• Acute and long-term effects from petroleum discharges on temperate and Arctic Calanus species 

      Jensen, Louise Kiel (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011-11-11)
      Summary Petroleum exploitation is emerging in the Arctic. In the Norwegian Arctic the southern Barents Sea is opened for development of oil and gas fields. This same area holds some of the world's largest and well managed commercial fish stocks such as Herring (Clupea harengus), Capelin (Mallotus villosus), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). For the interest of the ...
    • Adjuvant combinations with the Toll-like receptor ligand CpG - Protective immune responses in Atlantic salmon 

      Thim, Hanna Leena (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-12-01)
      Aquaculture is in need of improved viral vaccines to meet the demands of a growing sustainable industry. Fish viral vaccines are often based on less immunogenic antigen (Ag) formulations that require adjuvants to elicit sufficient protection. Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists holds high immunostimulatory properties and are in mammals well explored vaccine adjuvants. The potential of synthetic ...
    • Analysis of processes at the haustorial interfaces between Cuscuta reflexa and its hosts 

      Johnsen, Hanne Risan (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-08-27)
      The genus Cuscuta comprises a group of holoparasitic dicotyledonous angiosperms that cause damage to many economically important crops. Parasitic plants form physical and physiological connections (haustoria) with the parenchyma and vascular vessels of compatible host plants. These connections provide them with water, mineral nutrients and organic compounds. Over time, this life style has led to ...
    • Anglerfish Lophius piscatorius L. in Faroese waters. Life history, ecological importance and stock status 

      Ofstad, Lise Helen (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-04-16)
      Anglerfish Lophius piscatorius has during the last two decades become a highly exploited resource and is now one of the five most economically important demersal fish species in the Faroese fishery. Despite this, there is at present little information available on the population status of anglerfish in Faroese waters. The main aim of this study is to increase the biological knowledge of anglerfish ...
    • Animal-habitat relationships in high altitude rangelands 

      Singh, Navinder J. (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2008-09-18)
      This study conducted in the high altitude rangelands of Indian Transhimalaya, deals with basic questions regarding the ecology of an endangered species, the wildsheep Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni) and applied issues related to its conservation and potential conflict with the local nomadic pastoralists. The basic questions on ecology are aimed at delineating the habitat and resource selection ...
    • Antecedents and consequences of word of mouth - Consumer evaluation context, individualism, personality and defense of companies 

      Wien, Anders Hauge (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-06-03)
      People often share word of mouth (WOM) with their friends, family, and colleagues, and they increasingly also share WOM with strangers through various Internet channels. Since WOM has been found to have an important impact on consumer behavior, businesses worldwide are eager to understand the intricacies of the phenomenon. In particular, businesses are interested in understanding how positive WOM ...
    • Antecedents and outcomes of exporter – importer relationship quality - An exporting developing country’s context 

      Ahamed, A. F. M. Jalal (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-11-13)
    • Antecedents of consumer evaluation and consumption of functional food 

      Nystrand, Bjørn Tore (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-12-15)
      The overall aim of this dissertation is to improve the theoretical and empirical understanding of consumers’ behavioral tendencies toward functional food consumption. The main purpose is to provide a deeper understanding of antecedents that are relevant for explaining consumer evaluation of functional food and consumption behavior. Functional foods are food products that have been enriched to make ...
    • Anti-inflammatory, antioxidative and anti-atherogenic bioactivity in marine sources ascribed to nonlipid constituents 

      Walquist, Mari Johannessen (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2018-08-31)
      Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been, and continues to be, one of the main causes of global deaths. For decades, fish consumption has been acknowledged to reduce the risk of CVD, especially omega-3 fatty acids are known to have anti-inflammatory properties. Still, there are indications that beneficial effects are not limited to fatty acids alone. In this study, the bioactivity in marine sources ...
    • Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of novel marine natural product mimics 

      Mishchenko, Ekaterina (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2017-01-20)
      Infectious diseases represent an urgent public health problem globally. Particularly healthcare-associated infections are often complicated by antibiotic resistance and presence of recalcitrant microbial biofilms. On the hunt for effective antibiotics with novel mechanisms of action (MOA), researchers look into largely unexplored natural environments with high biodiversity like the oceans, rich in ...
    • Antimicrobial natural products from Arctic and sub-Arcticmarine invertebrates 

