• Heterochronic maturation of anatomical plugs for protecting the airway in rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae) 

      Lauridsen, Henrik; Bie Thøstesen, Charlotte; Pedersen, Christina Carøe Ejlskov; Ringgaard, Steffen; Elstrup, Mette; Møller, Peter Daniel Rask; Johansson, Daniel Klingberg; Alstrup, Aage Kristian Olsen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-14)
      Recently, a unique mechanism for protecting the airway during lunge feeding was discovered in rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae). This mechanism is based on an oral plug structure in the soft palate with similarities in musculo-fatty composition to the nasal plugs protecting the respiratory tract of rorquals from water entry and barotrauma during diving. As a follow-up, we present here a ...
    • Holistic monitoring of freshwater and terrestrial vertebrates by camera trapping and environmental DNA 

      Holm, Anne Marie Rubæk; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Månsson, Malene; Pedersen, Ditte Elmgreen; Nordfoss, Pauli Holm; Johansson, Daniel Klingberg; Gramsbergen, Marthe; Havmøller, Rasmus Worsøe; Sigsgaard, Eva Egelyng; Thomsen, Philip Francis; Olsen, Morten Tange; Møller, Peter Daniel Rask (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-20)
      The anthropogenic impact on the world's ecosystems is severe and the need for non-invasive, cost-effective tools for monitoring and understanding those impacts are therefore urgent. Here, we combine two such methods in a comprehensive multi-year study; camera trapping (CT) and analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA), in river marginal zones of a temperate, wetland Nature Park in Denmark. CT was ...