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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Most pegmatites of southern Norway seem to be derived from anatectic melting of metamorphic rocks during the Sveconorwegian orogeny rather than to be highly evolved residual melts derived from granites. We test this ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are essential in vertebrate adaptive immunity, and they are highly diverse and duplicated in many lineages. While it is widely established that pathogen‐mediated selection ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
The Ordovician was a time of drastic biological and geological change. Previous work has suggested that there was a dramatic increase in global diversity during this time, but also has indicated that regional dynamics and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
The Norwegian river Suldalslågen, known for its population of large‐sized Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ), has been regulated for hydropower in 1966–1967 and in 1980. The initial regulation increased winter flows and reduced ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Aim: Understanding the evolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient (i.e. increase in species diversity towards the tropics) is a prominent issue in ecology and biogeography. Disentangling the relative contributions of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Sperm morphology varies enormously across the animal kingdom. Whilst knowledge of the factors that drive the evolution of interspecific variation in sperm morphology is accumulating, we currently have little understanding ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
In a rapidly changing world, it is important to understand how urban environments impact wildlife. For example, supplementary feeding of birds, though well‐intended, might have unexpected negative effects on the health of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Sperm swimming performance, including swimming speed and the proportion of motile cells, may strongly affect fertilization success. However, little is known about how methodological factors affect in vitro measurement of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Phylogenetic relationships within the important ichthyosaur family Ophthalmosauridae are not well established, and more specimens and characters, especially from the postcranial skeleton, are needed. Three ophthalmosaurid ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Female promiscuity is highly variable among birds, and particularly among songbirds. Comparative work has identified several patterns of covariation with social, sexual, ecological and life history ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Thermal melanism theory states that dark-colored ectotherm organisms are at an advantage at low temperature due to increased warming. This theory is generally supported for ectotherm animals, however, the function of colors ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Positive selection acting on Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) has been recently investigated to reveal evolutionary mechanisms of host–pathogen molecular co‐adaptation. Much of this research, however, has focused mainly on the ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)
Biologists typically distinguish species by how they look. However, with the development of DNA-based techniques to identify species, they found that genetically-different species may look remarkably similar. Biologists ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The genetic relationship between a granite pluton and adjacent complex of rare-metal pegmatite-aplite-banded sheets (Megiliggar Sheet Complex - MSC) has been studied at the border of the Tregonning topaz granite at Megiliggar ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Postcopulatory sexual selection may promote evolutionary diversification in sperm form, but the contribution of between‐species divergence in sperm morphology to the origin of reproductive isolation and speciation remains ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Bryozoans are a moderately diverse, mostly marine phylum with a fossil record extending to the Early Ordovician. Compared to other phyla, little is known about their phylogenetic relationships at both lower and higher ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
The great auk was once abundant and distributed across the North Atlantic. It is now extinct, having been heavily exploited for its eggs, meat, and feathers. We investigated the impact of human hunting on its demise by ...
The MIAmaxent R package: Variable transformation and model selection for species distribution models
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
The widely used “Maxent” software for modeling species distributions from presence‐only data (Phillips et al., Ecological Modelling, 190, 2006, 231) tends to produce models with high‐predictive performance but low‐ecological ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
DNA-based snapshots of ancient vegetation have shown that the composition of high-latitude plant communities changed considerably during the late Quaternary. However, parallel changes in biotic interactions remain largely ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
BioDATA (Biodiversity Data for Internationalisation in Higher Education) is an international project to develop and deliver biodiversity data training for undergraduate and postgraduate students from Armenia, Belarus, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
High concentrations of mercury, possibly connected with widespread volcanism of the Siberian Traps, have previously been associated with the Smithian/Spathian (Early Triassic) boundary (SSB) in the Sverdrup Basin, Tethyan ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
The island-like distribution of subalpine habitats across mountain ranges can trigger the parallel evolution of locally adapted ecotypes. Such naturally replicated scenarios allow testing hypotheses on how elevational ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2019)
