Essays about: "the inherited clock"

Found 2 essays containing the words the inherited clock.

1. 1. Genetics of bird migration : Study on East Siberian willow warblers (Phylloscopus trochilus)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Kristaps Sokolovskis; [2017]
   Keywords : birds; willow warblers; phylloscopus trochilus; leaf warblers; migration; genetics; stable isotopes; eastern siberia;

   Abstract : Seasonal long-distance bird migration between wintering and breeding grounds is oneof the most remarkable phenomena in the history of life on earth. Migration strategies androutes vary greatly. Some birds migrate in social groups whilst others migrate alone at night,some cross few hundreds of km whilst others cover thousands of km. READ MORE

3. 2. The Figure in the Ground - Perception, Identity and Readerly Involvement in four Short Stories by Elizabeth Bowen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Lisa Larsson; [2007]
   Keywords : Elizabeth Bowen; Identity in literature; Perception in literature; Foregrounding in literature; Cognitive Poetics; Narratology; Reader-response; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Using tools and ideas from narratology, reader-response theory and cognitive poetics, and focusing on the representation of perception, this essay studies identity in four short stories by Elizabeth Bowen: "The Demon Lover", "The Inherited Clock", "Dead Mabelle" and "Foothold". The supernatural or uncanny element in the stories is seen as part of a defamiliarizing strategy, one which invites and even induces an active reading. READ MORE