Search for dissertations about: "reproductive system"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 228 swedish dissertations containing the words reproductive system.
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1. Speciation and Metabolic rate : Insights from an avian hybrid zone
Abstract : The role of divergent climate adaptation in speciation has received surprisingly little scientific attention. My dissertation research focused on how resting metabolic rate (RMR) relates to the build up of prezygotic and postzygotic isolation in a natural Ficedula flycatcher hybrid zone. READ MORE
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2. Costs, benefits and constraints in the evolution of avian reproductive tactics: a study on the blue tit
Abstract : In this study I have investigated the various factors influencing reproductive tactics among breeding blue tits (Parus caeruleus). The study was carried out in a nestbox-breeding population of marked individuals at the Revinge Area, outside Lund, southern Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Environmental pollutants and the reproductive system in birds : Developmental effects of estrogenic compounds
Abstract : A number of environmental pollutants have been shown to mimick the action of the female sex hormone estrogen and are, therefore, suspected to be responsible for reproductive abnormalities seen in wildlife. Test systems which can be used in hazard and risk assessment of chemicals with estrogenic effects are consequently needed. READ MORE
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4. Breeding System Evolution and Pollination Success in the Wind-Pollinated Herb Plantago maritima
Abstract : In this thesis, I examined variation in sex expression and mating patterns in the sexually polymorphic, wind-pollinated herb Plantago maritima. With a combination of field studies, greenhouse experiments, and genetic analyses, I (a) examined factors influencing sex ratio variation in gynodioecious plants (in which hermaphrodites and females coexist), (b) discovered variation in breeding system, (c) investigated density-dependence of seed production, and (d) documented genetic variation within and among populations close to the northern range margin in Europe. READ MORE
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5. Toxicological studies of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) : Impact on the reproductive system and gut microbiota
Abstract : The potential health impact of exposure to anthropogenic chemicals has raised major concerns worldwide. Phthalates are mainly used in the plastic industry and have been associated with adverse effects in humans. Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) is one of the dominant phthalates with a ubiquitous presence in the environment. READ MORE