Cryptic species are detected at an ever‐increasing rate, mainly due to the application of molecular data. While the impact of this hidden diversity on macro‐ecology and conversation biology is widely recognized, its ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Pockmarks are seafloor craters usually formed during methane release on continental margins. However, the mechanisms behind their formation and dynamics remain elusive. Here we report detailed investigations on one of the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Ethnopharmalogical relevance
In Africa, traditional medicine is important for local healthcare and plants used for these purposes are commonly traded. Identifying medicinal plants sold on markets is challenging, as leaves, ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)
This thesis focuses on the fungus gnat genus Allodia in the dipteran family Mycetophilidae. Allodia has historically gone through several systematic changes, with additions and exclusions of taxa, and the diversity and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Interspecific competition is thought to play a key role in determining the coexistence of closely related species within adaptive radiations. Competition for ecological resources can lead to different outcomes from character ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Aim: Distribution modelling is a useful approach to obtain knowledge about the spatial distribution of biodiversity, required for, for example, red-list assessments. While distribution modelling methods have been applied ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Only one species of the genus Allodia has been previously recorded from the Afrotropical region, Allodia (Brachycampta) flavorufa Matile, 1978. Six new species are described here, all representing the nominotypical subgenus, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Crop wild relatives (CWR) can provide one solution to future challenges on food security, sustainable agriculture and adaptation to climate change. Diversity found in CWR can be essential for adapting crops to these new ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
In recent years, the field of sexual selection has exploded, with advances in theoretical and empirical research complementing each other in exciting ways. This perspective piece is the product of a “stock-taking” workshop ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background: The genus Aloe has long been known for its use in healthcare and cosmetics. In Tanzania, overexploitation is threatening some Aloe species with extinction and yet, little has been documented on the abundance ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
We present the results of an inventory and status assessment of alien species in Norway. The inventory covered all known multicellular neobiota, 2496 in total, 1039 of which were classified as naturalised. The latter ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Many species, including humans, have emerged via complex reticulate processes involving hybridisation. Under certain circumstances, hybridisation can cause distinct lineages to collapse into a single lineage with an admixed ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Traditional crop varieties are an important source of genetic diversity for crop adaptation and modern breeding. Landraces of Asian (Oryza sativa) and African (Oryza glaberrima) rice have been well studied on the continents ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
The endangered Spitsbergen stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) has once been large with up to estimated 100,000 individuals. Genetic diversity of the extant Spitsbergen stock is unknown. We present 10 complete ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The new species Lecidella varangricaHaugan & Tønsberg is described from the northern shores of the Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark, Norway. It probably belongs to the saxicolous L. asemagroup by having ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Grey wolves (Canis lupus ) are one of the few large terrestrial carnivores that have maintained a wide geographical distribution across the Northern Hemisphere throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene. Recent genetic studies ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Although only a relatively small proportion of plant species form ectomycorrhizae with fungi, it is crucial for growth and survival for a number of widespread woody plant species. Few studies have attempted to investigate ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The Longyearbyen CO2 storage project drilling and coring campaign in central Spitsbergen provided new insights on the shale-dominated Middle Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous Agardhfjellet Formation, which is the onshore ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Documented occurrences of fossil taxa are the empirical foundation for understanding large-scale biodiversity changes and evolutionary dynamics in deep time. The fossil record contains vast amounts of understudied taxa. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Latitudinal gradients allow insights into the factors that shape ecosystem structure and delimit ecosystem processes, particularly climate. We asked whether the biomass and diversity of soil macrofauna in boreal forests ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
During the Late Ordovician, large explosive volcanic eruptions deposited worldwide K-bentonites, including the Millbrig and Deicke K-bentonites in North America and the Kinnekulle K-bentonite in Scandinavia. We have studied ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Magmatic and hydrothermal quartz populations related to the Late-Variscan Zinnwald/Cínovec Sn-W-Li greisen-type deposit in the Eastern Erzgebirge/Krušné Hory (German/Czech Republic) were studied in terms of trace element ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Among life history traits, offspring size has one of the most direct impacts on fitness, influencing growth, recruitment and survival of the individual, therefore affecting population, and ultimately macroevolutionary ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
1. Due to globalisation, trade and transport, the spread of alien species is increasing dramatically. Some alien species become ecologically harmful by threatening native biota. This can lead to irreversible changes in ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
1. Distinguishing correlative and causal connections among time series is an important challenge in evolutionary biology, ecology, macroevolution and palaeobiology.
