• Autosomal sdY pseudogenes explain discordances between phenotypic sex and DNA marker for sex identification in Atlantic salmon 

      Ayllon, Fernando; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; Besnier, Francois; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Hansen, Tom Johnny; Wargelius, Anna; Edvardsen, Rolf Brudvik; Glover, Kevin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Despite the key role that sex-determination plays in evolutionary processes, it is still poorly understood in many species. In salmonids, which are among the best studied fishes, the master sex-determining gene sexually ...
    • Effects of Agricultural Pesticides in Aquafeeds on Wild Fish Feeding on Leftover Pellets Near Fish Farms 

      Olsvik, Pål Asgeir; Larsen, Anett Kristin; Berntssen, Marc; Goksøyr, Anders; Karlsen, Odd Andre; Yadetie, Fekadu; Sanden, Monica; Kristensen, Torstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-26)
      Screening has revealed that modern-day feeds used in Atlantic salmon aquaculture might contain trace amounts of agricultural pesticides. To reach slaughter size, salmon are produced in open net pens in the sea. Uneaten ...
    • Salmon louse labial gland enzymes: implications for host settlement and immune modulation 

      Midtbø, Helena Marie Doherty; Eichner, Christiane; Hamre, Lars Are; Dondrup, Michael; Flesland, Linn; Tysseland, Kristoffer Helland; Kongshaug, Heidi; Borchel, Andreas; Nilsen, Frank; Øvergård, Aina-Cathrine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) is a skin- and blood-feeding ectoparasite, infesting salmonids. While feeding, labial gland proteins from the salmon louse may be deposited on the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) skin. ...