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Mother daughter relationship

Mother daughter relationship Mothers play an important role in the development of children as the primary caregiver and most nurturing parent insert citation The mother daughter connection is found to be the most influential in communication and future behavior of daughters because they look to their mothers for social cues insert citation An example of this was discovered in a study demonstrating mothers preoccupation with their weight influencing the likelihood that their daughter would also become preoccupied with her weight and self image Francis and Birch 2005 This reflection of behavior is notable in that it illustrates the unconscious influence mothers have on their daughters cognitive and social development It is important to recognize this interaction to improve the way daughters develop and mothers raise their children Understanding the interaction between mother daughter relationships during influential time periods would allow for a better understanding of the factors that influence quality relationships with parents and other loved ones




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Black-Capped Chickadees

Problem Definition and Context Since 2012 there has been no consistent Black capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus banding in the University of Vermont’s Centennial Woods The original effort to band the species petered out without establishing a banding protocol or long term monitoring plan The Black capped Chickadee is a common curious species popular with birders Because the species is social populous and frequently found at feeders it is a simple study subject for collecting individual and population data Data collected at the individual level yields home range breeding status feeding habit and quantitative information Gustafson et al 1997 By studying the Centennial Woods population we will be able to make conclusions about survivorship nesting success emigration and immigration Long term monitoring as explained by Visser and Both 2005 is necessary to track population and species data in response to habitat degradation climate change fragmentation pollution and stochastic events like disease We have an opportunity to establish a protocol and monitoring plan for Black capped Chickadees as well as to gain a better understanding of the Centennial Woods natural area Additionally we will involve other students in the project by exposing them to birding banding re sighting and point count methods and by setting a precedent of student monitoring in Centennial Woods and UVM Natural Areas Study Site

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