Publications from the Natural History Museum

• Selås, Vidar; Framstad, Erik; Sonerud, Geir Andreas; Wegge, Per & Wiig, Øystein (2018). Voles and climate in Norway: Is the abundance of herbivorous species inversely related to summer temperature?. Acta Oecologica.  ISSN 1146-609X. . doi: 10.1016/j.actao.2018.12.002
• Gradstein, Felix M; Waskowska, Anna; Kopaevich, Ludmila; Watkins, David K; Friis, Henrik & Perez Panera, J (2018). Berriasian planktonic foraminifera and calcareous nannofossils from Crimea Mountains, with reference to microfossil evolution. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.  ISSN 1664-2376.  s 1- 24 . doi: 10.1007/s13358-018-0175-8
• Kistenich, Sonja; Timdal, Einar; Bendiksby, Mika & Ekman, Stefan (2018). Molecular systematics and character evolution in the lichen family ramalinaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanorales). Taxon.  ISSN 0040-0262.  67(5), s 871- 904 . doi: 10.12705/675.1
• Marki, Petter Zahl; Fjeldså, Jon; Irestedt, Martin & Jønsson, Knud A. (2018). Molecular phylogenetics and species limits in a cryptically coloured radiation of Australo-Papuan passerine birds (Pachycephalidae: Colluricincla). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  ISSN 1055-7903.  124, s 100- 105 . doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.029
• Sunde, Øyvind; Friis, Henrik & Andersen, Tom (2018). Variation in Major and Trace Elements of Primary WÖhlerite As an Indicator of the Origin of Pegmatites in the Larvik Plutonic Complex, Norway. Canadian Mineralogist.  ISSN 0008-4476.  56(4), s 529- 542 . doi: 10.3749/canmin.1700050
• Müller, Axel; Herklotz, Gunter & Giegling, Horst (2018). Chemistry of quartz related to the Zinnwald/Cínovec Sn-W-Li greisen-type deposit, Eastern Erzgebirge, Germany. Journal of Geochemical Exploration.  ISSN 0375-6742.  190, s 357- 373 . doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2018.04.009
• Rydgren, Knut; Halvorsen, Rune; Töpper, Joachim Paul; Auestad, Inger; Hamre, Liv Norunn; Jongejans, Eelke & Sulavik, Jan (2018). Advancing restoration ecology: A new approach to predict time to recovery. Journal of Applied Ecology.  ISSN 0021-8901. . doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13254 Full text in Research Archive. Show summary

  1. Species composition is a vital attribute of any ecosystem. Accordingly, ecological restoration often has the original, or “natural,” species composition as its target. However, we still lack adequate methods for predicting the expected time to compositional recovery in restoration studies. 2. We describe and explore a new, ordination regression-based approach (ORBA) for predicting time to recovery that allows both linear and asymptotic (logarithmic) relationships of compositional change with time. The approach uses distances between restored plots and reference plots along the successional gradient, represented by a vector in ordination space, to predict time to recovery. Thus, the approach rests on three requirements: (a) the general form of the relationship between compositional change and time must be known; (b) a sufficiently strong successional gradient must be present and adequately represented in a species compositional dataset; and (c) a restoration target must be specified. We tested the approach using data from a boreal old-growth forest that was followed for 18 years after experimental disturbance. Data from the first 9 years after disturbance were used to develop models, the subsequent 9 years for validation. 3. Rates of compositional recovery in the example dataset followed the general pattern of decrease with time since disturbance. Accordingly, linear models were too optimistic about the time to recovery, whereas the asymptotic models provided more precise predictions. 4. Synthesis and applications. Our results demonstrate that the new approach opens for reliable prediction of recovery rates and time to recovery using species compositional data. Moreover, it allows us to assess whether recovery proceeds in the desired direction and to quantitatively compare restoration speed, and hence effectiveness, between alternative management options. ordination, prediction, recovery, reference, restoration ecology, species composition, successional gradient, time to recovery

• Voje, Kjetil L.; Starrfelt, Jostein & Liow, Lee Hsiang (2018). Model adequacy and microevolutionary explanations for stasis in the fossil record. American Naturalist.  ISSN 0003-0147.  191(4), s 509- 523 . doi: 10.1086/696265
• Teslenko, Valentina & Boumans, Louis (2018). A new species of Nemoura Latreille (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Amur River Basin (South of the Russian Far East). Zootaxa.  ISSN 1175-5326.  4472(1), s 153- 164 . doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4472.1.8 Show summary

  Nemoura sirotskii sp. n. (Plecoptera, Nemouridae) is described as a new stonefly species from the tributary streams of Zeya Reservoir (Amur River Basin) in the south of the Russian Far East. Detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided for the larvae and adult specimens. The diagnostic characters distinguishing it from sympatric species N. arctica are discussed.

