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Powell, Adam. "Predation and scavenging by the generalist predator, Pterostichus melanarius." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2011. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54182/.

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The research reported in this thesis investigated the ability of <italic> P. melanarius</italic> to control slug populations, and the impacts that alternative prey, particularly carrion, has on the efficacy of this predator as an agent of slug pest control. A suite of laboratory- and field-based experiments were conducted to achieve those ends. The main findings were: (1) Prey vital status was significant in determining the feeding preference hierarchy of <italic> P. melanarius.</italic> The mucus defence of live slugs (<italic>Deroceras reticulatum)</italic> deterred attacks by beetles, but f

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Connors, Matthew J. "Quantifying spatial and temporal heterogeneity in predator activity and predation risk /." Available to subscribers only, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1104973781&sid=3&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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McKnight, Julie L. "Predator and prey population dynamics and distribution, effects of predation and competition." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ58428.pdf.

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Brouillette, Amber Noelle. "Sex-Biased Predation on Taricha by a Novel Predator in Annadel State Park." DigitalCommons@USU, 2008. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/111.

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Newts of the genus Taricha have long been studied due to the powerful neurotoxin found in their skin. Tetrodotoxin (TTX) acts by blocking receptors in sodium channels, ultimately resulting in death via asphyxiation. The only documented predators of species in this genus have been snakes of the genus Thamnophis. Recently, predation on Taricha in Ledson Marsh in Annadel State Park, Santa Rosa, CA was discovered. Predation was in the form of laceration or evisceration, and tracking of predation from 1998-2008 showed that it was male-biased. Two species of Taricha were found living sympatrically a

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Latif, Quresh S. "How predation risk shapes avian nest site selection and processes underlying nest predation patterns." Diss., [Riverside, Calif.] : University of California, Riverside, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1957706911&SrchMode=2&sid=4&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1268765320&clientId=48051.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2009.<br>Includes abstract. Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Title from first page of PDF file (viewed March 16, 2010). Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in print.

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Funderburk, James. "Modern Variation in Predation Intensity: Constraints on Assessing Predator-Prey Relationships in Paleoecologic Reconstructions." Scholar Commons, 2010. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3491.

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The complex interaction between predators and their prey is rarely preserved in the fossil record. However, predation of marine mollusks by drilling gastropods leaves a diagnostic hole in the shell of the prey, possibly allowing for quantitative analysis of this ecological interaction. Drilling frequency, as measured in marine mollusks both in the Modern and fossil record, has been heralded as a potential opportunity to quantify these ecological interactions and use these values in the testing of hypotheses. This study employed the collection, tallying, and analysis of bulk samples derived fro

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Songjang, Khemika. "Peptides to inhibit crop predation." Thesis, University of Reading, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.428155.

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Low, Petah Alexandra. "The ecology and behaviour of eucalypt-feeding caterpillars in response to predation risk." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15898.

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It was traditionally assumed that predator effects were lethally transmitted, however there is now increasing evidence of the importance of their non-consumptive effects. I outline a conceptual framework that integrates both the consumptive and non-consumptive pathways for predator effects on insect herbivores. Using this framework, I aimed to improve our understanding of predator effects on insect herbivores in the Eucalyptus system. First I investigated how the plant traits- leaf age and location- affect predation risk, and also whether this risk varied with type of predator. I found no evid

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Rodgers, Brandon. "Poecilia reticulata predation on Aedes aegypti larvae : effects of predator body size and vegetation density." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=100206.

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In this study, predation efficiency of three guppy ( Poecilia reticulata) size classes was evaluated at various vegetation densities in a series of circular aquaria containing plastic plants closely resembling Ceratophyllum demersum. The effect of vegetation density was most apparent among large fish where predation efficiency greatly diminished from 12.35 mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti) to 4.68 as vegetation densities rose from 3 to 19 plants/700 cm2. Over that same range of increasing vegetation densities, predation among small fish remained unchanged, whereas among fish of intermediate size

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Bromilow, Amanda Marie. "Juvenile Blue Crab Survival in Nursery Habitats: Predator Identification and Predation Impacts in Chesapeake Bay." W&M ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1516639467.

