Essays about: "Fecundity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the word Fecundity.

  1. 16. Interactions between the rust fungus, Puccinia paludosa, and the alternate host Pedicularis palustris : A field study in the archipelago of Skeppsvik, northern Sweden

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

    Author : Sarah Lundgren; [2014]
    Keywords : Rust fungi; Alternate host; Dispersal ability; Fitness effects; Aecidospores;

    Abstract : Plant-pathogen interactions are of interest due to their impact on our economy, social welfare and not to mention, our environment. One important group of pathogens are the rust fungi, many which require two host plants to survive. READ MORE

  3. 17. Renens parasiter och deras effekter på rennäringen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jessika Fahlander; [2014]
    Keywords : renar; rennäring; parasit; prevalens; insekt; nematod; reindeer; reindeer husbandry; parasite; prevalence; insect; nematode;

    Abstract : Renen har genom tiderna varit ett bytesdjur, arbetsdjur och produktionsdjur. Dagens renskötsel är inriktad på köttproduktion med sekundära inkomster från pälsar och hantverk. Rennäringen drabbas årligen av ekonomiska förluster till följd av snöskred, laviner, trafikolyckor och rovdjur. READ MORE

  4. 18. Genes involved in ovulation rate and litter size in sheep

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Towe Jansson; [2014]
    Keywords : Genes; sheep; fecundity; ovulation rate; litter size;

    Abstract : Fertilitetsegenskaper har ofta låga arvbarheter och selektion baserat på fenotyp är ofta ineffektiv och långsam. För att förbättra fertilitetsegenskaper som ovulationsmängd och kullstorlek hos får är det effektivast att selektera avelsdjur utefter deras genotyp. READ MORE

  5. 19. Spatiotemporal competition patterns of Swedish roe deer and wild boar during the fawning season

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Staffan Melberg; [2012]
    Keywords : Sus scrofa; Capreolus capreolus; interspecific competition; predation; spatiotemporal;

    Abstract : Abstract This study was performed on Bogesund research area, Sweden, in order to determine whether wild boar (Sus scrofa) predates on fawns of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and if the spatial and temporal patterns of roe deer are related to wild boar activity. A behav-ioural response is beneficial for many organisms when they are exposed to interspecific competition. READ MORE

  6. 20. Analysis of the biological role of prion-related Shadoo protein on early mouse embryogenesis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Kadambari Chachondia; [2012]
    Keywords : Prion-family; Shadoo; Transgenesis; Mouse; Embryogenesis;

    Abstract : The prion family comprises of Prion, Shadoo and Doppel proteins, encoded by Prnp, Sprn and Prnd, respectively.Expression pattern of these genes in early mouse embryogenesis was investigated using RT-PCR experiments on FVB/N mice embryosand by in situ hybridization (HIS) at 3 early developmental stages. READ MORE