Browsing School of Natural Resources (MU) by Thesis Department "Fisheries and wildlife (MU)"
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Age-related reproduction of raccoons in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1983)"The reproductive biology of raccoons (Procyon lotor) has been thoroughly studied (Sanderson and Nalbandov 1973). However, productivity is less well known and few studies have reported on it according to age classes of the ... -
Breeding bird occurrence in mid-Missouri forest fragments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)"Objectives: This study was conducted to explore the relationship between forest fragmentation and current avian populations in central Missouri in light of the island biogeographic theory of MacArthur and Wilson (1967). ... -
Development and evaluation of pattern recognition habitat models for the ruffed grouse, gray squirrel, and fox squirrel in Missouri
(University of Missouri -- Columbia., 1987)Pattern recognition (PATREC) models are single-species models that use habitat characteristics to arrive at an estimation of population abundance. Currently, personnel of the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri are using ... -
Ecology and management of the eastern bluebird in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1981)"OBJECTIVES: 1. To determine the effect of severe weather on eastern bluebird populations. 2. To design and test more efficient nest and winter roost boxes and to develop a simple test to compare insulative properties of ... -
Effects of fluorene on zooplankton communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)The effect of the hydrocarbon, fluorene, on zooplankton communities was assessed in 14 experimental ponds. Ponds were exposed to a single addition of either 0.12, 0.5, 2.0, 5.0 or 10.0 mg/liter fluorene. There was no ... -
Habitat ecology of the Painted Bunting on the Ozark Plateau
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1982)"Increased public interest in nongame birds in recent years (Payne and DeGraaf 1975) calls for the consideration of such species' requirements by resource management agencies. These requirements must first be determined ... -
Limnological characteristics of the main channel and nearshore areas of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)Lake of the Ozarks is a large main stream reservoir located in the Ozark Plateau of west central Missouri. The reservoir attracts an extensive tourist population and, thus, a great deal of recreational development surrounds ... -
Susceptibility of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) to enteric redmouth disease following exposure to technical PCBs and waste transformer oil containing PCBs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1983)Rainbow trout fry Salmo gairdneri were exposed to estimated concentrations of 0, 0.38, 0.75, 1.5, 3.0, and 6.0 pg/liter total PCBs for 90 days, and then held in fresh water for another 60 days. Two sources of PCBs were ...