Trond Amundsen

About

I'm a professor of Animal Behaviour, studying and teaching animal behaviour in the context of ecology and evolution. My main research interest has always been to understand behavioural and other adaptions to breed successfully - how evolution and ecology has shaped what the animals do as partners and parents, what they look like, and how they allocate their resources through life. Central topics of my research include sexual selection, parental care, and life history. Currently, I study how such processes are affected by variation in climate. I teach on these same topics, on animal behaviour broadly, and on the methods of doing science. I have also been extensively engaged in dissemination of science to the general public, and have regularly engaged in public discourse on science.

More or less throughout my whole life as a scientist, I have been been drawn to neglected or emerging fields, most notably the neglect of females in the study of sexual selection. In my research, I have challenged the traditional notion that sexual selection mainly forms male animals, and have contributed in studying how sexual selection may act also on females, and the female role in reproductive dynamics. In recent years, my main interest has been to understand the dynamical nature of sexual behaviours, sex roles and sexual selection - and the drivers of these dynamics and the variation in sexual behaviours we see in nature. Notably, 'sexual behaviours' in this context do not relate so much to the act of sex as such, but more to the behaviours that precede mating - courtship of the opposite sex, and competition with same-sex individuals, in both sexes. These behaviours are in turn tightly linked to how the 'mating game' has formed the two sexes, in terms of size, colours, etc.

I have worked at NTNU (and its predecessor AVH) since 1991. Before that, I did my biology studies at the University of Oslo, including most of my PhD work. I also have education in Environmental Science from former Telemark College (now University of South-East Norway). I have been a visiting researcher and conducted studies in a number of countries (primarily Norway, Sweden, Finland and Australia).

I very much enjoy doing science, but equally much to teach science to the next generation and to lay audiences. I greatly enjoy field work - the wonderful combination of experiencing nature while handling the intellectual and logistic challenges of studying biology IRL (in the wild, or sometimes in indoor experiments). I never stop being fascinated by the overwhelming diversity of nature that we are not even close to fully understanding.

During the first half of my career, I mostly used birds as model organisms to investigate questions related to parental care, sexual selection and related topics. Study species included seabirds (e.g. European shags, Antarctic seabirds), woodland birds (titmice, pied flycatchers), and mountain birds (bluethroats). For the last few decades, I have turned to using fish as model organisms. This is partly because of an interest and fascination for coastal ecosystems, and because we know so much less about marine than terrestrial life. But it is also because fishes offer opportunities for studying the dynamics of sexual selection, in the wild and in captivity, that cannot easily be achieved with, for instance, birds or mammals. Fish are also the most diverse and dynamic in their styles of life among vertebrates, offering a plethora of mysteries to be resolved and a unique scope for investigations. Most of my fish work has used small marine goby fishes, in particular the two-spotted goby, as model organisms. I have also worked on coral reef fishes (damselfishes), aiming to contribute in understanding the reasons behind their splendid colours.

I am a member of the Marine Sciences Group of the Department of Biology

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Research

My  research  is  focused  on  the  evolutionary  understanding  of  animal  behaviour.  I  have  conducted  research  on  several  issues  related  to  parental  care  and  sexual  selection,  and  the  interplay  between  the  two  processes.  In  addressing  these  topics,   I  have  studied  a  wide  range  of  fish  and  bird  species.  My  current  research  is  focused  on  three  main  issues:  (1)  Sex  role  dynamics,  (2)  Female  ornamentation  in  relation  to  male  mate  choice  and  female‐female  competition,  and  (2)  Social  and  genetic  mating  systems;  all  of  these  relating  to  the  larger  issue  of  animal  signaling.  My  current  main  model  species  is  the  two‐spotted  goby  (Gobiusculus  flavescens),  a  small  but  ecologically  important  marine  fish.  The  research is  focused  on  reproductive  dynamics,  including  behavioral  and  ecological  factors  that  promote  or  restrain  reproduction.  I  have  also  recently  initiated  a  project  on  coral  reef  fish  coloration,  diversity  and  speciation. While the majority of my work has aimed to understand basic biological phenomena and processes, I am also involved in projects related to conservation biology and climate change.  A current main focus is the effects of coral bleaching and coral mortality on reef fishes. My  research  involves  collaboration  with  specialists  around  the  world,  and  with  students,  post‐docs  and  senior  researchers  at  my  NTNU  lab. 

The research of my lab has been funded by grants from the Research Council of Norway (main source of funding, Fripro and Marinforsk programs), EU and EEA grants (mobility, networking), the Nordic Council (Nordforsk, Nordic Marine Academy), the Royal Norwegian Society for Sciences and Letters (DKNVS), the Norwegian Academy of Science (DNVA), the Royal Swedish Academy of Science (KVA), and other sources.

DYNAMAR - Dynamics of Sexual Selection in a Changing Ocean: Integrating Life History and Local Adaptation

DYNAMAR-prosjektet project analyses how climate variability and, by implication, climate change, may affect reproductive dynamics of animals, with a focus on a rapidly changing ocean.

FishNet: Network-building for global change research on fish

FishNet is an EEA (EØS) network project for exchange of knowledge, methods and competence building, between S European (Portugal) and N European (Norway) labs using gobies as model organisms for studying global change in the oceans.

Goby Research Network

The Goby Network links European (and other) labs using goby fishes as model organisms in basic and applied science. Topics include dynamics of reproduction, anthropogenic stressors, and invasive species. Major network meetings are held every 2-4 years.

ClimateFish

ClimateFish is a small-scale project to investigate if a warmer ocean has caused a northwards expansion of the two-spotted goby, beyond the previously known northerly distribution limit at Vesterålen in N Norway (answer: yes!), supported by the DKNVS.

FishDrone

FishDrone is a small-scale project to explore the use of simple underwater drones (ROVs) for efficient mapping of two-spotted goby prevalence by location and depth, supported by the DKNVS. The project was carried out in conjunction with ClimateFish.

Publications

I have published my research in major journals of science (Nature, PNAS), in leading journals of my research fields ecology (e.g. Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Trends in Ecology and Evolution), evolution (e.g. Evolution, Journal of Evolution), and behaviour (e.g. Behavioral Ecology, Animal Behaviour). I have also published in specialized journals for the organisms I have studied (e.g. Journal of Avian Biology, Journal of Fish Biology) and their environments (Marine Biology, Coral Reefs).

I have also written essays and opinion pieces for major Norwegian newspapers (e.g. Aftenposten, Dagbladet), for science websites (e.g. forskning.no), and for NRK (nrk.no), and have often been interviewed by the same outlets, and many others, about my own and related research, and on broader matters of science or science controversies. I have often contributed to radio (NRK and other, many channels and programs) and sometimes to TV programs, reporting on own or related science, or debating/discussing in-focus or controversial science matters.

My research has been covered by a range of international newspapers (e.g. New York Times, The Independent, Folha de Sao Paulo), magazines (e.g. National Geographic) and web sites (e.g. ScienceNOW), as well as a wide variety of Norwegian outlets (local newspapers, magazines, web-based outlets).

2018

Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Engelsk er forskningens språk. Universitetsavisa.
Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Sex roles and sexual selection: Lessons from a dynamic model system. Current Zoology. volum 64 (3).
Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Slideshow: Coral reefs - beauty but a bleak future?. Klimafestivalen Trondheim 2018 [Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Klimafestivalen; Trondheim. 2018-09-08 - 2018-09-08.

