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Gine Roll Skjærvø

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Gine Roll Skjærvø

Senior Engineer
Department of Biology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

gine.skjarvo@ntnu.no
+4773551294 Realfagbygget, DU2-113, Gløshaugen, Høgskoleringen 5
Twitter Research group Horizon 2020 project
About Publications Teaching Outreach

About

CV

Tasks and Competence

  • Teaching, supervision and research in Natural Resource Management
  • Development of innovative teaching methods at MSNARM and sustainability
  • Resource person for publishing articles and research applications.
  • Field work

Education

  • Dr. Philos in human behavioural ecology
  • MSc in human behavioural ecology
  • Bioengineer, Three-year programme in medical laboratory technology

Competencies

  • Conservation biology
  • EU Project Coordinator
  • Fieldwork
  • Flipped classroom
  • Human evolution and behavior
  • Natural resource management
  • Project coordination
  • Survey

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2025

  • Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt; Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus; Moe, Espen; Meilby, Henrik; Hartsteen, Hans Peter; Graae, Bente Jessen. (2025) Savanna Life – evaluating board game players’ revealed preferences to inform conservation and development planning in the Greater Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem. Frontiers in Conservation Science
    Academic article

2024

  • Courtiol, Alexandre; Vullioud, Colin; Rousset, François; Postma, Erik; Helle, Samuli; Lummaa, Virpi; Kylli, Ritva; Pettay, Jenni E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2024) Reply to: Maternal capacity, twinning and fertility: the last birth matters. Nature Communications
    Commentary

2022

  • Søraker, Jørgen Skavdal; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Kleven, Oddmund; Moksnes, Arne; Rudolfsen, Geir; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Vaagland, Henriette; Røskaft, Eivin; Ranke, Peter Sjolte. (2022) Resident bird species track inter-annual variation in spring phenology better than long-distance migrants in a subalpine habitat. Climate Change Ecology
    Academic article
  • Rickard, Ian J.; Vullioud, Colin; Rousset, François; Postma, Erik; Helle, Samuli; Lummaa, Virpi; Kylli, Ritva; Pettay, Jenni E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2022) Author Correction: Mothers with higher twinning propensity had lower fertility in pre-industrial Europe (Nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (2886), 10.1038/s41467-022-30366-9). Nature Communications
    Corrigendum
  • Børresen, Solveig Tøren; Mwasaga, Rehema Ulimboka; Nyahongo, Julius William; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Røskaft, Eivin. (2022) The role of education in biodiversity conservation: Can knowledge and understanding alter locals’ views and attitudes towards ecosystem services?. Environmental Education Research
    Academic article
  • Rickard, Ian J.; Vullioud, Colin; Rousset, François; Postma, Erik; Helle, Samuli; Lummaa, Virpi; Kylli, Ritva; Pettay, Jenni E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2022) Mothers with higher twinning propensity had lower fertility in pre-industrial Europe. Nature Communications
    Academic article

2020

  • Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Stith, Mary Mildred. (2020) One Field Guide: Navigating the Social Context of Conservation Research. 978-82-303
    Academic monograph

2018

  • Mbise, Franco Peniel; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Lyamuya, Richard Daniel; Fyumagwa, Robert; Jackson, Craig Ryan; Holmern, Tomas; Røskaft, Eivin. (2018) Livestock depredation by wild carnivores in the Eastern Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation
    Academic article

2017

  • Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Mjingo, Ernest E.; Katale, Bugwesa Z.; Mdaki, Maulid L.; Keyyu, Julius D.; Skjærvø, Gine. (2017) Human Disease Prevalence.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Keyyu, Julius D.; Skjærvø, Gine; Mjingo, Ernest E.; Katale, Bugwesa Z.; Mdaki, Maulid L.; Fyumagwa, Robert D.. (2017) Animal Health Situation.
    Non-fiction chapter

2015

  • Skjærvø, Gine; Røskaft, Eivin. (2015) Wealth and the opportunity for sexual selection in men and women. Behavioral Ecology
    Academic article
  • Skjærvø, Gine. (2015) Testing Behavioral Ecology Models with Historical Individual-Based Human Demographic Data from Norway. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Fossøy, Frode; Røskaft, Eivin. (2015) Solar activity at birth predicted infant survival and women's fertility in historical Norway. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences
    Academic article

