Key words:
Atlantic salmon, Ecological interactions, evolution, ecotoxicology, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), modeling, risk assessment, salmonids, salmon lice
Scientific publications with peer review: 1998 –
(82) Strøm, JF., Bøhn, T., Skjæraasen, JE., Gjelland, KØ., Karlsen, Ø., Johansen, T., Hanebrekke, T., Bjørn, PA. & Olsen, EM. 2023. Movement diversity and partial sympatry of coastal and Northeast Arctic cod ecotypes at high latitudes. Journal of Animal Ecology
(81) Nordli, E., Strøm, JF., Bøhn, T., Thorstad, E., Serra-Llinares, R., Nilsen, R., Bjørn, P. 2023. Behaviour and habitat use of first-time migrant Arctic charr: novel insights from a subarctic marine area. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 709, 77-90.
(80) Varunjikar, M.S., Bøhn, T., Sanden, M, Belghit, I, Pineda-Pampliega, J, Palmblad, M., Broll, H., Braeuning, A., Rasinger, J.D. 2023. Proteomics analyses of herbicide-tolerant genetically modified, conventionally, and organically farmed soybean seeds. Food Control (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109795.
(79) Strøm, J.F., Bjørn, P.A, Kristiansen, L., Skjold, B, and Bøhn, T. 2022. Behavioural responses of wild anadromous Arctic char experimentally infested in situ with salmon lice. ICES Journal of Marine Science 79, 1853-1863. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac117
(78) Kapfer, J., Aune-Lundberg, L. & Bøhn, T. 2022. Jakten på truede fjellplanter. Blyttia 80: 26-32. The quest for threatened mountain plants.
(77) Jensen, J., Strøm, J.F., Nikolopoulus, Primicerio, R., A., Skardhamar, J., Atencio, B.J., Strand, J.E.T., Bjørn, P.A. & Bøhn, T. 2022. Micro and macro-habitat selection of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, post-smolts in relation to marine environmental cues. ICES Journal of Marine Science 79:1394-1407, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsac064.
(76) Bøhn, T., Nilsen, R., Gjelland, K.Ø., Biuw, M., Sandvik, A.D., Primicerio, R., Karlsen, Ø. and Serra-Llinares, R.M. 2021. Salmon lice infestation levels on sea trout can be predicted from a hydrodynamic lice dispersal model. Journal of Applied Ecology 00:1-11, http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14085.
(75) Strøm, J.F., Jensen, J.L.A., Nikolopoulos, A., Nordli, E., Bjørn, P.A. and Bøhn, T. 2021. Sea trout Salmo Trutta in the subarctic: home-bound but large variation in migratory behaviour between and within populations. Journal of Fish Biology 00: 1-12, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14832.
(74) Bøhn, T. Llinares, R.M. et al. and Bjørn, P. 2020. Timing is everything: survival of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) postsmolts during events of high salmon lice densities. Journal of Applied Ecology (In press).
(73) Serra-Llinares, R.M, Bøhn, T., Karlsen, Ø., Nilsen, R., Freitas, C., Albretsen, J., Haraldstad, T., Thorstad. E., Elvik, K.M, Bjørn, P.A. 2020. Impacts of salmon lice on mortality, marine migration distance and premature return in sea trout. Marine Ecology Progress Series (In press).
(72) Bøhn, T. and Millstone, E. 2019. The introduction of thousands of tons of glyphosate in the food chain – an evaluation of glyphosate tolerant soybeans. Foods 8: 669, p. 1-14, doi:10.3390/foods8120669.
(71) Horn, S., Pieters, R. and Bøhn, T. 2019. May agricultural water sources containing mixtures of agrochemicals cause hormonal disturbances? Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134862 (in press).
(70) Miyazaki, J., Bauer-Panskus, A., Bøhn, T., Reichenbecher, W. and Then, C. 2019. Insufficient risk assessment of herbicide tolerant genetically engineered soybeans intended for import into the EU. Environ Sci Eur: 31:92, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-019-0274-1
(69) Coucheron, D., Wojewodzic, M., and Bøhn, T. 2019. MicroRNAs in Daphnia magna identified and characterized by deep sequencing, genome mapping and manual curation. Scientific Reports 9: 15945. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52387-z (open access).
(68) Eltemsah, Y.S. and Bøhn, T. 2019. Acute and chronic effects of polystyrene microplastics on juvenile and adult Daphnia magna. Environmental Pollution 254 112919. doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.087
(67) Horn, S., Bøhn, T. and Peters, R. 2019. A first assessment of glyphosate, 2,4-D, and Cry proteins in surface water of South Africa." South African Journal of Science 115:1-7.
