Rødkinnet spyflue (Calliphora vicina) er et alvorlig skadedyr i norsk tørrfiskproduksjon. I dårlige år forårsaker insektene et økonomisk tap som overskrider 10 millioner kroner. Problemene oppstår når fluene legger egg på ...

The interactions between seabirds and their environment, notably their prey, include complex spatial patterns and mechanisms that span over different scales of processes (e.g. physiology, behaviour, population). To understand ...

Interactions between plant roots and fungi are well known from most terrestrial ecosystems. Mycorrhizal association is the most prominent plant-fungi interaction, where the fungal partners increase the water and nutrient ...

Phytoplankton is main producers of marine pelagic food webs, acting as link between the energy source, the sun, and consumers. Phytoplankton is an evolutionary diverse group whick is, however, traditionally assembled due ...

Nuisance growth of the aquatic macrophyte Juncus bulbosus has been observed since the 1980s in an increasing number of rivers and lakes in northern Europe. What causes such massive growth is not well understood, however, ...

Birdsong is a species-specific signal that is used in mate attraction and intrasexual competition. This thesis concerns song acquisition in two oscine songbird species, the great tit Parus major and the pied flycatcher ...

The thesis introduces a new integrated approach to ecological and evolutionary modeling, the goal of which is to create an analytical platform for applied interdisciplinary researches. This Conspecific Community Dynamics ...