Sameli Piirto

Research environment: forest

Taxonomic group of interest: birds, insects, others

Field of research: ecophysiology, ecotoxicology

Anthropogenic impact under investigation: pollution (including from light and noise)







My PhD project aims to find out, how microbiota, immune system and epigenenetic changes are contributing to the survival of Great tits in radionuclide contaminated environment, with a special interest in young birds.

Link of interest:

https://www.jyu.fi/science/en/bioenv/research/biosciences/environmental-physiology

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