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  • Meredith, Christy. 2012. Effects of a changing physical template on the longitudinal distribution of brown trout in a mountain stream: implications for brown trout invasion success. PhD. Ecology, Utah State University.
  • Blick, B. L. 2012. Knife River Stressor Identification, Kanabec County, Minnesota. M. S. Thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. 97pp.
  • Turnquist, K.N., L.P. Werner, P. Doruska, B. Sloss, T. Barta and K. Russell. 2011. An Examination of Soil Microbial Communities and Litter Decomposition Along an Urbanization Gradient. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
  • Beck, S. 2012. THE EFFECTS OF OYSTER HARVEST ON RESIDENT OYSTER REEF COMMUNITIES AND REEF STRUCTURE IN COASTAL LOUISIANA. LSU MS THesis.
  • Eberline, B.S. 2012. POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE EASTERN OYSTER IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. LSU MS THesis.
  • S J Robinson - Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin White-tailed deer (temp title)
  • DISPERSAL OF SONIC-TAGGED LAKE STURGEON
    (Acipenser fulvescens) AND A COMPARISON OF SAMPLING GEARS IN THE UPPER TENNESSEE RIVER. MS THESIS, TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, COOKEVILLE. 57 PAGES.
  • SURVIVAL AND MOVEMENTS OF LARGE BROWN TROUT IN A REGULATED RIVER SYSTEM IN EAST TENNESSEE. MS THESIS, TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, COOKEVILLE. 76 PAGES.
  • Garland, Kathryn Alice. Consumptive use and conservation of marine turtles in Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua: implications of taste preferences, local opinions, and cultural knowledge. PhD dissertation. December 2011. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
  • Hubbard, Kaylan A., The relative influence of adjacent road characteristics and habitat on lizard populations in arid shrublands. M.S., Department of Zoology and Physiology, December 2011.
  • Roach, J. 2011. Lake area change in Alaskan National Wildlife Refuges: Magnitude, Mechanisms, and Heterogeneity. PhD Dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 225 pp.
  • Kang, S. R. 2011. Aquatic macroinvertebrate and nekton community structure in a Chenier marsh ecosystem: implications for whooping crane prey availability. Ph.D. Dissertation. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • Barton, S. D. 2011. Life history of the Barrens Heelsplitter (Lasmigona sp.) (Bivalvia:Unionidae). MS Thesis, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville.
  • Ehlo, C. A. 2011. Population demographics and life history of the round hickorynut, Obovaria subrotunda, in the Duck River, Tennessee. MS Thesis, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville.
  • Porta, M.J. 2011. Effects of environmental variation on stocking success of an endemic black bass species in the Chattahoochee River, Georgia. Masters thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
  • Esse, D.A. 2011. Characteristics of the Sulukna River spawning population of inconnue, Yukon River drainage, Alaska. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 55 pp.
  • Perschbacher, J. 2011. The use of aerial imagery to map in-stream physical habitat related to summer distribution of juvenile salmonids in a southcentral Alaskan stream. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 64 pp.
  • Churchill, A. 2011. Plant and ecosystem physiological responses to environmental controls on primary production in Alaskan peatlands. MS Thesis, University of Fairbanks. 110 pp.
  • Gates, H.R. 2011. Reproductive ecology and morphometric subspecies comparisons of dunlin (Calidris alpina), an arctic shorebird. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 78 pp.
  • Andvik, R.T. December 2011. Mixed-stock analysis of Lake Michigan's lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) commercial fishery. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 58 p.
  • Waterhouse, M.D. December 2011. The relation between demographics and genetic integrity of walleye Sander vitreus populations in northern Wisconsin. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 90 p.
  • Sheehan, K.R., 2011. Exploration of Stream Habitat Spatial Modeling; Using Geographically Weighted Regression, Ordinary Least Squares Regression, and Natural Neighbor Interpolation to Model Depth, Flow, and Benthic Substrate in Streams. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
  • Gutierrez, L. 2011. Terrestrial invertebrate prey for juvenile Chinook salmon: Abundance and environmental controls in an interior Alaskan river. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 63 pp.
  • Stainbrook, D. P. 2011. Methods of estimating white-tailed deer abundance at Gettysburg National Military Park: Testing Assumptions of Distance Sampling. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. | Download | 
  • Fincel, M. J. 2011. Productivity and trophic interactions in Missouri River impoundments. Ph. D. dissertation, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 247 pp.
  • James, D. A. 2011. The influence of Didymosphenia geminata on fisheries resources in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Ph. D. dissertation, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 190 pp.
  • Meyer, H. A. 2011. Influence of diet and environmental variation on physiological responses of juvenile pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus). MS thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 88 pp.
  • Cole, A.J. 2011. Seasonal distribution and thermal ecology of muskellunge in Melton Hill Lake, Tennessee. MS thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville. 78 pages. | Download | 
  • Walsworth, Timothy. 2011. A patch approach to understanding the effect of stream degradation on food web and population structure of imperiled desert fishes. MS Thesis. Ecology, Utah State University.
  • Moon, Derek. 2011. Small mammals in disturbed tallgrass prairie landscapes. MS Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
  • Adrean, L.J. 2011. Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) foraging ecology and predation on juvenile salmonids in San Francisco Bay, California. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 139 p.
  • Wright, Elizabeth. 2011. Development and evaluation of a juvenile pallid sturgeon bioenergetics model. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, 98 pp.
  • Schwarzer, A. 2011. Demographic rates and energetics of red knots wintering in Florida. Master of Science Thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville.
  • Wattles, D. W. 2011. Status, movements, and habitat use of moose in Massachusetts. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • Nelson, Abigail A., Master of Science, M.S., Department of Zoology and Physilogy, August 2011. | Download | 
  • Ellery, Heather. August 2011. The effect of season and land cover on the white grub (Posthodiplostomum minimum) in the tissues of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) from the Potomac and James river drainages and Description of two new gill myxozoans from smallmouth bass and largemouth bass (M. salmoides). MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=12407
  • Alfermann, T. 2011. Centrarchid assemblages in oxbow lakes of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley with perspectives for fisheries management. M.S. thesis, Mississippi State University.
  • Drizd, L. 2011. Aspects of the abundance, density, and movement of apple snails relative to invasive submerged aquatic plants in a central Florida lake.
  • Dzul, M. C. 2011. Population ecology and monitoring of the endangered Devils Hole pupfish. MS thesis. Iowa State University, Ames.
  • Clemens, B. 2011. The Physiological Ecology & Run Diversity of Adult Pacific Lamprey During Their Freshwater Spawning Migration. Ph.D. Dissertation. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
  • Welchert, D.M. 2011. Relationships among fish assemblages, hydroperiods, drought, and American alligators within palustrine wetlands of the Blackjack Peninsula, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
  • Roon, D.A. 2011. Ecological effects of invasive European bird cherry on salmonid food webs in Anchorage, Alaska streams. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Bergh, S.M. 2011. Factors influencing detection of American woodcock during Singing-ground Surveys. M.S. Thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. 64pp. | Download | 
  • Burak, Matthew. Developing Standardized Metrics to Quantify the Temporal Distribution of Migrating Anadromous Herring: Comparing Adult Returns across Coastal Rivers. July 2011. M.S. Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • Bixler, K.S. Why Aren’t Pigeon Guillemots in Prince William Sound, Alaska Recovering from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill? M.S. thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 161p
  • Greiner, Michael. 2011. Urban fisheries in eastern South Dakota: Assessment of angler satisfaction and fishery resources. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, 118 pp.
  • Rogers, S. 2011. King Rail (Rallus elegans) occupancy, reproductive activity and success in fire managed coastal marshes of North Carolina and Virginia. Master of Science Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Ramirez, J. 2011. Population genetic structure of the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Arizona and Mexico. Masters Thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Brooks, G. 2011. Reproductive Success of Black Skimmers and Least Terns. MS Thesis, Clemson University.
  • Pittman, R.G. 2011. Minimum stream length requirements for McCloud River redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss spp in Trout and Tate creeks, Siskiyou County, California. 62 pp. | Download | 
  • Strobel, B.N. 2011. Reproductive success and annual habitat preference by red-shouldered hawks in southern Texas. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Recsetar, M. S. 2011. Thermal tolerance of Apache trout at various life stages. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Abernethy, Ian M., Independent and Interactive Effects of Habitat and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Small Mammals. M.S., Departmnet of Zoology and Physiology, May 2011
  • Macias-Duarte, A. 2011. Change in Migratory Behavior as a Possible Explanation of Burrowing Owl Population Declines in Northern Latitudes. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Arizona.
  • Carroll, J. M. 2011. The development of a winter survey for Wilson's snipe in the Mississippi Flyway. M.S. Thesis. University of Arkansas.
  • Buttermore, E.N. 2011. Contaminant and trophic dynamics of tropical stream ecosystems. Master of Science Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Parsons, M. 2011. Developing methods to monitor seabird response to disturbance on a coastal Maine island.
  • Anderson, Alison. May 2011. Influence of selenium on bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) in upper Mud River watershed. MS Thesis, West Virginia University.
    https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=11933
  • Dembkowsky, D. 2011. Species richness in oxbow lakes of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. M.S. thesis. Mississippi State University.
  • Stockton, Kelly. 2011. Methods to assess, control, and manage risks for two invasive mollusks in fish hatcheries. Master’s Thesis. | Download | 
  • Lueckenhoff, R. W. 2011. Morphological variation between juvenile white bass and juvenile hybrid striped bass. M.S. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Taylor, A.R. 2011. Postbreeding ecology of shorebirds on the arctic coastal plain of Alaska. PhD Dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 232 pp.
  • Sindt, A. R. 2011. Fish species of greatest conservation need in wadeable Iowa streams—status, habitat associations, and effectiveness of species distribution models. MS thesis. Iowa State University, Ames.
  • Mirick, P. 2011. An evaluation of otter trawls and trotlines for catching pallid sturgeon in the lower Mississippi River. Masters thesis, Mississippi State University
  • Wichterman, D.S. 2011. An angler and creel survey of the walleye (Sander vitreus) fishery at Summersville Reservoir, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Gorsky, D. 2011. Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) habitat utilization, early life history, and interactions with rainbow smelt(Osmerus mordax) in northern Maine. Ph.D. Dissertation. | Download | 
  • Kayzak, D. 2011. Growth and movement of brook char (Salvelinus fontinalis) in coastal Maine. M.S. Thesis, University of Maine. | Download | 
  • Groff, L.A. 2011. A Species Distribution Model for Guiding Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa) Survey Near the Southern Extent of its Geographic Range. | Download | 
  • Groff, L.A. 2011. A Species Distribution Model for Guiding Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa) Survey Near the Southern Extent of its Geographic Range. | Download | 
  • VanDeHey, J.A. 2011. Influence of gizzard shad on fish community ecology in northeastern South Dakota glacial lakes.
  • Sindt, A. 2011. Fish species of greatest conservation need in wadable Iowa streams: status, habitat associations, and effectiveness of species distribution models. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • White, H. 2011. Developing Riparian Bird Habitat Association Models and Management Guidelines. M. S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan.
  • Kathryn N. Smith. 2011. Nesting ecology and multi-scale habitat use of the
    black-capped vireo. M.S. Thesis. Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 80 pp.
  • Johnson, L. Current status and function of playa wetlands on the Southern Great Plains. Ph.D Graduate 3/23/2011. Texas Tech University
  • Friedl, S. E. 2011. Telemetry-based Mortality Estimates of Juvenile Spot in two North Carolina Estuarine Creeks. MS thesis, NC State University, Raleigh.
  • Williams, A. R. 2011. River otter (Lontra canadensis) use of Phragmites australis and density estimation using genetic techinques. M.S. thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Chellman, I.C. 2011. Population demographics and genetic diversity of mudpuppies (Necturus maculosus) in Vermont. M.S. Thesis, University of Vermont, Burlington.
  • Storm, D. J. 2011. Chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer: Evaluation of aerial surveys; age-estimation; and the role of deer density and landscape in disease transmission. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • McCann, M.J. 2011. Burrow Characteristics and Social Elements of Juvenile Bolson Tortoises (Gopherus flavomarginatus) in New Mexico. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • McIntyre, Jenifer K. 2010. Quantifying the impact of urban stormwater on coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kistuch): integrating neurotoxic effects of copper on olfactory-mediated behaviours across life history stages. Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington. December 2010.
  • Russell, D.C. 2010. Age, growth, and sampling of lake trout in two east Tennesee reservoirs. MS Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville. 47 pages
  • Gilbert, Michelle M., Demographic responses of sagebrush-obligate songbirds to oil and natural gas development in western Wyoming. M.S., Department of Zoology and Physiology, December 2010.
  • French, William. 2010. Ontogenetic patterns in prey selectivity and vulnerability to predation of juvenile pallid sturgeon. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, 149 pp.
  • Borgmann, K. L. 2010. Mechanisms underlying intra-seasonal variation in the risk of avian nest predation: implications for breeding phenology. Ph.D. Dissertation, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  • Keenan, M. T. 2010. Hunter distribution and harvest of female white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania. M.S. thesis, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. | Download | 
  • Weiderholt, R. P. 2010. Effects of environmental variation on ateline primate population dynamics. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Allgood, D.R. 2010. Assessing the potential utility of select state-owned lands for vertebrate conservation. M.S. Thesis. Auburn University, Alabama.
  • Waine, M. W. 2010. Assessing spawning runs of anadromous fishes using a Bayesian analysis of split-beam and DIDSON count data. MS thesis, NC State University, Raleigh.