2017

Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Korallrevene og meg: en vidunderlig og trist historie. Ett nytt vi. Stories. Fortellerkveld på Kunsthallen, Trondheim [Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Kunsthallen, Trondheim; Trondheim. 2017-10-26 - 2017-10-26.
Wacker, Sebastian; Nilsson, Sara Østlund; Ness, Miriam Horstad; Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Social structure affects mating competition in a damselfish. Coral reefs. volum 36 (4).

2016

Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Akademisk frihet er ingen selvfølge. Universitetsavisa.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Akademisk frihet er ingen selvfølge. Forskning.no.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Holder seg borte fra media med god grunn. Forskning.no.
Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Grøntvedt, Trond Viggo; Bendixen, Mons; Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Sexual Behaviour. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science.
Melanie, Munroe; Amundsen, Trond; Utne-Palm, Anne Christine; Kenyon B., Mobley. (2016) Seasonal variation in male alternative reproductive tactics. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. volum 29 (12).
Wacker, Sebastian; Nilsson, Sara Østlund; Forsgren, Elisabet; Newport, Cait; Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Mate choice plasticity in a coral reef fish. Behavioral Ecology. volum 27 (5).

2015

Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Darwin formulerte teorien 16 år før Wallace. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Darwin plagierte ikke. Aftenposten Vitenskap.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Når uferdig forskning får mediedekning. Forskning.no.

2014

Magnhagen, Carin; Wacker, Sebastian; Forsgren, Elisabet; Myhre, Lise Cats; Espy, Elisabeth; Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Context Consistency and Seasonal Variation in Boldness of Male Two-Spotted Gobies. PLOS ONE. volum 9 (3).
Wacker, Sebastian; Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Mate competition and resource competition are inter-related in sexual selection. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. volum 27 (3).
Wacker, Sebastian; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet; Mobley, Kenyon. (2014) Within-season variation in sexual selection in a fish with dynamic sex roles. Molecular Ecology. volum 23 (14).

2013

Mück, Isabel; Wacker, Sebastian; Myhre, Lise Cats; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Nest distribution affects behaviour and mating success in a marine fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 67 (4).
Forsgren, Elisabet; Dupont, Sam; Jutfelt, Fredrik; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Elevated CO2 affects embryonic development and larval phototaxis in a temperate marine fish. Ecology and Evolution. volum 3 (11).
Myhre, Lise Cats; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Effects of habitat complexity on mating behavior and mating success in a marine fish. Behavioral Ecology. volum 24 (2).
Wacker, Sebastian; Mobley, Kenyon; Forsgren, Elisabet; Myhre, Lise Cats; de Jong, Karen; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Operational sex ratio but not density affects sexual selection in a fish. Evolution. volum 67 (7).

2012

Wacker, Sebastian; de Jong, Karen; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Large males fight and court more across a range of social environments: an experiment on the two spotted goby Gobiusculus flavescens. Journal of Fish Biology. volum 81 (1).
Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Håp for Darwins korallrev?.
de Jong, Karen; Forsgren, Elisabet; Sandvik, Hanno; Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Measuring mating competition correctly: available evidence supports operational sex ratio theory. Behavioral Ecology. volum 23 (6).
Myhre, Lise Cats; de Jong, Karen; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Sex roles and mutual mate choice matter during mate sampling. The American Naturalist. volum 179 (6).

2010

Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Den farlige biologien. Aftenposten Innsikt.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Den farlige biologien. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Vitenskap med skylapper. Forskning.no.

2009

de Jong, Karen; Wacker, Sebastian; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2009) Do operational sex ratio and density affect mating behaviour? An experiment on the two-spotted goby. Animal Behaviour. volum 78 (5).
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Det var i skogen vi lærte å gå. Forskning.no.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) For en friere forskning: det er den som gir de store gjennombruddene. Dagbladet.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Forskning og frihet. Dagbladet.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Gi forskerne frihet. Dagbladet.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Ole Brumm, gener og kultur. Forskning.no.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Spør Adressa: Hvordan kan dyr skifte farge?. Adresseavisen.
Amundsen, Trond; Folstad, Ivar; Giske, Jarl; Slagsvold, Tore; Stenseth, Nils Christian. (2009) "Ida" er oversolgt. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
Barber, Iain; Davies, Angela J.; Ironside, Joe E.; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2009) First record of a Kabatana sp. microsporidium infecting fish in the Atlantic Ocean. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. volum 20 (2).
Mobley, Kenyon; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet; Svensson, Andreas; Jones, Adam G.. (2009) Multiple mating and a low incidence of cuckoldry for nest-holding males in the two-spotted goby, Gobiusculus flavescens. BMC Evolutionary Biology. volum 9.
Svensson, Andreas; Blount, Jonathan D.; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Female ornamentation and egg carotenoids of six sympatric gobies. Journal of Fish Biology. volum 75 (10).
Svensson, Andreas; Pelabon, Christophe; Blount, Jonathan D.; Forsgren, Elisabet; Bjerkeng, Bjørn; Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Temporal variability in a multicomponent trait: nuptial coloration of female two-spotted gobies. Behavioral Ecology. volum 20 (2).

2008

Sköld, Helen Nilsson; Skold, HN; Amundsen, Trond; Svensson, Per Andreas; Mayer, Ian; Bjelvenmark, Jens; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2008) Hormonal regulation of female nuptial coloration in a fish. Hormones and Behavior. volum 54 (4).
Parn, Henrik; Lindstrom, KM; Sandell, M; Amundsen, Trond. (2008) Female aggressive response and hormonal correlates - an intrusion experiment in a free-living passerine. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 62.

2006

Amundsen, Trond; Parn, Henrik. (2006) Female coloration in birds: a review of functional and non-functional hypotheses. Bird Coloration, Vol. II. Function and Evolution.
Borg, Åsa; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2006) Seasonal change in female choice for male size in the two-spotted goby. Animal Behaviour. volum 72.
Borg, Åsa; Rosenqvist, Gunilla; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2006) Presence of same sex individuals negatively affects egg maturation in female guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Behaviour. volum 143.
Svensson, Andreas; Pelabon, Christophe; Blount, Jonathan D.; Surai, Peter F.; Amundsen, Trond. (2006) Does female nuptial coloration reflect egg carotenoids and clutch quality in the two-spotted goby (Gobiusculus flavescens, Gobiidae)?. Functional Ecology. volum 20.

2005

Pärn, Henrik; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Amundsen, Trond. (2005) Female throat ornamentation does not reflect cell-mediated immune response in bluethroats Luscinia s. svecica. Oecologia. volum 146.
Pelabon, Christophe; Borg, Åsa; Bjelvenmark, Jens; Barber, Iain; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2005) Do microsporidian parasites affect courtship in two-spotted gobies?. Marine Biology. volum 148.
Svensson, Andreas; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Sköld, Helen Nilsson. (2005) Chromatic interaction between egg pigmentation and skin chromatophores in the nuptial coloration of female two-spotted gobies. Journal of Experimental Biology. volum 208.

2004

Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Anne; Bjelvenmark, J. (2004) Unusually dynamic sex roles in a fish. Nature. volum 429.

2003

Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2003) Male preference for colourful females affected by male size in a marine fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 54.
Amundsen, Trond. (2003) Fishes as models in studies of sexual selection and parental care. Journal of Fish Biology. volum 63.
Pelabon, Christophe; Borg, Anne; Bjelvenmark, Jens; Forsgren, Elisabet; Barber, Iain; Amundsen, Trond. (2003) Do male two-spotted gobies prefer large fecund females?. Behavioral Ecology. volum 14.
Smiseth, Per terje; Bu, Rolf Jørund; Eikenaes, AK; Amundsen, Trond. (2003) Food limitation in asynchronous bluethroat broods: effects on food distribution, nestling begging, and parental provisioning rules. Behavioral Ecology. volum 14.

