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Cover of "Measuring Biological Diversity", Blackwell
Seminar in honour of Anne Magurran (17.08.2012)
University of Bergen awarded Professor Anne Magurran an honorary doctorate on August 31. To mark this event, a seminar in her honour was arranged on August 30. In addition to a keynote talk by Professor Magurran, exciting local research was portrayed.
Guppy hunting in Sri Lanka (13.08.2012)
Ranga Jayawickrama is collecting additional material for his Master thesis at Sri Lanka.
Adilan Hniman
Adilan Hniman is visiting General Microbology (11.07.2012)
PhD student Adilan Hniman from The Prince of Songkla University in Thailand is finalizing his PhD work in Norway
No arsenic in DNA (11.07.2012)
Postdoc vacancy in EvoFish (26.06.2012)
Postdoctoral fellowship in evolutionary fisheries ecology is now open. Dead-line: July 29.
Hugo Capes visiting EvoFish (26.06.2012)
Hugo Capes from Montpellier is doing his research practice with EvoFish.
Linking environmental pollutants to metabolic diseases (07.06.2012)
Although source of intense investigations, the origins of type 2 diabetes and obesity remain unclear.
Are we efficiently protected from environmental pollutants? (07.06.2012)
Humans are daily exposed to many environmental pollutants. What are the health consequences of such exposures?
Guppies and Del Gorro del Mundo (23.05.2012)
Bea and guppies are featuring in Del Gorro del Mundo, a Spanish-language podcast
Peter Emil brandishing a bilhook
Sir Peter Emil Kaland (04.05.2012)
Peter Emil Kaland has been invested as a Knight, First Class of the St Olav’s Order for his efforts to promote the values of coastal landscapes in western Norway.
Fish sorting during a research cruise to the continental shelf off Namibia.
Working group on fisheries-induced evolution in Bergen (27.04.2012)
Next week specialists in fisheries-induced evolution will meet in Bergen.
EvoFish in Twitter (08.04.2012)
You can now follow EvoFish in Twitter!
Residents or visitors? (26.03.2012)
Old data can yield new insights when approached from a new angle. Data from Masfjorden are elucidating the population ecology of coastal cod, saithe and pollack.
Seminar on bibliometry (27.02.2012)
Bibliometrics are increasingly used in research assessments. This seminar will present the essentials of bibliometric analyses, and provide an opportunity to discuss their strengths and wekanesses.
Acquired resources are allocated to three main components: (i) the ‘running...
To grow or not to grow? (17.02.2012)
Evolution of growth is an evolutionary puzzle, and adding fisheries selection does not make that any easier. A new paper from EvoFish aims at clarifying our thoughts about growth evolution.
Yusra starts her master’s project on bearded goby (03.02.2012)
EvoFish welcomes new master student, Yusra Taha, who will study variation in maturity and fecundity in bearded goby.
Maria starts her master’s project on bearded goby (03.02.2012)
EvoFish welcomes new master student, Maria Larsen, who will study variation in reproductive strategy in bearded goby.
CGB part of discovery reported in Nature Communications (10.01.2012)
Centre leader Rolf Birger Pedersen was part of a team of international experts aboard the RRS James Cook spring 2010.

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