Masteruppsatser, Biologi / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap
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From bud to fruit: How flowering time and insect activity interact to influence plant reproduction
(2024-04-18)The Arctic is warming faster than any other biome on Earth, leading to changes in vegetation patterns, including the advancement of overall flowering. However, the implications of these changes for plant reproduction are ... -
How distributional equity affects evolutionarily sustainable landscape management
(2023-12-14)As the human population rapidly grows, ensuring food availability for everyone will require substantial agricultural intensification in a sustainable manner. This must however be achieved without negatively impacting ... -
Monitoring marine alien and invasive species. A comparison between the traditional method (eRAS) and DNA-based identification of species.
(2023-08-22)There is a major concern with the uncontrolled spreading of alien and invasive species, caused by an increase in travelling by boat globally. These are dispersed via ballast water, by fouling on ships and in fishing gear. ... -
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 ... -
Fågelperspektiv på när kraftledningsgator möter granplantage
(2023-08-07)Granplantage är en av de vanligaste landytorna i Sverige, en markanvändning som bedöms påverka biologisk mångfald negativt. Luftburna kraftledningsgator i regionnätet utgör mer än 1100 kvadratkilometer av Sveriges landyta ... -
Exploring the interactive effects of light intensity and pH on coral oxygen production
(2023-08-07)The study aimed to explore the possible interaction between acidification and light intensity and the effects on corals' oxygen production. Interactions between temperature and pH have been thoroughly researched and proven ... -
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 ... -
A computational model of metapopulation dynamics and organism-mediated nutrient flow
(2023-08-07)The aim of this project was to assess, using in-silico experiments, how different life history char-acteristics, such as age at maturity and dispersal ability of individuals, influence the dynamics of a metapopulation. To ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The bzzzt of frirends. Interspecific competition in Arctic plants for pollination services.
(2023-06-27)The Arctic has a harsh environment that is challenging for the flora and fauna that inhabits the region. The ruling abiotic factors of the region results is a low species richness that creates a potential challenge for the ... -
Role of androgen receptor signaling in the activation and differentiation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells
(2023-06-27)Androgens are steroid hormones essential for the development and maintenance of male reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are immune cells that act as the first ... -
Systematics and the evolution of flower symmetry of Posoqueria (Rubiaceae)
(2023-06-14)The genus Posoqueria is a Neotropical group of shrubs and trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Posoqueria is phylogenetically poorly understood and presents several internal taxonomical difficulties. Previous studies using ... -
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, ... -
Hur formar AI undervisningen? Lärares uppfattningar om ChatGPT i biologiundervisningen
(2023-06-12)On November 30, 2022, ChatGPT was launched, an artificial intelligence (AI) trained to analyze and generate text at a near-human level. The launch of ChatGPT has been described as a major advancement in AI-human interaction, ... -
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 ... -
Möjligheter och begränsningar. En kvalitativ studie om biologilärares laborativa undervisning
(2023-06-12)Laboratory work is included in the biology education at upper secondary school and have therefore a central and important role in teaching. The purpose teachers have with laboratory work can vary. Previous studies have ... -
I vilka syften genomför lärare laborationer i biologi? En studie utifrån hel- och halvklasslaborationer i undervisningen
(2023-06-12)Labs form part of the curriculum for the biology subject in grades 7 to 9 at upper secondary school and are an important element of biology teaching. The previous research that I have examined in connection with the study ...