This community contains the theses and dissertations of the South Dakota State University, Department of Natural Resource Management. Formerly known as Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
ETDS from 2009
Performance of Nile Tilapia and Yellow Perch Fed Diets Containing Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles and Extruded Diet Characteristics, Travis W. Schaeffer
An Evaluation of Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Mortality in South Dakota, Casey Walter Schoenebeck
Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse in the Dakotas, Christopher C. Swanson
Population Demographics of Cougars in the Black Hills: Survival, Dispersal, Morphometry, Genetic Structure, and Associated Interactions with Density Dependence, Daniel J. Thompson
Impacts of Oil and Gas Development on Sharp-Tailed Grouse on the Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota, Ryan M. Williamson
Exploring Interactions Between Walleye and Smallmouth Bass in South Dakota Waters, Melissa R. Wuellner
ETDS from 2008
Macroinvertebrate Composition and Patterns of Prey Use By Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River, South Dakota, and Nebraska, Kristen Lee Grohs
Interannual Variation in Larval Yellow Perch Abundance in Eastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes and Relation to Sympatric Walleye Populations, Andrew C. Jansen
Nesting and Brood-Rearing Success and Resource Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse in Northwestern South Dakota, Nicholas W. Kaczor
Influence of Feeding History on Metabolic Rates in Fishes: Evidence for Metabolic Compensation in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides), Steven H. Ranney
Factors Affecting Mercury Accumulation in South Dakota Fishes, Trevor M. Selch
Modeling Spatial Distribution and Habitat Associations for Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Missouri River, Bryan D. Spindler
The Influence of Livestock Watering Ponds (Dugouts) on Native Stream Fishes, Especially the Endangered Topeka Shiner (Notropis topeka), Sheila K. Thomson
Evaluation of an Augmentation of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Teresa J. Zimmerman
ETDS from 2007
Nesting Success of Grassland Birds in Fragmented and Unfragmented Landscapes of North Central South Dakota, Gillian M. Berman
Ecology of the Coyote (Canis latrans) at Wind Cave National Park, Jamie M. Chronert
Bluegill Reproductive Biology and Population Dynamics in Four South Dakota Impoundments, Kris R. Edwards
Habitat Characteristics of Refuge Wetlands and Taro Lo'I Used By Endangered Waterbirds At Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i, Hugo K. W. Gee
Movement Patterns of White-Tailed Deer in East Central South Dakota Relative to Winter Ranges and Management Unit Boundaires, Troy W. Grovenburg
Evaluation of Mixed-Vegetation Plantings As Avian Nesting Habitat in Eastern South Dakota, Jesse C. Hankins
Nesting and Brood-Rearing Habitat Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse and Associated Survival of Hens and Broods at the Edge of Their Historic Distribution, Katie M. Herman-Brunson
Modeling Wetland Use By Spring-Migrating Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) in Eastern South Dakota, Sharon Njambi Kahara
Hepatic Element Concentrations and Gross and Histological Examinations of Spring Migrating Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) in the Upper Midwest, Angela E. Pillatzki