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Theses and Dissertations Publication Date
Zoe Barandongo. 2023. Anthrax in African wildlife: Bacillus anthracis spore survival, bacteriophages and genetic diversity in southern Africa, PhD Dissertation, University of Wisconsin - Madison December 2023
Yost, C. 2024. Irrigated agriculture influences selenium concentrations and nesting success in Yuma Ridgway’s Rails. M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. December 2024
Yen-Hua Huang. 2022. Effects of Environmental Fluctuations and Herbivore Ecology on Anthrax Dynamics in Southern Africa. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison. May 2022
Yen, A. 2024. Western and Clark's Grebes: impacts of weather on nest fate and a range-wide summary of threats to breeding colonies. MS Thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. May 2024
Wray, R. 2024. Effects of noise from military training flights on behavior of Greater Sage-Grouse, MS Thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. October 2024
Wood, W.T. 2020. An ecosystem model to predict effects of bigheaded carps on productive southeastern U.S. reservoirs. January 2020
Wilkinson, B.P. 2021. Ecological outcomes of movement behavior in Brown Pelicans from the South Atlantic Bight. PhD Dissertation, Clemson University December 2021
Whittum, K.A., 2022. Evaluation of Fish Assemblage Composition and the Expansion of an Invasive Species Following Dam Removal and Upgraded Fish Passage in the Penobscot River, Maine. The University of Maine. January 2022
White, K. M. 2024. The spatial ecology of plains spotted skunks in South Dakota: insights from species distribution, resource selection, and co-occurrence models. Ph.D. Dissertation. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. May 2024
West, R., G.P. Thiede, and P. Budy. 2020. Undergraduate Research. Diet overlap between two top predators in Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Poster presentation. To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. George, Utah, 26 – 27 February 2020. February 2020
Wellstone, Keith D. 2024. Development of a standardized monitoring protocol to assess the efficacy of nonnative fish suppression in the Lamar River watershed, Yellowstone National Park. 114 pages. July 2024
Watson, K. 2021. A bird of two hemispheres: an examination of Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) ecology across a landscape of increasing wind energy development. PhD dissertation, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. August 2021
Warlick, Amanda J. 2022. Understanding the effects of environmental variability on demography in species with complex life histories through integrated population modeling. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle. June 2022
Warlick AJ. 2022. Understanding the effects of environmental variability on demography in specieswith complex life histories through integrated population modeling. Dissertation, University of Washington. June 2022
Waldo, J. 2024. Making a Sea Change: Motivating Climate Action in Response to Ocean Change. Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. June 2024
Voss, Nicholas S. 2020. Distribution, phenology, growth, and overwinter mortality of age-0 smallmouth bass in the Yellowstone River, with implications for upstream range expansion. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 84 pages. December 2020
Vosbigian, R. 2024. Snake River Steelhead Management Models and Ecology. A thesis presented in fulfillment of a Masters of Science in Natural Resources at the University of Idaho. September 2024
Vineyard, J.A. 2023. Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) population dynamics and response to habitat management in Massachusetts. MS Thesis, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst. September 2023
Vhay, M. 2022. Retrospective assessment of lesser prairie-chicken habitat in the Sand Sagebrush Prairie Ecoregion. Thesis, Kansas State University, Manhattan. November 2022
Veggerby, Karl B. 2023. Shellfish aquaculture farms as foraging habitat for nearshore fishes and crabs in Puget Sound. Masters Thesis. University of Washington. August 2023
Vasquez, B. 2024. Evaluating walleye (Sander vitreus) thermal and optical habitat occupancy in northern Wisconsin lakes using two forms of technology. MS thesis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. April 2024
Vargas K. Phylogenetic relationship of masked bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi) to Mexican subspecies of northern bobwhite. 2022. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona. March 2022
Vanderbloemen, S. 2022. The invasion of bigheaded carps in the Tennessee River and Tennessee – Tombigbee Waterway. M.S. thesis, Mississippi State University. May 2022
Van Seeters, E. 2022. Are Broodstock Recovery Programs Working? An analysis of the Conservation Propagation Coho salmon Program of the Russian River Watershed. PFMC, Oregon State University. June 2022
Van Buskirk, A. 2024. Integrating social and biological science into the management of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). PhD Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens. May 2024
Van Buskirk, A. 2020. Estimating the effecs of changes in harvest management on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. July 2020
Unsworth, J. A. 2024. Population demographics and dynamics of juvenile Bull Trout in a montane ecosystem. Master's thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow August 2024
Tábora-Sarmiento, S.D. 2021. Long-term trends in water quality, land cover, and pesticide use in watersheds of the Southern Great Plains and their association with Prymnesium parvum. Masters Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. August 2021
Tuma, Molly E. 2020. Survival, site fidelity, and movement of two migratory shorebirds in the southeastern U.S. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida. May 2020
Trujillo, J.F.T. 2022. Effects of predatory Northern Pike and lake variables on a Rainbow Trout fishery in a high elevation reservoir. Master of Science. New Mexico State University. September 2022
True, M. 2022. North American Tree Bat (Genera: Lasiurus, Lasionycteris) Migration on the Mid-Atlantic Coast—Implications and Discussion for Current and Future Offshore Wind Development. M.S. Thesis, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. 135 p. January 2022
Trishna Rayamajhi. 2024. Spatial ecology of Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) in tropical forests of Nepal. MS Thesis, Cornell University. December 2023
Tilson, D. A. 2022. Emerging technology for the study of one of North America's most elusive birds, the Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis). M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. December 2022
Tiege, E. Translocation of the lesser prairie-chicken to the Sand Sagebrush Prairie Ecoregion. Thesis, Kansas State University, Manhattan. August 2021
Thorne, E.D. 2020. Spatial ecology of a vulnerable species: home range dynamics, resource use, and genetic differentiation of eastern spotted skunks in central Appalachia. Ph.D. Dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. 210 p. May 2020
Thompson, T. 2020. Groundwater discharges as a source of phytoestrogens and other agriculturally derived contaminants to streams. The Pennsylvania State University. September 2020
Thompson, C.J. 2022. Elk habitat selection in response to predation risk from Mexican gray wolves. M.S. Thesis. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 112 pp. July 2022
Thompson, Brielle K. 2024. Quantitative modeling tools for invasive species management decisions. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle. June 2024
Thomas, M. 2020. EVALUATING FACTORS INFLUENCING ELECTROFISHING CAPTURE PROBABILITY OF SMALLMOUTH BASS (MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU), BLUE CATFISH (ICTALURUS FURCATUS), AND FLATHEAD CATFISH (PYLODICTIS OLIVARIS). M. S. Thesis, University of Missouri. May 2020
Thistle, M. 2022. Habitat selection and breeding ecology of Bachman's Sparrow in a wiregrass-free ecosystem. MS Thesis, Clemson University May 2022
Teitelbaum, C. S. (2021). Nomadic Animal Movement and Infectious Disease in Changing Landscapes (Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia). May 2021
Teal, C.N. 2022. The development of Trojan sex chromosome carrying Red Shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) and Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) to control their nuisance populations. University of Arizona Depository. Dissertation, University of Arizona. December 2022
Teal, C. 2022. The Development of Trojan Sex Chromosome Carrying Green
Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus and Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis to Control their Nuisance Populations. PhD Dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson
November 2022
Taylor C. 2020. Effects of freshwater inflow on nekton assemblages and blue crab populations in southeast Louisiana. MS Thesis. Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge, LA. July 2020
Tavarez Jimenez, E. J. 2024. QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF INTRODUCING CONFISCATED TURTLES WITH DISEASE OR DELETERIOUS ALLELES INTO A WILD POPULATION. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. MS-Thesis. August 2024
Tanner Cox, Spawning readiness, spawning locations and habitat use of pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River above Ft. Peck Reservoir, Montana. M.S. awarded fall 2020. November 2020
Swedberg, Dusty. 2020. Assessing the distribution and habitat needs of Least Darter and sympatric species of the Ozark Highlands and Arbuckle Mountain ecoregions. Master’s thesis, Oklahoma State University. August 2020
