The influence of nesting habitat and breeding synchrony on reproductive success of Common murres nesting at a colony in northern California

• Main Author: Rian, Kathryn M.
• Other Authors: Golightly, Richard T.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 2012
• Subjects: Breeding synchrony; Humboldt State University > Theses > Wildlife; Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge; Northern California; Common murre; Nesting habitat; Castle Rock; Common Murre; Uria aalge; uria
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/953

The influence of nest location, terrain, social environment (e.g., nesting density), breeding synchrony and foraging effort on the reproductive success of Common Murres (Uria aalge) nesting at Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge in northern California (2009–2010) was examined. Robotic video cameras...