2. Here, we present layeranalyzer, an r package that ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
1. Evidence‐based management of natural populations under strong human influence frequently requires not only estimates of survival but also knowledge about how much mortality is due to anthropogenic vs. natural causes. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Two large areas of anomalously low seismic velocities are visible in all tomographic models of the lowermost mantle. Depending on the density structure of these Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces (LLSVPs), the core-mantle ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Distantly related lineages of the enigmatic giant rosette plants of tropical alpine environments provide classical examples of convergent adaptation. For the giant senecios (Dendrosenecio), the endemic landmarks of the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations, however, presents a serious challenge for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
The use of stormwater ponds along the highways is shown to be an effective alternative to conventional systems, which are usually sewers. These ponds have the potential to combine their primary function of pollution and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
The European Astronaut Centre (EAC) is currently constructing the European Lunar Exploration Laboratory (LUNA), a large training and operations facility to be located adjacent to EAC at the DLR (German Aerospace Centre) ...
(Research report / Forskningsrapport, 2020)
Denne rapporten beskriver kortfattet hvordan to naturtypekart ved Finse ble lagd. Resultatene er lagt fram i form av kart og tabeller, samt tekst som beskriver naturtypenes økologi.
Arealdekkende naturtypekart etter NiN ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Research on the Permian-Triassic boundary (PTB) along the northern margins of Pangaea (exposed today in the Arctic region) has been heavily reliant on field observations, where data resolution was consequently determined ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Functional traits are linked to ecosystem processes and services and therefore relevant in recovery assessment. However, traits of bryophytes and lichens, important components of many ecosystems, have received less attention ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
The highly diverse goatfish genus Upeneus (Mullidae) requires enhanced attention regarding the possible occurrence of undescribed species in insufficiently explored regions. This study focuses on the South-Western Indian ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
In terrestrial mammals, the respiratory turbinate bones within the nasal cavity are employed to conserve heat and water. In order to investigate whether environmental temperature affects respiratory turbinate structure in ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
1. Restoration of degraded ecosystems may take decades or even centuries. Accordingly, information about the current direction and speed of recovery provided by methods for predicting time to recovery may give important ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Temperature is a key environmental parameter affecting both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms, particularly ectotherms. Rapid organismal responses to thermal environmental changes have been described for several ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
The boron isotopic composition of tourmaline and hambergite (Be2BO3[OH,F]) from peraluminous (n = 12), peralkaline (n = 1), and peralkaline nepheline syenite (n = 16) pegmatites has been measured by secondary ion mass ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) mediate an array of postmating reproductive processes that influence fertilization and fertility. As such, it is widely held that SFPs may contribute to postmating, prezygotic reproductive ...
(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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
1. Freshwater chemistry across the circumpolar region was characterised using a pan-Arctic data set from 1,032 lake and 482 river stations. Temporal trends were estimated for Early (1970–1985), Middle (1986–2000), and Late ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Schizolite, originating from the type locality, Tutop Agtakôrfia, in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, Julianehåb district, South Greenland, was described initially by Winther (1901) with additional data being supplied by ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
We distinguish five Xanthomendoza species in Norway, viz., X. borealis, X. fallax, X. fulva, X. oregana, and X. ulophyllodes, based on morphology and molecular evidence. This paper gives an updated taxonomy of the Norwegian ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2020)
Biodiversity on Earth has seen many increases and decreases throughout its history. Unrevealing these changes is crucial for understanding mechanisms and dissecting principles behind diversification and extinction events.
One ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2019)
In the Mesozoic seas, the apex predators were reptiles. From the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, the Spitsbergen Mesozoic Research Group has excavated numerous well preserved marine reptile skeletons in order to understand ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
Background
A robust molecular phylogeny is fundamental for developing a stable classification and providing a solid framework to understand patterns of diversification, historical biogeography, and character ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Aim
Biodiversity hotspots are widely used as conservation priorities to preserve the tree of life. However, many conservation practices identify biodiversity hotspots without considering phylogenetic diversity (PD), ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
A new species, Hygrophorus betulae, associated with Betula pubescens is described from the subalpine zone of northern Finland. The molecular phylogenetic analysis shows that it is closely related to H. mesotephrus, a species ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
Long-term data from marked animals provide a wealth of opportunities for studies with high relevance to both basic ecological understanding and successful management in a changing world. The key strength of such data is ...