Swam L. 2021. Effects of salinity on eastern oysters: locating lower salinity tolerant populations and defining resource zones suitable to restoration, fisheries, and aquaculture. LSU MS Thesis. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5378/ August 2021
Sunday Ochai. 2022. Exposure to anthrax in Kruger and Etosha National Parks and the effect of haemoparasite coinfections, MS Thesis, University of Pretoria. April 2022
Strickfaden, K.M. 2022. Novel methods for deriving snow data from remote cameras and applications to wildlife habitat and ungulate management. MSc. Thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. December 2022
Stout, Benjamin. 2020. Improving our ability to estimate vital rates of endangered fishes on the San Juan River using novel applications of PIT tag technology. MS Thesis. Ecology. Utah State University. April 2020
Stanley, A. E. 2023. Making enrollment decisions for private lands conservation under spatial complexity: A case study on the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. August 2023
Stafford, J.D. 2024. Evaluating efficacy of modified barrier operations to limit Silver Carp movements in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Masters thesis. Mississippi State University. May 2024
Stafford, J., 2024. Evaluating efficacy of modified barrier operations to limit Silver Carp movements in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. MS Thesis, Mississippi State, MS May 2024
Soucie, J. 2022. Spatial and temporal variability in urban stream conductivity in Boston, MA. BS Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 2022
Sorensen, S. Ph.D. 2024. Influence of Hydrologic and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Stream Populations and Communities. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Arkansas. December 2024
Sorel, Mark H. 2022. Informing salmon conservation with population models that account for individual heterogeneity. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle. June 2022
Sorel MH. 2022. Informing salmon conservation with population models that account for individual heterogeneity. PhD Dissertation, University of Washington. August 2022
Somers, Lindsay N. 2023. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) Survival, Home Range Size, and Rest Site Use in Southwest Oregon. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 92pp. September 2023
Snavely, B. M. 2023. Home ranges, resource selection, and survival of adult female
black bears in a mixed-oak habitat type in northcentral Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
May 2023
Smith, Kyle. 2023. Integrating conservation social science into cervid management
in Minnesota. PhD. Thesis. Conservation Sciences. University of Minnesota. USA 204pp.
January 2023
Smith, D. 2023. A review and analysis of the linked decisions in the confiscation of illegally traded turtles. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. MS-thesis. August 2023
Smith, D. 2020. Occupancy modeling of bat species on national wildlife refuges along a latitudinal gradient in Northern Missouri. M.S. thesis. University of Missouri August 2020
Smith, Cheyenne. May 2024. Assessment of the immune status of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu). PhD Dissertation. West Virginia University. Document id=13046. May 2024
Slocombe, M.G. 2020. Temporal shifts in migratory river herring diets and zooplankton assemblages within Connecticut River coves. B.S. Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2020
Sleezer, L.J. 2020. Abundance trends and drivers of freshwater fish community change in the New
River basin. Master’s Thesis, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
May 2020
Skorupa, A. 2022. Developing a restoration strategy for Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa) in Massachusetts. Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst. February 2022
Skidmore, C.K. 2020. Community ecology of riparian avifauna and nesting riparian raptors in the Trans Pecos region of Texas. M.S. Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX. June 2020
Sipe, Hannah A. 2023. Exploring complexity, uncertainty, and risk in avian reintroduction decisions through structured decision making. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle. December 2023
Sink, Chelsea E. 2023. Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Demographic Rates and Predator Communities in a Degraded Landscape in Modoc County, California. MS Thesis, Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR, 71pp. January 2023
Siegel, J.V. 2021. Evaluation of Population Structure, Age, Growth, and Mortality of Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish within the Robert C. Byrd Pool of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. MS thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. August 2021
Shrovnal, J.S. 2021. Estimating mortality of lake surgeon in the Lake Winnebago system using traditional age-based approaches and capture-recapture models. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. December 2021
Shaw, M. 2023. Habitat Associations of the Plains Spotted Skunk. University of Arkansas. MS Thesis December 2023
Sergeant, C.J. 2022. Freshwater pressures on pacific salmon in the coastal watersheds of Alaska. Unpublished Doctoral dissertation. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 201 p. December 2022
Serano, J. C. 2023. Tidally-driven gas exchange: effects on loggerhead sea turtle (Carett caretta) hatchling emergence. M.S Thesis, University of Florida. Gainesville FL. USA. May 2023
Sawyer, K.. 2024. Post-release survival and movements of captive-reared light-footed Ridgway’s rails. MS Thesis. Moscow, ID. May 2024
Santiago García Lloré. 2024. Social-Ecological Factors Associated with Human–Andean bear conflicts in the western Ecuadorian Andes. Dissertation. Cornell University. May 2024
Sandbach, Christine. 2023. Evaluating Beaver Translocation Methods for Desert River Restoration. MS Thesis. Summer 2023. Co-Advised with Dr. J. Young. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8870 July 2023
Samuel, W.T. 2023. When beavers get burned, do fish get fried? The role of beavers to mediate wildfire effects on Arctic grayling in boreal Alaska. Unpublished Master's thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 107 p. December 2023
Samantha Hoff. 2023. Refugia from white-nose syndrome: ecology and behavior of northern myotis coastal populations. PhD Dissertation, University at Albany, State University of New York May 2023
Samantha Alford 2020. Evaluating movement and recolonization dynamics of native fish in the Wyoming Range. M.S., Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming. May 2020
S. Landry. PhD Dissertation. 2023. Dusky Grouse Population Ecology and Thermal Landscape Ecology in the Great Basin Ecosystem. December 2023
Ryan, J.E. 2020. In vitro propagation and fish assessments to inform restoration of dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon). MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA September 2020
Ruthven, Jacob S., Evaluating the Effects of Brook Stickleback on Native Nongame Fishes in Wyoming, M.S., Department of Zoology and Physiology, May 2022 May 2022
Rusten, Rachel H. 2024. An ​assessment of grassland loss, woody encroachment, and pesticide use on North American grassland bird populations. Thesis, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS> May 2024
Ruhl, C.Q., 2022. Improving population estimates for desert bighorn sheep in New Mexico through double-observer sightability modeling and the estimation of residual heterogeneity. MS Thesis. Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University. 213 pp. December 2022
Rubenstein, S.R., 2021. Energetic impacts of passage delays in migrating adult Atlantic Salmon. The University of Maine. August 2021
Rosenblatt, E. 2022. Implications of population generics and physiological responses on the conservation of moose (Alces alces americana). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT USA March 2022
Rose, J. 2022. Representation of energy justice in sustainability planning:
A case study of the District of Columbia, USA. MS thesis. Cornell University.
September 2022
Rogers, Jamie. 2024. Movement and early ecology of riverine Largemouth Bass and Shoal Bass. Auburn University, Auburn. May 2024
Rodriguez N. 2023. Effects of climate change and fishing pressure on ciguatera prevalence in Hawaiian reef fishes: Implications to public health in a changing climate. M.S. thesis, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawai'i, USA. 60 pp. December 2023
Robert Marquez. 2024. Conservation and management of the Andean bear in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru: from local to regional scales. Dissertation, Cornell University. May 2024
Robert Fournier, Ph.D. 2020. Biological responses of Ozark stream communities to compounded stressors: The convergence of drought, nutrient pollution, and novel predation. University of Arkansas. December 2020
Rieber, C. 2023. Movement models for lesser prairie-chickens in multiple landscapes. Thesis, Kansas State University. August 2023
Remiszewksi, T. 2022. Extreme, Positive Geomorphic Change in a Historically Degraded Desert River: Implications for Imperiled Fishes. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT. November 2022
Rebholz, P.F. 2022. Linking age and social status of cooperative breeders to vulnerability throughout the harvest season. MSc Thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. May 2022
Rashel, R.H. 2020. Influence of Water Quality and Climate Variables on Growth of the Harmful Alga, Prymnesium parvum. A Dissertation in Biology, Texas Tech University.

