P-05 Compartmental Models of Animal Behavior
Abstract
Animal behavior is integral to fitness and arises from complex interactions between internal and external factors. Glaucous-winged gulls (Larus glaucescens) at Protection Island, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington display a variety of behaviors on the colony during the breeding season. The most common gull behaviors are sleeping, preening, and resting. I used a system of four differential equations to predict numbers of sleeping, preening, and resting gulls on the colony as a function of seven environmental factors. The model explained 62%, 53%, 37%, and 25% of the variability in colony attendance, sleep, preen, and rest dynamics, respectively.
Thesis Record URL
Location
Buller Hall
Start Date
2-26-2016 2:30 PM
End Date
2-26-2016 4:00 PM
P-05 Compartmental Models of Animal Behavior
Buller Hall
Animal behavior is integral to fitness and arises from complex interactions between internal and external factors. Glaucous-winged gulls (Larus glaucescens) at Protection Island, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington display a variety of behaviors on the colony during the breeding season. The most common gull behaviors are sleeping, preening, and resting. I used a system of four differential equations to predict numbers of sleeping, preening, and resting gulls on the colony as a function of seven environmental factors. The model explained 62%, 53%, 37%, and 25% of the variability in colony attendance, sleep, preen, and rest dynamics, respectively.
Acknowledgments
Dr. Shandelle M. Henson, Dr. James L. Hayward