2002

Amundsen, Trond; Brobakken, Paul T.; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin. (2002) Rejection of cuckoo Cuculus canorus eggs in relation to female age in the bluethroat Luscinia svecica. Journal of Avian Biology. volum 33.
Røskaft, Eivin; Moksnes, Arne; Amundsen, Trond; Brobakken, Paul. (2002) Rejection of common cuckoo Cuculus canorus eggs in relation to female age in the bluethroat Luscinia svecica. Journal of Avian Biology. volum 33.
Smiseth, Per terje; Amundsen, Trond. (2002) Senior and junior nestlings in asynchronous bluethroat broods differ in their effectiveness of begging. Evolutionary Ecology Research. volum 4.

2001

Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2001) Male mate choice selects for female coloration in a fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. volum 98.
Johnsen, Arild; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Andersson, Staffan; Örnborg, J.; Amundsen, T. (2001) Male characteristics and fertilisation success in bluethroats. Behaviour. volum 138.
Johnsen, Arild; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Andersson, Staffan; Örnborg, Jonas; Amundsen, Trond. (2001) Male characteristics and fertilization success in bluethroats. Behaviour. volum 138.
Smiseth, Per terje; Örnborg, Jonas; Andersson, Staffan; Amundsen, Trond. (2001) Is male plumage reflectance correlated with paternal care in bluethroats?. Behavioral Ecology. volum 12.

2000

Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Female ornamentation, mate choice, and sexual selection. Reply. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. volum 15.
Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Female ornaments: genetically correlated or sexually selected?. Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication.
Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Why are female birds ornamented?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. volum 15.
Espmark, Yngve; Amundsen, Trond; Rosenqvist, Gunilla. (2000) Animal Signals. Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication. 2000. ISBN 82-519-1545-7. Proc. DKNVS' Stiftelse Kongsvoll Symp..
Espmark, Yngve; Amundsen, Trond; Rosenqvist, Gunilla. (2000) Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2000. ISBN 82-519-1545-7.
Espmark, Yngve; Amundsen, Trond; Rosenqvist, Gunilla. (2000) Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2000. ISBN 82-519-1545-7.
Johnsen, Arild; Fiske, P.; Amundsen, T; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Rohde, P.A.. (2000) Colour bands, mate choice and paternity in the bluethroat. Animal Behaviour. volum 59.
Johnsen, Arild; Fiske, Peder; Amundsen, Trond; Lifjeld, Jan T.; Rohde, Percy A.. (2000) Colour bands, mate choice and paternity in the bluethroat. Animal Behaviour. volum 59.
Lorentsen, S.H.; Amundsen, T; Anthonisen, K.; Lifjeld, Jan Terje. (2000) Molecular evidence for extrapair paternity and female-female pairs in Antarctic Petrels. The AUK: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. volum 117.
Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Amundsen, Trond; Anthonisen, Kristin; Lifjeld, Jan T.. (2000) Molecular evidence for extrapair paternity and female-female pairs in Antarctic petrels. The AUK: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. volum 117.
Smiseth, Per Terje; Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Does female plumage coloration signal parental quality? A male removal experiment with the bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 47.

1999

Hansen, Lars T.T.; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (1999) Symmetry: attractive not only to females. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B. volum 266.

1998

Amundsen, Trond; Slagsvold, Tore. (1998) Hatching asynchrony in great tits : a bet-hedging strategy?. Ecology. volum 79 (1).
Smiseth, Per Terje; Amundsen, Trond; Hansen, Lars T. T.. (1998) Do males and females differ in the feeding of large and small siblings? An experiment with the bluethroat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 42 (5).
Smiseth, Per Terje; Amundsen, Trond; Hansen, Lars T. T.. (1998) Do males and females differ in the feeding of large and small siblings? An experiment with the bluethroat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 42 (5).

1997

Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet; Hansen, Lars T.T.. (1997) On the function of female ornaments : male bluethroats prefer colourful females. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B. volum 264.
Andersson, Staffan; Amundsen, Trond. (1997) Ultraviolet colour vision and ornamentation in bluethroats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B. volum 264.
Fiske, Peder; Amundsen, Trond. (1997) Female bluethroats prefer males with symmetric colour bands. Animal Behaviour. volum 54.
Rohde, Percy A.; Amundsen, Trond; Fiske, Peder. (1997) Fluctuating asymmetry, mate choice and experimental designs. Animal Behaviour. volum 54.

1995

Slagsvold, Tore; Amundsen, Trond; Dale, Svein. (1995) Costs and benefits of hatching asynchrony in blue tits Parus caeruleus. Journal of Animal Ecology. volum 64.

1994

Slagsvold, Tore; Amundsen, Trond; Dale, Svein. (1994) Selection by sexual conflict for evenly spaced offspring in blue tits. Nature. volum 370.

1992

Slagsvold, Tore; Amundsen, Trond; Dale, Svein; Lampe, Helene M.. (1992) Female-female aggression explains polyterritoriality in male pied flycatchers. Animal Behaviour. volum 43.

1990

Dale, Sven; Amundsen, Trond; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Slagsvold, Tore. (1990) Mate sampling behaviour of female pied flycatchers: evidence for active mate choice. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 27.

UTSTILLING

Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Slideshow: Coral reefs - beauty but a bleak future?. Klimafestivalen Trondheim 2018 [Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Klimafestivalen; Trondheim. 2018-09-08 - 2018-09-08.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Korallrevene og meg: en vidunderlig og trist historie. Ett nytt vi. Stories. Fortellerkveld på Kunsthallen, Trondheim [Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Kunsthallen, Trondheim; Trondheim. 2017-10-26 - 2017-10-26.

