Search for dissertations about: "neighbour contrast susceptibility"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words neighbour contrast susceptibility.

2. 1. Food choice in fallow deer – experimental studies of selectivity

   Author : Ulrika Alm Bergvall; Olof Leimar; Frederick D. Provenza; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; behavioural syndrome; neighbour contrast defence; neighbour contrast susceptibility; simultaneous negative contrast; plant secondary compounds; tannins; Ethology and behavioural ecology; Etologi och beteendeekologi; etologi; Ethology;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I experimentally investigate feeding selectivity in fallow deer (Dama dama), with respect to plant secondary compounds, especially tannins, which can decrease the quality of foods. I found that fallow deer avoided foods with higher amounts of tannic acid and Quebracho tannin, even though the deer ate some high-tannin food. READ MORE