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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
1

Physical properties of starch in concentrated systems such as dough and bread

Eliasson, Ann-Charlotte. January 1983 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--Lunds Universitet. / Description based on print version record.
2

Brood en wijn binnen de spanning van Gods verkiezing een bijbels-theologische interpretatie van het brood des levens (Johannes 6), de wijn van de bruiloft te Kana (Johannes 2:1-12) en de betrouwbare wijnstok (Johannes 15:1-8) /

Leijgraaf, Monique Josée Marie. January 1900 (has links)
Proefschrift Universiteit van Amsterdam. / Met lit. opg., reg. - Met samenvatting in het Duits.
3

Effects of forest fragmentation on the biology of the Ovenbird /

Porneluzi, Paul A., January 1996 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
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Effects of forest fragmentation on the biology of the Ovenbird

Porneluzi, Paul A., January 1996 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
5

An ecological and genetic analysis of breeding strategies in the moorhen, Gallinula chloropus

McRae, Susan Barbara January 1994 (has links)
No description available.
6

The comparative breeding ecology of sympatric common and Arctic terns in N.E. England

Robinson, James Alexander January 1999 (has links)
The life-history traits of two sympatric seabird species, the Common Sterna hirundo and Arctic Tern S. paradisaea, and the flexibility of these traits in relation to short and longer term changes in environmental conditions were measured at Coquet Island, N.E. England. The study focused primarily on inter and intraspecific differences in annual productivity and chick growth, adult time budgets and provisioning rates, and the relationships between these different aspects of reproductive performance. Of the two species, Common Terns delivered larger food items, delivered food at a higher rate to the nest and attended the nest more frequently, indicating that they made trips of shorter average duration. Daily metabolizable energy intake of chicks was about 30% higher in Common Terns than in Arctic Terns, yet the size-specific growth rates of the two species were almost identical, indicating a major difference between species in nestling energy budgets. Brooding appeared to play a less important role in the energy budgets of Common Terns, and the number of chicks that Arctic Terns could raise was probably limited not only by the rate at which parents could supply food to the nest but also by the requirements of chicks for brooding. Increased brood size, low annual food abundance and extreme weather conditions had a negative effect on chick mass development in both tern species. Flexibility of mass growth rates in Arctic and Common Terns may act as a fine-tuning mechanism to regulate provisioning in these species. By maintaining structural growth rates, final fledging mass and final fledging size of nestlings at the expense of retarded mass development rates, these species seem to be able to maximize annual reproductive output and possibly, for parents and nestlings, future survival. Predation of eggs and chicks was generally infrequent and affected mostly very young nestlings. However, Black-headed Gulls took many tern eggs in a year when inshore food supplies were particularly low.
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Fluxo temporal de pólen em Melipona marginata Lepeletier (Apidae, Meliponini) em estações distintas / Temporal pollen flow in Melipona marginata Lepeletier (Apidae, Meliponini) in distinct seasons

