• Characterization of the pregnane X receptor (PXR) from European hake (Merluccius merluccius): cloning, ligand activation, and bioinformatical analyses 

  Nedrebø, Karoline (Master thesis, 2022-09-08)

  As a response to adverse environmental conditions, organisms have throughout evolution generated a collection of gene families and pathways providing protection and repair of damage caused by physical, chemical, and ...

• En eksperimentell studie av partikkelstørrelsesfordelingens innvirkning på utvalgte eksplosjonsparametere for silisiumstøv 

  Østgård, Tore (Master thesis, 2022-09-13)

  Prosessindustrien benytter silisium i pulverform og dette utgjør en eksplosjonsfare. Det ble utført en eksperimentell studie ved UiB der eksplosjonsparametere som maksimum trykkstigningshastighet og maksimumstrykk ble ...

• Food uptake, lipid transport and vitellogenesis in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis 

  Lebouvier, Marion (Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-20)

  Balancing energy input and output is crucial for the survival of all organisms, and involves the coordination of many physiological processes such as food uptake, nutrient storage, reproduction and growth. The uptake of ...

• A winter-to-summer transition of bacterial and archaeal communities in Arctic sea ice 

  Thiele, Stefan; Storesund, Julia Endresen; Férnandez-Méndez, Mar; Assmy, Philipp; Øvreås, Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-15)

  The Arctic is warming 2–3 times faster than the global average, leading to a decrease in Arctic sea ice extent, thickness, and associated changes in sea ice structure. These changes impact sea ice habitat properties and ...

• Geographic variation in gene flow from a genetically distinct migratory ecotype drives population genetic structure of coastal Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) 

  Seliussen, Bjørghild Breistein; Dahle, Geir; Johansen, Torild; Besnier, Francois; Quintela, Maria; Jorde, Per Erik; Knutsen, Halvor; Westgaard, Jon-Ivar; Nedreaas, Kjell Harald; Farestveit, Eva; Glover, Kevin Alan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Identifying how physical and biotic factors shape genetic connectivity among populations in time and space is essential to our understanding of the evolutionary trajectory as well as the management of marine species. ...

• Local Mapping of Polar Ionospheric Electrodynamics 

  Laundal, Karl Magnus; Reistad, Jone Peter; Hatch, Spencer Mark; Madelaire, Michael; Walker, Simon; Hovland, Amalie Øie; Ohma, Anders; Merkin, V.G.; Sorathia, K.A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  An accurate description of the state of the ionosphere is crucial for understanding the physics of Earth's coupling to space, including many potentially hazardous space weather phenomena. To support this effort, ground ...

• Geochemical characterization of the Gnitahei seafloor massive sulfide deposit, Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge 

  Wold, Marie (Master thesis, 2022-06-29)

• Impact of Antioxidant Feed and Growth Manipulation on the Redox Regulation of Atlantic Salmon Smolts 

  Yin, Peng; Bjørnsson, Bjørn Thrandur; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Saito, Takaya; Remø, Sofie C.; Edvardsen, Rolf Brudvik; Hansen, Tom Johnny; Sharma, Sandeep; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Hamre, Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-30)

  Accumulating evidence indicates a close relationship between oxidative stress and growth rate in fish. However, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship remain unclear. This study evaluated the combined effect of ...

• Improving Salmonid Monitoring by Nocturnal Counting in Rivers 

  Kambestad, Marius; Hellen, Bjart Are; Jensen, Knut Helge; Sægrov, Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Accurate abundance estimates are crucial for evidence-based fisheries management. In rivers, drift dive counting and electrofishing are commonly used for quantifying fish abundance. However, the likelihood that fish are ...

• Gorgonophilus canadensis (Copepoda: Lamippidae) a parasite in the octocoral Paragorgia arborea – relation to host, reproduction, and morphology 

  Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Neuhaus, Jenny; Williams, Jason D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  The family Lamippidae (Cyclopoida) are endosymbionts mainly occurring in shallow water octocorals and records from deep-sea corals are few. Here we investigated the relationship between the lamippid Gorgonophilus canadensis ...

