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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"Fledgling"”.
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Errors are a Gateway to Discovery: Development of a Fledgling Designer
<p>This thesis is an informative and critical analysis of my development of as a designer over three years in the Department of Theatre and Dance's Masters of Fine Arts program at the University of South Carolina. It explores main stage productions The Arabian Nights, Our Country's Good, The Comedy …
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The development of caching behavior, cache site and cache item defense tactics, and cache site and cache item sharing in orphaned fledgling blue jays (<i>cyanocitta cristata</i>) at a songbird rehabilitation center
<p>One of the primary goals of songbird rehabilitators is to promote controllable factors that increase survivorship in orphaned songbirds upon to release. As caching serves an important function in corvid life, this study sought to determine if this behavior would develop with or without outside …
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Pre- to post-fledging carryover effects and the post-fledging ecology of the Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
… Therefore, understanding causes of variation in fledgling survival may be of critical importance in conserving avian biodiversity. I examined the post-fledging ecology of the Dickcissel (Spiza americana), with emphasis on pre- to post-fledging carryover effects of nestling traits and fledgling …
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Movements and home range size of bald eagles from Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska: with an analysis of satellite telemetry
… January 1991-1993. Six adult (26%) and 6 (86%) fledgling eagles moved out of Glacier Bay during the non-breeding season. Four adult eagles (17%) traveled to the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in late November and December (mean distance from nest to preserve = 74 km) and 57% of the fledgling eagles …
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Ecology and conservation of the Såli (Micronesian Starling, Aplonis opaca) in the presence of the invasive Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis) in Guam, Mariana Islands
… Såli adults appear to have high survival, their fledglings are highly vulnerable to predators. My research focused on refining our understanding of how BTS are impacting Såli ecology and survival, and how BTS management can benefit Såli conservation. In my first chapter, I conducted the first …
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Post-breeding public information use in a ground-nesting songbird community
… a playback experiment. I hypothesized that Veery fledgling vocalizations present during the post-breeding season are PI cues used by Veeries and other ground-nesting songbirds (i.e., Ovenbirds [Seiurus aurocapilla]) for territory establishment in subsequent breeding seasons. Moreover, I …
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Post-fledging habitat use and movements of worm-eating warblers in the Tennessee River Gorge
… harness-attached radio transmitters to track fledgling WEWAs in the Tennessee River Gorge to study habitat components and daily movements. Results between fledgling location and random points indicate that degrees slope (gradient of a hillside) and leaf litter depth are significant …
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Vampire narratives: Looking at queer-centric experiences in comparison to hetero-centric norms in order to model a new queer vampiric experience
… Dawn</em>, <em>The Gilda Stories</em>, and <em>Fledgling</em> using queer and sexuality studies frameworks to look at salient patterns in the texts. The project focuses on how gender performances take place in the text, what the performances mean, and what the implications of them are. In …
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Factors Associated with Space Use and Reproductive Success of American Kestrels in Northern Virginia, USA
… the breeding season (incubation, nestling, fledgling, post-breeding, and shifted post-breeding) was 0.51 km² (95% CI: 0.42 – 0.61, range 0.01 km²–4.27 km²), and median distance traveled from nest box was on average 325.26 m (SD: ± 495.36, range 5.82–3628.11 m). A post-breeding range shift …
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Intrabrood Dominance Hierarchies in Juvenile Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers: The Role of Early Social Environment On Post-Fledging Survival and Natal Dispersal
… (Picoides borealis). My research revealed that fledgling red-cockaded woodpeckers form male-biased, linear dominance hierarchies. Among fledgling males,, high relative nestling condition strongly predicted fledgling dominance, and this condition–rank relationship persisted through independence. …
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The Origin and Development of the Australian Winds
… The impact of the Australian Winds on the fledgling Australian band movement has yet to be determined. Further research in Australian music education and the history of the Australian band movement was recommended.
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Post-fledging ecology of an endangered species: The golden-cheeked warbler
… Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) fledglings in Texas. I monitored nests until fledging and tracked fledglings for at least four weeks after leaving the nest. I estimated survival rates for fledglings during the first four weeks out of the nest, analyzed how habitat and behavioral …
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Grassland bird associations in a managed agricultural matrix
… grassland bird nest ecology, Dickcissel fledgling ecology, and Northern Bobwhite landscape-level associations. Strip-transect surveys showed that Red-winged Blackbird (43%) and Dickcissel (42%) dominated bird communities, but other abundant species included Eastern Meadowlark, Indigo …
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To Continued Success: Reforming Internal Tunisian Security Policy
… threats continue to push the boundaries of this fledgling democracy. Development measures, and reform of the Tunisian Internal Security Forces are paramount for the state's survival. This work presents measures for Security Sector Reform within Tunisia, then proceeds to create a map a …
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Factors affecting foraging by breeding farmland birds
… was used to monitor adult song thrushes and fledgling skylarks. Skylark nest density was highest in set-aside and lowest in crops, yellowhammer nest density was greatest in herbaceous vegetation and field margins whilst song thrush nest density was greatest in hedgerows and woodland. Birds …
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Spectral Evidence
… past and present. The novel begins when a fledgling female journalist is assigned to travel to a Massachusetts town where a number of high school girls have allegedly conspired to get pregnant at the same time. Although the journalist tries her best to disregard implications of the occult …
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POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SPECIES RECOVERY: MULTISCALE DEMOGRAPHY IN RESTORED HABITATS
… based on the survival of 341 nests and 258 fledglings in two regions in Pennsylvania along with previously published data. Occupancy data were analyzed in program R (package unmarked) using static and dynamic occupancy models including multi-scale habitat features as model covariates, …
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"An Ardent Military Spirit": William C. C. Claiborne and the Creation of the Orleans Territorial Militia, 1803-1805
… Louisiana Purchase doubled the territory of the fledgling United States. Taking control of and defending the new territory, especially the culturally heterogeneous city of New Orleans occupied much of the administration's time. Most of the burden for establishing the defense policy rested on …
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Sarah Livingston Jay, 1756--1802: Dynamics of power, privilege and prestige in the Revolutionary era
… on the course of events that would benefit her fledgling country. She used her social graces to take part in the male-dominated political world, while working within the domestic realm. She was not the only female patriot to make a significant contribution to the patriot cause. She was a …
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The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures: Class and Political Economy in the Early Republic
… attempted to recreate, and unite, a weak and fledgling United States by strengthening the nation politically and economically. The Society was Hamilton’s first true attempt to bind the nation together through interdependence of economic affairs, therefore attempting to give the nation its …
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