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    • Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy 

      Jensen, Evelyn L.; Díez-del-Molino, David; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Bertola, Laura D.; Borges, Filipa; Cubric-Curik, Vlatka; de Navascués, Miguel; Frandsen, Peter; Heuertz, Myriam; Hvilsom, Christina; Jiménez-Mena, Belén; Miettinen, Antti; Moest, Markus; Pečnerová, Patrícia; Barnes, Ian; Vernesi, Cristiano (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 

      Mienna, Ida Marielle; Austrheim, Gunnar; Klanderud, Kari; Bollandsås, Ole Martin; Speed, James David Mervyn (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 

      Aizpurua, Ostaizka; Dunn, Robert R.; Hansen, Lars H.; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Alberdi, Antton (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 

      Petersen, Tanja Kofod; Speed, James David Mervyn; Grøtan, Vidar; Frøyen, Yngve Karl; Austrheim, Gunnar (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 

      Hansen, Søren B.; Bozzi, Davide; Mak, Sarah S.T.; Clausen, Cecilie G.; Nielsen, Tue K.; Kodama, Miyako; Hansen, Lars H.; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Limborg, Morten T. (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) 

      Shaw, A. Jonathan; Piatkowski, Bryan; Duffy, Aaron M.; Aguero, Blanka; Imwattana, Karn; Nieto-Lugilde, Marta; Healey, Adam; Weston, David J.; Patel, Megan N.; Schmutz, Jeremy; Grimwood, Jane; Yavitt, Joseph B.; Hassel, Kristian; Stenøien, Hans K.; Flatberg, Kjell Ivar; Bickford, Christopher P.; Hicks, Karen A. (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 

      Rasmussen, Linett; Fontsere, Claudia; Soto-Calderón, Iván D.; Guillen, Rosamira; Savage, Anne; Hansen, Anders Johannes; Hvilsom, Christina; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius (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 

      Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J.; Bakken, Torkild (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 

      Ivison, Katy; Speed, James David Mervyn; Prestø, Tommy; Dawson, Wayne (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 

      Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Herfindal, Ivar; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt (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 

      Burnett, Hamish Andrew; Bieker, Vanessa Carina; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Peeters, Bart; Rosvold, Jørgen; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Dalén, Love; Loe, Leif Egil; Jensen, Henrik; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Martin, Michael David (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 

      Hernández-Alonso, Germán; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Sun, Xin; Scharff-Olsen, Camilla Hjorth; Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Martins, Nuno F.; Ciucani, Marta Maria; Mak, Sarah S. T.; Lanigan, Liam Thomas; Clausen, Cecilie G.; Bhak, Jong; Jeon, Sungwon; Kim, Changjae; Eo, Kyung Yeon; Cho, Seong-Ho; Boldgiv, Bazartseren; Gantulga, Gankhuyag; Unudbayasgalan, Zunduibaatar; Kosintsev, Pavel A.; Stenøien, Hans Kristen; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam (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 number of syllables per phrase in songs of Great Tits Parus major decreases with high levels of anthropogenic noise and at northern latitudes 

      Husby, Magne; Slagsvold, Tore (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, ...

    • Acoustic accelerometer transmitters and their growing relevance to aquatic science 

      Lennox, Robert; Eldøy, Sindre Håvarstein; Dahlmo, Lotte Svengård; Matley, Jordan K.; Vollset, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      There has recently been great interest in the use of accelerometers onboard electronic transmitters to characterise various aspects of the ecology of wild animals. We review use cases and outline how these tools can provide ...

    • Evolution of the germline mutation rate across vertebrates 

      Bergeron, Lucie A.; Besenbacher, Søren; Zheng, Jiao; Li, Panyi; Bertelsen, Mads Frost; Quintard, Benoit; Hoffman, Joseph I.; Li, Zhipeng; St. Leger, Judy; Shao, Changwei; Stiller, Josefin; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Schierup, Mikkel H.; Zhang, Guojie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The germline mutation rate determines the pace of genome evolution and is an evolving parameter itself1. However, little is known about what determines its evolution, as most studies of mutation rates have focused on single ...

