• DNA barcoding reveals different cestode helminth species in northern European marine and freshwater ringed seals 

      Nyman, Tommi; Papadopoulou, Elena; Ylinen, Eeva; Wutke, Saskia; Michell, Craig T.; Sromek, Ludmila; Sinisalo, Tuula; Andrievskaya, Elena; Alexeev, Vyacheslav; Kunnasranta, Mervi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-01)
      Three subspecies of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida) are found in northeastern Europe: P. h. botnica in the Baltic Sea, P. h saimensis in Lake Saimaa in Finland, and P. h. ladogensis in Lake Ladoga in Russia. We investigated ...
    • Loss of species and genetic diversity during colonization: Insights from acanthocephalan parasites in northern European seals 

      Sromek, Ludmila; Ylinen, Eeva; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Maduna, Simo; Sinisalo, Tuula; Michell, Craig T.; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian; Ieshko, Evgeny; Andrievskaya, Elena; Alexeev, Vyacheslav; Leidenberger, Sonja; Hagen, Snorre; Nyman, Tommi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10-19)
      Studies on host–parasite systems that have experienced distributional shifts, range fragmentation, and population declines in the past can provide information regarding how parasite community richness and genetic diversity ...