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  • The impact of hydropeaking on juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a Norwegian regulated river 
    Saltveit, Svein Jakob; Brabrand, Åge; Juarez, Ana; Stickler, Morten; Dønnum, Bjørn Otto (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    The Norwegian electrical energy supply system is based on hydropower. The now deregulated energy market has led to increased use of hydropeaking production, leading to greater fluctuations in discharge and water levels ...
  • The mitochondrial genome of the egg-laying flatworm Aglaiogyrodactylus forficulatus (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea) 
    Bachmann, Lutz; Fromm, Bastian; Patella de Azambuja, Luciana; Boeger, Walter A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    Background The rather species-poor oviparous gyrodactylids are restricted to South America. It was suggested that they have a basal position within the otherwise viviparous Gyrodactylidae. Accordingly, it ...
  • The mitochondrial genome of the red icefish (Channichthys rugosus) casts doubt on its species status 
    Muschick, Moritz; Nikolaeva, Ekaterina; Rüber, Lukas; Matschiner, Michael (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Abstract Antarctic notothenioid fishes are recognised as one of the rare examples of adaptive radiation in the marine system. Withstanding the freezing temperatures of Antarctic waters, these fishes have diversified into ...
  • The morphologically cryptic lichen species Parmelia ernstiae and P. serrana new to Norway 
    Haugan, Reidar; Timdal, Einar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    The two species Parmelia ernstiae and P. serrana are reported as new to Norway from two collections each, identified by the DNA barcode marker (nrITS). A chemical analysis of selected specimens of P. saxatilis s. lat. ...
  • The origin of telemarkites from the mesoproterozoic of telemark, Norway 
    Gyøry, Emil; Hammer, Øyvind; Jorde, Knut; Nakrem, Hans Arne; Swajda, Michael; Domeier, Mathew (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    The possible macrofossil Telemarkites enigmaticus from the Mesoproterozoic Gjuve Formation, Telemark supracrustals, southern Norway, was described by Dons in 1959. We here present finds of similar, but larger structures ...
  • The Phylogenetic Placement of an Enigmatic Moth Egybolis Vaillantina Based on Museomics 
    Aarvik, Leif (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Here, we present multi-locus sequencing results from the enigmatic Afrotropical monotypic genus Egybolis Boisduval (occurring in East- and South Africa—previously placed in the subfamily Catocalinae, Noctuidae). Model-based ...
  • The Pleuranthodium (Zingiberaceae) of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea 
    Lofthus, Øystein; Newman, Mark F.; Jimbo, Tiberius; Poulsen, Axel Dalberg (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Three species of Pleuranthodium were encountered and collected during a survey of gingers at Mount Wilhelm, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. Based on new material, the only previously known Pleuranthodium from this area, ...
  • The repeatable opportunity for selection differs between pre- and postcopulatory fitness components 
    Marie-Orleach, Lucas; Vellnow, Nikolas; Schärer, Lukas (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    In species with multiple mating, intense sexual selection may occur both before and after copulation. However, comparing the strength of pre- and postcopulatory selection is challenging, because (i) postcopulatory processes ...
  • The reproductive microbiome: An emerging driver of sexual selection, sexual conflict, mating systems, and reproductive isolation 
    Rowe, Melissah; Veerus, Liisa; Trosvik, Pål; Buckling, Angus; Pizzari, Tommaso (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    All multicellular organisms host microbial communities in and on their bodies, and these microbiomes can have major influences on host biology. Most research has focussed on the oral, skin, and gut microbiomes, whereas ...
  • The role of satellite telemetry data in 21st century conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus). 
    Laidre, Kristin L.; Durner, George M.; Lunn, Nicholas J.; Regehr, Eric V.; Atwood, Todd C.; Rode, Karyn D.; Aars, Jon; Routti, Heli; Wiig, Øystein; Dyck, Markus; Richardson, Evan S.; Atkinson, Stephen; Belikov, Stanislav; Stirling, Ian (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Satellite telemetry (ST) has played a critical role in the management and conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) over the last 50 years. ST data provide biological information relevant to subpopulation delineation, ...
  • The role of systematics for understanding ecosystem functions: Proceedings of the Zoologica Scripta Symposium, Oslo, Norway, 25 August 2022 
    Bachmann, Lutz; Beermann, Jan; Brey, Thomas; de Boer, Hugo; Dannheim, Jennifer; Edvardsen, Bente; Ericson, Per G. P.; Holston, Kevin C.; Johansson, Veronika A.; Kloss, Paul; Konijnenberg, Rebecca; Osborn, Karen J.; Pappalardo, Paula; Pehlke, Hendrik; Piepenburg, Dieter; Struck, Torsten H; Sundberg, Per; Markussen, Stine Svalheim; Teschke, Katharina; Vanhove, Maarten P. M. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Abstract On 25 August 2022, the Zoologica Scripta ‐ An International Journal of Systematic Zoology and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters arranged a symposium entitled ‘The role of systematics for understanding ...