2013

  • Skjærvø, Gine; Røskaft, Eivin. (2013) Early conditions and fitness: effect of maternal parity on human life-history traits. Behavioral Ecology
    Academic article
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Røskaft, Eivin. (2013) Menopause: No support for an evolutionary explanation among historical Norwegians. Experimental Gerontology
    Academic article

2011

  • Skjærvø, Gine; Bongard, Terje; Viken, Åslaug; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Røskaft, Eivin. (2011) Wealth, status, and fitness: a historical study of Norwegians in variable environments. Evolution and human behavior
    Academic article

2009

  • Skjærvø, Gine; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Røskaft, Eivin. (2009) The rarity of twins: A result of an evolutionary battle between mothers and daughters - or do they agree?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt; Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Klöckner, Christian Andreas Nikolaus; Moe, Espen; Meilby, Henrik; Hartsteen, Hans Peter; Graae, Bente Jessen. (2025) Savanna Life – evaluating board game players’ revealed preferences to inform conservation and development planning in the Greater Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem. Frontiers in Conservation Science
    Academic article
  • Courtiol, Alexandre; Vullioud, Colin; Rousset, François; Postma, Erik; Helle, Samuli; Lummaa, Virpi; Kylli, Ritva; Pettay, Jenni E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2024) Reply to: Maternal capacity, twinning and fertility: the last birth matters. Nature Communications
    Commentary
  • Mbise, Franco Peniel; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Lyamuya, Richard Daniel; Fyumagwa, Robert; Jackson, Craig Ryan; Holmern, Tomas; Røskaft, Eivin. (2018) Livestock depredation by wild carnivores in the Eastern Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation
    Academic article
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Bongard, Terje; Viken, Åslaug; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Røskaft, Eivin. (2011) Wealth, status, and fitness: a historical study of Norwegians in variable environments. Evolution and human behavior
    Academic article
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Røskaft, Eivin. (2015) Wealth and the opportunity for sexual selection in men and women. Behavioral Ecology
    Academic article
  • Søraker, Jørgen Skavdal; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Kleven, Oddmund; Moksnes, Arne; Rudolfsen, Geir; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Vaagland, Henriette; Røskaft, Eivin; Ranke, Peter Sjolte. (2022) Resident bird species track inter-annual variation in spring phenology better than long-distance migrants in a subalpine habitat. Climate Change Ecology
    Academic article
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Røskaft, Eivin. (2009) The rarity of twins: A result of an evolutionary battle between mothers and daughters - or do they agree?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
    Academic article
  • Rickard, Ian J.; Vullioud, Colin; Rousset, François; Postma, Erik; Helle, Samuli; Lummaa, Virpi; Kylli, Ritva; Pettay, Jenni E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2022) Author Correction: Mothers with higher twinning propensity had lower fertility in pre-industrial Europe (Nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (2886), 10.1038/s41467-022-30366-9). Nature Communications
    Corrigendum
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Røskaft, Eivin. (2013) Early conditions and fitness: effect of maternal parity on human life-history traits. Behavioral Ecology
    Academic article
  • Børresen, Solveig Tøren; Mwasaga, Rehema Ulimboka; Nyahongo, Julius William; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Røskaft, Eivin. (2022) The role of education in biodiversity conservation: Can knowledge and understanding alter locals’ views and attitudes towards ecosystem services?. Environmental Education Research
    Academic article
  • Rickard, Ian J.; Vullioud, Colin; Rousset, François; Postma, Erik; Helle, Samuli; Lummaa, Virpi; Kylli, Ritva; Pettay, Jenni E.; Røskaft, Eivin; Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2022) Mothers with higher twinning propensity had lower fertility in pre-industrial Europe. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Røskaft, Eivin. (2013) Menopause: No support for an evolutionary explanation among historical Norwegians. Experimental Gerontology
    Academic article
  • Skjærvø, Gine; Fossøy, Frode; Røskaft, Eivin. (2015) Solar activity at birth predicted infant survival and women's fertility in historical Norway. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences
    Academic article

Books

  • Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Stith, Mary Mildred. (2020) One Field Guide: Navigating the Social Context of Conservation Research. 978-82-303
    Academic monograph