Journal publications

Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Engelsk er forskningens språk. Universitetsavisa.
Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Sex roles and sexual selection: Lessons from a dynamic model system. Current Zoology. volum 64 (3).
Wacker, Sebastian; Nilsson, Sara Østlund; Ness, Miriam Horstad; Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Social structure affects mating competition in a damselfish. Coral reefs. volum 36 (4).
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Akademisk frihet er ingen selvfølge. Universitetsavisa.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Akademisk frihet er ingen selvfølge. Forskning.no.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Holder seg borte fra media med god grunn. Forskning.no.
Melanie, Munroe; Amundsen, Trond; Utne-Palm, Anne Christine; Kenyon B., Mobley. (2016) Seasonal variation in male alternative reproductive tactics. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. volum 29 (12).
Wacker, Sebastian; Nilsson, Sara Østlund; Forsgren, Elisabet; Newport, Cait; Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Mate choice plasticity in a coral reef fish. Behavioral Ecology. volum 27 (5).
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Darwin formulerte teorien 16 år før Wallace. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Darwin plagierte ikke. Aftenposten Vitenskap.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Når uferdig forskning får mediedekning. Forskning.no.
Magnhagen, Carin; Wacker, Sebastian; Forsgren, Elisabet; Myhre, Lise Cats; Espy, Elisabeth; Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Context Consistency and Seasonal Variation in Boldness of Male Two-Spotted Gobies. PLOS ONE. volum 9 (3).
Wacker, Sebastian; Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Mate competition and resource competition are inter-related in sexual selection. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. volum 27 (3).
Wacker, Sebastian; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet; Mobley, Kenyon. (2014) Within-season variation in sexual selection in a fish with dynamic sex roles. Molecular Ecology. volum 23 (14).
Mück, Isabel; Wacker, Sebastian; Myhre, Lise Cats; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Nest distribution affects behaviour and mating success in a marine fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 67 (4).
Forsgren, Elisabet; Dupont, Sam; Jutfelt, Fredrik; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Elevated CO2 affects embryonic development and larval phototaxis in a temperate marine fish. Ecology and Evolution. volum 3 (11).
Myhre, Lise Cats; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Effects of habitat complexity on mating behavior and mating success in a marine fish. Behavioral Ecology. volum 24 (2).
Wacker, Sebastian; Mobley, Kenyon; Forsgren, Elisabet; Myhre, Lise Cats; de Jong, Karen; Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Operational sex ratio but not density affects sexual selection in a fish. Evolution. volum 67 (7).
Wacker, Sebastian; de Jong, Karen; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Large males fight and court more across a range of social environments: an experiment on the two spotted goby Gobiusculus flavescens. Journal of Fish Biology. volum 81 (1).
de Jong, Karen; Forsgren, Elisabet; Sandvik, Hanno; Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Measuring mating competition correctly: available evidence supports operational sex ratio theory. Behavioral Ecology. volum 23 (6).
Myhre, Lise Cats; de Jong, Karen; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Sex roles and mutual mate choice matter during mate sampling. The American Naturalist. volum 179 (6).
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Den farlige biologien. Aftenposten Innsikt.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Den farlige biologien. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Vitenskap med skylapper. Forskning.no.
de Jong, Karen; Wacker, Sebastian; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2009) Do operational sex ratio and density affect mating behaviour? An experiment on the two-spotted goby. Animal Behaviour. volum 78 (5).
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Det var i skogen vi lærte å gå. Forskning.no.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) For en friere forskning: det er den som gir de store gjennombruddene. Dagbladet.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Forskning og frihet. Dagbladet.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Gi forskerne frihet. Dagbladet.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Ole Brumm, gener og kultur. Forskning.no.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Spør Adressa: Hvordan kan dyr skifte farge?. Adresseavisen.
Amundsen, Trond; Folstad, Ivar; Giske, Jarl; Slagsvold, Tore; Stenseth, Nils Christian. (2009) "Ida" er oversolgt. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
Barber, Iain; Davies, Angela J.; Ironside, Joe E.; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2009) First record of a Kabatana sp. microsporidium infecting fish in the Atlantic Ocean. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. volum 20 (2).
Mobley, Kenyon; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet; Svensson, Andreas; Jones, Adam G.. (2009) Multiple mating and a low incidence of cuckoldry for nest-holding males in the two-spotted goby, Gobiusculus flavescens. BMC Evolutionary Biology. volum 9.
Svensson, Andreas; Blount, Jonathan D.; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Female ornamentation and egg carotenoids of six sympatric gobies. Journal of Fish Biology. volum 75 (10).
Svensson, Andreas; Pelabon, Christophe; Blount, Jonathan D.; Forsgren, Elisabet; Bjerkeng, Bjørn; Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Temporal variability in a multicomponent trait: nuptial coloration of female two-spotted gobies. Behavioral Ecology. volum 20 (2).
Sköld, Helen Nilsson; Skold, HN; Amundsen, Trond; Svensson, Per Andreas; Mayer, Ian; Bjelvenmark, Jens; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2008) Hormonal regulation of female nuptial coloration in a fish. Hormones and Behavior. volum 54 (4).
Parn, Henrik; Lindstrom, KM; Sandell, M; Amundsen, Trond. (2008) Female aggressive response and hormonal correlates - an intrusion experiment in a free-living passerine. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 62.
Borg, Åsa; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2006) Seasonal change in female choice for male size in the two-spotted goby. Animal Behaviour. volum 72.
Borg, Åsa; Rosenqvist, Gunilla; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2006) Presence of same sex individuals negatively affects egg maturation in female guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Behaviour. volum 143.
Svensson, Andreas; Pelabon, Christophe; Blount, Jonathan D.; Surai, Peter F.; Amundsen, Trond. (2006) Does female nuptial coloration reflect egg carotenoids and clutch quality in the two-spotted goby (Gobiusculus flavescens, Gobiidae)?. Functional Ecology. volum 20.
Pärn, Henrik; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Amundsen, Trond. (2005) Female throat ornamentation does not reflect cell-mediated immune response in bluethroats Luscinia s. svecica. Oecologia. volum 146.
Pelabon, Christophe; Borg, Åsa; Bjelvenmark, Jens; Barber, Iain; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2005) Do microsporidian parasites affect courtship in two-spotted gobies?. Marine Biology. volum 148.
Svensson, Andreas; Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Sköld, Helen Nilsson. (2005) Chromatic interaction between egg pigmentation and skin chromatophores in the nuptial coloration of female two-spotted gobies. Journal of Experimental Biology. volum 208.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Anne; Bjelvenmark, J. (2004) Unusually dynamic sex roles in a fish. Nature. volum 429.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2003) Male preference for colourful females affected by male size in a marine fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 54.
Amundsen, Trond. (2003) Fishes as models in studies of sexual selection and parental care. Journal of Fish Biology. volum 63.
Pelabon, Christophe; Borg, Anne; Bjelvenmark, Jens; Forsgren, Elisabet; Barber, Iain; Amundsen, Trond. (2003) Do male two-spotted gobies prefer large fecund females?. Behavioral Ecology. volum 14.
Smiseth, Per terje; Bu, Rolf Jørund; Eikenaes, AK; Amundsen, Trond. (2003) Food limitation in asynchronous bluethroat broods: effects on food distribution, nestling begging, and parental provisioning rules. Behavioral Ecology. volum 14.
Amundsen, Trond; Brobakken, Paul T.; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin. (2002) Rejection of cuckoo Cuculus canorus eggs in relation to female age in the bluethroat Luscinia svecica. Journal of Avian Biology. volum 33.
Røskaft, Eivin; Moksnes, Arne; Amundsen, Trond; Brobakken, Paul. (2002) Rejection of common cuckoo Cuculus canorus eggs in relation to female age in the bluethroat Luscinia svecica. Journal of Avian Biology. volum 33.
Smiseth, Per terje; Amundsen, Trond. (2002) Senior and junior nestlings in asynchronous bluethroat broods differ in their effectiveness of begging. Evolutionary Ecology Research. volum 4.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2001) Male mate choice selects for female coloration in a fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. volum 98.
Johnsen, Arild; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Andersson, Staffan; Örnborg, J.; Amundsen, T. (2001) Male characteristics and fertilisation success in bluethroats. Behaviour. volum 138.
Johnsen, Arild; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Andersson, Staffan; Örnborg, Jonas; Amundsen, Trond. (2001) Male characteristics and fertilization success in bluethroats. Behaviour. volum 138.
Smiseth, Per terje; Örnborg, Jonas; Andersson, Staffan; Amundsen, Trond. (2001) Is male plumage reflectance correlated with paternal care in bluethroats?. Behavioral Ecology. volum 12.
Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Female ornamentation, mate choice, and sexual selection. Reply. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. volum 15.
Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Why are female birds ornamented?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. volum 15.
Johnsen, Arild; Fiske, P.; Amundsen, T; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Rohde, P.A.. (2000) Colour bands, mate choice and paternity in the bluethroat. Animal Behaviour. volum 59.
Johnsen, Arild; Fiske, Peder; Amundsen, Trond; Lifjeld, Jan T.; Rohde, Percy A.. (2000) Colour bands, mate choice and paternity in the bluethroat. Animal Behaviour. volum 59.
Lorentsen, S.H.; Amundsen, T; Anthonisen, K.; Lifjeld, Jan Terje. (2000) Molecular evidence for extrapair paternity and female-female pairs in Antarctic Petrels. The AUK: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. volum 117.
Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Amundsen, Trond; Anthonisen, Kristin; Lifjeld, Jan T.. (2000) Molecular evidence for extrapair paternity and female-female pairs in Antarctic petrels. The AUK: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. volum 117.
Smiseth, Per Terje; Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Does female plumage coloration signal parental quality? A male removal experiment with the bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 47.
Hansen, Lars T.T.; Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (1999) Symmetry: attractive not only to females. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B. volum 266.
Amundsen, Trond; Slagsvold, Tore. (1998) Hatching asynchrony in great tits : a bet-hedging strategy?. Ecology. volum 79 (1).
Smiseth, Per Terje; Amundsen, Trond; Hansen, Lars T. T.. (1998) Do males and females differ in the feeding of large and small siblings? An experiment with the bluethroat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 42 (5).
Smiseth, Per Terje; Amundsen, Trond; Hansen, Lars T. T.. (1998) Do males and females differ in the feeding of large and small siblings? An experiment with the bluethroat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 42 (5).
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet; Hansen, Lars T.T.. (1997) On the function of female ornaments : male bluethroats prefer colourful females. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B. volum 264.
Andersson, Staffan; Amundsen, Trond. (1997) Ultraviolet colour vision and ornamentation in bluethroats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B. volum 264.
Fiske, Peder; Amundsen, Trond. (1997) Female bluethroats prefer males with symmetric colour bands. Animal Behaviour. volum 54.
Rohde, Percy A.; Amundsen, Trond; Fiske, Peder. (1997) Fluctuating asymmetry, mate choice and experimental designs. Animal Behaviour. volum 54.
Slagsvold, Tore; Amundsen, Trond; Dale, Svein. (1995) Costs and benefits of hatching asynchrony in blue tits Parus caeruleus. Journal of Animal Ecology. volum 64.
Slagsvold, Tore; Amundsen, Trond; Dale, Svein. (1994) Selection by sexual conflict for evenly spaced offspring in blue tits. Nature. volum 370.
Slagsvold, Tore; Amundsen, Trond; Dale, Svein; Lampe, Helene M.. (1992) Female-female aggression explains polyterritoriality in male pied flycatchers. Animal Behaviour. volum 43.
Dale, Sven; Amundsen, Trond; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Slagsvold, Tore. (1990) Mate sampling behaviour of female pied flycatchers: evidence for active mate choice. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. volum 27.

