Essays about: "Amazonian"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the word Amazonian.

  1. 16. Inheritance patterns of mitochondrial DNA in Drosophila paulistorum: substantial paternal transmission and the possible role of mitochondria in speciation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi

    Author : Jonathan Haars; [2019]
    Keywords : Drosophila Paulistorum; speciation; mitochondria; paternal transmission; paternal leakage; mtDNA; inheritance; hybridization;

    Abstract : Direct studies of speciation are possible in the superspecies complex of Drosophila paulistorum, which consists of six different semispecies undergoing incipient speciation. Strict maternal inheritance of mitochondria is the most common pattern of mitochondrial inheritance in animals. READ MORE

  3. 17. Evaluation of pixel based and object based classification methods for land cover mapping with high spatial resolution satellite imagery, in the Amazonas, Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Linnea Jonsson; [2015]
    Keywords : support vector machine; maximum likelihood; SPOT-5; classification; geography; physical geography; RBF-kernel; OBIA; multiresolution segmentation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the state of Acre, Brazil, there is ongoing land use change, where inhabitants of this part of the Amazonian rainforest practice shifting agriculture. Practicing this type of agriculture is, according to the SKY Rainforest Rescue organization, damaging to forest ecosystems. READ MORE

  4. 18. From Demonic Agency to Divine Presence: A Study of Human-Entity Relations at an Ayahuasca Treatment Centre

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Christoffer Stuveback; [2015]
    Keywords : anthropology of religion; Ayahuasca; Peru; Amazon; demons; human-spirit relations; religious syncretism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present thesis is a qualitative exploration of a group of patients’ experiences of going through an ayahuasca treatment as well as the human-entity relations they come to be constitutive of during the treatment. The ingestion of ayahuasca allows the drinker to enter a non-ordinary reality which opens up the possibility of having encounters with demons, spirits, angels, saints, animals and God, as perceived by informants. READ MORE

  5. 19. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in equids from three municipalities in Pará, Brazil

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emma Norlander; [2014]
    Keywords : Toxoplasma gondii; Neospora; horse; donkey; mule; Brazil; Pará;

    Abstract : This study presents a survey of the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. in equids in three municipalities in Pará, a Brazilian state with the Amazonian rainforest and the Amazon River as dominating features. Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. READ MORE

  6. 20. Remote sensing of deforestation along the Trans-Amazonian Highway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Johan Westin; [2014]
    Keywords : Trans-Amazonian highway; remote sensing; deforestation; Amazon rainforest; BR230; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Deforestation is one of the biggest environmental challenges today. Especially severe has the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest been where at least 20% has been cleared the last 40 years. READ MORE