Essays about: "prey preference"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words prey preference.
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1. What makes for a good location? : Terrain ruggedness and reindeer drive detection of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) by camera traps in northern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : As all large carnivores in Europe, the Eurasian lynx’s presence in a landscape now dominated by human activities often leads to conflictual situations and management challenges. To overcome these issues, different monitoring programs are developed all over Europe to assess for the abundance and distribution of this elusive feline. READ MORE
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2. Top - down control: parasitism and predation on Gonyostomum semen in Swedish brown water lakes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Gonyostomum semen is a raphidophyte microalgae that can be found in brown water lakes all over Sweden. The species forms substantial summer blooms that can completely dominate the phytoplankton community, largely due to its limited grazing pressure. To test whether parasites control the abundance of G. READ MORE
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3. Diversification of predators in multi-trophic communities: A trait-based theoretical approach
University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i bioinformatikAbstract : One of the main challenges in ecology and evolutionary biology is to understand how biodiversity emerges and is maintained, given the complexity of ecological and evolutionary processes combined. Understanding how multi-trophic interactions occur from a theoretical perspective is highly relevant for our understanding of diversification in complex ecosystems. READ MORE
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4. Can the native shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) become a barrier to the invasion of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Öresund, southern Baltic Sea?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologiAbstract : The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is a non-indigenous species to the Baltic Sea that has drawn the attention of many researchers in the last decade due to its rapid spreading and its impact on the local fauna. With recent concerns about the dispersal of the round goby towards the North Sea, the aim of this study was to determine if the native shore crab could compete with the invaders and prevent their advance. READ MORE
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5. Are birds in agricultural habitats attracted to plant volatiles?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Birds’ ability to fly allows them to track resource abundance and relocate themselves to areas with more resources. It has been a longstanding belief that they forage mainly through visual cues due to their relatively small olfactory bulbs. READ MORE
