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Showing 1 to 20 of 101 for “"Behavior and Ethology"”.
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A Tale of Two Butterflies: The Effect of Larval Social Environment and Circadian Rhythms on Mating Behavior in Bicyclus anynana and Heliconius hewitsoni
… sexual ornamentation to male-male competition; and, 2) when an organism courts, be it daily, monthly, or seasonally. Both aspects are especially important for gregarious species as mistakes in either can incur high costs to overall fitness. My research focuses on using butterflies to explore kin …
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Behavioral differences in urban Sciurus carolinensis with varying human exposure as a model for synanthropic human-animal relationships
… are considered a halfway point between wild and domestic animals that live in urban environments and depend on humans for their survival. Sciurus carolinensis, the eastern gray squirrel, symbolizes a distinctive coexistence between human and wildlife as they are commonly fed in parks and …
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Habitat Use And Nightly Activity Patterns Of Bats On A Military Landscape In Western Kentucky
… effects of White-nose Syndrome, habitat loss, and anthropogenic disturbances across the landscape. Unique stressors exist on military installations, such as noise created during training activities. Given the scarcity of data that exists for these widespread ownerships, I created predictive …
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Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollekaeki) Play Behaviors on San Cristóbal Island, Ecuador
… of Galápagos sea lions on San Cristóbal Island from mid-summer of 2008. I begin with a discussion of ideas about play and types of play, elaborate the conceptual system of projects and routines in play, and provide a brief description of sea lion taxonomy and forms of play specific to …
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Spatial Behavior and Population Estimation of the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys Temminckii)
… been subjected to over a century of commercial and recreational harvest, causing large scale population declines. Additionally, their aquatic habitat has been subjected to largescale anthropogenic degradation. Very few robust populations have been identified or investigated by researchers. …
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American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) may use tail-pumping to maintain balance
… their tails, but the possible function of this behavior is unknown. My objective was to use observations and experiments to examine the possible function(s) of tail-pumping by American Kestrels. Fieldwork was conducted from March 2015 to December 2015 at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison …
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Fate Of Captive-Reared Bobwhite Quail Released In Central Kentucky
… virginianus) released onto two farms (Site 1 and 2) and a reclaimed coal surface mine (Site 3) in south-central Kentucky during the summers of 2008 and 2009 was assessed. Of the 57 bobwhite quail radio-tagged and released in this study, the fate of 26 (45%) was unknown because the telemetry …
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