• Adipose gene expression profiles reveal insights into the adaptation of northern Eurasian semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) 

      Weldenegodguad, Melak; Pokharel, Kisun; Niiranen, Laura; Soppela, Päivi; Ammosov, Innokentyi; Honkatukia, Mervi; Lindeberg, Heli; Peippo, Jaana; Reilas, Tiina; Mazzullo, Nuccio; Mäkelä, Kari A.; Nyman, Tommi; Tervahauta, Arja; Herzig, Karl-Heinz; Stammler, Florian; Kantanen, Juha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-07)
      Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are semi-domesticated animals adapted to the challenging conditions of northern Eurasia. Adipose tissues play a crucial role in northern animals by altering gene expression in their tissues to ...
    • Range-wide whole-genome resequencing of the brown bear reveals drivers of intraspecies divergence 

      de Jong, Menno; Niamir, Aidin; Wolf, Magnus; Kitchener, Andrew C.; Lecomte, Nicolas; Seryodkin, Ivan V.; Fain, Steven R.; Hagen, Snorre; Saarma, Urmas; Janke, Axel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02-06)
      Population-genomic studies can shed new light on the effect of past demographic processes on contemporary population structure. We reassessed phylogeographical patterns of a classic model species of postglacial recolonisation, ...