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Validation of DNA metabarcoding as a tool for diet analysis in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.)Restricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)Free-ranging reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) eat a diverse diet of graminoids, herbs, shrubs, woody plants, mushroom, lichen and mosses. DNA metabarcoding is an established method in dietary studies and through e.g. ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)The three-spine stickleback is an adaptable fish with variation in morphology and behaviour, inhabiting saltwater, brackish water and fresh water. It is armoured with 30-35 bone plates along its lateral line. In addition, ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)The differences in early life history traits among populations of grayling in Lake Lesjaskogvatn and surrounding lakes have been extensively studied the last decades. These populations are the offspring of a small group ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)The epiphytic bryophyte composition between and within 73 ash trees (minimum stem diameter at breast height 20 cm) at Tungesvik, Etne, West Norway was investigated. The main aim of the study was to investigate patterns of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)It is unclear whether intertidal organisms are ‘preadapted’ to cope with the increase of temperature and temperature variability or if they are currently at their thermal tolerance limits. To address the dichotomy, we ...
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Vegetation-environment analysis of the transition between avalanche meadows and semi-natural grasslands in Nærøyfjorden, Western NorwayRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
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Vegetation-environment relationships of a kettle-hole floodplain at Øvre Romerike, SE NorwayRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)Sandtjern nature reserve, located on the Gardermoen Delta, SE Norway, consists of a series of kettle holes that are subjected to severe annual wet-dry cycles due to flooding. In the rainy season in late autumn, the kettle ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Studying herbal products derived from local and traditional knowledge and their value chains is one of the main challenges in ethnopharmacology. The majority of these products have a long history of use, but non-harmonized ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) is ubiquitous in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and the cause of heart and skeletal muscle inflammation. Erythrocytes are important target cells for PRV. We have investigated the kinetics ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)Complement resistance is an important virulence trait of Yersinia enterocolitica (Ye). The predominant virulence factor expressed by Ye is Yersinia adhesin A (YadA), which enables bacterial attachment to host cells and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)In the last decades, limnic water bodies in the Northern hemisphere have experienced a noticeable browning, i.e., increasing levels of dissolved organic matter (DOM). While the effects on primary producers is usually ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)The WEE1-inhibitor MK-1775 is currently in clinical trials as an anti-cancer drug. In response to DNA damage, human cells activate cell cycle checkpoints to temporarily halt cell cycle progression, and this helps facilitating ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this study, we analyzed long‐term trends in calcium (Ca) concentrations for 70 Norwegian lakes spanning a broad geographical range and for a wide range of ambient drivers. A striking decline in Ca concentrations was ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Genetic assimilation emerges from selection on phenotypic plasticity. Yet, commonly used quantitative genetics models of linear reaction norms considering intercept and slope as traits do not mimic the full process of ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)Reproductive output in alpine plants depend on abiotic and biotic factors. Alpine topography creates microhabitats for plants, with abiotic factors, like temperature, snow cover and soil moisture playing an important role ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Teleost fishes comprise more than half of all vertebrate species, yet genomic data are only available for 0.2% of their diversity. Here, we present whole genome sequencing data for 66 new species of teleosts, vastly expanding ...