International peer-reviewed papers published in 2006

Antonov A, Stokke BG, Moksnes A, Kleven O, Honza M, Røskaft E 2006. Eggshell strength of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the puncture resistance hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 11-18.

Bakke TA, Cable J, Østbø M 2006. Ultrastructural observations of hypersymbionts on Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg (Monogenea) infecting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Journal of Helminthology 80: 377-386.

Bjorå CS, Kwenbeya EG, Nordal I 2006. Crinum jasonii (Amaryllidaceae): a new endemic pan species of the Luangwa Valley in Zambia with notes on different seed structures in the genus. Kew Bulletin 61: 4.

Bratli H, Økland T, Økland RH, Drarnstad WE, Elven R, Engan G, Fjellstad W, Heegaard E, Pedersen O, Solstad H 2006. Patterns of variation in vascular plant species richness and composition in SE Norwegian agricultural landscapes. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 114: 270-286.

Delhey K, Peters A, Johnsen A, Kempenaers B 2006. Seasonal changes in blue tit crown colour: do they signal individual changes? Behavioral Ecology 17: 790-798.

Ehrich D 2006. AFLPDAT: a collection of R functions for convenient handling of AFLP data. Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 603-604.

Fjellheim S, Rognli OA, Fosnes K, Brochmann C 2006. Phylogeographical history of the widespread meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) inferred from chloroplast DNA sequences. Journal of Biogeography 33: 1470-1478.

Foerster K, Valcu M, Johnsen A, Kempenaers B 2006. A spatial genetic structure and effects of relatedness on mate choice in a wild bird population. Molecular Ecology 15: 4555-4567.

Fossøy F, Johnsen A, Lifjeld JT 2006. Evidence of obligate female promiscuity in a socially monogamous passerine. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 255-259.

Gilbey J, Verspoor E, Mo TA, Sterud E, Olstad K, Hytterød S, Jones C, Noble L 2006. Identification of genetic markers associated with Gyrodactylus salaris resistance in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 71: 119-129.

Grundt HH, Kjølner S, Borgen L, Rieseberg LH, Brochmann C 2006. High biological species diversity in the arctic flora. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) 103: 972-975.

Hansen H, Martinsen L, Bakke TA, Bachmann L 2006. Incongruence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation in the monogenean parasites Gyrodactylus salaris and G. thymalli: implications for diagnostics and taxonomy. Parasitology 113: 639-650.

Johnsen A, Andersson S, Fernandez JG, Kempenaers B, Pavel V, Questiau S, Raess M, Rindal E, Lifjeld JT 2006. Molecular and phenotypic divergence in the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) subspecies complex. Molecular Ecology 15: 4033-4047.

Johnsen A, Lifjeld JT 2006. Do weather conditions affect the frequency of extra-pair paternity in the bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica)? Proceedings of the 23 International Ornithological Congress, Beijing. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52 (Supplement): 232-234.

Jørgensen MH, Elven R, Tribsch A, Gabrielsen TM, Stedje B, Brochmann C 2006. Taxonomy and evolutionary relationships in the Saxifraga rivularis complex. Systematic Botany 31: 702-729.

Kapralov MV, Gabrielsen TM, Sarapultsev IE, Brochmann C 2006. Genetic enrichment of the arctic clonal plant Saxifraga cernua at its southern periphery via the alpine sexual S. sibirica. Molecular Ecology 15: 3401-3411.

Kjølner S, Såstad SM, Brochmann C 2006. Clonality and recombination in the arctic plant Saxifraga cernua. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 152: 209-217.

Kleven O, Jacobsen F, Izadnegahdar R, Robertson RJ, Lifjeld JT 2006. No evidence of paternal genetic contribution to nestling cell-mediated immunity in the North American barn swallow. Animal Behaviour 71: 839-845.

Kleven O, Jacobsen F, Izadnegahdar R, Robertson RJ, Lifjeld JT 2006. Male tail streamer length predicts fertilization success in the North American barn swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59: 412-418.

