Mirkka Lahdenperä
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary 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
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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- Will granny save me? Birth status, survival, and the role of grandmothers in historical Finland (2021)
- Evolution and Human Behavior
(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)
- AnimalsAnimals
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Family dynamics and age-related patterns in marriage probability (2020)
- Evolution and Human Behavior
(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)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Taming age mortality in semi-captive Asian elephants (2020)
- Scientific ReportsPhilosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Asian elephants exhibit post-reproductive lifespans (2019)
- BMC Evolutionary Biology
(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 SciencesPLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Demographic and evolutionary trends in ovarian function and aging (2019)
- Human Reproduction Update
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Evolutionary significance of maternal kinship in a long-lived mammal (2019)
(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)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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