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Predator populations can have significant impacts on prey recruitment success and prey population dynamics through consumption. Young, inexperienced prey are often most vulnerable to predation due to their small size and limited evasion capabilities. to reduce the risk of predation, new recruits and young juveniles typically settle in structured nursery habitats, such as seagrass beds, which promote higher survival by acting as refuges from predators. Thus, successful recruitment to the adult portion of the population is often dependent on the availability of suitable nursery habitat. In this

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Tomaszewska, Ewa. "Testing for predation in airline markets." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq23078.pdf.

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Speed, Michael Patrick. "Mimicry and the psychology of predation." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.278364.

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Wright, David Andrew. "Protozoan predation of bacteria in soil." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1994. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU068158.

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Survival of P. fluorescens 10586s FAC510 was studied in liquid culture and soil microcosms in the presence of the ciliate C. steinii and the flagellate Cercomonas sp. Both protozoa caused a reduction in bacterial viable cell concentration, however the ciliate caused a greater decrease in abundance. Starvation of the bacterial prey caused a reduction in grazing rates of both the ciliate and flagellate, indicating the lower nutrional quality of starved as opposed to non-starved cells. Manipulation of the physiological state of prey cells, by starvation, had much the same effect as observed when

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Sundell, Janne. "Vole population dynamics : experiments on predation." Helsinki : University of Helsinki, 2002. http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/mat/ekolo/vk/sundell/.

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Johnson, Kevin Brett. "Predation on planktonic marine invertebrate larvae." Thesis, Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1998, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10086.

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Dryden, Robert Cumming. "Predation of cyanobacteria by Acanthamoeba spp." Thesis, University of Bath, 1987. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376341.

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Molin, Johan. "Predation på evertebrater under tidig vår i sjön Tåkern." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Biologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-79044.

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Benthic invertebrates play important roles as feeding resources for many organisms in different food webs. Shifts in predation of these organisms can generate cascading effects and potentially lead to the disappearance of one or more species from a site. Cascading effects can bring impacts to organisms who aren’t even directly involved, why studies in this field are important for understanding sudden changes in ecosystems. I examined the predation from fish and waterfowl on benthic invertebrates in the shallow and eutrophic Lake Tåkern in the plains of Östergötland County, southern Sweden. The

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Becker, Matthew Smith. "Applying predator-prey theory to evaluate large mammal dynamics wolf predation in a newly-established multiple-prey system /." Thesis, Montana State University, 2008. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2008/becker/BeckerM1208.pdf.

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I studied wolf prey selection and kill rates during 1996-97 through 2006-07 winters in a newly established two-prey system in central Yellowstone National Park. Prey differed substantially in their vulnerability to wolf (Canis lupus) predation and wolves preyed primarily on elk (Cervus elaphus) but also used bison (Bison bison) to varying degrees within and among winters and packs. Winter severity, wolf abundance, distribution, and prey selection varied during the study, concurrent with variations in the demography, distribution, and behavior of elk and bison. A total of 759 wolf-killed ungula

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Lindberg, Benjamin. "Predation as a driver of reproductive isolation : Differences in predation risk between whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) spawning habitats." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-184959.

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The origin and maintenance of much of natural biodiversity can likely be explained by theecological speciation theory. Ecological speciation is defined as the process whenreproductive isolation arises through divergent selection caused by ecological factors, such asbiotic interactions and abiotic conditions. Many populations of European whitefish(Coregonus lavaretus) are currently going through sympatric speciation from a single littoralecotype to two or more ecologically separate ecotypes. It has been hypothesized that northernpike (Esox lucius) is promoting speciation in whitefish by exposin

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Waterworth, Rebeccah Anne. "Overcoming barriers to predation effect of alternative management practices on predator-herbivore dynamics in production nurseries /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2936.

