Essays about: "life-history research"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words life-history research.

  1. 1. INVESTIGATING THE COVARIANCE BETWEEN RAINFALL AND MALE ELEPHANT MOVEMENT - To Reduce Human-Elephant Conflict

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap; Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Sara Ros; [2023-06-22]
    Keywords : Loxodonta africana; Elephants; Botswana; Human-Elephant Conflict; HEC; HumanWildlife Conflict; HWC; Conservation; Musth; Bulls; Rainfall;

    Abstract : Human-wildlife conflict threatens the survival of a range of species, including the savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana). Villages bordering the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park in Botswana are among the most affected by human-elephant conflict, and it is crucial to identify contributing factors to develop mitigation strategies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Portraits of Participation : An interview study on the effects of social learning theory mechanisms on political participation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jakob Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social learning theory; social interactions; political socialization; political participation; voting; democracy; theory building; theory developing; mechanisms; Social inlärningsteori; sociala interaktioner; politisk socialisering; politiskt deltagande; röstning; demokrati; teoribyggande; mekanismer;

    Abstract : If democratic society is to avert the dire straits that may come from decreasing levels of political participation and civic engagement, all potential explanatory factors must be explored. The purpose of this paper is to i) elucidate how the modeling and self-efficacy mechanisms of social learning theory affect individuals’ decisions to participate politically or not, and ii) assess the applicability of the relatively unutilized social learning theory in studies on political socialization and participation, respectively. READ MORE

  4. 3. Is marriage everything? Understanding shame and culture through bridal kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Petricia Simone Veile Hansen; [2022]
    Keywords : bride kidnapping; shame-anxiety; victimisation; local; global; motherhood; ala Kachuu; Kyrgyzstan; life-history; qualitative research; ethnography; human rights.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : 'Can it ever be okay to kidnap a wife?’ This thesis combined fieldwork observations with narrative interviews from twenty-two kidnapped women from an ethnographic four- month research stay in Kyrgyzstan. From a starting point, the thesis took a normative framework, understanding that everyone has the right to equal rights. READ MORE

  5. 4. Friends with benefits? - Does gut microbiota of Spodoptera littoralis affect insecticide resistance and are there any costs of insecticide resistance development?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Sarah Heithausen; [2021]
    Keywords : insecticide resistance development; gut microbiota; gut symbiont-mediated resistance; trade-off effects; fitness costs; symbiosis; survival; life-history traits; fecundity;

    Abstract : The insect gut microbiota has many important functions for insects such as detoxification of host plant toxins. Recently there has been a growing interest on the effect of insect gut microbiota on insecticide resistance development. Insecticide resistance is a growing concern for food security and sustainable agriculture. READ MORE

  6. 5. Queer refugees in Sweden: responding to vulnerabilities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Mario Ribaric; [2021]
    Keywords : queer refugees; Sweden; risks for queer refugees; queer refugee vulnerability; responding to vulnerability; queer refugee agency; queer refugee intersectionality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Academic research on a global level and somewhat in Sweden has addressed the risks queer refugees face, uncovering vulnerabilities, their responses, and views on the agency. Though they left open questions about how much queer refugees can or can not respond to their vulnerabilities, how is this correlated to their agency, and what is the intersectionality of their experiences. READ MORE