(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 ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2019)
Peculiar rocks consisting of large and rare minerals are known as nepheline syenite pegmatites and can be found in larvikite (national rock of Norway!) around the Larvik area. Detailed chemical analyses of a mineral called ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
With almost 600 species, the latest molecular phylogeny of pholcid spiders (Eberle et al. 2018, BMC Evolutionary Biology) more than triples the largest previously available molecular phylogeny of the family. At the level ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background: A median, segmented, annelid nerve cord has repeatedly been compared to the arthropod and vertebrate nerve cords and became the most used textbook representation of the annelid nervous system. Recent phylogenomic ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The annelid family Eunicidae comprises ten genera including the genusMarphysa Quatrefages, 1866. This genus is characterized by a global distribution and hasconsiderable value in the bait industry worldwide. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Long-term phenotypic stasis is frequently observed in the fossil record, but not readily predicted from microevolutionary theory. To test competing explanations for stasis on macroevolutionary timescales we need reliably ...
Trade in Zambian Edible Orchids—DNA Barcoding Reveals the Use of Unexpected Orchid Taxa for Chikanda
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
In Zambia, wild edible terrestrial orchids are used to produce a local delicacy called chikanda, which has become increasingly popular throughout the country. Commercialization puts orchid populations in Zambia and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Biological specimens in natural history collections worldwide are increasingly being used in biogeographical, environmental, and taxonomic studies. For their meaningful use, correct species identification is crucial. For ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Spermatozoa exhibit remarkable variability in size, shape, and performance. Our understanding of the molecular basis of this variation, however, is limited, especially in avian taxa. The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ...
(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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Nine samples from the Alum Shale of Slemmestad, Oslo Region, were processed for conodonts. The limestone-rich interval extending from the mid Cambrian Paradoxides paradoxissimus trilobite Zone to the Lower Ordovician ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
A Berriasian age planktonic foraminifera assemblage from a section near the village of Krasnoselivka in the Tonas River Basin, Crimea contains Favusella hoterivica (Subbotina), ?Favusella sp., Conoglobigerina gulekhensis ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2018)
Five hydrocarbon seep carbonate structures in the upper part of the Slottsmøya Member (Agardhfjellet Formation) in central Spitsbergen have been sampled and processed for foraminifera. The carbonates have been found to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
English
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Body size can have profound impacts on survival, movement, and reproductive schedules shaping individual fitness, making growth a central process in ecological and evolutionary dynamics. Realized growth is the result of a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Jaw elements of Omphalosaurus sp. are described from the Early Triassic (Spathian) of Marmierfjellet, Spitsbergen. The elements are from the Grippia and the Lower Saurian niveaus in the Vendomdalen Member of the Vikinghøgda ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The Grippia bonebed is located at Marmierfjellet in Flowerdalen, Isfjorden area of Spitsbergen. The bonebed occurs in the Vendomdalen Member, Vikinghogda Formation, Early Triassic (Spathian). It is unique in Spitsbergen ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
We report on a newly excavated Spathian (Lower Triassic) bonebed on Marmierfjellet, Central Spitsbergen. The bonebed contains a varied material of bones and teeth from marine vertebrates along with conodont elements. The ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Gene expression changes have been recognized as important drivers of adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Little is known about the relative roles of plastic and evolutionary responses in complex gene expression ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The palaeontology of the Lower to Middle Triassic succession in Spitsbergen has been studied for more than a century and a half. Our ability to properly interpret the evolutionary and ecological implications of the faunas ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
In-situ weathered bedrock, saprolite, is locally found in Scandinavia, where it is commonly thought to represent pre-Pleistocene weathering possibly associated with landscape formation. The age of weathering, however, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2016)
Kevin Burke’s original and thought-provoking contributions have been published steadily for the past 60 years, and more than a decade ago he set out to resolve how plate tectonics and mantle plumes interact by proposing a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
As the title of the correspondence by Fossen et al.1 suggests, determining the age of landscape elements of the Earth surface is difficult. We thus welcome the opportunity to clarify our arguments on the contentious themes ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
The economic value of ginseng in the global medicinal plant trade is estimated to be in excess of US$2.1 billion. At the same time, the evolutionary placement of ginseng (Panax ginseng) and the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Ancient DNA research has been revolutionized following development of next-generation sequencing platforms. Although a number of such platforms have been applied to ancient DNA samples, the Illumina series are the dominant ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
In spite of a fossil record spanning over 150 million years, pelvic girdle evolution in Ichthyopterygia is poorly known. Here, we examine pelvic girdle size relationships using quantitative methods and new ophthalmosaurid ...