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  • Phylogenetic relatedness drives protist assembly in marine and terrestrial environments 
    Lentendu, Guillaume; Dunthorn, Micah; Dunthorn, Micah (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Aim Assembly of protist communities is known to be driven mainly by environmental filtering, but the imprint of phylogenetic relatedness is unknown. In this study, we aimed to test the degree to which co-occurrences and ...
  • Phylogenomics and barcoding of Panax: toward the identification of ginseng species 
    Manzanilla, V.; Kool, A.; Nguyen Nhat, L.; Nong Van, H.; Le Thi Thu, H.; de Boer, H. J (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 ...
  • Phylogenomics of Lophotrochozoa with consideration of systematic error 
    Kocot, Kevin M.; Struck, Torsten H; Merkel, Julia; Waits, Damien S.; Todt, Christiane; Bannock, Pamela M.; Weese, David A.; Cannon, Johanna T.; Moroz, Leonid L.; Lieb, Bernhard; Halanych, Kenneth M. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    Abstract.—Phylogenomic studies have improved understanding of deep metazoan phylogeny and show promise for resolving incongruences among analyses based on limited numbers of loci. One region of the animal tree that has ...
  • The phylogeny of pholcid spiders: a critical evaluation of relationships suggested by molecular data (Araneae, Pholcidae) 
    Huber, Bernhard A.; Eberle, Jonas; Dimitrov, Dimitar (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 ...
  • Phylogeny of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae(Araneae: Araneoidea) 
    Scharff, Nikolaj; Coddington, Jonathan A.; Blackledge, Todd A.; Agnarsson, Ingi; Framenau, Volker W.; Szüts, Tamás; Hayashi, Cheryl Y.; Dimitrov, Dimitar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    We present a new phylogeny of the spider family Araneidae based on five genes (28S, 18S, COI, H3 and 16S) for 158 taxa, identified and mainly sequenced by us. This includes 25 outgroups and 133 araneid ingroups representing ...
  • Phylogeographic history and taxonomy of some afro-alpine grasses assessed based on AFLPs and morphometry: Deschampsia cespitosa, D. angusta and Koeleria capensis 
    Masao, Catherine A.; Gizaw, Abel; Piñeiro, Rosalia; Tusiime, Felly M.; Wondimu, Tigist; Abdi, Ahmed A.; Popp, Magnus; Gussarova, Galina; Lye, Kåre; Munishi, Pantaleo; Nemomissa, Sileshi; Brochmann, Christian (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
    Phylogeographic studies in the high mountains of Africa are hampered by the limited material available, resulting in insufficient knowledge of taxonomic variation within and among closely related species. Here, we address ...
  • PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy 
    Ichim, Mihael Cristi; Crisan, Gianina; Tebrencu, Carmen; de Boer, Hugo (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    The PhytoAuthent project was structured to gather, test, develop and apply, in real life case scenarios, molecular techniques, such as biochemical fingerprinting and DNA sequence-based methods, for plant identification of ...
  • Phytomyza arnicae Hering, 1925 (Diptera, Agromyzidae) in Norway an agromyzid fly exclusively associated with Arnica montana L. 
    Hansen, Lars Ove; Bjureke, Kristina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    The agromyzid fly Phytomyza arnicae Hering, 1925 is reported from Norway for the first time. This species is exclusively associated with Arnica montana L., where the larvae are leaf-miners. Mining larvae were collected in ...
  • Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa 
    Dal Bo, Fabrice; Friis, Henrik; Elburg, Marlina A.; Hatert, Frédéric; Andersen, Tom (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Abstract. The new mineral pilanesbergite, with the ideal formula Na2Ca2Fe2Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2, was found in a nepheline syenite, locally known as green foyaite, from the Pilanesberg Complex located in the North West Province ...
  • Plant biodiversity assessment through soil eDNA reflects temporal and local diversity 
    Ariza Salazar, Maria; Fouks, Bertrand; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Halvorsen, Rune; Alsos, Inger Greve; de Boer, Hugo (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    1. Several studies have shown the potential of eDNA-based proxies for plant identification, but little is known about their spatial and temporal resolution. This limits its use for plant biodiversity assessments and ...
