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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
This study consists of two parts. In the first part, a method of measuring cranium size of great tits was developed, and in the second part cranium size was compared with measures of fitness, namely winter survival and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Arctic ecosystems are strongly seasonal by nature, and photosynthetic organisms in particular so. In this study, the seasonality of one of the most commonly found marine photosynthetic picoeukaryotes, Micromonas pusilla, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
The use of species habitat suitability (HS) modelling is increasing as an approach in detecting important areas in integrated coastal zone management. European lobster (Homarus gammarus) is currently listed as near threatened ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Interactions between closely related species, including resource competition and hybridization, might influence phenotypic evolution and play a significant role in evolutionary diversification. There may be different ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Organochlorines can possibly cause toxic effects in birds. In this thesis, levels and relationships between health parameters, organochlorine contaminants (OCs) and body condition index (BCI) in black-legged kittiwakes and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Nearly one third of the vascular plant species of the remote high arctic archipelago of Svalbard are listed on the regional Red List for Svalbard, and there is a need for information to evaluate their conservation status, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Aquatic organisms are exposed to more or less continuous inputs of a wide range of potentially hazardous substances. The sources of the substances could be natural and/ or anthropogenic. This exposure may have deleterious ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Organismer som lever i Oslofjordeneksponeres for kjemikalier som kan ha negative effekter. I denne undersøkelsen ble biomarkører for effekter fra eksponering for miljøgifter og kondisjonsindekser nøkkelarten torsk (Gadus ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bale-apen (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) er en lite kjent, endemisk primat fra det etiopiske høylandet. Apen er klassifisert som "Vulnerable" under IUCNs Rødliste for truede arter, og er truet av et stadig økende antropogent ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
The lack of empirical knowledge on how marine reserves should be effectively designed has impeded their extensive implementation as fisheries management tools. While current knowledge is largely based on computer models, ...