Search for dissertations about: "aggressiveness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 99 swedish dissertations containing the word aggressiveness.

  2. 1. Sources of variability in heterospecific social information use for breeding habitat selection : Role of genetics and personality in collared flycatchers

    Author : Jennifer Morinay; Blandine Doligez; Lars Gustafsson; Rachel Kendal; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Heterospecific social information; personality; aggressiveness; nest site choice; within- and between-individual variability; quantitative genetics; experimental approaches in the wild; collared flycatchers;

    Abstract : All their life, individuals have to make decisions that may strongly affect their fitness. To optimize their decisions, they can use personally acquired information but also information obtained from observing other individuals (“social information”). READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on Market Design and Market Quality

    Author : Dong Zhang; Lars Nordén; Björn Hagströmer; Dagfinn Rime; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; index futures market; underlying stock market; liquidity; volatility; gold futures market; price discovery; high frequency traders; aggressiveness; order submission; liquidity provider; adverse selection cost; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : This dissertation contains four studies on different market structures and their impact on market quality.Article I studies the effect of introducing stock index futures contracts on the underlying stocks. The results indicate a lower liquidity level in the underlying stocks. READ MORE

  5. 3. Interaction between dispersal and behavioural syndromes - empirical approach in a fragmented population of passerine birds

    Author : Gregory Daniel; Blandine Doligez; Lars Gustafsson; Thierry Boulinier; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : dispersal; behavioural syndromes; heritability; personality traits; neophobia; aggressiveness; risk-taking behaviour; collared flycatcher; Ficedulla albicollis; dispersion; syndromes comportementaux; héritabilité; traits de personnalité; néophibie; aggressivité; prise de risque; gobemouche à collier; Ficedulla albicollis; Biologi med inriktning mot zooekologi; Biology with specialization in Animal Ecology;

    Abstract : Dispersal is a key life history trait for ecological and evolutionary processes in wild populations. The latest research has particularly focused on the correlation between behavioural traits and dispersal, in order to emphasize the existence of behavioural syndromes of dispersal, and on the estimation of the genetic basis of the dispersal behaviour. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on economic behavior, gender and strategic learning

    Author : Patrik Gränsmark; Eskil Wadensjö; Michael Rosholm; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Time preference; time inconsistency; impatience; gender; mixed-sex competition; aggressiveness; attractiveness; risk taking; chess; strategic learning; beliefs.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of four papers. Strategic behavior across gender: A comparison of female and male expert chess players analyzes gender differences in risk behavior in chess. We use a panel data set with 1.4 million games. READ MORE

  7. 5. Molecular epidemiology studies on risk factors for breast cancer and disease aggressiveness

    Author : Emilio Ugalde Morales; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease. Aggressive subtypes are characterized by faster growth rates, increased capability to invade and metastasize, leading to poorer clinical outcomes. READ MORE