      Tadesse, Margey (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010-09-17)
      Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death world-wide and there is a growing need for new anti-infective agents to combat multi-resistant strains of bacteria and fungi. Marine natural products are promising sources of novel antimicrobial compounds. In the present thesis, an investigation into the antimicrobial metabolites of Arctic and sub-Arctic marine invertebrate species is presented. ...
    • Antimicrobial peptides from the Arctic ascidian Synoicum turgens 

      Hansen, Ida Kristine Østnes (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-06-17)
      The rise in frequency of antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria makes the need for new treatment options for previously curable bacterial infections ever more important. In the process of discovering and developing antibacterial agents, one powerful approach has been borrowing wisdom from nature. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are critical components of the innate immune systems found in almost all ...
    • Antimicrobial peptides in sea urchins. Isolation, characterization and expression 

      Li, Chun (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010)
      <p>Echinoderms are interesting animals for biodiscovery/bioprospecting as sources for novel compounds that have interesting activities. These compounds might be developed into potential drug candidates. In this work, two novel families of short proteins, referred to as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) were isolated and characterized from the sea urchin, <i>Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis</i>. One of ...
    • Antimicrobial peptides in Urticina eques and Echinus esculentus. Isolation, characterisation, and structure-activity relationship studies 

      Solstad, Runar Gjerp (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-12-09)
      Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has become a serious global problem. Infections that once were easily cured with antibiotics have now become nearly impossible to treat. Thus, there is a desperate need for new antibacterial drugs. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a diverse group of compounds. Amongst their unique features are their ability to kill bacteria (often both Gram-positive and Gram-negative) ...
    • Application of economic tools for informing Atlantic salmon management in Norway. Opportunity cost of protection measures, valuation of ecosystem services and environmental cost-benefit analysis. 

      Nikitina, Ekaterina (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-10-23)
      This thesis explores various aspects of the application of economic analysis to Atlantic salmon management in Norway. The purpose and contributions are twofold. On the one hand, the thesis seeks to improve economic toolbox used to analyse environmental-economic trade-offs. On the other hand, it yields specific conclusions and recommendations for the case of Atlantic salmon management in Norway and ...
    • Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)), an adequate host to Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea) 

      Winger, Anja Celine (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-05-26)
      Arctic charr is a suitable host to Gyrodactylus salaris, and G. salaris is a non-pathogen to this host species. This parasite is highly pathogenic to Norwegian Atlantic salmon and it has driven most affected salmon populations to extinction. In Troms County in northern Norway, two rivers are infected. These two rivers, Skibotnelva and Signaldalselva, are the northernmost G. salaris infected rivers ...
    • Arctic deep-sea benthos: biodiversity, biological traits, and food webs 

      Zhulay, Irina (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-06-24)
      Understanding Arctic deep-sea ecosystem structure and functioning is an urgent task because ongoing sea-ice reduction modifies and opens up these regions for resource exploitation. This thesis aims to increase knowledge on epibenthos in the Chukchi Borderland (deep Arctic Ocean). Paper I documents low epifaunal densities and biomass, a total of 152 taxa, and dominance of Echinodermata, Arthropoda ...
    • At-sea behaviour of the world's northernmost harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in a changing Arctic 

      Blanchet, Marie-Anne Ermeline (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-04-15)
      The earth is experiencing warming at a rate that challenges the adaptive capacities of many animal species. Because marine mammals can integrate and reflect ecological variation across various spatial and temporal scales, they are prime sentinels of marine ecosystem change. This thesis explores movement patterns and foraging behaviour, and the ontogeny of these behaviours, in harbour seals (Phoca ...
    • Atlantic salmon B cells- local and systemic responses to intraperitoneally administered salmonid alphavirus 

      Jenberie, Shiferaw (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-03-04)
      Viral diseases represent one of the major threats for salmonid aquaculture. Disease prevention by vaccination relies on the induction of protective antibody responses mediated by B-cells. Upon binding to a specific antigen during vaccination or infection, the B-cells become activated and mature into antibody secreting cells (ASC). The antibodies protect against re-infection and prevent spreading of ...
    • Atlantic salmon immune responses after infection with intracellular pathogens 

      van der Wal, Yorick Andreas (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-02-21)
      We focused on the responses of two arms of the Atlantic salmon immune system against intracellular pathogens: the antibody (Ab) production by B cells after challenge with the facultative intracellular bacterium <i>Pisciricketsia salmonis</i> and the interferon (IFN) responses in a salmonid cell line against salmon alphavirus (SAV), infectious necrotic pancreas virus (IPNV), and <i>P. salmonis</i>. ...