The use and function of the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) non-vocal drumming display across the breeding season

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dc.contributor.authorO'Neil, Nicholas Patrick Paul
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorIwaniuk, Andrew N.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-22T17:07:49Z
dc.date.available2016-09-22T17:07:49Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.sponsorshipNSRC 40344-4220-8001en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4609
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0602en_US
dc.proquest.subject0306en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Neuroscienceen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Neuroscienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)
dc.subjectruffed grouseen_US
dc.subjectdrumming displayen_US
dc.subjectnon-vocal acoustic signalen_US
dc.subjectbehaviouren_US
dc.titleThe use and function of the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) non-vocal drumming display across the breeding seasonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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