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Sigurd O. Stefansson

Sigurd O. Stefansson

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Biology and Biochemistry

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68
Citations
12901
World Ranking
7976
National Ranking
31

Overview

Sigurd O. Stefansson is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to aquatic science, ecology, immunology, nature and landscape conservation, and physiology.

Their work covers several main topics within aquatic and marine biology, including:

  • Aquaculture nutrition and growth
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Parasite biology and host interactions
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies

Stefansson has published research extensively in the following venues:

  • Aquaculture
  • Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
  • Aquaculture Research
  • Applied Optics
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stefansson include:

  • Performance and welfare of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. post-smolts in recirculating aquaculture systems: Importance of salinity and water velocity, 2020, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
  • Interaction of temperature and feed ration on male postsmolt maturation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), 2022, Aquaculture
  • Interaction of temperature and photoperiod on male postsmolt maturation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), 2023, Aquaculture
  • Investigation of growth performance of post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in semi closed containment system: A big-scale benchmark study, 2022, Aquaculture Research
  • Exposure to cold temperatures differentially modulates neural plasticity and stress responses in post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), 2022, Aquaculture

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Albert K. Imsland
  • Sigurd O. Handeland
  • Tom Ole Nilsen
  • Lars O.E. Ebbesson
  • Pablo Balseiro

Best Publications

  • The effect of temperature and fish size on growth, feed intake, food conversion efficiency and stomach evacuation rate of Atlantic salmon post-smolts

    Sigurd O. Handeland;Albert K. Imsland;Sigurd O. Stefansson

  • The interaction of temperature and salinity on growth and food conversion in juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

    Albert K Imsland;Atle Foss;Snorri Gunnarsson;Marc H.G Berntssen

  • Temperature- and size-dependent growth of larval and early juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): a comparative study of Norwegian coastal cod and northeast Arctic cod

    Erling Otterlei;Gunnar Nyhammer;Arild Folkvord;Sigurd O Stefansson

  • Environmental endocrinology of salmon smoltification.

    Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Sigurd O. Stefansson;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Differential expression of gill Na+,K+-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunits, Na+,K+,2Cl- cotransporter and CFTR anion channel in juvenile anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar.

    Tom O. Nilsen;Lars O.E. Ebbesson;Steffen S. Madsen;Stephen D. McCormick

  • The influence of temperature and ration on growth, feed conversion, body composition and nutrient retention of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

    Erich H Van Ham;Marc H.G Berntssen;Albert K Imsland;Alkistis C Parpoura

  • The interaction of temperature and fish size on growth of juvenile turbot

    A. K. Imsland;L. M. Sunde;A. Folkvord;S. O. Stefansson

  • The Interrelation between Photoperiod, Growth Hormone, and Sexual Maturation of Adult Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

    Björn Th. Björnsson;Geir L. Taranger;Tom Hansen;Sigurd O. Stefansson

  • Leptin and leptin receptor genes in Atlantic salmon: Cloning, phylogeny, tissue distribution and expression correlated to long-term feeding status

    Ivar Rønnestad;Tom Ole Nilsen;Koji Murashita;Anna Rita Angotzi

  • Effects of photoperiod and temperature on growth and parr-smolt transformation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and subsequent performance in seawater

    Viktor A. Solbakken;Tom Hansen;Sigurd O. Stefansson

  • Abrupt changes in photoperiod affect age at maturity, timing of ovulation and plasma testosterone and oestradiol-17β profiles in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Geir Lasse Taranger;Carl Haux;Sigurd O Stefansson;Björn Thrandur Björnsson

  • Growth, Parr-Smolt transformation, and changes in growth hormone of atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) reared under different photoperiods

    Sigurd O. Stefansson;Björn Th. Bjömsson;Tom Hansen;Carl Haux

  • Seawater adaptation by out-of-season Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts at different temperatures

    S.O Handeland;Å Berge;B.Th Björnsson;Ø Lie

  • Growth, oxygen consumption and activity of juvenile turbot (scophthalmus maximus L.) reared under different temperatures and photoperiods

    Albert K. Imsland;A. Folkvord;S.O. Stefansson

  • Gill Na+, K+-ATPase activity, plasma chloride and osmolality in juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) reared at different temperatures and salinities

    Albert K. Imsland;Snorri Gunnarsson;Atle Foss;Sigurd O. Stefansson

  • Osmotic stress, antipredatory behaviour, and mortality of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts

    S O Handeland;T Järvi;A Fernö;S O Stefansson

  • Effects of continuous additional light on growth and sexual maturity in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, reared in sea cages

    Hans Peter Endal;Geir Lasse Taranger;Sigurd O Stefansson;Tom Hansen

  • Sexual dimorphism in growth and maturation of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (Rafinesque, 1810)

    A K Imsland;A Folkvord;G L Grung;S O Stefansson

  • Characterization, tissue distribution, and regulation of agouti-related protein (AgRP), cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    Koji Murashita;Tadahide Kurokawa;Lars O.E. Ebbesson;Sigurd O. Stefansson

  • Mechanisms underlying photoperiodic effects on age at sexual maturity in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Geir Lasse Taranger;Carl Haux;Tom Hansen;Sigurd O Stefansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert K. Imsland
Albert K. Imsland University of Bergen
Arild Folkvord
Arild Folkvord University of Bergen
Björn Thrandur Björnsson
Björn Thrandur Björnsson University of Gothenburg
Ivar Rønnestad
Ivar Rønnestad University of Bergen
Stephen D. McCormick
Stephen D. McCormick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brit Salbu
Brit Salbu Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Rune Waagbø
Rune Waagbø University of Bergen
Peter Ekström
Peter Ekström Lund University
Yonathan Zohar
Yonathan Zohar University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Christopher J. Secombes
Christopher J. Secombes University of Aberdeen

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