May 2020
Rashel, R.H. 2020. Influence of Water Quality and Climate Variables on Growth of the Harmful Alga, Prymnesium parvum. A Dissertation in Biology, Texas Tech University. May 2020
Ramsey, P. 2023. Nursery habitat and hatch dates of large river fishes of the lower Red River catchment. MS Thesis, Auburn University. May 2023
Ramey, J. 2023. Ecology of crayfishes in the Ozark Highlands ecoregion of Oklahoma. MS Thesis, Auburn University. May 2023
ROHRER, T. E. 2021. Effects of predator management and parasitism on over-water nesting diving duck production in southern Manitoba. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 63 pp. June 2021
QUANTIFYING EFFECTS OF LARGE-SCALE SOLAR FACILITIES ON ECOSYSTEMS IN NEW YORK STATE USING NDVI-BASED GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS September 2023
Puchany, Andriana R. 2021. Success of Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Arctic Grayling conservation translocations in Yellowstone National Park, Montana and Wyoming, USA. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. May 2021
Prudent Mokgokong, 2023. Comparative genomics of Bacillus anthracis strains from anthrax outbreaks in Kruger National Park, South Africa. MS Thesis, University of Pretoria April 2023
Prude, C.H. 2020. Influence of habitat heterogeneity and water sources on kill site locations and puma prey composition. M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 96 pp. July 2020
Podoliak, J.M. 2023. Assessing biotic communities and the capacity of restored bottomland hardwood forested wetlands to provide multiple ecosystem functions. PhD dissertation, University of Missouri July 2023
Peterson, E., 2022. The Long-term Impact of Dam Removals on Penobscot River Migratory Fishes. The University of Maine. January 2022
Petersen, T. 2022. Evaluation of juvenile hatchery coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) planted as fry in the Tsoo-Yess (C’u●yas) River Watershed, Washington State. PFMC. Oregon State University, Corvallis. December 2022
Pendleton L. 2024. Interactions of Pigeon Guillemots and Rhinoceros Auklets with the marine environment. Master's Thesis, University of Washington, Seattle. June 2024
Pell, C.J. 2022. The effects of drought and shade on bottomland hardwood regeneration. Ph.D. dissertation. Louisiana State University. December 2022
Pearman-Gillman, S. 2020. Predicting wildlife distributions and resilience under alternative futures. PhD Dissertation, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT USA. May 2020
Parker, S. W. 2023. Maximizing learning opportunities in conservation: Gulf Sturgeon stock status and trends. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida. December 2023
Parker, N. Lesser prairie-chicken demography, resource selection, and habitat response following megafire in the mixed-grass prairie. Thesis, Kansas State University, Manhattan. July 2021
Paprocki, N. 2024. Causes of differential migration in birds. PhD Dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. October 2024
Padgett, A. Lower Food Web Selectivity By Bigheaded Carps in Southeastern Reservoirs. December 2021
Overlie, G.. 2024. Effects of Spring Cattle Grazing on Arthropod Communities in Idaho Sagebrush Ecosystems: Impacts for Greater Sage Grouse Conservation. MS Thesis. Moscow, ID. May 2024
Olson, J.E. 2024. Spatial and temporal risk from a reintroduced predator influences elk foraging behavior. MS Thesis. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 139 pp. July 2024
Okun, Natalie B. Effects of Large Wood Restoration on Coho Salmon in a Northern California Watershed: A Before-After-Control-Impact Experment. Humboldt State University. December 2021
Ochai, S. 2024. Diagnoses and the roles of host and environment in the transmission of anthrax in Kruger National Park. Ph.D. dissertation, Veterinary Tropical Diseases at University of Pretoria. April 2024
O. Rode, 2023. How a monitoring dataset, an adaptive management framework, and ecological comparisons of thoughtfully-selected fish groups can aid aquatic conservation and native fish restoration. MS Thesis, Kansas State University. December 2023
O'Connell, A. 2020. Evaluation of methods for estimating age and growth of Lake Sturgeon. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. December 2020
Norris, D.M. 2020.To plant or not to plant? A decision support tool to minimize risk associated with water level uncertainty in reservoir habitat management. M.S. thesis, Mississippi State University. May 2020
Niles, M. Environmental and temporal patterns of larval fish communities and American Shad spawning in the lower Broad River, South Carolina. Masters Thesis. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. August 2023. August 2023
Nelson, J.M. 2022. Bears, berries, bearings on the landscape: Monitoring American black bear (Ursus americanus) populations, habitat use, and movements in Idaho. MSc. Thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. May 2022
Neal, W.T. 2020. Evaluating the Effects of a Parasitic Copepod (Salmincola californiensis) on the Performance of Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). MS Thesis , Oregon State University, Corvallis. September 2020
Nastase, E. A. 2024. Status Assessment of Henslow’s Sparrows in North Carolina: a Multidisciplinary Framework for Conservation. PhD Dissertation. August 2024
Nakachi K. 2021. Heeding the history of Kahu Manō: developing and validating a pono photo-identification methodology for Tiger Sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Hawaiʻi. M.S. thesis, University of Hawai'i at Hilo. HIlo, Hawai'i, USA. 64 pp. December 2021
Naas, E. M. 2024. Understanding smallmouth bass recruitment in relation to nest fishing along Wisconsin's Door Peninsula. MS thesis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. September 2024
Murphy, A. M. 2021. Examining how spatial-temporal interactions between predators influence the distribution, vigilance, and survival of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns. Ph.D. dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. May 2021
Murley, B. P. 2024. Feral swine space use and effects on ecological communities in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. M.S. Thesis. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. May 2024
Mummah, R. O. (2021). Leptospira in the coastal California ecosystem: Challenges and solutions for analyzing complex wildlife disease data. UCLA. ProQuest ID: Mummah_ucla_0031D_20202. Merritt ID: ark:/13030/m5gb8hw2. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/10z9538q September 2021
Mummah, R. O. (2020). Controlling emerging zoonoses at the animal-human interface. UCLA. ProQuest ID: Mummah_ucla_0031N_18728. Merritt ID: ark:/13030/m5jh8tz1. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8kj9c2pm June 2020
Mouser, J.B. 2024. Using an interdisciplinary approach to improve efficacy of agricultural
conservation practices for protecting stream health. Doctoral Dissertation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA.
