15 uppsatser
… is a variation in feeding niches with different herbivores focusing their foraging effort on different vegetation types which is also expected to affect the choice of habitat. Behavioral data on anti-predation and foraging behavior at on waterhole is collected from Thomson’s and …
… conspecifics in nature. In nature, elephants spend more than 75 % of the day foraging and have been observed lying down two hours during night. Stereotypies are common in many different species in zoos. Stereotypic behaviors may constitute up to 50 % of the daily activity budget …
… number of mounting, the number of attempts to lay down and the possibility of foraging and eating straw. There were no attempt, nor completion, of mounting observed on the bulls kept on deep litter. Nor were there any unsuccessful attempts to lay down during the observation of …
… searching for food by rooting, grazing and chewing. Both inability to perform foraging behavior and insufficient feeling of satiety often leads to direction of foraging behavior towards stereotyped and abnormal oral behavior. Dry sows are often fed restrictively which leads to …
… searching for food by rooting, grazing and chewing. Both inability to perform foraging behavior and insufficient feeling of satiety often leads to direction of foraging behavior towards stereotyped and abnormal oral behavior. Dry sows are often fed restrictively which leads to …
… behavioral patterns. To understand the elephants' normal living habits and foraging behaviour, we conducted a pre-study in the Mara Triangle, the north-western part of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Each of four to six observers randomly chose a focal animal within the group …
implications for human harvest?
… wolves hunting behavior during summer. It also shows that this central place foraging behavior during the reproductive season influences the local human hunting success only at a small scale. The human outtake of the moose population within the wolf territories was 3.8 ± 1.6 …
a laboratory study based on olfaction
… and agricultural crops. Knowledge of insect feeding preferences and behavior is crucial in order to find economically and ecologically sustainable solutions to the problems caused by these herbivores. The aim of this thesis was to study the behavior and the induced feeding …
… study the spawning migration activity, habitat choice (depth and temperature), foraging activity, duration of stay in the spawning site and homing-behavior was studied for anadromous pike (Esox lucius) in the wetland Österby myr, Gotland. The spawning migration was concentrated …
as an indiction of hunger
… the domestic pig’s abilities to fulfill basic behavioral needs, such as foraging, and the way in which pigs are feed is an important aspect. Feed does not only provide the energy and nutrients critical for survival, but feeding is also associated with a number of other factors …
Optimalt födosök hos <em>homo sapiens?</em>
… hunter to prolong and increase its hunting effort. The theory of optimal foraging is used for explaining their behavior. The data of this study is collected from a web-based inquiry from 2007 answered by grouse hunters in Sweden. The method that has been used is mainly bivariate …
frilevande och i stall
… limits the horses? ability to perform some of their natural behaviors such as foraging and movement. The purpose of this review was to compare the feral horses? diurnal rhythm and time budget with stabled horses. The study also examines whether it has consequences to change the …
… followed by increasing human-wildlife conflicts as a result of the wild boar foraging behavior, causing damage to agricultural crop fields due to trampling and feeding. To be able to minimize damage we need more knowledge of where in the fields the risk of damage is high and …
… that horse 2 had a pronounced peak in locomotory behaviour post methadone. Foraging behaviours had distinct peaks post methadone administration in both horses. Poor coordination was only seen twice and only in horse 2. Both horses scratched post methadone administration and this …
Järv är en av de viktigaste predatorerna på semidomesticerad ren i Sverige idag och bevarandet av järv innebär en konflikt med rennäringen. I den här litteraturstudien undersöks järvens födosöksbeteende och hur det påverkas av närvaron av varg och lodjur samt om konflikten …
