Investigation of Non-Lethal Electric Shock on American Crows as a Predator Aversion Treatment for Reducing Depredation on California Least Tern Eggs

Vanessa Nicole Velasco

Investigation of Non-Lethal Electric Shock on American Crows as a Predator Aversion Treatment for Reducing Depredation on California Least Tern Eggs

Vanessa Nicole Velasco

Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis

Abstract

The response of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) to electrified eggs at the Venice Beach California least tern nesting colony was monitored throughout the 2014 season. Game cameras were deployed beside the artificial nests to record crow behavior towards the electrified eggs. Conditioned crows were defined as crows that were present within1 foot of the electrified eggs and unconditioned crows were considered crows that were present within 1 foot of the eggs. The number of conditioned crows observed in the video clips significantly differed from a homogenous distribution using a chi-square test (p

Original language	English
Qualification	Master of Science, Engineering in Civil Engineering
Awarding Institution	Loyola Marymount University
Supervisors/Advisors	Strauss, Eric, Advisor Dorsey, John, Advisor
State	Published - Sep 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

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