Rensi, Cristiane 04 August 2006 (has links)
O objetivo deste estudo foi fazer uma caracterização quantitativa do fluxo temporal de pólen em colônias de Melipona marginata, incluindo seu uso para nutrição da cria e estoque em 2 estações distintas (verão 2003/2004 e inverno 2004). Para isto, foram feitas estimativas da quantidade de pólen que entrou nas colônias por dia e estimativas da quantidade de pólen presente nas células de cria e da quantidade deste recurso estocado nos potes. A quantidade de pólen que entrou por dia em cada mês nas duas colônias não diferiu significativamente entre os meses e nem entre verão e inverno. A quantidade de pólen gasta nas células de cria variou entre os meses e foi maior no verão apenas para a colônia mais forte. A quantidade de pólen em estoque variou entre os meses para as duas colônias e foi maior no inverno apenas para a colônia mais fraca. O volume de pólen no alimento larval e a quantidade de pólen utilizada nas células de cria não apresentaram correlação com a quantidade de pólen que entrou por dia, em nenhuma das duas colônias, em nenhuma estação. Dessa forma, a entrada de pólen pareceu não se correlacionar com a nutrição da cria, em termos quantitativos, no que diz respeito ao pólen. O número de abelhas que entrou com pólen apresentou uma correlação negativa com a quantidade de pólen estocada nos potes somente para a colônia mais forte, no inverno. O número de células de cria construído por dia apresentou uma correlação positiva, no verão, e negativa, no inverno, com o número de potes de pólen, para a colônia mais forte, e uma correlação positiva, no verão, e negativa, no inverno, com a quantidade de pólen estocada, para as duas colônias. A quantidade de pólen gasta nas células de cria teve uma correlação negativa com a quantidade de pólen em estoque para a colônia mais fraca no inverno. Portanto, para esta colônia, parece que a quantidade de pólen em estoque teria mais influência na nutrição da cria do que o grau de sucesso da coleta de pólen. De maneira geral, com um estoque de pólen suficiente, a coleta de pólen tende a diminuir e as operárias continuam com o consumo de pólen estocado, para a construção de células de cria e alimentação, e, então, a coleta de pólen volta a aumentar, tendendo sempre a manter a reserva de pólen praticamente igual, uma estratégia de sobrevivência das colônias quando os recursos são escassos. / This study was designed to quantify the temporal pollen flow in colonies of Melipona marginata, including its use in brood nutrition and storage in 2 seasons (summer 2003/2004 and winter 2004). We made estimates of pollen quantity entering each day in the colonies and estimates of pollen quantity inside brood cells and pollen pots. Pollen quantities brought to the colonies were not significantly different throughout the studied months and between seasons. Pollen quantity used in brood cells varied throughout the months and was greater in summer only for the stronger colony. Pollen quantity stored inside pots varied throughout the months for both colonies and was greater in winter only for the weaker colony. Pollen volume in larval food and pollen quantity used in brood cells showed no correlation with pollen quantity brought to both colonies in both seasons. Thus, pollen collection was apparently not correlated with brood nutrition. Pollen collection was negatively correlated with stored pollen quantity only for the stronger colony in winter. The number of brood cells was positively correlated with the number of pollen pots in summer and negatively correlated in winter for the stronger colony, and positively correlated with pollen quantity stored inside pots in summer and negatively correlated in winter for both colonies. Pollen quantity used in brood cells was negatively correlated with stored pollen quantity in winter for the weaker colony. Therefore, for this colony, it seems that stored pollen quantity would have more influence in brood nutrition than the degree of success of pollen collection. Generally speaking, with enough stored pollen, pollen foraging tend to decrease and workers use the stored pollen for brood cells construction and their own feeding until the number of brood cells increase and pollen storage decrease enough to pollen foraging to increase, thus maintaining pollen reserves practically the same, a survival strategy for colonies when resources are in short supply.
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Conspecific brood parasitism in ruddy ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Reichart, Letitia Marie, January 2008 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, August 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.
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Fluxo temporal de pólen em Melipona marginata Lepeletier (Apidae, Meliponini) em estações distintas / Temporal pollen flow in Melipona marginata Lepeletier (Apidae, Meliponini) in distinct seasons

