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A Female Audience Increases Frequency Of Showy Agonistic Displays In Male Siamese Fighting Fish, Raisa Lück
A Female Audience Increases Frequency Of Showy Agonistic Displays In Male Siamese Fighting Fish, Raisa Lück
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The audience effect refers to a situation where individuals alter displays in the presence of bystanders. By changing display choice, displayers can optimize their effectiveness against both the opponent and audience. Many displays – territorial, aggressive, warning, and threatening – fall into the broad category of agonistic behavior. Male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) are known for being territorial, and they use the same set of stereotypical displays repeatedly from one male to the next. I observed effects of a female audience on male Betta displays to determine if males use certain displays more frequently than others when a female …
Nutrition Affects Onset And Duration Of Wandering Behavior In Tobacco Hornworms, Megan Bentzel
Nutrition Affects Onset And Duration Of Wandering Behavior In Tobacco Hornworms, Megan Bentzel
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Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis (including egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages) obtain no nutrition in the &me between the last larval stage and emergence from the pupa as an adult. In the final larval stage of burrowing insects, such as the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta), larvae wander to find soil or detritus in which to burrow, and then burrow, pupate, emerge as fully-‐formed adults, and return to the surface, relying solely on energy stored during the larval stage. I examined the effects of larval nutri&on on wandering behavior and expected that dietary manipulation would delay wandering in both underfed …
Approaches To Restoration: Assessing The Roles Of Structure And Function In Saltmarsh Restoration In Light Of Climate Change, Abby O. Pearson Ms
Approaches To Restoration: Assessing The Roles Of Structure And Function In Saltmarsh Restoration In Light Of Climate Change, Abby O. Pearson Ms
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The aim of this thesis is to review the current goals and methods for salt marsh restoration, to question how those goals and methods may change in light of global change, and to present a case study that offers a look at the kinds of information that can be gleaned by studying both structure and functionality in restoration.
Retrospective Examination Of Habitat Use By Blueback Herring (Alosa Aestivalis) Using Otolith Microchemical Methods, Molly Payne Wynne Ms
Retrospective Examination Of Habitat Use By Blueback Herring (Alosa Aestivalis) Using Otolith Microchemical Methods, Molly Payne Wynne Ms
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Life histories of anadromous fish are difficult to examine due to constraints on direct observation. However, an understanding of patterns of habitat use is critical to management efforts since recruitment to spawning age is vital to population sustainability. Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) are anadromous fish that utilize a variety of freshwater, estuary and nearshore marine habitats. Rapid declines in their abundance and a subsequent petition for listing under the US Endangered Species Act in 2012 have ushered in an immediate need for life history information. This study focused on five river systems and seven spawning runs along the coast of …