Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Røskaft, Eivin"
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The Role of Wildlife Education in Conservation Biology: Can awareness change Locals` Attitudes towards the Endangered African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) ?
Straube, Anne Cathrine Strande (Master thesis, 2013)In this master thesis, I will concentrate on the increasing interest for the research field of conservation biology, and what it can do to contribute to turn the future development in a more sustainable direction for a ... -
The socio-ecological impacts of the invasive house crow (Corvus splendes) in Tanzania
Rishøi, Per Henrik (Master thesis, 2023)Invasjonsarter er en av de største truslene for biologisk mangfold i naturen i dag. Lokal kunnskap og holdninger til invasjonsarter kan bidra til å forstå hvilken påvirkning de har på miljøet. Ved å avdekke allmennhetens ... -
Trophy Hunting Versus Ecotourism as a Conservation Model? Assessing the Impacts on Ungulate Behaviour and Demographics in the Ruaha-Rungwa Ecosystem, Central Tanzania
Hariohay, Kwaslema Malle; Jackson, Craig Ryan; Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article, 2018)Trophy hunting may influence wildlife populations in many ways, but these effects have received little consideration in many of Africa’s protected areas. We assessed the effects of trophy hunting on group size, behaviour, ... -
UV reflectance as a cue in egg discrimination in two Prinia species exploited differently by brood parasites in Taiwan
Yang, Canchao; Wang, Longwu; Hsu, Yu-Cheng; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Liang, Wei; Stokke, Bård Gunnar (Journal article, 2013)Birds are capable of seeing the ultraviolet light (UV) spectrum and as a consequence have evolved UV-reflective structures with signalling functions. Avian eggs also reflect in the UV spectrum but the importance of UV egg ... -
Vigilance Behaviour of Wild Herbivores when Foraging With or Without Livestock.
Baltazary, Angela; Røskaft, Eivin; Treytde, Ann (Journal article, 2019)In African savannas, and many other rangelands around the world, wildlife presently find themselves interacting with livestock. Many studies have been conducted on vigilance behaviour in response to presence of predators ... -
Why do brood parasitic birds lay strong-shelled eggs?
Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Fossøy, Frode; Liang, Wei; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Yang, Canchao; Møller, Anders Pape (Journal article, 2012)Brood parasitic birds constitute a model system for the study of coevolution. Such parasites are unique by having evolved unusually thick eggshells for their body size. Thick eggshells have been hypothesized to evolve as ... -
Why Do Some Areas Have Higher Density of Forest Grouse Than Others?
Kvistad, Arne Ivar (Master thesis, 2011)Landscape and vegetation data were extracted from digital maps by use of GIS. These data together with predator and management related data collected from landowners and hunter's associations in Norway, were used as ...