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 1973
Origin and Transport of Nutrients in the Upper Big Sioux River, South Dakota, Charles William Thompson
ETDS from 1972
Effects of Polychlorinated Biphhenyls in the Ring-Necked Pheasant, Robert Bernard Dahlgren
Food Habits of Fish In A Multispecies Farm Pond, Thomas W. Gengerke
Pheasant Production Using Wild Cocks and Penned Game-Farm Hens, Michael R. Grode
Distribution and Physiological Effects of DDT, DDD and DDE in Penned Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax a. auritus), Michael Rober Hannon
Use of Eelctrophoresis to Determine Populations of Pheasants in South Dakota, David George Montag
Development of Techniques for Distribution of Baits To Raccoon for Chemosterilant Studies, Richard L. Nelson
Effects of Diethylstilbestrol on Reproduction in the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, Donald G. Pfeiffer
Food Selectivity of the Black Bullhead (Ictalurus melas, Rafinesque) in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Andrew J. Repsys
Influence of Weather On Movement and Habitat Use of Hen Pheasants During Brood Rearing, James M. Ruth
Use of Waterfowl Production Areas by Ducks and Coots in Eastern South Dakota, Spencer Vaa
Waterfowl Production in the James River Valley of South Dakota, William E. Wheeler
ETDS from 1971
Seasonal Movements and Behavior of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota, Arthur V. Carter
Effects of Chick Stimuli and Dieldrin on Adoptive Behavior of Penned Hen Pheasants, K. L. Cool
Effects of Dieldrin on the Social Interactions of Penned Pheasants and Chickens, Nancy Hayden Field
Movements and Habitat Use By Hen Pheasants During Brood Rearing, Lynn E. Hanson
Interpretive Potential of South Dakota Wetlands, Douglas C. Harr
Phytoplankton Dynamics of Two Northern Prairie Lakes and Possible Relations to Dissolved Nutrients, Alan B. Hauber
A comparison of Aspen and Pine Communities in the Northern Black Hills, Jeremiah J. Kranz
Population Dynamics of the Mourning Dove in South Dakota, Leslie A. Rice
Food Habits of Deer In The Southern Black Hills As Determined By The Point Technique, Theron E. Schenck
A Clinico-Pathologic Study of Botulism in Ring-Necked Pheasants, Hazel J. Shave
Nutrient Transport in the Lake Poinsett System, Jack M. Skille
Macroscopic Benthos Populations and Taxonomy of the Family Chironomidae in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, Stephen B. Smith
Food Habits of Black Crappies, White Crappies, Yellow Perch and White Suckers in a Small Impoundment in Northeastern South Dakota, Dennis Unkenholz