Essays about: "South African fur seals"
Found 4 essays containing the words South African fur seals.
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1. Träning av sydafrikansk pälssäl och afrikansk stäppelefant på djurpark - skillnader och likheter
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Training of zoo animals started when the first zoo opened in 1752. The difference between then and now is that from the beginning the zookeepers did not focus so much on animal welfare. Nowadays animal welfare is the most important thing in the training. READ MORE
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2. Olfactory discrimination ability of South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) for enantiomers
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolanAbstract : The sense of smell in marine mammals is traditionally thought to be poor. However, increasing evidence suggests that pinnipeds may use their sense of smell in a variety of behavioral contexts including communication, foraging, food selection, and reproduction. READ MORE
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3. Olfactory discrimination performance and longterm odor memory in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolanAbstract : Behavioral evidence suggests that Asian elephants strongly rely on their sense of smell in a variety of contexts including foraging and social communication. Using a food-rewarded two-alternative operant conditioning procedure, three female Asian elephants were tested on their olfactory discrimination ability with 1-aliphatic alcohols, n-aldehydes, 2-ketones, n-carboxylic acids and with a set of twelve enantiomeric odor pairs. READ MORE
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4. Olfactory discrimination of aliphatic 2-ketones and 1-alcohols in South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus)
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : Odor discrimination ability was tested in four female South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) using a food-rewarded two-choice instrumental conditioning paradigm. The seals’ ability to distinguish between members of homologous series of aliphatic ketones (2-butanone to 2-heptanone) and alcohols (1-butanol to 1-heptanol) was assessed. READ MORE
