Essays about: "antler"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word antler.

  1. 1. Sharing space with a larger relative : examining interspecific effects of fallow deer on roe deer performance

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : John-Christophe Hessler Frelinckx; [2023]
    Keywords : roe deer; fallow deer; interspecific competition; population densities;

    Abstract : Interspecific competition of some form is a part of life for most species across the world. For some species it can be part of their evolutionary history over many thousands of years, while for others it is a more recent experience, as is the case of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and fallow deer (Dama dama), in Scandinavia. READ MORE

  3. 2. En arkeologi av det animistiska : Om den mesolitiska ornamentiken i Östersjöområdet

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur

    Author : Erik Solfeldt; [2021]
    Keywords : Mesolithic portable art; new animism; animacy; relational ontology; hylomorphism; rhizome theory; meshwork; rhizomatic chaîne opératoire; bone; antler; amber; Mesolitisk portabel konst; ny-animism; animism; relationell ontologi; hylemorfism; rhizomteori; meshwork; rhizomatisk chaîne opératoire; ben; horn; bärnsten;

    Abstract : This thesis is focused on the material known as the Mesolithic portable art. Earlier research have interpreted the material as representative art relating to ideology, mythology, prestige, ritual practices,and tribalism. Such interpretations are based on theoretical frameworks that build on hylomorphism and Cartesian metaphysics. READ MORE

  4. 3. Leverförfettning – förekomst hos älg i norra Sverige

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

    Author : Emma Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : älg; alces alces; leverförfettning; metabolism; reproduktion; hepatit;

    Abstract : Leverförfettning är ett syndrom som kan orsakas av flera olika faktorer och är vanligast beskrivet hos mjölkkor kring kalvning, men även hos andra domesticerade djur. Leverför-fettning innebär att ett ökat antal lipider ackumuleras i levern på grund av bristande förmåga hos levern att oxidera lipiderna eller att utsöndra dem. READ MORE

  5. 4. Impact of southern Baltic sea-level changes on landscape development in the Verkeån River valley at Haväng, southern Sweden, during the early and mid Holocene

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Anette Nilsson Brunlid; [2018]
    Keywords : sea-level change; Littorina Sea; Baltic Sea; Ancylus Lake; environmental reconstruction; Holocene; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the Hanö bay off the coast at Haväng in SE Scania, southern Sweden, a submerged and well-preserved Mesolithic landscape is found, including remains of trees, river and lagoon sediments, and archaeological artefacts such as an antler pick axe and stationary fishing constructions. The landscape was formed during the Yoldia Sea (11,700-10,800 cal BP) and Initial Littorina Sea (9800-8500) low-water phases of the Baltic Basin. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sexual selection and extinction in deer

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Saloume Bazyan; [2013]
    Keywords : Sexual selection; Extinction; Cervidae; Size dimorphism; mating system;

    Abstract : By performing a comparative analysis and using phylogenetic relationships of the Cervidaefamily this study aimed to address whether or not sexual selection may play a role in the extinctionof species by making species more vulnerable to extinction. The role of sexual selection in makingspecies more vulnerable to extinction is largely unexplored, and several factors such as ecologicaland life history traits may increase the risk of extinction. READ MORE