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Tor A. Bakke

Tor A. Bakke

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
38
Citations
4731
World Ranking
1430
National Ranking
16

Overview

Tor A. Bakke is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research has a significant focus on topics related to Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Leech Biology and Applications, as well as Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

The scientist has published work in the journal Naturen, where they contributed two papers in 2022 focused on the genetic aspects of resistance in salmon against the parasite Gyrodactylus salaris. These papers are titled "Genetisk variasjon i motstandskraft hos laks mot Gyrodactylus salaris" and "Genetiske markørar for motstandskraft hos laks mot Gyrodactylus salaris."

Tor A. Bakke collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Bjarne Gjerde, Céleste Jacq, Muhammed Luqman Aslam, Kjetil Hindar, and Hans B. Bentsen. Each co-author appears in conjunction with Bakke on at least two publications, indicating a steady pattern of joint research efforts.

The main fields of study connected to Bakke's work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Pharmacology
  • Insect Science

The primary topics covered in Bakke's research contributions are:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Leech Biology and Applications
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Best Publications

  • The biology of gyrodactylid monogeneans: the "Russian-doll killers".

    Tor A. Bakke;Joanne Cable;P. D. Harris

  • Host specificity dynamics: observations on gyrodactylid monogeneans

    Tor A. Bakke;Phil D. Harris;Joanne Cable

  • Diseases and parasites in wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations

    Tor A. Bakke;Philip D. Harris

  • Nominal species of the genus Gyrodactylus von Nordmann 1832 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), with a list of principal host species

    Philip D Harris;Andrew Shinn;Joanne Cable;Torr A Bakke

  • Host specificity and dispersal strategy in gyrodactylid monogeneans, with particular reference to Gyrodactylus saiaris (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea)

    T. A. Bakke;P. D. Harris;P. A. Jansen;L. P. Hansen

  • Mitochondrial DNA variation of Gyrodactylus spp (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae) populations infecting Atlantic salmon, grayling, and rainbow trout in Norway and Sweden.

    Haakon Hansen;Lutz Bachmann;Tor A Bakke

  • The use of morphometric characters to discriminate specimens of laboratory-reared and wild populations of Gyrodactylus salaris and G. thymalli (Monogenea).

    Andrew P. Shinn;Haakon Hansen;Kjetil Olstad;Lutz Bachmann

  • Killing of Gyrodactylus salaris (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) mediated by host complement.

    P. D. Harris;A. Soleng;T. A. Bakke

  • Differences in the host resistance of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., stocks to the monogenean Gyrodactylussalaris Malmberg, 1957

    Unknown

  • Comparative susceptibility of native Scottish and Norwegian stocks of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., to Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg: Laboratory experiments

    T.A. Bakke;K. MacKenzie

  • Temperature-dependent reproduction and survival of Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

    Unknown

  • The susceptibility of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) x brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) hybrids to Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg and Gyrodactylus derjavini Mikailov.

    T. A. Bakke;A. Soleng;P. D. Harris

  • Increased susceptibility of salmonids to the monogenean Gyrodactylus salaris following administration of hydrocortisone acetate.

    P. D. Harris;A. Soleng;T. A. Bakke

  • The host specificity of Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea): susceptibility of Oncovhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) under experimental conditions

    T. A. Bakke;P. A. Jansen;C. R. Kennedy

  • Salinity tolerance of Gyrodactylus salaris (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea): laboratory studies

    Arnulf Soleng;Tor A. Bakke

  • Aqueous aluminium eliminates Gyrodactylus salaris (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) infections in Atlantic salmon

    Unknown

  • A framework for understanding Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) life history

    Elizabeth A Marschall;Thomas P Quinn;Derek A Roff;Jeffrey A Hutchings

  • The effect of various metals on Gyrodactylus salaris (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) infections in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    A. B. S. Poléo;J. Schjolden;H. Hansen;T. A. Bakke

  • Population growth of Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea) on Norwegian and Baltic Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) stocks.

    Joanne Cable;P. D. Harris;Tor A. Bakke

  • Unpredicted transmission strategy of Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae): survival and infectivity of parasites on dead hosts.

    K. Olstad;J. Cable;G. Robertsen;T. A. Bakke

  • DNA taxonomy and barcoding of monogenean parasites: lessons from Gyrodactylus.

    Haakon Hansen;Tor A. Bakke;Lutz Bachmann

  • Susceptibility of Baltic and East Atlantic salmon Salmo salar stocks to Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea).

    T. A. Bakke;P. D. Harris;H. Hansen;Joanne Cable

  • Regulatory processes in the monogenean Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg—Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) association. I. Field studies in southeast Norway

    Peder A. Jansen;Tor A. Bakke

  • The mitochondrial genome of Gyrodactylus salaris (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea), a pathogen of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    Tine Huyse;L Plaisance;B. L Webster;T. A Mo

  • Potential for dispersal of Gyrodactylus salaris (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) by sea-running stages of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): field and laboratory studies

    Arnulf Soleng;Tor A. Bakke;Lars P. Hansen

  • The susceptibility of grayling (Thymallus thymallus) to experimental infections with the monogenean Gyrodactylus salaris.

    Arnulf Soleng;Tor A. Bakke

  • Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a suitable host for Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae) in Norway.

    G. Robertsen;H. Hansen;L. Bachmann;T. A. Bakke

  • Variation in host preference within Gyrodactylus salaris (Monogenea): an experimental approach

    K. Olstad;G. Robertsen;L. Bachmann;T. A. Bakke

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanne Cable
Joanne Cable Cardiff University
Andrew P. Shinn
Andrew P. Shinn University of Stirling
Tor Atle Mo
Tor Atle Mo Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
D. T. J. Littlewood
D. T. J. Littlewood Natural History Museum
Tine Huyse
Tine Huyse KU Leuven
Jørgen Ødegård
Jørgen Ødegård Norwegian University of Life Sciences
David I. Gibson
David I. Gibson Natural History Museum
Rodney A. Bray
Rodney A. Bray Natural History Museum
Bonnie L. Webster
Bonnie L. Webster Natural History Museum

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