Essays about: "house crickets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words house crickets.

1. 1. Hur gruppstorlek påverkar tillväxt hos hussyrsan (Acheta domesticus)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Hedda Björk Ericsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Acheta domesticus; grupp-effekt; hussyrsa; tillväxthastighet; individstorlek;

   Abstract : Ökad tillväxthastighet har observerats bland insekter som hålls i grupp. Begreppet för fenomenet är grupp-effekt (group effect), vilket beskrevs 1958 av Rémy Chauvin. Det finns olika förklaringar till varför tillväxten ökar, men det är osäkert vad den bakomliggande mekanismen är. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustainable and cost-efficient feed ingredients for optimum breeding of house crickets (Acheta domesticus) for human consumption in Thailand

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Lina von Hackewitz; [2020]
   Keywords : acheta domesticus; house cricket; farming; feed; feed alternatives; chicken feed; growth; by-product;

   Abstract : The world population is expected to increase over the next 30 years. The global food production system is under pressure to keep up with the growing demand . In the last years, increased attention has been paid to use livestock with lower environmental impact, like the house cricket Acheta domesticus. READ MORE

4. 3. Behavioural study of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) : individual boldness and personality

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : John-Christophe Hessler Frelinckx; [2019]
   Keywords : house crickets; Acheta domesticus; boldness; behavioural traits; personality in insects;

   Abstract : The study of personality in species can be used to better understand the dynamics of a population. Personality is however a wide concept and is often divided into easier and identifiable terms when it concerns animalia such as “Behavioural traits”. One such trait is boldness which is often used as a distinguishable trait. READ MORE

5. 4. Changed behavior in the house cricket Acheta domesticus : predetermined or an effect of learning?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Caroliné Olofsson; [2019]
   Keywords : personality; crickets; boldness; animal personality; learning;

   Abstract : The interest in animal personality have increased the last couple of decades and several studies have been made trying to explain why these differences in behaviour exist between individuals. Some of these studies have found that an individual’s personality changes as it ages and to explain these, theories focusing on genetic and phenotypic aspects has been used. READ MORE

6. 5. The impact of feed and diet on crickets’ nutritional value and anatomy

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

   Author : Gabriella Håkansson; [2018]
   Keywords : cricket; house cricket; Cambodian field cricket; Teleogyrus testaceus; entomophagy; protein quality; computer tomography;

   Abstract : Denna studie utvärderar den kemiska sammansättningen hos kambodjanska syrsor (Teleogyrus testaceus) uppfödda på fyra olika dieter. Syrsor från en tidigare studie (Miech et al., 2016) om tillväxt och överlevnad användes i studien. Aminosyrakomposition, mineralinnehåll, vikt och storlek analyserades. READ MORE