July 2024
Mordhorst, C.A. 2022. Factors influencing mortality of stocked Rainbow Trout in Black Hills reservoirs. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 84 pp. July 2022
Moore, Michael. 2021. Spatiotemporal Variation in Lake Sturgeon Movement and Habitat Selection in Missouri River Tributaries: Implications for the Management and Recovery of Populations at Range Margins. PhD Dissertation, University of Missouri-Columbia May 2021
Moore, E. 2021. Characterizing land cover around Piñon jay nests at multiple spatial scales using remote sensing. MS, Utah State University. July 2021
Moore, Desiree. 2020. Movement and flow relationships of Great Plains pelagophil fishes. MS Thesis, Oklahoma State University. May 2020
Molina Moctezuma, A., 2020. Movement and Survival of Atlantic Salmon Smolts in the Penobscot River, Maine. August 2020
Mistry, K. 2022. Fish in Space: Estimating groundfish distribution in the Gulf of Alaska for management apportionment by subregion. Masters Thesis. University of Washington June 2022
Mikkelsen, Ashlee J. 2021. Making the Connection: Linking Stress Physiology of Juvenile Northern Spotted Owls to Environmental Variation and Long-term Survival. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 122pp. February 2021
Mike Siemiantkowski, Combination of acoustic telemetry and side-scan sonar provides insight for lake trout Salvelinus namaycush suppression in a submontane lake, Montana. M.S. awarded fall 2021. November 2021
Michels, A. 2022. Regenerative agriculture effects on invertebrate and bird communities and insect-provided ecosystem services. M.S. thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 147 pp. March 2022
Mensinger, M., 2020. American Eel Behavior and Survival in an Impounded River System. The University of Maine. December 2020
McLaren, Jack. 2023. Managing development: evaluating the effect of nutrient enrichment on the Henry’s Fork River, Idaho. PhD Dissertation. Ecology. Utah State University. Co-Advised with Dr. S Brothers. Spring 2023. January 2023
McCarrick, D. K. 2021. Biotic and abiotic factors influencing population dynamics of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout and Utah Chubs in Henrys Lake, Idaho. Master's thesis, University of Idaho. June 2021
McBaine, K.E. 2021. Detectability, movement, and population genetic structure of the endangered
Candy Darter in Virginia. Master’s Thesis, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
May 2021
Maude, D. K. 2024. Population dynamics of White Sturgeon in the upper Snake River, Idaho: evaluation of management options for a harvest fishery. Master's thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow June 2024
Matthew Hunsaker. 2023. Movement ecology of male white-tailed deer during the breeding season in southwest Wisconsin, MS thesis, University of Wisconsin - Madison May 2023
Matt, K.J. 2020. Spawning Characteristics of Yellow Perch during Periods of Water Level Fluctuations in a Hydropower Reservoir. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. December 2020
Matsche, Mark. December 2020. Environmental contaminants, parasitism, and disease in white perch Morone americana from Chesapeake Bay, USA. PhD Dissertation. West Virginia University. Document id=8892. December 2020
Maskill, P. A. C. 2020. Description of the reproductive structure, size, growth, and condition of hatchery-origin white sturgeon in the lower Columbia River, British Columbia, Canada. Master's thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. May 2020
Martinez, S.I. 2024. Kill rates and prey composition of Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) and cougars (Puma concolor) in the Southwest. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 115 pp. November 2024
Martell, V. 2020. Improving growth and survival of cultured yellow lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) for restoring populations. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA February 2020
Marsh, Jason W. 2021. Fish assemblage response to habitat restoration in Elk Springs Creek, Montana: implications for Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) restoration. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 95 pages. January 2021
Marjadi, M.N. 2023. Timing is everything: Climate change implications for phenological events and reproductive success in river herring. PhD dissertation, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2023
Margenau, E.L. 2020. Avian and salamander response to young forest management in West Virginia. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Nov 2020. https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/7945/ November 2020
Malone, D. 2021. Avian and vegetation community response to coastal prairie restoration. MS thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. May 2021
Maleko, Philipp K. 2021. Filling knowledge gaps for two declining East Asian-Australasian flyway shorebirds: Nordmann's Greenshanks and Common Redshanks. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. April 2021
Malanchuk, J. Assessment of resident Canada goose management in Kansas. Dissertation, Kansas State University, Manhattan. July 2021
Magruder, Alissa C., Movement patterns of Roundtail Chub and Flannelmouth Sucker in the Blacks Fork Subbasin, M.S., Department of Zoology and Physiology, August 2022. August 2022
Maeghen Wedgeworth. 2021. Variation in abundance and hatch date of Prairie Chub in the upper Red River basin. Master’s thesis, Oklahoma State University. August 2021
Madeline Lewis, Outmigration dynamics of bull trout in two tributaries to the lower Clark Fork River. M.S. awarded summer 2021. August 2021
Macpherson, C.B.M. 2023. Fish assemblage responses to dam removals. BS Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2023
Lyon, C. 2021. Effects of harvest regulations and post-release hooking mortality on Walleye populations in South Dakota. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 82 pp. July 2021
Lundblad, C.G. 2020. Life-history Evolution, Abiotic Constraints, and Climate Adaptability of Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) Breeding Along a Latitudinal Gradient. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Fish & Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho. Aug 2020. August 2020
Lubenau, W. J. 2022. Encounter rates and catch-and-release mortality of steelhead in the Snake River basin. Master's thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. May 2022
Logue, D. 2023. A survey of fish passage improvement methods in the united states: what are our options? Master's thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. April 2023
Logarbo, Jordan. 2021. Incorporating life into living shorelines: can gulf ribbed mussels reduce shoreline erosion and enhance restoration practices? LSU Master's Thesis. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5334/ August 2021
Lipford, K.A. 2024.If You Build It, Will They Come? Assessing Habitat Quality for Marsh Birds at Created Marshes in Southeastern Louisiana. M.S. Thesis. Louisiana State University. https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5891/ May 2024
Liner S. 2023. Can gulf ribbed mussels enhance coastal restoration projects in a future with climate change? LSU Master's Thesis. https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5833/ August 2023
Lenk H. 2023. Runs od homozygosity (ROH) in the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus Bailey) reveal inbreeding and isolation. MS Thesis, University of Arizona. May 2023
Leblanc, S.C. 2021. Examining the sustainability of restored sub-tidal oyster reefs in coastal Louisiana. LSU Master's Thesis. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5340/ May 2021
Leah McTigue. 2023. Density and Occupancy of Mammals Along an Urban to Rural Gradient in Northwest Arkansas. University of Arkansas. June 2023
Leah Bayer, Ph.D. 2024. Influence of Invasive Species, Drought, and Stream Permanence on Stream Crayfish Species with a Focus on the Imperiled Mammoth Spring Crayfish (Faxonius marchandi). University of Arkansas. August 2024
Lawson, G.R. 2024. Gopher tortoise nest-site selection at burrows and the influence of nest environment on hatching success. M.S. Thesis, Virginia Tech. August 2024
Lawrence, A.J. 2022. Survival, Habitat Selection, and Genetic Diversity of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Regions of Energy Development in New Mexico. Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Biology, New Mexico State University. 194 pp. July 2022
Lachman, D. 2020. Behavioral and environmental factors affecting nest-site selection and nest survival in a colonial-nesting waterbird. M.S. Thesis, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. May 2020. May 2020
LaPlante, C. M. 2023. The influence of invasive species on fishers' satisfactions. M.S. thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. December 2023
Kyle, C. 2024. Evaluating Seasonal Movements of Mule Deer, Elk and Moose Living in a Common Environment. Masters thesis, University of Wyoming. May 2024
Kunkel, A. 2020. Breeding season survival of lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) and fire ecology in the shinnery oak prairie of eastern New Mexico. M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 95pp
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Kroschel, W.A. 2020. Floodplain Forest Regeneration Dynamics in the Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Valley. Ph.D. Dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. August 2020
Kreidler, Nissa. 2020. Species Distribution Models for Three Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Taxa in the Southern California Bight. Humboldt State University M.S. Thesis., Arcata, CA. December 2020
