MSc. Arctic Animal physiology at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) – 2 years
The setting of UiT offers an
outstanding quality of life for those that enjoy wildlife and outdoor
activities, in close vicinity to an urban and international city.
Students will be hosted in the
Research Group Arctic Chronobiology and Physiology. Please contact members of staff directly to discuss possible
research projects and see our project list below.
To apply for the Masters program
please visit the university website pages for Arctic animal physiology masters
: https://tinyurl.com/ybes5ut6
International
application deadline: December 1st for admission to the autumn
semester. No tuition fees.
Nordic countries application
deadline: April 15th for admission to the autumn semester and November 1st for
admission to the spring semester.
- Hibernation physiology and timing (Golden hamster, European hamster)
- Maternal programming in small rodents (Voles, Sibernian hamsters)
- Circadian timekeeping in the Arctic (Available for various arctic species including seals, reindeer and ptarmigan)
- Seasonal control of smoltification in Atlantic salmon
- Fasting without being hungry; neuroendocrine mechanisms governing winter anorexia in the anadromous Arctic charr
- Seasonal control of reproduction in Arctic charr
- Seasonal control of appetite and food intake in Arctic species
- Seasonal regulation of the immune system (Available for various arctic species including seals, reindeer, ptarmigan and fish)
- Seasonal wound healing capacity and antler cycling in reindeer
- Cross talk between hypoxia and circadian clocks (either in diving mammals or hibernating hamsters)
- Milk composition and daily mass increase of lactating harp- and hooded seal pups in an unstable environment – the pack ice of the Greenland Sea (Nordøy)
- Validation of the tritiated water method for determining body composition in adult harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) (Nordøy)
- Role of nasal / respiratory heat exchange for body heat and water conservation in Svalbard ptarmigan
- Insulating properties of ptarmigan plumage - species/sub-species and seasonal differences
- Developmental loss of brown fat in reindeer
- Regulation of brown fat during in hibernation
- Brain capillary density in the harp and hooded seal brain
- Mitochondrial densities in neurons and glia cells in the hooded seal
Prof. Lars P. Folkow lars.folkow@uit.no
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