  • John Knight. 2010. Age, growth, home range, movement and habitat selection of redeye bass (Micropterus coosae) from the middle Tallapoosa River and tributaries (Alabama, USA). Masters Thesis. Auburn University.
  • Giles, M. 2010. Habitat Use and Home Ranges of Migratory Canada Geese in the Santee-PeeDee System. MS Thesis, Clemson University.
  • Scott, L. A. 2010. Species richness and habitat use of secretive marsh birds in managed wetlands in the Arkansas River Vallery of Western Arkansas. M.S. Thesis. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
  • Hensley, G. M. 2010. Fire effects on habitat quality for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) within the Cross Timbers Ecoregion. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 74 pp.
  • Johnson, A. 2010. Habitat influences on avian diversity and reproductive success in western aspen forests. M.S. Thesis, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
  • O'Donnell, J.A. 2010. The effects of permafrost degradation on soil carbon dynamics in Alaska's boreal region. PhD dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. 214 pp.
  • Rich, L. N. 2010. An assessment of territory size and the use of hunter surveys for monitoring wolves in Montana. MS Thesis, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
  • Steen, V. 2010. Waterbird distribution and habitat in the prairie pothole region, USA. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
  • Becker, D. 2010. Long-term effects of timber management on forest breeding songbirds in the central Appalachians. PhD dissertation. West Virginia University. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/11534
  • Gerber, B., 2010. Comparing density analyses and carnivore ecology in Madagascar's southeastern rainforest. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. | Download | 
  • Phylogeography of the Ozark Logperch, Percina caprodes fulvitaenia, in the Red and Arkansas River basins. | Download | 
  • Sontz, E. A. 2010. Spawning and culture of headwater chub (Gila nigra) and roundtail chub (Gila robusta). Master's Thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Fisk, J.M. 2010. Reproductive ecology and habitat use of the robust redhorse in the Pee Dee River, North Carolina and South Carolina. Master of Science Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
  • Drinan, D. P. 2010. Thermal adaptation of westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi. MS thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman.
  • Nelson, M.E. 2010. American Woodcock Singing-ground Surveys in the western Great Lakes region: assessment of woodcock counts, forest cover types along survey routes, and landscape
    cover type composition. M.S. Thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota U.S.A. 105pp. | Download | 
  • Streby, H.M. 2010. Survival and habitat use by post-fledging forest-nesting songbirds in managed mixed northern hardwood-coniferous forests. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota U.S.A. 148pp. | Download | 
  • Bingham, R. J. 2010. Causes and Consequences of Lead-pellet Ingestion by Chukars (Alectoris chukar) in Western Utah: Examining Soil, Search Images, and Toxicology, M.S. thesis, Utah State University, Logan UT.
  • O'Shaughnessy, R. 2010. Comparative diet and habitat selection of puku (Kobus vardonii) and lechwe (Kobus leche) on the Chobe River Floodplain, Botswana. M.Sc. Thesis. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Jackson, C. 2009. MS Thesis: Fishing, Water Regulation and Competition: the Past, Present and Future of Brook Trout in the Rapid River, Maine. | Download | 
  • Shaw, Stephanie L. 2010. Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) population attributes, reproductive structure and distribution in Namakan Reservoir, Minnesota and Ontario. M.S. | Download | 
  • Peñaloza, C. L. 2010. Towards sustainable harvest of sideneck river turtles (Podocnemis spp.) in the Middle Orinoco, Venezuela. Dissertation. Duke University, Durham. | Download | 
  • Alai. A. 2010. The Textural Discontinuity Hypothesis and its relation to nomadism,
    migration, decline, and Competition. Masters Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Rehme, S. E. 2010. Ecology, stable isotopes, and management of grassland songbirds at National Park Service properties on the Great Plains. M.S. Thesis, University of Nebrsaka, Lincoln.
  • Damm, P.E., 2010. Using automated cameras to estimate wildlife populations. M.Sc. Thesis. Auburn University, Alabama.
  • Johnson, C.B. 2010. The Relationships Between Wildlife Openings and Bird Use and Abundance in the
    East Gulf Coastal Plain. M.Sc. Thesis. Auburn University, AL
  • Robles, A. J. 2010. Patch- and landscape-scale effects on area sensitivity of grassland birds in Iowa. M.S. thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Bolenbaugh, J. R. 2010. Status, distribution, and habitat use of the king rail and other secretive marsh birds in the Upper Mississippi River/Great Lakes Joint Venture
  • South, Lisa. 2010. A remote sensing-GIS based approach to identify and model spawning habitat for fall chum salmon in a sub-arctic, glacially-fed river. MS thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. 76 pp.
  • Andrea Severson, M. S. 2010. Thesis: Effects of zebra mussel invasion in fish and invertbrates in a Great Plains reservoir
  • Waldstein, A. 2010. Raccoon ecology and management on Cape Lookout National Seashore. MS Thesis, Department of Biology, NC State Univeristy.
  • Olmstead, V.G. 2010. Evaluation of management strategies on moist-soil seed availability and depletion on Wetland Reserve Program sites in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR.
  • Tidwell, P.R. 2010. Effects of wetland density and area on nutrient reserves, lipid acquisition and diet of dabbling ducks migrating through the Rainwater Basin of Nebraska. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR.
  • Benson, E.R. 2010. Relationships between Ecosystem Metabolism, Benthic Macroinvertebrate Densities, and Environmental Variables in a Sub-Arctic Alaskan River. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. 55 pp.
  • Aldinger, K. 2010. Playback Surveys and Breeding Habitat Characteristics of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) on High-Elevation Pasturelands on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. MS Thesis, WVU. 108pp. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881
  • Martin, R.A. 2010. Characterization of the genetic diversity in endangered Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri). Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Hodge, B. 2010. Life history variation in Oncorhynchus mykiss from the lower Klamath River basin. 113 pp. | Download | 
  • Cox, B. S. 2010. Assessment of an invasive lake trout population in Swan Lake, Montana. Master's thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman.
  • Weaver, D.M. 2010. Effects of stocked trout on native nongame riverine fishes. Master of Science Thesis. North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Humphries, Austin T. 2010. Effects of habitat structural complexity on nekton assemblages: lab and field observations in southern Louisiana. Louisiana State University, MS Thesis. 70pp.
  • Reyes Paredes, Paul Eugenio. 2010. GIS Tools to assess the risks and benefits of barrier removal to native fish populations in Idaho.
  • Lyons, D.E. Bioenergetics-based Predator-prey Relationships between Piscivorous Birds and Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia River Estuary. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR. 310p
  • Priby, Alena L. A macroscopic to microscopic study of the effects of barotrauma and the potential for long-term survival in Pacific rockfish. Ph. D. dissertation. Oregon State University. 169pp.
  • Romer, Jeremy D. 2010. Survival and behavior of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in two small estuaries in Oregon. M.S. thesis. Oregon State University. 66pp.
  • Wathen, R. 2010. MS Thesis: The Interactive Ecology of Juvenile Atlantic Salmon and Smallmouth Bass: Competition for Habitat. | Download | 
  • Gray, J. M. 2010. Habitat Use, Movements, and Spring Migration Chronology and Corridors of Female Gadwalls that Winter along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. 63pp.
  • Lapointe, N.W.R. 2010. Fish invasions in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Doctoral Dissertation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Schroeder, Evonne. 2010. Annual productivity and survival of birds in different vegetation communities of the Welder Wildlife Refuge. M.S., Texas Tech University.
  • Schmidt, S.M. 2010. Development of multi-dimensional littoral zone habitat fingerprints and quantifying structrual habitat in lakes. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 158 p.
  • Christensen, S. A. 2010. Movement and habitat use of sika and white-tailed deer on Assateague Island National Seashore. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. | Download | 
  • Norton, A. S. 2010. An evaluation of the Pennsylvania Sex-Age-kill model for white-tailed deer. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. | Download | 
  • Ripplinger, Julie. 2009. Legacy effects in sagebrush steppe: the key to understanding the future. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
  • Wilson, T. L. 2010. Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on habitat use of pygmy rabbits: the role of legacy effects. Ph.D. Dissertation, Utah State University
  • Syslo, J. M. 2010. Demography of lake trout in relation to population suppression in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park. Master's thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman.
  • Talbott, M. J. 2010. Determining morphological and biochemical parameters associated with ovarian follicular atresia and caviar quality and yield in cultured white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Master's thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman.
  • Tennant, L. B. 2010. Spawning and early life-history characteristics of bull trout in a headwater-lake ecosystem. Master's thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman.
  • Villani, R. K. 2010. Multi-scale habitat association of shorebirds during spring migration in southwestern Louisiana rice fields. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
  • Gordon, J. 2010. Effects of fragmentation on nekton use of marshes in SW LA. MS Thesis. Louisiana State University. Baton ROuge, LA
  • Barstow, A. L. 2010. Ecology and conservation of the Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus (Cope, 1889): a species account. M.S. Report Option, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 38 pp.
  • Danielson, Thomas J. 2010. Assessing the biological condition of Maine streams and rivers using benthic algal communities. Ph.D. Dissertation, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, Orono. 218 pp.
  • Decker, S.K.S. 2010. Thermal limitations on chinook salmon spawning habitat in the northern extent of their range. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. 41 pp.
  • Chambers, Emily B. May 2010. Comparing the use of qPCR on isolated smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes for estrogen screening. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10918
  • Chambers, Emily B. May 2010. Comparing the use of qPCR on isolated smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes for estrogen screening. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10918
  • Heller, B. 2010. Analysis of giant Canada gosse band recovery data in Iowaa nd the Mississippi Flyway. M.S. thesis. Iowa State University
  • Butryn, R. 2010. Summer stream temperature as an indicator of coldwater fish distribution. Master's Thesis, University of Vermont, Burlington.
  • Simonin, P. W. 2010. Distribution and abundance of native rainbow smelt and nonnative alewife in Lake Champlain.
  • Katzenmeyer, E. 2010. Fish growth responses to a changing environment: effects of aquatic nuisance species and environmental factors in a shallow, eutrophic lake. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. | Download | 
  • Backensto, Stacia A. 2010. Common ravens in Alaska's North Slope oil fields: an integrated study using local knowledge and science. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
  • Weiser, Emily L. 2010. Use of anthropogenic foods by glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) in northern Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
  • Willey, Lisabeth. 2010. Spatial Ecology of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene C. Carolina) in Central Massachusetts. PhD Dissertation, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • González, R. 2010. Population estimation and landscape ecology of the Puerto Rican
    Nightjar. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 129 pp.
  • Matthew D. Palumbo. 2010. Influence of latitudinal and climatic variation, and field
    observation on spring gobbling phenology of Wild Turkey in Mississippi. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 75 pp.
  • Rinella, D.J. 2010. Marine-derived nutrients in riverine ecosystems: Developing tools for tracking movement and assessing effects in food webs on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. PhD Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. 167 pp.
  • Brown, Peter. 2010. Environmental conditions affecting the efficiency and efficacy of piscicides for use in nonnative fish eradication. Ph.D. Dissertation, Montana State University, Bozeman. 109 pages.
  • Shepard, Bradley B. 2010. Evidence of niche similarity between cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkia) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis): Implications for displacement of native cutthroat trout by nonnative brook trout. Ph.D. Dissertation, Montana State University, Bozeman. 200 pages.
  • Spinelli, Justin P. 2010. Spatial and temporal entrainment of fish from Hauser Reservoir, Montana. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 107 pages.
  • Gardner, C. 2010. Distribution and abundance of fishes in relation to barriers: Implications for monitoring stream recovery after barrier removal. M.S. Thesis. | Download | 
  • Calkins, M.T. 2010. Development of Conservation Priority Models for montane Mammals using the American Pika. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Guy, R.K. 2010. Inductive modeling methods for the American marten using species-specific variables at varying extents. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Borgstrom, Lucas J. 2010. Fish community assembly in the Forest River, North Dakota, and resolution of Campostoma species presence. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings. | Download | 
  • Martin Moore, M. A. 2010. Shoal occupancy estimation for three lotic species of crayfishes in the Tallapoosa River Basin, Alabama. Master's Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
  • Sawyer, Hall, Habitat use and migration ecology of mule deer in developing gas fields of western Wyoming, Ph.D., Department of Zoology and Physiology, April 2010.
  • Huff, D. D. 2010. Examining genetic diversity, outbreeding depression, and local adaptation in a native fish reintroduction program. PhD Dissertation, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Wrege, B.M. 2010. Characterization of Gulf Sturgeon Diel and Seasonal Activity in the Pensacola Bay System, Florida. Clemson University.
  • Wallace, B.C. 2010. Trout population and production dynamics in North Carolina state park streams. Master of Science Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • McCarthy, K. P. 2009. Evaluation of disturbance factors and their effect on breeding common loons at Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, New Hampshire and Maine. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • Paulson, David J. 2010. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Road Passage Structures for Freshwater Turtles in Massachusetts. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Harris, J. E. 2010. Migration and spawning of anadromous shads in the Roanoke River, North Carolina. Doctoral dissertation, NC State University.
  • Manry, K. 2009. Carolina Bogmint at Congaree National Park: distribution, mapping, and population status assessment. PhD Dissertation Clemson Univeristy.
  • Ivasauskas. T. 2009. Stocking survival and dispersal of trout in reservoirs. M.S. Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN.
