Projects
Current student projects:
Alsup, Steve - Productivity and
Habitat Features of Swainson's Hawks Nesting in Suburban and Agricultural
Environments of Southwestern Idaho
Berg,
Melanie - The effects of maternal
androgens on survival, sexual characteristics, and immunity in American kestrel
nestlings
Graham,
Scott -Dietary
Composition and Prey Selection of Northern Barred Owls (Strix varia) in the Pacific Northwest
Hallingstad, Eric -
Seasonal variation in immunocompetence of the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
McVey, Katie - How Does
Introduction of Agriculture Alter Ecosystem Dynamics?: Stable Isotope
Analysis of Trophic Relationships and Food Webs
Narish, Adam - The effects of
forest fragmentation on cloud forest diurnal raptor communities of Honduras
Peters, Morgan - Genetic
differentiation between northern and southern Andrean Condor
Riding, Corey S. - Effects of Nest Cleanliness on Burrow Reuse by Burrowing Owls (Athene Cunicularia)
Strasser, Erin -
Reproductive success in American Kestrels: The
roles of habitat quality, individual quality, and human disturbance
Stuber, Matthew -
Ecotoxicological risk
and exposure: A comparative assessment Burrowing Owls in natural and
agricultural habitats in southern Idaho
Welty, Justin - Cost and
Benefits of Group Living in Burrowing Owls
Zucchini, Martina - Flight
Strategies of Neotropical Migrant Raptors in Panama
Current RRC staff members projects:
Annual Movements of American
White Pelicans
American White
Pelican Foraging Area Distances
Common Loons: Threats and Migration
Desert Bighorn Sheep: Monitoring
Survival
Ferruginous Hawk Study with Nevada
Division of Wildlife
North American Raptor Monitoring Strategy
Snowy Owl Study with Massachusetts Audubon Society
White-faced
Ibis:
Sources of Contamination
Peregrine
Falcon Migration in the Western Hemisphere
Past student projects:
Barnes, Keith -
Ecology and habitat use
of Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus) on the Boise National Forest, Idaho
Batbayar, Nyambayar -
The breeding ecology of cinereeous vultures (Aegypius monachus) in Central Mongolia
Dr. Belthoff and his students are conducting a variety of studies of burrowing
owls
Booms, Travis -
Gyrfalcon Food Habits in Central West Greenland
Fairhurst, Graham D. - Relationships between winter and spring weather and
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) reproduction in northern Nevada
Hasselblad, Kristin -
Northern
goshawk home ranges and habitat selection in southern Idaho
Kimball, Scott - Behavioral
Ecology of Nesting Bald Eagles at Lake Cascade
Lewis, Stephen B. - Northern goshawk food habits in Southeast
Alaska
Lewis, Stephen
B. - Northern Goshawk Diet During the Nesting Season in Southeast
Alaska
Smith, Adam - Variation
in the stable-hydrogen isotope composition of Northern Goshawk feathers:
Relevance to the study of migratory origins
Taylor, Niki -
Sex ratio variation: A test of the Trivers
and Willard hypothesis
Wightman, Catherine S. - Spacing and Physical Habitat Selection Patterns of
Peregrine Falcons in Central West Greenland
Wightman, Catherine S. - Influence of Habitat Heterogeneity on Distribution,
Occupancy Patterns, and Productivity of Breeding Falcons in Central West
Greenland
Past RRC staff
members projects:
American White Pelican Flight
Peregrine Falcon and Swainson's
Hawk Migration
Prairie Falcon Movements and Survival with US Geological Survey
Raptors: Do migratory flight paths follow constant geographical or geomagnetic
courses?
Sage Grouse
Snowy Owl Annual Movements
Steller's Sea Eagle Movements
Trends in Midwinter counts of
Bald Eagles in the Contiguous United States, 1986 - 2000
Raptor Research Center
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