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RFS Ornithology 2012
Sensory Percepion, Migration & Navigation, Courtship & Mating, Behaviour, Reproductive Biology, Endangerment & Extinction, Conservation, Avian Forest Management
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
06/21/2012

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Term
functional lateralization
Definition
separation of functions into hemispheres
Term
left brain functions
Definition
-dominant
-"handedness"
-memorization
-song sontrol
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right brain functions
Definition
monitor environment
novel stimuli
Term
early successional forest
Definition
young forest
old fields
open, sunny
Term
mid-successional forest
Definition
no understory
very shady
not mature-less food
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old growth/ late successional forest
Definition
interior birds
food production
understory
Term
possible goals for forest management
Definition
-timber
-other forest agriculture
-wildlife
-shade/cooling
-air purification/ carbon cycling
-watershed maintenance
-recreation/ aesthetics
Term
Successional techniques
Definition
-single tree malpractice
-single tree practice
-group selection
-clearcut
-two-age
Term
avian forestry accommodations
Definition
-understory
-mid-story
-coarse material (slash)
-fine woody material
-snags & cavities
-leaf litter
-canopy height
Term
rescue effect
Definition
Reverse extinction vortex
Examples:
-reconnect isolated habitats
-start new populations
-supplement gene flow
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market hunting
Definition
selling game birds and songbirds
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1886 feathered hat census
Definition
types of feathers in ladies' hats
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Lacey Act of 1900
Definition
prohibited unregulated market hunting
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