• Later at higher latitudes: large-scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity 

      Burr, Zofia M.; Varpe, Øystein; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Erikstad, Kjell E; Descamps, Sébastien; Barrett, Robert T; Bech, Claus; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Moe, Børge; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Strøm, Hallvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-28)
      In seasonal environments, organisms are expected to optimally schedule reproduction within an annual range of environmental conditions. Latitudinal gradients generate a range of seasonality to which we can expect adaptations ...
    • Mercury exposure, stress and prolactin secretion in an Arctic seabird: an experimental study 

      Tartu, Sabrina; Bustamante, Paco; Angelier, Frédéric; Lendvai, Adam Z.; Moe, Børge; Blévin, Pierre; Bech, Claus; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Chastel, Olivier (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Life-history theory predicts that long-lived organisms should reduce parental effort under inclement environmental conditions in order to favour long-term survival. Seabirds are long-lived top predators often exposed to ...
    • Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird 

      Schultner, Jannik; Moe, Børge; Chastel, Olivier; Bech, Claus; Kitaysky, Alexander S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Changes in telomere length are believed to reflect changes in physiological state and life expectancy in animals. However, much remains unknown about the determinants of telomere dynamics in wild populations, and specifically ...
    • Migration Patterns Affect Element Concentrations in an Arctic Seabird 

      Skottene, Elise (Master thesis, 2015)
      Arctic seabirds have often been used to assess metal levels in remote regions. Most Arctic-breeding seabirds are migratory, and differences in wintering locations and migration patterns have been suggested to affect their ...
    • Multicolony tracking reveals potential threats to little auks wintering in the North Atlantic from marine pollution and shrinking sea ice cover 

      Fort, Jérôme; Moe, Børge; Strøm, Hallvard; Grémillet, David; Welcker, Jorg; Schultner, Jannik; Jerstad, Kurt; Johansen, Kasper L.; Phillips, Richard A.; Mosbech, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Aim Extensive development of human activities in combination with ocean warming is rapidly modifying marine habitats in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. To understand the potential impacts on marine biodiversity, ...
    • North Atlantic winter cyclones starve seabirds 

      Clairbaux, Manon; Mathewson, Paul; Porter, Warren; Fort, Jérôme; Strøm, Hallvard; Moe, Børge; Fauchald, Per; Descamps, Sebastien; Helgason, Halfdan Helgi; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Merkel, Benjamin; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Bringsvor, Ingar Støyle; Chastel, Olivier; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Danielsen, Jóhannis; Daunt, Francis; Dehnhard, Nina; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Ezhov, Alexey V.; Gavrilo, Maria; Krasnov, Yuri V.; Langset, Magdalene; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Newell, Mark; Olsen, Bergur; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Systad, Geir Helge Rødli; Thórarinsson, Thorkell L; Baran, Mark; Diamond, Tony; Fayet, Annette L.; Fitzsimmons, Michelle G.; Frederiksen, Morten; Gilchrist, Hugh G.; Guilford, Tim; Huffeldt, Nicholas P.; Jessopp, Mark; Johansen, Kasper L.; Kouwenberg, Amy-Lee; Linnebjerg, Jannie F.; Major, Heather L.; Tranquilla, Laura McFarlane; Mallory, Mark; Merkel, Flemming R.; Montevecchi, William A.; Mosbech, Anders; Petersen, Aevar; Grémillet, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Each winter, the North Atlantic Ocean is the stage for numerous cyclones, the most severe ones leading to seabird mass-mortality events called ‘‘winter wrecks.’’ During these, thousands of emaciated seabird carcasses are ...
    • Perfluorinated substances and telomeres in an Arctic seabird: Cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches 

      Blévin, Pierre; Angelier, Frédéric; Tartu, Sabrina; Bustamante, Paco; Herzke, Dorte; Moe, Børge; Bech, Claus; Gabrielsen, Geir Wing; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Chastel, Olivier (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Telomeres are non-coding DNA repeats located at the termini of eukaryotic chromosomes, regulated by dynamic processes balancing shortening and maintenance. Despite a mechanism to slow-down telomere shortening, cell division ...
    • Physical activity and risk for metabolic syndrome: Prospective data from the HUNT study 

      Børresen, Marie Jeanette (Master thesis, 2014)
      Background: Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, and has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer. The prevalence of metabolic ...
    • Repeatability and Flexibility in the Migration Strategies of an Arctic Seabird 

      Bjørnlid, Nora (Master thesis, 2016)
      The strategy of migration has evolved independently in many animal groups, but it is most widely and well developed in birds. Migrating species are expected to be severely affected by human induces climate change, and the ...
    • Repeatability in isotopic signatures is linked to consistent individual migration strategies and individual specialization in a long-distance migratory seabird 

      Rypdal, Eline (Master thesis, 2018)
      Animal populations can consist of specialized individuals with different foraging strategies. There could be several advantages for specialized individuals, such as higher foraging efficiency, breeding success and survival. ...
    • Screening new PFAS compounds 2018 