(66) Hilbeck, A., Defarge, N., Bøhn, T., Krautter, M., Conradin, C., Amiel, C.,Panoff,J.-M. and Trtikova, M. 2018. Impact of antibiotics on efficacy of Cry toxins produced in two different genetically modified Bt maize varieties in two lepidopteran herbivore species, Ostrinia nubilalis and Spodoptera littoralis. Toxins 10:489, doi:10.3390/toxins10120489
(65) Serra-Llinares, R.M., Freitas, C., Karlsen, Ø., Nilsen, R., Elvik, K.M.S., Albretsen, J., Bøhn, T. and Bjørn, P.A. 2018. Towards direct evidence of the effects of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Krøyer) on sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) in their natural habitat: proof of concept for a new combination of methods. Environmental Biology of Fishes (in press).
(64) Bøhn, T. 2018. Criticism of EFSA's scientific opinion on combinatorial effects of ‘stacked’ GM plants. Food and Chemical Toxicology 111: 268-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2017.11.023. Open access.
(63) Cuhra, M. and Bøhn, T. 2017. A silent spring for academic dialogue: biotech industry leaves critique unopposed. Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry 17:137-138.
(62) Okeke, M.I., Okoli, A.S, Diaz, D., Offor, C., Oludotun, T.G,
Tryland, M., Bøhn, T. and Moens U. 2017. Hazard Characterization of Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vector: What Are the Knowledge Gaps? Viruses 9 (318): 1-29.
(61) Bøhn, T. and Lövei, G.L. 2017. Complex outcomes from insect and weed control wit transgenic plants: ecological surprises? Frontiers in Environmental Science 5: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2017.00060. Open access.
(60) Cuhra, M., Bøhn, T. & Cuhra, P. 2017. In plastico: Laboratory material newness affects growth and reproduction of Daphnia magna reared in 50-ml polypropylene tubes. Scientific Reports 7:46442. DOI: 10.1038/srep46442. Open access.
(59) Bøhn, T., Aheto, D.W., Mwangala, F.S., Bones, I.L., Simoloka, C., Mbeule, I., Schmidt, G., Jacobson, K., & Breckling, B. 2016. Pollen-mediated gene flow and seed exchange in small-scale Zambian maize farming, implications for biosafety assessment. Scientific Reports 6:34483, 1-12. DOI:10.1038/srep34483. Open access.
(58) Venter, H. and Bøhn, T. 2016. Interactions between Bt crops and aquatic ecosystems: A review. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 35:2891-2902. DOI: 10.1002/etc.3583.
(57) Andreassen, M., Bøhn, T, Wikmark, O.-G., Bodin, J., Traavik, T., Løvik, M., Nygaard, U.C. 2016. Investigations of immunogenic, allergenic and adjuvant properties of Cry1Ab protein after intragastric exposure in a food allergy model in mice. BMC Immunology 17:10. DOI 10.1186/s12865-016-0148-x. Open access.
(56) Cuhra, M. Bøhn, T., Cuhra, P. 2016. Glyphosate: Too Much of a Good Thing? Frontiers in Environmental Science. Review Article 4:28. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2016.00028. Open access.
(55) Haugen, H.M. and Bøhn, T. 2016. Genetically Modified Food Worldwide IP challenges. In: Elsevier Food Science Reference Module. Ed. Smithers, G. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100596-5.03528-9
(54) Bøhn, T., Rover, C.M. & Semenchuk, P. 2016. Daphnia magna negatively affected by chronic exposure to purified Cry-toxins. Food and Chemical Toxicology 91:130-140. Doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.03.009
(53) Bøhn, T., Cuhra, M., Fagan, J. and Traavik, T. 2016. Are ready for market genetically modified, conventional and organic soybeans substantially equivalent as food and feed? p. 181-191 in: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Foods: Production, Regulation and Public Health. Eds. Ronald Watson and Victor Preedy.
(52) Fagan, J., Traavik, T. and Bøhn, T. 2015. The Séralini affair: the rise of Re-Science? Environmental Sciences Europe 27:19. Open access. DOI: 10.1186/s12302-015-0049-2. Open access.
(51) Holderbaum, D.F., Cuhra, M., Wickson, F., Orth, A.I., Nodari, R.O. & Bøhn, T. 2015. Chronic responses of Daphnia magna under dietary exposure to leaves of transgenic (event MON810) Bt-maize hybrid and its conventional near isoline. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A: Current Issues 78(15): 998-1007. Open access.
