Essays about: "predation risk"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words predation risk.
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1. Hur nederbörd kan inverka på aktivitetsmönster och boskapspredation hos lejon (Panthera leo)
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : African lions (Panthera Leo) are classified as vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation. The presence of predators as lion, is crucial for a functioning ecosystem worldwide, which makes the decline a serious problem. Wildlife conflicts between people and lions are a major threat for the lion population. READ MORE
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2. Brain morphology and behavioural variation in relation to habitat and predation risk in minnows (Phoxinus phoxinus)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Limnologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : So far, research on inter- and intraspecific teleost brain plasticity across different freshwater environments has been widely conducted. However, insights of brain morphological variation on social and predator avoidance behaviours are lacking. READ MORE
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3. Effects of diversified cropping on arthropod communities
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Även intensiva moderna jordbruk är beroende av ekosystemtjänster som organismer bidrar med såsom biologisk bekämpning av skadedjur. Effekten av biodiversitet på ekosystemprocesser förklaras inte i tillräcklig grad av taxonomisk mångfald, utan beror snarare på mångfalden av funktionella egenskaper bland arterna. READ MORE
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4. Domestic cats’ effect on urban wildlife : using citizen science and camera traps
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Europe has transformed from areas dominated by agricultural and rural to gradually becoming urban communities. With the development in urban and suburban areas, more non-native species have increased, especially domestic species, about 25% of all Swedish households obtain one or more cats. READ MORE
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5. Behavioural Responses of Ungulates to Sound Systems : can simulated risk influence behaviour?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Increasing ungulate densities all over Europe are intensifying the ongoing human-wildlife conflict, embodied by mainly economical losses through damages in forestry and agriculture. Given the current circumstances, farmers and forest owners prefer a decrease in ungulate numbers through direct population control, whereas other stakeholders, such as hunters, wildlife watchers or photographers, prefer higher wildlife numbers. READ MORE