Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Collection
Language
eng
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1 item
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Landscape fitness: integrating density, familial networks and population dynamics for the conservation of boreal woodland caribou

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Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McFarlane, Samantha Amy, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Paul J, Thesis advisor (ths): Manseau, Micheline, Degree committee member (dgc): Bowman, Jeff, Degree committee member (dgc): Steenweg, Robin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Variation in habitat quality and disturbance levels can strongly influence a species' distribution, leading to spatial variation in population density and influencing population dynamics. It is therefore critical to understand how density can lead to variability in demographic responses for effective conservation and recovery of species. My dissertation illustrates how density and… more

Differences and similarities in exploration and risk-taking behaviours of two Myotis bat species.

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Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Scott, Laura Michele, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Thesis advisor (ths): Davy, Christina, Degree committee member (dgc): Northrup, Joseph, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>AbstractDifferences and similarities in exploration and risk-taking behaviours
of two Myotis bat species.
Laura Michele Scott
Behaviours that are repeatable across circumstances and time determine an individual's personality. Personality and behavioural variation are subject to selective pressures, including risks related to the use of different habitat types. I explored the… more

Clonal structure and mating patterns in a natural population of Sagittaria latifolia

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Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Stephens, Samantha, Thesis advisor (ths): Dorken, Marcel, Degree committee member (dgc): Emery, Neil, Degree committee member (dgc): Bowman, Jeff, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Increased plant size is expected to have negative consequences for mating by increasing pollen transfer among the same plant. However, recent theoretical studies have demonstrated that this may not be true for clonal plants. Instead, clonal expansion could enhance outcrossing opportunities without increasing selfing by reducing distances to potential mates. I investigated how the spatial… more

Forest Roost Use by Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus) in Ontario

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Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Holt, Ryan, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Thesis advisor (ths): Davy, Christina M, Degree committee member (dgc): Koen, Erin L, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Roosts offer bats protection from predators, shelter from external environmental conditions, and a space where sociality, mating, and the rearing of young can occur. However, knowledge gaps still remain for many forest roosting species, such as the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) surrounding what roosts are selected, and what variables are influential at differing scales of selection… more