Krebs, J. 2020. Movements and Spawning Habitat of Muskellunge Esox masquinongy in Green Bay,Lake Michigan. Masters Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 93 p. December 2020
Koenig, L. 2020. Food web interactions among walleye, lake whitefish, and yellow perch in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. August 2020
Kleeberg, B. A. 2022. Landscape associations and population genetics of American black bear in the Oklahoma Panhandle. M.S. Thesis. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. May 2024
Kinlan, M. Survival, movement, and resource selection of male mule deer and white-tailed deer in western Kansas. Thesis, Kansas State University, Manhattan August 2021
Kim, J. 2024. A comparison of diploid and triploid eastern oysters for aquaculture production under extreme temperatures and salinities. LSU Master's Thesis. August 2024
Kessinger, B. 2020. Utilizing conservation genetics as a strategy for recovering the endangered Candy Darter (Etheostoma osburni) in West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

August 2020
Kessinger, B. 2020. Utilizing conservation genetics as a strategy for recovering the endangered Candy Darter (Etheostoma osburni) in West Virginia. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. August 2020
Kennedy, K. 2024. Sticks and stones vs. sensors: comparing methods of quantifying juvenile salmonid habitat across spatial scales. Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. June 2024
Katz (2023) Integrating environmental DNA, traditional fisheries techniques, and species distribution modeling to assess bridle shiner status in Maine January 2023
Karish, T. 2020. Habitat selection by feral burros in the Mojave Desert. M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 86 pp July 2020
Kane, D. S. 2021. Conceptual framework linking resource size and recreational use. M.S. thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. May 2021
Kanawi, E.K. 2020. Comparing Environmental DNA and Traditional Monitoring Approaches to Assess the Abundance of Outmigrating Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in California Coastal Streams. M.S. Thesis. Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA. USA. July 2020
Kamini Govender. 2023. Investigation of Bacillus anthracis spore survival in soils from Kruger National Park in South Africa and Etosha National Park in Namibia. MS Thesis, University of Pretoria April 2023
Kalish, T. 2022. Survival, activity patterns, movements, home ranges and resource selection of female mule deer and white-tailed deer in western Kansas Dissertation, Kansas State University, Manhattan. May 2022
Jones, M. S. (2020). Using Systems Approaches to Understand Women’s Conservation Leadership and Urban Residents’ Wildscape Behavior (Doctoral dissertation, Colorado State University). May 2020
Jones, G. 2024. Response of macroinvertebrates to the presence of fish in Oklahoma ponds. Master's thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. May 2024
Johnson, J. C. 2024. Stock discrimination of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Lake Winnebago System using Otolith and Fin Ray Microchemistry. MS thesis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. June 2024
Johnson, E. R. 2024. Evaluating potential factors limiting lake sturgeon reproductive success in the Upper Fox River, MS thesis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. February 2024
John Veon. 2021. Body mass and body condition variation of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) within and among winters within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Master's Thesis December 2021
Jensen, Josiah. August 2023. A Comparison of Fish Health Indices Applied to Freshwater Species of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=12805. August 2023
Jensen, A.J. 2021. Value of Prior and Novel Information in Managing a Mixed-Stock Recreational Chinook Salmon Fishery. PhD Dissertation, Oregon State University. June 2021
Jenney, C.J. 2020. Assessing pre- and post- flood fish abundance, population structure, and habitat use in an Arizona River [master's thesis]. [Tucson (AZ)] The University of Arizona

October 2020
Jenney, C.J. 2020. Assessing pre- and post- flood fish abundance, population structure, and habitat use in an Arizona River [master's thesis]. [Tucson (AZ)] The University of Arizona October 2020
J. Solberg. MS Thesis. 2023. The Influence of Watershed Restoration Initiative Habitat Treatments on Mule Deer Relative Use and Fawn Production in Utah. December 2023
Izzo, L. 2021. Movements, habitat use, and abundance of a remnant population of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) from the Winooski River, Vermont. PhD Dissertation, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA. May 2021
Isenhour, Z.W. 2023. Dietary and gastrointestinal parasite analysis of the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) and little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) during the periodical cicada (Magicicada spp.) Brood X emergence in south central Pennsylvania. Masters Thesis. Shippensburg University. December 2023
Ingram, S. J. 2022. Evaluating novel warmwater sportfish monitoring techniques (Hydroacoustics, age and growth methods) in Southwestern reservoirs. MS Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson. April 2022
Hoogakker, F. Modelling Synchrony Between Black Bass Angler Activity and Management Actions in Tennessee Reservoirs. June 2022
Hill, N.M. 2021. Secretive marshbird response to Invasive wetland plant management in the Prairie Pothole Region of Minnesota. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. 85pp. February 2021
Hill, Jacob. Movement ecology and habitat selection in Edisto River Striped Bass. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. January 2023. January 2023
Hessler TM. Habitat Selection and Movements of Diploid and Triploid Grass Carp in a Large Reservoir. University of Missouri-Columbia; 2020. August 2020
Henningsen, R. 2024. Centrarchid population responses to intensive removal in a northern Wisconsin lake with an assessment of otolith-based back-calculation methods for estimating growth. MS thesis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. September 2024
Hendrina Joel. 2022. Effects of elephant carcasses on vegetation cover, herbivore behavior, and potential anthrax transmission in central Etosha National Park. MS Thesis, University of Namibia. April 2022
Helmstetter, N.A. 2023. Effects of Livestock Grazing and Habitat on Predator-Specific Nest Mortality and Spatiotemporal Activity Patterns of Sage-Grouse Nest Predators. M.S. Thesis, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. Aug 2023. August 2023
Heller, M. R. 2021. Production of wild Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in Bear Lake: evaluation of a harvest fishery. Master's thesis, University of Idaho. May 2021
Heather Inzalaco. 2023. Soil, scat, and (Ixodes) scapularis: Assessing environmental factors in the chronic wasting disease system, PhD Dissertation, University of Wisconsin - Madison May 2023
Healy, Brian D. 2022. Efficacy of conservation actions for imperiled Colorado River fishes in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. PhD dissertation. Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology Center, Utah State University. Logan, Utah. 284 pages. May 2022
Hayley Glassic, Assessment of the Yellowstone Lake food web during lake trout suppression and Yellowstone cutthroat trout recovery informs conservation benchmarks. Ph.D. awarded spring 2022. May 2022
Harsh, S. 2021. Pheasant ecology in an agricultural landscape of South Dakota. Ph.D. Dissertation. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. June 2021
Harrell, J. 2022. Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) population characteristics and an evaluation of management responses in two West Virginia watersheds. M.S. Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 April 2022
Hansen, K. F. 2023. Understanding avidities of recreational activities for people possessing fishing licenses and residing in urban environments. M.S. thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. December 2023
Handley C. Wildlife camera observations, mammal assemblage and seasonal dynamics at tinajas in two Sonoran desert natural reserves. 2022. Masters Thesis, University of Arizona. August 2022
Hahn, D. 2024. Factors influencing fawn survival and adult female vigilance in a declining population of pronghorn. M.S. Thesis. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. August 2024
Hafen, T. 2020. Landscape-scale factors affecting detection and occurrence of threatened Yaqui Catfish in the Yaqui River basin, Mexico. Master's Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. December 2020
Haag, J. M. 2020. Assessing supply and demand for trout in North Georgia under current and projected thermal regime. Master of Science Thesis. Submitted to the Graduate School. University of Georgia. Athens. January 2020
HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN THE RARE GRAY-HEADED CHICKADEE ANDTHE ABUNDANT BOREAL CHICKADEE IN THE MIDST OF SHIFTING CLIMATE July 2024
Guo, Z. 2024. The hydrological impacts of woody plant encroachment on coastal tallgrass prairie of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Louisiana State University. https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/6010/ August 2024
Grob Nicole. 2020. Undergraduate Research. Are sculpin too slimy to count? An estimation of the abundance of Cottus cognatus in two arctic lakes. Poster presentation. Annual Meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. George, Utah, 26-27 February 2020.
