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Geir Kåre Totland

Professor
Department of Biological Sciences (BIO)
  • E-mailGeir.Totland@uib.no
  • Phone+47 415 19 088
  • Visitor Address
    Thormøhlensgt. 53 A/B
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7803
    5020 Bergen
Academic article
  • Kryvi, Harald; Rusten, Iselin; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Nordvik, Kari; Totland, Geir Kåre; Karlsen, Tine Veronica; Wiig, Helge; Long, John H. 2017. The notochord in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) undergoes profound morphological and mechanical changes during development. Journal of Anatomy. 639-654.
  • Wang, Shou; Furmanek, Tomasz; Kryvi, Harald; Krossøy, Christel; Totland, Geir Kåre; Grotmol, Sindre; Wargelius, Anna. 2014. Transcriptome sequencing of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) notochord prior to development of the vertebrae provides clues to regulation of positional fate, chordoblast lineage and mineralisation. BMC Genomics.
  • Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hansen, Tom Johnny; Kryvi, Harald; Wang, Xiyuan; Søndergaard, Jens L.; Grotmol, Sindre. 2013. Regional changes in vertebra morphology during ontogeny reflect the life history of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). Journal of Anatomy. 615-624.
  • Wang, Shou; Kryvi, Harald; Grotmol, Sindre; Wargelius, Anna ; Krossøy, Christel; Epple, Matthias; Neues, Frank; Furmanek, Tomasz; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2013. Mineralization of the vertebral bodies in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) is initiated segmentally in the form of hydroxyapatite crystal accretions in the notochord sheath. Journal of Anatomy. 159-170.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Kryvi, Harald; Løkka, Guro; Wargelius, Anna Sofie Troedsson; Sagstad, Anita; Hansen, Tom Johnny; Grotmol, Sindre. 2011. Sustained swimming increases the mineral content and osteocyte density of salmon vertebral bone. Journal of Anatomy. 490-501.
  • Sagstad, Anita; Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Krossøy, Christel; Totland, Geir Kåre; Malde, Ketil; Wang, Shou; Hansen, Tom Johnny; Wargelius, Anna Sofie Troedsson. 2011. Identification of vimentin- and elastin-like transcripts specifically expressed in developing notochord of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Cell and Tissue Research. 191-202.
  • Wargelius, Anna; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Nordgarden, Ulla; Grini, Ane; Krossøy, Christel; Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hansen, Tom. 2010. Collagen type XI alpha 1 may be involved in the structural plasticity of the vertebral column in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Journal of Experimental Biology. 1207-1216.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Keynes, Roger; Krossøy, Christel; Nordvik, Kari; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2006. Stepwise enforcement of the notochord and its intersection with the myoseptum: an evolutionary path leading to development of the vertebra? Journal of Anatomy. 339-357.
  • Fjelldal, P.G.; Lock, E.J.; Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Nordgarden, U.; Flik, G.; Hansen, T. 2006. Impact of smolt production strategy on vertebral growth and mineralisation during smoltification and the early seawater phase in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.). Aquaculture. 715-728.
  • Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Nordgarden, Ulla; Berg, Arne Erik; Wargelius, Anna ; Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hansen, Tom Johnny. 2005. Vertebrae of the trunk and tail display different growth rates in response to photoperiod in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., post-smolts. Aquaculture. 516-524.
  • Nordvik, Kari; Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre; Grotmol, Sindre. 2005. The salmon vertebral body develops through mineralization of two preformed tissues that are encompassed by two layers of bone. Journal of Anatomy. 103-114.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kryvi, Harald. 2005. Deformation of the notochord by pressure from the swim bladder may cause malformation of the spine in reared Atlantic cod larvae: a case study. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 121-128.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Nordvik, Kari; Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2005. A segmental pattern of alkaline phosphatase activity within the notochord coincides with the initial formation of the vertebral bodies. Journal of Anatomy. 427-436.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Nordvik, Kari; Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2005. A segmental pattern of alkaline phosphatase activity with the notochord coincides with the initial formation of the vertebrae. Journal of Anatomy. 427-436.
  • Fjelldal, PG; Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Gjerdet, Nils Roar; Taranger, GL; Hansen, Tom; Porter, MJR; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2004. Pinealectomy induces malformation of the spine and reduces the mechanical strength of the vertebrae in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. Journal of Pineal Research. 132-139.
