Essays about: "Lake Tanganyika"

Found 3 essays containing the words Lake Tanganyika.

  1. 1. Spatial patterns in animal territoriality : competitive behaviour in a shell dwelling cichlid

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Samuel Malm; Ida Nordstrand; [2023]
    Keywords : Behavioural ecology; Edge effect; Neolamprologus Multifasciatus; Predation; Territoriality; Territory maintenance;

    Abstract : Sociality among animals is a common phenomenon which has both costs and benefits. More and more studies are published that uses shell dwelling cichlids as a proxy for other taxa because of their convenience when studying, unique evolution and large variety in species. READ MORE

  3. 2. Testing the Dear Enemy Hypothesis in a group-living cichlid fish : Dear Enemy relationships in Neolamprologus multifasciatus in Lake Tanganyika

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

    Author : Robin Olofsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Neolamprologus multifasciatus; dear enemy effect; territorial behavior; neighbor recognition; dominant male.;

    Abstract : The dear enemy effect is a widespread behavioral phenomenon that promotes selective pacifism in order to minimize costs of territorial defense. The dear enemy hypothesis predicts heightened aggression towards unfamiliar conspecifics compared to familiar neighbors where territorial boundaries are established. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction - Assessing barriers and opportunities to integrate risk information into communal development planning in Burundi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Katharina Oschmann; Marie Lachenmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Central East Africa; Build Back Better; Bujumbura; Burundi; CCA; Climate Change Adaptation; Integration; Development Gains; Development and Spatial Planning; Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Great Lakes Region; Institutional Barriers; Lake Tanganyika; Land-use planning; LDC; LUP; Mainstreaming; Mitigation; PPP; Preparedness; Prevention; Recovery; Resilience; Risk Governance; Risk Information; Risk-Based; Risk-Informed; Risk-Sensitive; Sendai Framework; Sustainable Development; Urban planning; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Natural hazards cannot be avoided, but their damage to what human beings value, such as life, health, and property, can be limited. Climate change will increase extreme weather events and overall disaster risk, which will particularly affect Least Developed Countries. READ MORE