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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Blue Grass Army Depot"”.
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A Comparison of Management Strategies for the Federally Endangered Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium stoloniferum) on the Blue Grass Army Depot, KY
… evaluate the efficacy of these techniques on the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) in Madison County, KY, where one of T. stoloniferum’s largest populations occurs. Fifty-nine patches of T. stoloniferum on the BGAD were treated annually between 2012 and 2014 with combinations of mowing and …
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Edaphic, Microtopographic, and Light Characteristics Associated with the Endangered Running Buffalo Clover (Trifolium stoloniferm) at the Blue Grass Army Depot, Madison County, Kentucky
… stoloniferum</italic>) plants on the Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, KY, were examined during the 2004 and 2005 growing season. Study samples or measurements were determined at 27 "long-term" sites (plots which have had clover present since 1992-1994), 23 "disappeared" sites (plots …
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American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) may use tail-pumping to maintain balance
… from March 2015 to December 2015 at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky. During observations of focal kestrels, I noted their behavior (e.g., landing on a perch, hunting, or consuming prey), including when and how often they pumped their tails (i.e., rapid movement of …
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Nocturnal Habitat Selection During Spring Migration by American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) in Central Kentucky
… techniques. The study was conducted on the Blue Grass Army Depot and the Central Kentucky Wildlife Management Area, both located in Madison County, Kentucky. A total of 84 field, 421 ha, of four habitat types, burned, grazed, hayed, old/fallow, were searched for woodcock. Roost sites were …
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Perceived Predation Risk And The Responses Of Adult And Nestling Tree Swallows (tachycineta Bicolor)
… was conducted from April to July 2016 at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky. I conducted 68 trials at 22 nest boxes. Tree Swallows were exposed to models of four potential predators, including taxidermy mounts of a raccoon (Procyon lotor) and an eastern chipmunk (Tamias …
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Factors influencing pre-fledging mass recession of nestling Tree Swallows
… conducted during the 2015 breeding season at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky. Nestling Tree Swallows (n = 127) in 29 broods were divided into half-weighted (n = 32), full-weighted (n = 36), and control (n = 59) treatment groups. Lead weights weighing 2.5% (0.6 g) or 5% (1.2 …
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Winter Behavior and Ecology of Eastern Bluebirds (<i>Sialia sialis</i>): Home Ranges, Habitat Use, and Effect of Weather on Foraging Behavior
<p>Eastern bluebirds (<em>Sialia sialis</em>) are widespread across eastern North America, but populations appear to be susceptible to extreme winter weather. Declines in population following cold winters in states like Kentucky suggest the need to better understand winter-specific habitat …
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Variation in mass and wing loading of nestling American Kestrels: possible effects of nestling behavior and adult provisioning behavior
… conducted during the 2016 breeding season at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky. Nestling kestrels (n = 40) in 12 broods were divided into three treatment groups: control (n = 12), half-weighted (n = 14), and full-weighted (n = 14). At day 15 post-hatching, half-weighted …
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Vocal responses of adult Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) to potential nest predators and the behavioral responses of nestlings
… objectives of my study of cavity-nesting Eastern Bluebirds <em>(Sialia sialis)</em> were to examine (1) the vocal responses of adult Eastern Bluebirds to different predators, and (2) the behavioral responses of nestlings to those adult vocalizations. My study was conducted from April - July 2013 …
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Ultraviolet reflectance of nestling plumage and the provisioning strategies of adult Eastern Phoebes (Sayornis phoebe)
… with 25 broods of Eastern Phoebes at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky, in 2010, including 13 first broods and 12 second broods. Control and UV-blocked nestlings were fed at similar rates (P = 0.72) by male and female Eastern Phoebes, indicating that variation in UV …
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Possible Role Of Breeding Phenology, Brood Size, And Male Parental Care On The Number Of Nesting Attempts By Female Eastern Bluebirds, A Facultatively Multibrooded Species
… the number of nesting attempts by female Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) during a single breeding season. My study was conducted at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky, from mid-March to mid-August 2018. I monitored the nests of 39 first broods, 34 second broods, and eight …
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Flight Vocalizations and Displays of Adult Chimney Swifts (Chaetura Pelagica): Description and Function
… of adult Chimney Swifts. I studied swifts at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky, where they used abandoned, concrete shelters for roosting and nesting. Camcorders were used to record swift behavior and vocalizations during the 2008 and 2009 breeding seasons (April – September). …
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Effect of predator type, season, brood size, and West Nile Virus infection on the nest defense behavior of male and female Eastern Bluebirds
… nest defense behavior of male and female Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis). Eastern Bluebirds were studied from March to August 2003 at the Blue Grass Army Depot. Adult and nestling Bluebirds were captured, measured, banded, and blood was drawn. Nest defense was examined when nestlings were 15-18 …
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Effects of Variation in Hunger Levels on Begging Behavior of Nestlings and the Provsioning Behavior of Male and Female Eastern Phoebes
… during the 2011 breeding season at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison Co., KY, to determine if nestling begging was positively correlated with hunger. Both first and second broods were divided into three treatments: (1) hand-feeding to satiation all nestlings in a brood (fed treatment, …
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Use of Song Types by Male Carolina Chickadees (Poecile carolinensis)
… Chickadees. I studied Carolina chickadees at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Kentucky, where nest boxes were placed on forest edges and were occupied by eight focal Carolina chickadees. </p> <p>A parabolic microphone was used to record male Carolina chickadee song bouts between 30 …
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Effect of variation in nestling hunger levels on the begging behavior of nestlings and the provisioning behavior of adult American Kestrels
… in nest boxes from 1 March to 1 July 2014 at the Blue Grass Army Depot, Madison County, Kentucky. Nest boxes were modified with a separate compartment for a camcorder to record nestling behavior, and a second camcorder was placed outside of nests to monitor adult behavior. To manipulate nestling …