Virpi Lummaa
Professor
Evolutionary ecology and genetics; human life history; natural selection; evolutionary biology of Asian elephants; ageing; senescence; behavioural ecology; lifespan; reproductive success; endocrinology; health; sex differences; socio-econimic differences;
- Close and more distant relatives are associated with child mortality risk in historical Finland (2025)
- Evolutionary Human Sciences
Lahdenperä, Mirkka; Salonen, Milla; Hiraoka, Takayuki; Seltmann, Martin W.; Saramäki, Jari; Lummaa, Virpi
- Socioeconomic Differences in Vaccination Coverage After a Mandatory Vaccination Law, 1855-1900 (2025) Ukonaho, Susanna; Lummaa, Virpi; Briga, Michael
- The spatial distribution of pertussis, but not measles or smallpox, in pre-industrial Finland matches dialects (2025) Nitsch, Aïda; Lummaa, Virpi; Ketola, Tarmo; Honkola, Terhi; Vesakoski, Outi; Briga, Michael
- Asian elephant calf physiology and mahout perspectives during taming in Myanmar (2024)
- Royal Society Open Science
Crawley Jennie A. H., Nandar Hnin, Zaw Htet T., Lahdenperä Mirkka, Franco dos Santos Diogo J., Seltmann Martin W., Brown Janine L., Goodsell Robert M., Oo Zaw M., Htut Win, Nyein U. K., Aung Htoo H., Lummaa Virpi
- Enhancing Stress Assessment in Sledge Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus): A Pilot Study on Infrared Thermal Imaging and its Opportunities for Advancement as a Welfare Assessment Tool (2024)
- Animal Behavior and Cognition
Liehrmann, Océane; Ollila, Anne; Lummaa, Virpi; Lansade, Léa; Seltmann, Martin
- Extracting Social Connections from Finnish Karelian Refugee Interviews Using LLMs (2024)
- CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Proceedings of the Computational Humanities Research Conference 2024 (CHR 2024), Aarhus, Denmark, December 4-6, 202 Laato, Joonatan; Kanerva, Jenna; Loehr, John; Lummaa, Virpi; Ginter, Filip
- Fertility resilience varies by socioeconomic status and sex : Historical trends in childlessness across 150 years (2024) Salonen, Milla; Lahdenperä, Mirkka; Rotkirch, Anna; Lummaa, Virpi
- Grandmother effects over the Finnish demographic transition (2024)
- Evolutionary Human Sciences
Chapman Simon N, Lummaa Virpi
- Menopause has not evolved as a general trait in mammals: A response to ‘Do mammals have menopause?’ (2024) Chapman, Simon N.; Ellis, Samuel; Lahdenperä, Mirkka; Croft, Darren P.; Lummaa, Virpi
- Milk metabolite composition of a semi-captive population of Asian elephants (2024)
- Royal Society Open Science
Galante, Laura; dos Santos, Diogo Joao Franco; Mikkonen, Elisabeth; Horak, Jeannie; Stijepic, Zorica; Demmelmair, Hans; Vielhauer, Andrea; Koletzko, Berthold; Zaw, Htet Thi; Htut, Win; Lummaa, Virpi; Lahdenperä, Mirkka
- No evidence of early life resource pulse effects on age‐specific variation in survival, reproduction and body mass of female Siberian flying squirrels (2024)
- Journal of Animal Ecology
Le Coeur, C.; Berger, V.; Lummaa, V.; Wistbacka, R.; Selonen, V.
- Reply to: Maternal capacity, twinning and fertility: the last birth matters (2024) Courtiol, Alexandre; Vullioud, Colin; Rousset, Frnacois; Postma, Erik; Helle, Samuli; Lummaa, Virpi; Kylli, Ritva; Pettay, Jenni E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Skjærvø, Gine R.; Störmer, Charlotte; Voland, Eckard; Waldvogel Dominique; Rickard, Ian J.
