• Territorial movement behaviour in the Eurasian beaver 

      Mortensen, Rasmus Mohr (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;162, Doctoral thesis, 2023-06-09)
      It can be challenging to observe and quantify natural behaviour in wild free-ranging animals. Species that are reclusive or exploit multiple environments, such as semi-aquatic mammals, may be particularly difficult to ...
    • Impact of climate change and habitat degradation on two endangered reptiles: the Guatemalan beaded lizard and the Olive Ridley sea turtle 

      Ariano Sánchez, Daniel (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;165, Doctoral thesis, 2023-06-15)
      Climate change and habitat degradation are the main threats to non-avian reptiles. Non-avian reptiles are a clade of ectothermic vertebrates that include turtles, alligators, lizards, amphisbaenians, and snakes. As ectotherms, ...
    • Tick-borne encephalitis virus: an emerging virus in Scandinavia 

      Lamsal, Alaka (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;190, Doctoral thesis, 2024-05-14)
      Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) which is an infection of the central nervous system that can lead to encephalitis. TBE cases are increasing in Scandinavia over the last few decades ...