Blogs of the FEZ research group – In FEZ, we are interested in all aspects of evolutionary zoology and conduct research at the frontiers of modern approaches.

Group of the month

Every month we will present a cool animal group in a blog with lots of fun facts. If you are interested in learning more look at “Group of the month”.

Miscellaneous

Besides our different larger project we also have smaller projects or papers going on, which we will discuss in this category.

InvertOmics

We recently were awarded a FriPro project of NFR investigating the phylogeny of Lophotrochoa/Spiralia using genomic data. We will keep you informed with pictures and posts about our projects and animals in our blog on the project.

Museomics

In our group, we are doing different research projects on how the samples in our collections can be used for molecular work. Take a look into our blog “Museomics” to get a glimpse of our activities there.

Cryptic species

In our group, we are doing different research projects concerning cryptic species using different approaches and addressing different research questions. Take a look into our blog “Cryptic species” to get a glimpse of our activities there.

ArtsDatabanken

The goal of the Norwegian ArtsDatanken is to describe the occurrence of species all over Norway. We are also contributing to this with different projects and lots of field work. Many posts and pictures about field work are to come here. Take a look at our blog once in awhile.

Advent calendar

If you want to get an overview of our activities in the different years since 2020, please take a look at the blogs in the tab “Advents calendar”.

FEZ group retreat September 2023

Our group went in the beginning of September on a three day social retreat to the beautiful city in southern Norway, namely Kristiansand. The purpose of this trip was first and foremost to have a good time together and socialize. Unfortunately could not all members of our group […]

Group of the Month: Syllidae (Annelida)

On the blog this month, it’s time to for me to present another family of polychaetes. I will take a few steps away from my usual tentacles adorned critters to write about a peculiar group of worms, the family Syllidae. Syllids are a diverse family, with about 1100 […]

Beetle hunt in Japan – spring 2023

One of the best things with being a PhD-student at the Natural History Museum is the chance to do fieldwork. Most of our group members are doing fieldwork regularly to collect new material and to expand our collections. Unfortunately, the pandemic put a hold on many such plans, […]

On Pre-Prints, Publishing and Peer Review

Hallo readers, it’s James here again to announce the release of another new manuscript written by the FEZ group! This one is something we’ve been working on for quite some time, and it’s also the result of a really exciting collaboration with Pia Merete Eriksen, a guest researcher […]

Group of the month: Ostracoda

Sometimes, work and home come together in ways you don’t expect. I decided to get into aquascaping this summer, growing underwater plants and keeping nutrient cycles alive and self-sustaining between the soil, the plants, and small invertebrates. In my research, I was surprised to come across a little […]

Group of the Month: Placozoa

They may look a bit like bacteria, but Placozoans are actually animals! These microscopic blobs might, in fact, be key to understanding our own deep evolutionary history, and how the diversity of other animals came to be. Although they were discovered way back in 1883, there are only […]

Writing a Review: Introducing Your Field

A few weeks ago, the FEZ group produced another new paper, this time in Evolutionary Applications, titled “Identifying and addressing methodology incongruence in phylogenetics: a review”. It’s actually the first review I’ve ever been involved in writing and was a big change from my usual research work. […]

Internships – an exciting opportunity for a hands-on way into science

The curriculum of academic studies is usually brimming with lectures, seminars and courses that aim at an efficient transfer of detailed knowledge. This is particularly true at the Bachelor level in Biology, that aims to provide a broad overview of many different disciplines in the field as the […]

Group of the month: Hydrozoa

This month at the blog, we wish to present Hydroza, which is a class found within phylum Cnidaria. This lesser-known taxa is perhaps more known than thought, as well-known species like Portuguese man-o-wars (Physalia physalis), the freshwater genus Hydra, fire coral (Milleporidae), and by-the-wind sailors (Velella velella). Also, […]

Spring fun for FEZ!

To celebrate the wave of sunny weather here in Oslo, members of the FEZ group decided to go on a sunny spring hike up Grefsenkollen together. At the top we were greeted by a fantastic view of Oslo and the fjord, great food from the Grefsenkollen restaurant, and […]