Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Mirkka Lahdenperä - UTU Tutkimustietojärjestelmä

Mirkka Lahdenperä
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

- Associate Professor,
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Department of Biology)

mirkka.lahdenpera@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2079

+358 50 541 7246

Vesilinnantie 5

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0062-6284

Areas of expertise

evolutionary health, health behaviour, death causes, social living environment, physical living environment, milk composition, evolutionary ecology, life history, co-operation, conflict, kin effects, evolution of longevity, post-reproductive lifespan

Biography

Research

My research focus on evolutionary perspectives of human health, life-history and social networks. I'm also interested in similar questions in other long-lived animals.

Publications

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Parental feeding practices and child eating behavior in different socioeconomic neighborhoods and their association with childhood weight. The STEPS study (2022)
- Health and Place
Tarro Saija, Lahdenperä Mirkka, Vahtera Jussi, Pentti Jaana, Lagström Hanna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Parental Self-Efficacy and Child Diet Quality between Ages 2 and 5: The STEPS Study (2022)
- Nutrients
Tarro Saija, Lahdenperä Mirkka, Junttila Niina, Lampimäki Antti, Lagström Hanna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Psychological Distress During the Retirement Transition and the Role of Psychosocial Working Conditions and Social Living Environment (2022)
- Journals of Gerontology series B, psychological sciences and social sciences
Lahdenperä Mirkka, Virtanen Marianna, Myllyntausta Saana, Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sex-specific links between the social landscape and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in semi-captive Asian elephants (2022)
- General and Comparative Endocrinology
Seltmann Martin W., Jackson John, Lynch Emily, Brown Janine L., Htut Win, Lahdenperä Mirkka, Lummaa Virpi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Anthropogenic interferences lead to gut microbiome dysbiosis in Asian elephants and may alter adaptation processes to surrounding environments (2021)
- Scientific Reports
Moustafa Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Chel Hla Myet, Thu May June, Bawm Saw, Htun Lat Lat, Win Mar Mar, Oo Zaw Min, Ohsawa Natsuo, Lahdenperä Mirkka, Mohamed Wessam Mohamed Ahmed, Ito Kimihito, Nonaka Nariaki, Nakao Ryo, Katakura Ken
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Handler familiarity helps to improve working performance during novel situations in semi-captive Asian elephants (2021)
- Scientific Reports
Liehrmann Océane, Crawley Jennie A. H., Seltmann Martin W., Feillet Sherine, Nyein U. Kyaw, Aung Htoo Htoo, Htut Win, Lahdenperä Mirkka, Lansade Léa, Lummaa Virpi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants (2021)
- Conservation Physiology
Crawley J. A. H., Lierhmann O., dos Santos D. J. Franco, Brown J., Nyein U. K., Aung H. H., Htut W., Oo Z. Min, Seltmann M. W., Webb J. L., Lahdenperä M., Lummaa V.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Offspring fertility and grandchild survival enhanced by maternal grandmothers in a pre-industrial human society (2021)
- Scientific Reports
Chapman Simon N., Lahdenperä Mirkka, Pettay Jenni E., Lynch Robert F., Lummaa Virpi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The elephant in the family: Costs and benefits of elder siblings on younger offspring life-history trajectory in a matrilineal mammal (2021)
- Journal of Animal Ecology
Berger Vérane, Reichert Sophie, Lahdenperä Mirkka, Jackson John, Htut Win, Lummaa Virpi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Will granny save me? Birth status, survival, and the role of grandmothers in historical Finland (2021)
- Evolution and Human Behavior
Nenko Ilona, Chapman Simon N., Lahdenperä Mirkka, Pettay Jenni E., Lummaa Virpi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluating the Reliability of Non-Specialist Observers in the Behavioural Assessment of Semi-Captive Asian Elephant Welfare (2020)
- Animals
Jonathan L. Webb, Jennie A. H. Crawley, Martin W. Seltmann,Océane Liehrmann, Nicola Hemmings, U Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenperä
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Family dynamics and age-related patterns in marriage probability (2020)
- Evolution and Human Behavior
Jenni E.Pettay, Simon N. Chapman, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Virpi Lummaa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Milk Composition of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Natural Environment in Myanmar during Late Lactation (2020)
- Animals
Dierenfeld ES, Han YAM, Mar KU, Aung A, Soe AT, Lummaa V, Lahdenperä M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Taming age mortality in semi-captive Asian elephants (2020)
- Scientific Reports
Jennie A. H. Crawley, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Zaw Min Oo, Win Htut, Hnin Nandar, Virpi Lummaa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Asian elephants exhibit post-reproductive lifespans (2019)
- BMC Evolutionary Biology
Chapman SN, Jackson J, Htut W, Lummaa V, Lahdenperä M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Capture from the wild has long-term costs on reproductive success in Asian elephants (2019)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Lahdenperä M, Jackson J, Htut W, Lummaa V
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Demographic and evolutionary trends in ovarian function and aging (2019)
- Human Reproduction Update
Laisk T., Tšuiko O., Jatsenko T., Hõrak P., Otala M., Lahdenperä M., Lummaa V., Tuuri T., Salumets A., Tapanainen J.S.
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Evolutionary significance of maternal kinship in a long-lived mammal (2019)
- Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences
Emily C. Lynch, Virpi Lummaa, Win Htut, Mirkka Lahdenperä
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Investigating changes within the handling system of the largest semi-captive population of Asian elephants (2019)
- PLoS ONE
Jennie A. H. Crawley, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Martin W. Seltmann, Win Htut, Htoo Htoo Aung, Kyaw Nyein, Virpi Lummaa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Limits to Fitness Benefits of Prolonged Post-reproductive Lifespan in Women (2019)
- Current Biology
Chapman SN, Pettay JE, Lummaa V, Lahdenperä M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)