(50) Andreassen, M., Bøhn, T., Wikmark, O.-G., Van Den Berg, J., Løvik, M., Traavik, T. and Nygaard, U.C. 2015. Cry1Ab protein from Bacillus thuringiensis and MON810 cry1ab-transgenic maize exerts no clear adjuvant effects after airway exposure in mice. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 81:192-200.
(49) Cuhra, M., Traavik, T., Dando, M., Primicerio, R., Holderbaum, D. and Bøhn, T. 2015. Glyphosate-residues in Roundup-ready soybean impair D. magna life-cycle. Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment 4: 24-36.
(48) Iversen, M., Grønsberg, I.M., van den Berg, J., Fischer, K., Aheto, D.W., Bøhn, T. 2014. Detection of transgenes in local maize varieties of small-scale farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Plos One. Open access DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116147.
(47) Andreassen, M., Rocca, E., Bøhn, T., Wikmark, O.-G., Van Den Berg, J., Løvik, M., Traavik, T. and Nygaard, U.C. 2014 . Humoral and cellular immune responses in mice after airway administration of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab and MON810 cry1Ab-transgenic maize. Food and Agricultural Immunology http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540105.2014.988128.
(46) Bøhn, T., Cuhra, M., Traavik, T., Sanden, M., Fagan, J. & Primicerio, R. 2014. Reply to Letter to the editor. Food Chemistry. Published online 27 August. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.08.042. Open access.
(45) Okeke, M.I., Okoli, A.S., Nilssen, Ø., Moens, U., Tryland, M., Bøhn, T., Traavik, T. 2014. Molecular characterization and phylogenetics of Fennoscandian cowpox virus isolates based on the p4c and atip genes. Virology Journal 11:119.
(44) Cuhra, M., Primicerio, R., Traavik, T. & Bøhn, T. 2014. Life-cycle fitness differences in D. magna fed Round-Ready soybean or conventional soybean or organic soybean. Aquaculture Nutrition. doi: 10.1111/anu.12199.
(43) Bøhn, T., Cuhra, M., Traavik, T., Sanden, M., Fagan, J. & Primicerio, R. 2014. Compositional differences in soybeans on the market: glyphosate accumulates in Roundup Ready GM soybeans. Food Chemistry 153: 207-215. Open access. Most downloaded paper in Food Chemistry 2014-2015.
(42) Nielsen, K., Bøhn, T. and Townsend, J.P. 2014. Detecting rare gene transfer events in bacterial populations. Frontiers in Microbiology 4 (415): 1-12 (Focused Review). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00415. Open access.
(41) Gillund, F., Nordgaard, L., Bøhn, T., Wikmark, O.G., Konestabo, H.S. and Hilbeck, A. 2013. Selection of non-target testing organisms for ERA of GM potato with increased resistance to late blight. European Journal of Potato Research, In press (DOI: 10.1007/s11540-013-9245-x).
(40) Wickson, F., Bøhn, T., Wynne, B., Hilbeck, A. and Funtowicz, S. 2013. Science based risk assessment requires careful evaluation of all studies. Nature Biotechnology 31 (12): 1077-1078. Open access.
(39) Sandlund, O.T., Gjelland, K.Ø., Bøhn, T., Knudsen, R. & Amundsen, P.-A. 2013. Contrasting population and life history responses of a young morph-pair of European whitefish to the invasion of a specialised coregonid competitor, vendace. Plos One 8 (7) 1-13. Open Access.
(38) Van den Berg, J., Hilbeck, A and Bøhn, T. 2013. Pest resistance to Cry1Ab Bt maize: Field resistance, contributing factors and lessons from South Africa. Crop Protection 54: 154-160.
(37) Bøhn, T., Aheto, D.W., Mwangala, F.S., Bones, I.L., Simoloka, S., Mbeule, I., Wikmark, O.-G., Schmidt,G. and Chapela, I. 2013. Co-existence challenges in small-scale farming when farmers share and save seeds. In: Breckling, B. and Verhoeven, R. GM-Crop Cultivation – Ecological Effects on a Landscape Scale, Theorie in der Ökologie 17. Frankfurt, Peter Lang.
(36) Aheto, D.W., Bøhn, T., Breckling, B., van den Berg, J., Ching, L.L. and Wikmark, O.-G. 2013. Implications of GM crops in subsistence-based agricultural systems in Africa. In: Breckling, B. and Verhoeven, R. GM-Crop Cultivation – Ecological Effects on a Landscape Scale, Theorie in der Ökologie 17. Frankfurt, Peter Lang.