INFORMASJONSMATR

Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Håp for Darwins korallrev?.

Part of book/report

Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Grøntvedt, Trond Viggo; Bendixen, Mons; Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Sexual Behaviour. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science.
Amundsen, Trond; Parn, Henrik. (2006) Female coloration in birds: a review of functional and non-functional hypotheses. Bird Coloration, Vol. II. Function and Evolution.
Amundsen, Trond. (2000) Female ornaments: genetically correlated or sexually selected?. Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication.

Books

Espmark, Yngve; Amundsen, Trond; Rosenqvist, Gunilla. (2000) Animal Signals. Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication. 2000. ISBN 82-519-1545-7. Proc. DKNVS' Stiftelse Kongsvoll Symp..
Espmark, Yngve; Amundsen, Trond; Rosenqvist, Gunilla. (2000) Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2000. ISBN 82-519-1545-7.
Espmark, Yngve; Amundsen, Trond; Rosenqvist, Gunilla. (2000) Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2000. ISBN 82-519-1545-7.

Teaching

Courses

Teaching and supervision

I enjoy teaching and teach at all levels, from introductory undergraduate to PhD level. Topics for courses teach or have taught include general animal behaviour, communication and reproductive behaviour, sexual selection, and the theory and philosophy of biological science. I also enjoy supervising MSc and PhD students, and mentoring postdocs and researchers.

In 2020, I was the manager of a major upgrade of the BI1003 Introductory course (below), including pedagogical upgrades (a diversity of student-active learning tools and activities), a new team of teachers, and introducing Global Envioronmental Challenges and Sustainability as an overarching theme for the course. I was supported by co-manager Aline M. Lee and an excellent team of teachers. In 2021, Aline took over as main manager of the course. In 2022, the BI1003 Team received the Excellent Teaching Award of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, NTNU, for the course revision implemented in 2020/21 (and later followed up), emphasizing sustainability, pedagogical diversity and student-active learning.

Main current courses

BI1003 Ecology, Behaviour og Evolution

First-year course in evolution, behaviour and ecology - the very first biology course in the study program of the Department. I am responsible for teaching behaviour, life history (and a bit evolution. The course is tought in Norwegian, and includes lectures and a supervised student group project on an assigned topic related to environmental challenges sustainability. The current course manager is Associate Professor Aline M. Lee.

BI2045 Sexual Selection and Communication

This course explores communication, sexual selection and reproductive behaviour in animals. It fits into the curriculum towards the end of a BSc degree. The course is based on lectures and a supervised literature review project, and is taught in English. I am the manager and main teacher of the course.

A selection of courses previously taught (and developed)

How To Do Science

Introductory course for the MSc in biology. I am responsible for teaching Theory of Science. The course is taught in English. The course manager is Martin Wagner.

BI3052 Study Design

This MSc course aims to provide an extensive and hands-on introduction to good study design for MSc projects and in general. I developed the couurse along with professors Jon Wright and Christophe Pélabon. My part of the course was on "Testing Hypotheses in Science", "Experimental vs Observational Studies", and "Laboratory vs Field Studies". Currently, the course is taught (and updated) by a new team of teachers, but with the same overarching aims. The current course manager is Professor Cameron Ghalambor. The course is taught in English, and involves extensive student-teacher interaction and group assignments.

MN 8000 Doing science: methods, ethics and dissemination

This course provides a down-to-earth introduction to the fundamental issues of doing science - the challenges and potentials of the scientific endeavour. It also deals with contemporary controversial issues related to the interaction between science and society. I was once instrumental in initiating and developing this course, which to a large extent was modelled on my previous course BI8092 Theory of Science in Biology, for biology PhD students. The current BI8000 course is a PhD course that is mandatory for all PhD candidates at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (the "NT Faculty"), normally to be taken at the start of the PhD study. The course is intensive course and is taught during January - February. The course includes plenary sessions for all students (e.g. scientific writing, dissemination, history of science) and seminar sessions focusing on fundamental issues of doing science. These seminars are split by topic/department. I am responsible for the seminars for biology and biotechnology candidates (and potentially for biophysics). The current course manager is Professor Brian Grimes.

Supervision

I have extensive experience from supervising MSc and BSc projects, and from mentoring/hosting postdocs and researchers.

I currently supervise or host the following:

Ivain Martinossi, postdoc 2021-2025, DYNAMAR project (host)

Håvard Kaland, PhD candidate, NTNU Ålesund (co-supervisor, main supervisor: Grethe Hansen Aas).

Linn Amalie Sveen Aaresvik, MSc student Ocean Resources

Eirin Jetmundsen Eknes, MSc student Ocean Resources

Tilde Tveraa Røilid, MSc student Ocean Resources

(The PhD-students are co-supervised with Postdoc Ivain Martinossi as main supervisor)

Media

Outreach: important & enjoyable

I like communicating science to lay audiences, and do so through lectures, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, etc, in Norway and internationally. In 2019, I received the NTNU Award for Excellence in Science Dissemination.

