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.
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ETDS from 1988
Electrophoretic, Morphometric, and Meristic Comparisons of Walleye Broodstock in South Dakota, Chantel M. Waltner
Growth, survival, and vulnerability to predation of stocked walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) fingerlings, James D. Wolters
ETDS from 1987
Habitat Use by Beaver Along the Big Sioux River, Charles D. Dieter
First Year Growth and Survival of Walleyes in Power Plant Evaporation and Holding Reservoirs, Michael P. Faler
Evaluation of Largemouth Bass and Bluegill Stocking Strategies in South Dakota Ponds, David M. Gilbraith
Habitat Selection and Sexual Suggestion of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Custer State Park, South Dakota, Larry J. Layne
Rainbow Trout Cage Culture Utilizing Different Strains, Stocking Densities, and Feeding Methods in Eastern South Dakota Dugout Ponds, Jay Patrick Maher
Impact of Grazing Systems on Rodent and Cottontail Rabbit Populations in South Texas, Meenakshi Nagendran
Biotic Responses on Typha-monodominant Semipermanent Wetlands To Cattle Grazing, Bryan David Schultz
Impacts of Stocking Herbivorous Fishes for Aquatic Macophyte Removal Upon South Dakota Ponds, John Christopher Young
ETDS from 1986
Growth, Survival, and Reproductive Success of Largemouth Bass Stocked with Selected Forage Fishes in South Dakota Ponds, R. Dean Beck
Ring-necked Pheasant Cover Use in Eastern South Dakota, Karen Peterson Craft
Characteristics and Use of Wild Turkey Roost Sites in Southcentral South Dakota, Randall Allen Craft
The Effects of Three Rodenticides on Nontarget Small Mammals and Invertebrates, Michele S. Deisch
An Ecological Study of Mourning Doves in a Cold Desert Ecosystem on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Frank P. Howe
Pheasant Nesting and Vegetation Development in Dense Nesting Cover Established Under the South Dakota Pheasant Restoration Program, Emmett J. Keyser III
Influence of Geomorphological Origin Upon Macroinvertebrate Community Structure in Black Hills Streams, Matthew Lechner
Dynamics and distribution of Fishes Occupying a South Dakota Power Plant Cooling Reservoir, Timothy R. Walters
A Turkey Nesting Study in Gregory County, South Dakota, Tara L. Wertz
ETDS from 1985
Efficiency of Two Black-tailed Prairie Dog Rodenticides and Their Impacts on Non-target Bird Species, Anthony Dean Apa
Lungworm Infections, Reproduction and Summer Habitat Use of Bighorn Sheep in Custer State Park, South Dakota, Gary C. Brundige
Wildlife Response to Stand Structure of Green Ash Woodlands, Robert A. Hodorff
Evaluation of Seasonal Habitat Use By White-Tailed Deer in Eastern South Dakota, Thomas James Kramlich
Distribution, Temperature Selection, and Gonadal Development of Fishes In A Power Plant Cooling Reservoir, Henry R. Maddux