Search for dissertations about: "freshwater and marine ecology Terrestrial ecology"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 100 swedish dissertations containing the words freshwater and marine ecology Terrestrial ecology.
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6. Plumage Colours and the Eye of the Beholder : The Ecology of Colour and its Perception in Birds
Abstract : Virtually all diurnal birds have tetrachomatic vision based on four different colour receptors. As a result, birds are potentially able to perceive their environment in twice as many colours as humans and four times as many colours compared to most other mammals, which are dichromatic. READ MORE
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7. The Spider and the Sea : Effects of marine subsidies on the role of spiders in terrestrial food webs
Abstract : The purpose of this study was to identify if terrestrial arthropod predators on Baltic Sea shores vary in their use of marine versus terrestrial food items, and to construct a bottom-up food web for Baltic Sea shores. The inflow of marine nutrients in the area consists mainly of marine algal detritus and emerging aquatic insects (e.g. READ MORE
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8. Reproduction and moult in pied and collared flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca and F. albicollis) : A life-history approach
Abstract : This thesis examines the trade-offs between investments in reproduction and self-maintenance (moult) in pied and collared flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca and F. albicollis). These two long-distance migratory passerine bird species were studied on the breeding grounds in Fennoscandia and in England. READ MORE
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9. Spatial heterogeneity and biotic interactions : scaling from experiments to natural systems
Abstract : Much of current ecological theory stems from experimental studies. These studies have often been conducted in closed systems, at spatial scales that are much smaller than the systems of interest. READ MORE
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10. Ecology, sexual selection and variable mating tactics in fallow deer (Dama dama)
Abstract : This thesis investigates ecological and evolutionary mechanisms behind the variation in male mating behaviour in fallow deer (Dama dama) populations. Two Swedish populations of fallow deer were studied, a semi-wild enclosed population on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea (Ottenby), and a deer farm located north of Uppsala (Bälinge). READ MORE