Artenes utryddelse (Samfundet, Trondheim)

A talk on the future on coral reefs, and debate on the threats to biodiversity, at a meeting on "Artenes utryddelse" (the Exctinction of Species) at the Student Union (Samfundet) in Trondheim. I have given related talks to a range of audiences.

Nordiske Mediedager: Om netthets og netthat

I was once invited to address "hatred on the web from a biological perspective", and was very close to turn down the invite, but then thought "maybe scope to teach some biology to a new audience" :-) and went for it... Nordiske Mediedager, Bergen.

"World record in mating"

When dissemination gets tabloid and headlines out of control: Having reported an exceptionally large ("World record?") goby brood to friends on Facebook, all sorts of media tapped in. First time for sexual selection on NRK news? (from about 13:30 in clip)

2020

Amundsen, Trond. (2020) EKKO: Korallrevsfisk blir ikke forvirret likevel. NRK P2 Ekko [Radio]. 2020-02-12.
Amundsen, Trond. (2020) Havet blir surere, men korallrevfisk ser ikke ut til å bli påvirket. forskning.no [Internett]. 2020-01-18.
Amundsen, Trond; Bøckman, Petter. (2020) Dyr med naboer er smartere, ifølge studie. Forskning.no [Internett]. 2020-10-12.
Bøckman, Petter; Amundsen, Trond. (2020) Hvilke dyr er de smarteste?. Forskning.no [Internett]. 2020-08-13.

2019

Amundsen, Trond. (2019) GIZ Asks: What's the horniest animal?. GIZMODO [Internett]. 2019-05-27.
Amundsen, Trond. (2019) INSTINTO BASICO: 5.3 copulas per hora. National Geographic - Spanish Edition [Fagblad]. 2019-11-15.
Amundsen, Trond. (2019) "Kollaps" ved dykkerparadis. tv2.no [Internett]. 2019-04-06.

2018

Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Dyr med personlighet. Nysgjerrigper [Tidsskrift]. 2018-02-01.
Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Great Barrier Reef - Vil redde verdens største korallrev med tre milliarder: - Ikke i nærheten av nok. Dagbladet [Avis]. 2018-04-30.
Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Kan korallrevene reddes?. Ekko NRK P2 [Radio]. 2018-01-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2018) The Future of Coral Reefs. dusken.no [Internett]. 2018-09-12.
Amundsen, Trond. (2018) Vil lage kunstige korallrev i Great Barrier Reef. nrk.no [Internett]. 2018-09-27.

2017

Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Derfor kan et mannebrøl tiltrekke en dame. nrk.no [Internett]. 2017-08-31.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Det løner seg å lukte (del 2:5 i programserie om svette). Norgesglasset, NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-04-10.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Det spøker for verdens korallrev. Ekko NRK P2 [Radio]. 2017-10-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Fuglesangen ligger i genene. forskning.no [Internett]. 2017-06-23.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Har dyr personlighet?. forskning.no [Internett]. 2017-09-22.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Hvorfor være alfahann når du i stedet kan være en "sneaky fucker"?. nrk.no [Internett]. 2017-09-06.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Menneskene og Great Barrier Reef. NRK P2 Studio 2 [Radio]. 2017-03-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Mensen var lenge siste skanse, men det er dette som er det siste tabu (intervju om biologiske forklaringer på menopause). Dagens Næringsliv D2 [Avis]. 2017-12-14.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: - Det beste er å trene naken (innslag 4:5 i serie om svette på Norgesglasset NRK P1). Norgesglasset, NRK P1 [Internett]. 2017-04-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: - Mange desiliter sveitte, takk! (del 3:5 i svette-serie på Norgesglasset NRK P1). Norgesglasset, NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-04-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Det beste er å trene naken. NRK P1 Radiolangs Nattreprise [Radio]. 2017-04-28.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Det beste er å trene naken. NRK P1+ Radiolangs [Radio]. 2017-04-27.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Det løner seg å lukte. NRK P1 Distriktsprogram Trøndelag [Radio]. 2017-04-26.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Det løner seg å lukte. Del 2. NRK P1 Radiolangs Nattreprise [Radio]. 2017-04-26.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Det løner seg å svette. NRK P1+ Radiolangs [Radio]. 2017-04-25.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Mange desiliter sveitte, takk!. NRK P1+ Radiolangs [Radio]. 2017-04-26.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Mange desiliter sveitte, takk!. NRK P1 Radiolangs Nattreprise [Radio]. 2017-04-27.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Utan hadde me ikkje overlevd. NRK P1 Distriktsprogram Trøndelag [Radio]. 2017-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Utan hadde me ikkje overlevd. NRK P1+ Radiolangs [Radio]. 2017-04-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitt: Utan hadde me ikkje overlevd. NRK P1 Radiolangs Nattreprise [Radio]. 2017-04-25.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Sveitte: - Utan hadde me ikkje overlevd (del 1:5 i svette-serie på Norgesglasset NRK P1). Norgesglasset, NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-04-10.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Svette 1: Uten hadde vi ikke overlevd. Frokostradio NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-07-25.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Svette 2: Det lønner seg å svette. Frokostradio NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-08-01.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Svette 3: Det beste er å trene naken. Frokostradio NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-08-08.
Amundsen, Trond. (2017) Svette 4: Mange desiliter svette, takk!. Frokostradio NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-08-15.
Amundsen, Trond; Liland, Ørjan. (2017) To tredjedeler av korallene i Great Barrier Reef er rammet av korallbleking: - Ødelagt for alltid. Dagbladet [Avis]. 2017-04-14.

2016

Amundsen, Trond. (2016) 1000 kilometer korallrev kan gå tapt. forskning.no [Internett]. 2016-04-15.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) 1000 km korallrev kan bli borte (artikkel med bakgrunn i oppslag i Forskning.no). MiljøNytt [Internett]. 2016-04-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Bildene av Great Barrier Reef er tatt med én måneds mellomrom. - Knapt mulig å fatte. Dagbladet [Avis]. 2016-06-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Courting damselfish. YouTube [Internett]. 2016-10-01.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Disse fuglene overlevde ikke den kalde starten på sommeren i nord. NRK.no/Finnmark [Internett]. 2016-06-10.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Drevet av dyriske drifter. VG (Pluss) [Avis]. 2016-04-23.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Female fish lose interest in colourful males. Science Nordic [Internett]. 2016-11-02.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Frokostradio: Hvordan påvirker våren oss og dyrene rundt oss? (NRK P1+). NRK P1+ [Radio]. 2016-04-04.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Frykter verdensarv kan gå tapt. nrk.no [Internett]. 2016-04-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Hunnfisk byttet ut jålebukkene med de kjedelige hannene. Forskning.no [Internett]. 2016-10-30.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Hvorfor blir vi forelska?. NRK P3 Juntafil [Radio]. 2016-05-19.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Korallbleking og truslene mot verdens korallrev. Norgesglasset (NRK P1) [Radio]. 2016-06-21.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Kråkeplage i Honningsvåg. Finnmarksposten [Avis]. 2016-10-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) Når kjemien stemmer (prøveprogram, ikke sendt). NRK 1 [TV]. 2016-02-02.
Amundsen, Trond. (2016) The Great Barrier Reef is in Trouble. NutsoNews [Internett]. 2016-04-25.
Amundsen, Trond; Bryceson, Ian; Furevik, Tore. (2016) Kva om korallreva forsvinn? Korallreva og det rike artsmangfaldet i og rundt dei er truga når temperaturen i havet stig. NRK P2 EKKO [Radio]. 2016-04-11.
Amundsen, Trond; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen. (2016) Sexforedrag på Dokkhuset ga publikum noen aha-opplevelser og bekreftet noen fordommer (omtale av foredrag på NTNU Kveld på Dokkhuset). Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2016-04-27.
Amundsen, Trond; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen. (2016) Sexy mangfold hos mennesker og dyr (NRK Ekko med bakgrunn i felles foredrag på NTNU Kveld). EKKO (NRK P2) [Radio]. 2016-05-20.