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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.<br>Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Entomology. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Palmer, Brian C. "Predation on Domestic Sheep on Summer Range Lands in Southwestern Utah." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/362.

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Much of the decline of the U.S. sheep industry has been attributed to losses caused by predators. Most predatory losses are inflicted on lambs rather than ewes. Losses have historically ranged from 4-8% of lamb crops, inflicting significant financial loss on ranchers. However, most research providing data on sheep predation is over 20 years old. Changes in the sheep industry as well as predation rates may make previous loss rates inapplicable to current conditions. Coyotes (Canis latrans) are the primary predator of concern when it comes to sheep losses, but increasingly, cougars (Felis c

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Ryan, Daniel P. "Fitness Dependent Dispersal in Intraguild Predation Communities." Scholarly Repository, 2011. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/608.

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A model of a three species intraguild predation community is proposed. The model is realized as a system of cross-diffusion equations which allow the intraguild prey species to adjust its motility based on local resource and intraguild predator densities. Solutions to the cross-diffusion system are shown to exist globally in time and the existence of a global attractor is proved. Abstract permanence theory is used to study conditions for coexistence in the ecological community. The case where the intraguild prey disperses randomly is compared to the case where the intraguild prey disperses con

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Mitchell, Dustin L. "Cougar Predation Behavior in North-Central Utah." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1539.

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Cougar (Puma concolor) predation has been identified as being one of several factors contributing to the decline of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) throughout the Western United States. In order to better understand how these elusive felines utilize their surroundings and prey, I examined and analyzed cougar predation behavior in North-Central Utah, using global positioning systems (GPS) data from 2002-2010. Twenty-three cougars were fitted with GPS collars and monitored for prey caching behavior. In total 775 potential cache sites were visited and 546 prey remains found. Mule deer comprised t

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Okuyama, Toshinori. "Maintenance of intraguild predation in jumping spiders." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0013605.

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Al, rubaiee Zaid. "Microorganisms, flight, reproduction, and predation in birds." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLS097/document.

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Les coûts de remise en forme que les macro et micro parasites imposent aux hôtes peuvent s'expliquer par trois facteurs principaux : (1) Les hôtes utilisent des réponses immunitaires contre les parasites pour prévenir ou contrôler l'infection. Les réponses immunitaires nécessitent de l'énergie et des nutriments pour produire et / ou activer les cellules immunitaires et les immunoglobulines, ce qui est coûteux, provoquant des compromis avec d'autres processus physiologiques comme la croissance ou la reproduction. (2) Le taux métabolique de l'hôte peut être augmenté parce que les dommages aux ti

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Peterson, Alison. "EFFECTS OF SIZE AND EXPOSURE TO PREDATION THREAT ON MATING BEHAVIOR AND PREDATION RESPONSE IN MALE WESTERN MOSQUITOFISH (GAMBUSIA AFFINIS)." MSSTATE, 2004. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04022004-205940/.

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Trade offs between mating and predator avoidance advantages were studied in the western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis: Poeciliidae). When tested with green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) predators, larger male G. affinis were found to have a higher number of escapes compared to smaller males. Smaller males were captured more often than larger males in groups of six and in both complex and simple habitat types. Large males, on average, were found to attempt more matings and spend a larger proportion of time near the female than smaller males. When trials with predators were compared to trials wit

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Burgener, Joel Ryan. "Predation on meadow voles: predator response to vole abundance and vole response to predator exclusion in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana." Montana State University, 2011. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2011/burgener/BurgenerJ0811.pdf.

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Small mammals such as meadow voles exhibit complex and puzzling multi-annual population cycles. Predators can have an effect on these cycles though the precise relationship is not completely understood. I undertook this study to 1) quantify the response of predators to small mammal abundance and 2) determine the relative roles of mammalian meso-predators and raptors on abundance and survivorship of small mammals in wet meadow habitat at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, southwest Montana. as well as the response by predators to different levels of small mammal abundance. Two randomly pl

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Marshall, Jason Paul. "Analysis of predation data from moose-wolf systems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq21189.pdf.

