.

    Knowles, S.C.L., Eccles, R.M., Baltrūnaitė, L. (2019) Species identity dominates over environment in shaping the microbiota of small mammals. Ecology Letters. 22 (5): 826-837. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13240

  • 2018 m.

    Lin, X.X.B., Wang, T., Stothard, P., Corander, J., Wang, J., Baines, J.F., Knowles, S.C.L., Baltrūnaitė, L., Tasseva, G., Schmaltz, R., Tollenaar, S., Cody, L.A., Grenier, T., Wu, W., Ramer-Tait, A.E., Walter, J. (2018) The evolution of ecological facilitation within mixed-species biofilms in the mouse gastrointestinal tract. ISME Journal. 12 (11): 2770-2784. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-018-0211-0

  • 2017 m.

    Hindrikson, M., Remm, J., Pilot, M., Godinho, R., Stronen, A.V., Baltrūnaitė, L., Czarnomska, S.D., Leonard, J.A., Randi, E., Nowak, C., Akesson, M., Lopez-Bao, J.V., Alvares, F., Llaneza, L., Echegaray, J., Vila, C., Ozolins, J., Rungis, D., Aspi, J., Paule, L ., Skrbinsek, T., Saarma, U. (2017) Wolf population genetics in Europe: a systematic review, meta-analysis and suggestions for conservation and management. Biological Reviews. 92 (3): 1601-1629. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12298

  • 2017 m.

    Audzijonytė, A., Baltrūnaitė, L., Vainola, R., Arbačiauskas, K. (2017) Human-mediated lineage admixture in an expanding Ponto-Caspian crustacean species Paramysis lacustris created a novel genetic stock that now occupies European waters. Biological Invasions. 19 (8): 2443-2457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1454-9

  • 2016 m.

    Drygala F., Korablev N., Ansorge H., Fickel J., Isomursu M., Elmeros M., Kowalczyk R., Baltrūnaitė L., Balčiauskas L., Saarma U., Schulze C., Borkenhagen P., Frantz A.C. (2016) Homogenous population genetic structure of the non-native raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Europe as a result of rapid population expansion. Plos One. 11 (4): art. no. e0153098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153098

  • 2016 m.

    Juškaitis R., Baltrūnaitė L., Kitrytė N. (2016) Feeding in an unpredictable environment: yearly variations in the diet of the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius. Mammal Research.61 (4): 367-372. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-016-0280-2

  • 2015 m.

    Juškaitis, R., Baltrūnaitė, L., Augutė, V. (2015) Diet of the fat dormouse (Glis glis) on the northern periphery of its distributional range. Mammal Research. 60 (2): 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-015-0213-5

  • 2015 m.

    Audzijonytė, A., Baltrūnaitė, L., Vainola, R., Arbačiauskas, K. (2015) Migration and isolation during the turbulent Ponto-Caspian Pleistocene create high diversity in the crustacean Paramysis lacustris. Molecular Ecology. 24 (17): 4537-4555. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13333

  • 2015 m.

    Juškaitis R., Balčiauskas L., Baltrūnaitė L., Augutė V. (2015) Dormouse (Gliridae) populations on the northern periphery of their distributional ranges: a review. Folia Zoologica. 64 (4): 302-309. https://doi.org/10.25225/fozo.v64.i4.a2.2015

  • 2013 m.

    Juškaitis, R., Baltrūnaitė, L. (2013) Feeding on the edge : the diet of the hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus 1758) on the northern periphery of its distributional range. Mammalia. 77 (2): 149–155. https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2012-0086

  • 2013 m.

    Baltrūnaitė, L., Balčiauskas, L., Åkesson, M. (2013) The genetic structure of the Lithuanian wolf population. Central European journal of biology. 8 (5): 440–447. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-013-0154-9

  • 2013 m.

    Juškaitis, R., Baltrūnaitė, L. (2013) Seasonal variability in the diet of the forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula, on the north-western edge of its distributional range. Folia zoologica. 62 (4): 311–318. https://doi.org/10.25225/fozo.v62.i4.a9.2013

  • 2010 m.

    Baltrūnaitė, L. (2010) Winter habitat use, niche breadth and overlap between the red fox, pine marten and raccoon dog in different landscapes of Lithuania. Folia zoologica. 59 (4): 278–284. https://doi.org/10.25225/fozo.v59.i4.a2.2010

  • 2010 m.

    Balčiauskas, L., Balčiauskienė, L., Baltrūnaitė, L. (2010) Root vole, Microtus oeconomus, in Lithuania: changes in distribution range. Folia zoologica. 59 (4): 267–277. https://doi.org/10.25225/fozo.v59.i4.a1.2010

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