Fatime Jomaa

Advisor: 

Fatime will be examining methods that may accelerate songbird nest box occupancy in agricultural systems. She will investigate whether prospecting Western Bluebirds use social information to select nest sites in Napa Valley vineyards by broadcasting signals that simulate conspecific presence and reproductive success in newly deployed nest boxes. By manipulating cues indicative of ideal breeding habitat, their effects on nest site selection can be used to inform management strategies in vineyard systems that seek to attract these birds for the ecosystem services they may provide.