Sökning: "Ornamentation"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Ornamentation.

  1. 16. Living in a Variable Environment : Reproductive Decisions in Wild Bird Populations

    Författare :Mårten B. Hjernquist; Lars Gustafsson; Marcel Visser; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; evolutionary ecology; competition; sex allocation; paternity; EPP; inadvertent social information; migration; breeding density; territory quality; territory availability; great tit; blue tit; Ficedula albicollis; Biology; Biologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

    Sammanfattning : In nature, environments are often variable and heterogeneous influencing ecological and evolutionary processes. This thesis focus on how animals interact with their environment and how that affects the reproductive decisions they make. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Guilty Pleasures : Kāma in ancient India and the Pali Vinaya

    Författare :Anthony Fiorucci; Jens Wilhelm Borgland; Rupert Gethin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ancient India; aesthetics; asceticism; Buddhism; kāma; Pali literature; monasticism; senses; sensuality; Vinaya; Religionshistoria; History of Religions;

    Sammanfattning : While most heavily associated with treatises such as the Kāmasūtra, the notion of kāma (‘sensual desire,’ ‘sensual pleasure’) has deep roots in South Asian intellectual and cultural history. Strongly associated with eroticism, kāma in fact extends far beyond mere sexuality encompassing what may be called sensuality broadly understood. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Development and maintenance of quality indicators in pheasants

    Författare :Thomas Ohlsson; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; PHA; ELISA; immunocompetence; carotenoid coloration; male ornaments; fluctuating asymmetry; growth; early development; Phasianus colchicus; egg size; sexual selection; Animal ecology; Djurekologi; Ecology; Ekologi;

    Sammanfattning : Females often base their choice of mates on the expression, size or intensity, of male sexual ornaments. Indicator models of sexual selection assume that females assess male genetic quality through the expression of these secondary sexual characters. LÄS MER

  5. 19. The power and the glory : the sculptures of the warship Wasa

    Författare :Hans Soop; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Vasa regalskepp ;

    Sammanfattning : In 1956 the wreck of the 64-gun Swedish warship Wasa, sunk on her maiden voyage in the harbour of Stockholm the 10th of August 1628, was found at a depth of 32 metres. Preparations for salvaging the ship started, and in April 1961 the Wasa broke the surface after 333 years on the sea bottom. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Matthias Weckmann: the interpretation of his organ music

    Författare :Hans Davidsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Matthias Weckmann ca. 1616–1674 ; biography; composer; organist; Germany; Dresden; Hamburg; Denmark; organ works; music analysis; interpretation; historically–informed performance practice; manuscripts;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation presents an interpretation of the complete organ works of Matthias Weckmann primarily for the performer and in the spirit of historically-informed performance practice. The process of creating this interpretation was documented in writings, recordings, concerts, and a new edition of the free organ works. LÄS MER