  • Anderson, M.C. 2009. Livestock and elk grazing effects on stream morphology, brown trout population dynamics, movement, and growth rate, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico. Master of Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Decker, K. 2009. Seasonal decline in clutch size: A test of six alternative hypotheses. M.S. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  • Steckler, S. E. 2009. Effects of vocal behavior on brood parasitism of Arizona Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii arizonae). M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  • Angela Cora Varas. 2009. PhD Dissertation, Conservation genetics of black bears in Arizona and northern Mexico. University of Arizona.
  • Ashwin Naidu. 2009. Masters Thesis, Genetic analysis of mountain lion (Puma concolor) feces from KOFA National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona. University of Arizona.
  • Samia Carrillo-Percastegui. 2009. Masters Thesis, Molecular scatology to assess and compare diet composition in two sympatric felid species: puma (Puma concolor) and bobcat (Lynx rufus). University of Arizona.
  • Patterson, C. P. 2009. Ecology of a reintroduced population of paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, in Lake Texoma. Master's Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 56 pp.
  • Banks, D. T. 2009. Abundance, habitat use, and movements of bluehead suckers, flannelmouth suckers, white suckers, and hybrid catostomids in Little Sandy Creek, a tributary to the Big Sandy River in Wyoming. Master's thesis. University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
  • Lucas, J. 2009. Roosting and Foraging Ecology of Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bats in the Congaree National Park. MS Thesis, Clemson University.
  • Shoger, Bradley. 2009. Wildlife use of spoil islands in Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida, University of Florida. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Scott, Shonene A. 2009. Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Snowshoe Hare Density and
    Relationships to Canada Lynx Occurrence in northern Maine. M.S. Thesis, University
    of Maine, Orono. 190 pp.
  • Helton, J. 2009. An evaluation of non-parametric species richness estimators for mussel assemblages in the Green River, Kentucky.
  • Matt Dekar, Ph.D. Spatial and temporal variation in the structure of stream food webs: investigating the effects of shifting basal resources and predation from a top predator, the river otter (Lontra canadensis). University of Arkansas. Degree granted.
  • Benolkin, E. A. 2009. Variation in age and size at maturity of Lake Clark Alaska sockeye salmon. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Gerken, J. 2009. Identification and characterization of inconnu spawning habitat in the Sulukna River, Alaska. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Stewart, Kenneth L. December 2009. State-wide fish tissue contaminants survey and effects of feeding type, season and gender on fish tissue contamination levels. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10722
  • Stewart, Kenneth L. December 2009. State-wide fish tissue contaminants survey and effects of feeding type, season and gender on fish tissue contamination levels. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10722
  • Miller, D. A. Reproductive ecology of the mourning dove: large-scale patterns in recruitment, breeding endrocrinology, and developmental plasticity. Ph.D. dissertation. Iowa State University.
  • Meyer, M.D. 2009. Development and validation of a fish embryo bioassay for studies of surface water quality in the Brazos River. A Master's Thesis in Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Bentzen, R. L. 2009. Reproductive patterns in king eiders. PhD Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Erdmann, E.S. 2009. Using GIS in the analysis of seabird foraging behavior. M.S. thesis, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Hostetter, N.J. Susceptibility of Juvenile Salmonids to Avian Predation: Are Caspian Terns and Double-crested Cormorants only Taking the Sick and Injured? M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR. 123p
  • Murphy, E.L. 2009. Contemporary muskellunge genetic resources in northern Wisconsin: impacts of supplemental stocking and genetic management zones. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 120 p.
  • Mongillo, Teresa M. 2009. Estimated PCB and PBDE accumulation in Southern Resident Killer Whales. Master of Science, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.
  • Green, E. C. 2009. Ecological linkages between headwater streams and riparian and downstream habitats in the eastern Cascade Range, Washington, USA. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Dick, T.E. 2009. Extended nest attentiveness by Canada geese (Branta canadensis) in response to embryocides. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. 33pp.
  • Integrating Social Considerations into Managing Deer in Minnesota. A DISSERTATION
    SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    BY Louis James Cornicelli
    IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
    FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
  • Lawes, T.J. Homing and Habitat Selection of Experimentally Translocated Pygmy Rabbits in Southeastern Oregon. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR.
  • Botcher, Jared. 2009. Habitat needs, movement patterns, and vital rates of endemic fishes in the tributaries to the Green River, UT. MS Thesis. Utah State University, 61 pages.
  • Krachey, M. J. 2009. Hierarchical Bayesian application to instantaneous rates tag-return models. Doctoral dissertation, NC State University.
  • Reichert, Brian. 2009. A multi-state analysis on the effects of wetland-specific mechanistic processes on snail kite survival. University of Florida, Gainesville. WEC.
  • Spencer, R. 2009. MS Thesis: Migratory Urge and Gill Na+,K+-ATPase Activity of Hatchery Reared Atlantic Salmon Smolts from Dennys and Penobscot River Stocks, Maine and a Review of Enhancement Programs. | Download | 
  • Casto-Yerty, Michelle. 2009. Population characteristics of exploited shovelnose sturgeon and assessment of a bridge-mounted hydroacoustic array. MS Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville. 69 pp.
  • Kitterman, C. Barotrauma in saugers. 2009. M.S. Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN.
  • Barshis, Daniel J. 2009. Plastic Versus Fixed Influences On Coral Response To Fluctuating Environmental Conditions: Sources Of Coral Resilience and Stress Tolerance In A Changing Climate. Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii. 200 pp.
  • Behney, A.C. 2009. Predation and reproductive behavior of lesser prairie-chickens at leks in the Texas Southern High Plains. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University
  • Roberts, A.J. 2009. Avian community response to large-scale wildfires in the Texas panhandle. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University
  • Smith, J. A. 2009. Spawning Activity and Migratory Characteristics of American Shad and Striped Bass in the Cape Fear River, NC. MS thesis, NC State University.
  • Simons, E.M. 2009. Influence of past and future forest management on the spatiotemporal dynamics of habitat supply for Canada lynx and American martens in northern Maine. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maine, Orono. 229 pp.
  • Jallen, D. M. 2009. River features associated with chinook salmon spawning habitat in southwest Alaska. MS Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • Davidson, John W. August 2009. The effects of aquaculture production noise on the growth, hearing, disease resistance and survival of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and methods for minimizing noise in fiberglass aquaculture tanks. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10379
  • Davidson, John W. August 2009. The effects of aquaculture production noise on the growth, hearing, disease resistance and survival of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and methods for minimizing noise in fiberglass aquaculture tanks. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=10379
  • Mackenzie Shardlow, M.S. 2009. Thesis: Factors affecting detectability and distribution of the North American river otter
  • Jones, M.E. 2009. The effects of tree row removal on the predators of grassland bird nests. M.S. thesis, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Smith, D. 2009. Habitat selection and predation risk in larval lampreys. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
  • Cummings, J. 2009-2. The Impact of Management Objectives and Performance Measures on Model Selection for Fraser River Sockeye Salmon. M.R.M. research project no. 477, School of Resource and Environmental Management. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University.
  • Reiter, M.E. 2009. Sympatric nesting Eastern Prairie Population Canada geese and lesser snow geese on the Hudson Bay Lowlands: nest survival and spatial distribution. Dissertation, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Krueger, K.L. 2009. Effects of sampling sufficiency and model selection on predicting the occurrence of stream fish species at large spatial extents. Doctoral Dissertation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Clara Bentes Grilo, Ph.D. 2009. Habitat connectivity for carnivores in Mediterranean landscapes: Implications for conservation planning. (Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Co-advisor with Margarida Santos Reis)
  • Schultz, A. A. 2009. Selected aspects of the natural history and culture of Gila chub. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Arizona, Tucson
  • Sanderlin, JS. Integrated demographic modeling and estimation of the Central Georgia, USA black bear population.
  • Goodman, B. J. 2009. Ichthyoplankton density and shovelnose sturgeon spawning in relation to varying discharge treatments. Masters thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman.
  • Frank , H. 2009. Evaluation of pre-spawning movements of anadromous alewives in the Ipswich Rver using radiotelemetry. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
  • Proctor, M.E. 2009. Genetic identification of simulated lake trout from Lake Michigan: efficacy of genetic algorithms to determine cross-strain hybrids based on available genetic data. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 128 p.
  • Smith, Heather R. 2009. Fatty acid variation and isovaleric acid in beluga blubber: Implications for estimating diet using fatty acids. Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle.
  • Glenn, E. M. 2009. Effects of Climate on Demographic Performance of Northern Spotted Owls in the Pacific Northwest. Ph.D. thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, USA.
  • Schilling, J. 2009. Movements and Habitat Associations of Northern Spotted Owls in the Ashland Watershed. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR.
  • Seidel, Sara. 2009. Spawning ecology and early-life history of imperiled, endemic cutthroat trout. MS Thesis. Utah State University, 59 pages.
  • Schilling, J.W. 2009. Demography, Home Range, and Habitat Selection of Northern Spotted Owls in the Ashland Watershed. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 129pp.
  • Quality Connections:
    Recreation, Property Ownership, Place Attachment, and Conservation of Minnesota Lakes
    A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

    BY
    Susan Arlene Schroeder
    IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
    FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
  • Thad Miller. MS, School of Natural Resources (co-advisor Jim Merchant), University of Nebraska, January 2006 – May 2009. Weaver Grant recipient. Center for Great Plains Research Grants-in-Aid recipient. “Risk assessment: an approach top prioritizing the control of invasive plant species for the conservation of rare species and plant communities”.
  • Danielle Jayewardene. 2009. Effects Of Marine Protected Areas On Benthic Community Structure and Ecological Processes on Coral Reefs In Hawaii. Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii. 131 pp.
  • Dabengwa, A.N. 2009. Assessing the role of woody cover in resource selection by sable antelope (hippotragus niger) in northern Kruger National Park. M.Sc. Thesis. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Mota, Mario. 2009. Beach restoration in Florida : effects on sea turtle nesting and hatchling physiology. University of Florida. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
  • McLaughlin, K.D. 2009. Development of a standard weight equation for juvenile steelhead trout and effects of temperature, turbidity, and steelhead trout biomass on relative weight. 63 pp. | Download | 
  • Harper, C.J. 2007. A large volume Striped Bass egg incubation chamber:
    design and comparison with a traditional method. M.S. Degree Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources.
  • Valente, J. A. 2009. Distribution and habitat associations of breeding secretive marsh birds in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Northeast Louisiana. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University.
  • Mays J.W. 2009. Bioaccumulation of platinum group metals in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata. Master of Science Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Piazza, B. P. 2009. The role of climate variability and riverine pulsing in the community dynamics of estuarine nekton in Breton Sound, Louisiana. PhD dissertation in Oceanography. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • John Ludlam, Ph.D. Effects of fish and crayfish on ecosystem structure and function during stream drying. University of Arkansas.
  • McCall, B. S. 2009. Noninvasive genetic sampling reveals black bear population dynamics driven by changes in food productivity. MS Thesis, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
  • Sparklin, B. D. 2009. Territoriality and habitat selection of feral pigs on Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. MS Thesis, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
  • Neebling, T. E. 2009. Fish assemblages in Iowa’s non-wadeable rivers: relationships with habitat and sampling methods. MS thesis. Iowa State University, Ames.
  • Jones, Michael T. 2009. Modeling the spatial distribution of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in New England. PhD Dissertation, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Raymond, K. 2009. The effects of rotational grazing on stream channels and macroinvertebrate communities. M.S. Thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Ruddick, K. 2009. Walleye Forage in Mille Lacs Lake: a preliminary measure of mayfly abundance. MS Thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Clapp, Christine. 2009. Investigating competition among Myxobolus cerebralis resistant and susceptible mitochondrial lineages of Tubifex tubifex and the potential for biological control of whirling disease. Master's Thesis. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. | Download | 
  • Krupa, Meagan B. 2009. Urban stream management: Interdisciplinary assessment of an Alaskan salmon fishery. PhD thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 196 pp.
  • George, G.A. May 2009. Foraging ecology of male Cerulean Warblers and other Neotropical migrants. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881
  • McElhone, P.M. May 2009. Cerulean warbler population and habitat changes along breeding bird survey routes in the Central Appalachians. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881
  • Shumar, M.B. May 2009. Predictive modeling techniques with application to the Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) in the Appalachian Mountains Bird Conservation Region. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881
  • Stewart, D. R. and G. W. Benz. 2009. Age and growth of blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, among thee exploited and one unexploited Tennessee waterbodies. Master's thesis. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. | Download | 
  • Dahle, Kirk S. 2009. Understanding the abiotic and biotic factors that determine fish abundance and diversity along the gradient of a highly altered stream ecosystem. MS Thesis. Utah State University, 41 pages.
  • Favrot, S.D. 2009. Sicklefin redhorse reproductive and habitat ecology in the upper Hiwassee River basin of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Master of Science Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Berge, Hans B. 2009. Limnological influences on the temporal distribution and trophic interactions of fishes in Lake Sammamish. Master of Science Thesis. University of Washington.
  • Duffy, Elisabeth J. 2009. Factors during early marine life that affect smolt-to-adult survival of ocean-type Puget Sound Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington. March 2009. | Download | 
  • Lowery, Erin D. 2009. Trophic relations and seasonal effects of predation on Pacific salmon by fluvial bull trout in a riverine food web. Master of Science Thesis. University of Washington.
  • 2009. Claisse, J.T. Life history and evolutionary ecology of yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens, with implications for fisheries management using a MPA network.
  • Systematics, population structure and demography of the African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus spp.): A perspective from multiple scales
  • Suydam, Robert S. 2009. Age, growth, reproduction, and movements of beluga whales from the eastern Chukchi Sea. Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle.
