Essays about: "lejon"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 49 essays containing the word lejon.

  1. 21. Frigående hundar (Canis familiaris) : är de ett hot mot vilda utrotningshotade arter?

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

    Author : Evelina Damm; [2017]
    Keywords : hund; frigående; Canis familiaris; utrotningshotade arter; konkurrans;

    Abstract : Hunden, Canis familiaris, är ett av människans många sällskapsdjur och tros vara det första djuret som domesticerades från anfadern vargen, Canis lupus, för flera tusen år sedan. Antal hundar i världen tros ligga runt 700 miljoner och finns på alla bebodda kontinenter. READ MORE

  3. 22. Giraffens underarter : taxonomi och bevarande

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

    Author : Nina Sjödell; [2017]
    Keywords : giraff; underart; giraffa camelopardalis; hot; bevarande;

    Abstract : Giraffen (Giraffa camelopardalis) är världens högsta däggdjur och ett av Afrikas mest välkända djur. Den lever i Afrika söder om Sahara och trivs bäst i savannlandskap, där den lever av främst blad den plockar med sin långa tunga från i första hand olika typer av akacieträd. READ MORE

  4. 23. Pride and prejudice : extra-group paternity in lions and the effects of marker density on kinship and relatedness estimates

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Julia Jansson; [2017]
    Keywords : lion; mating structure; extra-group paternity; Single Nucleotide Polymorphism SNP ; marker density; panthera leo;

    Abstract : The development effective high-throughput sequencing techniques has allowed further insight to the mating systems of wild animal populations and challenged our perception that reproductive behaviour can be predicted from social structure. A recent study of lions (Panthera leo) in Etosha National Park, Namibia, found evidence of extra-group paternity (EGP) which has never before been confirmed among lions. READ MORE

  5. 24. Predation on cattle in Kenya and its effect on the stress level of the animals in the exposed herd

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

    Author : Linda Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : stress; Kenya; predation; cattle; hair analysis; cortisol;

    Abstract : Predation on livestock affects the human-carnivore conflict and can also lead to great economical loss for farmers. Lions are the predator that attacks the most cattle in Kenya, but there are also attacks from hyenas, leopards and jackals. READ MORE

  6. 25. Movement patterns of lions (Panthera leo) in an East African conservancy : avoiding conflict

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

    Author : Anna Haglund; [2017]
    Keywords : lions; activity patterns; conservancy; moon phase; depredation;

    Abstract : The conflict between wildlife, particularly predators, and humans is one of the main reasons for the rapid decline of predator populations. In Kenya, lions (Panthera leo) are a major threat to livestock and humans living around the wildlife conservancies. READ MORE