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Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
School or College
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
First Advisor
Eric G. Strauss
Second Advisor
John H. Dorsey
Third Advisor
Peter J. Auger
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
Recommended Citation
Velasco, Vanessa Nicole, "Investigation of Non-Lethal Electric Shock on American Crows as a Predator Aversion Treatment for Reducing Depredation on California Least Tern Eggs" (2015). LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations. 178.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/178
