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 2010
Status and Distribution of Fishes in Tributaries of the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River, North Dakota, McLain S. Johnson
Estimating Forage Production for Waterbirds and Waterbird Response to Habitat Management at Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota, Heather Nicole McWilliams
Status of Paddlefish in Lake Francis Case, South Dakota, Landon Lee Pierce
Seasonal Use of Missouri River Reservoir Deltas by Fishes, William J. Schreck
Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Population Attributes, Reproductive Structure, and Distribution in Namakan Reservoir, Minnesota and Ontario, Stephanie L. Shaw
Natural Reproductive Cycle of Northern Largemouth Bass in the Upper Midwest, with Applications to Off-season Spawning, Daniel E. Spengler
ETDS from 2009
Smallmouth Bass Seasonal Dynamics in Northeastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes, Thomas D. Bacula
Conversion of Exotic Cool-Season Grasslands to Restored Native Plant Communities Utilizing Herbicide Treatments, Matt A. Bahm
Survival of Male Merriam's Turkeys in the Wyoming Black Hills, Samuel J. Cahoy
Deer Preference for Corn Hybrids and Husbandry Practices During the Growing Season, Joshua A. Delger
Evaluation of Barriers to Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Colony Expansion, Bad River Ranches, South Dakota, Marcus B. Gray
Land Cover Change and the Breeding Bird Survey: Rates of Change in Relation to Roads, Michael D. Hanan
Anthraquinone Corn Seed Treatment (Avitec™) As A Feeding Repellent for Ring-Necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) on Newly Planted Corn in Eastern South Dakota, Emily A. Hodne-Fischer
Recruitment of Bluegill and Yellow Perch in Nebraska Sandhills Lakes: Integrating Multiple Life Stages, Jeffrey Colin Jolley
Influence of the Conservation Reserve Program and Landscape Composition on the Spatial Demographics of Prairie Grouse in Northeastern South Dakota, Travis J. Runia
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