Projects per year
Organisation profile
The Zoology Unit, part of the Finnish Museum of Natural History, is a scientific research unit specializing on animal species diversity. The research includes studies on systematics, taxonomy, zoogeography as well as faunal surveys and monitoring projects.
The Unit has by far the largest animal specimen collection in Finland, comprising about 8 million items. Every year, tens of thousands of specimens are added. The collections are primarily used in research of animal systematics, and also for teaching purposes and environmental studies.
The Zoology Unit also houses large observational databases and archives. The directing unit of Finland's bird ringing research, Ringing Centre, is also located here. Services provided by the museum include expert advise to individuals, businesses and the government.
Fields of Science
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Olof Biström
- Finnish Museum of Natural History - Visiting scholar
- Zoology Unit
Person: Visiting scholar, Extern
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Heidi Björklund, PhD
- Zoology Unit - Project Coordinator, Museum Caretaker
Person: M4 Administrative staff, UH
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Pedro Miguel Cardoso
- Finnish Museum of Natural History - Visiting scholar
- Zoology Unit - Curator
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: Visiting scholar, U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Evolutionary consequences of a bat fungal disease
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2025
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Research Fellow's research expenses
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Linking aquatic and terrestrial sister orders of insects: a multidisciplinary approach to diversification on two sides of the surface
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Academy of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
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Koneen Säätiö Laura Bosco
01/05/2023 → 01/12/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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l'Anthribe large-bec - Platyrhinus resinosus (Scopoli, 1763)
Gillett, C. P. D. T., Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Les Coléoptères du bassin genevois - Espèces représentatives de la faune régionale. Blanc, M. & Rochet, C. (eds.). Éditions Faune GenèveTranslated title of the contribution :The Resin weevil - Platyrhinus resinosus (Scopoli, 1763) Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › General public
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Le Clairon pâle - Opilo pallidus (Olivier, 1795)
Gillett, C. P. D. T., Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Les Coléoptères du bassin genevois - Espèces représentatives de la faune régionale. Blanc, M. & Rochet, C. (eds.). Éditions Faune GenèveTranslated title of the contribution :The pale Opilo - Opilo pallidus (Olivier, 1795) Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › General public
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Le Hanneton foulon - Polyphylla fullo (Linné, 1758)
Gillett, C. P. D. T., Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Les Coléoptères du bassin genevois - Espèces représentatives de la faune régionale. Éditions Faune GenèveTranslated title of the contribution :The pine chafer - Polyphylla fullo (Linné, 1758) Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › General public
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Le Nécrophore ensevelisseur - Nicrophorus humator (Gleditsch, 1767)
Gillett, C. P. D. T., Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Les Coléoptères du bassin genevois - Espèces représentatives de la faune régionale. Blanc, M. & Rochet, C. (eds.). Éditions Faune GenèveTranslated title of the contribution :The black Necrophorus - Nicrophorus humator (Gleditsch, 1767) Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › General public
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Across mountains and ocean: species delimitation and historical connectivity in Holarctic and Arctic-Alpine wolf spiders (Lycosidae, Pardosa)
Ivanov, V., Blagoev, G., Danflous, S., Gajdoš, P., Høye, T. T., Lee, K. M., Marusik, Y., Mielec, C. L., Muster, C., Pétillon, J., Spelda, J. & Mutanen, M., Sep 2023, In: Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7, 5, 14 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Zootaxa (Journal)
Pasi Sihvonen (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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6th European Congress of Conservation Biology: Biodiversity crisis in a changing world
Leena Hintsanen (Speaker)
23 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Maalle uusia kärpäsiä ja sääskiä4/2022-4/2023
Jere Kahanpää (Speaker)
15 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Varpu Pärssinen
Jere Kahanpää (Host)
16 Feb 2023Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Mitä tiedämme kehrääjän muutosta?
Juha Honkala (Speaker)
5 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Björn Kurtén-palkinto: tieteellisestä tutkimuksesta ja sen popularisoinnista
Kahanpää, Jere (Recipient), 11 Jan 2015
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Chancellor's Travel Grant (Museum of Natural History)
Pavon Jordan, Diego (Recipient), Sep 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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EU ASSEMBLE funding for on-site access to Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Scotland
Laakkonen, Hanna (Recipient), 1 Nov 2009
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Harry K. Clench Award for the second place talk in the student competition at the 2012 Annual Meeting of The Lepidopterists' Society
Kekkonen, Mari (Recipient), 28 Jul 2012
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae. Data release of 34893 available species-group names.
Rajaei, H. (Creator), Hausmann, A. (Creator), Scoble, M. (Creator), Wanke, D. (Creator), Plotkin, D. (Creator), Brehm, G. (Creator), Murillo Ramos, L. D. C. (Creator) & Sihvonen, P. (Creator), State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, 2022
https://geometroidea.smns-bw.org/geometridae/Catalogue/
Dataset
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Habitat suitability predictions for six boreal forest indicator bird species in Finland
Virkkala, R. (Creator), Leikola, N. (Creator), Kujala, H. (Creator), Kivinen, S. (Creator), Hurskainen, P. (Creator), Kuusela, S. (Creator), Valkama, J. (Creator) & Heikkinen, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 21 May 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4779108 , https://zenodo.org/record/4779108
Dataset
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World Amphipoda Database
Horton, T. (Editor), Lowry, J. (Editor), De Broyer, C. (Editor), Daneliya, M. (Editor), Väinölä, R. (Editor) & 27 others (Editor), VLIZ / World Register of Marine Species, 2019
DOI: 10.14284/368, http://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda
Dataset
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Mean bird laydate per species per year (1961-2012)
Kluen, E. (Creator), Dryad, 2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0n624
Dataset
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Press/Media
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Miksi kärpäset hierovat jalkojaan yhteen niin usein?
17/11/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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High stumps increase biodiversity – new instructions now available
Heidi Björklund & Salla Pitkänen
16/11/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Korkea ja paksu tekopökkelö hyödyttää monia metsiemme lajeja
07/11/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tiedekulma: Miten Suomen luonto voi? (Ympäristö nyt 2023)
Tea von Bonsdorff, Aleksi Lehikoinen & Pasi Sihvonen
31/10/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Miten mato saa tehtyä omenaan kolon, jos sillä ei ole hampaita?
20/10/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media