Doctor of Philosophy (Biological and Environmental Sciences), University of Helsinki, Phylogeography and population genetics of social parasitism in Myrmica ants
Major interests
- Applying methods used in evolutionary biology to linguistics
- Phylogeography of languages, language change in time and place
- Factors promoting divergence of linguistic lineages
- The origin of Uralic languages and Finnish dialects
List of publications
Published
- Lehikoinen, A., Fraixedas, S., Burgas, D., Eriksson, H., Henttonen, H., Laakkonen, H., Lehikoinen, P., Lehtomäki, J., Leppänen, J., Mäkeläinen, S., Niemimaa, J., Pihlajaniemi, M., Santaharju. J. & Välimäki, K. The impact of weather and the phase of the rodent cycle on breeding populations of waterbirds in Finnish Lapland. Ornis Fennica 93: 31-46.
- Leppänen, J., Seppä, P., Vepsäläinen, K., & Savolainen, R. 2016: Mating isolation between the ant Myrmica rubra and its microgynous social parasite. Insectes Sociaux (63), 79-86.
- Leppänen, J., Seppä, P., Vepsäläinen, K., & Savolainen, R. 2015; Genetic divergence between the sympatric queen morphs of the ant Myrmica rubra. Molecular Ecology 24 (10): 2463-2476.
- Leppänen, J., Vepsäläinen, K., Anthoni, H. & Savolainen, R. 2013: Comparative phylogeography of the ants Myrmica ruginodis and Myrmica rubra. Journal of Biogeography,40 (3):479-491.
- Leppänen, J., Vepsäläinen, K. & Savolainen, R. 2011: Phylogeography of the ant Myrmica rubra and its inquiline social parasite. Ecology and Evolution 1: 46-62.
Pending manuscripts
- Leppänen, J., Seppä, P., Honkola, T., Seppä, P., Syrjänen, K. & Vesakoski, O. Manuscript: Population genetic methodology reveals historical linguistic contacts in Finland.
Contact Information
Email: jenni.leppanen(at)helsinki.fi