2015

Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Denne fisk er en scorekarl. videnskab.dk [Internett]. 2015-09-21.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Denne fuglen danser raskere enn vi klarer å se. NRK.no [Internett]. 2015-11-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Denne fuglen danser raskere enn vi klarer å se. forskning.no [Internett]. 2015-11-26.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Formalin-bruk i desperat lusekamp. iLaks [Internett]. 2015-09-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Goby behaviour says much about sexual selection. ScienceNordic [Internett]. 2015-08-26.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Han har verdensrekord i befruktning. nrk.no [Internett]. 2015-08-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Mattilsynet etterlyser nye dyreparkregler. VG [Avis]. 2015-04-08.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Mus lukter seg fram til slektningene sine. forskning.no [Internett]. 2015-11-08.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) NTNU-forskere i ekstase over verdensrekord i befruktning. NRK MidtNytt 1845 [TV]. 2015-08-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) NTNU-forskere i ekstase over verdensrekord i befruktning (Dagsrevyen 21). Dagsrevyen 21 [TV]. 2015-08-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) NTNU-forskere i ekstase over verdensrekord i befruktning (MidtNytt KortNytt 20.55). NRK MidtNytt Kortnytt 2055 [TV]. 2015-08-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Naturens pornostjerne: Dette dyr har 25 sexpartnere på få dage. AVISEN.dk [Avis]. 2015-09-21.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Ny forskning om korallrev og havforsuring. EKKO NRK P2 (Reprise) [Radio]. 2015-11-15.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Ny forskning om korallrev og havforsuring. EKKO NRK P2 (Hovedsending) [Radio]. 2015-11-25.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Papegøyen nektet å spise før jordskjelvet. nrk.no [Internett]. 2015-10-13.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Parringsparat fisk klarer 25 hunner på få dage. Jyllands-Posten [Avis]. 2015-09-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Seksuell sensasjon på Hitra. Klassekampen [Avis]. 2015-08-18.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Ukas High Five: Fisken som trolig har verdensrekord i befruktning. Natt og Dag [Tidsskrift]. 2015-08-21.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Verdensrekord i befruktning på Hitra. Nationen [Avis]. 2015-08-17.
Amundsen, Trond. (2015) Verdensrekord i befruktning på Hitra. forskning.no [Internett]. 2015-08-17.
Amundsen, Trond; Wacker, Sebastian. (2015) Fisken parrer seg på andre måter i Sverige. forskning.no [Internett]. 2015-05-26.
Amundsen, Trond; Wacker, Sebastian. (2015) Hvorfor svensker og trøndere er ulike. Gemini [Fagblad]. 2015-05-26.

2014

Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Hvorfor kan noen fugler snakke?. Norsk Datakunnskap Network [Internett]. 2014-11-01.
Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Hvorfor kan noen fugler snakke?. forskning.no [Internett]. 2014-11-01.
Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Mystisk dyr forbløffer forskere. EkstraBladet (DK) [Avis]. 2014-10-29.
Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Troverdigheten til norske forskere kan ha fått seg en bulk. NRK.no Viten [Internett]. 2014-05-19.
Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Utrolig fantasidyr i havdypet. forskning.no [Internett]. 2014-10-22.
Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Utroligt fantasidyr observeret på havets bund. videnskab.dk [Internett]. 2014-10-28.
Amundsen, Trond. (2014) Videoptagelser av underligt dyr forbløffer forskere. BT (Berlingske Tidende; DK) [Avis]. 2014-11-01.

2013

Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Fann forklaring på penismangel hos fugler. fuglepraten.no [Internett]. 2013-06-09.
Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Fann forklaring på penismysterium. NRK.no Viten [Internett]. 2013-06-08.
Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Om netthat (NRK P2). Tankesmed.no [Internett]. 2013-06-07.
Amundsen, Trond. (2013) Paneldebatt om netthets, Nordiske Mediedager i Bergen og NRK Ekko. Ekko/youtube [Radio]. 2013-05-13.

2012

Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Abels Tårn (NRK Ekko) - spesialsending fra Trondheim. NRK Ekko Abels Tårn [Radio]. 2012-06-08.
Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Er det mye kjærlighet blant dyrene på Valentine's day?. Student-TV NTNU [TV]. 2012-02-15.
Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Her et ho partnarens hovud. forskning.no [Internett]. 2012-11-27.
Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Nå kommer varmebølgen - og derfor blir du våryr. VG [Avis]. 2012-03-21.
Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Om våryrhet og våryre dyr. NRK P1 Norgesglasset [Radio]. 2012-04-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2012) Slikt ein ikkje gjer. Forskerforum [Fagblad]. 2012-11-08.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) Desperate fishwives. AlphaGalilio [Internett]. 2012-04-27.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) Desperate fishwives. ScienceNordic [Internett]. 2012-04-27.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) Desperate fishwives search for goby males. Science Daily (USA) [Internett]. 2012-04-27.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) Desperate fishwives: goby girls go gaga for goby boys. Constantine Alexander's Blog [Internett]. 2012-05-03.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) Frustrerte fiskefruer. forskning.no [Internett]. 2012-05-02.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) Goby girls go gaga over guys. Marine Biology [Internett]. 2012-05-11.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) These little fish swap their gender roles every season. io9.com [Internett]. 2012-04-29.
Amundsen, Trond; Myhre, Lise Cats. (2012) Turning the tables of the mating game. ScienceNOW (tidsskriftet Science på nett) [Internett]. 2012-05-31.

2011

Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Blåstrupe med solkrem mister damedraget. opplevnaturen.no [Internett]. 2011-05-02.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Blåstrupe mister damedraget. Listen to Birds [Internett]. 2011-05-02.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Empatisk hønemor. forskning.no [Internett]. 2011-03-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Fuglene eventyrlige fargeverden. forskning.no [Internett]. 2011-09-26.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Fuglene i farger. Norges Jeger og Fiskerforbund [Internett]. 2011-07-22.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Havforsuring gjør Nemo døv. NRK P2 Ekko Verdt å Vite [Radio]. 2011-06-07.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Høns har også empati. videnskab.dk [Internett]. 2011-03-23.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Varden [Avis]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Østlandets Blad [Avis]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Laagendalsposten [Avis]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Drammens Tidende [Avis]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Oppland Arbeiderblad [Avis]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Østlendingen [Avis]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Tønsberg Blad [Avis]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Kime til høne. Norsk Telegrambyrå NTB [Internett]. 2011-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Vitenstjerner rockar i England. yr.no [Internett]. 2011-06-21.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Vitenstjerner rockar i England. NRK.no Viten [Internett]. 2011-06-21.
Amundsen, Trond. (2011) Våren kommer - kommer du?. Nærnett, Volda [Internett]. 2011-04-14.

