Search for dissertations about: "diving beetle"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words diving beetle.

  2. 1. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and secondary sexual character evolution of diving beetles, focusing on the genus Acilius

    Author : Johannes Bergsten; Anders N. Nilsson; Jyrki Muona; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; antagonistic coevolution; arms race; sexual conflict; diving beetle; Dytiscidae; Coleoptera; taxon sampling; long-branch attraction; parsimony; Bayesian analysis; taxonomic revision; Biologi; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : Sexual conflict can lead to antagonistic coevolution between the sexes, but empirical examples are few. In this thesis secondary sexual characters in diving beetles are interpreted in the light of sexual conflict theory. READ MORE

  4. 2. The importance of wetlands for biodiversity in agricultural and urban landscapes

    Author : Elisabeth Lundkvist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Dytiscidae; diving beetles; wetland; pond; diversity; assemblage; CCA; ordination; variation partitioning; community structure; flight; migration;

    Abstract : The aim in this thesis was to study the importance of different types of wetlands for the biodiversity in a landscape. The landscapes were both agricultural and urban, and wetlands were in different successional stages. Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) were used as study organisms. READ MORE

  5. 3. Diversity, dispersal, and interactions among diving beetles and mosquitoes in Swedish wetlands

    Author : Elisabeth Lundkvist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore why biodiversity, as exemplified by diving beetle and mosquito faunas, differs between wetlands, and what environmental factors that affect and control diversity in different types of wetlands and landscapes. The study organisms, diving beetles (Dytiscidae) and mosquitoes (Culicidae), are abundant and species-rich groups in many types of wetlands. READ MORE

  6. 4. Predator effects on behaviour and life-history of prey

    Author : Tomas Brodin; Frank Johansson; Bradley Anholt; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; activity; behaviour; behavioural syndromes; damselfly; development; growth; life-history; predator-prey interaction; predation risk; thinning; Freshwater ecology; Limnisk ekologi;

    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