Publications by authors named "L Kvist"
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- This study explores the relationship between maternal genetics, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), and respiratory health in infants fed human milk.
- Researchers quantified 19 HMOs from 980 mothers and identified genetic markers linked to HMOs on several chromosomes, including notable findings on chromosomes 19 and 3.
- The study suggests that certain HMOs may help reduce the risk of respiratory issues, like recurrent wheezing, in preschoolers, depending on their genetic predispositions.
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- The text discusses a study on genomic diversity in the great tit (Parus major), focusing on how environmental factors and demographic history impact genetic variation across different populations in Europe.
- The research, which is one of the most extensive genomic surveys for a wild vertebrate, involved analyzing about 500,000 SNP markers from 647 individuals across 29 populations to understand patterns of genomic divergence.
- Findings revealed that genetic differentiation varied significantly among populations, influenced by factors like local recombination rates and natural selection, with reduced diversity noted in island populations and evidence of recent adaptive changes at the edges of the species' range.
For many aquatic and semiaquatic mammal, amphibian and fish species, environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are employed to detect species distribution and to monitor their presence, but eDNA is much less employed for avian species. Here, we developed primers for the detection of true geese and swan species using eDNA and optimised a PCR protocol for eDNA. We selected taiga bean goose () as our focal (sub)species and sampled water from lakes, from which the presence of taiga bean goose was visually confirmed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnthropogenic pressures on nature have been causing population declines for centuries. Intensified persecution of apex predators, like the golden eagle, resulted in population bottlenecks during the 19th and 20th centuries. To study population genetics and demographic history of the golden eagle throughout its distribution, we collected museum samples from previously underrepresented regions, such as Russia and Central Asia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe so-called man-eating wolves of Turku, a pack of three wolves, reportedly killed 22 children in South-Western Finland in 1880-1881. Enormous efforts were carried out to eradicate them. In January 1882 the last remaining wolf was killed.
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