- Testosterone variation in a semi-captive population of Asian elephants in Myanmar (2024) Moullec, Héloïse; Berger, Vérane; Santos, Diogo J; Ukonaho, Susanna; Yon, Lisa; Briga, Michael; Nyein, U Kyaw; Lummaa, Virpi; Reichert, Sophie
- First report of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) response to human-given cues (2023)
- Journal of Comparative Psychology
Liehrmann Océane, Ollila Anne, Lummaa Virpi, Lansade Léa, Seltmann Martin W
- Grandmother presence improved grandchild survival against childhood infections but not vaccination coverage in historical Finns (2023)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Ukonaho Susanna, Chapman Simon N, Briga Michael, Lummaa Virpi
- Grandparental co-residence and grandchild survival: the role of resource competition in a pre-industrial population (2023) Chapman Simon, Danielsbacka Mirkka, Tanskanen Antti O., Lahdenperä Mirkka, Pettay Jenni, Lummaa Virpi
- Kolmen sukupolven perheet ja resurssikilpailu esiteollisessa Suomessa (2023)
- Väestöliitto : Tietovuoto
Danielsbacka M., Chapman S., Tanskanen A. O., Lahdenperä M., Pettay J., Lummaa V.
- Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals (2023)
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Ross Cody T., Hooper Paul L., Smith Jennifer E., Jaeggi Adrian V., Smith Eric Alden, Gavrilets Sergey, Zohora Fatema tuz, Ziker John, Xygalatas Dimitris, Wroblewski Emily E., Wood Brian, Winterhalder Bruce, Willführ Kai P., Willard Aiyana K., Walker Kara, von Rueden Christopher, Voland Eckart, Valeggia Claudia, Vaitla Bapu, Urlacher Samuel, Towner Mary, Sum Chun-Yi, Sugiyama Lawrence S., Strier Karen B., Starkweather Kathrine, Major-Smith Daniel, Shenk Mary, Sear Rebecca, Seabright Edmond, Schacht Ryan, Scelza Brooke, Scaggs Shane, Salerno Jonathan, Revilla-Minaya Caissa, Redhead Daniel, Pusey Anne, Purzycki Benjamin Grant, Power Eleanor A., Pisor Anne, Pettay Jenni, Perry Susan, Page Abigail E., Pacheco-Cobos Luis, Oths Kathryn, Oh Seung-Yun, Nolin David, Nettle Daniel, Moya Cristina, Migliano Andrea Bamberg, Mertens Karl J., McNamara Rita A., McElreath Richard, Mattison Siobhan, Massengill Eric, Marlowe Frank, Madimenos Felicia, Macfarlan Shane, Lummaa Virpi, Lizarralde Roberto, Liu Ruizhe, Liebert Melissa A., Lew-Levy Sheina, Leslie Paul, Lanning Joseph, Kramer Karen, Koster Jeremy, Kaplan Hillard S., Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan, Hurtado A. Magdalena, Hill Kim, Hewlett Barry, Helle Samuli, Headland Thomas, Headland Janet, Gurven Michael, Grimalda Gianluca, Greaves Russell, Golden Christopher D., Godoy Irene, Gibson Mhairi, El Mouden Claire, Dyble Mark, Draper Patricia, Downey Sean, DeMarco Angelina L., Davis Helen Elizabeth, Crabtree Stefani, Cortez Carmen, Colleran Heidi, Cohen Emma, Clark Gregory, Clark Julia, Caudell Mark A., Carminito Chelsea E., Bunce John, Boyette Adam, Bowles Samuel, Blumenfield Tami, Beheim Bret, Beckerman Stephen, Atkinson Quentin, Apicella Coren, Alam Nurul, Mulder Monique Borgerhoff
- Seasonal variation in molecular and physiological stress markers in Asian elephants (2023) Ukonaho Susanna, Berger Vérane, dos Santos Diogo J. Franco, Htut Win, Aung Htoo Htoo, Nyeing U. Kyaw, Reichert Sophie, Lummaa Virpi
- Sex, age, and family structure influence dispersal behaviour after a forced migration (2023)
- Evolutionary Human Sciences
Kauppi Jenni J., Chapman Simon N., Pettay Jenni E., Lahdenperä Mirkka, Lummaa Virpi, Loehr John
