Search for dissertations about: "Charadrius"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word Charadrius.

  2. 1. Infidelity in Birds – Causes and Consequences of Extra-pair Paternity

    Author : Jakob Augustin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; extra-pair paternity; genetic benefits; heterozygosity; sex ratio; Riparia riparia; Tringa totanus; Vanellus vanellus; Charadrius alexandrinus;

    Abstract : Forty years ago, more than 90% of bird species were classified as monogamous and not very exciting systems for studies of e.g. sexual selection. READ MORE

  4. 2. Ecology and evolution of large-scale bird migration patterns : A natural history and comparative study of the migration in common and little ringed plovers

    Author : Linus Hedh; Evolutionär ekologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ringed plover; leap-frog migration; migration speed; migration process; light level geolocator; migration;

    Abstract : Migration distance and seasonal redistribution patterns may vary between and within bird populations. A common pattern is leap-frog migration, in which northerly breeding populations migrate farther and winter south of more southerly breeding populations. READ MORE