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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 genetic impact of an Ebola outbreak on a wild gorilla population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Numerous Ebola virus outbreaks have occurred in Equatorial Africa over the past decades. Besides human fatalities, gorillas and chimpanzees have also succumbed to the fatal virus. The 2004 outbreak at the ... -
Genetic Load and Adaptive Potential of a Recovered Avian Species that Narrowly Avoided Extinction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)High genetic diversity is a good predictor of long-term population viability, yet some species persevere despite having low genetic diversity. Here we study the genomic erosion of the Seychelles paradise flycatcher ... -
Genetisk opphav til den norsksvenske ulvestammen (Canis lupus lupus)
(NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet naturhistorisk rapport;, Research report, 2021)Den genetiske opprinnelsen til den norsk-svenske ulvebestanden har vært debattert helt siden den tilsynelatende ble reetablert på 1980-tallet. Det er stilt spørsmål om bestanden kan være nedstammet fra andre ulver enn de ... -
The genome sequence of the grey wolf, Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We present a genome assembly from an individual male Canis lupus orion (the grey wolf, subspecies: Greenland wolf; Chordata; Mammalia; Carnivora; Canidae). The genome sequence is 2,447 megabases in span. The majority of ... -
The genome sequence of the killer whale, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We present a genome assembly from an individual female Orcinus orca (the killer whale; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Delphinidae). The genome sequence is 2.65 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly (93.76%) ... -
Genome-culture coevolution drives rapid divergence in the killer whale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Analysing population genomic data from killer whale ecotypes, which we estimate have globally radiated within less than 250,000 years, we show that genetic structuring including the segregation of potentially functional ... -
Genome-resolved metagenomics suggests a mutualistic relationship between Mycoplasma and salmonid hosts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Salmonids are important sources of protein for a large proportion of the human population. Mycoplasma species are a major constituent of the gut microbiota of salmonids, often representing the majority of microbiota. Despite ... -
Genomes of Pleistocene Siberian Wolves Uncover Multiple Extinct Wolf Lineages
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Extant Canis lupus genetic diversity can be grouped into three phylogenetically distinct clades: Eurasian and American wolves and domestic dogs.1 Genetic studies have suggested these groups trace their origins to a wolf ... -
Genomic adaptations and evolutionary history of the extinct scimitar-toothed cat, Homotherium latidens
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Homotherium was a genus of large-bodied scimitar-toothed cats, morphologically distinct from any extant felid species, that went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene [1, 2, 3, 4]. They possessed large, saber-form serrated ... -
Genomic analyses show extremely perilous conservation status of African and Asiatic cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We live in a world characterized by biodiversity loss and global environmental change. The extinction of large carnivores can have ramifying effects on ecosystems like an uncontrolled increase in wild herbivores, which in ... -
The genomic basis of the plant island syndrome in Darwin’s giant daisies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The repeated, rapid and often pronounced patterns of evolutionary divergence observed in insular plants, or the ‘plant island syndrome’, include changes in leaf phenotypes, growth, as well as the acquisition of a perennial ... -
Genomic context determines the effect of DNA methylation on gene expression in the gut epithelium of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The canonical view of DNA methylation, a pivotal epigenetic regulation mechanism in eukaryotes, dictates its role as a suppressor of gene activity, particularly within promoter regions. However, this view is being challenged ... -
Genomic evidence refutes the hypothesis that the Bornean banteng is a distinct species
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The banteng (Bos javanicus) is an endangered species within the wild Asian Bos complex, that has traditionally been subdivided into three geographically isolated subspecies based on (i) mainland Southeast Asia (B. j. ... -
A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The evolutionary relationships of Felidae during their Early–Middle Miocene radiation is contentious. Although the early common ancestors have been subsumed under the grade-group Pseudaelurus, this group is ... -
Genomic insights into the conservation status of the world’s last remaining Sumatran rhinoceros populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Small populations are often exposed to high inbreeding and mutational load that can increase the risk of extinction. The Sumatran rhinoceros was widespread in Southeast Asia, but is now restricted to small and isolated ... -
Genomic insights into the secondary aquatic transition of penguins
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Genomics of adaptive evolution in the woolly mammoth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Ancient genomes provide a tool to investigate the genetic basis of adaptations in extinct organisms. However, the identification of species-specific fixed genetic variants requires the analysis of genomes from multiple ... -
The genus Cosmophorus Ratzeburg, 1848 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)