Essays about: "mating behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words mating behaviour.

  1. 1. Differences in velocity between the sexes and stages of courtship in a dance fly

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Filip Myllyaho; [2022-02-17]
    Keywords : Dansfluga; Hilara maura; höghastighetskamera; partner-val; Dance fly; Hilara maura; high-speed camera; mate choice;

    Abstract : Dance flies (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae) are famous for their elaborate mating behaviour, which can be broken down to three distinct stages in adults: hunting, swarming, and mating. In many species, males hunt for prey that they present as nuptial gifts to recipient females in swarms, after which the pair will copulate in the air or after landing on nearby vegetation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigation of sex-based differences in responses to artificial light of the greater waxmoth (Galleria mellonella)

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Prasoon Singh; [2021]
    Keywords : Light pollution; Galleria mellonella; warm-white light; moths behaviour; attraction;

    Abstract : Artificial light at night (ALAN) is becoming a greater threat to nocturnal species. Aside from the overall increase in light output, replacing outdated monochromatic street lighting with light-emitting diode (LED) lights with a broad emission spectrum could raise this issue more. READ MORE

  4. 3. Context dependent variation in aggression and mating behaviour in the pygmy halfbeak (Dermogenys collettei) : a study of wild population

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Piotr Michalak; [2021]
    Keywords : aggression; animal behaviour; ecology; environment; group size; halfbeak; mating; OSR;

    Abstract : To understand animal behaviour, it is important to consider the environment in which it occurs. The environment, consisting of both abiotic factors and social context, is usually highly variable and leads to variation in individual’s and group’s behaviour. READ MORE

  5. 4. European perch (Perca fluviatilis) as a possible predator of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Baltic Sea

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Mari-Helen Westlund; [2020]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; invasive species; Round goby; Perch; prey-predator interaction;

    Abstract : Invasive species is a global issue with a strong link to reduced biodiversity and large economic costs. The invasive fish species round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is one of the species that are spreading in the Baltic Sea area most rapidly, and risk causing major issues. READ MORE

  6. 5. Vilket val av habitat gör älgen under brunsten?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Mikaela Casselgård; Simon Palmér; [2019]
    Keywords : Alces alces; tjurar; rörelsemönster; Sverige;

    Abstract : Älgen, Alces alces L., har länge varit en omdebatterad art inom skogsbruket och infrastrukturen. Under höst och vinter infaller de flesta trafikolyckor då älg är inblandad och är alltså den tid på året då större försiktighet på vägarna bör beaktas. READ MORE