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Mirkka
Lahdenperä
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Contact

Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
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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Age related variation of health markers in Asian elephants (2022)

Experimental Gerontology
Reichert Sophie, Berger Vérane, Dos Santos Diogo João Franco, Lahdenperä Mirkka, Nyein U. Kyaw, Htut Win, Lummaa Virpi
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))