  • Brignon, Bill. 2009. Eagle Creek ecological interactions: Residual hatchery steelhead and wild salmonids. M.S., Thesis. Oregon State University. 89 pp.
  • Young, K.E. 2009. Efficacy of using remotely sensed data for early detection of invasive plants in the Chihuahuan Desert. Dissertation, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Lowery, Erin D. 2009. Trophic relations and seasonal effects of predation on Pacific salmon by fluvial bull trout in a riverine food web. Master of Science Thesis. University of Washington.
  • Carrie O’Brien. 2008 Terrestrial small mammals from the Gamba complex in Gabon: Sampling techniques, distribution patterns, and landscape factors. M.S. (December 12, 2008)
  • Ranney, Steve. 2008. Influence of feeding history on metabolic rate of largemouth bass: implications for bioenergetics models. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, 86 pp.
  • Meeuwig, M. H. 2008. Ecology of lacustrine-adfluvial bull trout populations in an interconnected system of natural lakes. Doctoral dissertation. Montana State University, Bozeman.
  • Rigby, E. Recruitment of mottled ducks (Anas fulvigula) on the upper Texas Gulf Coast. M.S Graduate 12/10/2008. Texas Tech University
  • Martin, B. M. 2008. Nest survival, nesting behavior, and bioenergetics of redbreast sunfish on the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University.
  • Becker, S.A. 2008. Habitat selection, condition, and survival of Shiras moose in northwest Wyoming. MS Thesis. Department of Zoology and Physiology. University of Wyoming.
  • Midway, S.R. 2008. Habitat ecology of the Carolina madtom, Noturus furiosus, an imperiled endemic stream fish. Master of Science Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Llewellyn, C. B. 2008. Evaluating ecological equivalence in created marshes. M.S. thesis in Fisheries. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Aycock, N. 2008. Development of a fish-based index of biotic integrity for oxbow lakes of the Yazoo River Basin, Mississippi. MS. thesis, Mississippi State University.
  • Sharma, B. 2008. Effects of cadmium at low concentrations on anuran growth and development. A PhD Dissertation in Fisheries, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas.
  • Wes Bouska, M.S., 2008. Thesis: Road crossings design and their impacts on fish assemblages and geomorphology of Great Plains streams
  • Martin, D. R. 2008. Habitat selection by spawning habitats for walleye and white bass in irrigation reservoirs of the Republican River basin, Nebraska. M.S. thesis. University of Nebraska—Lincoln.
  • Oppel, S. 2008. King eider migration and seasonal interactions at the individual level. PhD Dissertation, Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK.
  • Koch, J. D. 2008. Effects of commercial harvest on shovelnose sturgeon populations in the upper Mississippi River. MS thesis. Iowa State University, Ames.
  • Zimmerman, J.L.. Rates of swim bladder parasite infection and PIT tag retention in upstream migrant American eels of the upper Potomac River drainage. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Naman, S.W. 2008. Predation by hatchery steelhead on natural salmon fry in the upper-Trinity River, California. 66 pp. | Download | 
  • Fetherman, Eric R. 2008. Heritability of myxospore count and the effects of Myxobolus cerebralis exposure on the physiological performance of whirling disease resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout. Master's Thesis. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO | Download | 
  • Fitzpatrick, Ryan M. 2008. Use of otolith elemental signatures in estimating sources of northern pike recruitment in the Yampa River, Colorado. Master's Thesis. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. | Download | 
  • Randy Larsen, Ph.D. 2008.A conceptual framework for understanding effects of wildlife water developments in the American southwest. (November 21, 2008)
  • McCoy, B.L. 2008. Effect of rearing location on escapement of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) at Freshwater Creek, California. 41 pp. | Download | 
  • Dr. Miguel Rosalino, Ph.D. 2008.The role of mammals in the structure, function, and sustainability of ‘Montado” woodlands, a Mediterranean habitat. Post-Doctoral student (with Dr. Margarida Santos Reis, University of Lisbon).
  • Selch, Trevor. 2008. Mercury dynamics in South Dakota walleye: water level fluctuations, seasonal variation, and reproductive condition. Ph.D. dissertation, South Dakota State University, 211 pp.
  • DeSa, Melissa. 2008. Extreme Habitat Modification and Its Effect on Herpetofaunal and Fish Communities on Lake Tohopekaliga, FL University of Florida, Gainesville. SNRE
  • Hotaling, Althea. 2008. Wet prairie Conversion in Water Conservation Area 3A, South Florida. University of Florida,. Gainesville. SNRE
  • Ramsay, Jennifer M. 2008. Husbandry stress of zebrafish, Danio rerio. Ph.D. Thesis, Oregon State University. 162 pp.
  • Zweig, Christa. 2008. Vegetation Ecology of an Impounded Wetland: Information for Landscape–Level Restoration. University of Florida, WEC.
  • Kamienski, T. 2008. Spatial Analysis Of Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma Cornutum) Habitat On Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; Implications For Management. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Bergthold, C. L. Spatial and temporal variation in electrofishing catches, stocking comparison, gear comparison, and performance of rainbow trout in three Tennessee reservoirs. MS Thesis, Tennesee Technologcial University, Cookeville. 100 pp.
  • Meyer, Amanda. 2008. An Ecological Comparison Of Cephlopholis Argus Between Native and Introduced Populations. Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii.
    131 pp.
  • Miller, A. 2008. Patterns of avian and bat mortality at a utility scaled wind farm on the Southern High Plains. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Spindler, Bryan. 2008. An energetics-based approach to habitat assessment for juvenile pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, 188 pp.
  • Harper, C. D. 2008. A Large Volume Striped Bass Egg Incubation Chamber: Design and Comparison with a Traditional Method. M.S. Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University.
  • Christy Hand, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, August 2006 – August 2008: Wintering Ecology of American Oystercatchers
  • Janet Thibault, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, August 2005 – August 2008: Nesting and Foraging Ecology of American Oystercatchers in the Cape Romain Region, South Carolina
  • Cochran, J. W. 2008. Coarse woody debris characteristics of managed and unmanaged bottomland hardwood forests. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University.
  • Schilling, E.G. 2008. Effects of fish introductions on the geographic distribution and native invertebrate biodiversity of naturally fishless lakes in Maine. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maine, Orono. 138 pp.
  • Pautzke, S. M. 2008. Distribution patterns of migratory striped bass in Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
  • Miyazono, S. 2008. Fish assemblage and water quality indicators of river connectivity in oxbow lakes of the Yazoo River basin. M.S. thesis. Mississippi State University.
  • Gosch, N. J. C. 2008. Predation as a mechanism for control of white perch: an investigation of food habits in two Nebraska reservoirs.
  • Cochran, J. W. 2008. Coarse woody debris characteristics of managed and unmanaged bottomland hardwood forests. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Brewer, S. K. 2008. Landscape and inchannel factors affecting the distribution and abundance of riverine smallmouth bass in Missouri. PhD. pp191. Charles Rabeni, Adviser.
  • Wood, Jeremiah. 2008. An investigation of the early life-history of exotic brown trout (Salmo trutta) and potential influences on invasion success. MS Thesis. Utah State University, 48 pages.
  • Grohs-Berg, Kristen. 2008. Macroinvertebrate composition and patterns of prey use by juvenile pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, 205 pp.
  • Bronk, R. 2008. Macroinvertebrate composition, habitat, and diet in relation to the reintroduction of slimy sculpin in southeast Minnesota. M.S. Thesis, University of Minnesota.
  • Nadolski, Benjamin. 2008. Movement patterns and multi-scale factors that influence exotic brook trout distribution and abundance. MS Thesis. Utah State University, 79 pages.
  • Cho, S. J. 2008. Physiological stress responses of Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus): Effects of individual and multiple physical stressors of handling, confinement, and transport. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Balas, C.J. 2008. Effects of conservation programs on amphibian communities in seasonal wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region's glacial plains. | Download | 
  • Josh Schloesser, M.S. 2008. Thesis: Large river fish community sampling strategies and fish associations to engineered and natural river channel structures
  • Kristen Pitts, M.S. 2008. Thesis: Assessing threats to native fishes in the Lower Colorado River Basin
  • Elfes, Cristiane T. 2008. Persistent organic pollutant levels in North Pacific and North Atlantic humpback whales. Masters thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Lander, Michelle E: 2008 Population dynamics and behaviors of Steller sea lions with respect to environmental heterogeneity: Finding the links. Doctoral dissertation, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Mannan, R.N. 2008. An assessment of survey methodology, calling activity, and habitat associations of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) and boreal chorus frogs (Pseudacris maculata) in a tundra biome. M.S. Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas U.S.A. 80pp. | Download | 
  • Damer, John. 2008. The fate of brook trout stocked into the Watauga River below Wilbur Dam. MS Thesis, Tennessee Techyological Universicty, Cookeville. 58 pp.
  • Smith, Lance. 2008. Fluctuating Reef Environments Maintain Coral Resilience. Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii. 144 pp.
  • Haralson, C.L. 2008. Breeding ecology, nest site selection, and human influence on white-tailed hawks on the Texas barrier islands. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Mannan, R.N. 2008. An assessment of survey mehtodology, calling activity, and habitat associations of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) and boreal chorus frogs (Pseudacris maculata) in a tundra biome. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Stauffer, G. E. 2008. Nesting ecology and site fidelity of grassland sparrows on reclaimed surface mines in Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. | Download | 
  • Gross, D. H. 2008. Mountain pine beetle fecundity and offspring size differ among lodgepole pine and whitebark pine hosts. Master's Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
  • Norvell, R.E. 2008. Disturbance as restoration in the Intermountain sagebrush-steppe: effects on non-target bird species. Doctoral Dissertation, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
  • Wendling, B.R. 2008. Effects of military overflights on habitat use and selection by female Dall’s sheep, Yukon-Tanana uplands, Alaska. MS thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 80 pp.
  • Newell, P. 2008. Pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) and saproxylic beetles in partial cut and uncut bottomland hardwood forests. M. S. Thesis, Louisiana State University.
  • Barrett, Dominic A. Status and population characteristics of the northern river otter (Lontra canadensis) in central and eastern Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma University, Stillwater. 114 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yuma, AZ.
  • Brown, Angela G. Demographic characteristics and habitat associations of an expanding black bear (Ursus americanus) population in Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma University, Stillwater. 55 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tulsa, OK.
  • McGowan, C. P. 2008. Incidental take and endangered species demography. PhD Dissertation. University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri. 129 pp.
  • Hammond, C. A. M. 2208. A demographic and landscape analysis for common loons in northwest Montana. MS Thesis, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
  • Kautza, Adam. 2008. Growth, Age Distribution, and Population Dynamics of Black Crappies From Idaho. Report Prepared for Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Non thesis project for Master’s Degree.
  • Nielson, R. Jordan. 2008. Control of New Zealand Mudsnails in Fish Hatcheries. Master’s Thesis. Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho. May 2008.
  • Jeff Eitzmann, M.S. 2008. Thesis: Spatial habitat variation in a Great Plains river: effects on the fish assemblage and food web structure
  • Hodgins, N.C. 2008. Development of a bioenergetic model for black carp to predict consumption and growth. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State.
  • Loomis, J. H. 2008. The survival and blood chemistry response of walleye sander vitreus to a simulated live-release fishing tournament. M. S. Thesis, University of Minnesota.
  • Hedrick, L.B. 2008. Evaluation of the impacts of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in Appalachian streams. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • McGree, M. 2008. Exposure to 17beta-estradiol alters reproduction of the adult red shiner (cyprinella lutrensis). Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Master of Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado | Download | 
  • Hedrick, L. B. 2008. Evaluation of the impacts of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in Appalachian streams. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Halbritter, H. 2008. Demographics, habitat use, and foraging of sympatric elk and cattle on Lincoln National Forest. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Lisa Wickliffe, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, May 2006 – April 2008: Foraging Ecology of Seabirds in Relation to Commercial Shrimp Trawler Activity
  • Tarr, Nathan. 2008. Fall migration and vehicle disturbance of shorebirds at South Core Banks, North Carolina. MS Fisheries and Wildlife.
  • Dolph, C. 2008. Empowering water quality decisions: reducing uncertainty and bounding variability of stream ecosystem indicators. M. S. Thesis, University of Minnesota.
  • Howard, K.G. Community structure, life history, and movement patterns of parrotfishes: large protogynous hermaphrodite fishery species.
  • Baldwin, R. A. 2008. Population demographics, habitat utilization, critical habitats, and condition of black bears in Rocky Mountain National Park. Dissertation, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Schwenk, W. S. (2008) Interactions among Birds, Insects, Trees, and the Environment in a Northern Forest Ecosystem. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
  • Atuke, D. M. 2008. Effectiveness of riparian forestry best management practices to protect stream habitat and biota: lessons from temperate and tropical systems. Ph.D. Dissertaion, University of Minnesota.
  • Elizabeth Forbus. MS, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, January 2005 – December 2007. “Avian response to invasive tree removal on remnant prairie pastures in southeast Nebraska”. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Schoen, Erik R. 2007. Pelagic trophic interactions in contrasting basins in Lake Chelan. Master of Science Thesis. University of Washington. 76 pages.
  • Ogonowski, M. S. 2007. Factors influencing migratory decisions of western Burrowing Owls. M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  • Elena Sachs, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, May 2006 – December 2007: Provisioning Behavior in Brown Pelicans
  • Cassinelli, J. D. 2007. Effects of Water Temperature on Growth and Physiology of Different Populations of Redband Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri). Master’s Thesis, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. University of Idaho. December 2007.