  • The Slottsmøya marine reptile Lagerstätte: depositional environments, taphonomy and diagenesis 
    Delsett, Lene Liebe; Novis, Linn Kristin; Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Koevoets, Maayke Jacqueline; Hammer, Øyvind; Druckenmiller, Patrick Scott; Hurum, Jørn Harald (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    The Late Jurassic Slottsmøya Member Lagerstätte on Spitsbergen offers a unique opportunity to study the relationships between vertebrate fossil preservation, invertebrate occurrences and depositional environment. In this ...
  • The soft tissue and skeletal anatomy of two Late Jurassic ichthyosaur specimens from the Solnhofen archipelago 
    Delsett, Lene Liebe; Friis, Henrik; Kölbl-Ebert, Martina; Hurum, Jørn Harald (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Ichthyosaurs from the Solnhofen Lagerstätte are among the only examples of soft tissue preservation in the major Middle Jurassic–middle Cretaceous family Ophthalmosauridae. However, few such specimens are currently described, ...
  • The taxonomic status of Nephroma parile chemotype 2 
    Timdal, Einar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Chemotype 2 of Nephroma parile, occurring in southern South America, is confirmed as a distinct chemotype. However, it is genetically (nrITS and mtSSU) not differentiated from chemotype 1 in the Northern Hemisphere and ...
  • The Tetragnatha kauaiensis Genome Sheds Light on the Origins of Genomic Novelty in Spiders 
    Cerca, José; Armstrong, Ellie E.; Vizueta, Joel; Fernández, Rosa; Dimitrov, Dimitar Stefanov; Petersen, Bent; Prost, Stefan; Rozas, Julio; Petrov, Dmitri; Gillespie, Rosemary G. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Abstract Spiders (Araneae) have a diverse spectrum of morphologies, behaviors, and physiologies. Attempts to understand the genomic-basis of this diversity are often hindered by their large, heterozygous, and ...
  • The tribe Meteorini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) in Norway, with additional information on host associations 
    Stigenberg, Julia; Hansen, Lars Ove (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
    The tribe Meteorini comprises the two genera Meteorus Haliday, 1835 and Zele Curtis, 1832, and materials of these genera has been examined in the collections of the Natural History Museum in Oslo. Nine species not previously ...
  • The UNITE database for molecular identification and taxonomic communication of fungi and other eukaryotes: sequences, taxa and classifications reconsidered 
    Abarenkov, Kessy; Nilsson, R Henrik; Larsson, Karl Henrik; Taylor, Andy F S; May, Tom W.; Frøslev, Tobias G.; Pawlowska, J.; Lindahl, Björn; Põldmaa, Kadri; Truong, Camille; Vu, Duong; Hosoya, Tsuyoshi; Niskanen, Tuula; Piirmann, T; Ivanov, F; Zirk, A; Peterson, M; Cheeke, T E; Ishigami, Y; Jansson, A T; Jeppesen, Thomas S.; Kristiansson, Erik; Mikriukov, V.; Miller, J.T.; Oono, R.; Ossandon, F.J.; Pauperio, Joana; Saar, Irja; Schigel, Dmitry; Suija, Ave; Tedersoo, Leho; Kõljalg, Urmas (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Abstract UNITE (https://unite.ut.ee) is a web-based database and sequence management environment for molecular identification of eukaryotes. It targets the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ...
  • The uses of Kenyan aloes: an analysis of implications for names, distribution and conservation 
    Bjorå, Charlotte S; Wabuyele, Emily; Grace, Olwen M; Nordal, Inger; Newton, Leonard E (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
    Background The genus Aloe is renowned for its medicinal and cosmetic properties and long history of use. Sixty-three Aloe species occur in Kenya, of which around 50 % are endemic. Several species of aloes ...
  • The walentaite group and the description of a new member, alcantarillaite, from the Alcantarilla mine, Belalcázar, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain 
    Grey, Ian E.; Hochleitner, Rupert; Rewitzer, Christian; Riboldi-Tunnicliffe, Alan; Kampf, Anthony R.; MacRae, Colin M.; Mumme, WG; Kaliwoda, Melanie; Friis, Henrik; Martin, Carlos U. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    The general structural formula for the walentaite group is [((A), A], based on heteropolyhedral layers of configuration [M], with surface-coordinated species at the B, As2 and As3 sites, and with interlayer hydrated cation ...
  • Thousands of RAD-seq Loci Fully Resolve the Phylogeny of the Highly Disjunct Arctic-Alpine Genus Diapensia (Diapensiaceae) 
    Hou, Yan; Nowak, Michael; Mirre, Virginia; Bjorå, Charlotte Sletten; Brochmann, Christian; Popp, Magnus (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
    Restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) has recently become an important method to generate genome-wide molecular data for species delimitation, phylogeography, and population genetic studies. However, very ...