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Some students involved with Operation RubyThroat may conduct investigative projects in Biology (Life Science) and its sub-fields such as Ornithology, Behavioral Ecology, Botany, etc.
Under this section we list questions about hummingbirds that are worthy of investigation, but we do not outline entire projects; in other words, the questions are intended to stimulate inquiry by students and others. Operation RubyThroat stands ready to advise student researchers about project design on an individual basis. For help on setting up your specific hummingbird research project, contact PROJECTS.
NOTE: Teachers and their student groups, individual students, and others who are registered participants with Operation RubyThroat get priority attention to all requests for information and assistance. To register, see How to Participate.
Some students involved in Operation RubyThroat will look at Phenology to determine extrinsic factors that may affect timing of migration in the Ruby-throated Hummingbird:
-- Chart the dates of first foliage & blossoms on Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans), which occurs nearly everywhere RTHUs breed
-- Observe various hummingbird flowers to determine if RTHU visits correlate with time of day
DISCIPLINES: Botany, phenology, ornithology.
(NOTE: Students on RTHU wintering grounds in the tropics may examine problems similar to those above, particularly with regard to native plant species, etc.)
Some U.S. and Canadian students involved in Operation RubyThroat will--and only under supervision by authorized personnel--engage in more technical studies in Ornithology, Botany, Plant-Animal Interactions, etc.:
-- Capture & band RTHUs and analyze capture/recapture data
-- Conduct nesting studies, including determination of double- or triple-brooding
-- Determine local abundance and distribution of Trumpet Creeper (and other flowers)
-- Collecting pollen from feeder ports to differentiate samples
DISCIPLINES: Ornithology, animal behavior, botany, microscopy, math, computers, etc.
(NOTE: Students on RTHU wintering grounds in the tropics may examine problems similar to those above, particularly with regard to native plant species, etc.)
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