Essays about: "wild birds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words wild birds.

  1. 1. Smittskydd på småskaliga och medelstora kommersiella äggproducerande gårdar i Sverige : med fokus på aviär influensa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Karin Berggren; [2023]
    Keywords : aviär influensa; smittskydd; småskalig; värphöns; äggproduktion;

    Abstract : Högpatogen aviär influensa (HPAI) är en smittsam virussjukdom med hög dödlighet hos fåglar och med potential att infektera andra djur. De senaste säsongerna har stora utbrott skett i Europa bland fjäderfä och vilda fåglar. Enbart i Sverige dog och avlivades över 2,2 miljoner fjäderfä till följd av HPAI vintersäsongen 2020–2021. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wild boar feeding site effects on targeted and non-targeted species

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Emma Engvall; [2022]
    Keywords : artificial feeding; baiting; establishment; rooting; diversity; species richness;

    Abstract : Wild boar (Sus scrofa) is an ungulate species that is increasing in Europe and Sweden, and with that causing conflicts and problems in agriculture. Wild boar are omnivores and are often rooting in the ground to find food items. READ MORE

  4. 3. Analysis of behavioural changes of wildlife in urban environments:comparison of observable patterns amongst species groups

    University essay from

    Author : Natalia Rubio Mantilla; [2022]
    Keywords : urban areas; wildlife; behaviour; changes; mammals; birds;

    Abstract : Through a literature review I have carried out an analysis of wildlife behavioural changes in urban areas. The aim is to determine the behavioural changes that wild species have undergone. This study has been carried out for species belonging to the orders Carnivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia, Passeriformes, Falconiformes and Strigiformes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Domesticeringen av silverräv (Vulpes fulvus Desm) : en jämförelse mellan rödräv och silverräv i fångenskap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Mathilda Riegertzon; [2021]
    Keywords : silverräv; Vulpes fulvus Desm; domesticering; beteende; nutrition; fenotyp; miljö; människans påverkan; Vulpes vulpes;

    Abstract : Dmitry Belyayev was a geneticist who wanted to know why domesticated animals showed common traits in behaviour and appearance. Belyayev believed that these traits appeared when the animals were selected for tamability alone. READ MORE

  6. 5. Bumblebee resource dynamics : a review of foraging and nesting in the agricultural landscape

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anna Douhan Sundahl; [2020]
    Keywords : bumblebees; bumblebee population dynamics; bumblebee drivers; flower strips; competition with honeybees; foraging; nesting; hibernation;

    Abstract : 90 % of all plants on earth either benefits or entirely depends on pollination. There are pollinators among families of bees (Apidea), butterflies (Lepidoptera) and birds (Aves). Bees of genus Bombus spp., bumblebees, are especially important and provide pollination service for 80 % of the crops of Europe and many wild plant species. READ MORE