Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (MU)
A fisheries and wildlife degree in the School of Natural Resources is based on a program of study that includes communications, quantitative skills and basic courses in physical and social sciences. Core classes in biology and ecology and specialized courses that feature animal populations and their aquatic and terrestrial environments enhance the learning experience. Some areas of study include wildlife ecology, water quality, habitat management, fishery science and conservation biology.
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Investigating potential effects of the agricultural contaminants nitrogen and copper on high-elevation lake ecosystems in Sequoia National Park, California
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 08/01/2025] Benthic algae blooms in remote mountain lakes are an emerging concern, but there are many questions regarding what factors influence this phenomenon. In Sequoia National Park in the Sierra ... -
Small mammal responses to prairie reconstruction and prescribed burns
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)As prairie reconstructions become more relevant, we must understand the impact of reconstruction and a common prairie management practice, prescribed burning, on small mammals. It is believed that small mammals may recover ... -
Stream-watershed relationships in the Missouri Ozark Plateau province
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1980)Land use was the most influential watershed characteristic determining stream chemical concentrations of 23 streams that drained watersheds with different land uses, geologic bedrock, and soil associations in the Missouri ... -
The effects of remnant and restored prairies on small mammals and tick diversity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 05/01/2025] Restorations of prairie habitat usually occur on abandoned land formerly cropped or followed, bringing opportunities and threats for wildlife species. Small mammals play critical ecological ... -
Application of unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) thermal imagery and use of deep learning to survey wild turkey populations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 05/01/2025] Although wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are an important game species, it is difficult to estimate abundance at spatial scales relevant for management. Unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAV) may ... -
Quantifying removal success and reproductive biology of Grass Carp in the Lake Erie basin
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) are invasive, herbivorous freshwater fish that are considered an ecological threat in North America. Originating from eastern Asia, they can remove large amounts of aquatic vegetation ... -
Breeding ecology and habitat use of greater prairie-chickens in relation to habitat pattern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1988)"Objectives: This research has compared the ecology of prairie chickens exploiting different patterns of habitat interspersion. The objectives of this research were to: 1) Determine annual habitat-use and preference of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Understanding bacterial zoonotic disease infection and its severity on wildlife populations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Emerging infectious diseases have significantly increased in recent years; approximately 60 percent of these emerging diseases are of zoonotic origin, and of those, around 70 percent were identified to start with wild ... -
Identifying patterns of chronic wasting disease prevalence in Missouri's Odocoileus virginianus population
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a deadly and infectious neurodegenerative disease caused by a normal host protein, the cellular prion protein (PrPC), that takes on an abnormal complexity and is found in white-tailed deer ... -
Environmental drivers of Northern bobwhite fall and winter survival and resource selection in Southwest Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations have declined over the last 50 years throughout the majority of their historical range, primarily due to habitat loss and degradation caused by modern farming practices, ... -
Estimating at-vessel mortality rates of shortfin mako sharks caught in the US pelagic longline fishery and examining environmental drivers of their depth use in the North Atlantic Ocean
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Shortfin mako sharks, Isurus oxyrinchus, have historically been a small part of recreational and commercial fisheries in the United States (U.S.). Recent stock assessments have identified declines in mako shark stocks that ... -
Ecology of mid-continent migratory shorebirds, performance of tracking devices, and modelling animal social structure and demography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Migratory birds are threatened by landscape and climate change, and shorebirds are particularly imperiled. Shorebirds undertake some of the most impressive migrations in the world, but in every season, there are threats ...