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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"animal ecology"”.
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A study of the animal ecology of an Illinois Elm-Maple forest
Open Restriction set for Item 114873 on 2020-06-22T17:04:02Z with date null by lac7@illinois.edu.
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The parasite community in Indiana and the effects of parasites on freshwater animal ecology
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ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL MEASURES OF RESOURCE INTENSIFICATION AND DEPLETION: EXAMPLES FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
… intensification had on the prehistoric animal ecology of eastern North America is poorly understood. New methods for examining archaeologically recovered faunal remains permit a more detailed understanding of the interaction between humans and their environment. Techniques for the …
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Seed dispersal in South African trees: with a focus on the megafaunal fruit and their dispersal agents
… change and habitat fragmentation, and in animal ecology since fruits can be an important dietary item (Wang and Smith, 2002). The majority of trees in the tropics (70 – 90%) and a large proportion of trees in temperate regions (up to 60%) rely on vertebrates for their dispersal (Howe and …
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Inuit Harvesting Strategies in the Canadian Arctic and Implications for Wildlife Management
… have a sound basis of knowledge and expertise in animal ecology. In the appendix. four cases are described where the traditional system of harvesting/management has proven successful and superior to state imposed wildlife management. The thesis concludes that the assumption is erroneous: there …
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Biologging for marine megafauna conservation: animal tracking, environmental monitoring, and modelling approaches.
… Biologging—the use of electronic tags to study animal movement, behaviour, physiology—has emerged as a critical tool for understanding animal ecology and informing conservation strategies. This thesis explores the application of state-of-the-art biologging technologies to address major …
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Variação no padrão de atividade de mamíferos em resposta à sazonalidade em um parque nacional da floresta tropical seca brasileira
… of the environment. Thus, understanding their ecology is essential for the effectiveness of management and conservation strategies, especially within protected areas, which, despite being the main strategy used for the persistence of biodiversity, are still scarce in the Caatinga. The objective …
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How animal movement defines behaviour: new insights into the ecology of seabirds at sea
How animals move through their environment defines their ecology at an individual and population level. All animals must search for food to survive and how they do this can be influenced by the world around them as well as their own internal state. Our understanding of animal ecology has been …
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Metapopulation dynamics of the softshell clam, Mya arenaria
In this dissertation, I explored metapopulation dynamics and population connectivity, with a focus on the softshell clam, Mya arenaria. I first worked towards developing a method for using elemental signatures retained in the larval shell as a tag of natal habitat. I designed and implemented an …
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Use it or lose it: Factors affecting the fitness and dominance shifts of dreissenid mussels
Contains fulltext : 237335.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Connectivity between fish assemblages of seagrass beds, mangroves and coral reefs. Evidence from the Caribbean and the western Indian Ocean.
Contains fulltext : 27459.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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The Distributional Ecology of Three Uncommon Salamanders in Iowa
"Ambystoma texanum", "A. laterale", and "Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis" were studied in Iowa from the fall 1982 through summer 1984. They were found not to differ morphologically from other members of their taxa elsewhere. Significant ontongenetic and slight clinal variation were observed …
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Habitat segregation of Pond bats - consequences for reproduction, commuting, hibernation, predation and diet
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Causes and consequences of genetic diversity in pinnipeds
… the tools to explore completely new questions in ecology and evolution. Based on only a single temporal sample of individuals, genetics now allows us to glimpse into the demographic history of a species and gain insights into its population dynamics during the last glacial period or the impact of …
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The myth of communities. Determining ecological quality of surface waters using macroinvertebrate community patterns.
Contains fulltext : 27553.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Niche Differentiating Mechanisms in Two Sympatric Species of Swallows
The present study considers certain aspects of the ecologies of cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) and bam swallows (Hirundo rustica) in an area of overlap, where both species are found nesting together and foraging over the same fields. Careful attention was given to foraging flight …
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Dynamic lighting and its impact on the behaviour of marine invertebrates
All animals face the fundamental problem of extracting information from noisy environments. To mitigate or exploit the impacts that environmental noise may have on their sensory systems, many animals adapt their behaviour when exposed to environmental stimuli that interfere with their ability to …
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Spatial Ecology of the Desert Tortoise: Sampling Frequency and Biological Influences
<p>Understanding the spatial ecology of an animal is crucial for making positive efforts to provide for its recovery. As a part of this understanding, home range estimates are used to answer a variety of questions in ecological studies. However, home range estimates based on a collection of …
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