Head of Laboratory, Chief Researcher
Jakubavičiūtė, E., Arula, T., Dainys, J., Deweber, J.T., Gorfine, H., Härkönen, L.S., Hyvärinen, P., Hommik, K., Kubecka, J., Ložys, L., Mustamäki, N., Naddafi, R., Olin, M., Pūtys, Ž., Sepp, E., Souza, A.T., Šiaulys, A., Vaino, V., Audzijonytė, A. 2024. Status and perspectives for pikeperch (Sander lucioperca ) stocks in the Baltic Sea region and central Europe. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 303: art. no. 108801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108801
Olsson, J., Andersson, M.L., Bergstro, U., Arlinghaus, R., Audzijonytė, A., Berg, S., Briekmane, L., Dainys, J., Ravn, H.D., Droll, J., Dziemian, L., Fey, D.P., van Gemert, R., Greszkiewicz, M., Grochowski, A., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Ložys, L., Lejk, A.M., Mustama, N, Naddafi, R., Olin, M., Saks, L., Skov, C., Smolinski, S., Svirgsden, R., Tiainen, J., Ostman, O. 2023. A pan-Baltic assessment of temporal trends in coastal pike populations. Fisheries Research, 260: art. no. 106594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106594
Dainys, J., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Gorfine, H., Kirka, M., Raklevičiūtė, A., Morkvėnas, A., Pūtys, Ž., Ložys, L., Audzijonytė, A. 2022. Impacts of recreational angling on fish population recovery after a commercial fishing ban. Fishes, 7 (5): art. no. 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7050232
Dainys, J., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Gorfine, H., Pūtys, Ž., Virbickas, T., Jakimavičius, D., Šarauskienė, D., Meilutytė-Lukauskienė, D., Povilaitis, A., Bukantis, A., Kazys, J., Ložys, L. (2019) Predicted climate change effects on European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) – A case study from the Curonian Lagoon, south-eastern Baltic. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 221: 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.03.020
Dainys, J., Gorfine, H., Šidagytė, E., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Kirka, M., Pūtys, Ž., Ložys, L. (2018) Are Lithuanian eels fat enough to reach the spawning grounds? Environmental Biology of Fishes. 101 (1): 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-017-0686-y
Dainys, J., Stakėnas, S., Gorfine, H., Ložys, L. (2018) Mortality of silver eels migrating through different types of hydropower turbines in Lithuania. River Research and Applications. 34 (1): 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3224
Kraufvelin, P., Pekcan-Hekim, Z., Bergstrom, U., Florin, A.B., Lehikoinen, A., Mattila, J., Arula, T., Briekmane, L., Brown, E.J., Celmer, Z., Dainys, J., Jokinen, H., Kaaria, P., Kallasvuo, M., Lappalainen, A., Ložys, L., Moller, P., Orio, A., Rohtla, M., Saks, L., Snickars, M., Stottrup, J., Sundblad, G., Taal, I., Ustups, D., Verliin, A., Vetemaa, M., Winkler, H., Wozniczka, A., Olsson, J. (2018) Essential coastal habitats for fish in the Baltic Sea. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 204: 14-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.02.014
Jakubavičiūtė, E., De Blick, Y., Dainys, J., Ložys, L., Olsson, J. (2018) Morphological divergence of three-spined stickleback in the Baltic Sea-Implications for stock identification. Fisheries Research. 204: 305-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.03.012
Stonevičius, E., Rimkus, E., Kazys, J., Bukantis, A., Kriaučiūnienė, J., Akstinas, V., Jakimavičius, D., Povilaitis, A., Ložys, L., Kesminas, V., Virbickas, T., Pliūraitė, V. (2018) Recent aridity trends and future projections in the Nemunas River basin. Climate Research. 75 (2): 143-154. a href=”https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01514″>https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01514
Povilaitis, A., Widen-Nilsson, E., Šarauskienė, D., Kriaučiūnienė, J., Jakimavičius, D., Bukantis, A., Kazys, J., Ložys, L., Kesminas, V., Virbickas, T., Pliūraitė, V. (2018) Potential impact of climate change on nutrient loads in Lithuanian rivers. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 17 (9): 2229-2240.