  • Huber, C.G. 2007. Habitat preferences of juvenile common snook in the lower Rio Grande, Texas. An MS Thesis in Fisheries Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Jackson, Z. J. 2007. Assessment of the interrelationships between fish population dynamics and limnological characteristics of Iowa lakes. MS thesis. Iowa State University, Ames.
  • Keplinger, B. An experimental study of vertical habitat use and habitat shifts in single-species and mixed-species shoals of native and nonnative congeneric cyprinids. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
  • Ransom, B.O. 2007. Extended freshwater rearing of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in northern California streams. 81 pp. | Download | 
  • Schoen, E. R. 2007. Pelagic trophic interactions in contrasting basins in Lake Chelan. Master of Science Thesis. University of Washington. 76 pages.
  • Musch, A. E. 2007. Spawning habitat selection of sympatric smallmouth bass and rock bass in two north temperate lakes: Habitat separation in space and time. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. 103pp.
  • Kahara, Sharon. 2007. Predicting habitat suitability for lesser scaup (Athya affinis) spring migrants in eastern South Dakota. Ph.D. dissertation, South Dakota State University, 193 pp.
  • VALUE ORIENTATIONS AND THE PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION: APPLICATIONS IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURE
    A DISSERTATION
    SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    BY Jeremy T. Bruskotter
    IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
    FOR THE DEGREE OF
    DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
  • Jamison, N. D. 2007. Physiology, survival, and dispersal of tournament-caught largemouth bass. MS Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville.
  • Strobel, B.N. 2007. Nest site selection and nestling diet of the Texas red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus texanus in South Texas. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University.
  • Feola, J.E. 2007. Environmental variables influencing downstream migration of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in three northern California streams. 82 pp. | Download | 
  • Justice, C. 2007. Response of juvenile salmonids to placement of large woody debris in California coastal streams. 121 pp. | Download | 
  • Brad Friebel, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, January 2005 – August 2007: Home Range and Habitat Use of Feral Hogs in Congaree National Park
  • DeGoosh, K.E. Development and application of a paleolimnological inference model to identify historically fishless lakes in Maine. M.S. thesis, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, C.S. Loftin and K.Webster, co-advisors.
  • Nelson, S.J. Annual contribution of mercury and tracer ions in winter throughfall deposition at Acadia National Park, Maine. Ph.D. dissertation, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine. C.S. Loftin and J.S. Kahl, co-advisors.
  • DeYoung, C. 2007. Effects of turbidity on foraging efficiency and growth of salmonids in natural settings. 58 pp. | Download | 
  • Dellinger, T.A. August 2007. Post-fledging ecology and survival of neotropical migratory songbirds on a managed Appalachian forest. MS Thesis, West Virginia University.
    URL: https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5312
  • McDermott, M.E. August 2007. Breeding and post-breeding forest bird community dynamics in regenerating clearcuts and two-age harvests in the central Appalachians. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. URL: https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5328
  • Hitt, N.P. 2007. Effects of stream network topology on fish assemblage structure and bioassessment sensitivity in the mid-Atlantic highlands, USA. Doctoral Dissertation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Genetic Structure of Refuge Populations of the Desert Pupfish Complex
  • Dierking, Jan. 2007. Effects Of The Introduced Predatory Fish Cephalopholis Argus On Native Reef Fish Populations In Hawaii. Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii.
    115 pp.
  • Archdeacon, T. P. 2007. Effects of Asian tapeworm, mosquitofish, and food ration on growth and survival of Mohave tui chub. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Kline, S. J. 2007. Effects of Asian tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) exposure on growth and mortality of Yaqui chub (Gila pupurea) and Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis). Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Coleman, S. 2008. Post-wildfire effects in a Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) trout stream. Master of Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Hughes, K. M. 2007. Habitat selection of band-tailed pigeons. M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  • Ingram, T. R. 2007. Age, growth and fecundity of Alabama shad in the Apalachicola River, Florida. MS Thesis.
  • Barlow, S. 2007. M.S. Candidate. Monitoring anuran richness and relative abundance in created wetlands of central Louisiana. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University.
  • Perkins, M. M.S. Candidate. 2007. Use of stable isotopes to distinguish resident and migrant rails in coastal Louisiana and Texas. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University.
  • Kurth, J.E. Methods for the translocation of the yellow lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) and the tidewater mucket (Leptodea ochracea) in the Fort Halifax dam impoundment of the Sebasticook River, Maine. M.S. thesis, ecology and Environmenatl Sciences, University of Maine, C.S. Loftin and J. Rhymer, co-advisors.
  • James, C. A. 2007. Investigations of the invasive New Zealand mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum in Idaho: implications for temperature limitations. Master’s Thesis, University of Idaho.
  • Jesse Fischer, M.S. 2007. Thesis: Structural organization of Great Plains stream fish assemblages: implications for sampling and conservation
  • Spencer, A.B. 2007. Habitat characteristics and fish assemblage structure of deep pools in the upper Tombigbee River, Mississippi. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State.
  • Burns, A. 2007. Comparison of two electrofishing gears (backpack and parallel wires) and abundances of fishes in the upper Greenbrier River drainage. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Factors Influencing Occupancy Patterns of Eastern Newts across Vermont
  • Ely, P. C. 2007. Population size and passage efficiency of Alabama shad reaching Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam.
  • VanDeHey, J. A. 2007. Genetic structure among Lake Michigan?s lake whitefish spawning aggregates. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. 118 pp.
  • Pacifici, Krishna. 2007. Effects of vegetation and background noise on the detection process in auditory avian point count surveys. MS Zoology.
  • Nagle, F. A. 2007. Empowering conservation decisions: towards a theory of authentic arenas for environmental conflict management and decision-making. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota.
  • Holbrook, C. 2007. MS Thesis: Behavior and survival of Migrating Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Penobscot River and Estuary Maine: Acoustic Telemetry Studies of Smolts and Adults. | Download | 
  • Schlesser, N. J. 2007. Effects of riparian forest harvest on instream habitat and fish assemblages in northern Minnesota. M. S. Thesis, University of Minnesota.
  • Don Wardwell. MS, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, August 2004 – December 2006. “Resilience, discontinuity, and function in animal communities”. Thesis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Henneman, C. 2006. Habitat associations of red-shouldered hawks in central Minnesota landscapes. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Cross, Alison D. 2006. Early marine growth and consumption demand of juvenile pink salmon in Prince William Sound and the northern coastal Gulf of Alaska. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Washington.
  • Moss, Jamal H. 2006. Interannual differences in spatial variability of consumption demand and growth potential for juvenile pink salmon in the Gulf of Alaska with implications for size-selective mortality. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Washington.
  • Kerns, J.A. 2006. Delayed mortality and movements of paddlefish released as bycatch in the lower Tennessee River. MS Thesis, Tennessee Techological University, Cookeville. 42 pp.
  • Lisa Nordstrom, Ph.D.2006. Tapirs and rhinoceroses in captivity: An examination of the North American captive populations and their husbandry.
  • Silvia Rosa, M.S. 2006.Highway effects on small mammal communities and effectiveness of a deer-vehicle collision mitigation strategy.
  • Boyle, W. A. 2006. Why do birds migrate? The role of food, habitat, predation, and competition. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  • Gonzales, E.J. 2006. Diet and prey consumption of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in three northern California streams. 66 pp. | Download | 
  • Kristin Meehan, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, June 2004 – December 2006: Landscape Scale Correlates of Fox Squirrel Presence on Golf Courses in Coastal South Carolina
  • Sheehan, K. 2006. An interpolation method for stream habitat assessments with reference to the crystal darter. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Raabe, J. K. 2006. Walleye (Sander vitreus) spawning habitat selection and dynamics in a north

    temperate Wisconsin lake. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. 182 pp.
  • Sheehan, K. 2006. An interpolation method for stream habitat assessments with reference to the crystal darter. MS Thesis, West Virginia University. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/etdDocumentData.jsp?jsp_etdId=4939
  • Hoberecht, Laura K. 2006. Investigating the use of blubber fatty acids to detect Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) foraging on ephemeral high-quality prey. PhD dissertation, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Richards, Nathan. 2006. Strobe light effects on stress and avoidance behavior in fishes and distribution of zooplankton in Lake Oahe, South Dakota. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, 64 pp.
  • Holbrook, C. 2006. An assessment of spawning habitat, length at maturity, and fecundity of brown trout in Tennessee reservoirs. MS Thesis, Tennesee Technological UNiversity, Cookeville. 53 pp.
  • Hanson, L. B. 2006. Demography of feral pig populations at Fort Benning, Georgia. MS Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
  • Reynolds, M. J. 2006. The effects of forest management on habitat quality for black bears in the southern Appalachian Mountains. PhD Dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
  • Mukhi, S. 2006. Reproductive and developmental toxicity of highly energetic compounds in zebrafish (Danio rerio). A PhD Dissertation in Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Zerbini, Alexandre N. 2006. Improving precision in multiple covariate distance sampling: A case study with whales in Alaska. PhD dissertation. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. University of Washington.
  • Albanese, E. 2006. Local and landscape requirements of frosted elfins (Callophrys irus) in sandplain communities of Massachusetts. M.S. Thesis, University of Massachusetts.
  • Cajas Cano, L. 2006. Environmental and social footprints of beef and trout production for human consumption: using Idaho as an example. Master?s Thesis. University of Idaho.
  • Perry, Roger W. Stand- and landscape-level roost selection by forest bats in the Ouachita Mountains. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 87 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Southern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Hot Springs, AR.
  • Brewster, Jerome. 2006. Spatial and Temporal Variation in the Singing Rates of Two Forest Songbirds, the Ovenbird and the Black-throated Blue Warbler: Implications for Aural Counts of Songbirds. MS Zoology.
  • Reiter, M.E. 2006. Historical trends in collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni) abundance and nest success if Eastern Prairie Population (EPP) Canada geese (Branta canadensis interiorI in northern Manitoba: evaluating the "bird-lemming" hypothesis. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Cain, J.W., III. 2006. Responses of desert bighorn sheep to the removal of anthropogenic water sources. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Arizona, Tucson.
  • Thiarajan, Bala. 2006. Community dynamics of rodents, fleas, and plague associated with black-tailed prairie dogs. Ph.D. Dissertation, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Zarnetske, Phoebe L. 2006. Multiple species modelling: the management indicator species issue revisited. Master's Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
  • Grabowski TB. 2006. Reproductive ecology and seasonal migrations of robust redhorse (Moxostoma robustum) in the Savannah River, South Carolina and Georgia. Ph.D. dissertation. Clemson University. Clemson, South Carolina, USA. | Download | 
  • Sakaris, P. C. 2006. Effects of hydrologic variation on dynamics of channel catfish and flathead catfish populations in regulated and unregulated rivers in the southeast USA. Doctoral Dissertation. Auburn University, Alabama.
  • Mosley, D. L. 2006. Habitat selection of robust redhorse (Moxostoma robustum): implications for developing sampling protocols. MS Thesis submitted to Univ. of GA
  • Pierluissi, S. 2006. Breeding waterbird use of rice fields in southwestern Louisiana. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University.
  • Smith, Stephanie J. Using genetics analyses to gain insight on a rare bat, Corynorhinus townsendii pallescens. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 49 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Bureau of Land Management, Pinedale, WY.
  • Walter, W. David. Ecology of a colonizing population of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus). Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 87 pp. Initial Employment: Post-doctoral Fellow, U.S.D.A. Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO.
  • McCloskey, J.T. 2006. Evaluating effects of fire management policy on vegetation communities in the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia. PhD dissertation, Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, University of Maine, Orono. 232 pp.
  • Albanese, Gene. 2006. Local and landscape requirements of frosted elfins (Callophrys irus) in sandplain communities of Massachusetts. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Grgurovic, Mark. 2006. Habitat selection and movement patterns of Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Massachusetts. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Hauser, Donna D.W. 2006. Summer space use of southern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) within Washington and British Columbia inshore waters. MS Thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • McCluskey, Shannon M. 2006. Space use patterns and population trends of southern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in relation to distribution and abundance of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the inland waters of Washington State and British Columbia. MS Thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Iván Llerandi. 2006. Abundance, habitat use, and movement patterns of the Red-tailed Hawk
    (Buteo jamaicensis) in north-central Puerto Rico. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 189 pp.
  • Walter, W. D. 2006. Ecology of a colonizing population of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus). Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 151 pp.
  • Perkins, Kelly Ann. May 2006. Cerulean Warbler Selection of Forest Canopy Gaps. Master's Thesis, West Virginia University. Available: https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4596
  • Ferguson, L. 2006. Growth and Adrenocortical Response of Brown Pelican Nestlings in Relation to Ectoparasite Infestation in South Carolina. MS Thesis, Clemson University
  • Drew, CA. 2006. Spatial Ecology of Reef Fish in Back Reef and Reef Habitats. PhD Dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
  • Feldhaus, J. 2006. Heat shock proteins and physiological stress in redband rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) in the South Fork John Day River, Oregon.
