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The genetic history of Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the present
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We investigate a 2,000-year genetic transect through Scandinavia spanning the Iron Age to the present, based on 48 new and 249 published ancient genomes and genotypes from 16,638 modern individuals. We find regional variation ... -
The ancestry and geographical origins of St Helena's liberated Africans
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The island of St Helena played a crucial role in the suppression of the transatlantic slave trade. Strategically located in the middle of the South Atlantic, it served as a staging post for the Royal Navy and reception ... -
Historic Sampling of a Vanishing Beast: Population Structure and Diversity in the Black Rhinoceros
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis L.) is a critically endangered species historically distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Hunting and habitat disturbance have diminished both its numbers and distribution since the ... -
Differential expression profiling of heat stressed tardigrades reveals major shift in the transcriptome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Tardigrades are renowned for their extreme stress tolerance, which includes the ability to endure complete desiccation, high levels of radiation and very low sub-zero temperatures. Nevertheless, tardigrades appear to be ... -
DNA barcodes provide insights into the diversity and biogeography of the non-biting midge Polypedilum (Diptera, Chironomidae) in South America
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)South America, particularly within its tropical belt, is renowned for its unparalleled high levels of species richness, surpassing other major biomes. Certain neotropical areas harbor fragmented knowledge of insect diversity ... -
The role of parapodia and lack of photoacclimation in kleptoplasts of the sacoglossan sea slug Plakobranchus ocellatus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The sacoglossan sea slug Plakobranchus ocellatus is a pantropical gastropod that pilfers and incorporates algal chloroplasts (kleptoplasts) into its digestive cells and benefits from the production of photosynthate. It is ... -
Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Although genetic diversity has been recognized as a key component of biodiversity since the first Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1993, it has rarely been included in conservation policies and regulations. Even ... -
Legacy effects of herbivory on treeline dynamics along an elevational gradient
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Treelines are expected to expand into alpine ecosystems with global warming, but herbivory may delay this expansion. This study quantifies long-term effects of temporally varying sheep densities on birch recruitment and ... -
Field and laboratory guidelines for reliable bioinformatic and statistical analysis of bacterial shotgun metagenomic data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Shotgun metagenomics is an increasingly cost-effective approach for profiling environmental and host-associated microbial communities. However, due to the complexity of both microbiomes and the molecular techniques required ... -
Urbanisation and land-cover change affect functional, but not compositional turnover of bird communities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) are fenestrated endothelial cells with a unique, high endocytic clearance capacity for blood-borne waste macromolecules and colloids. This LSEC scavenger function has been ... -
Intestinal epigenotype of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) associates with tenacibaculosis and gut microbiota composition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)It remains a challenge to obtain the desired phenotypic traits in aquacultural production of Atlantic salmon, and part of the challenge might come from the effect that host-associated microorganisms have on the fish ... -
Phylogenomic structure and speciation in an emerging model: the Sphagnum magellanicum complex (Bryophyta)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Sphagnum magellanicum is one of two Sphagnum species for which a reference-quality genome exists to facilitate research in ecological genomics. Phylogenetic and comparative genomic analyses were conducted based on ... -
Assessing the genetic composition of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) before sweeping anthropogenic impact
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)During the last century, the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) has been threatened by multiple anthropogenic factors that drastically affected their habitat and population size. As the genetic ... -
The Nereididae (Annelida) – diagnoses, descriptions, and a key to the genera
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Nereididae is among the most familiar of marine annelid families, common and well-studied in most marine environments but paradoxically no recent key or identification guide exists to the world’s genera. Here updated generic ... -
Testing enemy release of non-native plants across time and space using herbarium specimens in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The enemy release hypothesis predicts that invasive plant success is in part due to the absence of natural enemies in the invaded range. However, few studies have assessed how enemy release may vary over time or space. ... -
Participatory monitoring drives biodiversity knowledge in global protected areas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Protected areas are central in strategies to conserve biodiversity. Effective area-based conservation relies on biodiversity data, but the current biodiversity knowledge base is insufficient and limited by geographic and ... -
Contrasting genomic consequences of anthropogenic reintroduction and natural recolonization in high-arctic wild reindeer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Anthropogenic reintroduction can supplement natural recolonization in reestablishing a species' distribution and abundance. However, both reintroductions and recolonizations can give rise to founder effects that reduce ... -
Conservation implications of elucidating the Korean wolf taxonomic ambiguity through whole-genome sequencing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The taxonomic status of the now likely extirpated Korean Peninsula wolf has been extensively debated, with some arguing it represents an independent wolf lineage, Canis coreanus. To investigate the Korean wolf's genetic ... -
The prelude to industrial whaling: Identifying the targets of ancient European whaling using zooarchaeology and collagen mass-peptide fingerprinting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Taxonomic identification of whale bones found during archaeological excavations is problematic due to their typically fragmented state. This difficulty limits understanding of both the past spatio-temporal distributions ... -
The number of syllables per phrase in songs of Great Tits Parus major decreases with high levels of anthropogenic noise and at northern latitudes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Birds may sing to defend a territory and to attract a mate. However, despite many studies clear conclusions remain on how ecological conditions affect the song, such as physical obstacles that may reduce the sound transmission, ...
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