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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...