• Museum specimens of a landlocked pinniped reveal recent loss of genetic diversity and unexpected population connections 

      Heino, Matti T.; Nyman, Tommi; Palo, Jukka U.; Harmoinen, Jenni; Valtonen, Mia; Pilot, Małgorzata; Översti, Sanni; Salmela, Elina; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Väinölä, Risto; Hoelzel, A. Rus; Aspi, Jouni (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01-18)
      The Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is endemic to Lake Saimaa in Finland. The subspecies is thought to have originated when parts of the ringed seal population of the Baltic region were trapped in lakes emerging ...