Burrowing owl nest site use and productivity on prairie dog colonies in the Southern High Plains of Texas

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dc.contributor.committeeChairWallace, Mark C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRay, James D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBoal, Clint W.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcIntyre, Nancy E.
dc.creatorTeaschner, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T23:09:20Z
dc.date.available2011-02-18T23:36:56Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T23:09:20Z
dc.date.issued2005-08
dc.degree.departmentFisheries and Wildlife Sciencesen_US
dc.description.abstractLarge numbers of burrowing owls nest in the Texas Panhandle, yet very little is known of their breeding ecology in the region. For this study we measured abundance of burrowing owls and attempted to assess the number of resident verses migrant burrowing owls through color banding and the monitoring of marked individuals, at a sample of study areas in the Texas Panhandle. Burrowing owl productivity and prairie dog colony parameters that could influence burrowing owl nest selection and success were also measured. The majority of burrowing owls in our area are breeding season migrants. Noose carpet and Bal-Chatri traps were the most effective trapping methods during the breeding season. Number of breeding burrowing owl pairs was positively correlated to colony area (r2 = 0.5498, P = 0.0060), and to number of prairie dog holes in a colony (r2 = 0.7327, P = 0.0296). Our measures of vegetative composition and structure were not related to burrowing owl numbers or productivity.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/20278en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTexas Tech Universityen_US
dc.rights.availabilityUnrestricted.
dc.subjectAthene cuniculariaen_US
dc.subjectBurrowing owlsen_US
dc.subjectBandingen_US
dc.titleBurrowing owl nest site use and productivity on prairie dog colonies in the Southern High Plains of Texas
dc.typeThesis

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