COMMON TERN (STERNA HIRUNDO) HATCHING SUCCESS RELATED TO NESTING PATTERN ON POPLAR ISLAND

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dc.contributor.advisorProsser, Diann
dc.contributor.advisorCarney, Susan
dc.contributor.advisorBoulton, April
dc.contributor.authorZimnik, Mia
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.programEnvironmental Biologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-27T16:40:47Z
dc.date.available2018-04-27T16:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.description.abstractThis study serves to understand how location within a colony may impact the successful hatching of a common tern nest. Previous research has shown that returning breeding birds will choose areas on the periphery of a colony near the water’s edge to nest, and that nest density and parental protection from predation are positively correlated. Research was conducted on Poplar Island, Maryland in a common tern colony to examine nesting patterns and changes throughout the nesting season. These data were then analyzed to determine if successful nests were randomly distributed throughout the colony or showed a clustered pattern. Results show that both failed and successful nests were distributed in clusters within the colony. This research can be used to understand the factors that contribute to breeding success in vulnerable water bird populations, as well as recognize potential areas for further research.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUSGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Hood College Department of Biologyen_US
dc.format.extent32 pagesen_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2W37KZ5D
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/10705
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtHood College
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectSterna hirundoen_US
dc.subjectPoplar islanden_US
dc.subjectHatching successen_US
dc.subjectNesting patternen_US
dc.subjectTernen_US
dc.titleCOMMON TERN (STERNA HIRUNDO) HATCHING SUCCESS RELATED TO NESTING PATTERN ON POPLAR ISLANDen_US
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