Essays about: "Cricket"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the word Cricket.

  1. 16. Towards a Zero Waste Vision using Insects – Urban Farming producing New Values in a Swedish Supermarket

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Josef Ingvarsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Insects; Entomophagy; Food Waste; Urban Farming;

    Abstract : The premise of the thesis is that current food systems are unsustainable. In fact, as the global population continues to rise, food systems are under greater strain to deliver quality output in a sustainable way. READ MORE

  3. 17. Nutritional value of some insects and their impact on post weaning diarrhoea caused by Escherichia coli

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

    Author : Therese Schönborg; [2017]
    Keywords : black soldier fly; house cricket; mealworm larvae; chitin; chitosan;

    Abstract : Insects like Black soldier fly (Hermetia Illucens), Mealworm larvae (Tenebrio Molitor) and House cricket (Acheta Domesticus) are of interest as possible sources of protein to be fed to monogastic animals like pigs and poultry, as they are all thought to have nutrient compositions similar to soybean- or fish meal. This is of interest as the demand for high quality protein is increasing in time with the growing world population. READ MORE

  4. 18. The influence of dopamine on personality in the Mediterranean field cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Kristoffer Lundgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Behavior; Cricket; Dopamine; Gryllus; Personality; Ropinirole;

    Abstract : For some behavior there are consistent differences between individuals within a population, which is called animal personality. Across species, ranging from insects to mammals, personality has been described along behavioral gradients like activity, exploration, boldness and aggression. READ MORE

  5. 19. The effect of agricultural land-use on bush-cricket and grasshopper diversity

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Filippa Holmér; [2017]
    Keywords : Orthoptera; grasshopper; bush-cricket; land use; land cover; agriculture; fragmentation;

    Abstract : The amount of habitat suitable for grasshoppers and crickets has decreased due to the human expansion and use of the Swedish agricultural landscape. This literature study covers the effect on grasshopper – and cricket diversity from different features on grassy field islands and the surrounding agricultural landscape. READ MORE

  6. 20. Effects of serotonin on personality in field crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Simon Björklund Aksoy; [2017]
    Keywords : Activity; Aggression; Boldness; Exploration; Fluoxetin; Gryllus bimaculatus; Personality; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors;

    Abstract : Animal personality can be defined as a set of physiological and behavioral characteristics that differ between individuals, but are consistent over time and across situations. The evolution of individual differences in behavior that are consistent over time and situations is still not clear. READ MORE