    • The extinct Sicilian wolf shows a complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs 

      Ciucani, Marta Maria; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Hernández-Alonso, Germán; Carmagnini, Alberto; Aninta, Sabhrina Gita; Sun, Xin; Scharff-Olsen, Camilla Hjorth; Lanigan, Liam Thomas; Fracasso, Ilaria; Clausen, Cecilie G.; Aspi, Jouni; Kojola, Ilpo; Baltrūnaitė, Laima; Balčiauskas, Linas; Moore, Jane; Åkesson, Mikael; Saarma, Urmas; Hindrikson, Maris; Hulva, Pavel; Bolfíková, Barbora Černá; Nowak, Carsten; Godinho, Raquel; Smith, Steve; Paule, Ladislav; Nowak, Sabina; Mysłajek, Robert W.; Lo Brutto, Sabrina; Ciucci, Paolo; Boitani, Luigi; Vernesi, Cristiano; Stenøien, Hans Kristen; Smith, Oliver; Frantz, Laurent; Rossi, Lorenzo; Angelici, Francesco Maria; Cilli, Elisabetta; Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Sicilian wolf remained isolated in Sicily from the end of the Pleistocene until its extermination in the 1930s–1960s. Given its long-term isolation on the island and distinctive morphology, the genetic origin of the ...

    • Ancient dolphin genomes reveal rapid repeated adaptation to coastal waters 

      Louis, Marie; Korlević, Petra; Nykänen, Milaja; Archer, Frederick; Berrow, Simon; Brownlow, Andrew; Lorenzen, Eline D.; O’Brien, Joanne; Post, Klaas; Racimo, Fernando; Rogan, Emer; Rosel, Patricia E.; Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; van der Es, Henry; Wales, Nathan; Fontaine, Michael C.; Gaggiotti, Oscar E.; Foote, Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Parallel evolution provides strong evidence of adaptation by natural selection due to local environmental variation. Yet, the chronology, and mode of the process of parallel evolution remains debated. Here, we harness the ...

    • Mapping and Estimating Aboveground Biomass in an Alpine Treeline Ecotone under Model-Based Inference 

      Mukhopadhyay, Ritwika; Næsset, Erik; Gobakken, Terje; Mienna, Ida Marielle; Candelas Bielza, Jaime; Austrheim, Gunnar; Persson, Henrik Jan; Ørka, Hans Ole; Roald, Bjørn-Eirik; Bollandsås, Ole Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Due to climate change, treelines are moving to higher elevations and latitudes. The estimation of biomass of trees and shrubs advancing into alpine areas is necessary for carbon reporting. Remotely sensed (RS) data have ...

    • Ancient DNA from a lost Negev Highlands desert grape reveals a Late Antiquity wine lineage 

      Cohen, Pnina; Bacilieri, Roberto; Ramos-Madrigal, Jazmín; Privman, Eyal; Boaretto, Elisabetta; Weber, Audrey; Fuks, Daniel; Weiss, Ehud; Erickson-Gini, Tali; Bucking, Scott; Tepper, Yotam; Cvikel, Deborah; Schmidt, Joshua; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Wales, Nathan; Bar-Oz, Guy; Meiri, Meirav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Recent excavations of Late Antiquity settlements in the Negev Highlands of southern Israel uncovered a society that established commercial-scale viticulture in an arid environment [D. Fuks et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. ...

    • Mammal mitogenomics from invertebrate-derived DNA 

      Danabalan, Renita; Merkel, Kevin; Bærholm Schnell, Ida; Arandjelovic, Mimi; Boesch, Christophe; Brazzola, Gregory; Dieguez, Paula; Dupain, Jef; Kambale-Vyalengerera, Magloire; Kühl, Hjalmar S.; Hoffmann, Constanze; Lapuente, Juan; Ngoc Thinh, Van; Zimmermann, Fee; Leendertz, Fabian H.; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Roos, Christian; Mazzoni, Camila; Gogarten, Jan F.; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)