Essays about: "Carnivora"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Carnivora.

1. 1. Analysis of behavioural changes of wildlife in urban environments:comparison of observable patterns amongst species groups

   University essay from

   Author : Natalia Rubio Mantilla; [2022]
   Keywords : urban areas; wildlife; behaviour; changes; mammals; birds;

   Abstract : Through a literature review I have carried out an analysis of wildlife behavioural changes in urban areas. The aim is to determine the behavioural changes that wild species have undergone. This study has been carried out for species belonging to the orders Carnivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia, Passeriformes, Falconiformes and Strigiformes. READ MORE

3. 2. Study of the Taxonomy of Carnivores from the Eocene-Oligocene of the Quercy Area, France

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Paleobiologi

   Author : Julien van der Hoek; [2021]
   Keywords : Quercy; Carnivora; Amphicyonidae; Eocene; Oligocene; taxonomy;

   Abstract : The Quercy area of France is an important site for mammal palaeontology, yet 19th century collections of this area, such as the one in the Department of Palaeobiology, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, remain understudied due to not being well updated taxonomically and correlated stratigraphically. An updated taxonomy was created for the postcranial material of the collections, as well as the dental material originally identified to the amphicyonid genera Amphicyon, Haplocyon and Pseudocyon through study of morphological characteristics and measurements. READ MORE

4. 3. The Neurocranium of Anasinopa leakeyi (Hyaenodonta, Mammalia) – a First Insight into Teratodontine Brain Morphology

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Therese Flink; [2019]
   Keywords : Africa; Hyaenodonta; Miocene; neurocranium; palaeoneurology; Teratodontinae; Afrika; Hyaenodonta; Miocene; neurokranium; palaeoneurologi; Teratodontinae;

   Abstract : The Hyaenodonta include a wide variety of carnivorous mammals ranging in age from late Palaeocene to middle Miocene. Although they reached a nearly global distribution, little remains of them today. Many of the taxa are based only on teeth and jaw fragments. READ MORE

5. 4. Valpsjukevirus – ytterligare ett hot mot den biologiska mångfalden?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Cecilia Norstedt; [2019]
   Keywords : Valpsjukevirus; valpsjuka; viltmedicin; bevarandebiologi; biologisk mångfald;

   Abstract : De senaste 40 åren har man sett en drastisk minskning av den biologiska mångfalden och man beräknar att vilda djurpopulationer har minskat med 60 % sedan 1970. De största hoten mot den biologiska mångfalden anses vara förlust av habitat och överexploatering, men infektiösa sjukdomar finns listade bland de fem största hoten. READ MORE

6. 5. Frigående hundar (Canis familiaris) : är de ett hot mot vilda utrotningshotade arter?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Evelina Damm; [2017]
   Keywords : hund; frigående; Canis familiaris; utrotningshotade arter; konkurrans;

   Abstract : Hunden, Canis familiaris, är ett av människans många sällskapsdjur och tros vara det första djuret som domesticerades från anfadern vargen, Canis lupus, för flera tusen år sedan. Antal hundar i världen tros ligga runt 700 miljoner och finns på alla bebodda kontinenter. READ MORE