Four students present at Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference

On April 14, 2014, four 51品茶students gave presentations at the 70th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, which was held in Portland, Maine.

Jenna Cava, a master鈥檚 student in the Department of Biological Sciences, presented 鈥淲hy come back home?  Investigating the factors that influence natal philopatry in migratory passerines.鈥

Cassandra Smith, an environmental science major and geographical information systems minor (鈥13), discussed 鈥淭he effects of latitudinal variation on the body size of the black-capped chickadee:  A test of Bermann鈥檚 rule.鈥

Shane Murphy (Environmental Studies 鈥15) gave his talk on 鈥淔actors that affect tidal marsh bird diversity in the Saco estuary of Southern Maine.鈥

Finally, David Rankin, a master鈥檚 student in the Department of Biological Sciences, presented 鈥淭he effects of forest stand improvement practices on forest breeding avian occupancy and abundance in Vermont.鈥

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