Riikka Tapanainen

The paper investigates mitonuclear incompatibilities in hybrid hares by generating cybrids and analyzing their cellular fitness and metabolic effects.

The paper analyzes mitochondrial tandem repeat variation in hares, finding species-specific differences and suggesting these repeats are selfish genetic elements rather than regulatory.

This study identifies species differences in glycerol-3-phosphate metabolism between brown and mountain hares, revealing metabolic adaptations to climate.

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the brown hare, providing insights into chromosomal evolution and hybridization with the mountain hare.