Essays about: "small mammals"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 41 essays containing the words small mammals.

  1. 11. Presence and habitat use of the endangered Bornean elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) in the INIKEA rehabilitation project site (Sabah, Malaysia) : a pilot study

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

    Author : Laia Crespo Mingueza; [2018]
    Keywords : restoration; conservation; elephant; space use; camera traps;

    Abstract : The endangered Bornean elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) are endemic to the island of Borneo and their survival is being threatened by palm oil production, poaching and human-elephant conflicts. In Central Sabah (Malaysia), the conversion of forests into commercial plantations has led to habitat fragmentation and human-elephant conflicts. READ MORE

  3. 12. Optimizing cross-linking to study the interactions between AQP0 and CaM and AQP2 and LIP5

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Rawya Hussein; [2018]
    Keywords : biochemistry; biokemi; Chemistry;

    Abstract : Mammals express thirteen different isoforms of the membrane-bound water channel aquaporin in a tissue-dependent manner. From a medical point of view, two of the most studied isoforms are aquaporin (AQP0), also known as major intrinsic protein and aquaporin 2 (AQP2). READ MORE

  4. 13. A sneak peek on the upcoming results of the comparison studies regarding the declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) in Scania, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Natalie Danielsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years the populations of the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) has been declining in Sweden. Many other species, like for example the marsh tit (Poecile palustris), depend on woodland structures that the lesser spotted woodpecker creates such as nesting holes. READ MORE

  5. 14. The impact of food enrichment on the behaviour of turtles in captivity : An observational study of McCord’s snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi) and Vietnamese pond turtle (Mauremys annamensis)

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

    Author : Erika Johansson; [2017]
    Keywords : Chelodina mccordi; food enrichment; Mauremys annamensis; reptile behaviour; turtle; welfare; foderberikning; beteende hos reptiler; sköldpadda; välfärd;

    Abstract : McCord’s snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi) and Vietnamese pond turtle (Mauremys annamensis) are two critically endangered species of fresh water turtles originating from Asia. The aim of this study was to evaluate how the two species of aquatic turtles responded to food enrichment, if feed enrichment could reduce the stereotypic behaviour displayed by the McCord’s Snake-necked turtles and if behavioural signs associated to good welfare increased in response to food enrichment. READ MORE

  6. 15. Toxocara canis, prevalens hos hund och människa samt behandlingsrekommendationer hos valpar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Cajsa Grape; [2017]
    Keywords : Toxocara canis; prevalens; valpar; zoonos; behandling;

    Abstract : Toxocara canis är hundens spolmask och parasiten förekommer globalt. T. canis är även en zoonos och kan smitta till människor. Prevalensen hos hundar och människor varierar främst mellan utvecklingsländer och industriella länder men även inom länderna på grund av bland annat geografiska-, socioekonomiska- och hygieniska-skillnader. READ MORE