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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 September 2023
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. 2023. 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. December 2023
Wood, W.T. 2020. An ecosystem model to predict effects of bigheaded carps on productive southeastern U.S. reservoirs. January 2020
Wolf, S. L. 2019. Movement, survival, and resource use by stocked Rainbow Trout. Master’s thesis. Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, OK. December 2019
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
Whitlock, S.L. 2019. Towards an Integrated Decision Tool for Managing Visitor Restrictions in Glacier Bay National Park. PhD Dissertation, Oregon State University. November 2019
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
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
Wallin, T. Parameters affecting success of Gila trout recovery streams: An in depth analysis of habitat and and community factors on the productivity of Gila trout populations. Master of Science, New Mexico State University. November 2019
Waldrop, Thomas. December 2019. Comparing the effects of swimming exercise and dissolved oxygen on important performance parameters of early-rearing Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=8430. December 2019
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
Vitale, N. 2019. Habitat change, predators, and disturbance: Factors influencing productivity of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) nesting in Florida's Big Bend. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. April 2019
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
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 Vleet, Nicholas. 2019. A time- and state-based approach to estimate winter movement and survival of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Freshwater Creek, California. Humboldt State University Masters thesis. Arcata, California. July 2019
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
Vaisvil, A. Natal source and influence of environmental stressors on the timing and persistence of Largemouth Bass in Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico. Master of Science, New Mexico State University. June 2019
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
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
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
The Influence of Watershed Restoration Initiative Habitat Treatments on Mule Deer Relative Use and Fawn Production in Utah December 2023
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
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
Tabandera RK. 2019. Comparison of fish assemblages and habitat use of native and non-native estuarine species a fishpond complex in Hilo, Hawai'i. MS thesis. University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, Hawai'i, USA. December 2019
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT AND REARING DURATION ON BOX TURTLE HEAD-STARTING SUCCESS July 2019
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
Sundmark, A.P. 2019. Economic and social values associated with small South Dakota Lakes. PhD. dissertation, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 153 pp. June 2019
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
Sun, C. 2019. Identifying landscape-wide spatial heterogeneity in population density and genetic structure of American black bear (Ursus americanus) in New York and the northeastern United States. PhD Dissertation. August 2019
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
Streker, R. 2019. Reproductive Ecology and Diet of Brown Pelicans in the Gulf of Mexico. MS Thesis Clemson University April 2019
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
Soucie, J. 2022. Spatial and temporal variability in urban stream conductivity in Boston, MA. BS Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 2022
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
Smeenk, N. 2019. Assessing the Ecological Condition of Nebraska’s Wetland Resources and Amphibian Communities: An Intensification of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011 National Wetland Condition Assessment August 2019
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
Sipe HA. 2019. Multi-state occupancy modeling and optimal allocation of survey resources for Common Loons in Washington State. M.S. Thesis. University of Washington, Seattle. December 2019
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
Sheffer, R.J. 2019. Movement, habitat use, and reproductive success of muskellunge Esox masquinongy in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point MS Thesis. 113 p. October 2019
Shaw, M. 2023. Habitat Associations of the Plains Spotted Skunk. University of Arkansas. MS Thesis December 2023
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
Sequy, L. 2019. Non-native black bass: potential conflicts in fisheries management. Master's thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. May 2019
Seguin, B. 2019. Wildlife, Implementing the North American Bat Monitoring Program in Nebraska: An Assessment of Nebraska Bats with an Emphasis on Citizen Science. MS thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. May 2019
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
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
Salcido, E.L. 2019. Private landownership and Walk-In Access program enrollment: motivating factors of landowner attitudes and participatory decision-making. M.S. Thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. 90pp. June 2019
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
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
Rossettie, T.S. 2019. Monitoring mountain lions in the desert southwest: Spatial density estimation and results of a novel hair sampling technique. M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. 75pp November 2019
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
Rogosch, J. S. 2019. Native and nonnative fish community and food-web dynamics in dryland streams of the American Southwest. Ph.D., University of Washington. Dec 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/45196 December 2019
Roberts, C. P. 2019. Managing for Ecosystem Resilience in a Non-Stationary World. PhD dissertation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. May 2019
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
Rivera-Burgos, A.C. 2019. Habitat Suitability for Eleutherodactylus Frogs in Puerto Rico: Indexing Occupancy, Abundance and Reproduction to Climatic and Habitat Characteristics. M.S. Thesis, North Carolina State University. May 2019
