Vincent Biard
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD student / Saimaa ringed seal behavioural ecology and genetics
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
I am mainly interested in marine mammals ecology and evolution, notably those from the polar region. In my PhD research, I am combining photo-identification and genomics to study the fidelity patterns of the Saimaa ringed seal.
Publications
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Linking ringed seal foraging behaviour to environmental variability
Nykänen, Milaja; Niemi, Marja; Biard, Vincent; Carter, Matt ID; Pirotta, Enrico; Kunnasranta, Mervi, 2025, Movement ecology, 13, 1, 31. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Moulting behaviour of the Saimaa ringed seal : exploration of socio-spatio-temporal fidelity patterns
Biard, Vincent, 2025, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Science, Forestry and Technology. G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) -
Multiannual co-occurrences between Saimaa ringed seal individuals suggest social associations during the moulting season
Biard, Vincent; Mutka, Piia; Young, Mairi; Niemi, Marja; Nyman, Tommi; Nykänen, Milaja; Kunnasranta, Mervi, 2025, Animal behaviour, 277, 123273. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Mercury exposure in ringed seals (Pusa hispida saimensis) in Lake Saimaa, Finland, and the placenta as a possible non-invasive biomonitoring tool
Simola, Jesse; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Niemi, Marja; Biard, Vincent; Akkanen, Jarkko, 2024, Environmental science and pollution research, 31, 47, 57720-57732. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Genomic evidence uncovers inbreeding and supports translocations in rescuing the genetic diversity of a landlocked seal population
Sundell, Tarja; Kammonen, Juhana, I; Mustanoja, Ella; Biard, Vincent; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Niemi, Marja; Nykanen, Milaja; Nyman, Tommi; Palo, Jukka U; Valtonen, Mia; Paulin, Lars; Jernvall, Jukka; Auvinen, Petri, 2023, Conservation genetics, 24, 2, 155-165. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Seasonal changes in diel haul-out patterns of a lacustrine ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis)
Niemi, Marja; Nykanen, Milaja; Biard, Vincent; Kunnasranta, Mervi, 2023, Ecology and evolution, 13, 7, e10264. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Extreme moulting site fidelity of the Saimaa ringed seal
Biard, Vincent; Nykänen, Milaja; Niemi, Marja; Kunnasranta, Mervi, 2022, Mammalian biology, 102, 4, 1483-1495. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Molting phenology of a lacustrine ringed seal, Pusa hispida saimensis
Niemi, Marja; Nykänen, Milaja; Biard, Vincent; Kurkilahti, Mika; Kunnasranta, Mervi, 2022, Ecology and evolution, 12, 8, e9248. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
SealID: Saimaa Ringed Seal Re-Identification Dataset
Nepovinnykh, Ekaterina; Eerola, Tuomas; Biard, Vincent; Mutka, Piia; Niemi, Marja; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Kälviäinen, Heikki, 2022, Sensors, 22, 19, 7602. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research