Junco research UCSD

What is a junco?

• A squirrel

• UCSD

• A research device

• A bird

Scientists have spent considerable time researching the ____________ of juncos

• Nests

• Mating habits

• Boldness

• Flight times

Approximately how old were the juncos that the researchers captured to study their behavior?

• new born

• 12 days

• 25-30 days

• 40 days

Which of the following capture methods was not used by reasearchers to capture juvenile juncos?

• Mist nets

• Walk-in traps

• Tranquilizer darts

Junco nestlings fledge at approximately 12 days. What does fledge mean?

• Ability to eat independently

• Leave the nest permanently

• Acquire feathers large enough to fly or leave the nest

• Mate with a companion

The researchers took special precautions to limit the number of siblings that were included in the junco behavior study.

• False

• True

The type of experiment used by researchers to study the junco behavior is called:

• Natural selection experiment

• Common garden experiment

• Ultimate transplantation experiment

• Photosynthetic flight initiation experiment

How long did the junco behavior experiment last?

• 3 months

• 1 years

• 3 years

• 10 years

A large enclosure that houses birds is a:

• zoo

• aviarie

• natal

• posthatch

The catured birds were initially housed in San Diego, but eventually they were shipped via air cargo to the Kent Farm Bird Observatory located at:

• Indiana University

• UCSD

• LSU

• University of Tennessee