Browsing 2009 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Advisor "Millspaugh, Joshua J."
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Evaluation and development of black-footed ferret resource selection models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Resource selection function (RSF) and utilization function (RUF) models aid in evaluating habitat suitability and investigating hypothesized mechanisms of space use of wildlife. We monitored postbreeding resource selection ... -
Occupancy modeling of ruffed grouse in the Black Hills National Forest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) are important game birds and the management indicator species for quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) in the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). As a result, a robust monitoring protocol ... -
Pronghorn migration and resource selection in southwestern North Dakota
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Wildlife managers need pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) movement data in North Dakota because harvest quotas are based on a summer survey, which might not represent the distribution of pronghorn during the fall hunting ...