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How the house sparrow came to be Aug. 10, 2018

How is it that the small, charismatic house sparrow has become so closely associated with us? CEES researchers have been trying to answer this question by sequencing the DNA of populations of sparrows from across Europe and the Middle East. New publication published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B.
Ancient DNA reveals the extent of Norse Greenland’s trade in walrus ivory Aug. 8, 2018

Analysis of DNA from up to 1100 year old walrus remains confirmes that walrus ivory was a driver for both the success and decline of the old Norse colony of Greenland.

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Spawning migration in cod – a question of trade-offs Aug. 7, 2018

The extensive spawning migration of Northeast Arctic cod was suggested to be counterbalanced by increased early-offspring survival, however we find in a study published in July in Marine Ecology Progress Series , that early offspring growth should be considered as another factor explaining this long-distance migration.

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Menneskets jordbruk skapte gråspurven Sep. 10, 2018 8:03 AM

Gråspurven finnes over hele verden og er nært tilknyttet oss mennesker, men det har vært uvisst hvordan dette nære forholdet oppstod. Forklaringen er 11 000 år gammel.
Miljøforsker tror ikke på økokalypsen Sep. 3, 2018 12:53 PM

– Økologi er ikke en ideologi, en religion eller et politisk program – men et realfag som handler om å beskrive, forstå og forutsi naturens gang. Og den vitenskapen forteller oss at det faktisk går bedre og bedre på mange miljøområder, sier professor Geir Hestmark.
Norwegian evolutionary biologists pushed the frontiers in international science Aug. 29, 2018 12:26 PM

The Norwegian-based biology research centre CEES has made a lot of discoveries and pushed the frontiers in international science. The driving force behind CEES from start has been Professor Nils Chr. Stenseth, who is now stepping down as centre chair.
Har foreldreomsorg gitt pattedyr og fugler store hjerner? Aug. 24, 2018 11:17 AM

Vi pattedyr og fugler har større hjerner enn fisk, amfibier og reptiler - og derfor er vi angivelig også mer intelligente. Men hvorfor er det blitt sånn? Nå kan det se ut som om et internasjonalt team av forskere, med UiO i spissen, har svar.