The success of this project has depended on the intelligence and hard work of over 35 undergraduate or recent graduate interns over the years. Interns spend the spring at Hastings, keeping track of approximately 120 bluebird boxes each. A large proportion of interns have gone on to earn professional degrees in the fields of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Ornithology. This work was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Health, Ellis Bird Farm Ltd., the North American Bluebird Society, and the Genetics Resources Conservation Program of the University of California. Dickinson, J. L. 1997.
Male detention affects extra-pair copulation frequency and pair behavior in western bluebirds.
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