Ritenour, K.A. 2019. Factors affecting nest success of colonial nesting waterbirds in Southwest Louisiana. M.S. Thesis. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. July 2019
Riley, I. 2019. Sampling methods for lek and brood counts of greater sage-grouse: accounting for imperfect detection. M.S. Thesis, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. May 2019. May 2019
Rieber, C. 2023. Movement models for lesser prairie-chickens in multiple landscapes. Thesis, Kansas State University. August 2023
Richardson, E.T. 2019. Salinity adaptation in the harmful alga, Prymnesium parvum. MS Thesis, Texas Tech University. May 2019
Richard Walker 2019. Ecological responses to multiple stressors in headwater streams of the Wyoming Range. Ph.D. Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming May 2019
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
Pollock, A.M. 2019. Comparing Migratory Patterns and Survival Between Wild and Wild Fish Surrogate Juvenile Spring Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Master of Science Thesis, Oregon State University. August 2019
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
Pierce, L. Conservation Biogeography of Lotic Fishes in the Missouri and Colorado River Basins. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri. May 2019
Pherigo, E. Seasonal fish community and reproductive biology of fishes in two tributaries of the lower Missouri River, USA. M. S. Thesis, University of Missouri. May 2019
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
Perkins, R. 2019. Impact of transmitter weight and attachment on raptor agility and survival. Dissertation, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. August 2019
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
Paufe, M. 2019. Diversity in spawning habitat across Great Lakes Cisco Population. Masters Thesis, Cornell University, Ithaca NY. May 2019
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
Paine, R.T.R. (2019). Environmental DNA: A molecular approach to delineating the distribution and community composition of fishes in the Duck and Clinch Rivers, Tennessee. Diss. Tennessee Technological University. August 2019
Padgett, A. Lower Food Web Selectivity By Bigheaded Carps in Southeastern Reservoirs. December 2021
Overduijn, K. S. 2019. Reproductive success of American and Pacific Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis dominica and P. fulva) in a changing climate. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. May 2019
Orning, Elizabeth K. 2019. Carnivore competition: spatial and dietary implications of gray wolf recolonization for cougars in northeast Oregon. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 242 pp. June 2019
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
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
Nareff, G.E. 2019. Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) and Associated Species Response to Operational Silviculture in the Central Appalachian Region. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown. Sept 2019. September 2019
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, Hawaii. December 2021
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
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
Mrnak, J.T. 2019. Effect of water velocity and temperature on energy use, behavior, and mortality of Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus alba larvae. MS thesis, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 80 p. May 2019
Mouton, J. C. 2019. Developmental, ecological, and life history influences on predator-induced plasticity in songbirds. PhD degree, University of Montana. 135 pages. December 2019
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
McKee, R. K. 2019. An island of misfit tortoises: Evaluating the use of waif tortoises to recover populations on the brink. M.S. thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. May 2019
McGovern, P. A. 2019. Changing the survival formula for the Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) through head-starting. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. December 2019
McDonnell, K.N. 2019. The Influence of Scale in a Structured Decision Making Framework for Chinook Salmon Management. PhD Dissertation, Oregon State University. June 2019
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
Maynard, G.A., 2019. Assessing Migrations and Habitat Connectivity for two Anadromous Species Following a Major Restoration Effort in the Penobscot River, Maine. May 2019
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
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
Loomis, Christopher M. 2019. Density and distribution of piscivorous fishes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Humboldt State University masters thesis. Arcata, California. July 2019
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
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
Lawson, Abigail J. 2019. Reducing uncertainties in conservation decision-making for American alligators. Dissertation. Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA. 233 pp. May 2019
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
Lance, Michael J. 2019. Spatial and temporal variability in movements and vital rates of sympatric salmonids in an unfragmented, inland watershed. M.S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 112 pages. May 2019
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
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
Kremer, L. 2019. Thermal limits and resilience of Hydropsyche oslari (Trichoptera) in fire affected upper montane grassland streams. Master of Science, New Mexico State University. June 2019
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
Klein, Z. 2019. Kokanee population dynamics, mysid-kokanee interactions, and sampling techniques in Idaho lakes. Doctoral dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow. May 2019
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
Key, K. N. 2019. A Spatial Assessment of the Status and Risks to Mussel Concentrations in the Meramec Drainage of Missouri. Doctoral dissertation, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville. December 2019
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
Kern, M. 2019. Fawn survival and bed-site selection of mule deer and white-tailed deer in western Kansas. Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management, Kansas State University (co-advised with A. Ricketts). December 2019
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
Joy, PJ. 2019. Response of Juvenile Coho and Chinook Salmon to Salmon Spawner Abundance: Marine Nutrients as Drivers of Productivity. PhD Dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. 198 pages. May 2019
