• An EvoDevo Study of Salmonid Visual Opsin Dynamics and Photopigment Spectral Sensitivity 

      Eilertsen, Mariann; Davies, Wayne I. L.; Patel, Dharmeshkumar; Barnes, Jonathan E.; Karlsen, Rita; Mountford, Jessica Kate; Stenkamp, Deborah; Patel, Jagdish Suresh; Helvik, Jon Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Salmonids are ideal models as many species follow a distinct developmental program from demersal eggs and a large yolk sac to hatching at an advanced developmental stage. Further, these economically important teleosts ...
    • The Melanocortin System in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) and Its Role in Appetite Control 

      Kalananthan, Tharmini; Lai, Floriana; Gomes, Ana S.; Murashita, Koji; Handeland, Sigurd O; Rønnestad, Ivar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-21)
      The melanocortin system is a key neuroendocrine network involved in the control of food intake and energy homeostasis in vertebrates. Within the hypothalamus, the system comprises two main distinct neuronal cell populations ...