Bengt Erik Höglund

Bengt Erik Höglund is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Natural Sciences, University of Agder. He holds a PhD from Uppsala University (2001) and has extensive postdoctoral experience (2001-2007) followed by a senior researcher role at the Technical University of Denmark (2007-2014). His research focuses on behavior neuroendocrinology in fish and crustaceans, emphasizing stress physiology, coping styles, and aquaculture welfare. He has coordinated courses in human physiology at UiA since 2005 and supervised four PhD students (2011, 2013) and two master’s students (1999, 2011).

His recent work explores chronic stress impacts on fish neuroendocrine profiles, environmental acidification effects, and cardiac morphological development in salmon. Key themes include stress resilience, environmental signaling, and behavioral adaptations to anthropogenic changes. Collaborative projects involve hydropower impacts, predator cue responses, and aquaculture system dynamics.

Notable contributions include studies on depression-like profiles in salmon, hydrogen sulphide dynamics in recirculating systems, and neuroendocrine indicators of allostatic load. He has participated in interdisciplinary initiatives like the Blekeprosjektet (2014–2017) and projects on hydropower-induced behavioral selection in salmon.