Search for dissertations about: "Siberian jay"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Siberian jay.
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1. Divergence, selection, demographic history and conservation genomics of sibling bird species in boreal forest in Northern Eurasia and the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Abstract : I used two pairs of sibling boreal forest bird species to study divergence, selection, demographics, and conservation in northern Eurasia and the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau at the microsatellite level (chapter 1) and whole genome level (chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5). In chapter 1, which is the first study to describe genetic diversity of the Sichuan Jay, I used microsatellite markers to estimate genetic differentiation in Sichuan Jay and Siberian Jay populations. READ MORE
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2. Behaviour and life-history responses to chick provisioning under risk of nest predation
Abstract : This thesis examines risk management in breeding Siberian jays (Perisoreus infaustus), which is indigenous to the northern taiga. Parent behaviour and the nest are cryptic. A new nest is built each year. It is placed on spruce or pine branches close to the trunk and well insulated with lichens, feathers and reindeer hair. READ MORE
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3. The Nepotistic Parent; Predator Protection, Kinship and Philopatry
Abstract : Evolution is fuelled by independent reproduction events. Yet, the offspring of at least three percent of all bird species postpone dispersal and forego independent reproduction. READ MORE
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4. Kinship and conflict : resource competition in a proto-cooperative species: the Siberian jay
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5. Effects of Habitat Quality on Behavioural Decisions and Population Dynamics in the Siberian Jay
Abstract : The dynamics of natural populations may be influenced by a variety of factors, ranging from feeding interference and territoriality to the risk of predation and climatic effects. The relative influence of these factors may be contingent upon the quality of the habitat in which individuals reside. READ MORE