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Mixed species nesting associations in a northeastern deciduous forest
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Mixed species nesting associations in a northeastern deciduous forest
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Deo
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Jean Elizabeth
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1978-
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Jean Elizabeth Deo
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Morin
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Peter J
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Peter J Morin
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Ostfeld
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Richard S
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Richard S Ostfeld
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Lockwood
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Julie
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Julie Lockwood
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Mack
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Andrew
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2014
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Mixed species nesting associations (MSNA) occur when two or more species aggregate nests in space and time. In this study I describe nesting associations among songbirds breeding in forested habitat at Powdermill Nature Reserve in Western Pennsylvania, test if the distribution of nests correlates with habitat characteristics, and determine if MSNA impacts daily nest survival rates (DSR). I examined nesting associations involving Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) and modeled DSR of thrushes. I also conducted artificial nest experiments in which I looked at the effects of density and nesting strata on nest survivorship. 65% of Wood Thrushes nested within 50 m of one to four other birds, and the nests were spatially aggregated. In contrast, only 15% of sites that lacked a Wood Thrush nest had 2 or more nests. Habitat characteristics including stem density and diversity were not correlated with the number of nests in an area. The best supported model of Wood Thrush DSR includes the interaction of time and number of nesting neighbors. DSR slightly decreased with increasing neighbor density. In three of the four artificial nest experiments, nest success decreased with higher nest density. In 2011, DSR decreased when nests were placed at different heights, but increased when nests were placed at the same height. MSNA are prevalent at Powdermill Nature Reserve, and birds do not aggregate nests around specific habitat features. However, daily nest survival is, in general, negatively affected by these associations, although these negative effects are marginal at low nest densities, such as those observed on the reserve. The question remains, then as to why these birds form these associations. One possibility is that adult survival is higher among birds in MSNA than among solitary nesters, or that other species in the association benefit from nesting near Wood Thrushes.
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Ecology and Evolution
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Wood thrush--Behavior
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Birds--Nests
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1 online resource (vii, 67 p. : ill.)
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Jean Elizabeth Deo
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Jean
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Elizabeth
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2014-09-30 13:34:43
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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