Essays about: "Heidi Rautiainen"

Found 2 essays containing the words Heidi Rautiainen.

  1. 1. Nutritional ecology of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) and fallow deer (Dama dama L.) : a case study of the browser - grazer dichotomy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Heidi Rautiainen; [2017]
    Keywords : nutritional ecology; rumen contents; forage selection; deer; Capreolus capreolus; Dama dama;

    Abstract : Nutritional ecology implies the nutritional links between an animal and its environment. On an evolutionary time scale competition for food drives species formation by genetic adaptations to the environment and subsequent niche separation of species. READ MORE

  3. 2. Foraging and anti-predation behavior of Thomson’s gazelles (Gazella thomsoni) and Grant’s gazelles (Gazella granti) at a waterhole

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Heidi Rautiainen; [2014]
    Keywords : betesbeteende; antipredationsbeteende; thomson s gasell; grant s gasell; gasell; foraging behavior; anti-predation behavior; gazelle;

    Abstract : Prey species make behavioral decisions to reduce the perceived risk of predation and the time spent vulnerable to predation. Behavioral responses to predators are for example selection of specific habitat types and the presence of predators influence individual vigilance. READ MORE