Browsing by Subject "Ornithology"
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COMPARISON OF MIGRATORY AND RESIDENT BIRD SPECIES IN A CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT
(2020-05-08)Billions of animals seasonally migrate long distances which allows them to exploit resources or favorable environmental conditions across time and space. In addition, long-distance migratory movements may allow animals to ... -
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of wintering sparrow populations in a South Carolina salt marsh
(2023-12-15)Throughout the world, coastal communities both human and natural face the existential threat of rapidly rising seawater levels resulting from global climate change. Since 2012, my collaborators and I have been monitoring ... -
EXPERIENCE, NEIGHBHORHOODS, AND HABITATS: BREEDING DISPERSAL OF MALE BLACK-CAPPED VIREOS (VIREO ATRICAPILLA)
(2019-08-01)1. Mechanisms driving breeding dispersal are complex and potentially interactive. These mechanisms are of general interest because dispersal strongly links individual fitness to population dynamics. We examine the ... -
LunAero: Automated “smart” hardware for recording video of nocturnal migration
(2020-03-18)Moon watching is a method of quantifying nocturnal bird migration by focusing a telescope on the moon and recording observations of flying birds silhouetted against the lunar surface. Although simple and well-established, ... -
A tale of four spurs: habitats, distribution, abundance and movements of Oklahomas wintering longspurs and their co-occuring species
(2021-08-05)Grasslands are the most threatened ecosystem in North America and have been consistently reduced since the settlement of Euro-Americans through the conversion to farmland. This drastic loss in habitat is why grassland birds ... -
Theophany - Somewhere Between the Canyon and Stars
(2019-05-10)Theophany: Somewhere Between the Canyon and Stars is a three-movement, electroacoustic work written for Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute, Soprano Saxophone, and Electronics. It is created in homage to Olivier Messiaen and his ...