  • Kamisaka, Yoko; Kurokawa, T; Suzuki, T; Totland, Geir Kåre; Rønnestad, I; Tagawa, N; Tanaka, M. 2003. Ontogenetic appearance and distribution of the digestive hormone cholecystokinin (CCK)in fish. Fisheries Science. 963-964.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Nordvik, Kari; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2003. Notochord segmentation may lay the pathway for the development of the vertebral bodies of the Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Anatomy and Embryology. 263-272.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Nordvik, Kari; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2003. Notochord segmentation may lay down the pathway for the development of the vertebral bodies in the Atlantic salmon. Anatomy and Embryology. 263-272.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Dahl-Paulsen, Erik; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2003. Hatchability of eggs from Atlantic cod, turbot and Atlantic halibut after disinfection with ozonated seawater. Aquaculture. 245-254.
  • Kamisaka, Yoko; Yamamoto, S; Kurokawa, T; Rønnestad, I; Totland, Geir Kåre; Tagawa, M; Tanaka, Masaru. 2003. Distribution of cholecystokinin - immunoreactive cells in the digestive tract of the larvae teleost ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 116-121.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kryvi, Harald; Breistøl, Arild; Essén-Gustavsson, Birgitta; Lindholm, Arne. 2002. Spatial distribution of muscle fibre types within skeletal muscle fascicules from standardbred horses. Anatomical Record. 131-136.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kryvi, Harald; Breistøl, Arild; Essén-Gustavsson, Birgitta; Lindholm, Arne. 2002. Spatial distribution of fiber types within skeletal muscle fascicles from Standardbred horses. Anatomical Record. 131-136.
  • Johansen, Renate; Ranheim, T; Hansen, MK; Taksdal, Arnhild; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2002. Pathology in persistent nodavirus-infected juvenile Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 161-169.
  • Johansen, Renate; Ranheim, T; Hansen, Magne Kjerulf; Taksdal, Torunn; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2002. Pathological changes in juvenile Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus persistently infected with nodavirus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 161-169.
  • Kamisaka, Yoko; Kaji, S; Masuma, S; Tezuka, N; Kurokawa, T; Suzuki, T; Totland, Geir Kåre; Rønnestad, I; Tagawa, M; Tanaka, Masaru. 2002. Ontogeny of cholecystokinin - immunoreactive cells in the digestive tract of bluefin tuna, Thunnas thynnus, larvae. Sarsia. 258-262.
  • Graff, Ingvild Eide; Høie, Steinar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Lie, Øyvind. 2002. Increasing levels of dietary vitamin D3 fed to first-feeding fry of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): effect on growth, mortality, calcium content and bone formation. Aquaculture Nutrition. 103-111.
  • Ørnsrud, Robin; Graff, Ingvild Eide; Høie, Steinar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hemre, Gro-Ingunn. 2002. Hypervitaminosis A in first-feeding fry of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Aquaculture Nutrition. 7-13.
  • Kamisaka, Yoko; Kurokawa, T; Suzuki, T; Tagawa, M; Tanaka, Masaru; Totland, Geir Kåre; Rønnestad, I. 2001. Ontogeny of cholecystokinin producing cells in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) larvae. General and Comparative Endocrinology.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre; Grotmol, Sindre; Morita, Y.; Nishioka, T.; Nakai, T. 2000. The pathogenicity of nodavirus strains freom striped jack pseudocaranx dentex and Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus studied by waterborne challenge of yolk-sac larvae of both teleost species. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 169-175.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre; Madsen, Lise; Klementsen, Beate; Vaagenes, Hege; Kryvi, Harald; Hexeberg, Sofie; Berge, Rolf Kristian. 2000. Proliferation of mitochondria and gene expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase and fatty acyl-CoA oxidase in rat skeletal muscle, heart and liver by hypolipidemic fatty acids. Biology of the Cell. 317-329.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre; Madsen, Lise; Klementsen, Beate; Vaagenes, Hege; Kryvi, Harald; Frøyland, Livar; Hexeberg, Sofie; Berge, Rolf Kristian. 2000. Proliferation of mitochondria and gene expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase and fatty acyl-CoA oxidase in rat skeletal muscle, heart and liver by hypolipidemic fatty acids. Biology of the Cell. 317-329.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2000. Ozonated sea-water inactivates nodavirus following challenge of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) eggs and increases survival of the larvae. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 89-96.
  • Fjermestad, Astrid; Hemre, Gro-Ingunn; Holm, Jens Chr.; Totland, Geir Kåre; Frøyland, Livar. 2000. Effects of different dietary fat levels in cage-fed Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus). Eur J Lipid Nutrition. 282-286.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Nerland, Audun; Biering, Eirik; Totland, Geir Kåre; Nishizawa, Toshihiro. 2000. Characterisation of the capsid protein gene from a nodavirus strain affecting Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus and design of an optimal reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection assay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 79-88.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Thorud, Kristin; Hjeltnes, Brit. 1997. Vacuolating encephalopathy and reinopathy associated with a nodavirus: a probable cause of mass mortality of cultured larval Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus L. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 85-97.