February 2020
Grant, J. S. 2022. Evaluating gill net standardization and electrofishing boat operation techniques in Arizona reservoirs. MS Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson. January 2022
Graham, S. 2021. Effects of Marsh Management in Coastal Marsh Impoundments on Marsh Vertical Accretion in the Face of Sea Level Rise. MS Thesis, Louisiana State University. May 2021
Gordon, A. B. 2023. Pine Barrens wildlife management: Exploring the impact of a stressor and active management on two taxa at Camp Edwards. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. MS-thesis. August 2023
Goebel, K.M. 2021. Insecticide drift and impacts on arthropod prey resources of birds in public grasslands in Minnesota. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. 118pp. February 2021
Godar, A. 2020. Ring-necked pheasant population and space use response to landscapes including spring cover crops. Dissertation, Kansas State University August 2020
Gillem, A. K. 2023. Yellow perch recruitment and zooplankton availability in northern Wisconsin lakes with different walleye recruitment histories. MS thesis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. December 2023
Gehrt, J. Response of greater prairie-chickens to natural and anthropogenic disturbance on Fort Riley. Thesis, Kansas State University, Manhattan. August 2021
Gehrt, J. 2021. Response of greater prairie-chickens to natural and anthropogenic disturbance on Fort Riley. Thesis, Kansas State University, Manhattan. August 2021
Gehri, R. 2020. Genetic assessment of Boardman River Fish Populations Before Dam Removal. Masters Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 98 p. December 2020
Gaughan, S. J. 2020. Using genetic markers to enhance conservation efforts. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. May 2020
Gary, R. 2021. Factors associated with Paddlefish restoration in Oklahoma: availability of potentially suitable spawning substrates in reservoir tributaries. Master's thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. July 2021
Gardner, E. 2022. An Evaluation of the Effects of the Parasite Salmincola californiensis on At-Risk Chinook Salmon Populations. MS Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis. September 2022
Gapinski, L.A.W. 2024. Breeding bird use of wetland easements in the Prairie Pothole Region of Iowa. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University. July 2024
Galinat, A. 2020. Influence of mink predation on Brown Trout survival and size-structure in Rapid Creek, South Dakota. MS thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 126 pp. July 2020
Gahl, Kaitlyn. 2023. Habitat Selection by Desert Sucker and Black Bass Throughout the Year: Insights from Radio Telemetry. Master's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson. December 2023
GALLMAN, C. W. 2020. Evaluation of fall-seeded cover crops for grassland nesting waterfowl in eastern South Dakota. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 39 pp. October 2020
Fugate, J. 2024. Origin Stories: Migration, the role of learning and Yellowstone bison. Masters thesis, University of Wyoming. May 2024
Frawley, S. E. 2023. Trophic ecology of Walleyes in the Lake Pend Oreille system, Idaho. Master's thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. December 2023
Ford, J.M. 2024. Influences of northern bobwhite habitat management on Iowa species of greatest conservation need. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University. July 2024
Fonda, M. 2021. Analyzing population trends for an actively poached plant species: Galax urceolata in the Blue Ridge Parkway. Masters Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA (December 2021). December 2021
Flynn, L. Susceptibility of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout to Displacement by Non-native Brown Trout. Master of Science Thesis, New Mexico State University. April 2020
Flanagan, T. Recruitment, Demographics, and Growth of Rainbow Trout in two Tennessee Tailwaters. March 2022
Fitzgerald, K.A. 2023. Environmental controls on foraging and growth of juvenile salmonids in a southeast Alaska watershed. Unpublished Master's thesis. University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 116 p. August 2023
Fill, C. T. 2020. Spatial and temporal patterns of bat activity in a southeast Nebraska agricultural landscape. M.S. thesis. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. August 2020
Field, K.R. 2023. Habitat suitability and predictive analytics for informing the repatriation of an endangered desert fish, Gila chub (Gila intermedia). May 2023
Fetters, J.G. 2023. Mussels of the Wolf River, TN: A Resurvey of Unionids in an Inundated Cumberland Tributary. MS Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, 2023. May 2023
Fetherston, S. C. 2021. Population genetic structure of bobcats (Lynx rufus) in South Dakota: using harvested samples to inform management. M.S. Thesis. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. December 2021
Fennell, John M., Temporal segregation in spawning between Yellowstone cutthroat trout and rainbow trout, M.S., Department of Zoology and Physiology, August, 2021.


August 2021
Fennell, John M., Temporal segregation in spawning between Yellowstone cutthroat trout and rainbow trout, M.S., Department of Zoology and Physiology, August, 2021. August 2021
Faust, Roger. 2024. Empowering tribal communities to advance natural resource management and outreach through collaborative approaches. Ph.D. Thesis. Conservation Sciences. University of Minnesota, 161pp. September 2024
Faucheux, N.M. 2022. Assessing the legacy of erosion and flood control management efforts on the fish assemblages and physical conditions of Yazoo Basin bluff hill streams. Doctoral dissertation, Mississippi State University. December 2022
Farrell, A. 2023. Assessing food availability and growth rates as emigration cues for juvenile river herring. BS Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2023
Farley, Z. 2022. Influence of Mexican gray wolves on elk behavior in relation to maternal constraints, multitasking, and predation risk. M.S. Thesis. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 117 pp. May 2022
FINO, S.R. 2023. Relating predator community ecology and duck nest survival in eastern South Dakota. Ph.D. Dissertation, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 265 pp. April 2023
FIGURA, M. 2022. Evaluating avian use of cover crops in the Corn Belt. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 75 pp. December 2022
Evans, A.D. 2024. The influence of recreational disturbance on desert bighorn sheep behavior and stress in western Colorado. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 103 pp. July 2024
Evan Booher. 2020. Distribution, habitat use, and evaluation of potential managed translocation sites for Finescale Dace on the High Plains of the Central U.S. M.S. Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming. May 2020
Etchart, J.L. 2021. Evaluating water use and seasonal ranges of desert bighorn sheep and aoudad in the Sierra Vieja Mountains, Texas. M.S. Thesis. Department of Natural Resource Management, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas. (Co-supervised with Dr. Ryan O’Shaughnessy and Carlos Gonzalez). 134 pp. May 2021
Erwin, A.E. 2020. PhD dissertation, The use of conservation genomics to inform law and policy. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ December 2020
Erceg, M.E. 2022. Living in a gradient: The influence of water temperature variation on development, settling time, and survival of pallid sturgeon larvae. Masters thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 86 pp. July 2022
Ennis, J.R. 2025. Identification and characterization of habitat conditions of elk, mule deer, and pronghorn migration routes and stopover sites in northcentral New Mexico. M.S. Thesis. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. January 2025
Endyke, S.C. 2020. Quantifying the effects of algae availability on freshwater mussel growth. B.S. Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2020
Emily P. Johansson. 2023. Effects of Landscape and Yard Features on Mammals in Residential Yards in Northwest Arkansas. Masters Thesis. University of Arkansas Fayetteville May 2023
Ellery V. Lassiter. 2022. Seasonal Patterns in Activity and Occupancy Dynamics of the Imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata). Dissertation Defense. University of Arkansas. December 2022
Ellerman, H. 2020. Vegetation and large carnivore responses in an encroached landscape. M.S. thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. December 2020
Edwards, O.N. 2023. Influence of freshwater processes on juvenile Chinook Salmon size, movement, and outmigration timing in the Chena River, Alaska. Unpublished Master's thesis. University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 106 p. August 2023
Edwards, C.W. 2021. An Ensemble Modeling Approach to the Development of the Current Predicted Distribution of Southern Leatherside Chub Using Presence/Only Observations (Lepodomeda aliciae). MS, Utah State University. May 2021
Eckelbecker, R. W. 2024. Ecological interactions and environmental stressors: assessing dietary dynamics and population stability of burbot amid non-native trout and warming winter temperatures. Ph.D. awarded summer 2024. July 2024
Eastman, S. F. 2020. A Comparative Study of Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nesting on Undeveloped and Developed Beaches in Northeast Florida. M.S Thesis. School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville. August 2020
ENSRUD, A.N. 2022. A post-pneumonia epizootic evaluation of the Rapid City, South Dakota Bighorn Sheep Herd. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 111 pp. December 2022
Dunn, C. G. 2020. Assessment and diversity of fish communities in non-wadeable tributaries of the Missouri and Mississippi river. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of MIssouri May 2020
Dula, B. T. 2021. Effects of Hurricane Michael on annual recruitment, mortality, and migration of Gulf Sturgeon in the Apalachicola River, Florida. MS Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. May 2021
Duck, J.L. 2020. An evaluation of the effectiveness of a trophy Blue Catfish regulation in Oklahoma. Master's thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. May 2020
Dolfi, A. 2024. Using simulation models to determine mechanisms driving outbreak dynamics and spatial distribution of environmentally transmitted pathogens. Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin - Madison. August 2024
Doden, Emma. 2021. A comparison of the ecology of resident and translocated beavers used for passive restoration in degraded desert rivers. MS Thesis. Ecology. Utah State University. Co-Advised with Dr. J. Young. November 2021
Do Didymosphenia geminata blooms affect fishes in the Kootenai River basin? January 2020
Dickey, J. 2024. Lamprey of the Goose Lake Basin: a multi-scale habitat and distribution analysis. Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. March 2024
Dick, C. Comparing Molecular Methods to Estimate Fish Stomach Contents and Gastric Evacuation Rates: Implications for Measuring the Impacts of Predation on Central Valley Chinook Salmon. M.Sc thesis. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt July 2022
Dew, A. 2024. Diving into diversity: fish populations and climate resilience in an endorheic basin. Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. March 2024
Detjens, Colleen R. 2020. Use of eDNA to estimate abundances of spawning Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 73 pages. December 2020
Delbecq, C.E. 2023. Impacts of streamflow variability and antecedent conditions on the magnitude, timing, and form of watershed carbon and nutrient export from a coastal Alaskan watershed. Unpublished Master's thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. ​114 p. August 2023
Deeley, S.M. 2019. Ecology of mid-Atlantic bats after white-nose syndrome: communities, reproduction, and diet within an urban-to-rural gradient. Ph.D. Dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. 205 p.