2010

Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Harvard-professor gransket for juks. forskning.no [Internett]. 2010-10-28.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Hunder er smartere enn katter. NRK.no Viten [Internett]. 2010-11-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Hva nå? Debatt etter Hjernevask 7. NRK P2 Verdt Å Vite [Radio]. 2010-04-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Hva skal korallfisk med så flotte farger? Nytt prosjekt: Livet rundt korallrevene. Hvorfor ser fisken der ut som den gjør?. Gemini [Tidsskrift]. 2010-02-24.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Intervju om kråker som kan gjenkjenne mennesker på ansiktstrekk. NRK Radio P1 Kveldsåpent [Radio]. 2010-02-03.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Klare før kampen. forskning.no [Internett]. 2010-02-26.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Korallrev (spesialprogram Verdt å Vite). NRK P2 Verdt Å Vite [Radio]. 2010-07-19.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Korallrevene. Tema-program om korallrev (30 min), basert på intervju med T. Amundsen, G. Nilsson og K. B. Døving. Sendt formiddag og kveld. Verdt Å Vite, NRK P2 [Radio]. 2010-01-11.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Kråker gjenkjenner ansikter. NRK P1 Kveldsåpent [Radio]. 2010-02-03.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Livet på korallrevene: Det har blitt tøffere å være korallrevsfisk. NRK På Livet Laus [Radio]. 2010-11-14.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) Livet på korallrevene: det har blitt tøffere å være korallrevsfisk. NRK På Livet Laus [Radio]. 2010-11-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) NRK Debatten om Hjernevask. NRK TV [TV]. 2010-03-18.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) «The coral reef conundrum. New project: life in coral reefs. Why are coral reef fishes coloured the way they are?». Gemini [Tidsskrift]. 2010-10-01.
Amundsen, Trond. (2010) "Tøffere enn noen gang å være korallrevsfisk". Verdt Å Vite Spesial om korallrev. NRK P2 Verdt Å Vite [Radio]. 2010-01-11.

2009

Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Debatt om Ida-fossilet med Jørn Hurum. NRK Radio P2 Verdt å Vite [Radio]. 2009-06-03.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Er fugler intelligente - og hvilke fugler er smartest?. Norgesglasset, NRK Radio [Radio]. 2009-09-25.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Fant ukjent kjemperotte og over 40 nye dyrearter i vulkan. Dagbladet.no [Internett]. 2009-09-13.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Fisk som flørter. Nysgjerrigper (blad)/nysgjerrigper.no [Internett]. 2009-09-07.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Intervju om dyphavsfisk med unikt synssystem - kommentar til ny forskning. NRK P2 - Verdt Å Vite [Radio]. 2009-01-09.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Intervju om fuglers intelligens med utgangspunkt i ny forskning. NRK Radio P1 Kveldsåpent [Radio]. 2009-05-28.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Omstridt i utlandet. Schrödingers Katt, NRK (nettsted) [Internett]. 2009-05-20.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Pussefisk - om velværesentre i havet. Verdt Å Vite, NRK P2 [Radio]. 2009-08-28.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) Stor familie - vakrere hunner (nyhetsoppslag i forskning.no med kommentar fra meg). Forskning.no [Internett]. 2009-12-23.
Amundsen, Trond. (2009) When feminine beauty thrives on competition (nyhetsoppslag på Science News med kommentar/intervju med meg). Science News (Washington, US), web edition [Internett]. 2009-12-09.

2008

Amundsen, Trond. (2008) Osenbanden: Intervju "Hvorfor er vi (menneskene) her?" - et "Darwinistisk" syn. Osenbanden [Radio]. 2008-11-13.

2006

Amundsen, Trond. (2006) Hvorfor galer hanen? (intervju). Radio 1 Trøndelag [Radio]. 2006-01-31.
Amundsen, Trond. (2006) Intervju om evolusjon og "intelligent design". NRK P3, Osenbanden [Radio]. 2006-10-04.
Amundsen, Trond. (2006) Intervju om evolusjon og "intelligent design". Vårt Land [Avis]. 2006-10-25.

2005

Amundsen, Trond. (2005) Blåstrupe med solkrem mistet draget. forskning.no [Internett]. 2005-06-29.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2005) Ter seg ikke som en dame. forskning.no [Internett]. 2005-09-27.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2005) Ter seg ikke som en dame. Gemini (trykt tidskrift og internett ) [Avis]. 2005-09-16.

2004

Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2004) Fisk bytter kjønnsroller (omtale, intervju). Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2004-06-07.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond. (2004) Skriver i "Nature" om kjønnsroller hos fisk (omtale, intervju). Universitetsavisa, nettbasert, Trondheim [Avis]. 2004-06-07.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Åsa Alexandra; Bjelvenmark, Jens. (2004) Auch Damen können Machos sein (omtale). Wissenschaft.de [Internett]. 2004-06-03.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Åsa Alexandra; Bjelvenmark, Jens. (2004) Avslørte flørtende fisker (omtale). Nettavisen TV2 [Avis]. 2004-06-04.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Åsa Alexandra; Bjelvenmark, Jens. (2004) Macho fisk blir myke! (omtale). Adresseavisen nettutgave [Internett]. 2004-06-04.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Åsa Alexandra; Bjelvenmark, Jens. (2004) Rollentausch: Schwimmgrundeln wechseln sich ab in der Partnerwerbung (omtale). SpektrumDirekt - Die Wissenschaftzeitung am Internet (omtale [Internett]. 2004-06-04.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Åsa Alexandra; Bjelvenmark, Jens. (2004) Sex roles reversible (omtale, Nature Highlights). Nature [Avis]. 2004-06-03.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Åsa Alexandra; Bjelvenmark, Jens. (2004) Smörbultar växler könsroller. Dagens Nyheter (omtale) [Avis]. 2004-06-06.
Forsgren, Elisabet; Amundsen, Trond; Borg, Åsa Alexandra; Bjelvenmark, Jens. (2004) Unik västsvensk studie av smörbultens sexliv. Göteborgsposten [Avis]. 2004-06-26.

2002

Amundsen, Trond. (2002) In the animal kingdom, a new look at female beauty. New York Times [Avis]. 2002-06-25.
Amundsen, Trond. (2002) Intervju om hvordan dyr bruker farger som status-signaler og til å tiltrekke maker. Schrödingers Katt [TV]. 2002-04-25.
Amundsen, Trond. (2002) Invervju om hunnlig fargeprakt i dyreriket. Verdt Å Vite, NRK P2 [Radio]. 2002-08-21.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2002) Forsker på fiskers og fuglers kjærlighetsliv (intervju, omtale). Universitetsavisa [Internett]. 2002-07-04.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2002) Jåleri i dyreriket vekker oppsikt (omtale, intervju). Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2002-07-04.

2001

Amundsen, Trond. (2001) A blind spot for female beauty. The Independent (London) [Avis]. 2001-02-02.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2001) Fish study finds that male mate choice matters (omtale). Scientific American [Internett]. 2001-10-17.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2001) Herrenwahl (omtale). SpektrumDirekt-Die Wissenschaftzeitung am Internet (omtale) [Internett]. 2001-10-21.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2001) Lady in Red (omtale, intervju). ScienceNOW (Science på nett) [Internett]. 2001-10-22.
Amundsen, Trond; Forsgren, Elisabet. (2001) Wow! Se den dama!/Også fisk går etter utseendet". Aftenposten [Avis]. 2001-10-21.

1997

Amundsen, Trond. (1997) Intervju om blåstrupens reproduksjonsatferd. NRK [Radio]. 1997-05-18.
Amundsen, Trond. (1997) Intervju om blåstrupens reproduksjonsatferd. NRK [Radio]. 1997-05-25.

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DYNAMAR - Dynamics of Sexual Selection in a Changing Ocean: Integrating Life History and Local Adaptation

FishNet: Network-building for global change research on fish

Goby Research Network

ClimateFish

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Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication

Sex Roles and Sexual Selection: Lessons from a Dynamic Model System

Why are Female Birds Ornamented?

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