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On the road again: Corridor effects on nesting passerines in Missouri forests
Student: Curtis Kukal
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Faaborg, Biological Sciences
Presented at the 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum
Abstract
Roads and other linear corridors may have profound ecological consequences. Direct mortality of adult birds by vehicle collisions is well documented, but increased nest predation along road corridors has not been shown in passerines. I tested the hypothesis that nests proximal to unimproved roads (
