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h-index: 14
Works: 55
Citations: 700

Most-cited papers

Comparative description of ten transcriptomes of newly sequenced invertebrates and efficiency estimation of genomic sampling in non-model taxa
A. Riesgo, S. Andrade, Prashant P. Sharma, M. Novo +5 more
2012Frontiers in Zoology132 citations Open access
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Evaluating topological conflict in centipede phylogeny using transcriptomic data sets.
Rosa Fernández, C. Laumer, V. Vahtera, S. Libro +5 more
2014Molecular biology and evolution78 citations Open access
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Phylogenetics of scolopendromorph centipedes: can denser taxon sampling improve an artificial classification?
V. Vahtera, G. Edgecombe, Gonzalo Giribet
2013Invertebrate systematics57 citations
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Evolution of blindness in scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha): insight from an expanded sampling of molecular data
V. Vahtera, G. Edgecombe, Gonzalo Giribet
2012Cladistics50 citations Open access
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The omission of critical data in the pursuit of ‘revolutionary’ methods to accelerate the description of species
A. Zamani, V. Vahtera, I. Sääksjärvi, M. Scherz
202049 citations Open access
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A scolopocryptopid centipede (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) from Mexican amber: synchrotron microtomography and phylogenetic placement using a combined morphological and molecular data set
G. Edgecombe, V. Vahtera, S. Stock, A. Kallonen +3 more
201234 citations Open access
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Anischia, Perothops and the phylogeny of Elateroidea (Coleoptera: Elateriformia)
G. Ståhls, J. Muona, V. Vahtera, Marianna Teräväinen +1 more
200731 citations
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An overview of the extant genera and subgenera of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda): a new identification key and updated diagnoses.
A. Schileyko, V. Vahtera, G. Edgecombe
2020Zootaxa27 citations Open access
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Running WILD: the case for exploring mixed parameter sets in sensitivity analysis
Prashant P. Sharma, V. Vahtera, G. Kawauchi, Gonzalo Giribet
2011Cladistics26 citations Open access
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Lamnatibia , a new genus of the Polysphincta group of genera from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae)
E. Palacio, I. Sääksjärvi, V. Vahtera
200721 citations Open access
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A molecular phylogeny for the Pacific monitor lizards (Varanus subgenus Euprepiosaurus) reveals a recent and rapid radiation with high levels of cryptic diversity
V. Weijola, V. Vahtera, C. Lindqvist, F. Kraus
2019Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society17 citations
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The millipede family Polyxenidae (Diplopoda, Polyxenida) in the faunas of the Crimean Peninsula and Caucasus, with notes on other European Polyxenidae.
Megan D. Short, V. Vahtera, T. Wesener, S. Golovatch
2020Zootaxa16 citations Open access
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Populations of the damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum at the edge of the species range have fewer gregarine and water mite parasites
K. Kaunisto, Pipsa Kaunisto, V. Vahtera, J. Suhonen
201514 citations
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The molecular phylogeny of the Miarus campanulae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) species group inferred from CO1 and ITS2 sequences
V. Vahtera, J. Muona
200614 citations Open access
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Spiracle structure in scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) and its contribution to phylogenetics
V. Vahtera, G. Edgecombe, Gonzalo Giribet
2012Zoomorphology13 citations
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Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanus): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans
V. Weijola, V. Vahtera, André Koch, A. Schmitz +1 more
2020Royal Society Open Science12 citations Open access
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Phylogeny of Lithobiidae Newport, 1844, with emphasis on the megadiverse genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Myriapoda, Chilopoda)
A. Ganske, V. Vahtera, L. Dányi, G. Edgecombe +1 more
2020Cladistics12 citations Open access
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The Effect of Sampling Bias on Evaluating the Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Iranian Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)
A. Zamani, V. Vahtera, I. Sääksjärvi, L. S. Carvalho
2022Diversity10 citations Open access
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Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
2020ZooKeys10 citations Open access
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Phylogenetic relationships of millipedes in the subclass Penicillata (Diplopoda) with a key to the genera
Megan D. Short, V. Vahtera
201710 citations Open access
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Species limits and phylogeography of Newportia (Scolopendromorpha) and implications for widespread morphospecies
G. Edgecombe, V. Vahtera, Gonzalo Giribet, Pipsa Kaunisto
2015ZooKeys10 citations Open access
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Phylogeny of the Thylacosterninae (Coleoptera, Elateridae)
V. Vahtera, J. Muona, J. Lawrence
2009Cladistics10 citations Open access
