Risto Väinölä
Research environment: freshwaters (including wetlands), marine
Taxonomic group of interest: crustaceans, fish, mammals, molluscs
Field of research: biogeography, phylogeny, population genetics, taxonomy
Anthropogenic impact under investigation: invasive species
| History and diversity of the northern aquatic fauna, mainly using information from the genomes of organisms. The main study objects include freshwater crustaceans and brackish-water bivalve molluscs, particularly those of the Baltic Sea in addition to polychaete worms, herring and sculpin fishes, freshwater seals, forest reindeer and the oak of Finland. Link of interest: https://www.luomus.fi/en/vainola |
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