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Ecological studies on the American kestrel (Falco sparverius) in east-central Indiana
The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) population of both Harrison and Washington Townships, Delaware County, east-central Indiana, showed a decline from December, 1985 to March, 1986, stabilization, and then a rise in June and July, 1986. Surveys reflect a larger kestrel population in Harrison …
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Aspects of the foraging and breeding ecology of the Southern African Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus rupicolus
A study of the ecology of the Southern African Kestrel was made in two areas of differing topography in the Eastern Cape Province (32 °S) of South Africa. The main objectives of the study were to describe foraging parameters (behaviour-time budgets, hunting success and diet) and breeding …
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Toxic effects of dietary methylmercury on immune system structure, function, and development in the American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
… (MeHg) were assessed in adult non-breeding male kestrels, female kestrels during egg laying, and nestling kestrels. Immunological endpoints included cell-mediated immunity (CMI) using the phytohemagglutinin (PHA) skin-swelling assay and antibody-mediated immune function using the sheep red blood …
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Survey of Reproduction of the Southeastern American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius Paulus) in Electrical Transmission Towers in South-Central Georgia
… the rare southeastern subspecies of the American kestrel, Falco sparverius paulus, which was found to be breeding in the hollow cross-arms of the 230 kV electrical transmission towers between the Offerman substation in the east, to Plant Mitchell (Putney), in the west, in south-central Georgia. …
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Reproductive Success of Southeastern American Kestrels (Falco Sparverius Paulus) Nesting in 230Kv Transmission Towers and Alternative Nest Structures in South-Central Georgia
… southeastern subspecies of the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius paulus). Numbers of Southeastern American Kestrels are estimated to have declined by more than 80% over the last fifty years in the southeastern United States. In Georgia, populations have nearly disappeared below the Fall …
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Daniel: A Novel With Accompanying Critical Dissertation Exploring Child Abuse in Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys and Barry Hines' A Kestrel for a Knave.
… The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead), and A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines). The portrayal of masculinity, agency, adult/child power dynamics, resilience, victimhood and culpability within literary fiction is considered in both the novel and the accompanying dissertation. <br/>The novel and …
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Use of Eastern South Dakota Shelterbelts By Nesting Birds of Prey
… (1979-1980). Species observed were the American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Swainson’s hawk (Butwo Swainsoni), red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) and screech owl (Otus asio). Density figures for 1979 and 1980 were 0.60 and 0.65 birds/km², respectively. IN …
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System Identification CFD-Based Reduced-Order Modeling for Hypersonic Vehicles
… maneuver motions solved by HPCMP CREATETM-AV Kestrel, the high-fidelity CFD software. The resulting data was used and assessed in its information supply to the SID techniques, which were also performed in Kestrel as a post-processing operation. Many SID models with varying structures were …
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Factors Associated with Space Use and Reproductive Success of American Kestrels in Northern Virginia, USA
… My thesis evaluated the space use of American kestrels (Falco sparverius), a species of conservation concern, and tested whether their movement behavior was associated with sex-specific parental roles, local resource availability, and central-place foraging theory as a framework for linking …
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An Ye Harm None
In this novel, Kestrel, a Wiccan woman whose mundane name is Karen, is searching for home and love after growing up in a rootless military family. She begins to find acceptance in Reno's pagan community and in local volunteer activities. Kes becomes friends with Becky, an evangelical Christian new …
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Reproductive Success of American Kestrels (<em>Falco sparverius</em>) Nesting in Boxes along an Interstate in Northeastern Tennessee.
… provide supplemental nest sites for American Kestrels, <em>Falco sparverius</em>. When the availability of nest sites is a limiting factor, the addition of nest boxes can increase local breeding populations. These programs also facilitate the collection of data on breeding kestrels.</p><p>This …
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The portrayal of the working-class and working-class culture in Barry Hines’s novels
… nine novels: The Blinder published in 1966, A Kestrel for a Knave in 1968, First Signs in 1972, The Gamekeeper in 1975, The Price of Coal in 1979, Looks and Smiles in 1981, Unfinished Business in 1983, The Heart of It in 1994 and finally Elvis over England in 1998. The written work also …
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THE IMPACT OF MICROCLIMATE ON BRANCH COLONIZATION BY NEOTROPICAL CERAMBYCID BEETLES
… season and the canopy level in the rainy season. Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters were placed at canopy and ground stratum (August 2007–September 2008). Microclimate data were regressed against beetle distribution for the species classified as “seasonal shifters.” They colonized branches at an …
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Real-Time Implementation of Vision Algorithm for Control, Stabilization, and Target Tracking for a Hovering Micro-UAV
… Autonomous Vehicle Toolkit daughterboard, and a Kestrel Autopilot. The resulting platform is referred to as the Helio-copter. An efficient algorithm to detect, correlate, and track features in a scene and estimate attitude information was implemented with a combination of hardware and software on …
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Influence of Predation on Least Tern and Piping Plover Productivity Along the Missouri River in South Dakota
… and site observations indicated that American kestrels (Falco sparyerius), American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), raccoons (Procyon lotor), great horned owls (lma.Q yirginianus), and mink (Mustela yison) were having a significant effect on the survival of piping plover and least tern nests and …
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Nesting in English fields : bird narratives and the re-imagining of post-war Britain
… texts, The Peregrine by J.A. Baker (1967) and A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines (1968), the answer is an unequivocal no. My readings demonstrate a close connection between the pessimism of these books and the profound changes in agriculture that were underway during the period. This research …
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CHROMOSOME-LEVEL DE NOVO GENOME ASSEMBLIES OF AVIAN SPECIES AND THEIR RELEVANCE FOR COMPARATIVE GENOMICS, PANGENOMICS, POPULATION GENOMICS AND SPECIES CONSERVATION.
… species: barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris) and red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus), which fulfilled and exceeded the standard VGP metrics for …
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WHAT PREDICTS TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE SUBSIDY USE BY BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) IN HEADWATER STREAMS?
Spatial subsidies provide critical resources for organisms in receiving habitats, particularly when production in those habitats is low. While it is clear that terrestrial invertebrates provide a critical subsidy for trout, including eastern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), we have limited …
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