  • Lisa Ferguson, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, January 2004 – May 2006: Growth and Adrenocortical Response of Brown Pelican Nestlings in Relation to Ectoparasite Infestation in South Carolina
  • Agness, Alison M. 2006. Effects and impacts of vessel activity on Kittlitz’s Murrelet in Glacier Bay, Alaska. MS Thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • London, Josh M. 2006. Harbor seals in Hood Canal: Predators and prey. PhD dissertation, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • DuBey, R. May 2006. Ecology of whirling disease in arid lands with an emphasis on Tubifex tubifex. Dissertation. Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
  • Engle, R.O. 2005. Distribution and summer survival of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorphynchus mykiss) in two streams within the King Range National Conservation Area, California. 97 pp. | Download | 
  • Smythe, L. Nesting ecology of migrating songbirds in eastern New Mexico. M.S. Candidate. M.S. graduate 12/14/05. Texas Tech University
  • Gossman, B. P. 2005. Use of terraced marsh habitats by estuarine nekton in southwestern Louisiana. M.S. thesis in Fisheries. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Osier, E. Distribution and habitat use of the crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella) and spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) in the Elk River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Frazey, S. L. 2005. The relationship between productivities of salmonids and forest stands in northern California streams. 45 pp. | Download | 
  • Dellinger, Rachel Lynette. Dec 2005. Nesting Success and Nest Site Characteristics of Four Thrush Species on a Managed Forest. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4398
  • Moles, K. 2005. Reproductive characteristics of Actinonaias ligtamentina in the upper Green River, Kentucky. M.S. Thesis, Tennessee Technological University. 64pp.
  • Gossman, B. 2005. Use of terraced marsh by estuarine nekton in southwest Louisiana. MS. Louisiana State University.
  • Cull, R. E. 2005. Instaneous growth and mortality estimates of Age-0 carpsuckers (Carpoides spp.) in the Oconee River, GA. MS Thesis submitted to Univ. of GA
  • Shea, C. P. 2005. Fish habitat use and assemblage structure in regulated and unregulated reaches of a large southeastern warmwater stream. MS Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens.
  • Wang, Susan. 2005. Groundfish habitat associations from video survey with a submersible off the Washington state coast. MS Thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Vatland, S. 2005. Food web dynamics and predator-prey cycles in Lake Powell, AZ-UT. MS Thesis, Utah State University.
  • Podolsky, Andrei. 2005. Behavioral Ecology and Population Status of Wood Thrush and Ovenbird in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. PhD. Zoology.
  • Kertson, B. N. 2005. Cougars and citizen science - Evaluating the quality of data collected by student volunteers on wildlife and habitat. MS thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 119 pp.
  • Hall, L. E. 2005. Avian nest survival and snake abundance in restored and remnant grasslands in northwestern Iowa. M.S. thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Jain, A. A. 2005. Bird and bat behavior and mortality at a northern Iowa windfarm. M.S. thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Zimmerman, J. K. H. 2005. Interactions between native and nonnative species: consequences of a brown trout introduction on a coldwater stream community. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Minnesota.
  • Hildebrand, H. Size, age composition, and upstream migration of American eels at the Millville Dam eel ladder, Shenandoah River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
  • Colvin, M. 2005. Ecology Of Myxobolus Cerebralis In The Pahsimeroi River Drainage, Idaho. M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
  • Breton, A. R. 2005. Ph.D. Thesis. Demographic Parameter Estimates and their Biological Implications for a Seabird Metapopulation. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
  • Ruiz, J. C. 2005. An evaluation of the relative influence of spatial, statistical, and biological factors on the accuracy of stream fish species presence models Masters Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens.
  • E. Johnson, M.S. 2005. Bird and small mammal communities of sagebrush-dominated mountain meadows: An examination of meadow characteristics as part of a hierarchical, multi-level study of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
  • Tammy Wilson, M.S. 2005. Landscape dynamics of bird and small mammal communities in sagebrush-dominated mountain meadows in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest: Part of a hierarchical, multi-level study,
  • Strand, Kimberly A. 2005. Diet and body composition of migrating lesser scaup in eastern South Dakota. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, 78 pp.
  • Giovanni, M.D. 2005. Prey partitioning between sympatric grassland raptors. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
  • Garcia, V. 2005. Effects of food and ectoparasites on age of natal dispersal in burrowing owls. M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  • Lantz, S. J. 2005. Nesting Ecology and Habitat Selection of Western Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in the Thunder Basin National Grassland, Northeastern Wyoming, M.S. Thesis, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie WY.
  • Johnson, Tammi L. 2005. Spatial dynamics of a bacterial pathogen: Sylvatic plague in black-tailed prairie dogs. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Newby, Lorri A. 2005. Effects of experimental manipulation of coterie size on demography of black-tailed prairie dogs in South Dakota. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University
  • Clark, Laura J. 2005. Small mammal ecology and the prevalence of Lyme disease on Martha’s Vineyard. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Black, D. D. 2005. A rapid biological/chemical assessment technique for characterizing streams impacted by acid mine drainage. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
  • Hayer, C-A. 2005. Influence of spatial, temporal, and abiotic factors on detection probabilities for fishes in the Mobile River drainage, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
  • Bank, M.S. 2005. Mercury bioaccumulation and habitat relations of lotic and lentic amphibians from Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. PhD dissertation, Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, University of Maine, Orono. 155 pp.
  • Sharp, N. W. 2005. Demography of small mammal populations in longleaf pine undergoing restoration. MS Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
  • Hart, J.M. 2005. Characteristics of the spotted bass and largemouth bass in a northeastern Mississippi stream, the Buttahatchee River. Master's thesis. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State.
  • Haggerty, Sarah A. 2005. Effect of firebreak maintenance on rare insects of Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, Massachusetts. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Kanda, L. Leann. 2005. Limitations to the northernmost distribution of Virginia opossums. PhD Disseration, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Jeremy M. Bennet. 2005. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) population dynamics and survival in Hell Creek Wildlife Management Area, Mississippi. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 67 pp.
  • José A. Cruz. 2005. Response of aquatic invertebrate, plant, and avian communities to manipulations of coastal wetland habitats at Humacao Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico. Dissertation, Mississippi State University. 187 pp.
  • Marisel Lopez. 2005. White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) hen and duckling survival, movements, and habitat use at Humacao Nature Reserve. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 175 pp.
  • Wyatt F. Nimitz. 2005. Use and movement patterns of the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) in occupied Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) habitat. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 120 pp.
  • Petersen, A. 2005. Buffer strips around sinkholes to protect and improve water quality in southeastern Minnesota: conservation in karst. M. S. Thesis, University of Minnesota.
  • C. A. Kassar, M.S. 2005. Wildlife vehicle collisions in Utah: An analysis of wildlife road mortality hotspots, economic impacts, and implications for mitigation and management.
  • Carveth, C. J. 2005. A comparison of the upper thermal tolerance of native and nonnative fish species in Arizona. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Erickson, Aleta. 2005 Effects of Human Trampling in the Barnacle Zone along a Gradient of Use in Olympic National Park. Masters thesis. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Ostby, B. K. 2005. Characterization of suitable habitats for freshwater mussels in the Clinch River, Virginia and Tennessee. Master's Thesis, Virginia Tech. 203 pp.
  • Sanchez, B. December 2005. Transport and fate of PCBs in a wetland food web: Implications of biomagnification and associated risk. M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
  • Wibisono, Hariyo T. 2005. Conservation of Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Indonesia. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Doherty, K.E. 2004. Fall movement patterns of adult female American woodcock (Scolopax minor) in the western Great Lakes region. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Ruzycki, James R. 2004. Impacts of nonnative lake trout introductions on native fish communities in western North America. Doctoral dissertation, Utah State University.
  • Trujillo, A. M. M.S. Assessment of the suitability of the northern karst region of Puerto Rico for the reintroduction of the Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata). December 2004, Allen R. Lewis-Co-Advisor).
  • Birdsong, T. W. 2004. Complexity and nekton use of marsh edge habitats in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. M.S. thesis in Fisheries. Louisiana State Univeristy, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Leis, Sherry A. Effects of military training on soil, vegetation, and the small-mammal community in a mixed prairie. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 86 pp. [Co-advised with D. M. Engle] Initial Employment: Botanist, Missouri Department of Wildlife Conservation, Columbia, MO.
  • Whittaker, Terry D. The herpetofauna of Hispaniola with special emphasis on the Dominican Republic: description, anthropogenic effects, and management. M.S. Report Option, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 47 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, Tulsa, OK.
  • Chalmers, R.J. 2004. Wetland and nest scale habitat use by the four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) in Maine, and a comparison of survey methods. MS, Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, University of Maine, Orono. 109 pp.
  • Widmer, A. M. 2004. Upper temperature tolerance of loach minnow under acute, chronic, and fluctuating thermal regimes. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Davis, Blake A. 2004. Estimating trophic position of Lake Oahe walleyes using stable isotope analysis. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, 54 pp.
  • Holevinski, R. A. 2004. Use of hazing techniques and translocation to increase dispersal of resident Canada geese. M.S. thesis, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell Universiy, Ithaca, NY. 75 pp.
  • Selch, Trevor M. 2004. The cost of capturing prey: measuring largemouth bass foraging activity using glycolytic enzymes (lactate dehydrogenase). M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, 51 pp.
  • Pruett, A.L. 2004. Black-tailed prairie dog association with playa lakes in the Southern High Plains and a new approach to estimating colony population sizes. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Roy, A.H. 2004. Can riparian forests mediate the effects of urbanization on stream fishes? PhD dissertation. The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. | Download | 
  • Walker, C.A. 2004. Assessment of voluntary angler creel surveys at Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks lakes. Master's thesis. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State.
  • Smith, J. Water quality trends of the Blackwater River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Manjerovic, Mary Beth. Aug 2004. Demography and genetic structure of an Allegheny woodrat population in northcentral West Wirginia. MS thesis, WVU. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/etdDocumentData.jsp?jsp_etdId=3579
  • Hylton, R. A. 2004. Survival, movement patterns, and habitat use of Wood Storks (Mycteria americana). M.S. thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Abundance and conservation of water rice for wintering waterfowl in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
  • Usseglio P, (2004). EFFECTS OF HABITAT ON THE RECRUITMENT VARIATION OF CORAL REEF FISHES. (M.Sc. Thesis) Univesity of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • McCarthy, Sarah. 2004. Factors affecting trophic performance of Oncorhynchus mykiss along forest gradients in the South Fork Trinity River watershed, California. MS Thesis. University of Washington. 68 pages.
  • Moon, J. Survival, movements, and habitat use of female northern pintails in the Playa Lakes Region. M.S. graduate 6/25/04. Texas Tech University
  • McGowan, C. 2004. Factors affecting nesting success of American Oystercatchers in North Carolina. MS Thesis, Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University.
  • Alldredge, Matt. 2004. Avian point count surveys: Estimating components of the detection process. Ph.D. NCSU.
  • McGowan, Conor. 2004. Factors affecting the nesting success of American Oystercatchers on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. MS Thesis, NCSU.
  • Brewer, S. K. 2004. Evaluating the role of shallow habitats to the spawning success of fish species in the Marais des Cygnes River. MS Thesis, University of Missouri, Columbia. 150pp.
  • Smith, M. D. 2004. Function of manure-scattering behavior of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia). M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
  • Willey, W.S. 2004. Energetic response of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) to varying water temperature regimes in northern California streams. 82 pp. | Download | 
  • Taylor, M. Y. 2004. Habitat use and tag retention of juvenile shovelnose sturgeon, a surrogate species for Alabama sturgeon. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
  • Wellman, D. Post-flood recolonization of fishes in tributaries of New River, New River Gorge National River. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Winstead, N. A. 2004. Breeding bird and vegetation communities of Reelfoot Lake. M.S. Thesis, University of Tennessee.
  • Mazur, Michael M. 2004. Linking visual foraging with temporal prey distribution to model trophic interactions in Lake Washington. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Washington. 179 pages.
  • McIntyre, J. K. 2004. Bioaccumulation of mercury and organochlorines in the food web of Lake Washington. MS Thesis, University of Washington. 204 pages.
  • Sergeant, Christopher. 2004. Effects of slope, substrate, cover, predators, and ontogeny on lentic habitat preferences of juvenile Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in experimental arenas. MS Thesis. University of Washington. 48 pages.
  • Flinders, J. 2004. Biology and foraging demands of northern pike in three Arizona reservoirs and their distribution and status in the southwestern United States. M.S. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.
  • Smithers, B.L. 2003. Northern goshawk food habits in Minnesota: an analysis using time-lapse recording systems. M.S. thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Merriman, J.W. 2003. Raptors associated with black-tailed prairie dog colonies and directional manipulation of prairie dog colony expansion using visual barriers in shortgrass prairie. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Smithers, B.L. 2003. Northern goshawk food habits in Minnesota: an analysis using time-lapse recording systems. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Thompson, T.R. 2003. The effectiveness of the Conservation Reserve Program's native seeding requirement in providing breeding and wintering habitat for grassland birds in the Southern High Plains of Texas. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
  • Flinders, J. M. 2003. Biology and foraging demands of northern pike in three Arizona reservoirs and their distribution and status in the southwestern United States. Master's thesis, University of Arizona
  • Schade, C. B. 2003. Factors associated with the distribution and abundance of non-native fishes in streams of the American West. Master's thesis, University of Arizona
  • Sparkman, M.D. 2003. Negative influences of predacious egg-eating worms, Haplotaxis ichthyophagus, and fine sediments on coho salmon, Onchorhynchus kisutch, in natural and artificial redds. 64 pp. | Download | 
  • Kanouse, S. C. 2003. Nekton use and growth in three brackish marsh pond microhabitats. M.S. thesis in Fisheries. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Brongo, L. L. Demography of black bears in the Pisgah Bear Sanctuary. MS Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
  • Derek W. Hengstenberg. 2003. Reproductive biology, abundance, and movement patterns of the Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus brunnescens in a limestone forest of Puerto Rico. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 114 pp.
