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Habitat selection, reproductive success, and site fidelity of burrowing owls in a grassland ecosystem

Creator:

Ronan, Noelle A.

Abstract:

I used a comparative and experimental approach to examine nest habitat selection, reproductive success, and nest site fidelity of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in a large, non-fragmented grassland in southwest California. In 1999, I compared habitat characteristics between nest sites (n = 31) and randomly selected, unoccupied burrows (n =...

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Masters Thesis

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, patience, and enthusiasm. I thank my committee members, Richard Schmitz and Cliff Pereira for their
Relationship between plant and butterfly community composition on upland prairies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

York, Melissa M.

Abstract:

Small remnants of 'natural' habitats exist today throughout much of the world. Upland prairies in the Willamette Valley, Oregon have been nearly eliminated by conversion to agriculture and other uses. As a result, very few prairies remain and at least four butterfly species that require this habitat appear to be...

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Masters Thesis

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me grow numerous dendrites, to my committee members, Alix Gitelman and Richard Schmitz, for their