Search for dissertations about: "Predator-prey interaction"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Predator-prey interaction.
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1. A bivariate model for predator-prey interaction
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2. Get a grip on chaos : Tailored measures for complex systems on surfaces
Abstract : Complex systems are ubiquitous in physics, biology and mathematics. This thesis is concerned with describing and understanding complex systems. Some new concepts about how large systems can be viewed in a lower dimensional framework are proposed. The systems presented are examples from ecology and chemistry. READ MORE
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3. Effects of warming and nutrient enrichment on feeding behavior, population stability and persistence of consumers and their resources
Abstract : Consumer-resource interactions are the basic building blocks of every food web. In spite of being a central research theme of longstanding interest in ecology, the mechanisms governing the stability and persistence of consumer-resource interactions are still not entirely understood. READ MORE
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4. Predator effects on behaviour and life-history of prey
Abstract : In this thesis I investigate predator-induced effects on behavioural and life-history characteristics of prey. At any moment a given predator is capable of attacking a small number of prey. READ MORE
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5. Antipredator defence in butterflies
Abstract : Predation exerts a potent selection mechanism and has resulted in a suite of antipredation adaptations encompassing morphological and behavioral traits in prey. In butterflies, several such traits appear to be directed towards birds which are considered as one of their major predators. READ MORE