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Educational background:
Cand. Scient. (Biology), University of Copenhagen (1998); PhD (Molecular Malacology), University of Copenhagen (2004).
Research:
Biodiversity of African freshwater snails. Phylogeny and systematics of Mollusca in general, and Planorbidae (Pulmonata) in particular. Molecular systematics of Planorbidae. The evolution of the molluscan fauna in the Albertine Rift. DNA barcoding of schistosome intermediate host snails. Phylogeny of Tardigrada.
Teaching:
Experience in teaching molluscan (and other invertebrates) morphology and systematics in basic and advanced courses at University of Copenhagen. Teaching in practical and theoretical molecular systematics. Supervisor of bachelor, MSc and PhD projects and students.
Technical and advisory services:
Responsible for DNA barcoding of schistosome intermediate host snails under the CONTRAST EU project.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Ongoing revision of Echiniscoididae (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea), with the description of a new interstitial species and genus with unique anal structures
Møbjerg, N., Jørgensen, A. & Kristensen, R. M., 16 Mar 2020, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 18 p., zlz122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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An upgraded comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the Tardigrada tree of life
Guil, N., Jørgensen, A. & Kristensen, R., Jan 2019, In: Zoologica Scripta. 48, 1, p. 120-137Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative myoanatomy of Tardigrada: new insights from the heterotardigrades Actinarctus doryphorus (Tanarctidae) and Echiniscoides sigismundi (Echiniscoididae)
Persson, D. K., Halberg, K. A., Cardoso Neves, R. A., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, R. M. & Møbjerg, N., 6 Nov 2019, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 19, 14 p., 206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative transcriptomics suggest unique molecular adaptations within tardigrade lineages
Kamilari, M., Jørgensen, A., Schiøtt, M. & Møbjerg, N., 24 Jul 2019, In: B M C Genomics. 20, 19 p., 607.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Modelling extreme desiccation tolerance in a marine tardigrade
Sørensen-Hygum, T. L., Stuart, R. M., Jørgensen, A. & Møbjerg, N., 1 Dec 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 9 p., 11495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Morphology and Functional Anatomy
Møbjerg, N., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, R. M. & Cardoso Neves, R. A., 2018, Water Bears: The Biology of Tardigrades. Schill, R. O. (ed.). Springer, p. 57-94 (Zoological Monographs, Vol. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Phylogeny and Integrative Taxonomy of Tardigrada
Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, R. M. & Møbjerg, N., 2018, Water Bears: The Biology of Tardigrades. Schill, R. O. (ed.). Springer, p. 95-114 (Zoological Monographs, Vol. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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A dichotomous key to the genera of the Marine Heterotardigrades (Tardigrada)
Fontoura, P., Bartels, P. J., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, R. M. & Hansen, J. G., 17 Jul 2017, In: Zootaxa. 4294, 1, p. 1-45 45 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review