December 2020
DeBow, J. 2020. Effects of winter ticks and internal parasites on moose survival and fecundity in Vermont, USA. MS Thesis. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT USA. May 2020
Dart, M. M. 2021. Spatial and temporal patterns of sympatric bobcats (Lynx rufus) and coyotes (Canis latrans) in an agricultural landscape. M.S. Thesis. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. May 2021
Daley, J. Thermal Ecology of the Edisto River, South Carolina. PhD Dissertation. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. August 2022. August 2022
Daley, J. 2022. An analysis of monitoring data for Largemouth Bass (Micropertus salmoides): comparing Georgia reservoirs with low and high catches of Micropterus spp. Masters Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA (May, 2022). May 2022
DaRugna, O. A. 2020. Recreational activity dynamics at Valentine National Wildlife Refuge. M.S. thesis. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. May 2020
D.H. Weedop, G.P. Thiede, and P. Budy. 2020. Undergraduate Research. Beyond the lakes: fishes of streams in an open lake system. Poster presentation. Annual Meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. George, Utah, 26-27 February 2020. March 2020
Cubbage, T.C. 2022. Intraspecific variation and the leaping ability of Northern Pike (Esox lucius): implications for invasion ecology and management. Unpublished MS Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 147 pages. August 2022
Crawford, T. G. 2023. Towards a decision-making culture in wildlife management: An integrative study of scientific decision support. PhD Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens. May 2023
Coxe, Nicholas. 2022. Effects of hypoxia and high temperature on eastern oysters: investigating differential tolerance in populations and ploidies. LSU Master's Thesis. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5603/ August 2022
Coons, A. 2021. Multi-scale habitat associations of Longnose Darters (Percina nasuta) in the St. Francis River, Missouri. M.S. Thesis, Tennessee Technnological University, Cookeville. May 2021
Cook, Kristen A. 2022. Reproductive biology and phenology of western pearlshell mussels in Montana. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 120 pages. May 2022
Colter Brown, Reproductive ecology and juvenile ecology of mountain whitefish in the upper Green River, Wyoming. M.S. awarded fall 2021. November 2021
Coleman, T., J. DeRito, G.P. Thiede, and P. Budy. 2020. Undergraduate Research. Fishing success goes with the flow: correlation between stream flow and temperature and angler catch rates. Oral presentation. To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. George, Utah, 26-27 February 2020. February 2020
Coleman, T. S. 2023. Long-term assessment of Florida fisheries amid changing climatic and environmental conditions. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida. December 2023
Clark, Jessica S. 2022. Life History Trade-offs: The Effects of Habitat Selection on Columbian Black-tailed Deer Survival in Oregon. MS Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 133pp. March 2022
Chelberg, J. 2023. The Response of Spawning Winter-Run Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawystcha) to Habitat Suitability and Conditions in the Sacramento River​. PFMC. Oregon State University, Corvallis. December 2023
Chaparro, R. 2023. Characterizing Metabolic Responses of Eleutherodactylus Frogs in Puerto Rico to Different Thermal Treatments: Implications for Conservation and Management. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State University. May 2023
Chalfin, E.D. 2022. Evaluating freshwater macroinvertebrate taxa temperature tolerances in the Northeastern U.S. B.S. Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2022
Ceresia, I. 2024. Evaluating factors contributing to common loon egg hatching success in the Quabbin Reservoir. BS Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2024
Caudle, Jennifer. Managing Freshwater Fish Communities: Evaluating Evidence of Temporal Change and Predicting Biotic Integrity, Tennessee Technological University, Ann Arbor, 2021. ProQuest, https://ezproxy.tntech.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/managing-freshwater-fish-communities-evaluating/docview/2572601125/se-2?accountid=28833. September 2021
Casey Pendergast. 2023. Hibernation behavior and winter feeding of northern myotis in coastal populations after white-nose syndrome invasion, MS thesis, University at Albany, State University of New York May 2023
Cary, J.B. 2022. Habitat Associations of Blotchside Logperch (Percina burtoni) in the Little River, Tennessee, and the Availability of Preferred Habitats in Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. MS Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville. December 2022
Carmignani, J.R. 2020. Investigating the effects of winter drawdowns on the ecological character of littoral zones in Massachusetts lakes. PhD Dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA February 2020
Carlin, Maxfield A., Decadal abundance and habitat preference of sagebrush songbirds along a gradient of natural gas development. MS. Department of Zoology and Physiology, October 2020. October 2020
Carey, K. 2022. Prespawning Mortality of Fall Creek Willamette Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Evaluation of the Effects of a New Trap at the Adult Fish Collection Facility. MS Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis. December 2022
Cantu, A. 2021. Effects of Wetland Management and Associated Abiotic Factors on Rare Plant Communities of Spring-fed Arid Wetlands. M.S. Thesis. Louisiana State University. August 2021
Candal, C. M. 2021. Pressure to perform: the role of stress physiology in head-starting success for Mojave desert tortoises. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. December 2021
Campanino F. 2023. Assessing the effects of live oysters and sampling gear on biodiversity metrics of reef-associated benthic and nekton assemblages. LSU Masters Thesis. https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5831/ August 2023
Burgoff, J.D. 2019. In the weeds: A comparison of juvenile river herring diets in pelagic and littoral habitat. B.S. Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2021
Bunch, C. J. 2020. Using Side-scan Sonar to Quantify the Spawning Runs of Atlantic Sturgeon in the Altamaha River, Georgia. MS Thesis Submitted to the Graduate School - University of Georgia, Athens. December 2020
Bruckerhoff, L.A. 2021. The roles of spatial scale and landscape change in mediating predator effects on stream fish communities. May 2020
Brown, M. L. 2023. Forest management tradeoffs: Examining relationships between timber harvest, carbon sequestration and storage, bioenergy, and wildlife. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA. February 2023
Brown, Carl W., Habitat Associations of Alpine Songbirds Amidst a Changing Climate. MS. Department of Zoology and Physiology, April 2021. April 2021
Brown T. (2020) CONTEMPORARY SPATIAL EXTENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF LARVAL COREGONINE DISTRIBUTIONS ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. Cornell University, M.S. Thesis, 34 pp. December 2020
Bridegum, Jacqueline. 2024 Using Environmental DNA Methods for Estimating Juvenile Chinook Salmon Abundance. M.Sc. Thesis, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA. May 2024
Bratt, Abby E. 2023. From mark-resight to management: Bayesian hierarchical models for endangered bird populations. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle. September 2023
Brant. J. 2020. HABITAT USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITHOPHILIC SPAWNING AND RIFFLE FISHES IN THE EAST FORK BLACK RIVER. M. S. Thesis, University of Missouri. August 2020