Šarauskienė, D., Akstinas, V., Kriaučiūnienė, J., Jakimavičius, D., Bukantis, A., Kazys, J., Povilaitis, A., Ložys, L., Kesminas, V., Virbickas, T., Pliūraitė, V. (2018) Projection of Lithuanian river runoff, temperature and their extremes under climate change. Hydrology Research. 49 (2): 344-362. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2017.007
Lesutienė, J., Ložys, L., Dainys, J., Karosienė, J., Pilkaitytė, R., Pūtys, Ž., Bukaveckas, P.A., Gasiūnaitė, Z.R. (2018) Migratory patterns and cyanotoxin concentrations of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) in the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea. Boreal Environment Research. 23: 315-327.
Jakubavičiūtė, E., Casini, M., Ložys, L., Olsson, J. (2017) Seasonal dynamics in the diet of pelagic fish species in the southwest Baltic Proper. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 74 (3): 750-758. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw224
Bukaveckas, P.A., Lesutienė, J., Gasiūnaitė, Z.R., Ložys, L., Olenina, I., Pilkaitytė, R ., Pūtys, Ž., Tassone, S., Wood, J. (2017) Microcystin in aquatic food webs of the Baltic and Chesapeake Bay regions. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 191: 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.04.016
Dainys, J., Gorfine, H., Šidagytė, E., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Kirka, M., Pūtys, Ž., Ložys, L. (2017) Do young on-grown eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758), outperform glass eels after transition to a natural prey diet? Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 33 (3): 361-365. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13347
Orio, A., Bergstrom, U., Casini, M., Erlandsson, M., Eschbaum, R., Hussy, K., Lehmann, A., Ložys, L., Ustups, D., Florin, A.B. (2017) Characterizing and predicting the distribution of Baltic Sea flounder (Platichthys flesus) during the spawning season. Journal of Sea Research. 126: 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.07.002
Dainys, J., Stakėnas, S., Gorfine, H., Ložys, L. (2017) Silver eel, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758), migration patterns in lowland rivers and lagoons in the North-Eastern region of their distribution range. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 33 (5): 918-924. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13426
Dainys, J., Pūtys, Ž., Bacevičius, E., Shiao, J.C., Iizuka, Y., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Ložys, L. (2017) First record of tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758), from the south-eastern Baltic Sea (Lithuania). Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 33 (6): 1223-1225. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13491
Ložys, L., Shiao, J.C., Iizuka, Y., Minde, A., Pūtys, Ž., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Dainys, J., Gorfine, H., Tzeng, W.N. (2017) Habitat use and migratory behaviour of pikeperch Sander lucioperca in Lithuanian and Latvian waters as inferred from otolith Sr: Ca ratios. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 198: 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.020
Bergstrom L. Heikinheimo O., Svirgsden R., Kruze E., Ložys L., Lappalainen A., Saks L., Minde A., Dainys J., Jakubavičiūtė E., Ådjers K., Olsson J. (2016) Long term changes in the status of coastal fish in the Baltic Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 169: 74-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.12.013
Pūtys Ž., Ložys L., Būda V. (2015) Respiratory response to the chemical cues of injured conspecifi cs and histology of skin in round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 45 (4): 411-415. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2015.45.4.10
Rakauskas, V., Pūtys, Ž., Dainys, J., Lesutienė, J., Ložys, L., Arbačiauskas, K. (2013) Increasing population of the invader round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Actinopterygii: perciformes: gobiidae), And its trophic role in the Curonian Lagoon, SE Baltic Sea. Acta ichthyologica et piscatoria. 43 (2): 95–108. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2013.43.2.02
Troynikov, V., Whitten, A., Gorfine, H., Pūtys, Ž., Jakubavičiūtė, E., Ložys, L., Dainys, J. (2013) Cormorant catch concerns for fishers : estimating the size-selectivity of a piscivorous bird. PLoS ONE. 8 (4): e77518. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077518
Butkauskas, D., Ragauskas, A., Sruoga, A., Kesminas, V., Ložys, L., Rashal, I., Tzeng, W.-N., Žalakevičius, M. (2012) Investigations into genetic diversity of the perch inhabiting Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant cooler and other inland water bodies of Lithuania on the basis of mtDNA analysis. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 60(82) : 7–15.
Troynikov V. S., Gorfine H. K., Ložys L., Pūtys Ž., Jakubavičiūtė E., Day R. W. (2011) Parameterization of European perch Perca fluviatilis length-at-age data using stochastic Gompertz growth models. Journal of Fish Biology. 79 (7): 1940-1949. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03135.x