Using Light-Level Geolocation and Stable Hydrogen Isotopes to Determine the Migratory Connectivity of Canadian Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina)

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dc.contributor.advisorStutchbury, Bridget J.
dc.creatorCasbourn, Garth William
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T16:42:44Z
dc.date.available2016-09-20T16:42:44Z
dc.date.copyright2015-12-16
dc.date.issued2016-09-20
dc.date.updated2016-09-20T16:42:44Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe Wood Thrush is a declining forest passerine that is listed as threatened in Canada. Using light-level geolocators, and analysis of stable hydrogen isotopes in feathers, this study established the migratory connectivity of Canadian Wood Thrush. Understanding migratory connectivity is essential to creating effective management strategies for a long-distance migrant. Ninety percent of the birds tracked wintered in a narrow band of the species winter range in eastern Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica. The most important stopover sites were Cuba, the Yucatan peninsula, and the Mississippi River delta. Ninety-eight percent of all feathers sampled in Nicaragua had D values consistent with the northernmost part of the breeding range. Tropical deforestation on the wintering grounds is likely a leading cause of population decline in the Wood Thrush, and future conservation efforts should be directed toward habitat protection.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/32199
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectConservation biology
dc.subject.keywordsWood Thrush
dc.subject.keywordsMigratory connectivity
dc.subject.keywordsGeolocator
dc.subject.keywordsMigration tracking
dc.subject.keywordsStable isotope analysis
dc.subject.keywordsSpecies at risk
dc.subject.keywordsTropical deforestation
dc.titleUsing Light-Level Geolocation and Stable Hydrogen Isotopes to Determine the Migratory Connectivity of Canadian Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina)
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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