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Body-snatcher from the deep? The effect of the parasitic copepod, Sarcotretes scopeli (Jungersen, 1911), on its mesopelagic fish host.
(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 ... -
Bootstrapping outperforms community-weighted approaches for estimating the shapes of phenotypic distributions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)1. Estimating phenotypic distributions of populations and communities is central to many questions in ecology and evolution. These distributions can be characterized by their moments (mean, variance, skewness and kurtosis) ... -
Brachiopod and mollusc biomineralisation is a conserved process that was lost in the phoronid–bryozoan stem lineage
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-19)Background: Brachiopods and molluscs are lophotrochozoans with hard external shells which are often believed to have evolved convergently. While palaeontological data indicate that both groups are descended from biomineralising ... -
Brain asymmetry is globally different in males and females: exploring cortical volume, area, thickness, and mean curvature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Brain asymmetry is a cornerstone in the development of higher-level cognition, but it is unclear whether and how it differs in males and females. Asymmetry has been investigated using the laterality index, which compares ... -
Brain Distribution of 10 cart Transcripts and Their Response to 4 Days of Fasting in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-25)Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) has been known to be involved in feeding and energy balance in mammals, acting as an anorexigenic neuropeptide in hypothalamus. In Atlantic salmon, little is known about ... -
BRCA1 promoter methylation: the influence on gene expression and the effect of long term drug treatment
(Master thesis, 2017-07-04)Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among woman all over the world, with over 1.67 million new cases in 2012. Heritable breast cancer is closely linked to mutations in the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1, with up ... -
Brd4 as a candidate protein for the recognition of histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation
(Master thesis, 2015-06-29)Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of histone tails are associated with the regulation of transcriptional processes. Patterns of histone modifications mark regions of high or low transcriptional activity, and are ... -
Breeding system, insect flower visitation, and floral traits of two alpine cerastium species in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 1999)The pollination and reproductive ecology of Saxifraga stellaris was investigated in alpine southwest Norway. A breeding system analysis, with performance of controlled crosses, revealed that S. stellaris is self-compatible ... -
Brent og ubrent plantemateriale. Undersøking av to treskipa hus frå førromersk jernalder på prosjektet Hove-Sørbø i Sandnes
(Master thesis, 2014-05-23)Makrofossilanalyse av frø og trekol frå to treskipa hus frå førromersk jernalder/overgang romartid frå Hove-Sørbø i Sandnes. Tafonomisk tolking av brent og ubrent materiale, og tolking av husa og området rundt ut ifrå det ... -
A brief history of climate – the northern seas from the Last Glacial Maximum to global warming
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)The understanding of climate and climate change is fundamentally concerned with two things: a well-defined and sufficiently complete climate record to be explained, for example of observed temperature, and a relevant ... -
The bright and dark side of autonomy: How autonomy support and thwarting relate to student motivation and academic functioning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-30)According to Self-Determination Theory, autonomy support is essential in fostering optimal learning, growth, and functioning in students across all levels. In contrast, autonomy thwarting is associated with student ... -
Bringing science communication skills into the university classroom and back out again: What do palaeoscience educators think?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)University-level pedagogy and public science communication both have the same broad goal: to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and understanding from a specialist or expert, to a non-specialist group. Recent research has ... -
Brood size in a subsocial bark beetle breeding in live plants
(Master thesis, 2009-06-01)Maternal care is found in many insect species, and maternal care affects both offspring survival and growth significantly. The effect of maternal care was tested on the monogynous bark beetle Scolytodes gunnerae which ... -
Bruk av Biller (Coleoptera) som predatorer på Iberiaskogsneglen, Arion lusitanicus Mabille 1868
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Bryophytes dominate plant regulation of soil microclimate in alpine grasslands
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Soil temperature and moisture are important regulators of a broad range of biotic and abiotic processes in terrestrial ecosystems. Vegetation can, in turn, play a role in regulating soil microclimate, which creates potential ... -
Bubbling trouble: Effects of supersaturated water on benthic macroinvertebrates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The saturation of total dissolved gases (TDG) in water remains around 100%. Certain circumstances can lead to TDG values exceeding 100%, resulting in TDG supersaturation (TDGS). TDGS above about 110% can be toxic to animals ... -
Buffering climate change with nature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)It is increasingly evident that climate sustainability depends not only on societal actions and responses, but also on ecosystem functioning and responses. The capacity of global ecosystems to provide services such as ... -
Buffering effects of soil seed banks on plant community composition in response to land use and climate.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim: Climate and land use are key determinants of biodiversity, with past and ongoing changes posing serious threats to global ecosystems. Unlike most other organism groups, plant species can possess dormant life‐history ... -
Building Blocks of Sustainability in Marine Fisheries Management. Stakeholders, objectives, and strategies
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-06-12)Fisheries management, freshwater or marine, is found in virtually every country in the world. Fisheries management is the activity of organizing and controlling the extent of human exploitation of a single fish resource ... -
BUMPER v1.0: A Bayesian user-friendly model for palaeo-environmental reconstruction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-01)We describe the Bayesian user-friendly model for palaeo-environmental reconstruction (BUMPER), a Bayesian transfer function for inferring past climate and other environmental variables from microfossil assemblages. BUMPER ...