Search for dissertations about: "zoofysiologi"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the word zoofysiologi.

  2. 11. Maternal investment in male and female offspring in the fallow deer

    Author : Björn Birgersson; Kjell Wallin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Animal physiology; Zoofysiologi; zoologi; Zoology;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate whether mothers of the polygynous fallow deer, Dama dama, bias their investment towards male offspring. I aim to answer the specific questions: (i) how is offspring fitness related to maternal investment?; (ii) do male fawns grow faster than female fawns during the period of maternal investment, and if so, why?; (iii) are male fawns more costly to raise than female fawns?; (iv) do fallow deer mothers adjust the sex of their offspring in relation to their ability to invest resources? To answer these questions I have collected and analysed data on reproduction of an enclosed fallow deer population and also performed an experimental study in which the level of investment was controlled for. READ MORE

  4. 12. Divergent Stress Coping Strategies in Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

    Author : Daniel Brelin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Stress coping; Salmo trutta; Brown trout; teleost fish; stress response; noradrenalin; adrenalin; dopamine; cortisol; hypoxia; confinement; resident-intruder; Animal physiology; Zoofysiologi;

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  5. 13. Stress Coping Strategies in Brown Trout (Salmo Trutta): Ecological Significance and Effects of Sea-Ranching

    Author : Daniel Brelin; Svante Winberg; Erik Petersson; Jörgen Johnsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Zoophysiology; Stress-coping-strategies; Animal-personalities; Behavioral-syndromes; Brown trout; Salmo trutta; Catecholamines; Sexual maturation; Hatchery; Phenotype; Learning; Zoofysiologi; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : Two distinct stress coping strategies, proactive and reactive, have been stated in various animal studies, each associated with a set of behavioural and physiological characteristics. In a given challenging situation, proactive animals show more aggression, a higher general activity and a predominant sympathetic reaction. READ MORE

  6. 14. The importance of being phosphorylated : regulation of eukaryotic protein synthesis by phosphorylation of elongation factor 2

    Author : Ulf Carlberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; zoofysiologi; Zoological physiology;

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  7. 15. β-adrenergic stimulation of VEGF gene expression : intracellular signalling pathways

    Author : Magnus J. Fredriksson; Georg Breier; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; zoofysiologi; Zoological physiology;

    Abstract : In the present study, the intracellular signalling pathway mediating ß-adrenergic stimulation of the expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene was investigated.VEGF is an activator of angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, and is considered to be a major regulator of both physiologically and pathologically related angiogenesis, as well as being essential for development of the vascular system. READ MORE