      Hanssen, Linda; Herzke, Dorte; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Moe, Børge; Nygård, Torgeir; van Dijk, Jiska Joanneke; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Fuglei, Eva; Yeung, Leo; Vogelsang, Christian; Carlsson, Pernilla Marianne (NILU rapport;, Research report, 2019)
      This screening project has focused on the occurrence of conventional andemerging PFASs in terrestrial and marine environments, including the Arctic. Conventional PFASs were found to be wide-spread in the environment and ...
    • Seabird Migration Strategies: Flight Budgets, Diel Activity Patterns, and Lunar Influence 

      Bonnet-Lebrun, Anne-Sophie; Dias, Maria P.; Phillips, Richard A.; Granadeiro, José P.; de L. Brooke, M.; Chastel, Olivier; Clay, Thomas A.; Fayet, Annette L.; Gilg, Olivier; González-Solís, Jacob; Guilford, Tim; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Hedd, April; Jaeger, Audrey; Krietsch, Johannes; Lang, Johannes; Le Corre, Matthieu; Militao, Teresa; Moe, Børge; Montevecchi, William A.; Peter, Hans-Ulrich; Pinet, Patrick; Rayner, Matt J.; Reid, Tim; Reyes-González, José Manuel; Ryan, Peter G.; Sagar, Paul M.; Schmidt, Niels M.; Thompson, David R.; van Bemmelen, Rob; Watanuki, Yutaka; Weimerskirch, Henri; Yamamoto, Takashi; Catry, Paulo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas, facing challenges that require behavioural adjustments, particularly to flight timing and duration. Such adjustments in ...
    • Survival rate and breeding outputs in a high Arctic seabird exposed to legacy persistent organic pollutants and mercury 

      Goutte, Aurélie; Barbraud, Christophe; Herzke, Dorte; Bustamante, Paco; Angelier, Frédéric; Tartu, Sabrina; Clement-Chastel, Celine; Moe, Børge; Bech, Claus; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Chastel, Olivier (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Chronic exposure to pollutants may represent a threat for wildlife.We tested whether adult survival rate, breeding probability and breeding success the year of sampling and the following year were affected by blood levels ...
    • Telomere dynamics and migration patterns in a long-distance migrant, the Arctic skua 

      Trondrud, Liv Monica (Master thesis, 2017)
      Telomeres are protective caps at the end of chromosomes that shorten with each cell cycle as well as by oxidative stress. In birds and mammals, telomeres shorten more slowly in long-lived species and, within species, those ...
    • Temporal variation in circulating concentrations of organochlorine pollutants in a pelagic seabird breeding in the high arctic 

      Bustnes, Jan Ove; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Moe, Børge; Herzke, Dorte; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Sagerup, Kjetil; Bech, Claus; Nordstad, Tore; Chastel, Olivier; Tartu, Sabrina; Gabrielsen, Geir W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The present study explored short-term temporal variations in circulating concentrations of 3 legacy organochlorines with different physicochemical properties (polychlorinated biphenyl 153 [PCB-153], p,p0-dichlorodiphenyl ...
    • Tests of the Marginal Value Theorem in diving bouts of foraging trips in pairs of breeding European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) 

      Carlsen,Astrid Anette; Wright, Jonathan; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Bech, Claus; Moe, Børge (Master thesis, 2019)
      I denne avhandlingen ble tilpasninger av Marginal Value Theorem testet ved bruk av data fra 46.103 dykk av 39 par toppskarv (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) innsamlet over 6 år, med hensyn til fuglers respiratorisk fysiologi ...
    • The effect of cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise on sleep parameters in myocardial infarction patients 

      Høydahl, Linn; Haukås, Ingeborg (Master thesis, 2023)
      Bakgrunn: Regelmessig fysisk trening er forbundet med en rekke helsemessige fordeler, inkludert økt kardiorespiratorisk kondisjon (CRF), redusert risiko for hjerteinfarkt, i tillegg til å fremme god søvn. Tilstrekkelig ...
    • The effect of cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise on sleep parameters in myocardial infarction patients 

      Haukås, Ingeborg; Høydahl, Linn (Master thesis, 2023)
      Bakgrunn: Regelmessig fysisk trening er forbundet med en rekke helsemessige fordeler, inkludert økt kardiorespiratorisk kondisjon (CRF), redusert risiko for hjerteinfarkt, i tillegg til å fremme god søvn. Tilstrekkelig ...
    • The Effects of Early-Life Mercury Exposure on Natal Recruitment in Black-Legged Kittiwakes Breeding in Svalbard 

      Hanslin, Fredrik Øglænd (Master thesis, 2023)
      Livskvaliteten tidlig i livet hos krykkje (Rissa tridactyla) bestemmes av flere økologiske og miljømessige faktorer som påvirker umiddelbar overlevelse, men som også kan ha langvarige effekter ved å justere den adulte ...