• Sandor, Attila D.; Földvari, M.; Krawczyk, Aleksandra I.; Sprong, Hein; Corduneanu, Alexandra; Barti, Levente; Gorfol, Tamas; Estok, Peter; Kovats, David; Szekeres, Sandor; Laszlo, Zoltan; Hornok, Sandor & Foldvari, Gabor (2018). Eco-epidemiology of Novel Bartonella Genotypes from Parasitic Flies of Insectivorous Bats. Microbial Ecology.  ISSN 0095-3628.  s 1- 13 . doi: 10.1007/s00248-018-1195-z
• Barnett, Ross; Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Vieira, Filipe G.; Mendoza, Marie Lisandra Zepeda; Bonnet, Matthieu; Araldi, Alessandro; Kienast, Ivonne; Zambarda, Alice; Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki; Henschel, Philipp & Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius (2018). No longer locally extinct? Tracing the origins of a lion (Panthera leo) living in Gabon. Conservation Genetics.  ISSN 1566-0621.  19(3), s 611- 618 . doi: 10.1007/s10592-017-1039-2
• Tasianas, Alexandros; Bünz, Stefan; Bellwald, Benjamin; Hammer, Øyvind; Planke, Sverre; Lebedeva-Ivanova, Nina & Krassakis, Pavlos (2018). High-resolution 3D seismic study of pockmarks and shallow fluid flow systems at the Snøhvit hydrocarbon field in the SW Barents Sea. Marine Geology.  ISSN 0025-3227.  403, s 247- 261 . doi: 10.1016/j.margeo.2018.06.012 Full text in Research Archive.
• Hurley, Laura L.; McDiarmid, Callum S; Friesen, Christopher R.; Griffith, Simon C. & Rowe, Melissah (2018). Experimental heatwaves negatively impact sperm quality in the zebra finch. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.  ISSN 0962-8452.  285(1871) . doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2547
• Gopalakrishnan, S.; Sinding, Mikkel Holger Strander; Ramos-Madrigal, J.; Niemann, J.; Castruita, J.A.S.; Vieira, S.G.; Carøe, C.; Montero, M.M.; Kuderna, L.; Serres, A.; Gonzales, V.M.; Liu, H-H; Wang, G-D.; Marques-Bonett, T.; Mirarab, S.; Fernandes, C.; Gaubert, P.; Koepfli, K-P.; Budd, J.; Rueness, E.K.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Petersen, B.; Sicheritz-Ponten, T.; Bachmann, Lutz; Wiig, Øystein; Hansen, A.J. & Gilbert, M.T.P. (2018). Interspecific gene flow shaped the evolution of the genus Canis.. Current Biology.  ISSN 0960-9822.  28, s 1- 9 . doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.041 Show summary

  The evolutionary history of the wolf-like canids of the genus Canis has been heavily debated, especially regarding the number of distinct species and their relationships at the population and species level [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. We assembled a dataset of 48 resequenced genomes spanning all members of the genus Canis except the black-backed and side-striped jackals, encompassing the global diversity of seven extant canid lineages. This includes eight new genomes, including the first resequenced Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), one dhole (Cuon alpinus), two East African hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus), two Eurasian golden jackals (Canis aureus), and two Middle Eastern gray wolves (Canis lupus). The relationships between the Ethiopian wolf, African golden wolf, and golden jackal were resolved. We highlight the role of interspecific hybridization in the evolution of this charismatic group. Specifically, we find gene flow between the ancestors of the dhole and African hunting dog and admixture between the gray wolf, coyote (Canis latrans), golden jackal, and African golden wolf. Additionally, we report gene flow from gray and Ethiopian wolves to the African golden wolf, suggesting that the African golden wolf originated through hybridization between these species. Finally, we hypothesize that coyotes and gray wolves carry genetic material derived from a “ghost” basal canid lineage.

