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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Breeding systems for species with cryptic lives are difficult to examine in nature based on purely observational studies. In this study, a genetic approach was used to investigate the breeding system of a population of a ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Interactions between closely related species, including resource competition and hybridization, might influence phenotypic evolution and play a significant role in evolutionary diversification. There may be different ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
It is now commonly recognized that animals have different personalities and that these personalities are moderately heritable, repeatable, and may influence fitness components such as survival and reproduction. Much of ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
The lack of empirical knowledge on how marine reserves should be effectively designed has impeded their extensive implementation as fisheries management tools. While current knowledge is largely based on computer models, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Large herbivores and their grazing impact is an important subject in ecology. It is well known that grazing shapes the structure, diversity and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, but how the level of density dependence ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Ticks are vectors for a number of infectious diseases, and an understanding of their ecology is valuable for minimising the risk of human and livestock infections. The aim of this study was to identify the previous hosts ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Skin biopsies of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) were sampled during the spring aggregation in Disko Bay, West Greenland, over a period of 13 years, and analyzed regarding gender and genetic diversity at the mitochondrial ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
This study consists of two parts. In the first part, a method of measuring cranium size of great tits was developed, and in the second part cranium size was compared with measures of fitness, namely winter survival and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)
Bryophytes are a dominant vegetation component of the boreal forest, and an important part of the ecosystem, yet little is known about the microbial community associated with them. The aims of this thesis were 1) to analyze ...