Essays about: "flight initiation distance"

Found 2 essays containing the words flight initiation distance.

1. 1. Impact of Physical Object on Scaring of geese : with an agroecological approach towards the issue of geese as a pest in agriculture

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Elias Kvarnbäck; [2021]
   Keywords : geese; barnacle goose; greylag goose; large grazing birds; agroecological practices; flight initiation distance;

   Abstract : The interactions and conflicts between geese and agricultural interests have risen in the last decades in Sweden. A range of measures are used by humans to disturb and scare geese with the goal to counteract crop damage. The hypothesis of this master thesis is that proximity to physical objects taller than 70 cm above the ground, e.g. READ MORE

3. 2. Characterization of the ocelli of the migratory Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) in comparison to the non-migratory Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Author : Denis Vaduva; [2016]
   Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : The Bogong and Turnip moths are two species of the genus Agrotis, similar in size, but different in life style. The Bogong moth is a long distance migratory species endemic to Australia, whereas the Turnip moth has a wide spread in Africa, Europe and Asia where it is considered a pest. READ MORE