Search for dissertations about: "mating behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words mating behaviour.

  2. 1. Mating behaviour and sexual selection in non-lekking fallow deer (Dama dama)

    Author : David Stenström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecology; Fallow deer; mating behaviour; sexual selection; scent marking; plasticity of behaviour; antler asymmetry; Ekologi; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

    Abstract : This thesis examines both behavioural and morphological traits influencing male mating success in non-lekking fallow deer (Dama dama). The thesis contains results based on behavioural observations and experimental studies made on Öland and around Uppsala, Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 2. Behaviour of Pine Sawflies in Relation to Pheromone-Based Pest Management

    Author : Fredrik Östrand; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal ecology; effective sampling area; mark-release-recapture; climate; longevity; sampling range; Symphyta; Hymenoptera; monitoring; dispersal; polyandry; mating disruption; integrated pest management; behaviour; sex pheromone; Neodiprion sertifer; Diprionidae; Djurekologi; Zoology; Zoologi; Silviculture; forestry; forestry technology; Skogsvetenskap; skogsbruk; skogsteknik;

    Abstract : Pine sawflies (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) are severe pine defoliators. This thesis investigated sawfly behaviour related to the use of pheromones in integrated pest management, including monitoring with pheromone traps and mating disruption. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mating behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster and its implication to genetic variation

    Author : Sven-Eric Åslund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; drosophila melanogaster; mating behaviour; fitness; allozymes; bristles; Y chromosome; polymorphism; selection;

    Abstract : Not much is known about the mechanisms affecting the genetic composition of populations of different species. To investi­gate one of these potential mechanisms, mating behaviour, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, was chosen as an experimen­tal animal. READ MORE

  6. 4. Male moth behaviour and perception in pheromone plumes

    Author : Peter Valeur; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Djurekologi; Animal ecology; Grapholita molesta; Noctuidae; Lepidoptera; Tortricidae; behaviour; electrophysiology; single cell; flight tunnel; sex pheromone; wind tunnel; radar; flight; pre-exposure; mechanisms of mating disruption; Agrotis segetum; choice test;

    Abstract : Behaviour of male moths and electrophysiological responses of male pheromone-specific olfactory receptor neurones were studied in two model species, the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta and the turnip moth Agrotis segetum. The studies were aimed at elucidating the relative importance of different mating disruption mechanisms. READ MORE

  7. 5. Genetic Structuring and the Evolution of Lekking Behaviour in the White-bearded Manakin, Manacus manacus

    Author : Lisa Shorey; David McDonald; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; Lek Evolution; Manacus manacus; White-bearded Manakin; Genetic Relatedness; Mating Success; Male Characteristics; Behaviour; Biologi; Biology; Biologi; populationsbiologi; Population Biology;

    Abstract : Genetic structuring is common in natural populations. It is important to identify and consider population structure when studying evolutionary processes. Recently, the discovery of genetic structuring in some lekking bird species has opened up new perspectives on our understanding of the evolution of lek mating systems. READ MORE