Essays about: "body-length at age"

Found 3 essays containing the words body-length at age.

1. 1. Effects of global warming on Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) in the Baltic Sea : does the growth response to increased temperatures differ along a latitudinal gradient?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

   Author : Mattias Grunander; [2018]
   Keywords : body-length at age; growth; size dependent growth; Perca fluviatilis; climate change; temperature; Baltic Sea; latitude;

   Abstract : Anthropogenically caused climate change, i.e. global warming, is anticipated to affect all living organisms. Particularly ectotherms are predicted to show strong responses to the increased warming, as their body temperature closely tracks ambient temperatures and because body temperature profoundly affects many physiological functions e. READ MORE

3. 2. Increasing the knowledge of Bali cattle management - the key to maintain genetic variation and improve animal welfare

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

   Author : Ann Eriksson; [2015]
   Keywords : Bali cattle; Indonesia; phenotypic description; breeding management; white spotted cattle; white spotts; inbreeding; breeding; minor field study;

   Abstract : In Indonesia half of the 4.5 million households that keep livestock are small scale farmers. The most important cattle breed for these farmers is the Bali cattle, which is a dual purpose animal that is well adapted to demanding conditions. READ MORE

4. 3. Size, temporal and spatial dynamics of a natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) population in Scania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Author : Kirsten Persson; [2012]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Abstract The breeding season of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita Laurenti 1768), a „prolonged breeder“, lasts up to three months in southern Sweden. However, not all reproducing individuals are present at the breeding sites during the full time span. READ MORE