(35) Cuhra, M., Traavik, T. and Bøhn, T. 2013. Clone- and age-dependent toxicity of a glyphosate commercial formulation and its active ingredient in Daphnia magna. Ecotoxicology, 22 (2): 251-262. DOI 10.1007/s10646-012-1021-1.
(34) Bøhn, T., Primicerio, R. and Traavik, T. 2012. The German ban on GM maize MON810: scientifically justified or not justified? Environmental Sciences Europe 24: 22.
(33) Graef, F., ... Bøhn, T., … (38 authors totally) and Werner, A. 2012. A framework for a European network for a systematic environmental impact assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMO). BioRisk 7: 73-97.
(32) Townsend, J.P., Bøhn, T. and Nielsen, K.M. 2012. Assessing the probability of detection of horizontal gene transfer events in bacterial populations. Frontiers in Microbiology 3, art. 27, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00027.
(31) Amundsen, P.A., Salonen, S. Niva, T., Gjelland, K.Ø., Præbel, K., Terje, Sandlund, O.T., Knudsen, R. and Bøhn, T. 2012. Invader population speeds up life history during colonization. Biological Invasions 14: 1501-1513. DOI 10.1007/s10530-012-0175-3.
(30) Johnsen, P.J., Townsend. J.P., Bøhn, T., Simonsen, G.S., Sundsfjord, A., Nielsen, K.M. 2011. Retrospective evidence for a biological cost of vancomycin resistance determinants in the absence of glycopeptide selective pressures Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 66 (3): 608-610. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkq512.
(29) Kahilainen, K.K., Siwertsson, A., Gjelland, K.Ø., Knudsen, R., Bøhn, T., Amundsen, P.-A. 2011. The role of gill raker number variability in adaptive radiation of coregonid fish. Evolutionary Ecology 25 (3): 573-588. DOI 10.1007/s10682-010-9411-4.
(28) Bøhn, T., Traavik, T. and Primicerio, R. 2010. Demographic responses of Daphnia magna fed transgenic Bt-maize. Ecotoxicology 19: 419-430. DOI 10.1007/s10646-009-0427-x. Open Access.
(27) Lövei, G.L., Bøhn, T. and Hilbeck, A. 2010. Biodiversity, ecosystem services and genetically modified organisms. TWN Biotechnology & Biosafety Series 10. Third World Network, Penang, Malaysia. ISBN: 978-967-5412-13-4.
(26) Johnsen, P.J., Townsend. J.P., Bøhn, T., Simonsen, G.S., Sundsfjord, A., Nielsen, K.M. 2009. Factors affecting the reversal of antimicrobial drug resistance. Lancet Infectious Diseases 9: 357-364.
(25) Gjelland, K.Ø., Bøhn, T., Horne, J.K., Jensvoll, I., Knudsen, F.R. & Amundsen, P.-A. 2009. Planktivore vertical migration and shoaling under a subarctic light regime. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66: 525-539. DOI: 10.1139/F09-014.
(24) Amundsen, P.-A., Siwertsson, A., Primicerio, R. & Bøhn, T. 2009. Long-term responses of zooplankton to invasion by a planktivorous fish in a subarctic watercourse. Freshwater Biology 54: 24-34.
(23) Jensen, H., Kahilainen, K., Amundsen, P.-A., Gjelland, K.Ø., Toumaala, A., Malinen, T. & Bøhn, T. 2008. Predation by brown trout (Salmo trutta) along a diversifying prey community gradient. Canadian Journal of Fish and Aquatic Sciences 65: 1831-1841. DOI: 10.1139/F08-096
(22) Bøhn, T., Primicerio, R., Hessen, D.O. and Traavik, T. 2008. Reduced fitness of Daphnia magna fed a Bt-transgenic maize variety. Archives of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 55. 584-592.: DOI 10.1007/s00244-008-9150-5. (Recommended by Faculty of 1000 Expert guide to the most important advances in biology as New Finding - http://f1000biology.com)
(21) Bøhn, T., Amundsen, P.-A. & Sparrow, A. 2008. Competitive exclusion after invasion? Biological Invasions 10: 359-368. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9135-8.
(20) Bøhn, T. 2007. Invasion of exotic species. P. 189-204 In: Traavik, T. and Lim, L.C. (eds.) Biosafety First: Holistic Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty in Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim.
