Essays about: "foraging"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 217 essays containing the word foraging.

1. 16. The perfect wing, The perfect trade-off? : What implements the main selection pressure on wing morphology?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Emme MacDonald; [2023]
   Keywords : Bird; wing morphology; migration; habitat; aspect ratio; wing loading;

   Abstract : Selection pressure is a constant force in evolution, pushing birds and their wings towards an optimal shape and structure, were increasing performance, and minimizing the costs is central. But even though the science of aerodynamics can provide calculations of the optimal construction for the wing in different situations this rarely directly correspond to what is observed in nature. READ MORE

3. 17. Påverkan på hägnutnyttjande och födosöksbeteenden av samgång mellan afrikansk savannelefant (Loxodonta africana) och rothschildgiraff (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) på Borås djurpark

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Moa Eriksson Kukkonen; [2022]
   Keywords : afrikansk savannelefant; rothschildgiraff; hägnutnyttjande; födosöksbeteende; sociala interaktioner; samgång; djurpark;

   Abstract : This study was conducted at Borås Zoo to investigate the effect on enclosure use, foraging behaviours and social interactions of keeping african savannah elephant (Loxodonta Africana) and rothschild’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) together in the Savannah enclosure. The two species were observed in three different scenarios: 1) Elephants in the Savannah enclosure without the presence of giraffes, 2) Giraffes in the Savannah enclosure without the presence of elephants, and 3) Elephants and giraffes together in the Savannah enclosure. READ MORE

4. 18. Collecting the Environment : A Cultural and Aesthetic Historical Analysis of Mushroom Collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the Present

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Nicole Miller; [2022]
   Keywords : Collecting; Mushrooms; Aesthetics; Environment; History; Sweden; Exhibitions; Natural History; Visual Culture; Fungi; Phenomenology; Ethnomycology; Mycorrhizal Metaphor; Mushroom Time; Collecting the Environment; Nature; Mushroom picking; foraging; aesthetic experience; Svampar; Natur; Sverige; Svamputställningar; visuell kultur;

   Abstract : The aim of this project is to investigate a cultural history of mushroom collecting in Sweden from the 19th century to the present with a focus on connections between aesthetics and the environment.  Collecting is defined broadly as gathering, storing, and accumulating. READ MORE

5. 19. Födovalspreferenser hos en arktisk specialist : vad föredrar Gynaephora groenlandica (Lepidoptera:Erebidae) att äta på Wrangelön?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Beatrice Elfvenfjärd; Erika Åmansson; [2022]
   Keywords : Gynaephora groenlandica; arktisk ullbjörnslarv; födopreferenser; arktisk tundra; arktisk specialist; växtegenskaper;

   Abstract : The Arctic tundra has many unexplored areas. Due to the harsh climate and the difficult accessibility, there is a lack of knowledge about the different species that live under these circumstances. Herbivores in this environment have a large effect on the plant community, one of these is the moth butterfly larva Gynaephora groenlandica. READ MORE

6. 20. Hingstars välfärd – en jämförelse mellan solitära och grupphållna

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Louise Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : Hingst; välfärd; grupphållning; häst;

   Abstract : Horses are social animals that in the wild live in harem groups with one or several dominant stallions, several mares, and their young offspring. There are also bachelor stallion groups with several stallions, horses are rarely solitary in the wild. Stallions in captivity are mainly kept under solitary conditions. READ MORE