Essays about: "predation risk"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 49 essays containing the words predation risk.

  1. 16. Population dynamics and management strategies of stray and free-ranging dogs in Bor, Serbia

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Lejla Skrijelj; [2019]
    Keywords : stray dogs; free-ranging dogs; Serbia; Bor;

    Abstract : Dogs are one of the most widespread carnivore and the third most invasive mammal, after cats and rodents. Stray dogs affect wildlife negatively by predation, disturbance, disease spreading, competition and hybridization with other wild canids. READ MORE

  3. 17. Effects of wolf predation risk on community weighted mean plant traits in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

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

    Author : Jone Lescinskaite; [2018]
    Keywords : red deer; wolf; bison; browsing; plant traits; landscape of fear;

    Abstract : It is still largely unknown what effect does wolf risk have on the lower trophic levels in Europe. In the last European lowland forest these interactions were explored with a main browser species – red deer (Cervus elaphus), and other four less common ungulate species, one of which is European bison (Bison bonasus). READ MORE

  4. 18. Oönskade beteenden hos katt : – prevalens och riskfaktorer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Beatrice Lindehag Oja; [2018]
    Keywords : Katt; oönskat beteende; aggressivitet; rumsrenhetsproblem; olämpligt klösbeteende; oro; riskfaktorer;

    Abstract : Katt (Felis silvestris catus) är ett vanligt och populärt sällskapsdjur världen över. Många djurägare upplever dock oönskade beteenden hos sina katter, det vill säga beteenden som är naturliga för katten, men uppfattas som problem av djurägaren. READ MORE

  5. 19. Risky places and risky times : vegetation cover and carnivore olfactory cues influence patch selection and antipredator behavior of African ungulates

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

    Author : Noé Müller-Rowold; [2017]
    Keywords : predation risk; African ungulates; savanna; visibility; scats; Hluhluwe-iMfolozi; patch selection; large carnivore; hunting modes; vigilance; group size;

    Abstract : Foraging behaviour and vigilance of African ungulates are considered to be influenced by their perception of predation risk. In this experiment, I tried to obtain a better understanding of the relative importance of spatial and temporal drivers of perceived predation risk for African ungulates of various sizes. READ MORE

  6. 20. Maternal body condition : effect on time of calving, offspring survival and body weight in reindeer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Caroline Korpinen; [2017]
    Keywords : reindeer; calf; mortality; weight; condition; nutrition; survival; predators;

    Abstract : The reindeer husbandry faces many challenges and one of the most crucial is the high calf mortality. As some reindeer herding districts have their calving grounds based in the forest, they are at high risk of losing a large number of the calves each season to brown bear predation as the bears also rely heavily on the forest as their natural habitat. READ MORE