Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Haugaasen, Torbjørn"
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Personality differences among domestic cats (Felis catus) in Norway and how they affect home range size
Kisen, Astrid (Master thesis, 2021)Research on animal personalities has greatly increased in the last few decades, revealing it as an influential contribution to survival and space utilisation. Domestic cats pose a risk to wildlife through disease transmission ... -
Phylogenetic diversity and evolutionary distinctiveness of Amazonian floodplain forest birds
Anantha Krishnan, Sinduja (Master thesis, 2022)The Amazon basin contains one-fifth of all free-flowing fresh water on the planet and is home to the largest tropical rainforest on Earth. However, the region is not homogenous and is interspersed with several different ... -
Soundscape analysis for biodiversity monitoring in tropical rainforest ecosystems
Luypaert, Thomas (PhD Thesis;2023:71, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Tropical rainforests harbour up to 66% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity but have been reduced in extent by up to 60% due to persistent deforestation and forest degradation, resulting in the population decline or ... -
Space use and preferred places among domestic cats in Ås, south-eastern Norway
Prestmoen, Lillian (Master thesis, 2022)Cats are popular pets and are usually allowed to roam free when owners let them out of the house. The home range size of cats has been well studied, but we know very little about how cats use the space within their home ... -
Spatial and temporal distributions and interactions in a neotropical ground-dwelling animal community
Sand Sæbø, Jørgen (Master thesis, 2016)Distribution in time and space are central parts of a species’ niche, and linking these to environmental and anthropogenic factors are common objectives in ecological research. However, the observed distributions are ... -
Spatio-temporal ecology of Amazonian freshwater turtles
Hinderaker, Sven Emil (Master thesis, 2021)Amazonian freshwater turtles are a key component of the Amazonian waterscape and an important resource for riverine communities. However, extensive exploitation combined with habitat alteration and climate change has ... -
Temperature shapes the daily temporal distribution of Neotropical mammals
Gromstad, William Esbjug (Master thesis, 2022)Behavioural adaptations in response to environmental changes is commonly found in wild animals. Such adaptations can be both on the spatial and the temporal scale, with the majority of previous studies focusing on the ... -
The effect of selective logging on the community of chewing lice and feather mites associated birds in Sabah, Malaysia
Madrid, Ramon Soto (Master thesis, 2016-09-02)Selective logging is degrading tropical rainforests worldwide at high rates altering its microclimate and structure. Hence, changes in the assemblages of some taxa have been recorded after selective logging. This is the ... -
The impact of secondary forest regeneration on ground-dwelling ant communities in the Tropical Andes
Hethcoat, Matthew G; King, Bethany J; Castiblanco, Fernando Fernandez; Ortiz-Sepulveda, Claudia M; Achiardi, Fabian Camilo Prada; Edwards, Felicity A.; Medina, Claudia; Gilroy, James; Haugaasen, Torbjørn; Edwards, David P (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
The influence of invasive alien plant control on the foraging habitat quality of the Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger)
Krivek, Gabriella (Master thesis, 2017)The last surviving Mauritian fruit bat species, Pteropus niger, although endangered, provides essential seed dispersal and pollination services for the threatened native flora. However, their foraging habitats in native ... -
Utilization of habitat edges and linear features during movement in free-ranging domestic pet cats in Norway
Sarfi, Filip Magnussen (Master thesis, 2020)Free-ranging domestic pet cats (Felis catus) pose a significant challenge to wildlife conservation and management worldwide, and a deeper understanding of their ranging characteristics is needed. Scientists often employ ... -
Vocal behaviour and intraspecific call variations of Kempholey Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis) in the Western Ghats, India
Zsemberovszky, Linda (Master thesis, 2018)Signal analyses, basic call descriptions and call variations are the basis for assessing repertoires of individuals and species and also play a role in understanding social and breeding behaviour of frogs. The primary ... -
When does the cat roam : temporal patterns of pet cat (Felis catus) roaming in Norway
Wu, Fan (Master thesis, 2020)The domestic cats (felis catus) are popular pet animals, and their population is growing worldwide. As a natural predator, cats roaming outside raise conservation concerns. It is thereby important to know when and where ... -
Wildlife use of private gardens in south-eastern Norway
Leikanger, Gina Sande (Master thesis, 2020)Urbanisation typically results in a reduction in biodiversity. Studies of urban wildlife have shown that the increase in extinction risk tends to be higher with increasing urban areas. Yet, in urban environments, private ...