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Larivière, Serge Jacques. "Habitat fragmentation, striped skunks, and waterfowl nest predation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ27417.pdf.

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Delaire, Lari. "Predation, parasitism and colour in natural guppy populations." Thesis, McGill University, 2011. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=103592.

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Many studies of evolution adopt a unifactorial approach, where a single causal force appearing to account for a majority of the phenotypic variation becomes the focal point of investigation. However, it seems certain that no single force acts to the complete exclusion of other forces, and so multi-factorial studies can make a crucial contribution to our understanding of the evolution of phenotypic variation. In the Trinidadian guppy system, natural selection acting via predation has long been recognized as playing an important role in shaping trait variation. However, other environmental facto

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Marples, Nicola. "The influence of predation on ladybird colour patterns." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321365.

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Jumeau, Philippe J. A. M. "Arthropod predation in a simple Antarctic terrestrial community." Thesis, University of York, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.277219.

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Davey, Jeffrey Stewart. "Intraguild predation among generalist predators in winter wheat." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2010. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/55042/.

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Modern annual arable crops are susceptible to outbreaks of pests due mainly to the uniform habitats that agricultural fields represent. Cereals are particularly prone to infestations of aphids, which may damage the crop directly through herbivory, or indirectly by acting as vectors of disease. These insects, however, have a large range of invertebrate natural enemies, which under certain circumstances, can maintain infestations below economically damaging levels. Greater habitat complexity at landscape and farm scale usually leads to more diverse assemblages of natural enemies at the field sca

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Tyler, Carrie Leigh. "Investigating Predation in the Fossil Record: Modern Analogs." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77194.

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Predation is considered a powerful ecological force influencing community structure, diversity, and abundance. Paleoecology offers a unique perspective, allowing us to examine ecological processes such as predation over evolutionary timescales. The three studies summarized below include two case studies testing the role of predation in evolution and one method-oriented project, which explores new tools with which to examine predator-prey interactions in the fossil record. Considering the importance of community interactions in the current global biodiversity crisis, understanding ecological an

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Morling, Frances. "Cape Town's cats: reassessing predation through kitty-cams." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9099.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>Domestic cats (Felis catus) are abundant generalist predators that exploit a wide range of prey within and adjacent to the urban matrix. Cats are known to have contributed to the extinction and endangerment (mostly on islands) of a number of indigenous species, including birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Most research on this important topic has been carried out in the developed world, predominantly in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada with only four studies carried out in Africa. Of these, two studies in Cape Town sugges

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Winters, Amanda. "Effects of Warming and Predation on Invertebrate Activity." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1499357799174464.

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Taylor, Justin Blake. "Deterring Rodent Seed Predation Using Seed-Coating Technologies." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9045.

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With many natural landscapes undergoing restoration efforts, there is a growing need for the optimization of direct seeding practices. Seeds planted on wildlands are often consumed by rodents leading to reduced plant establishment. Coating seeds in rodent aversive products may prevent seed predation. We tested ten seed-coating formulations containing products expected to deter rodents, namely: ghost and cayenne pepper powders; essential oils from bergamot, neem, and pine; methyl-nonyl-ketone, anthraquinone, activated carbon, beta-cyclodextrin and a blank coating containing no rodent deterrents

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Smith, Dustin M. "Habitat selection and predation risk in larval lampreys." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/10493.

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Collumb, Christopher J. "Mesozooplankton population dynamics : factors affecting reproduction and predation /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Lohrey, Anne K. "The Impact of Avian Predation on the Brush-Legged Wolf Spider, Schizocosa Ocreata (Hentz), and Anti-Predator Responses to Avian Cues." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1195846324.

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Schel, Anne Marijke. "Anti-predator behaviour of Guereza colobus monkeys (Colobus guerez) /." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/832.

