Search for dissertations about: "kolibri"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word kolibri.

  2. 1. Behavioural energetics : acquisition and use of energy by hummingbirds

    Author : Staffan Tamm; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; hummingbirds; kolibri;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE

  4. 2. Visual ecology of insect superposition eyes

    Author : Pär A Brännström; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal physiology; tiger beetle; hawkmoth; mayfly; insect; visual ecology; eye design; vision; compound eye; Djurfysiologi;

    Abstract : In the superposition compound eye each rhabdom (light sensitive unit) receives light through many ommatidial facets, while in the apposition compound eye every rhabdom receives light from a single facet. The superposition design increases photon capture, which is an advantage in dark environments. READ MORE