Brandt, E.J. 2021. Assessing abundance of centrarchids and juvenile yellow perch in northern Wisconsin lakes with different walleye recruitment histories. M.S. Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. December 2021
Boxler, Brandon. 2020. Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) roost site selection and viability east of the Appalachian mountains. M.S. thesis, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, 33 pp. December 2020
Boos, B. 2023. Evaluating Abiotic and Biotic Factors Affecting Plant Succession Processes at Malheur Lake. M.S. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. May 2023
Blouin, J. 2021. Assessing moose habitat suitability and fitness consequences of habitat selection during two critical winter tick life stages in Vermont, USA. MS Thesis, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. May 2021
Black, A. R. 2021. Evaluation of natural and hatchery-produced kokanee in Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Wyoming-Utah. Master's thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. December 2021
Bishop, N. 2021. A nutritional ecology study of Dermatemys mawii, a critically endangered species of fresh-water turtle endemic to Central America. Ph.D. dissertation. School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville. January 2021
Birdsall, Ben. 2023. Factors related to occupancy and population demographics of adult Bighead Carp and Silver Carp in the lower Red River catchment. MS Thesis, Auburn University May 2023
Besson, J.C. 2023. Patterns of distribution and dispersion of Silver Carp in an oxbow lake. M.S. thesis, Mississippi State University. May 2023
Berube, J. 2024. Effects of habitat, density, and climate on moose and winter tick ecology in the northeastern U.S. Thesis. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. DOI: 10.7275/36515486 February 2024
Baumbusch, Ryan C. 2023. Foraging ecology of barred owls where they are outcompeting the threatened Northern spotted owl. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 149pp. March 2023
Baum, C.M. Temperature and winter duration requirements for reproductive success in Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum in the South Platte River basin, CO. Master's Thesis (47 pp), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO July 2021
Barrile, Gabriel M., Behavioral and demographic responses to environmental change in a pond-breeding amphibian, Ph.D., Program in Ecology, May 2021. May 2021
Barr, E.L. 2019. Acoustic sampling considerations for bats in the post-white-nose syndrome landscape. M.S. Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. 80 p. December 2020
Barlow, B. J. 2022. Demographic groups differ in urban recreational behavior. M.S. thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. December 2022
Ballard, C. 2023. Growth, Survival, and Recruitment of stocked Rainbow Trout in the Norris and Fort Patrick Henry tailwaters, Tennessee. Tennessee Tech University. July 2023
Baker, M. A. 2021. Juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon in the Altamaha River: refined recruitment estimation and investigating the effects of flow regime. Masters Thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. May 2021
Bajo-Walker, B. 2022. Modeling Potentially Suitable Freshwater Mussel Habitat Using Remote Data for the Duck River Drainage, Tennessee." MS Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville. August 2022
BOHR, K. 2022. Pathogen prevalence in domestic Sheep in western Nebraska: Implications for Bighorn Sheep conservation and coexistence on multi-use landscape. M.S. Thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 101 pp. December 2022
Avila, B.W. Bacterial Coldwater Disease Investigations. PhD Dissertation (1 33 pp), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO July 2021
Aulicky, C. 2020. Lek dynamics and range-wide morphometric patterns of lesser prairie-chickens. Dissertation, Kansas State University September 2020
Atkinson, E.J., 2023. Optimizing Strategies To Hydraulically Plant Atlantic Salmon Eggs Based On Fry Dispersal Patterns. January 2023
Arthur, D. E. 2020. The reproductive biology of Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) in Prince William Sound and the Northern Gulf of Alaska. College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 120 pp. December 2020
Armstrong, B. Use of Trojan Male Brook Trout as a Conservation Tool for Restoring Native Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout in New Mexico. Master of Science, New Mexico State University October 2021
Anthony, Christopher R. 2020. Thermal ecology and population dynamics of female greater sage-grouse following wildfire in the Trout Creek Mountains of Oregon and Nevada. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 156 pp. March 2020
Anna Richardson, B.S. How Flow Regime Affects Predator-Prey Relationships in Stream Darter and Shiner Species. University of Arkansas. Honors Thesis May 2022
Angela Hsiung, Ph.D., University of Georgia: Supporting conservation decision making for imperiled Catostomid fishes in the southeastern US (Aug., 2022). August 2022
Andries, C. T. 2022. Powerful prairies: Analysis of Piedmont prairie and associated pollinator occurrence along utility rights-of-way in Georgia's eastern Piedmont. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. August 2022
Andrhea Massey. 2021. Assessing the Density, Demography, and Resilience to Harvest of Freshwater Turtles in Arkansas. December 2021
Anderson, Ian R. 2022. Effectiveness of the nature-like fishway at Huntley Diversion Dam, Yellowstone River, Montana. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 111 pages. January 2022
Alvarez, G. 2020. Using Video Surveys to Examine the Effect of Habitat on Gag Occurrence. MS Thesis submitted to the Graduate School at the University of Georgia. December 2020
Allred, C.R. 2023. Using Remote Sensing Data to Predict Habitat Occupancy of Pine Savanna Bird Species. M.S. Thesis, Virginia Tech. August 2023
Allison, A. 2022. Foraging Activity and Survival of the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel are Influenced by Climate, Hibernation, Endogenous State, and Competition with a Coexisting Congener. M.S. Thesis, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. May 2020. May 2022
Ahrens, Zachery. 2023. Ecological effects and fishery conservation implications of a quasi-natural fish barrier on the Lower San Juan River, Utah. MS Thesis. Ecology. Utah State University. Spring 2023. May 2023
Ahmad, H., 2024. Hydrologic connectivity between oxbow lakes and rivers within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. MS Thesis, Mississippi State University May 2024
Abney, R. 2021. Evaluating effects of neonicotinoid seed treatment and agroecosystem land management practices on solitary bees in midwestern agroecosystems. Thesis, University of Missouri. December 2021
Abbott, K.M. 2023. River restoration through dam removal: Examining ecological responses to small dam removals across Massachusetts. PhD dissertation, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst. September 2023
ANCHOR, C.E. 2022. Post-fledging habitat selection and movements of juvenile mallards in the Prairie Pothole Region. M.S. Thesis. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 128 pp. December 2022
A. Van Tatenhove. PhD Dissertation. 2024. Advancing Quantitative Approaches for Estimating Avian Population Responses to Environmental Change Using a Data-Rich Species: The American White Pelican August 2024
A. Hayes-Puttfarcken. MS Thesis. 2024. Resilience of birds to habitat change: Identification of interspecific variation in avian resilience and its possible mechanisms. March 2024
Victoria Reed. 2023. Using state-wide, long-term databases to establish an approach to suggest useful future data related activities. MS. Kansas State University
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