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Parental care of peregrine falcons in interior Alaska and the effects of low-altitude jet overflights

Creator:

Palmer, Angela G.

Abstract:

To assess the impact of low-altitude jet overflights on parental care, we examined nest attendance, time-activity budgets, and provisioning rates of 21 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) pairs breeding along the Tanana River, Alaska in 1995 and 1996. Several intrinsic and extrinsic factors influenced attributes of nesting behavior. Female nest attendance...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

see a relationship between nest attendance and the number of overflights, the cumulative number of