The use and function of the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) non-vocal drumming display across the breeding season
dc.contributor.author | O'Neil, Nicholas Patrick Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Iwaniuk, Andrew N. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-22T17:07:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-22T17:07:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The use of sonations in avian courtship displays is described for many species, however, the function and variation with these non-vocal acoustic displays has rarely been investigated. Perhaps the only well studied sonation used by a bird is the wing snap display of the golden-collared manakin. My thesis focuses on the use and function of a non-vocal drumming display used by male ruffed grouse during the breeding season. This thesis presents data that the non-vocal drumming display of the ruffed grouse is used in similar fashion to bird song and calls. That is, drumming peaks in activity during the morning hours much like a dawn chorus. Additionally drumming appears to function in part like a contact call, attracting potential mates and marking a male’s location within the environment. This is to the best of my knowledge, the first report of a daily change in a display performance reported for sonations. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | NSRC 40344-4220-8001 | en_US |
dc.embargo | No | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10133/4609 | |
dc.language.iso | en_CA | en_US |
dc.proquest.subject | 0602 | en_US |
dc.proquest.subject | 0306 | en_US |
dc.proquestyes | Yes | en_US |
dc.publisher | Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Neuroscience | en_US |
dc.publisher.department | Department of Neuroscience | en_US |
dc.publisher.faculty | Arts and Science | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) | |
dc.subject | ruffed grouse | en_US |
dc.subject | drumming display | en_US |
dc.subject | non-vocal acoustic signal | en_US |
dc.subject | behaviour | en_US |
dc.title | The use and function of the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) non-vocal drumming display across the breeding season | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |