• The Tetragnatha kauaiensis Genome Sheds Light on the Origins of Genomic Novelty in Spiders 

  Cerca, José; Armstrong, Ellie E.; Vizueta, Joel; Fernández, Rosa; Dimitrov, Dimitar Stefanov; Petersen, Bent; Prost, Stefan; Rozas, Julio; Petrov, Dmitri; Gillespie, Rosemary G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Spiders (Araneae) have a diverse spectrum of morphologies, behaviors, and physiologies. Attempts to understand the genomic-basis of this diversity are often hindered by their large, heterozygous, and AT-rich genomes with ...

• Incomplete lineage sorting and ancient admixture, and speciation without morphological change in ghost-worm cryptic species 

  Cerca, José; Colon, Angel G. Rivera; Ferreira, Mafalda S.; Ravinet, Mark; Nowak, Michael; Catchen, Julian M.; Struck, Torsten H (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Morphologically similar species, that is cryptic species, may be similar or quasi-similar owing to the deceleration of morphological evolution and stasis. While the factors underlying the deceleration of morphological ...

• Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species 

  Rhie, Arang; McCarthy, Shane A.; Fedrigo, Olivier; Damas, Joana; Formenti, Giulio; Koren, Sergey; Uiano-Silva, Marcela; Chow, William; Fungtammasan, Arkarachai; Kim, Juwan; Lee, Chul; Ko, Byung June; Chaisson, Mark; Gedman, Gregory L.; Cantin, Lindsey J.; Thibaud-Nissen, Francoise; Haggerty, Leanne; Bista, Iliana; Smith, Michelle; Haase, Bettina; Mountcastle, Jacquelyn; Winkler, Sylke; Paez, Sadye; Howard, Jason; Vernes, Sonja C.; Lama, Tanya M.; Grutzner, Frank; Warren, Wesley C.; Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Burt, Dave; George, Julia M.; Biegler, Matthew T.; Iorns, David; Digby, Andrew; Eason, Daryl; Robertson, Bruce; Edwards, Taylor; Wilkinson, Mark; Turner, George; Meyer, Axel; Kautt, Andreas F.; Franchini, Paolo; Detrich, H. William III; Svardal, Hannes; Wagner, Maximillian; Naylor, Gavin J.P.; Pippel, Martin; Malinsky, Milan; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Jarvis, Erich D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  High-quality and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for the application of genomics to biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. However, such assemblies are available for only a few non-microbial ...

• Mitochondrial genomes of Danish vertebrate species generated for the national DNA reference database, DNAmark 

  Margaryan, Ashot; Noer, Christina Lehmkuhl; Richter, Stine R.; Restrup, Marlene Elise; Bülow-Hansen, Julie Lee; Leerhøi, Frederik; Langkjær, Emilia Marie Rolander; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam; Carøe, Christian; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Bohmann, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Biodiversity monitoring projects using environmental DNA techniques are becoming increasingly widespread. However, these techniques depend heavily on the quality and richness of the available DNA reference database against ...

• Genomic insights into the conservation status of the world’s last remaining Sumatran rhinoceros populations 

  von Seth, Johanna; Dussex, Nicolas; Díez-del-Molino, David; van der Valk, Tom; Kutschera, Verena E.; Kierczak, Marcin; Steiner, Cynthia C.; Liu, Shanlin; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S.; Prost, Stefan; Guschanski, Katerina; Nathan, Senthilvel K. S. S.; Brace, Selina; Chan, Yvonne L.; Wheat, Christopher W.; Skoglund, Pontus; Ryder, Oliver A.; Goossens, Benoit; Götherström, Anders; Dalén, Love (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 ...

• Will borealization of Arctic tundra herbivore communities be driven by climate warming or vegetation change? 

  Speed, James David Mervyn; Chimal-Ballesteros, J. Adrian; Martin, Michael D.; Barrio, Isabel C.; Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa Maria; Soininen, Eeva M (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Poleward shifts in species distributions are expected and frequently observed with a warming climate. In Arctic ecosystems, the strong warming trends are associated with increasing greenness and shrubification. Vertebrate ...

• Genome-resolved metagenomics suggests a mutualistic relationship between Mycoplasma and salmonid hosts 

  Rasmussen, Jacob A.; Villumsen, Kasper Rømer; Duchêne, David; Puetz, Lara; Delmont, Tom; Sveier, Harald; von Gersdorff Jørgensen, Louise; Præbel, Kim; Martin, Michael David; Bojesen, Anders Miki; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Kristiansen, Karsten; Limborg, Morten T. (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 ...

• Location of studies and evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map 

  Soininen, Eeva M; Barrio, Isabel C.; Bjørkås, Ragnhild; Björnsdóttir, Katrin; Ehrich, Dorothee; Hopping, Kelly A.; Kaarlejarvi, E.; Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen; Abdulmanova, Svetlana; Björk, Robert G.; Bueno, C. Guillermo; Eischeid, Isabell; Higgens, Rebecca Finger; Forbey, Jennifer; Gignac, Charles; Gilg, Olivier; Herder, Michael den; Holm, H. S.; Hwang, Bernice; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Kamenova, Stefaniya; Kater, Ilona; Koltz, Amanda; Kristensen, Jeppe A.; Little, Chelsea J.; Macek, Petr; Mathisen, Karen Marie; Metcalfe, Daniel B.; Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun; Mörsdorf, M.; Park, Taejin; Propster, Jeffrey; Roberts, Aradhana J; Serrano, E; Spiegel, Marcus P.; Tamayo, Mariana; Tuomi, Maria Wilhelmina; Verma, Megha; Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa Maria; Väisänen, Maria; Wal, Rene van der; Wilcots, Megan; Yoccoz, Nigel; Speed, James David Mervyn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Herbivores modify the structure and function of tundra ecosystems. Understanding their impacts is necessary to assess the responses of these ecosystems to ongoing environmental changes. However, the effects of herbivores ...

• Fear effects and group size interact to shape herbivory on coral reefs 

  Bauman, Andrew G; Hoey, Andrew; Dunshea, Glenn; Fong, Jenny; Chan, Ian, Z. W.; Todd, Peter Alan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  1. Fear of predators (‘fear effects’) are an important determinant of foraging decisions by consumers across a range of ecosystems. Group size is one of the main behavioural mechanisms for mitigating fear effects while ...

• Redefining the oceanic distribution of Atlantic salmon 

  Rikardsen, Audun H.; Righton, David; Strøm, John Fredrik; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Gargan, Patrick G.; Sheehan, Timothy F.; Økland, Finn; Chittenden, Cedar; Hedger, Richard David; Næsje, Tor; Renkawitz, Mark; Sturlaugsson, Johannes; Caballero, Pablo; Baktoft, Henrik; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud; Halttunen, Elina; Wright, Serena; Finstad, Bengt; Aarestrup, Kim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Determining the mechanisms driving range-wide reductions in Atlantic salmon marine survival is hindered by an insufcient understanding of their oceanic ecology and distribution. We attached 204 pop-up satellite archival ...

• Kunnskapsstatus for bruk av molekylære verktøy i kartlegging og overvåkning av biologisk mangfold i marine miljø 

  Dunshea, Glenn; Martell, Luis; Bakken, Torkild; Budaeva, Nataliya; Ekrem, Torbjørn; Tandberg, Anne Helene S.; Baussant, Thierry; de Boer, Hugo; Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Hobæk, Anders; Kallioniemi, Eveliina; Larsen, Aud; Markussen, Stine Svalheim; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Ray, Jessica Louise; Yoccoz, Nigel; Willassen, Endre (Research report, 2021)

  Denne rapporten er bestilt av Miljødirektoratet fra NorBOL (Norwegian Barcode of Life), et nasjonalt nettverk av forskningsinstitusjoner som koordineres av NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet. Universitetsmuseet i Bergen har hatt ...

• Life-history strategies in salmonids: the role of physiology and its consequences 

  Birnie-Gauvin, Kim; Bordeleau, Xavier; Cooke, Steven J.; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud; Eldøy, Sindre Håvarstein; Eliason, Erika; Moore, Andy; Aarestrup, Kim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Salmonids are some of the most widely studied species of fish worldwide. They span freshwater rivers and lakes to fjords and oceans; they include short- and long-distance anadromous migrants, as well as partially migratory ...

• Coverage and quality of DNA barcode references for Central and Northern European Odonata 

  Geiger, Matthias; Koblmüller, Stephan; Assandri, Giacomo; Chovanec, Andreas; Ekrem, Torbjørn; Fischer, Iris; Galimberti, Andrea; Grabowski, Michał; Haring, Elisabeth; Hausmann, Axel; Hendrich, Lars; Koch, Stefan; Mamos, Tomasz; Rothe, Udo; Rulik, Björn; Rewicz, Tomasz; Sittenthaler, Marcia; Stur, Elisabeth; Tonczyk, Grzegorz; Zangl, Lukas; Moriniere, Jerome (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) are important components in biomonitoring due to their amphibiotic lifecycle and specific habitat requirements. They are charismatic and popular insects, but can be challenging ...

• A new molecular phylogeny for the Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) places the Australian diversity in a global context 

  Krosch, Matt N.; Silva, Fabio L; Ekrem, Torbjørn; Baker, Andrew M.; Bryant, Litticia M.; Stur, Elisabeth; Cranston, Peter S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  The non-biting midge subfamily Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) is species-rich, ecologically diverse, and near-globally distributed. Within the subfamily, aspects of generic and species-level taxonomy remain poorly ...

• Marine habitat use and feeding ecology of introduced anadromous brown trout at the colonization front of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen archipelago 

  Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud; Bordeleau, Xavier; Eldøy, Sindre Håvarstein; Whoriskey, Frederick G.; Power, Michael John; Crossin, Glenn T; Buhariwalla, Colin; Gaudin, Philippe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  In 1954, brown trout were introduced to the Kerguelen archipelago (49°S, 70°E), a pristine, sub-Antarctic environment previously devoid of native freshwater fishes. Trout began spreading rapidly via coastal waters to ...

• Overvåkning av anadrome laksefisk i Fjærevassdraget, Nordland. Resultater fra videoovervåkningen i 2020 

  Sjursen, Aslak Darre; Friis, Mikkel Emil Lange; Rønning, Lars; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud (NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet naturhistorisk rapport;, Research report, 2021)

• Fiskebiologiske undersøkelser i Korssjøen og Lille Korssjøen i Røros og Os kommune, med spesiell fokus på storørretbestanden 

  Sjursen, Aslak Darre; Arnekleiv, Jo Vegar (NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet naturhistorisk rapport;, Research report, 2021)

• Utbygging av Orkanger havn - kartlegging av områdebruk til sjøørret og forslag til kompenserende tiltak 

  Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud; Sjursen, Aslak Darre; Davidsen, Anette Sophie Grimsrud (Research report, 2021)

• Ferskvannsbiologiske undersøkelser i Grøa, Sunndal kommune. Årsrapport for 2020 

  Kielland, Øystein Nordeide; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud; Davidsen, Anette Sophie Grimsrud; Rønning, Lars; Kjærstad, Gaute (NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet naturhistorisk notat;, Research report, 2021)

• Overvåkning av anadrome laksefisk i Drevja, Nordland. Resultater fra videoovervåkningen i 2020 

  Sjursen, Aslak Darre; Rønning, Lars; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud (NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet naturhistorisk notat;, Research report, 2021)

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