Essays about: "lion"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 68 essays containing the word lion.

  1. 26. Cationization preferences of small molecules from brain tissue

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kemi - BMC

    Author : Shamiran Lion; [2017]
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  3. 27. 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

  4. 28. Risky places and risky times : vegetation cover and carnivore olfactory cues influence patch selection and antipredator behavior of African ungulates

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

    Author : Noé Müller-Rowold; [2017]
    Keywords : predation risk; African ungulates; savanna; visibility; scats; Hluhluwe-iMfolozi; patch selection; large carnivore; hunting modes; vigilance; group size;

    Abstract : Foraging behaviour and vigilance of African ungulates are considered to be influenced by their perception of predation risk. In this experiment, I tried to obtain a better understanding of the relative importance of spatial and temporal drivers of perceived predation risk for African ungulates of various sizes. READ MORE

  5. 29. Ex situ lion conservation : Behavioural responses to playbacks of competitors with focus on sex and age differences

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM)

    Author : Emma Sopelsa Hall; [2017]
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    Abstract : Due to increasing habitat loss, human-lion conflict, poaching and other reasons, African lion (Panthera leo) populations have suffered a drastic decline. The African Lion and Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) is working to stop this pattern and is the first organization with an ex-situ conservation project for lions. READ MORE

  6. 30. 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