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Caldwell, Luke, author
Angeloni, Lisa M., advisor
Sillett, T. Scott, committee member
Savidge, Julie A., committee member
Santa Cruz Island (Calif.)
California
2007-01-03T04:55:16Z
2007-01-03T04:55:16Z
2010
2010_Fall_Caldwell_Luke.pdf
ETDF2010300034BIOL
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/45985
https://doi.org/10.25675/3.018622
The small population size and limited range of the Island Scrub-Jay make it a species of conservation concern, yet its reproductive ecology is poorly known. From 2008 - 2010 I investigated factors influencing nest success, quantified annual fecundity per pair, and documented breeding behavior. Nest predation was the major factor influencing nest success, accounting for 92 percent of documented nest failures. Nests that were initiated earlier in the breeding season, nests that were higher and more concealed, and nests of breeding pairs that had smaller home ranges had higher daily nest survival. Despite a low estimated daily nest survival rate of 0.945 ± 0.004 SE, the high frequency of renesting allowed pairs to maintain a mean fecundity of 1.13 ± 0.15 SE. Island Scrub-Jays may benefit from an increase in breeding habitat and lower nest predation from the ongoing regeneration of woody vegetation and understory structure following the removal of exotic herbivores on Santa Cruz Island.
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nest success
nest predation
island scrub-jay
habitat-specific fecundity
Santa Cruz Island
Island scrub jay -- California -- Santa Cruz Island -- Reproduction
Island scrub jay -- Ecology -- California -- Santa Cruz Island
Aphelocoma insularis
Reproductive ecology of the island scrub-jay (Aphelocoma insularis)
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Master of Science (M.S.)
Masters
Biology
Colorado State University
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