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Dehydration Tolerance Of Several Populus Deltoides Clones, G. Michael Gebre
Dehydration Tolerance Of Several Populus Deltoides Clones, G. Michael Gebre
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
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Reproductive Biology Of Pinus Sylvestris L.: Seed Yield, Flower Phenology, The Response Of Young Seedlings To Ga 4/7, And Developmental Anatomy, Teresa K. Boes
Reproductive Biology Of Pinus Sylvestris L.: Seed Yield, Flower Phenology, The Response Of Young Seedlings To Ga 4/7, And Developmental Anatomy, Teresa K. Boes
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
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Habitat Use And Diet Analysis Of Breeding Common Barn-Owls In Western Nebraska, Joseph A. Gubanyi M.S.
Habitat Use And Diet Analysis Of Breeding Common Barn-Owls In Western Nebraska, Joseph A. Gubanyi M.S.
School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
I studied barn owl (Tyto alba) breeding biology in western Nebraska 1984-1986. I had greatest success capturing males (56% success) at night using trap doors at nest sites and females (91 % success) using hoop nets at nest sites during the day. Barn owls removed 16 of 23 tail-mounted radios. Eight birds were radio-tracked for 7-14.5 hours. The mean foraging range was 198 ha (32- 299 ha, n = 8) with < 1 % overlap among birds from adjacent nest sites. Field-tested telemetry error was high (mean displacements of radio-locations for 2 birds were 208 and 241 m). I found no relationship between percent cover in foraging habitat and reproductive success. I identified 10,140 prey items from 15 nest sites and found both annual and seasonal variation in barn owl diets. Microtus ochrogaster occurred most frequently (32.7%) and increased in the diet from 17.6 to 27.2 to 43.5% 1984-1986. M. ochrogaster and Perognathus hispidus annual frequencies were …