The Genetic Variation of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in the Chesapeake Bay

• Main Author: Ravinskas, Jennifer
• Other Authors: Aguirre, Alonso
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Chesapeake Bay; peregrine falcon; variations; genetics; Nesje; Norway; Falco peregrinus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1920/9023

For the last century, the local population of Chesapeake Bay Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) has been fluctuating in its abundance, making genetic diversity difficult to assess (Johnson et al., 2010). Recently, the well-being of falcon populations in Coastal Virginia has improved, and their pop...