  • Frøyland, Livar; Madsen, Lise; Vaagenes, Hege; Totland, Geir Kåre; Auwerx, J.; Kryvi, Harald; Staels, B; Berge, Rolf Kristian. 1997. Mitochondrion is the principal target for nutritional and pharmacological control of triglyceride metabolism. Journal of Lipid Research. 183-190.
  • Frøyland, Livar; Madsen, Lise; Vaagenes, H; Totland, Geir Kåre; Auwerx, J; Kryvi, Harald; Staels, B; Berge, Rolf Kristian. 1997. Mitochondrion is the principal target for nutitional and pharmacological control of triglyceride metabolism. Journal of Lipid Research. 183-190.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kryvi, Harald. 1997. Detection of nodavirus in heart tissue from reared Atlantic salmon Salmo salar suffering from caridac myopathy syndrome (CMS). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre; Flood, Per R; Hjeltnes, B. K. 1996. Transmission of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) through natural secretions and excretions from infected smolts during their presymptomatic phase. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 25-31.
  • Frøyland, Livar; Helland, Knut; Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre; Berge, R.K. 1996. Increased fatty acid oxidation and polydispersity of rat liver mitochondria and peroxisomes induced by the hypolipidemic agent tetradecylthioacetic acid. Biology of the Cell. 105-112.
  • Frøyland, Livar; Helland, Knut; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kryvi, Harald; Berge, Rolf Kristian. 1996. A hypolipidemic peroxisome proliferating fatty acid induces polydispersity of rat liver mitochondria. Biology of the Cell. 105-112.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kvellestad, A.; Fjell, K.; Olsen, A.B. 1995. Mass mortality of larval and juvenile hatchery-reared halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) associated with the presence of viruslike particles in vacuolated lesions in the central nervous system and retina. Bulletin of The European Association of Fish Pathologists. 176-180.
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre. 1995. Dødelighet hos kveitelarver. Norsk Fiskeoppdrett. 30-31.
  • Male, Rune; Nerland, Audun H.; Lorens, James; Telle, Wenche; Lossius, Ivar; Totland, Geir Kåre. 1992. The complete nucleotide sequence of the Atlantic salmon growth hormone I gene. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 345-348.
Academic lecture
  • Wang, Shou; Furmanek, Tomasz; Kryvi, Harald; Krossøy, Christel; Totland, Geir Kåre; Grotmol, Sindre; Wargelius, Anna. 2013. DEEP SEQUENCING REVEALS MINERALIZING NOTOCHORD TRANSCRIPTOME, DURING AXIAL SKELETON ENFORCEMENT FROM NOTOCHORD TO VERTEBRA IN ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR L.).
  • Wang, Shou; Furmanek, Tomasz; Kryvi, Harald; Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Krossøy, Christel; Wargelius, Anna. 2012. The Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar L.) notochord displays a dynamic transcriptome prior to and during vertebral segmentation.
  • Lock, Erik-Jan; Krossøy, Christel; Waagbø, Rune; Nordvik, Kari; Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre; Flik, Gert; Ørnsrud, Robin. 2008. Roles of fat soluble vitamins in bone development and mineral metabolism.
  • Ørnsrud, Robin; Krossøy, Christel; Waagbø, Rune; Nordvik, Kari; Grotmol, Sindre; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kryvi, Harald; Lock, Erik-Jan; Flik, Gert; Wendelaar Bonga, S.E. 2006. Fettløselige vitaminers rolle i beinutvikling og mineralmetabolisme.
  • Ørnsrud, Robin; Totland, Geir Kåre; Wargelius, Anna. 2005. Elevated retinol levels do not cause spinal deformities in the developing salmon embryo.
  • Ørnsrud, Robin; Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Nordvik, Kari; Totland, Geir Kåre; Lock, Erik-Jan; Flik, Gert; Waagbø, Rune. 2004. Roles of fat soluble vitamins in bone development and mineral metabolism.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre. 2003. "Nakkeknekk" hos oppdrettstorsk.
  • Ørnsrud, Robin; Graff, Ingvild Eide; Høie, Steinar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hemre, Gro Ingunn. 2001. Hypervitaminosis A in first-feeding fry of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.).
  • Kamisaka, Yoko; Kurokawa, T; Suzuki, T; Tagawa, M; Tanaka, Masaru; Totland, Geir Kåre; Rønnestad, I. 2000. Ontogeny of colecystokinin producing cells in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) larvae.