  • Hammond, S. 2003. Seasonal movements of yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the Shenandoah River. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Lenz, B. 2003. Winter habitat use of fishes in the Ohio River. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
  • Ammer, Frank K. Dec 2003. Population level dynamics of grasshopper sparrow populations breeding on reclaimed mountaintop mines in West Virginia. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. URL: http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3242
  • Williams, Jennifer M. Dec 2003. Impacts on terrestrial and streamside herpetofauna by mountaintop removal mining in southern West Virginia. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. URL: http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3231
  • King, K. 2003. 4-nonylphenol and smoltification in juvenile pacific salmonids-effects of intraperitoneal and aqueous exposures. Master Thesis, School of Aquatic &; Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Lehnen, S. E. 2003. Turnover rates of fall migrating pectoral and least sandpipers through the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. M.S. Thesis. University of Arkansas.
  • Au, L. 2003. Patterns in bird community structure related to restoration of Minnesota dry oak savannas. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Haugerud, Neil J. 2003. Macroinvertebrate biomonitoring criteria and community composition in seasonal floodplain wetlands of the upper Missouri River. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, 154 pp.
  • Bosworth, Scott B. Sept 2003. Cerulean warbler relative abundance and frequency of occurrence relative to large-scale edge. Master's Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. https://eidr.wvu.edu/eidr/documentdata.eIDR?documentid=3116
  • Roberts. J. H. 2003. Factors influencing darter dispersal patterns in the upper Roanoke River watershed. MS Thesis. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Fletcher, R. J., Jr. 2003. Spatial and temporal scales of distribution and demography in breeding songbirds: implications of habitat fragmentation and restoration. Ph.D. dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Smith, R.D.M. Aug 2003. Raptor assemblage, abundance, nesting ecology, and habitat characteristics under intensive forest management in the central Appalachian Mountains. Master's Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=3013
  • de la Hoz Franco, E. A. 2003. Assessing the effects of Myxobolus cerebralis and other environmental factors on the dynamics, abundance, and distribution of endemic trout populations in the Logan River, Utah. MS Thesis. Utah State University.
  • Iles, A. C. 2003. Indirect effects of metal-contamination on energetics of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in Sudbury area lakes, resulting from food web simplification. M.Sc. Thesis. McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Nack, R.R. 2003. Brood movements and distribution of Eastern Prairie Population (EPP) Canada geese (Branta canadensis interior) in northern Manitoba: potential influence of increased snow goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) abundance. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Leslie, L. L., 2003. Diet and consumption rates of native fishes by nonnative fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Mitchell, S.E. 2003. The effects of depleted uranium on the health and development of Xenopus laevis.
  • Plunket, John Thompson, IV. 2003. A comparison of finfish assemblages on subtidal oyster shell (cultched oyster lease) and mud bottom in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. M.S. Thesis in Oceanography. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Duffy, E. 2003. Early marine distribution and trophic interactions of juvenile salmon in Puget Sound. Masters Thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Duffy, Elisabeth J. 2003. Early marine distribution and trophic interactions of juvenile salmon in Puget Sound. MS Thesis. University of Washington. 173 pages.
  • Bradford, A. L. 2003. Population assessment of western North Pacific gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus). Masters Thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.
  • Everett, E.M. 2003. Habitat characterization and environmental influences of the Jemez Mountains Salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus).
  • Jensen, William E. 2003. Spatial variation in brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) abundance and brood parasitism in the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie. Ph.D. Disertation, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Wong, Mayee. 2003. High spatial homogeneity in a sex-biased mating system: The breeding structure of greater prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Jolley, J. C. 2003. A comparison of the tailwater and reservoir catfish populations in a section of the Coosa River, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
  • Bush, C. 2003. Nekton utilization of restored habitat in a Louisiana marsh. M.S. thesis in Fisheries. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
  • Leslie W. Welch. 2003. Roost site selection, movements, and habitat use of red bats (Vespertilionidae: Lasiurus borealis) in an intensively managed pine forest in Mississippi. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 92 pp.
  • Rogers, R. S. 2003. Spawning and recruitment of flannelmouth suckers in the tailwater of Glen Canyon Dam, Colorado River, Arizona. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Grabowski TB. 2002. Temporal and spatial variability of blenny (Perciformes: Labrisomidae and Blenniidae) assemblages on Texas jetties. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, USA. | Download | 
  • Stress Induced Differential Gene Expression in the Brain of Juvenile Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
  • Kasson, Shane A. Effects of prescribed burning on cattail (Typha latifolia) dominated marshes. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 53 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vian, OK.
  • Miller, O. Dewayne. Efficacy of moist-soil management techniques on Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area: response of vegetation, existing soil seed bank, and waterfowl. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 90 pp. Initial Employment: Ranch Manager, Briar Lakes Ranch, L.P., Palestine, TX.
  • Quist, M. 2002. Abiotic factors and species interactions that influence recruitment of walleyes in Kansas reseroirs. PhD dissertation. Kansas State University, Manhattan.
  • Williams, G.E. Aug 2002. Relations of nesting behavior, nest predators, and nesting success of wood thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) to habitat characteristics at multiple scales. PhD dissertation, WVU. URL: http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2551
  • Gustafson, W. 2002. Assessing Landsat TM Imagery for Mapping and Monitoring Prairie Dog Colonies.
  • Holcomb, Benjamin M. 2002. Nutrient inputs, iron availability and algal biomass in Black Hills watersheds: implications for reservoir and stream productivity. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, 98 pp.
  • Knoebl, I. 2002. The use of molecular biological methods to assess the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals and natural hormones on growth in the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). Ph.D. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis. Approx 200 pp.
  • Price, C.S. 2002. Factors affecting the saltwater-entry behavior and saltwater preference of juvenile chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Ph.D. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 189pp.
  • Bailey, Larissa. 2002. Estimating detection probabilities for terrestrial salamanders in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ph.D. Zoology.
  • Didenko, A. 2002. Development of standard weight (Ws) equations for roundtail chub, flannelmouth sucker, razorback sucker, and humpback chub. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Powell, Kipp A. 2002. Fish-habitat associations in small backwaters of the upper Missouri River, North Dakota. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, 150 pp.
  • Moore, C. 2002. Forest decision making under uncertainty: adaptive management for the conservation of bird populations on a National Wildlife Refuge. | Download | 
  • Nack (Drossel), Jamie. 2002. Effective of Predators and cattle on ground-nesting grassland birds in southwestern Wisconsin pastures. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Subsistence wildlife hunting in a multi-use forest of the Republic of Congo: monitoring and management for sustainable harvest
  • Andress, R.N. 2002. Nest survival of Lepomis species in regulated and unregulated rivers. Masters Thesis. Auburn University.
  • R. Dwayne Elmore. 2002. Landscape correlates and variability in mourning dove abundance along call-count routes in Mississippi. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 126 pp.
  • Chamblin, H.D. May 2002. Small mammal communities on a reclaimed mountaintop mine/valley fill landscape in southern West Virginia. M.S. Thesis, West Virginia University. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2480
  • Moss, Jamal H. 2001. Development and application of a bioenergetics model for prickly sculpin. M.S. Thesis, University of Washington.
  • Balcerzak, M.J. December 2001. Raptor Abundance and Diversity and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Habitat Characteristics on Reclaimed Mountaintop Mines in Southern West Virginia. MS thesis, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2234
  • Martin, Keith W. Effects of internal gating structures on cave microclimates and management implications for cave-dwelling bats. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 96 pp. Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK.
  • Whittier, Joanna B. Management implications of population genetics and demographics of least terns (Sterna antillarum). Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 100 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pierre, SD.
  • Doug R. Wood. 2001. Multi-resolution assessment of foraging requirements of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) in Bienville National Forest, Mississippi. Dissertation, Mississippi State University. 223 pp.
  • Balcerzak, M.J. December 2001. Raptor abundance and diversity and red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) habitat characteristics on reclaimed mountaintop mines in southern West Virginia. MS thesis, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2234
  • Martin, R. 2001. Persistence, movements, and habitat use of captive-reared lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) released into the French Broad River, TN. M.S. Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN. 68p.
  • Whittier, J. B. 2001. Management implications of population genetics and demographics of least terns (Sterna antillarum). Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 100 pp.
  • Clements, S. 2001. Central Control of locomotory activity in juvenile salmonids: The role of corticotropin releasing hormone in the brain. Ph.D. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 161pp.
  • Shriner, Susan. 2001. Distribution of breeding birds in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ph.D. Zoology.
  • Roberson, A.M. 2001. Evaluating and developing survey techniques using broadcast conspecific calls for northern goshawks in Minnesota. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Sammler, J.E. 2001. Population trends of tundra-nesting birds in Churchill, Manitoba: potential effects of increasing lesser snow goose (Chen caerulescens caerulescens) populations. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Schrader, T. S. 2001. Comparison of vegetation classification using various clustering levels. Masters thesis. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. 123 pp.
  • Weeks, Kendrick. 2001. The foraging and nesting ecology of Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens) and Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) in the southern Appalachians. MS Zoology
  • Cain, J.W. 2001. Nest success of yellow warblers (Dendroica petechia) and willow flycatchers (Empidonx trailii) in relation to predator activity in montane meadows of the central Sierra Nevada, California. M.S. thesis. California State University - Sacramento.
  • Rucker, Amber D. 2001. Conversion of tall fescue pastures to tallgrass prairie in southeastern Kansas: small mammal responses. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University
  • Timmons, J. R. 2001. Effects of non-uniform application of phytase (simulated) on performance and bone quality of male boilers. Thesis, Master of Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD. 76 pp.
  • Jones, T. A. 2001. Habitat use of largemouth bass in a Savannah River tributary. M.S. Aquaculture, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Clemson University.
  • Schaffler, J. J. 2001. Movement of striped bass in Lake Murray, South Carolina. M. S. Aquaculture, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Clemson University.
  • Eggleton, M. A. 2001. Catfish feeding ecology and bioenergetics in a large river-floodplain ecosystem. Doctoral dissertation. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State.
  • Christopher J. Reynolds. 2001. Avian community ecology and forest management practices in pine-hardwood ecosystems of north-central Mississippi. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 139 pp.
  • Davis, H. A. 2001. Distribution and population size of Amazona parrots in the Cockpit Country, A limestone karst region of Jamaica. Master of Science thesis, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 97pp.
  • Ernst, A. E. 2001. Changes in black-tailed prairie dog towns on the Texas panhandle determined by a geographic information system.
  • Gooch, G. C. 2001. Change Detection of the Sheyenne National Grasslands: Using Remote Sensing as a Conservation Tool. MS Thesis. University of Montana, Missoula, Montana. 40 pp.
  • Ward, D. L. 2001. Effects of reduced water temperature on swimming performance and predation vulnerability of age-0 flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis). Master's thesis, University of Arizona.
  • Flinders, J. 2001. Local vs. Landscape Effects of Land Cover on Stream Community Response to Disturbance. M.S. Thesis, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell Univesity, Ithaca, NY. 90 pp. [M. Bain student]
  • Moss, M. L. 2000. Development of recirculating systems for the American eel: potential low-cost options for enhancement of the Chesapeake Bay eel fishery. Thesis, Master of Science, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD. 121 pp.
  • Feirer, Shane T. Nesting ecology of ardeids, including cattle egrets, and restoration on Ralstin Island in northcentral Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 91 pp. Initial Employment: Conservation Associate, The Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma Chapter, Tulsa, OK.
  • Webb, Eric. Limitations in essential amino acid nutrition in cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) in Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 102 pp. [Co-advised with the late R. L. Lochmiller] Initial Employment: State Agent, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Damage Control, Richmond, VA.
  • Long, J. M. 2000. Population dynamics and interactions of three black bass species in an Oklahoma reservoir as influenced by environmental variability and a differential harvest regulation. Ph. D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 123 pp.
  • Stahlnecker, J. F., III. 2000. Production of juvenile alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) at two adult alewife stocking rates in two Maine lakes. Master of Science thesis, University of Maine, Orono. 73p.
  • Stone, Jennifer. 2000. Association between fall emigration and spawning activity in lake populations of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) of Mount Desert Island, Maine. Master of Science thesis, University of Maine, Orono. 93p.
  • Roy, A.H. 2000. Macroinvertebrate responses to watershed urbanizaiton in the Etowah River Basin, Georgia. MS thesis. The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
  • Smith, T. O. 2000. Using an angler survey to predict angler reaction to proposed fisheries management practices. M.S. thesis. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State.
  • Peñaloza, C. L. 2000. Demografía y viabilidad de la población de tortuga verde, Chelonia mydas, en Isla de Aves, Venezuela. Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. | Download | 
  • Hyde, Erin. 2000. Assessing the diversity and abundance of salamanders in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. MS Zoology.
  • Overman, N. C. 2001. Bioenergetics and stable isotope analyses of walleye in Lake Champlain. M.S. Thesis. University of Vermont, VT, USA. 153p.
  • Spencer, M. 2000. Behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in sablefish, ANOPLOPOMA FIMBRIA. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR.
  • Lichstein, Jeremy. 2000. Landscape effects on breeding songbird abundance in managed southern Appalachian forests. MS Zoology.
  • Horn, D. J. 2000. The influence of habitat features on grassland birds nesting in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. Ph.D. dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Echols, K.N. 2000. Some aspects of reproduction and survival in a hunted black bear population in virginia. MS Thesis, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, 101pp.