Cristiane Rensi 04 August 2006 (has links)
O objetivo deste estudo foi fazer uma caracterização quantitativa do fluxo temporal de pólen em colônias de Melipona marginata, incluindo seu uso para nutrição da cria e estoque em 2 estações distintas (verão 2003/2004 e inverno 2004). Para isto, foram feitas estimativas da quantidade de pólen que entrou nas colônias por dia e estimativas da quantidade de pólen presente nas células de cria e da quantidade deste recurso estocado nos potes. A quantidade de pólen que entrou por dia em cada mês nas duas colônias não diferiu significativamente entre os meses e nem entre verão e inverno. A quantidade de pólen gasta nas células de cria variou entre os meses e foi maior no verão apenas para a colônia mais forte. A quantidade de pólen em estoque variou entre os meses para as duas colônias e foi maior no inverno apenas para a colônia mais fraca. O volume de pólen no alimento larval e a quantidade de pólen utilizada nas células de cria não apresentaram correlação com a quantidade de pólen que entrou por dia, em nenhuma das duas colônias, em nenhuma estação. Dessa forma, a entrada de pólen pareceu não se correlacionar com a nutrição da cria, em termos quantitativos, no que diz respeito ao pólen. O número de abelhas que entrou com pólen apresentou uma correlação negativa com a quantidade de pólen estocada nos potes somente para a colônia mais forte, no inverno. O número de células de cria construído por dia apresentou uma correlação positiva, no verão, e negativa, no inverno, com o número de potes de pólen, para a colônia mais forte, e uma correlação positiva, no verão, e negativa, no inverno, com a quantidade de pólen estocada, para as duas colônias. A quantidade de pólen gasta nas células de cria teve uma correlação negativa com a quantidade de pólen em estoque para a colônia mais fraca no inverno. Portanto, para esta colônia, parece que a quantidade de pólen em estoque teria mais influência na nutrição da cria do que o grau de sucesso da coleta de pólen. De maneira geral, com um estoque de pólen suficiente, a coleta de pólen tende a diminuir e as operárias continuam com o consumo de pólen estocado, para a construção de células de cria e alimentação, e, então, a coleta de pólen volta a aumentar, tendendo sempre a manter a reserva de pólen praticamente igual, uma estratégia de sobrevivência das colônias quando os recursos são escassos. / This study was designed to quantify the temporal pollen flow in colonies of Melipona marginata, including its use in brood nutrition and storage in 2 seasons (summer 2003/2004 and winter 2004). We made estimates of pollen quantity entering each day in the colonies and estimates of pollen quantity inside brood cells and pollen pots. Pollen quantities brought to the colonies were not significantly different throughout the studied months and between seasons. Pollen quantity used in brood cells varied throughout the months and was greater in summer only for the stronger colony. Pollen quantity stored inside pots varied throughout the months for both colonies and was greater in winter only for the weaker colony. Pollen volume in larval food and pollen quantity used in brood cells showed no correlation with pollen quantity brought to both colonies in both seasons. Thus, pollen collection was apparently not correlated with brood nutrition. Pollen collection was negatively correlated with stored pollen quantity only for the stronger colony in winter. The number of brood cells was positively correlated with the number of pollen pots in summer and negatively correlated in winter for the stronger colony, and positively correlated with pollen quantity stored inside pots in summer and negatively correlated in winter for both colonies. Pollen quantity used in brood cells was negatively correlated with stored pollen quantity in winter for the weaker colony. Therefore, for this colony, it seems that stored pollen quantity would have more influence in brood nutrition than the degree of success of pollen collection. Generally speaking, with enough stored pollen, pollen foraging tend to decrease and workers use the stored pollen for brood cells construction and their own feeding until the number of brood cells increase and pollen storage decrease enough to pollen foraging to increase, thus maintaining pollen reserves practically the same, a survival strategy for colonies when resources are in short supply.
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Tidsförskjutningar av flyttfåglars höstmigration och vistelse i häckningsområdet : betydelsen av att kunna variera kullantalet i ett varmare klimat / Time Shifts of Birds´ Autumn migration and Lenght of Stay in the Breeding Area : The significance of being able to vary the number of broods in a warming climate

Lotsander, Anna January 2018 (has links)
The timing of many biological events, including the onset of spring and bird migration, have changed in the recent years due to climate change. This may affect birds’ length of stay in the breeding area. By using Swedish ringing data from two periods, 1979-1989 and 2006-2016, changes in the length of stay between birds with different migration modes and seasonal number of broods were analysed. The results indicated that changes in the length of stay differed between species depending on their seasonal number of broods. Species with a fixed number of broods shifted their stay by arriving earlier in the spring and migrating earlier in the fall. In contrast, species with a variable number of broods extended their stay by arriving earlier in the spring without changing the timing of autumn migration. An extended stay might enable a higher reproduction output by giving the opportunity to invest more time in offspring. Thus, climate change might favour species with a variable number of broods. Birds with a fixed number of broods might however not experience the same benefits of a warmer climate because their annual reproductive success often relies on one single brood. Species with a fixed number of broods are generally long-distance migrants and therefore their migration is less flexible. If they do not arrive early enough to match their breeding with the advanced timing of peak food abundance a mismatch arises. As a result, they might be more sensitive to climate change

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