Thesis (M. Sc.)--Carleton University, 1985. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

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"July 2003" / Bibliography: leaves 108-121. / iv, 133 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This study focused on the the use of resources by the small nocturnal species Ningaui yvonneae, with particular reference to diet and habitat. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Discipline of Environmental Biology, 2003

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Film noir slutar aldrig att fascinera med sin förmåga att kombinera ljus och mörker i en otroligt stiliserad och väl genomarbetad mise-en-scène. Den omisskänneliga mörka stämningen och tonen – den karakteristiska noir-känslan – är konstant närvarande och reflekteras i såväl de typiska noir-karaktärerna som i storyn och i mise-en-scène. Liksom film noir är Tom Fords filmer genomtänkta i minsta detalj och det visuella sätts i fokus. Min uppsats är en stilanalys av den samtida noir-filmen Nocturnal Animals (2016) ur ett neo-noir-perspektiv.         Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera olika stildrag – mise-en-scène, cinematografi och klippning – samt utmärkande noir-teman. Vilken funktion har de olika stildragen i berättarstrukturen? Hur synliggörs klassiska noir-teman i filmen och hur skiljer sig neo-noir från den klassiska film noir? Genrefrågan debatteras fortfarande och därför används genreteori som en bakgrundsteori. De flesta filmforskare och filmkritiker ser film noir som en stil och inte en genre, eftersom de inte kunnat enas om en gemensam struktur och då film noir anses vara starkt förbunden med en viss tidsperiod och delar för många egenskaper med andra genrer.        Neo-noir bygger på dagens filmskapares medvetenhet om den klassiska noir-filmens stilistiska och narrativa konventioner. Nocturnal Animals innehåller flera noir-teman. Det som skiljer den klassiska film noir från neo-noir är framförallt användningen av färg, och miljöerna och handlingen som tagits till en ny nivå, dvs. brottstemat och våldet har blivit brutalare och visas inte sällan utan upplösning. Neo-noir innehåller också mer skräck och karaktärerna, klippningen och ljussättningen har utvecklats. Både film noir och neo-noir lägger tonvikten på det visuella med en väl genomtänkt mise-en-scène, vilket även är karakteristiskt för Tom Fords filmer. Neo-noir-filmernas uppbyggnad och stil återspeglar den höga graden av medvetenhet om den klassiska noir-filmens stilistiska och narrativa konventioner.

Very little is known about the spatio-temporal ecology of the rusty-spotted genet, Genetta maculata. With this study I aimed to describe the activity patterns, resting site use and spatial ecology of G. maculata in Telperion Nature Reserve. I particularly looked at the activity profile and the activity period. I wanted to determine the spatial distribution of resting sites, the number of sites used per individual as well as the index of resting site reuse. I also calculated the distance between resting sites on consecutive days and tested for differences between sexes and seasons. I determined the size of home ranges, as well as that of core areas and compared space use between sexes and seasons as well as vegetation types. A total of six males and nine females were trapped, radio-collared and tracked during continuous night and daytime sessions between September 2015 and August 2016. Rusty-spotted genets were primarily nocturnal (nocturnality index: 0.84) and therefore made use of the darkness for cover when hunting. Overall, male effective activity duration (586 ± 172 min) was greater than for females (564 ± 175 min) possibly because they search for females to mate with as well as due to their larger body size. Seasonal changes in activity were evident – specifically in winter – and were probably a function of both food availability and temperature. Areas with a denser vegetation structure seemed to be more suitable for rusty-spotted genet resting sites. Neither the number of resting sites nor the reuse rate of these resting sites differed between sexes or seasons. The inter-resting site distance on consecutive days was higher for males (938 ± 848 m) than females (707 ± 661 m). This was possibly caused by males travelling larger distances when searching for females to mate with. The inter-resting site distance was higher during autumn, likely due to the decrease in food availability, which made it necessary for genets to increase their hunting efforts. However, a similar increase in hunting effort was not evident during winter as genets decreased their overall activity, possibly in order to avoid colder temperatures. No sexual or seasonal differences in home range size were found. This was attributed to a well-spread and consistent availability of food sources. Core areas only covered on average 7% of the total individual home range which further supports the hypothesis that food was readily available. Both intra- and intersexual home range overlaps were recorded. This was not unusual for carnivores and due to a combination of reproductive and social actions. Home ranges mainly included bushveld vegetation (78%) rather than grassland as these areas provided better cover and likely more abundant food sources. As this was the first exhaustive study of its kind on this species over a full annual cycle, the information gathered is important for the development of conservation strategies for this species, but also for other Genetta species in the rest of Africa. / College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Environmental Science)