  • Plant Remains as Sources to Cultural History in Southeast Norway 
    Kjesrud, Karoline; Olsen, Luka Natassja; Teixidor Toneu, Irene; Sandstedt, Jade Jørgen Michael; Kool, Anneleen; Christiansen, Linda (Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Plant remains are valuable sources for cultural history. Humans and animals live inextricably together with plants. This article investigates how a large dataset of botanical macrofossils can give insights into cultural ...
  • A plant that Linnaeus forgot: Taxonomic revision of Rhodalsine (Caryophyllaceae). 
    Kool, Anneleen; Thulin, Mats (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    The mainly Mediterranean genus Rhodalsine (Caryophyllaceae) is revised and a single species, R. geniculata, is recognized, distributed from the Canary Islands in the west to Somalia in the east. The history of the taxon, ...
  • Plutella polaris Zeller, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) rediscovered at Svalbard, Norway, with comments on its taxonomic position 
    Søli, Geir Einar Ellefsen; Aarvik, Leif; Magnussen, Trude (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    After 142 years, Plutellapolaris Zeller, 1880 was rediscovered at Svalbard, Norway, in 2015. The locality and its vegetation are described. The specimen is the first female ever recorded, and its genitalia are illustrated. ...
  • Point of view: error estimation in field assignment of land-cover types 
    Eriksen, Eva Lieungh; Ullerud, Heidrun Asgeirsdatter; Halvorsen, Rune; Aune, Sigrun; Bratli, Harald; Horvath, Peter; Volden, Inger Kristine; Wollan, Anders Kvalvåg; Bryn, Anders (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Questions: Substantial variation between observers has been found when comparing parallel land-cover maps, but how can we know which map is better? What magnitude of error and inter-observer variation is expected when ...
  • Politics of meaning about quality of education in Ethiopia 
    Tesfamicael, Solomon Abedom; Chala, Desalegn; Desta, Liyew A.; Ali, Sikunder (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Background: In recent years, the policymakers in Ethiopia are engaged in reforming the curriculum to address the poor quality of education in the country. The public as well as the different stakeholders have been engaged ...
  • Polyglutamine variation in a flowering time protein correlates with island age in a Hawaiian plant radiation 
    Lindqvist, Charlotte; Laakkonen, Liisa; Albert, Victor A (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
    Background A controversial topic in evolutionary developmental biology is whether morphological diversification in natural populations can be driven by expansions and contractions of amino acid repeats in ...
  • Population genomics of grey wolves and wolf-like canids in North America 
    Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam; Vieira, Filipe G.; Samaniego, Jose A; Raundrup, Katrine; Heide Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Meldgaard, Morten; Petersen, Bent; Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas; Mikkelsen, Johan Brus; Marquard-Petersen, Ulf; Dietz, Rune; Sonne, Christian; Dalén, Love; Bachmann, Lutz; Wiig, Øystein; Hansen, Anders J.; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    North America is currently home to a number of grey wolf (Canis lupus) and wolf-like canid populations, including the coyote (Canis latrans) and the taxonomically controversial red, Eastern timber and Great Lakes wolves. ...
  • Population regulation in Gyrodactylus salaris – Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) interactions: testing the paradigm 
    Ramírez, Raúl; Bakke, Tor A; Harris, Philip D (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
    Background Gyrodactylus salaris is a directly transmitted ectoparasite that reproduces in situ on its fish host. Wild Norwegian (East Atlantic) salmon stocks are thought to be ...
  • Population-level assessment of atlas occipitalization in artificially modified crania from pre-Hispanic Peru 
    Pott, Laura N; Austin, Rita M; Eller, Andrea R.; Hofman, Courtney A; Sholts, Sabrina B. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Atlas occipitalization (AO) is a spinal anomaly, characterized by the fusion of the first cervical vertebra and occipital bone, with a complex etiology that can arise from congenital and environmental causes. AO has been ...
  • Positive correlations between pre- and post-copulatory sexual traits in warblers 
    Supriya, K.; Price, Trevor; Rowe, Melissah (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Theoretical models predict that investment in pre-copulatory and post-copulatory sexually selected traits should trade-off. At the macroevolutionary scale, the majority of studies to date have focused on male weaponry as ...