Essays about: "Crypsis"

Found 2 essays containing the word Crypsis.

  1. 1. A comparative study of the mosses Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum and P. bimum : Investigating morphological characters, habitat, and distribution across northern Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Isabell Sjölander; [2023]
    Keywords : Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum; Ptychostomum bimum; Crypsis; Leaf decurrency; northern Sweden;

    Abstract : The mosses Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum and P. bimum (syn: Bryum, Bryophyta) are difficult to distinguish from each other, as they appear morphologically identical besides their difference in sexual condition. Because of their similarities, some researchers treat both as P. pseudotriquetrum, while others treat them as two distinct species. READ MORE

  3. 2. Snow cover related camouflage mismatch decreases survival

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

    Author : Pieter Otte; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; snow cover; seasonal colour coat; crypsis; mismatch; camera trap; survival analysis;

    Abstract : Climate change is expected to decrease winter severity at high latitudes, resulting in reduced days of snow cover. Several mammalian and avian species in the northern hemisphere express a seasonal colour coat (SCC) making them white in winter periods and brown or dark in summer. READ MORE