Search for dissertations about: "prey"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 213 swedish dissertations containing the word prey.

  2. 11. A bivariate model for predator-prey interaction

    Author : Irene Isaksson-Hellman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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  4. 12. Molecular tracking of arthropod predator-prey interactions

    Author : Anna-Karin Kuusk; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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  5. 13. Temporal relationships between fish-eating birds and their prey in a north Swedish river

    Author : Kjell Sjöberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Seasonal and diel activity; food consumption; predator-prey relationships; fish-eating birds; anadromous fish; Mergus merganser; M. serrator; Sterna spp.; Larus spp.; Lampetra fluviatilis; Gasterosteus aculeatus;

    Abstract : The seasonal and diel feeding habits of the goosander, Mergus merganser, the red-breasted merganser, M. serrator, gulls (Larus canus, L. argentatus and L. fuscusj and terns, Sterna hirundo/paradisaea were studied at 64V05'N. READ MORE

  6. 14. Effects of behavioural flexibility and habitat complexity on predator-prey interactions in fish communities

    Author : Peter Eklöv; Gary G. Mittelbach; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; predator-prey interactions; behavioural flexibility; habitat complexity; foraging mode; sit-and-wait; group foraging; Perea fluviatilis; Esox lucius; Rutilus rutilus; size-structured interactions; species-specific antipredator behaviour; proximate cues; habitat distribution; temporal patterns;

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  7. 15. Antipredator defence in butterflies

    Author : Martin Olofsson; Christer Wiklund; Graeme Ruxton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Antipredator defence; Bird; Crypsis; Predator; Predator-prey interaction; Prey-attack behavior; Butterfly; Deimatic behavior; Eyespots; Startle display; zoologisk ekologi; Animal Ecology;

    Abstract : Predation exerts a potent selection mechanism and has resulted in a suite of antipredation adaptations encompassing morphological and behavioral traits in prey. In butterflies, several such traits appear to be directed towards birds which are considered as one of their major predators. READ MORE