Search for dissertations about: "sturnus"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word sturnus.
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1. Growth conditions and individual quality in starlings
Abstract : Variation in growth conditions during ontogeny may result in permanent differences in individual quality. This thesis focuses on how starlings are affected by environmental variation during the nestling period. Both landscape differences in food availability and experimental food supplementation affected survival and growth of nestlings. READ MORE
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2. Female reproductive strategies and sexual conflicts in a polygynous mating system
Abstract : In this thesis, I have investigated conflicts of interest in the facultatively polygynous European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with a focus on female reproductive strategies. The extent to which males provided parental care was a key issue in understanding the mating system of the starling. READ MORE
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3. On starlings and farming: population decline, foraging strategies, cost of reproduction and breeding success
Abstract : The European Starling Sturnus vulgaris as many other farmland bird species has been declining during the last decades. The cause of these declines is generally believed to be changes with in agricultural methods affecting breeding and survival of birds. READ MORE