Essays about: "Wolves canis lupus"

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1. 1. Body weight, body condition and structural size of Scandinavian wolves

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : My Strömgren; [2023]
   Keywords : age; Canis lupus; food availability; inbreeding; natal territory; season; sex; wolf density;

   Abstract : Large carnivours are suffering from population declines all over the world, but many have also recolonized parts of their previous habitats. However, recovery by these species is usually slow and challenging. READ MORE

3. 2. Detecting structural variants in the DNA of the inbred Scandinavian wolf

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Lars Huson; [2023]
   Keywords : animal; animal population; bioinformatics; biological sciences; biology; Canis lupus; CNV; conservation genetics; conservation genomics; copy-number variation; DNA; endangered population; endangered species; evolution; evolutionary biology; extinction; genetic diversity; genetics; genetic variation; genomes; genomics; grey wolf; inbreeding; inbreeding depression; indel; mutation; pedigree; population genetics; population genomics; Scandinavia; smoove; snakemake; structural variant; SV; wolf; wolves;

   Abstract : Only 40 years ago, just three individuals made the journey from Finland/Russia to found the current wolf population in the southwest of Sweden. This population, that to this date descends from less than 10 founders, has a substantial increased extinction risk due to inbreeding. READ MORE

4. 3. Rörelsemönster hos varg i Skandinavien

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Julia Björk; [2022]
   Keywords : beteende; Canis lupus; distans per dygn; ekosystem; inavel; populationstäthet; social status; säsong;

   Abstract : Predators have an important role in ecosystems due to their regulating effect on lower trophic levels, but their presence provokes a lot of different opinions and a great deal of interest about their behaviors and movements. It has been observed that predators’ movement patterns and activity patterns can be affected by e.g., human impact (e. READ MORE

5. 4. Behavioural responses of wolves (Canis lupus) and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) to the odour of mammalian blood and to a blood odour component

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

   Author : Shannon Stubbs; [2019]
   Keywords : olfaction; dog; wolf; domestication; blood; blood odour component; enrichment; olfactory behaviour. behavioural responses;

   Abstract : Domestication is accompanied by marked changes in the phenotype of the domesticated form of a species relative to its wild ancestor. The domestic dog and its wild ancestor, the wolf, are a widely used model system to study the effects of domestication on cognition and behaviour. READ MORE

6. 5. Have wolves (Canis lupus) finally scared moose (Alces alces) in Sweden?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Mark Jamieson; [2018]
   Keywords : landscapes of fear; predator-prey interactions; habitat selection; resource selection functions; ecology;

   Abstract : Carnivores are coming back to Europe and the repercussions of their return on prey species is not fully understood. Research from North American studies suggests predators can indirectly affect how ungulates will select their habitat which can result in a change in vegetation growth as browsing pressure is relaxed in risky areas. READ MORE