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The value of size. Bioeconomic consequences of size-dependent pricing and...
Size matters! (20.06.2011)
Fabian Zimmermann has submitted his thesis "The value of size. Bioeconomic consequences of size-dependent pricing and fishing-induced evolution".
First field report from Jan Mayen (18.06.2011)
CGB PhD student Eirik Gjerløw is stationed on Jan Mayen Island for the coming month. Read his first field journal post.
Worms from hell: Discovering multi-cellular life in the deep biosphere. (06.06.2011)
Research Council granting millions for equipment purchase (26.05.2011)
Investment in research infrastructures and technology is costly and requires long-term thinking and planning. The Research Council of Norway has a total budget of 400 million for equipment proposals for 2011. May 10 they announced the allotment of funding for equipment proposals under 30 million. The remaining funding will be granted to more costly equipment purchase proposals, which must... Read more
Beatriz Diaz Pauli is catching guppies
Guppies in the university news (25.05.2011)
The web magazine of the University of Bergen, På Høyden, has published an article about our guppy experiment.
Suneetha Gunawickrama visiting EvoFish (20.05.2011)
Between October 2010 and mid September 2011, Suneetha is splitting her time between EvoFish and Institute of Marine Research (Tromsø).
Master's thesis of Martin Wiech
New master's thesis (12.05.2011)
Martin Wiech has finished his master's thesis on guppy behaviour.
Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen in the guppy lab
Minister Lisbeth Berg-Hansen in the guppy lab (28.04.2011)
Our gyppy lab got its one minute of fame when the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, was visiting University of Bergen on April 27th.
CGB investigates CO2 leakage (13.04.2011)
UiB researchers from a number of departments and centres are investigating various aspects of CO2 leakage. CGB researchers are also highly involved.
Studying the sea floor in real time (13.04.2011)
CGB is participating in the Norwegian Ocean Observatory Network (NOON), which met recently in Bergen to discuss plans.
Eit vindauge i havet (25.03.2011)
(fra UiB Aktuelt) Eit nytt havobservatorium på havbotnen i Norskehavet vil gje forskarane sanntidsdata rett inn på kontoret. Observatoriet kan fylle kunnskapsgap om havet for fleire fagdisiplinar.
Fremtidens havobservatorium (25.03.2011)
(fra På Høyden) Forskere planlegger å etablere observatorier i dyphavene utenfor Norskekysten som skal fjernsende data kontinuerlig til land. – Dette er neste generasjons infrastruktur, sier prosjektleder Peter M. Haugan om prestisjeprosjektet.
Five students have applied for a masters in GEOBIO! (16.03.2011)
You are invited ... to take a masters in Geobiology!
Master thesis at EvoFish? (14.03.2011)
We are frantically preparing for the "Master Day" of the Biology Department on Thursday, March 17.
Fabian in Tasmania (07.03.2011)
EvoFish member Fabian Zimmermann is currently visiting the School of Economics and Finance at the University of Tasmania as part of his PhD project
Nordic field course in Geobiology (25.02.2011)
Iceland, with its unique situation on a mid-ocean ridge, is an ideal natural laboratory for the study of the interface between the geosphere and the biosphere.
Evolutionary Applications special issue (18.02.2011)
Evolutionary Applications has newly published a special issue "In the light of evolution: interdisciplinary challenges in food, health, and the environment".
How to survive an alien invasion? (16.02.2011)
Sometimes fish can be just as scary as aliens – especially if you are a tiny Daphnia looking into the mouth of a big perch. Until 2006 daphnids in Lake Myravatn were unaware of the vertebrates living in neighbouring lakes. That year perch was illegally introduced and the daphnids had to face a novel death risk. So how do they cope with this alien invasion? PhD student Ingrid Wathne from EvoFish... Read more

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