• de Boer, Hugo; Newman, Mark; Poulsen, Axel Dalberg; Jane Droop, A.; Fer, Tomas; Hien, Le Thi Thu; Hlavata, Kristyna; Lamxay, Vichith; Richardson, James E.; Steffen, Karin & Leong-Skornickova, Jana (2018). Convergent morphology in alpinieae (Zingiberaceae): Recircumscribing amomum as a monophyletic genus. Taxon.  ISSN 0040-0262.  67(1), s 6- 36 . doi: 10.12705/671.2
• Manzanilla, Vincent; Kool, Anneleen; Nguyen Nhat, L; Nong Van, H; Le Thi Thu, H & de Boer, Hugo (2018). Phylogenomics and barcoding of Panax: toward the identification of ginseng species. BMC Evolutionary Biology.  ISSN 1471-2148.  18(1), s 1- 14 . doi: 10.1186/s12862-018-1160-y Full text in Research Archive. Show summary

  Background The economic value of ginseng in the global medicinal plant trade is estimated to be in excess of US$2.1 billion. At the same time, the evolutionary placement of ginseng (Panax ginseng) and the complex evolutionary history of the genus is poorly understood despite several molecular phylogenetic studies. In this study, we use a full plastome phylogenomic framework to resolve relationships in Panax and to identify molecular markers for species discrimination. Results We used high-throughput sequencing of MBD2-Fc fractionated Panax DNA to supplement publicly available plastid genomes to create a phylogeny based on fully assembled and annotated plastid genomes from 60 accessions of 8 species. The plastome phylogeny based on a 163 kbp matrix resolves the sister relationship of Panax ginseng with P. quinquefolius. The closely related species P. vietnamensis is supported as sister of P. japonicus. The plastome matrix also shows that the markers trnC-rps16, trnS-trnG, and trnE-trnM could be used for unambiguous molecular identification of all the represented species in the genus. Conclusions MBD2 depletion reduces the cost of plastome sequencing, which makes it a cost-effective alternative to Sanger sequencing based DNA barcoding for molecular identification. The plastome phylogeny provides a robust framework that can be used to study the evolution of morphological characters and biosynthesis pathways of ginsengosides for phylogenetic bioprospecting. Molecular identification of ginseng species is essential for authenticating ginseng in international trade and it provides an incentive for manufacturers to create authentic products with verified ingredients.

• Beker, Henry J.; Eberhardt, Ursula; Schütz, Nicole & Gulden, Gro (2018). A review of the genus Hebeloma in Svalbard. Mycoscience.  ISSN 1340-3540.  59, s 303- 309 . doi: 10.1016/j.myc.2017.12.001 Show summary

  Abstract Between 1960 and 2009, regular visits to Svalbard were made and a number of Hebeloma spp. were collected by several mycologists. We have studied 249 such collections, many from the Herbarium in Oslo (O) and from the private herbarium of the first author. The collections represent 17 different species. Of the 17 species, five (H. louiseae, H. pallidolabiatum, H. perexiguum, H. pubescens and H. spetsbergense) are only known from Svalbard. In this paper we discuss the habitat and apparent associates of the 17 species recorded, as well as their frequency of occurrence within our sample, and compare this with our data from other regions of the northern hemisphere. A further analysis compares the records we have from the collection of basidiomes with data published from root analysis of mycorrhizal associates on Svalbard. Root associate data strongly suggest the occurrence of an unknown Hebeloma species, not close to any of the infrageneric groups known to occur in arctic habitats.

• Sætre, Camilla Lo Cascio; Johnsen, Arild; Stensrud, Even & Cramer, Emily Rebecca A (2018). Sperm morphology, sperm motility and paternity success in the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica). PLoS ONE.  ISSN 1932-6203.  13(3) . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192644

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• Sulavik, Jan; Boudreau, Stephane; Halvorsen, Rune; Rydgren, Knut; Jongejans, Eelke & Auestad, Inger (2018). Spatio-temporal patterns of crowberry (Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum) colonisation at an alpine spoil heap.
• Struck, Torsten H; Feder, Jeffrey L.; Bendiksby, Mika; Birkeland, Siri; Cerca De Oliveira, Josè; Gusarov, Vladimir; Kistenich, Sonja; Larsson, Karl-Henrik; Liow, Lee Hsiang; Nowak, Michael; Stedje, Brita; Bachmann, Lutz & Dimitrov, Dimitar (2018). Cryptic Species ? More Than Terminological Chaos: A Reply to Heethoff. Trends in Ecology & Evolution.  ISSN 0169-5347.  33(5), s 310- 312 . doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.02.008

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