Search for dissertations about: "female aggression"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words female aggression.

  2. 1. Self-rated aggression. Psychobiological aspects and gender issues in medical-psychiatric practice

    Author : Helena Prochazka; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; self-rated aggression; questionnaire; AQ-RSV; physical aggression; verbal aggression; hostility; anger; monoamine metabolites; platelet MAO activity; testosterone; fibromyalgia; depression; gender; sex; female;

    Abstract : Background. The complexities of human aggression are of vital research interest in numerous scientific disciplines. In medical research, aggression is generally studied by means of self- or observer-rated inventories, clinical observations, or neurobiological research. Objectives. READ MORE

  4. 2. Female reproductive strategies and sexual conflicts in a polygynous mating system

    Author : Maria Sandell; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; female aggression; nestling feeding; intraspecific brood parasitism; mating system; parental investment; sexual conflict; intrasexual competition; Animal ecology; Djurekologi;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I have investigated conflicts of interest in the facultatively polygynous European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with a focus on female reproductive strategies. The extent to which males provided parental care was a key issue in understanding the mating system of the starling. READ MORE

  5. 3. Neuromolecular and behavioural profile of teleosts : - effects of boldness, agonistic behaviour and reproductive status

    Author : Arshi Mustafa; Svante Winberg; Per Erik Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Histamine receptor 1 hrh1 ; histamine receptor 2 hrh2 ; histamine receptor 3 hrh3 ; boldness; personality; aggression; Histaminergic activity; Serotonergic activty 5-HIAA 5-HT ; Dopaminergic activty DOPAC DA ; spiegeldanio spd ; wild caught zebrafish; AB zebrafish; behaviour; brain.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates if boldness is reflected in the function of brain histaminergic system in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Moreover, behavioural differences in AB line, spiegeldanio (spd) line and wild caught strain of zebrafish have also been explored apart from the winner-loser effect in AB and spd fish. READ MORE

  6. 4. On innate behaviors : focus on parental behavior and aggression

    Author : Stefanos Stagkourakis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The neural substrates orchestrating a number of social behaviors, including parental behavior and aggression, are known to exist in the hypothalamus. Through the control of the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus regulates the release of a number of hormones necessary for the physiological control of bodily functions and the expression of appropriate behaviors. READ MORE

  7. 5. Sexual selection in Pomatoschistus – nests, sperm competition, and paternal care

    Author : Ola Svensson; Charlotta Kvarnemo; Sigal Balshine; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Female choice; Filial cannibaism; Gobiidae; Nests; Paternal care; Pomatoschistus microps; Pomatoschistus minutus; Sexual selection; Sperm competition; Teleostei; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi;

    Abstract : Sexual selection arises through variation in reproductive success. This thesis investigates different aspects important in sexual selection, namely nest building, sperm competition, paternity and paternal care, and their mutual interrelationships. READ MORE