Search for dissertations about: "Entomology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the word Entomology.
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1. Searching for food in complex environments : Integrating processes at multiple spatial scales
Abstract : Resources are often unevenly distributed through the environment, resulting in a challenging task for insects to locate food, mates and oviposition sites. Consequently, there is an ongoing need to unravel how insects rely on behavioural and sensory traits while searching for resources in heterogeneous environments. READ MORE
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2. Towards Pharmacological Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
Abstract : S-nitrosogluthatione is an endogenous substance, present at decreased levels in the lungs of CF patients and was recently found to induce mature CFTR in airway epithelial CF cell lines. We show that S-nitrosoglutathione in physiological concentrations increases the presence of ΔF508 CFTR in the cell membrane and induces cAMP dependent chloride transport in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells. READ MORE
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3. Importance of tannins for responses of aspen to anthropogenic nitrogen enrichment
Abstract : Boreal forests are often strongly nitrogen (N) limited. However, human activities are leading to increased N inputs into these ecosystems, through atmospheric N deposition and forest fertilization. READ MORE
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4. Food selection and fitness optimisation in insects
Abstract : To optimise fitness is a continuous process which assists species survival in changing environments. Choosing an optimal diet is an essential part of the optimisation process and a key element of optimal foraging theory. READ MORE
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5. Systematics of Eucoilini : Exploring the diversity of a poorly known group of Cynipoid parasitic wasps
Abstract : Many animal species are still undiscovered, even in Sweden. This thesis deals with the wasps of the subfamily Eucoilinae (of Figitidae, Cynipoidea), a poorly known group of small parasitoids of Dipteran flies. READ MORE