Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
My background is in computer science and bioinformatics. I have a PhD degree in computer science from the University of Helsinki, where I defended my PhD thesis in 2009. I have worked in the Metapopulation Reserch Group (MRG) in 2010-2015. Currently I am working on the Saimaa ringed seal gemomics in Petri Auvinen's lab in the Institute of Biotechnology. My research interests include (population) genomics, linkage mapping and similar topics.
Fields of Science
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
- 118 Biological sciences
- 113 Computer and information sciences
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Evidence for a single, ancient origin of a genus-wide alternative life history strategy
Tunström, K., Woronik, A., Hanly, J. J., Rastas, P., Chichvarkhin, A., Warren, A. D., Kawahara, A. Y., Schoville, S. D., Ficarrotta, V., Porter, A. H., Watt, W. B., Martin, A. & Wheat, C. W., 24 Mar 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 12, 17 p., eabq3713.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Fragmented habitat compensates for the adverse effects of genetic bottleneck
Loytynoja, A., Rastas, P., Valtonen, M., Kammonen, J., Holm, L., Olsen, M. T., Paulin, L., Jernvall, J. & Auvinen, P., 27 Mar 2023, In: Current Biology. 33, 6, p. 1009-+ 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Inbreeding depression in an outbred stickleback population
Fraimout, A., Rastas, P., Lv, L. & Merilä, J., Jul 2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 13, p. 3440-3449 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Predicting recombination frequency from map distance
Kivikoski, M., Rastas, P., Löytynoja, A. & Merilä, J., Mar 2023, In: Heredity. 130, 3, p. 114–121 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Repeatability of crossover rate in wild sticklebacks
Kivikoski, M., Fraimout, A., Rastas, P., Löytynoja, A. & Merilä, J., 1 Sep 2023, In: Biological journal of the Linnean Society. 140, 1, p. 74-84 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Trees can sense their own weight says new study
Pasi Rastas, Hanna Koivula & Ari Pekka Mähönen
31/01/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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-UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI: Trees might be 'aware' of their size
31/01/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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Trees might be “aware” of their size
Pasi Rastas, Hanna Koivula & Ari Pekka Mähönen
30/01/2020
2 items of Media coverage
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With the help of Saimaa ringed seal, a bastard from the past reveals the potential for human hybrids
29/11/2018
1 item of Media coverage
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Equipment
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Biodata Analytics Unit
Ville Mustonen (Manager), Mirkka Jones (Other), Pasi Rastas (Other), Jukka Siren (Other) & Fatemehsadat Seyednasrollah (Other)
Institute of BiotechnologyFacility/equipment: Research Laboratory