Essays about: "feeding apparatus"

Found 4 essays containing the words feeding apparatus.

  1. 1. Subjektiva metoder för detektion och gradering av hälta hos mjölkkor

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

    Author : Jenny Carlander; [2018]
    Keywords : hälta; bedömning; prevalens; mjölkkor;

    Abstract : Hälta hos mjölkkor är ett omfattande djurvälfärdsproblem. Smärta från kons rörelseapparat orsakar problem genom att begränsa rörligheten vilket leder till kortare ättid och mindre tydligt brunstbeteende. Hälta är det tredje största orsaken till produktionsförluster efter fertilitetsproblem och mastit. READ MORE

  3. 2. Adaptive trait utility in the feeding apparatus of European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) : Relationships between feeding morphology and maximum and minimum prey size in the diet of whitefish

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

    Author : Emma Andersson; [2015]
    Keywords : trait utility; gill rakers; adaptive radiation; morphological adaptation; feeding niche;

    Abstract : Whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) populations diverge into morphs that differ in body size along a benthic-limnetic axis and throughout the depth of the water column. This process is assumedly initiated by the presence of northern pike (Esox lucius) and is followed by morphological adaptations to available food resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. The influence of eutrophic conditions on the activity of the suspension-feeding barnacle Semibalanus balanoides

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Theresa Kunzel; [2008]
    Keywords : Eutrophication; Semibalanus balanoides; cirripedia; pumping activity; suspension-feeder;

    Abstract : Eutrophication is a current problem on coastal lines worldwide. Cirripedia like the northern acorn barnacle Semibalanus balanoides actively help to prevent high amounts of plankton in the coastal zones by filtering plankton out of the surrounding water. READ MORE

  5. 4. Lower Ordovician conodonts from Köpings klint, central Öland, and the feeding apparatuses of Oistodus lanceolatus Pander and Acodus deltatus Lindström

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas B. Ahnesjö; [1998]
    Keywords : Conodonts; Lower Ordovician; Tremadoc; Arenig; biostratigraphy; Öland; Sweden; feeding apparatus; Acodus deltatus; Oistodus lanceolatus; provincialism; facies indicators; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Köpings klint is located on Öland, SE Sweden and expose a sequence of Lower Ordovician rocks from the boundary between the Tremadoc and the Arenig. The strata are correlated with the Paltodus deltifer, the Paroistodus proteus and the Oepikodus evae conodont Zones. READ MORE