Kleven O, Marthinsen GM, Lifjeld JT 2006. Male extraterritorial forays, age and paternity in the socially monogamous reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus). Journal of Ornithology 147: 468-473.

Koch MA, Kiefer C, Ehrich D, Vogel J, Brochmann C, Mummenhoff K 2006. Three times out of Asia Minor: the phylogeography of Arabis alpina L. (Brassicaceae). Molecular Ecology 15: 825-839.

Lebatha PB, Buys MH, Stedje B 2006. Ledebouria, Resnova and Drimiopsis: a tale of three genera. Taxon 55: 643-652.

Lopes RJ, Marques J C, Wennerberg L 2006. Migratory connectivity and temporal segregation of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in Portugal - evidence from morphology, ringing recoveries and mtDNA. Journal of Ornithology 147: 385-394.

Mwase WF, Bjørnstad Å, Stedje B, Bokosi JM, Kwapata MB 2006. Genetic diversity of Uapaca kirkiana Muel. populations as revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs). African Journal of Biotechnology 5: 1205-1213.

Oba G, Bjorå C, Nordal I 2006. Effects of herbivory on above- and below-ground biomass partitioning in two arid-zone dwarf shrubs. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 23: 159-164.

Olstad K, Cable J, Robertsen G, Bakke TA 2006. Unpredicted transmission strategy of Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae): survival and infectivity of parasites on dead hosts. Parasitology 133: 33-41.

Pedersen HC, Fossøy F, Kålås JA, Lierhagen S 2006. Accumulation of heavy metals in circumpolar willow ptarmigan (Lagopus l. lagopus) populations. Science of the Total Environment 371: 176-189.

Poesel A, Kunc HP, Foerster K, Johnsen A, Kempenaers B 2006. Early birds are sexy: male age, dawn song and extra-pair paternity in blue tits Parus caeruleus. Animal Behaviour 72: 531-538.

Remisiewicz M, Wennerberg L 2006. Differential migration strategies of wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - genetic analyses reveal sex differences in morphology and spring migration phenology. Ornis Fennica 83: 1-10.

Rindal ES, Søli GEE 2006. Phylogeny of the subfamily Mycetophilinae (Diptera: Mycetophilidae). Zootaxa 1302: 43-59.

Schönswetter P, Popp M, Brochmann C 2006. Central Asian origin of and strong genetic differentiation among populations of the rare and disjunct Carex atrofusca (Cyperaceae) in the Alps. Journal of Biogeography 33: 948-956.

Schönswetter P, Popp M, Brochmann C 2006. Rare arctic-alpine plants of the European Alps have different immigration histories: the snow bed species Minuartia biflora and Ranunculus pygmaeus. Molecular Ecology 15: 709-720.

Schönswetter P, Suda J, Popp M, Weiss-Schneeweiss H, Brochmann C 2006. Circumpolar phylogeography of Juncus biglumis (Juncaceae) inferred from AFLP fingerprints, cpDNA sequences, nuclear DNA content and chromosome numbers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 92-103.

Skrede I, Eidesen PB, Piñeiro Portela R, Brochmann C 2006. Refugia, differentiation and postglacial migration in arctic-alpine Eurasia, exemplified by the mountain avens (Dryas octopetala L.). Molecular Ecology 15: 1827-1840.

Wabuyele E, Bjorå CS, Nordal I, Newton LE 2006. Distribution, diversity and conservation of the genus Aloe in Kenya. Journal of East Africa Natural History 95: 213-225.

Wojczulanis K, Jakubas D, Walkusz W, Wennerberg L 2006. Differences in food delivered to chicks by male and female Little Auks (Alle alle) on South Spitzbergen. Journal of Ornithology 147: 543-548.

Økland, RH, Bratli H, Dramstad WE, Edvardsen A, Engan G, Fjellstad W, Heegaard E, Pedersen O, Solstad H 2006. Scale-dependent importance of environment, land use and landscape structure for species richness and composition of SE Norwegian modern agricultural landscapes. Landscape Ecology 21: 969-987.