Essays about: "Egg"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 239 essays containing the word Egg.

  1. 1. BSF-colony management efficiency at a large scale fly larvae composting company in Kenya – A field study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Hilda Anderberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Black soldier fly composting; BSF-colony; industrial scale; parasitic wasps; Amerikansk vapenfluga; fluglarvskompostering; storskaligt; parasitsteklar;

    Abstract : The majority of organic waste globally is either dumped or placed on landfills, which can result in spreading of disease and pests, methane gas emissions, the deterioration of landscapes and odour pollution. One of the solutions to poor organic waste management is to create value from waste. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluation of River Restoration Measures: Interstitial Habitat Variables and Salmon Hatching Rates as Indicators of Success

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Limnologi

    Author : Jonas Emanuelsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : River ecosystems are some of the most complex ecosystems on Earth, characterized by a highly heterogenous environment which is able to sustain a disproportionally high level of biodiversity in relation to the area of which they occupy. However, anthropogenic activities are encroaching on the highly diverse riverine landscape, threatening freshwater biodiversity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rising Temperatures and the Damselfly Shrinkage

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Ernie Hacko Haglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Damselfly; Body; Size; Body Size; Temperature; Reproduction; Eggs; Egg; Egg Count; Flicksländor; Kropp; Storlek; Kroppsstorlek; Temperatur; Reproduktion; Ägg; Äggräkning; Antal Ägg;

    Abstract : Body size governs how temperature affects an organism. As temperature vary on different geographical scales, it mediates activity based on size. READ MORE

  5. 4. Egg-laying and nesting behavior of common eider at Stora Karlsö

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anna Olsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : The population of common eider (Somateria mollissima) has suffered a dramatic decline in several breeding locations since the 1990s. Predation is described as one of the main reasons, along with other suggested explanations such as food shortage, environmental pollutants, and thiamine shortage. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can spawning site temperature regimes cause spawning time divergence in sympatric whitefish ecotypes? : Comparison of two hypotheses

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

    Author : Joni Riihimaa; [2023]
    Keywords : Coregonus lavaretus; Hatching time; Spawning habitat; Spawning time; Temperature dependence;

    Abstract : The spawning time differs between sympatric ecotypes of lake-dwelling whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) and this temporal divergence can be linked to the type of spawning habitat used (i.e., streams, littoral or profundal). READ MORE