Essays about: "Pigeons"

Found 5 essays containing the word Pigeons.

  1. 1. Pigeon Tales : An Exploration of Humanimal Entanglement in Urban Spaces

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Anna Hoekman; [2023]
    Keywords : Pigeons; humanimal relations; animal rights; posthumanism; companion species; historical ecology;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of the humanimal entanglements between humans and pigeons in the urban setting. It traces human-pigeon histories from pigeons’ domestication forward to the contemporary conceptions of pigeons as a pest animal. READ MORE

  3. 2. Health-hazardous Fungi in Feces from Feral Pigeons

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Elin Hermann; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The spread of pathogens by animals is a global issue that poses a significant threat to human health. The feral pigeon (Columba livia forma domestica) lives in cities near humans, where it nests, eats, and litters. READ MORE

  4. 3. Soldiers, pigeons and shooting stars: Evaluating the profitability of candlestick charting on the Stockholm Stock Exchange

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Filip Demitz-Helin; Alexander Mahdi; [2016]
    Keywords : Candlestick Charting; Technical Analysis; Trading Rules; Return Predictability; Market Efficiency;

    Abstract : This study provides a systematic evaluation of the profitability of candlestick charting, the oldest known form of technical analysis, on a sample of 72 stocks listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange over the period 2000-2015. In contrast to recent studies on Chinese, Taiwanese and US data, we find that the majority of candlesticks generate raw returns that are only moderately positive and not statistically significant after accounting for transaction costs of 0. READ MORE

  5. 4. Operant conditioning in a self controlling test with a reinforcement delay in Pygmy Hippos (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Laila Nauman; [2010]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The curiosity whether or not animals have the characteristics of long term planning skills is fairly new. Some researchers agree that certain species have a form of episodic-like memory, in the terms of where, when and what. READ MORE

  6. 5. Infectious bronchitis virus and infectious bursal disease virus : a study performed at Universidad Nacional of Costa Rica

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Microbiology

    Author : Johanna Lindahl; [2004]
    Keywords : Costa Rica; poultry; gumboro; infectious bronchitis virus; IBV; infectious bursal disease virus; IBDV; Universidad Nacional; avian medicine; avian virology;

    Abstract : Infectious Bronchitis and Infectious Bursal Disease, also called Gumboro Disease, are two important poultry diseases, causing serious illness in chickens and major production losses. In Costa Rica, as in many other developing countries, poultry production is an important industry and their products are important parts of every day food supply. READ MORE