Essays about: "home range overlap"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words home range overlap.
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1. Natural occurrence of Strongyloides spp. in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Kuti Wildlife reserve, Malawi : assessment of correlation between anthropogenic disturbance and Strongyloides spp. infection
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : The geographic overlap between non-human primates and people is increasing, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. This inevitably creates a potential for anthropogenic and zoonotic transmission of parasites, which could harm both wildlife and human communities. Strongyloides spp. READ MORE
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2. The repulsive shrub : impact of an invasive shrub on habitat selection by African large herbivores
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Invasive plants, growing and spreading outside of their native range, can severely modify ecosystems. Herbivory has often been seen as a potential control of invasions, but has rarely been considered as a potential impacted trophic level. READ MORE
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3. Site fidelity of a migratory species towards its annual range
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Site fidelity, the behaviour of animals to return to areas where they have been before is a common trait in many species. The Scandinavian moose is known to show fidelity to its range, but to what extent, is little known. READ MORE
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4. The black-and-white colobus monkeys (Colobus angolensis palliatus) of Diani forest, Kenya : behavioural responses to habitat fragmentation
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The loss of habitat is one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity today. Consequences to a species inhabiting fragmented habitats include: group size changes, altered diets and altered foraging behaviours. READ MORE
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5. Territorial dynamics of female wolverines
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Spatial and social systems form the organisation of animals in space and time and areimportant aspects of animal ecology due to their effect on population dynamics andstructure. In this study I investigate territorial dynamics of female wolverines, withparticular focus on interannual territorial fidelity and reoccupation of territories vacated dueto death of territorial females. READ MORE
