Adipose tissue transcriptome is related to pollutant exposure in polar bear mother-cub pairs from Svalbard, Norway.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01920
Abstract: Being at the food chain apex, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are highly contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Females transfer POPs to their offspring through gestation and lactation, therefore, young cubs present higher POPs concentrations… read more here.
Keywords: svalbard norway; exposure; polar bears; mothers cubs ... See more keywords
Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73996-z
Abstract: Insight into animal movements is essential for understanding habitat use by individuals as well as population processes and species life-history strategies. In this study, we instrumented 25 fin whales with ARGOS satellite-transmitters in Svalbard, Norway,… read more here.
Keywords: whales balaenoptera; fin whales; svalbard norway; autumn movements ... See more keywords
A circumpolar parasite: Evidence of a cryptic undescribed species of sucking louse, Linognathus sp., collected from Arctic foxes, Vulpes lagopus, in Nunavut (Canada) and Svalbard (Norway).
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12665
Abstract: The North has experienced unprecedented rates of warming over the past few decades, impacting the survival and development of insects and the pathogens that they carry. Since 2019, Arctic foxes from Canada (Nunavut) have been… read more here.
Keywords: arctic foxes; svalbard norway; lice; canada svalbard ... See more keywords
Morphological ontogeny of Fuscozetes coulsoni sp. nov. (Acari: Oribatida: Ceratozetidae) from Svalbard, Norway
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DOI: 10.11158/saa.25.4.8
Abstract: Abstract The morphological ontogeny of Fuscozetes coulsoni sp. nov. from the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard (Norway) is described and illustrated. The adult of this species has medium sized translamella, similar to F. kamchatkicus Seniczak… read more here.
Keywords: svalbard norway; coulsoni nov; ontogeny fuscozetes; fuscozetes coulsoni ... See more keywords