  • Rønnestad, Ivar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Bergman, Marion; Schönfelder, Martin; Lie, Øyvind. 1996. Ny kunnskap om vitamin A hos marine fiskelarver.
  • Hjeltnes, B.; Flood, P. R.; Totland, Geir Kåre; Christie, K. E.; Kryvi, Harald. 1994. Transmission of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) throug naturally secreted material.
  • Flood, P. R.; Hjeltnes, B.; Totland, Geir Kåre; Christie, K. E.; Kryvi, Harald. 1994. Tidlig smittespredning fra ILA-infisert fisk.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre; Hjeltnes, B.; Flood, P. R.; Christie, K. E.; Kryvi, Harald. 1994. Naturlige smitteveier for ILA.
  • Christie, K. E.; Hjeltnes, B.; Totland, Geir Kåre; Flood, P. R.; Spasowska, B. 1994. Infective salmon anemis (ISA)- associated monoclonal antibodies generated by subtractive immunization.
  • Christie, K. E.; Olsen, L.; Sathananthan, S.; Flood, P. R.; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hjeltnes, B. 1994. ILA-assosierte proteiner i prøver fra ILA-infiserte fisk.
Non-fiction book
  • Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre. 1997. Fiskeanatomi. Høyskoleforlaget, Kristiansand.
  • Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre. 1995. Fiskeanatomi. Zoologisk institutt, avd. Zoologisk laboratorium, UiB.
Thesis at a second degree level
  • Balevik, Stine Beate. 2004. Slaktetemperaturens innvirkning på drypptap og muskelforkorting i filet fra oppdrettet atlantisk laks (Salmo salar L.) og hvite muskelfibrer sin morfologi før og under rigor.
Masters thesis
  • Godal, Brit Fjone. 2006. Morfologiske effekter av vaksineindusert bukhinnebetennelse på bukspyttkjertelen hos Atlanterhavslaks (Salmo salar L.).
Popular scientific article
  • Grotmol, Sindre; Cieplinska, Teresa; Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2003. "Nakkeknekk" hos torskeyngel. Norsk Fiskeoppdrett. 32-35.
  • Rønnestad, Ivar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kamisaka, Yoko; Rojas, Garcia Carlos Rafael; Fyhn, Hans Jørgen. 2001. tarmutvikling hos marine fiskelarver. Norsk Fiskeoppdrett. 36-38.
  • Rønnestad, I; Totland, Geir Kåre; Kamisaka, Yoko. 2001. Tarmutvikling hos marine fiskelarver. Norsk Fiskeoppdrett. 36-38.
  • Totland, Geir Kåre; Bleie, Hogne. 2001. Ozonering av rogn og inntaksvann i kveiteyngelproduksjon. Fiskehelse. 36-38.
  • Rønnestad, Ivar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hamre, Kristin; Lie, Øyvind. 1998. Vitamin A i kveitelarver. Norsk Fiskeoppdrett.
  • Rønnestad, Ivar; Totland, Geir Kåre; Hamre, Kristin; Lie, Øyvind. 1998. Vitamin A i kveitelarver. Norsk Fiskeoppdrett.
Doctoral dissertation
  • Totland, Geir Kåre. 1981. Studies of muscle fibre types and their vascularization in the axial muscle of some lower vertebrates.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Pittman, Karin; Grotmol, Sindre; Geffen, Audrey; Totland, Geir Kåre. 2005. Metamorfose - forvandling fra larve til yngel. 15 pages.
  • Lossius, Ivar; Kryvi, Harald; Lorens, James; Male, Rune; Nerland, Audun H.; Olsen, L.; Telle, Wenche; Totland, Geir Kåre; Aasland, Rein. 1993. Cloning and characterization of growth regulating genes from Atlantic salmon: A strategy for increasing growth rate by microinjection of a modified growth hormone gene into fertilized salmon eggs. 7 pages.
Abstract
  • Porter, M E; Grotmol, Sindre; Kryvi, Harald; Totland, Geir Kåre; Long, John H. 2012. The Vertebral Column of Sharks: Functional Morphology of the Intervertebral Joint. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E312-E312.
Poster
  • Rønnestad, I; Kamisaka, Yoko; Totland, Geir Kåre; Tanaka, Masaru. 2002. Ontogeny and compartmentalisation of the peptide hormone Cholecystokinin (CCK) in developing Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) larvae: A comparative study on two techniques: immunohistochemistry and radioimmunoassay.
  • Kamisaka, Yoko; Kurokawa, T; Suzuki, T; Totland, Geir Kåre; Rønnestad, I; Tagawa, M; Tanaka, Masaru. 2001. Ontogenetic appearance and distribution of the digestive hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) in fish.

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