Monk parakeet management at electric utility facilities in south Florida

The Monk Parakeet in New York

Vocal tract articulation revisited: the case of the monk parakeet.

Birdsong and human speech share many features with respect to vocal learning and development. However, the vocal production mechanisms have long been considered to be distinct. The vocal organ of songbirds is more complex than the human larynx, leading to the hypothesis that vocal variation in birdsong originates mainly at the sound source, while in humans it is primarily due to vocal tract fil...

Nest-building behavior of Monk Parakeets and insights into potential mechanisms for reducing damage to utility poles

The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) commonly uses utility poles as a substrate for building large, bulky nests. These nests often cause fires and electric power outages, creating public safety risks and increasing liability and maintenance costs for electric companies. Previous research has focused on lethal methods and chemical contraception to prevent nesting on utility poles and electric...

Electric Utility Demand Side Management in Canada

Government, utility, and private subsidies for energy efficiency play a prominent role in current efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, yet the effectiveness of this policy approach is in dispute. One opportunity for empirical analysis is provided by the past energy efficiency subsidies, called demand-side management programs, offered by electric utilities in North America over several de...

metallicity of starburst galaxies in chandra deep field south (cdf-s) , at 0.5

چکیده یکی از پارامترهای اصلی در دنبال کردن تاریخچه ی تشکیل ستاره ها و تحول کهکشان ها، مطالعه ی میزان فراوانی عناصر آن ها است. در این پایان نامه برای مطالعه ی همبستگی میان فراوانی فلزی و جرم ستاره ای کهکشان ها، از داده های طیفی 89 کهکشانِ ستاره زا استفاده شده است. طیف ها توسط طیف نگار فورس2 از میدان ژرف جنوبی چاندرا گرفته شده و جابه جایی به سرخ طیف ها همه بزرگتر از نیم و کوچکتر از یک هستند. جر...