PhD-students

Current PhD-students

Anne-Laure Groison @
Reproductive biology of hake (Merluccius merluccius, L., 1758) and its growth potential in the early life stage. 
Advisor: Anne Christine Utne Palm & Audrey Geffen (F&H). 
Line of study: Fish life history

Ole Folkedal @
Stress coping in farmed salmon. 
Advisor: Anders Fernö & Tore Kristiansen (IMR). 
Line of study: Fish behaviour 

 
Eli Haugland @
From clusters to individuals: Behavioural effects on survey strategies. 
Advisor: Anders Fernö. 
Line of study: Fish acustic surveys 


Jon Magerøy @
Parasite utilization and alteration of their habitat, i.e. their host
Advisor: Per Johan Jakobsen & Knut Helge Jensen. 
Line of study: Parasitology 


Olav Moberg @
The life history trade-off between immune function and brain development. 
Advisor: Anne Gro Vea Salvanes, Arne Skorping og Victoria Braithwaite (Penn State). 
Line of study: Effect of immunity on cognition and behaviour 


Bishnu Prasad Regmi @
Ecological role of Chaoborus flavicans in lakes and ponds with and without fish. 
Advisor: Petter Larsson. 
Line of study: Dipteran ecology. 


Ronald P. Semyalo @
Effects of cyanobacteria on growth, survival, distribution and behaviour of O. niloticus and Daphnia lumholtzi. 
Advisor: Petter Larsson. 
Line of study: Feeding ecology 


Helge Skoglund @
Effects of timing and temperature on post-emergent performance of Atlantic salmon and brown trout. 
Advisor: Bjørn Barlaup (UNIFOB), Per Johan Jakobsen & Sigurd Einum (NTNU). 
Line of study: Fish ecology 

 
Arved Staby @
Investigating swimming dynamics and feeding behaviour of mesopelagic fish in the Benguela current system and a Norwegian fjord using acoustics. 
Advisor: Anne Gro Vea Salvanes, Anders Fernö, Anne Christine Utne Palm & Stein Kaartvedt. 
Line of study: Fish behaviour 

 
Kjell Utne @
Distribution and tropic interactions between planktivorous pelagic fish in the Norwegian Sea. 
Advisor: Anders Fernö. 
Line of study: Fish acustic surveys

PhD-students graduated in 2008

Sigrid Haande
Harmful blue-green algal blooms in developing countries: A threat to development? 
Advisor: Petter Larsson. 
Line of study: Feeding ecology

Jonatan Nilsson
Learning in farmed fish. 
Advisor: Anders Fernö. 
Line of study: Fish behaviour.

PhD students graduated in 2007 

Bjørn Axelsen
Acustic identification and stock estimation of horse mackerel. 
Advisor: Anders Fernö. 
Line of study: Fish acustic surveys