Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Di Bernardi, Cecilia"

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    • Fitness and fur colouration: Testing the camouflage and thermoregulation hypotheses in an Arctic mammal 

      Di Bernardi, Cecilia; Thierry, Anne-Mathilde; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Bowler, Diana Elizabeth; Rød-Eriksen, Lars; Blumentrath, Stefan; Tietgen, Lukas; Sandercock, Brett; Flagstad, Øystein; Landa, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      1. Selection for crypsis has been recognized as an important ecological driver of animal colouration, whereas the relative importance of thermoregulation is more contentious with mixed empirical support. A potential thermal ...

    • Fur colour in the Arctic fox: genetic architecture and consequences for fitness 

      Tietgen, Lukas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Kleven, Oddmund; Di Bernardi, Cecilia; Kvalnes, Thomas; Norén, Karin; Hasselgren, Malin; Wallen, Johan Fredrik; Angerbjörn, Anders; Landa, Arild; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Flagstad, Øystein; Jensen, Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Genome-wide association studies provide good opportunities for studying the genetic basis of adaptive traits in wild populations. Yet, previous studies often failed to identify major effect genes. In this study, we used ...