Search for dissertations about: "natural behaviour"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 1506 swedish dissertations containing the words natural behaviour.
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16. Foraging behaviour in benthivorous fish
Abstract : The foraging ability of an organism is essential since it affects various traits, e.g. growth, reproduction effort, social status and, ultimately, fitness. READ MORE
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17. Fine stream wood : effects on drift and brown trout (Salmo trutta) growth and behaviour
Abstract : Stream ecosystems and their riparian zones have previously been regarded as two different ecosystems, linked through numerous reciprocal subsidies. Today, ecologists agree that the stream and the riparian zone should be regarded as one system, the stream-riparian ecosystem, which is characterised largely by the subsidies between land and water. READ MORE
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18. Behaviour of Pine Sawflies in Relation to Pheromone-Based Pest Management
Abstract : Pine sawflies (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) are severe pine defoliators. This thesis investigated sawfly behaviour related to the use of pheromones in integrated pest management, including monitoring with pheromone traps and mating disruption. READ MORE
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19. There and Back Again - nocturnal migratory behaviour of birds during spring and autumn
Abstract : This dissertation explores the migratory behaviour of nocturnally migrating passerines and common swifts (Apus apus). Birds passing Lund (southern Sweden) and Abisko (northernmost Scandinavia) where sampled using tracking radar. The aim has been to investigate potential diverging strategies between spring and autumn migration. READ MORE
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20. Human Behaviour in Social-Ecological Systems : Insights from economic experiments and agent-based modelling
Abstract : Progress towards sustainability requires changes in our individual and collective behaviour. Yet, our fundamental understanding of behaviour in relation to environmental change remains severely limited. READ MORE