Sökning: "behavioural adaptation"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 50 avhandlingar innehållade orden behavioural adaptation.
1. Movements in the dark : flying, landing and walking in insects
Sammanfattning : Flying, as well as walking insects rely on vision to regulate locomotion, even in the dark when the visual system is much less reliable. To manage visual control of these behaviours at low light intensities, many insects have evolved optical adaptations, such as larger facet lenses and wider rhabdoms, and neural adaptations, such as spatial and temporal summation, to increase their visual sensitivity. LÄS MER
2. Spring Phenology of Butterflies : The role of seasonal variation in life-cycle regulation
Sammanfattning : Animals and plants in temperate regions must adapt their life cycle to pronounced seasonal variation. The research effort that has gone into studying these cyclical life history events, or phenological traits, has increased greatly in recent decades. LÄS MER
3. Phenotypic and social effects on behavioural trade-offs in Eurasian perch
Sammanfattning : Trading between conflicting demands is a fundamental part in how animals interact with its environment and social surrounding. Knowledge of what factors that are affecting behavioural decisions is central in our understanding of animal adaptation and ecology. LÄS MER
4. Behavioural aspects of conservation breeding : Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) as a case study
Sammanfattning : Ett stort antal utrotningshotade djurarter ingår idag i bevarandeprogram världen över. Små populationer hålls då i skyddade miljöer, exempelvis i djurparker, och i många fall är målet att återintroducera djur till naturen. LÄS MER
5. Internet-based treatment of depression and anxiety among migrants and refugees in Sweden
Sammanfattning : There is a growing number of refugees and displaced persons worldwide, with many suffering the psychological consequences of traumatic and stressful events occurring both in their country of origin, during the migratory journey and after arriving in a new country. Despite this, there is limited evidence on how to best help refugees and migrants with the mental health problems that they sometimes experience. LÄS MER