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Colony site selection in bank swallows

dc.contributor.committeeMemberSugden, L. G.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLehmkuhl, Denis Merleen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSmith, J. A.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMaher, William Josephen_US
dc.creatorHjertaas, Dale G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-30T14:49:52Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T05:00:18Z
dc.date.available2010-10-01T08:00:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-01-04T05:00:18Z
dc.date.created1984en_US
dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.date.submitted1984en_US
dc.description.abstractBank Swallow colony site selection was studied on a 6,129 hectare area in the Qu'Appelle Valley near Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Comparison of 60 banks used by Bank Swallows with the 349 unused sites showed that taller, vertical, more recently excavated sites with sand or fine gravel soils and no obstructions in front of the bank were selected. Colony size, which ranged from 1 to 48 pair with a mean of 7.7 pair, was not significantly correlated with any bank character. Mean clutch size was 5.0. In successful nests 90.5% of eggs fledged. Probability of a nest surviving from laying through fledging was 63.4%. Nest success was only correlated with tunnel depth and date of initiation, although additional data suggest bank characters are also important. Tunnel nesting gives Bank Swallows significant advantages and forces clustering on a restricted habitat base. Suitable habitat is left vacant, however, indicating that Bank Swallows probably derive additional advantages from associating with conspecifics. ­en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-09302009-144952en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.titleColony site selection in bank swallowsen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentBiologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineBiologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US

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