Degree project presentations Biology

Schedule
Note! Times below are approximate (except for first presentation each day)
 

Monday May 26
8.30
Aamir Faraaz (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Testing the resilience of Apis mellifera mellifera with other subspecies in Sweden: Nectar sources and mismatches in pollination timing during adverse weather
Opponent: Sebastián Enault de Cambra

Coffee break ca. 9.25

9.45
Aarati Gyawali (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Evaluating the status and potential of honey production in Nepal: insight from pollen analysis and beekeeping practices
Opponent: Bernard Asanbe

10.45
Neethu Joseph (Physiology & cell biology, 60 hp)
Genetic regulation of the short-term stomatal CO2 response in Arabidopsis thaliana
Opponent: Andrea Sartorius

Lunch break ca. 11.45

12.30
Malin Landgren (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Arctic plant phenology and abundance: Understanding temperature-sensitivity and warming impacts
Opponent: Deborah Van Putten

13.30
Aura Mateus (Conservation biology, 45 hp)
Reproductive investment and life history strategies in Amazonian tree species
Opponent: Linnea Erikson

Coffee break ca. 14.20

14.40
Linnéa Wallgren (Evolutionary and behavioural ecology, 60 hp)
An ecological study comparing pollen collected from different honeybee subspecies and hybrid in Norway
Opponent: Lynn Kleinjan

Tuesday May 27
8.30
Deborah Van Putten (Evolutionary and behavioural ecology, 60 hp)
Environmental variation and genetic effects on life-history traits: can adaptation be constrained?
Opponent: Linnéa Wallgren

Coffee break ca. 9.25

9.45
Mitch Olson (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Can different capture methods target different behavioral and morphological characteristics? An experimental study using the invasive brook trout
Opponent: Hans Meinhard Í Eyðansstovu

10.45
Sebastián Enault de Cambra (Conservation biology, 45 hp)
Meteorological and geomorphological influence on harbor seal haul-out distribution behavior using drone imagery
Opponent: Gagandeep Kaur
Lunch break ca. 11.45

12.30
Malin Schött (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Exploring the diet of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina): Overall diet and inter-individual variation in prey preferences and feeding tactics
Opponent: Mitch Olson

13.30
Lina Anderberg (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Restoration of a semi-natural grassland: the impact of clear-cutting and management by grazing on plant diversity and composition
Opponent: Aura Mateus

Coffee break ca. 14.25

14.45
Bernard Asanbe (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Assessing patterns of extinction risk among mammal species in Nigeria: A comparative analysis of human impact
Opponent: Malin Landgren

15.45
Lynn Kleinjan (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Environmental and social determinants of elephant walking speed in conflict-prone areas
Opponent: Aarati Gyawali

Wednesday May 28
8.30
Andrea Sartorius (Physiology & cell biology, 45 hp)
Leaf minimum conductance and bark water vapor conductance in 14 deciduous tree species
Opponent: Neethu Joseph

Coffee break ca. 9.20

9.40
Hans Meinhard Í Eyðansstovu (Biodiversity and systematics, 60 hp)
Phylogeny and biogeography of genus Gentianella Inferred from target enrichment sequencing
Opponent: Lina Anderberg

10.40
Gagandeep Kaur (Physiology & cell biology, 60 hp)
The impact of fasting and refeeding on intestinal fluid transport and cortisol levels in salmonids
Opponent: Malin Schött

Lunch break ca. 11.40

12.30
Linnea Erikson (Conservation biology, 60 hp)
Oak regeneration in conservation-thinned mixed forests in Sweden: A two-decade study on exclosures
Opponent: Aamir Faraaz

Ca. 13.30
Fika for everyone!!