Sentences with phrase «animal ecology»

Dan Carruthers, M.Sc., wildlife biology consultant specializing in animal ecology in Arctic and Subarctic regions, Alberta, Canada

Charles Elton, founder of modern animal ecology, has described how Huxley inspired him as an undergraduate, introduced him to key biological problems while on expeditions to Spitsbergen, and then leant on him to write his seminal book Animal Ecology, in a series edited by Huxley.

«They nest in large, densely packed, noisy colonies and often gang up on a predator,» says Pat Monaghan, a professor of animal ecology at the University of Glasgow in the UK.

Finding out more about whether animals exercise to keep fit could have important scientific implications, challenging existing orthodoxy on animal ecology and behaviour, says Halsey.

«This work adds a significant piece to our understanding of the role of microbes in shaping animal ecology and behavior, and raises new questions about these relationships and how to exploit them for managing pests — hallmarks of excellent research,» said John Ruberson, head of the entomology department.

«Through this study, the pandas at the San Diego Zoo have made a significant contribution to our understanding of what may be affecting panda reproduction in habitats in China,» said Ron Swaisgood, director of applied animal ecology, San Diego Zoo Global.

Research Interests: Human - animal bond; urban animal ecology; animal companionship; the effects of animal use for therapy.

This subsumes animal ecology because animals depend on plants.

«There's just so much in animal ecology, lifestyle and body size that seems to change so dramatically through those levels.»

Torbjörn von Schantz is a professor of zoology / animal ecology and has previously served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and as the Dean of the Faculty of Science at Lund University.

Resources matching has been intensively addressed in animal ecology, both from the perspective of optimizing the search process [55 — 58], and including its demographic implications [59 — 61].

Examples of investigations included in this category would involve the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals, animal ecology, animal husbandry, entomology, ichthyology, ornithology, and herpetology, as well as the study of animals at the cellular and molecular level which would include cytology, histology, and cellular physiology.

It publishes new research findings in areas of plant and animal ecology.