Essays about: "Dinosaurs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word Dinosaurs.
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1. Simulating Wildlife Experiences: A History of Natural History in the BBC
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : This study places the BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) in the context of the history of wildlife filmmaking in the BBC, which began in the 1950’s. Despite Walking with Dinosaurs’s use of digital animation, as opposed to mechanical objectivity, a comparison of the intentions and epistemic notions of the creators of the program to those of their predecessors reveals a historical continuity in epistemic values, as well as in ideas regarding what positions natural history programs should hold in the circulation of knowledge between the scientific community, television, journalists, and the public. READ MORE
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2. An Analysis of Growth and Aging in a Tyrannosaurus rex through Histology and Synchrotron Micro-Tomography
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Size comparisons, skeletochronological, and palaeohistological studies have been major contributors in the past decades to expand our knowledge on how dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, lived and grew. Historically, size comparisons have been used to establish a relative order of age, and thin sections have been used to study the palaeohistology and skeletochronology, as well as establish growth curves, to construct more quantifiable age determinants. READ MORE
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3. Det sjätte massutdöendet : hinner vi lära oss leva ansvarsfullt innan Big Six inträffar?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Människans påverkan på naturen har fått stora konsekvenser, direkt i form av jakt, fiske och skogsavverkning för jordbruk, och indirekt genom global uppvärmning pga. växthusgaser. Biotoper för vilda djur minskar, vilket leder till minskning av den biologiska mångfalden. READ MORE
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4. Can dinosaurs generate unicorns? : -A corporate approach for early stage idea validation
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : Companies are always trying to increase their sales and revenue, but nowadays due to technology advancement, competence and the fast moving economy this task becomes more difficult as time goes by. This is where innovation walks in, to find new ways to add value to customers, increasing profit and even find new potential markets. READ MORE
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5. Study of a Sauropod Dinosaur Vertebra Found in the Kimmeridgian of Cricqueboeuf (Normandy, France)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : In 1999 a Kimmeridgian age vertebra of a sauropod dinosaur was discovered directly in a layer of clays from Cricqueboeuf in Normandy, France. The vertebra is now located at the Paleospace museum and was part of an inventory in 2015 as well as the subject of this Master thesis. READ MORE
