Mervi Kunnasranta

Senior Scientist
  • Phone number +358295323561
  • Email address mervi.kunnasranta@luke.fi
  • Address Yliopistokatu 6 B 80100 JOENSUU

Artificial nest predation, relative abundance, and activity patterns of mesocarnivores in relation to wild boar presence

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2025

Multiannual co-occurrences between Saimaa ringed seal individuals suggest social associations during the moulting season

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2025

Integrated population model reveals human- and environment-driven changes in Baltic ringed seal Pusa hispida botnica demography and behavior

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2025

Ringed Seal Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775)

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2025

Deep origins, distinct adaptations, and species-level status indicated for a glacial relict seal

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2025

Range‐Wide Genomic Analysis Reveals Regional and Meta‐Population Dynamics of Decline and Recovery in the Grey Seal

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2025

Linking ringed seal foraging behaviour to environmental variability

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2025

Aquatic vocalization activity indicates the timing of the mating season of Saimaa ringed seals

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2025

Effects of fishing restrictions on the recovery of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) population

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2024

The performance of alternative GPS tracking devices: a case report on wild boars (Sus scrofa)

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2024

Population genomics of seal lice provides insights into the postglacial history of northern European seals

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2024

Mercury exposure in ringed seals (Pusa hispida saimensis) in Lake Saimaa, Finland, and the placenta as a possible non-invasive biomonitoring tool

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2024

Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

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2024

Osteological profiling of femoral diaphysis and neck in aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial carnivores and rodents: effects of body size and locomotor habits

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2024

Agricultural damage following the recent expansion of wild boar (Sus scrofa)—farmer perceptions and preconditions

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2024

Linking natural capital stocks with ecosystem services in the Northern Baltic Sea

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2024

Loss of species and genetic diversity during colonization: Insights from acanthocephalan parasites in northern European seals

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2023

Home ranges and movement patterns of wild boars (Sus scrofa) at the northern edge of the species’ distribution range

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2023

Seasonal changes in diel haul‐out patterns of a lacustrine ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis)

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2023

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

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2023

Genomic evidence uncovers inbreeding and supports translocations in rescuing the genetic diversity of a landlocked seal population

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2023

Molting phenology of a lacustrine ringed seal, Pusa hispida saimensis

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2022

The wild boar Sus scrofa in northern Eurasia: a review of range expansion history, current distribution, factors affecting the northern distributional limit, and management strategies

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2022

High levels of inbreeding with spatial and host‐associated structure in lice of an endangered freshwater seal

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2022