  • Castleberry, Steven B. August 2000. Conservation and management of the Allegheny woodrat in the central Appalachians. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1503
  • Tinkler, Dorothy E. August 2000. Ecology of bald eagles during the postfleding period at rural and suburban nest sites in southwest Florida. M.S. thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/etdDocumentData.jsp?jsp_etdId=1546
  • Pegg, M. A. 2000. Hydrological variation along the Missouri River and its effect on the fish community. Ph.D. Dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames.
  • Cunha, A. 2000. Influence of landscape patterns on spatial dynamics of larval fish in two southeastern rivers. Doctoral Dissertation. Auburn University, Alabama.
  • Ferrara, A.M. 2000. Life history strategy of Lepisosteidae: implications for conservation and management of alligator gar. Doctoral Dissertation. Auburn University, Alabama.
  • Townsend, Darrell E., III. Improving management for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus): re-evaluation of movements, nesting habitat and feeding ecology. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 96 pp. [Co-advised with the late R. L. Lochmiller] Initial Employment: Ph.D. Assistantship, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
  • Peyman, L. 2000. Relationships between horizontal landscape structure and breeding birds in the Southeastern United States. Dissertation, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  • Castleberry, Nicole L. May 2000. Food habits of the Allegheny woodrat Neotoma magister. MS thesis, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1413
  • Steketee, Ann K. May 2000. Predicting habitat suitability for American woodcock and landscape level assessment of habitat in West Virginia. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University.
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  • Weakland, Cathy A. May 2000. Effects of diameter limit and two age timber harvesting on songbird populations on an industrial forest in central West Virginia PhD dissertation, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1353
  • Weakland, C. A. 2000. Effects of diameter limit and two age timber harvesting on songbird populations on an industrial forest in central West Virginia PhD dissertation, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1353
  • Haslerig, J. 2000. Wildlife conservation in Tanzania during the Colonial and Independence Eras: A review of changing paradigms, legacies and lessons learned.
  • Fogarty, J. H. 1999. Geographic distribution, community ecology, and habitat use of Eleutherodactylus frogs in Cordillera Forests of Puerto Rico. M.S. Thesis, Mississippi State University. 150 pp.
  • DeMeo, Tom E. December 1999. Forest songbird abundance and viability at multiple scales on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. PhD dissertation, WVU. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1059
  • Winter, Stephen L. 1999. Plant and breeding bird communities of black-tailed prairie dog colonies and non-colonized areas in southwest Kansas and southeast Colorado. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Cordts, S. D. 1999. Estimating waterfowl abundance and productivity in the Prairie Pothole Region of northern Iowa. M.S. thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
  • Davis, Melissa. 1999. Reproductive success, status, and viability of the American oystercatcher. MS Zoology.
  • Kretzer, Justin E. 1999. Herpetological and coleopteran communities of black-tailed prairie dog colonies and non-colonized areas in southwest Kansas. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Nash, M. K. 1999. Age and growth of flathead and channel catfish in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama and the Ocmulgee River, Georgia. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
  • Bowman, J. L. 1999. An assessment of habitat suitability and human attitudes for black bear restoration in Mississippi. Dissertation, Mississippi State University. 345 pp.
  • Quist, M. C. 1999. Structure and function of fish communities in streams on Fort Riley Military Reservation. MS thesis. Kansas State University, Manhattan.
  • Churchill, John B. 1998. Winter movements and habitat use of northern saw-whet owls at Assateague Island, Maryland. M.S. Thesis, WVU. 84 pp.
  • Cole, Matthew L. Wildlife-habitat relationship model, avian community structure, and shorebird habitat use in south-central Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 161 pp. Initial Employment: Research Associate, Murray State University, Murray, KY.
  • Farnsworth, George. 1998. Nesting success and seasonal fecundity of the wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ph.D. Zoology.
  • Conway, C. J. 1998. Ecological and physiological constraints on avian incubation behavior and nest-site selection. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Montana, Missoula, Montana.
  • Costley, K. M. 1998. Diel shifts in habitat use by small fishes in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
  • Henry, T. B. 1998. Toxicity of an acid mine drainage mixing zone to warmwater fishes. Masters Thesis. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
  • Denmon, Pam 1998. Early successional habitat use by nongame wildlife species in American woodcock breeding habitat in West Virginia. M.S. Thesis, WVU. 120 pp.
  • Roy, A.H. 1998. Assessing the water quality of streams with various land uses using a fish index. Senior Thesis. Allegheny College, Meadville, PA.
  • Faucette, Raymond F., Jr. Evaluation of a recirculating aquaculture-hydroponics system. Ed.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 68 pp. [Co-advised with A. V. Zale] Initial Employment: Langston University, Langston, OK.
  • Welsh, S.A. 1997. The ecology of darters in the Elk River, West Virginia. Ph.D. Dissertation. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
  • Hoch, Greg A. 1997. Mapping and monitoring of disturbance from military training at Fort Riley Kansas and an investigation into the stability of grassland ecotones using satellite remote sensing. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Mitchell, M. S. 1997. Optimal home ranges: models and application to black bears. PhD Dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Thiede, G.P. 1997. Impact of lake trout predation on prey populations in Lake Tahoe: a bioenergetics assessment. Master’s thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
  • Michaels, Heidi L. 1997. Landscape and fine-scale habitat associations of the loggerhead shrike and Henslow's sparrow on Fort Riley Military Instalation, Kansas. M.S. Thesis, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.
  • Dugger, K.M. 1997. Foraging ecology and reproductive success of the interior Least Tern. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri, Columbia. 137pp.
  • Winton, Bryan R. Breeding ecology of great horned owls and barred owls in relation to nesting interior least terns at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma: 1995 and 1996. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 102 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Lower Rio Grande Refuge Complex, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alamo, TX.
  • Duguay, Jeffrey P. 1997. Influence of two-age and clearcut timber management practices on songbird abundance, nest success, and invertebrate biomass in West Virginia. PhD dissertation, West Virginia University.
  • Huffman, Ron D. 1997. Effects of residual overstory on bird use and aspen regeneration in aspen harvest sites in Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota. MS theis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 129 pp.
  • Anderson, A. Habitat use and diet of amphibians breeding in playa wetlands of the Southern High Plains of Texas. M.S. graduate 2/17/97. Texas Tech University
  • Nichols, Jeffrey V. 1996. Effects of two-age timber management and clearcutting on songbird density and reproductive success. MS thesis. West Virginia University.
  • Simmonds, Robert L., Jr. Effects of piscivorous birds, particularly cormorants, on reservoir and aquacultural fishes in Oklahoma. M. S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 91 pp. [Co advised with A. V. Zale] Initial Employment: Fisheries Biologist, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Suffolk, VA.
  • Long, J.M. 1995. Habitat selection by size classes of largemouth bass. Masters thesis, Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University), Springfield, MO.
  • Koenen, Marcus T. Breeding ecology and management of least terns, snowy plovers, and American avocets. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 108 pp. Initial Employment: Peace Corps, Ecuador, South America.
  • Schweitzer, Sara H. Abundance and conservation of endangered interior least terns nesting on salt flat habitat. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 128 pp. Initial Employment: Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
  • Wood, G. Keith. Evaluation of the population and habitat status of the endangered interior least tern on the Arkansas River, Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State Univer¬sity, Stillwater. 140 pp. Initial Employment: Biologist, The Nature Conservancy (Oklahoma Chapter), Tulsa, OK.
  • Donovan, T. M. 1994. The demography of Neotropical migrant birds in habitat sources and sinks. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
  • Welsh, S.A. 1994. The effects of long-term insularization on morphological variation in the checkered sculpin. M.S. thesis. Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland.
  • Stone, Kelli L. Shorebird habitat use and response to burned marshes during spring migration in south central Kansas. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 92 pp. Initial Employment: Wildlife Biologist, Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ouray, UT.
  • Wethington, Traci A. Foraging activity, habitat use, and cave selection by the en¬dangered Ozark big eared bat (Plecotus townsendii ingens). M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 53 pp. Initial Employment: Nongame Biologist, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfurt, KY.
  • Utych, Russell B. Compatibility of selenite crystal digging with breeding ecology of least terns and snowy plovers at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 45 pp. Initial Employment: Associate Research Biologist, Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo, MI.
  • Mitchell, M. S. 1992. Effects of intensive forest management on mammalian species in managed and unmanaged pocosins. MS Thesis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
  • Diefenbach, D. R. 1992. The reintroduction of bobcats to Cumberland Island, Georgia: Validation of the scent-station survey technique and analysis of population viability. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
  • Kendall, W. L. 1992. The Robust Design in capture-recapture sampling: modeling
    approaches and estimation methods. Doctoral dissertation, Biomathematics Program, Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
  • Dugger, K.M. 1991. Nesting parameters and population dynamics of box-nesting female wood ducks in Mingo Swamp. M.S. Thesis, University of Missouri, Columbia. 138pp.
  • Schuette, James R. Seasonal dietary overlap between hartebeest and roan antelope in Burkina Faso, West Africa. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 158 pp. Initial Employment: Supervisory Biologist III, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, West Palm Beach, FL.
  • Haukos, D.A. 1991. Vegetation manipulation strategies for playa lakes. Ph.D. Dissertation. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 175pp.
  • Clark, Brenda S. Activity patterns, habitat use, and prey selection by the Ozark big eared bat (Plecotus townsendii ingens). Ph.D. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 80 pp. Initial Employment: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK.
  • Jenks, Jonathan A. Effect of cattle stocking rate on the nutritional ecology of white tailed deer in managed forests of southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas. Ph.D. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 131 pp. Initial Employment: As¬sistant Professor, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
  • Kelly, Jeffrey F. The influence of habitat quality on the population decline of the red cockaded woodpecker in the McCurtain County Wilderness Area, Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 50 pp. Initial Employment: Ph.D. As¬sistantship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  • Conway, C. J. 1990. Seasonal Changes in Movements and Habitat Use by Three Sympatric Species of Rails. M.S. Thesis. University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
  • Jennings, C. A. 19990. Fish Community Structure in Some Naturally Acid Florida Lakes. Ph.D. Dissertation submitted to the University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.
  • Schulz, Cynthia A. Response of nongame bird populations to herbicides in the Cross Timbers of Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 65 pp. Initial Employment: Biologist, Environmental Section, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
  • Stancill, Wayne J. An evaluation of survey methodology and habitat use of waterfowl on Grand Lake, Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 54 pp. Initial Employment: Refuge Biologist, Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Mayville, WI.
  • Haukos, D.A. 1988. Reproductive ecology of lesser prairie-chickens in west Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 91pp.
  • Diefenbach, D. R. 1988. Changes in the wetland habitats and population of breeding black ducks in south-central Maine. M.S. thesis, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA.
  • Jahrsdoerfer, Sonja E. Tamaulipan brushlands of south Texas: description, human impacts, and management options. M.S. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 145 pp. Initial Employment: Nongame Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Fisher, W. L. 1987. The comparative ecology of benthic riffle fish assemblages in three central Kentucky streams. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Louisville, Kentucky. 198 pp.
  • Santillo, David J. Response of small mammals and breeding birds to herbicide induced habitat changes on clearcuts in Maine. M.S. Thesis, University of Maine, Orono. 74 pp. [Served as advisor for 1st half of M.S. program] Initial Employment: Staff Biologist, Ecology and Environment, Ltd., Lancaster, NY.
  • Pierce, C. L. 1987. Effects of fish on littoral invertebrates. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park. 122 pages.
  • Jenks, Jonathan A. Synergistic relationships among important winter forages of white tailed deer. M.S. Thesis, University of Maine, Orono. 55 pp. Initial Employment: Ph.D. Assistantship, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
  • Jennings, C. A. 1985. The Effects of Fishing on a Previously Unharvested Population of Largemouth Bass. MS Thesis Submitted to Mississippi State University. Starkville, MS.
  • D'Anieri, Peter A. Small mammals in herbicide treated clearcuts in northern Maine. Honors Thesis, University of Maine, Orono, ME. 29 pp. Initial Employment: M.S. Assistantship, Virginia Polytech, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Busdicker, V. E., C. T. Moore, and M. R. Ramsey. 1982. Using computer simulation to establish a Georgia alligator population study plan. Senior Project (FRS 473), School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 93pp. | Download | 
  • Galat, D. L. 1982. Primary production as a predictor of potentil fish production: application to Pyramid Lake, Nevada. PhD dissertation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. 157pp.
  • Pierce, C. L. 1982. The relationship of behavior to competition and predation in two larval odonate populations. M.S. Thesis, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 112 pages.
  • Fisher, W. L. 1979. An assessment of the fish populations of Eagle, Stotts, and Rattlesnake creeks in central Indiana. Master's Thesis, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. 105 pp.
  • Drobney, R. D. 1977. The feeding ecology, nutrition and reproductive bioenergetics of wood ducks. PhD Dissertation, University of Missouri, Columbia. 170pp.
  • Rabeni, C. F. 1977. Benthic invertebrate communities of the Penobscot River Maine, with special reference to their role as water quality indicators. PhD Dissertation, University of Maine, Orono.
  • Galat, D. L. 1974. A comparative assessment of several biotic and diversity measures applied to aquatic macroinvertebrates to evaluate their responses to organic pollution. MS thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. 167pp.
  • Drobney, R. D. 1973. Habitat utilization by prairie chickens in relation to land-use practices in Benton County, Missouri. MA thesis, University of Missouri, Columbia. 92pp.
  • Rabeni, C. F. 1971. The ecology of benthic stream invertebrates in Mink Creek, Idaho. MS thesis, Idaho State University, Pocatello.
 

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