Browsing by Thesis Advisor "Faaborg, John, 1949-"
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Cause specific mortality and anti-predator behavior in midwestern songbirds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Predation is a ubiquitous selective pressure that profoundly influences animals on evolutionary and ecological time-scales, but we lack estimates of predator-specific mortality rates for many taxa. We investigated ... -
Conservation and ecology of breeding landbirds in a riparian restoration context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)While $14 to $15 billion have been invested in 37,000+ river and stream restoration projects in North America since 1990, only 10% are monitored for biological function. My work examines factors that affect landbird ... -
Effects of even-aged forest management on early successional bird species in Missouri Ozark forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)I examined the effect of different clearcut sizes on species richness, abundance, and reproductive success of five early successional birds: Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), White-eyed ... -
Effects of forest fragmentation on reproductive effort and productivity of Indigo buntings (Passerina cyanea)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Forest fragmentation creates edge habitat that attracts nest predators that lower reproductive success and force birds to renest. To determine if predation-induced renesting causes a decline in condition of females and ... -
Influence of habitat selection and habitat quality on the demography of a neotropical migrant songbird, the Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Individual fitness varies with the quality of the habitat occupied. Variation in habitat quality is difficult to assess, particularly in heterogeneous habitats where quality may differ within a single patch. Individuals ... -
Mature forest-breeding bird use of early-successional habitat
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Some late-successional birds shift habitat-use from mature forestbreeding habitat to early-successional habitat. Management efforts have primarily focused on breeding habitat for migratory songbirds, but the post-breeding ... -
Nesting and postfledging ecology of Neotropical migrant songbirds in Missouri forest fragments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The postfledging period, after fledging and before migration, is a critical stage for Neotropical migrant songbirds. The postfledging period encompasses an interval of high mortality that can greatly affect population ... -
Non-breeding competition between migrant American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla) and resident Adelaide's warblers (Dendroica adelaidae) in the Guanica Biosphere Reserve, southwest Puerto Rico
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)I tested the hypothesis that migratory American Redstarts (Redstart; Setophaga ruticilla) and resident Adelaide's Warbler (Adelaide's; Dendroica adelaidae) compete for food in a dry forest of southwest Puerto Rico. Competition ... -
Population dynamics of a migrant songbird : do we need to monitor the entire breeding season?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)In Missouri, long-distance migrant songbirds can have relatively long breeding seasons, extending all the way into September for some species. Early models that assessed population status throughout the Midwest determined ... -
Raptor and wading bird migration in Veracruz, Mexico : spatial and temporal dynamics, flight performance, and monitoring applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This dissertation is organized in four chapters that deal with different aspects of my long-term studies of migratory raptors, vultures, and wading birds, in central Veracruz, Mexico, during the course of three spring and ... -
Seasonality and elevational migration in an Andean bird community
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Life history strategies of many birds in the Neotropics remain poorly known. In particular, details on the seasonal movements of individuals and populations within the Neotropics remain largely unknown, including short-distance ... -
Spatial ecology of Western Ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus) : implications for bird nest predation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In fragmented Midwestern forests, many birds face high rates of nest predation, to the point where this region may serve as a population sink for some ...