Essays about: "Pan Troglodytes"

Found 3 essays containing the words Pan Troglodytes.

1. 1. Gustatory responsiveness of West African Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) to seven substances tasting sweet to humans

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Desirée Sjöström; [2017]
   Keywords : chimpanzees; fructose; lactose; glucose; maltose; rebaudioside A; stevioside; sucrose; taste preference threshol;

   Abstract : Comparative studies of taste perception have found that primates may differ markedly in their sensitivity for substances perceived as sweet by humans. These findings raise questions about the reason that may underlie these differences in sweet-taste sensitivity between species. READ MORE

3. 2. Återintroduktion av schimpanser till det vilda

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

   Author : Caroline Hultqvist; [2014]
   Keywords : schimpanser; återintroduktion; viltliv; populationer; etologi; ; politik; resurser; djurresrvat; Pan Troglodytes; chimpanzee; re-introduction; wildlife; populations; ethology politics; resources; sanctuary; Pan Troglodytes;

   Abstract : Schimpanser (Pan troglodytes) är människoapor under ordningen primater. De lever i grupper om 15-60 individer och bor i stora revir. De finns i vilt tillstånd främst i centrala och östra Afrika. READ MORE

4. 3. Olfactory-Related Behaviors in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

   University essay from Zoologi

   Author : Lundholm Elina; [2011]
   Keywords : Olfaction; Behavior; Chimpanzee; Gender difference;

   Abstract : Primates have traditionally been considered having a poor sense of smell compared to other orders of mammals, like carnivores, due to reduced olfactory structures of the primate brain. This thought, however, is slowly changing. There are now a range of studies showing that primates do use their sense of smell, for example in chemical communication. READ MORE