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Mirkka
Lahdenperä

Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Contact

+358 29 450 2079
+358 50 541 7246
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

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

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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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
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )