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The enigmatic Bale monkey: can new analyses shed light on the phylogeny of the Chlorocebus genus? 
Bjørnæs, Ane Mari (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 ...
Conservation genetics and ecology of four red listed vascular plant species in the high arctic archipelago of Svalbard 
Skjetne, Idunn Elisabeth (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, ...
Recurrent origins and adaptive advantage of polyploid Parnassia palustris 
Bjørgaas, Hanna Hagen (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Polyploidi er en sentral drivkraft for evolusjon hos dekkfrøede planter, og polyploide linjer er spesielt tallrike i arktiske strøk. I denne studien undersøkte jeg di- og tetraploide populasjoner av arten Jåblom, Parnassia ...
Local distribution patterns of lichen epiphytes in a western Norwegian deciduous forest : relationship to available substrate 
Myhre, Trude (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Environmental variables and epiphytic lichen flora of 279 deciduous rich bark trees of a boreonemoral rainforest in the oceanic region of Western Norway were studied. The lichen flora from base to breast height of the tree ...
Multilocus sequence analysis of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), Spanish sparrow (P. hispaniolensis) and their putative hybrid descendant, the Italian sparrow (P. italiae) Restricted Access
Elgvin, Tore Oldeide (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)
Homoploid hybrid speciation in animals is poorly understood compared to the classic bifurcating mode of species diversification, mainly because of the scarcity of well-documented cases. Here, I presents the results of a ...
Migration patterns and taxonomy of Dryas octopetala L. in the North Atlantic region Restricted Access
Pettersen, Christian (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
The climatic fluctuations of the Quaternary have greatly influenced the distribution, composition and genetic structure of plant populations. Dryas octopetala sensu lato is an arctic-alpine plant belonging to a circumpolar ...
Studies in the genera Anthericum and Chlorophytum with emphasis on Ethiopian taxa Restricted Access
Elden, Marte (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Abstract 85 specimens from the genera Anthericum L. and Chlorophytum Ker Gawl. were analysed, and a phylogeny based on the nuclear ITS1 and chloroplast rps16 and trnL-F sequences was produced. The results are used to ...
Diversity and species composition of fungal endophytes in Avenella flexuosa under different sheep grazing regimes 
Aas, Anders Bjørnsgard (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Fungal endophytes have been shown to be extremely widespread and abundant in terrestrial plants. It is also known that fungal endophytes may affect the grazing intensity of the host plant. In this study the occurrence of ...
Evolutionary studies of uncultivated Radiolaria and their symbionts using Single Cell Whole Genome Amplification Restricted Access
Krabberød, Anders Kristian (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Understanding the evolution of eukaryotes and resolving the Tree of Life is one of the major goals of biology. Protists (unicellular eukaryotes) play a crucial role in this quest being the earliest diverging eukaryotes and ...
Multilocus DNA sequencing of a widely distributed wood-inhabiting fungus reveals two main lineages with overlapping ranges in Europe: do hybrids occur? 
Fossdal, Renate M (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Trichaptum fuscoviolaceum is a saprotrophic basidiomycete morphospecies growing on conifers. In the present study, the genetic structure in a circumboreal sample of T. fuscoviolaceum was analyzed using a multilocus sequencing ...
Mitochondrial Ewe - application of ancient DNA typing to the study of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in mediaeval Norway 
Bollvåg, Anette Øwre (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Around 11000 years ago the first domesticated mammals emerged in the Fertile Crescent. Over time, these animals spread to fertile regions both to the east and west of their domestic centre of origin. By 6000 BP, animal ...
Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera, Geometridae): one diverse species or a complex of several cryptic species? Restricted Access
Kvie, Kjersti Sternang (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2010)
Preliminary results from DNA-barcoding of Scandinavian butterflies and moths show high intraspecific sequence differences in the Autumnal moth, E. autumnata. One theory that might explain this finding is that E. autumnata ...
The fungal community associated with roots of alpine and arctic Dryas octopetala along a latitudinal gradient Restricted Access
Bjorbækmo, Marit Markussen (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
The ectomycorrhizal (ECM) dwarf shrub Dryas octopetala is one of the hardiest and most abundant of all woody plant groups in alpine and arctic environments. The main aim of this study was to characterise the fungal communities ...
A study of the hybrid zone between house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and Italian sparrow (Passer italiae) based on plumage characters and microsatellites Restricted Access
Hjelle, Elin (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Song response to male intruders and prospecting females in the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca 
Lambrou, Jayne Patricia (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Singing in the pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca, was examined in both intra- and intersexual contexts. Song responses to male intruders and prospecting females were investigated by introducing caged conspecific birds ...
Germline mutation rate of the microsatellite HrU10 in tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, in an area with high PAH pollution 
Bentz, Kristofer H (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Abstract Previous studies have revealed increased levels of germline mutations in minisatellite DNA in populations of herring gulls and mice sampled in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario Canada, an industrial area with high emissions ...
On the origin of an avian species by means of natural hybridization Restricted Access
Hermansen, Jo Skeie (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Hybrid speciation has until recently been largely neglected by zoologists. This attitude is now changing. However, data is still scarce, and published examples include few taxa. In this thesis I present the first genetic ...
Population differences in early development in grayling (Thymallus thymallus) : a common garden experiment 
Thomassen, Gaute (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Following colonization of new habitats and subsequent strong selection, adaptation to environmental conditions might be expected to be rapid. In a mountainous lake in Norway, Lesjaskogsvatnet, more than 20 distinct spawning ...
A phylogeographic survey of a circumboreal polypore indicates introgression among ecologically differentiated lineages Restricted Access
Seierstad, Kristian S. (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Gloeoporus taxicola is a widespread saprotrophic polypore that occurs on a variety of coniferous substrates in the Northern Hemisphere. In this master thesis a multi-locus sequencing approach was used, on an extensive ...
Microsatellite heterozygosity and phenotypic quality in bluethroats (Luscinia svecica) 
Herfoss, Anders Lunden (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Mulitlocus sequence analyses of the near threatened Semi-collared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata) and a comparison with three other Ficedula flycatcher species 
Hogner, Silje (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
The Semi-collared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata) is a member of the black-and-white flycatcher species complex. It is poorly studied, rare, and is currently classified as “near threatened”, in the IUCN red lists of ...
Beak morphology in oviraptorids, based on extant birds and turtles 
Jansen, Stig Olav Krekvik (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Oviraptorids are one of several groups of dinosaurs which have evolved beaks. Of extant beaked animals, birds and turtles are the best known. In this study, an anatomical comparison between oviraptorids, extant birds and ...
Genetic variation in Holocene Spitsbergen stock bowhead whales inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome B gene sequences amplified from ancient DNA 
Meland, Tina (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
The control region (CR) of the mitochondrial DNA has been previously used to decipher the population structure of Holocene bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from the Spitsbergen stock. The bone samples dated from recent ...
Divergent foraging behaviour and shape in lateral plate morphs of threespined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). 
Bjærke, Oda (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Adaptation to different foraging resources is believed to be an important driving force of divergence between populations. Following colonization of freshwater, threespined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) have occupied ...
Phylogeograpy and population structure in Dryas octopetala L. analysed by microsatellite markers 
Vik, Unni (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Dryas octopetala L. is an arctic-alpine plant that belongs to a genus where the number and delimitation of species are not fully resolved. The plant is unusual, compared with most other arctic-alpine plants in its diploid, ...
Phylogenetic inference of Telonemia and eukaryotic supergroups using multi-gene sequence data 
Orr, Russell John Scott (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Over the past 2 decades major advancements in phylogenetics have been made and this in turn has influenced our understanding of eukaryotic evolution. The use of morphological data combined with sequence data has been the ...
Studies of generic and specific delimitation of the genera Drimiopsis and Ledebouria (Hyacinthaceae) 
Tindamanyire, Neema (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
The monocot genera Ledebouria and Drimiopsis belong to the family Hyacinthaceae in the order Asparagales. The aim of this study was to investigate the generic delimitation between the two genera using DNA sequencing, and ...
Polyploidy in Daphnia : methodology and effects on life history traits 
Alfsnes, Kristian (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Four arctic, obligate parthenogenetic populations assumed to be polyploid and one temperate, cyclic parthenogenetic, diploid population were used to compare life history traits, growth rates and content of nucleic acids ...
Population growth and life history traits within the monogenean Gyrodactylus salaris and G. thymalli complex 
Øvstaas, Ole Gunnar (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Abstract Up until now, there have not been many studies of single Gyrodactylus manipulations on salmonids performed in order to study the establishment, development and reproduction of the parasites. The results of the ...
Climatic Change as an Engine for Speciation in Orthoptera Species: : Flightless Species on African Mountains as a Model System 
Voje, Kjetil Lysne (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Climatic fluctuations characterized the climate in East Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene. These variable conditions established opportunities for ecological fragmentation with subsequent genetic isolation of species ...
Human mitochondrial DNA diversity in urban Cape Town 
Kaspersen, Vidar (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Summary. This work arose from a collaborative project between the University of Western Cape and the University of Oslo, funded by the Research Council of Norway. The original project was set up to identify informative ...
Beak morphology in extant birds with implications on beak morphology in ornithomimids 
Knutsen, Espen Madsen (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Ornithomimosaurs are only one out of several dinosaurian groups that at some point evolved beaks. The morphology of this beak and its relation to dietary habits have long been debated.Birds and turtles are the primary ...
Tracing the evolutionary history of the Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) : a molecular genetic approach 
Bruvik, Torbjørn (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Abstract The Atlas flycatcher (Ficedula speculigera) is a poorly studied species in an otherwise thoroughly studied species complex. In this study I attempt to reconstruct the evolutionary history of this species, I look ...
A description and phylogenetic relationship of a polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of Goulmima, Morocco 
Ronander, Patrick (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
A Moroccan polycotylid plesiosaur from the early Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of the Goulmima Formation is described. The specimen, bought from an American fossil dealer in 2002 by the Museum of Natural History, Oslo, is a ...
The history of the Polynesians inferred from high resolution HLA data. 
Krzewinska, Maja (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Numerous scientific investigations have been undertaken to answer the question of Polynesian origins. Most archaeological and linguistic evidence and previous studies in population genetics suggested that Remote Oceania ...
"Escape of Introduced Ornamentals in Asteraceae" : with main focus on Tagetes patula L. in Western Ethiopia 
Salvesen, Agnethe Birkeland (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
Introduced plant species may lead to negative consequences for the local community by outcompeting other species, and in extreme situations decrease biodiversity. It is well known that once an invasive species becomes ...
Fluctuating asymmetry in skulls of Svalbard and East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to time, geography and organohalogen pollution 
Bechshøft, Thea Østergaard (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) as a measure of environmental stress was studied in polar bear (Ursus maritimus) skulls from East Greenland (n = 300, collected during the period 1892-2004) and Svalbard (n = 391, collected during ...
Variation in testis size and sperm morphology in the bluethroat, Luscinia svecica svecica 
Laskemoen, Terje (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
In this study I examined intra-specific variation in primary sex traits in male bluethroats (Luscinia svecica svecica), a passerine species with a high intensity of sperm competition, The single most important predictor ...
 
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