Full Citation:

Quinn, M.A. 2000. Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp.

Abstract

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Addendum: Appendix E - Number of Specimens per Tree

Addendum: Appendix F - Number of Specimens per Date

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PowerPoint (PDF)

Relationships Among Diet, Arthropod Prey Availability and Foraging Patterns of the Golden-cheeked Warbler in Central Texas (59 pg PDF)

Presentation given at the 2016 Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo Symposium on January 28 and 29, 2016 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas

(If you download this presentation to your computer, you can view it in a normal Power Point-esque page-by-page manner.)
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Some commonly collected beetles in warbler habitat:


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Research was conducted at two sites in western Travis County, of Central Texas by surveying the invertebrates on the following tree species:

Ashe Juniper - Juniperus ashei (Cupressaceae)
Texas Red Oak - Quercus buckleyi (Fagaceae)
Plateau Live Oak - Quercus fusiformis (Fagaceae)
Cedar Elm - Ulmus crassifolia (Ulmaceae)

Select Tables, Figures and Graphs from Thesis

Photos of Habitat and Collecting Methods

*Rough* list of ~1,600 species collected in GCWA habitat

Thumbnails of Select Arthropods Collected in GCWA Habitat
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The following report was produced shortly after we finished our field work:

Wharton, R.A., E.G. Riley, M.A. Quinn, J.B. Woolley, J.S. Schaffner & H.R. Burke. 1996. Invertebrate species available as food for the Golden-Cheeked Warbler in its nesting habitat. Office of Research and Technology Transfer. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station; Texas Department of Transportation, Austin. 98 pp. Full PDF

Select graphs from preliminary report