Search for dissertations about: "Animal ethology and psychology"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Animal ethology and psychology.

2. 1. Morality Beyond Humanity : Schopenhauer, Grysanowski, and Schweitzer on Animal Ethics

   Author : Monica Libell; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Djurs etologi och psykologi; Animal ethology and psychology; Morallära; Moral science; Vetenskapshistoria; History of science; history of medicine; antivivisection; Schweitzer; Grysanowski; Schopenhauer; Germany; animal rights; animal ethics; animal welfare;

   Abstract : The study examines the character and development of the animal ethical ideas of three German thinkers: Arthur Schopenhauer, Ernst Grysanowski, and Albert Schweitzer. By situating them in their cultural and intellectual context, the study explores the differing meanings of their ethical views of animals and seeks to answer the question of how their ideas can be explained historically. READ MORE

4. 2. Odour detection in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: antennal structure and function

   Author : Samuel Adhola Ochieng'; Biologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; insect antennae; Olfaction; chemoreceptors; receptor neuron; electrophysiology; aggregation pheromone; SEM; TEM; Djurfysiologi; Animal physiology; Animal ethology and psychology; Djurs etologi och psykologi;

   Abstract : The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, is a polymorphic insect that occurs in two morphological and physiological distinct phases, solitary and gregarious, depending on population density. The two phases are reversible at any developmental stage. The gregarious phase produces and uses stage-specific pheromones, that keep the swarm together. READ MORE

5. 3. Natural Intelligence in Artificial Creatures

   Author : Christian Balkenius; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cognitive Studies;

   Abstract : What mechanisms are needed in a cognitive system, such as an animal or a robot, and how do these mechanisms interact with each other? The thesis presents a study of this problem within the field of behavior-based systems and artificial neural networks. The thesis brings together ideas from behavior-based robotics, control theory and machine learning and combines them with models from ethology, psychology and neurobiology in an attempt to synthesize a complete, artificial nervous system for a simulated artificial creature. READ MORE

6. 4. Towards a theory of stimulus control

   Author : Stefano Ghirlanda; Ian McLaren; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Etologi;

   Abstract : If an animal performs a behaviour in response to a `familiar' stimulus, it is often found that the behaviour is elicited also by somewhat different, novel stimuli. It is said that behaviour `generalises' from familiar to novel stimuli. READ MORE