(19) Lövei, G., Bøhn, T. & Hilbeck, A. 2007. Biodiversity, ecosystem services and genetically modified organisms. P. 169-188 In: Traavik, T. and Lim, L.C. (eds.) Biosafety First: Holistic Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty in Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim.
(18) Traavik, T. & Bøhn, T. 2007. Life on Earth. P. 25-40 In: Traavik, T. and Lim, L.C. (eds.) Biosafety First: Holistic Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty in Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms. Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim.
(17) Salonen, E., Amundsen, P.-A. & Bøhn, T. 2007. Boom and bust development by invading vendace Coregonus albula in the subarctic Inari-Pasvik watershed (Finland, Norway and Russia). Arch. Hydrobiol. Spec. Issues Advanc. Limnol. 60: 331-342.
(16) Gjelland, K.Ø., Bøhn, T. and Amundsen, P.-A. 2007. Is coexistence mediated by microhabitat segregation? An in-depth exploration of a fish invasion. Journal of Fish Biology 71: (Supplement D), 196-209. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01678.x
(15) Jensen, H., Amundsen, P.-A., Elliott, J.M., Bøhn, T. & Aspholm, P.E. 2006. Prey consumption rates and growth of piscivorous brown trout in a subarctic watercourse. Journal of Fish Biology 68: 838-848.
(14) Falk-Petersen, J., Bøhn, T. & Sandlund, O.T. 2006. On the numerous concepts in invasion biology. Biological Invasion 00: 1-16.
(13) Pettersen, A.K., Bøhn, T., Primicerio, R., Shorten, P., Soboleva, T. & Nielsen, K.M. 2005. Modeling suggests frequency estimates are not informative for predicting the long-term effect of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria. Environmental Biosafety Research 4: 223-233.
(12) Bøhn, T. & Amundsen, P.-A. 2004. Ecological interactions and evolution – forgotten parts of biodiversity? Viewpoint Bioscience 54 (9): 804-805. (Recommended by Faculty of 1000 Expert guide to the most important advances in biology as a Must Read - http://f1000biology.com)
(11) Bøhn, T., Sandlund, O.T., Amundsen, P.-A. & Primicerio, R. 2004. Rapidly changing life history during a fish invasion. Oikos 106: 138-150.
(10) Jensen, H., Bøhn, T., Amundsen, P.-A. & Aspholm, P.E. 2004. Feeding ecology of piscivorous brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) in a subarctic watercourse. Annales Zoologici Fennici 41: 319-328.
(9) Gjelland, K.Ø., Bøhn, T., Knudsen, F.R. & Amundsen, P.-A. 2004. Influence of light on the swimming speed of coregonids in subarctic lakes. Annales Zoologici Fennici 41: 137-146.
(8) Amundsen, P.-A., Bøhn, T. & Våga, G. 2004. Gill raker morphology and feeding ecology of two sympatric whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) morphs. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 41: 291-300.
(7) Bøhn, T. & Amundsen, P.-A. 2004. Invasion-mediated life history changes in a dimorph whitefish Coregonus lavaretus population. Annales Zoologici Fennici 41: 125-136.
(6) Amundsen, P.-A., Bøhn, T., Popova, O.A., Staldvik, F. J., Reshetnikov, Y. S., Kashulin, N., Lukin, A. 2003. Ontogenetic niche shifts and resource partitioning in a subarctic piscivore fish guild. Hydrobiologia 497: 109-119.
(5) Bøhn, T., Amundsen, P.-A., Popova, O., Reshetnikov, Y.S. & Staldvik, F.J. 2002. Predator avoidance of coregonids: Habitat choice explained by size-related prey vulnerability? Advances in Limnology 57:183-197.
(4) Bøhn, T. 2002. Following a fish invasion – ecological interactions transforming a native ecosystem. Dr. scient. thesis in ecology/freshwater biology, University of Tromsø. 111 p.
(3) Bøhn, T. & Amundsen, P.-A. 2001. The competitive edge of an invading specialist. Ecology 82 (8): 2150-2163
(2) Amundsen, P.-A., Staldvik, F. J., Reshetnikov, Y. S., Kashulin, N., Lukin, A., Bøhn, T., Sandlund, O. T. & Popova, O. A. 1999. Invasion of vendace Coregonus albula in a subarctic watercourse. Biological Conservation 88, 405-413.
(1) Bøhn, T. & Amundsen, P.-A. 1998. Effects of invading vendace (Coregonus albula L.) on species composition and body size in two zooplankton communities of the Pasvik River System, northern Norway. Journal of Plankton Research 20: 243-256