Essays about: "African elephant"
Showing result 26 - 29 of 29 essays containing the words African elephant.
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26. Olfactory discrimination performance and longterm odor memory in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolanAbstract : Behavioral evidence suggests that Asian elephants strongly rely on their sense of smell in a variety of contexts including foraging and social communication. Using a food-rewarded two-alternative operant conditioning procedure, three female Asian elephants were tested on their olfactory discrimination ability with 1-aliphatic alcohols, n-aldehydes, 2-ketones, n-carboxylic acids and with a set of twelve enantiomeric odor pairs. READ MORE
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27. Food preference in African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) and the impact of Bomas in the vicinity of and in Masai Mara National Reserve
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : In the Maasai Mara National Reserve the native people, the Maasai, have lived for a long time following their own traditions. Their traditional lifestyle is that of a nomadic people, leading their cattle to the best grazing. READ MORE
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28. Impact of bush fire on grazing behaviour of herbivores in Masai Mara
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Fire is commonly used in African savannas to remove long, dry, low-nutritious grass and generate fresh grass, both for livestock and wildlife. Since different herbivore species have different demands on amount and quality of biomass, bush fires might change the composition of the herbivore community. READ MORE
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29. How to stop the African elephant population from extermination; Causes, Achievements and Consequences
University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaperAbstract : Humans’ hunting for ivory has had a serious impact of the African elephant population. Ivory has throughout history been a symbol of manhood and status. As the market of ivory expanded to the rest of the world, the market demand for ivory became higher than what the elephants could manage to provide. READ MORE