Part of book/report

  • Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Mjingo, Ernest E.; Katale, Bugwesa Z.; Mdaki, Maulid L.; Keyyu, Julius D.; Skjærvø, Gine. (2017) Human Disease Prevalence.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Keyyu, Julius D.; Skjærvø, Gine; Mjingo, Ernest E.; Katale, Bugwesa Z.; Mdaki, Maulid L.; Fyumagwa, Robert D.. (2017) Animal Health Situation.
    Non-fiction chapter

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Skjærvø, Gine. (2015) Testing Behavioral Ecology Models with Historical Individual-Based Human Demographic Data from Norway. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • BI2081 - Nature, Environment and Sustainability
  • BI3090 - Internship Project
  • BI3088 - Academic and career training in Biology
  • RFEL3081 - Interdisciplinary Project for Environmental Sustainability
  • RFEL3080 - Scientific Research Seminar in Natural Resource Management
  • BI3085 - Biology without borders

Outreach

2024

  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2024) NRKForklarer: Kan p-piller påvirke valg av partner.

2023

  • Lecture
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2023) An Administrative Project Manager’s perspective on project management – presentation by Gine Roll Skjærvø, Assistant Project Coordinator for the H2020 project AfricanBioServices(RIA) (AfricanBioServices – and https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/641918 ). EU-Forum meeting in April 2023

2019

  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2019) God morgen Norge: NTNU med storprosjekt i Afrika.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2019) Ny studie: P-piller endrer kvinners atferd.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2019) Prevensjonens bivirkninger - jeg ble gæren.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2019) Store kjønnsforskjeller i storsalen.
  • Lecture
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2019) Moral og umoral. Hva er beveggrunner for de handlinger vi gjør? Er vi alle er født med en slags indre moral, og hvordan påvirker arv, miljø og tilfeldigheter våre historier?. Stokkøya Festival 2019
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2019) P-piller gjør det vanskeligere å tolke andres følelser.
  • Conference poster
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Ntalwila, Janemary; Mwakatobe, Angela. (2019) Ecosystem services: social, cultural and economic values of elephants for community’s livelihoods in the Serengeti ecosystem. AfricanBioServices consortium meeting/meeting with stakeholders
  • Conference poster
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Mwakatobe, Angela; Mtui, Devolent; et, al.. (2019) People in the Serengeti ecosystem will take part and contribute towards elephant’s conservation. AfricanBioServices consortium meeting/meeting with stakeholders
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2019) «Cuffing season» er her – men vet du hva det vil si?.

2018

  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2018) Når kvinnen har eggløsning har hun andre preferanser i partnerjakten enn ellers i syklusen.

2017

  • Interview
    Bøckman, Petter; Skjærvø, Gine Roll; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen. (2017) Rusparadokset: Hvorfor drikker vi?.
  • Lecture
    Skjærvø, Gine; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Ntalwila, Janemary; Mwakatobe, Angela; Mwita, Machoke; Marealle, Wilfred Njama; Njino, Lucy; Bhoke, Rehema; Mukeka, Joseph; Mtui, Devolent. (2017) AfricanBioServices Relational Database. The 11th TAWIRI Scientific Conference; 2017-12-06 - 2017-12-08

2015

  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Zon bepaalt levensverwachting bij geboorte.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Establecen una curiosa relación entre la actividad solar y la esperanza de vida.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Not so sun-smart: Too much sun could reduce your fertility.
  • Lecture
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Whether and how contemporary human populations are affected by selection and continue to evolve. Prøveforelesning Dr. philos
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) More sun may mean fewer kids, grandkids.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Secret of long life may be written in stars, scientists find.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine. (2015) Mer stråling gir færre barn og barnebarn.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Solar activity linked to fall in fertility rates.
  • Conference lecture
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Testing behavioral ecology models with historical individual-based human demographic data from Norway. Lecture Disputas
  • Lecture
    Skjærvø, Gine. (2015) Why same-sex sexual behaviour? An evolutionary perspective. Selvvalgt prøveforelesning
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine; Markus, Thonhaugen. (2015) Ikke sol deg hvis du er gravid.
  • Interview
    Skjærvø, Gine; Lewis, Tanya. (2015) Sun's Rays May Trim Life Spans.
  • Interview
    Bøckman, Petter; Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2015) Verdens eldste sjekketriks.

2012

  • Contribution to radio or TV
    Skjærvø, Gine Roll. (2012) Når kjemien stemmer - et reality show.

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