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Photo by Jonathan Webb, edited by Esko Pettay

Special thanks to John Loerh and all the staff at the Lammi Biological Station, University of Helsinki for hosting us!

Other News

Ketola, Briga, Honkola and Lummaa published in Proc R Soc B about infectious disease risks in pre-healthcare Finland

Town population size and structuring into villages and households drive infectious disease risks in pre-healthcare Finland

New paper out by Pettay et al: Female-biased sex ratios in urban centers create a “fertility trap” in post-war Finland

Female-biased sex ratios in urban centers create a “fertility trap” in post-war Finland

Simon Chapman et al. published in Scientific Reports

Offspring fertility and grandchild survival enhanced by maternal grandmothers in a pre-indu

Check the new book chapter by Danielsbacka et al.: The Resettlement and Subsequent Assimilation of Evacuees from Finnish Karelia during and after the Second World War

The consequences of forced migrations are felt globally and are faced by millions of people each year.

A New Doctor!

Congratulations to Simon for successfully defending his thesis!

New paper in Nature Communications by Robert Lynch et al: Child volunteers in a women's paramilitary organization in World War II have accelerated reproductive schedules

Robert Lynch, Virpi Lummaa, Michael Briga, Simon N. Chapman & John Loehr, Nature Communications (2020) 11:2377.

New paper in Evolution and Human Behaviour by Pettay et al. in press

Family dynamics and age-related patterns in marriage probability

Kirkonkirjojen valtaisa tallennustyö liki valmis

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Virpi Lummaa interviewed in the Guardian: What is the menopause and when does it strike?

It’s a natural part of the female life cycle – so why don’t we talk more about the menopause, its debilitating effects and possible mitigation?

New paper will appear soon in Evolution and Human Behaviour by R. Lynch, V. Lummaa & J. Loehr: see the early version!

Self sacrifice and kin psychology in war: threats to family predict decisions to volunteer for a women's paramilitary organization