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First Molecular Data and the Phylogenetic Position of the Millipede-Like Centipede Edentistoma octosulcatum Tömösváry, 1882 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)
V. Vahtera, G. Edgecombe
2014PLoS ONE9 citations Open access
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Changes in Biomass and Diversity of Soil Macrofauna along a Climatic Gradient in European Boreal Forests
M. Kozlov, V. Zverev, V. Gusarov, D. Korobushkin +12 more
2022Insects7 citations Open access
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Effects of reindeer grazing and recovery after cessation of grazing on the ground-dwelling spider assemblage in Finnish Lapland
Teemu Saikkonen, V. Vahtera, S. Koponen, O. Suominen
2019PeerJ6 citations Open access
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Reinstatement of Varanus douarrha Lesson, 1830 as a valid species with comments on the zoogeography of monitor lizards (Squamata : Varanidae) in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
V. Weijola, F. Kraus, V. Vahtera, C. Lindqvist +1 more
2017Australian Journal of Zoology6 citations
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Unveiling of a cryptic Dicranomyia (Idiopyga) from northern Finland using integrative approach (Diptera, Limoniidae)
J. Salmela, K. Kaunisto, V. Vahtera
2014Biodiversity Data Journal5 citations Open access
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An Eocene fossil plutoniumid centipede: a new species of Theatops from Baltic Amber (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha)
G. Edgecombe, S. Strange, G. Popovici, Taylor R. West +1 more
2023Journal of Systematic Palaeontology4 citations
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Cladistics: A Practical Primer
V. Vahtera, Gunilla Ståhls-Mäkelä, Diane Alaruikka, J. Muona
20044 citations
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Sympatric occurrence of three leaf beetle species of Macroplea Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) in Finland with a key to species in Northern Europe
V. Vahtera, Rami Laaksonen, S. Kiviluoto, K. Kaunisto +1 more
20183 citations Open access
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Description of a New Species of Vinathela Ono, 2000 (Araneae: Mesothelae: Liphistiidae), Based on Morphological and Molecular Characters
D. Logunov, V. Vahtera
2017Arachnology3 citations
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Bacterial diversity associated with the brown stone centipede, Lithobius forficatus (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha)
V. Vahtera, Uxue Rezola, Anne Duplouy
2024Annales Zoologici Fennici2 citations Open access
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A new species of Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea.
F. Kraus, V. Vahtera, V. Weijola
2023Zootaxa2 citations Open access
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Lepidodactylus browni (Squamata, Gekkonidae) Placed in the Synonymy of L. orientalis
F. Kraus, V. Vahtera, V. Weijola
2022Journal of Herpetology2 citations
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A new species of Chalcoscirtus (Araneae: Salticidae) from Altai, South Siberia, Russia
Y. Marusik, A. A. Fomichev, V. Vahtera
20182 citations Open access
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Nine genera of Eucnemidae (Coleoptera) new to Peru, with a key to Peruvian genera
V. Vahtera, J. Muona, A. Linna, I. Sääksjärvi
2015Biodiversity Data Journal1 citations Open access
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Evolution of blindness in scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha): insight from an expanded sampling of molecular data [X2034] (matrix)
V. Vahtera, E. Edgecombe, Gonzalo Giribet
20141 citations Open access
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A new insular species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea closely related to Gehyra oceanica
F. Kraus, V. Vahtera, V. Weijola
2024Systematics and Biodiversity0 citations Open access
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Supplementary material 3_morphological character matrix_chars from Ganske_etal_2018a_coding references included [X26696] Supplementary material 3_morphological character matrix_chars from Ganske_etal_2018a_coding references included
A. Ganske, V. Vahtera, L. Dányi, G. Edgecombe +1 more
20210 citations Open access
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Supplementary material 3_morphological character matrix_chars from Ganske_etal_2018a_coding references included (project)
A. Ganske, V. Vahtera, L. Dányi, G. Edgecombe +1 more
20210 citations Open access
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Figure 8 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Figure 9 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Figure 1 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Supplementary material from "Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanus ): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans"
V. Weijola, V. Vahtera, André Koch, A. Schmitz +1 more
20200 citations
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Figure 6 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Figure 5 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Figure 3 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Figure 2 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Figure 7 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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Figure 4 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537
V. Vahtera, P. Stoev, Nesrine Akkari
20200 citations Open access
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