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Från observation till teori. En intervjustudie om biologins karaktär och arbetsmetoder.
(2023-06-12)
The nature of biology and the nature of practical methods in biology are a part of the core content of the biology syllabus in the Swedish upper secondary school. The nature of biology describes the subject's epistemology ...
The Valeriana officinalis aggregate in Sweden. A preliminary study.
(2023-06-30)
Common valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) is a species of flowering plants native to Europe, the
roots of which have been used in folk medicine for centuries. But due to high diversity in
morphology and chromosome ...
Attityder och intresse för biologi hos högstadieelever och hur läraren påverkar detta
(2023-06-12)
Interest for biology tends to be fairly neutral. Pupils generally have neither a negative nor a positive attitude towards the subject. If the pupils have a biology-oriented hobby they are more likely to be interested in, ...
Invasive plant species in southwest Sweden: Evaluation methods of removal by empirical study and literature review
(2023-08-07)
Invasive alien species (IAS), are one of the five biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide. An instrument for biodiversity protection in Sweden is the establishment and management of nature reserves. The goal of nature ...
The use of regurgitated pellets from the great cormorant to detect the presence of the round goby
(2023-08-07)
The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is an invasive alien species that poses one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services in Sweden today. The round goby originates from the Black Sea and Caspian ...
African elephants' effect on the temporal use of elephant highway by predator and prey. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.
(2023-08-18)
African savanna elephants (Loxondonta africana) are the world’s largest land-mammal and are
considered a keystone species. The effect they have on vegetation and their environment is well
known, but their effect on other ...
Investigating the use of olfactory cues to re-direct African savannah elephant pathways. A potential conflict mitigation tool.
(2023-06-30)
Human-elephant conflict resulting from, for example crop raiding behaviour, poses a significant
threat to the conservation of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana). These conflicts can
lead to fatalities in ...
Estimating historic ranges of extinct scavenging birds from North America during the late Pleistocene using co-occurrence data from the fossil record
(2023-06-30)
The aim of my study was to estimate and compare the historic range of nine scavenging birds from North America that went jointly extinct with their mammalian megafaunal prey in the Late Pleistocene. Although the severity ...
Fältstudier i biologi på gymnasiet. Gymnasielärares svar på frågorna vad, hur och varför kopplat till momentet fältstudier.
(2023-06-12)
Abstract
This thesis examines the purpose of field studies in high school biology from the perspective of teachers in relation to earlier research. The study is based on qualitative interviews with five teachers and focuses ...
Development of osmo- and appetite regulation during transfer of smolt from freshwater to increasing salinities
(2023-01-26)
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is common in Scandinavian aquaculture and must be transferred from freshwater to seawater to grow properly. Despite being assessed as ready smolts, meaning they have gone through the physiological ...