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Black-and-white colobus monkeys are renowned for their impressive vocal behaviour, but up to date there have been only very few systematic efforts to study this. These monkeys are able to produce loud and low-pitched roars that transmit over long distances, which has lead to the assumption that these calls function in inter-group spacing and male-male competition. The fact that the monkeys sometimes produce the same calls to predators as well, has not received much attention so far. This thesis presents a detailed description of the form and function of the anti-predator behaviour of one speci

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Carter, Stephen Paul. "Habitat refuges and the management of predators for conservation." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.269793.

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Stanford, Angela. "Rodent ecology and seed predation in logged and unlogged forest, Uganda." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324417.

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White, Joseph Douglas Mandla. "Seed predation and potential dispersal of Ceratocaryum argenteum (Restionaceae) nuts by the striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) / Joseph Douglas Mandla White." Bachelor's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14027.

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This study aimed to better understand the role of rodents as seed predators and dispersers in the fynbos biome at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa in May and June, 2013. Based on previous studies I hypothesised that the large, nut-like seeds of Ceratocaryum argenteum (Restionaceae) are scatter-hoarded by rodents and that rodent seed choices and seed fates are affected by seed size and hull thickness. Field trials using three seed types showed that smaller seeds with a high reward and low processing cost were consumed significantly(p<0.01) more than large, thick hulled seeds. Application o

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Slater, Graham James. "Biomechanical adaptations to predation in the carnivoran craniofacial skeleton." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1997615301&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Chung, Pik-shan. "Post-dispersal seed predation by rats in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3617564X.

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Öhlund, Gunnar. "Ecological and evolutionary effects of predation in environmental gradients." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-59465.

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Understanding species interactions and how they affect densities and distributions of organisms is a central theme in ecological research. Studying such interactions in an ecosystem context is challenging as they often depend on species-specific characteristics and rates that not only change during the ontogeny of an organism, but also are affected by the surrounding environment. This thesis focuses on two separate questions and study systems that highlight different aspects of how effects of predation can depend on environmental conditions. In the first part of the thesis, we studied how temp

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Hughes, Nelika Karen Biological Earth &amp Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science UNSW. "Dangerous liaisons: the predation risks of receiving olfactory signals." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2009. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/43315.

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Individuals are at risk when communicating because conspicuous signals attract both conspecifics and eavesdropping predators. This predation cost of communicating has typically been attributed to signalling individuals because of their conspicuous role. But if predators are attracted to signals, then receivers, both intended or otherwise, may also find themselves at risk of predation. In this thesis, I used olfactorily communicating house mice Mus domesticus to address several key questions regarding the predation risks to receivers of conspecific signals. Using field experiments, I establishe

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Cleveland, Shawn M. "HUMAN PREDATION RISK AND ELK BEHAVIOR IN HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPES." The University of Montana, 2010. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-04282010-103245/.

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Elk (Cervus elaphus) are increasing in fragmented landscapes that result from exurban human development throughout western North America. This problem is increasing human-wildlife conflicts and represents a significant new challenge to wildlife managers. Elk hunting must be intensively managed, if allowed at all, to reduce public relations problems. For example, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks has focused three hunts on a rapidly growing (~11% annually) elk herd in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) of Missoula, Montana, USA. Their goals were to reduce population growth rate,

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DeBlois, Elisabeth M. "Invertebrate predation on the benthic eggs of marine fish." Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=39387.

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The character and magnitude of predation by Calliopius laeviusculus on the intertidal eggs of capelin (Mallotus villosus) were examined. Average endobenthic densities at Bryant's Cove (NFLD) in 1988 for both amphipods and capelin eggs during capelin egg development (June 17-August 8) were 0.78 amphipods cm$ sp{-2}$ and 62 eggs cm$ sp{-3}$ (750 cm$ sp{-2}$) respectively. At this average capelin egg density, laboratory results suggest that, on a daily basis, only gut capacity and clearance time limit amphipod predation on eggs. In situ, C. laeviusculus biomass closely tracked capelin egg biomass

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