(ZM) ZOOLOGY

The objective of the research is increased profitability, safe food production, employment and value creation in Norway. The division educates and does research related to farm animal husbandry. Veterinary studies like farm animal health and farm animal nursing are important. Within farm animal production, precision livestock farming is essential, with focus on animal welfare and efficient production.

-    Systematics of marine invertebrates, especially marine heterobranchs (Mollusca) and
        polyclads (Platyhelminthes)
-    Marine alien invertebrates. Detection, dispersion and settlement processes.
-    Trophic biology of bluefin tuna
-    Assessment of fishery resources
-    Feeding and nutrition of marine organisms and their applications in aquaculture

Our line of research focuses on the field of conservation biology, with special attention to that of coastal wetlands and the interactions between human activities and biodiversity. An important part of the research is carried out, for reasons of proximity and relevance, in the Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park, Strait of Gibraltar and nearby coastal and marine systems. Among other aspects, this line includes:
1. Conservation and management of biodiversity in coastal wetlands.

The main topic of our research is morphology of animal and human tissues at ultrastructural level and immunohistochemical level. We use standard techniques for transmission electron microscopy as well as immunogold technique. Immunohistochemical research includes techniques for immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. For the last twenty years we have very successful collaboration with the research group from the Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Histology at School of Medicine, University of Split.