• Going With the Flow – Population Genetics of the Kelp Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales) 

  Ribeiro, Pedro A; Næss, Tonje; Dahle, Geir; Asplin, Lars; Meland, Kenneth; Fredriksen, Stein; Sjøtun, Kjersti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Saccharina latissima is the most important habitat-forming kelp in sheltered areas of North-Atlantic, and there is also an increasing interest in cultivation and utilization of S. latissima. The cultivation activity may ...

• Valorisation of waste streams from recirculating aquaculture systems by photoautotrophic microalgae 

  Vossgård, Hilde Moberg (Master thesis, 2022-09-11)

  The low water consumption in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) can result in relatively high concentrations of polluting nutrients in effluent waste streams (WSs) compared to traditional Flow-through systems (FTS). ...

• A gentle tutorial on accelerated parameter and confidence interval estimation for hidden Markov models using Template Model Builder 

  Bacri, Timothee Raphael Ferdinand; Berentsen, Geir Drage; Bulla, Jan; Hølleland, Sondre Nedreås (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  A very common way to estimate the parameters of a hidden Markov model (HMM) is the relatively straightforward computation of maximum likelihood (ML) estimates. For this task, most users rely on user-friendly implementation ...

• A standard protocol for describing the evaluation of ecological models 

  Planque, Benjamin; Aarflot, Johanna Myrseth; Buttay, Lucie; Carroll, JoLynn; Fransner, Sara Filippa Krusmynta; Hansen, Cecilie; Husson, Berengere; Langangen, Øystein Ole Gahr; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Pedersen, Torstein; Primicerio, Raul; Sivel, Elliot Manuarii; Skogen, Morten D.; Strombom, Evelyn; Stige, Leif Christian; Varpe, Øystein; Yoccoz, Nigel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Numerical models of ecological systems are increasingly used to address complex environmental and resource management questions. One challenge for scientists, managers, and stakeholders is to appraise how well suited these ...

• Body-snatcher from the deep? The effect of the parasitic copepod, Sarcotretes scopeli (Jungersen, 1911), on its mesopelagic fish host. 

  Andersen, Øivind (Master thesis, 2022-06-30)

  Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837) is one of the most abundant fish species found globally. The species plays an important role in the food-web of marine ecosystems, as a link between the trophic levels. In west Norwegian ...

• Magnetic Reconnection and Heavy Ions 

  Kolstø, Håkon Midthun (Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-28)

  Majoriteten av materien i det observerbare universet eksisterer i form av en plasma. Plasmaet er karakteriseres av en samling ladede partikler som oppfyller visse elektrodynamiske egenskaper hvor den typiske potensielle ...

• Maternal gene evolution from a comparative perspective 

  Kagan, Ferenc Tibor (Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-27)

  Foreldreomsorg er et utbredt fenomen i livets tre. Arter bruker ulike midler på å ta vare på avkommet sitt. En metode er å tilføre proviant til de ubefruktede eggene. Slike tilførte midler dekker kravene til energi ...

• Upper-ocean turbulence structure and ocean-ice drag coefficient estimates using an ascending microstructure profiler during the MOSAiC drift 

  Fer, Ilker; Baumann, Till Martin; Koenig, Zoe Charlotte; Muilwijk, Morven; Tippenhauer, Sandra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Sea ice mediates the transfer of momentum, heat, and gas between the atmosphere and ocean. However, the under-ice boundary layer is not sufficiently constrained by observations. During the Multidisciplinary drifting ...

• Modeling the Process of Speciation Using a Multiscale Framework Including A Posteriori Error Estimates 

  Brun, Mats Kirkesæther; Ahmed, Elyes; Nordbotten, Jan Martin; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  This paper concerns the modeling and numerical simulation of the process of speciation. In particular, given conditions for which one or more speciation events within an ecosystem occur, our aim is to develop the necessary ...

• Atlantic water properties, transport and heat loss from mooring observations north of Svalbard 

  Koenig, Zoe Charlotte; Kalhagen, Kjersti; Kolås, Eivind Hugaas; Fer, Ilker; Nilsen, Frank; Cottier, Finlo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  The Atlantic Water inflow to the Arctic Ocean is transformed and modified in the area north of Svalbard, which influences the Arctic Ocean heat and salt budget. Year-round observations are relatively sparse in this region ...

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