Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"shrubland bird"”.
-
Ecology and Conservation of Shrubland Bird Communities in the Eastern Ghats of Indi
… I studied the habitat usage and preferences of Shrubland birds in the Eastern Ghats of India during the pre-monsoon and post monsoon seasons. Eastern Ghats show a marked difference from pre-monsoon season to post-monsoon season thereby affecting the habitat use by birds depending upon various …
-
Incubation behavior, embryonic heart rate, and developmental variation within and among altricial bird species
… within 14 sympatrically breeding grassland and shrubland bird species in east-central Illinois from April to August of 2019 and 2020. Specifically, I aimed to investigate 1) the factors that impact EHR across species, 2) how parental incubation behaviors impact EHR, 3) rates of hatching failure …
-
Effects of non-native woody plant species on shrubland birds of conservation concern
Shrubland birds are among the fastest declining groups of birds over the past 50 years. Habitat loss and degradation are proposed as being major drivers, but the underlying causes of these declines are unknown. I investigated some of the potential factors driving population declines in three …
-
Nesting ecology and conservation of shrubland birds in a fragmented urbanized landscape in northeastern Illinois
Current declines in shrubland bird populations and habitats in eastern North America highlight the importance of understanding the nesting ecology of shrubland birds. The majority of the literature on shrubland birds has focused on communities in regenerating forest areas following silvicultural …
-
Avian nest predation: relationships with landscape characteristics and influences on adult and nestling behavior.
… is the leading cause of reproductive failure in birds. As a result, many studies have sought to understand what factors influence nest predation as well as the ways in which birds respond to predation. However, identifying the factors that lead to variation in nest predation has proven …