Josh Mouser, M.S. Determining the presence and demographics of cave fish and cave crayfish populations using novel techniques. Oklahoma State University (co-advised with Dr. Ron van den Buscche). May 2019
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
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, 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
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
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
Holtswarth, J.N. 2019. Assessing the transferability of a freshwater mussel habitat model within the Ozark Ecoregion, Missouri. M.S. Thesis, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN. August 2019
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
Hepler, J. D. 2019. Validating a GPS collar-based method to estimate parturition events and calving locations for two barren-ground caribou herds. Unpublished Master's thesis. Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 107 pp. December 2019
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
Heckel, J. 2019. Life history characteristics, distribution, and habitat use of Westslope Cutthroat Trout in the St. Maries River system. Master's thesis. University of Idaho, Moscow. May 2019
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
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
Hartman, Cory. December 2019. Thermal performance of growth and consumption maximum (C-Max) and routine metabolic rate (RMR) in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from four populations in Central Appalachia. MS Thesis. West Virginia University. Document id=8459. December 2019
Harrity, E. J. 2019. Remotely sensed metrics help map range-wide habitat suitability and identify habitat restoration priorities for an endangered marsh bird. M.S. Thesis, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. May 2019. May 2019
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
Harper, Richard W. 2019. Socio-political and natural-ecological factors influencing urban forest management in Massachusetts. Dissertation. University of Massachusetts-Amherst. August 2019
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
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
Gulick, C. 2019. Spatial ecology and resource selection by female lesser prairie-chickens within their home ranges and during dispersal. Thesis, Kansas State University. August 2019
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
Gould, M.J.2019. Using genetic based methods to monitor American black bear populations in the American southwest. Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. May 2019
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
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
Gaya, H. E. 2019. Enhancing line-transect distance sampling to increase detectability of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in population surveys. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens. May 2019
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
Ganoe, L.S. 2019. Using a multi-faceted approach to assess ecological components affecting muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) populations. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 137 pp. December 2019
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
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
Frawley, S. E. 2023. Trophic ecology of Walleyes in the Lake Pend Oreille system, Idaho. Master's thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. December 2023
Frantz, M.W. 2019. Demographic, Spatial, and Epigenetic Response of the Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) to shale gas development. PhD Dissertation, West Virginia University, Morgantown. May 2019. May 2019
Francis, A.T. 2019. Haudenosaunee forest stewardship. MS Thesis. May 2019
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
Flye, M., 2019. Getting Over the Dam: Overcoming Institutional Barriers to the Recovery of Atlantic Salmon by Navigating the Social-science/policy interface. The University of Maine. December 2019
Flanagan, T. Recruitment, Demographics, and Growth of Rainbow Trout in two Tennessee Tailwaters. March 2022
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
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
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
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
Eroh, G. D. 2019. The Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide Treatments on the Hatching Success of Walleye eggs infected with Oomycete pathogens and the growth of those Pathogens in a Georgia Aquaculture System. Master of Science Thesis. Submitted to Graduate School. University of Georgia. Athens. December 2019
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, 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
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
Duncan, Michael B. 2019. Distributions, abundances, and movements of small, nongame fishes in a large Great Plains river network. Ph.D. Dissertation, Montana State University, Bozeman. 261 pages. April 2019
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
Duchac, Leila S. 2019. Passive acoustic monitoring of owls: two studies in forested landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 171 pp. August 2019
Du Clos, B.E. 2019. Landscape pattern and wild bee communities in Maine. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maine, Orono, 230 pp. May 2019
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
Dixon, J.L. 2019. An Evaluation of Longline Gear and Occupancy Models as Methods for Detecting Habitat Associations for Reef Fish in Oregon’s Redfish Rocks, Marine Reserve. MNR, Oregon State University May 2019
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
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
Deibner-Hanson, J.D. 2019. Overwinter Survival and Movement of Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Relation to Large Woody Debris and Low-Velocity Habitat in Northern California Streams. MS Thesis. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA. December 2019
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
Davis, MJ. 2019. Dynamic habitat models for estuary-dependent Chinook salmon: informing management in the face of climate impacts. Dissertation. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. June 2019
Daniel Logue. 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
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
DUSKY GROUSE POPULATION ECOLOGY AND THERMAL LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY IN THE GREAT BASIN ECOSYSTEM December 2023
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
Crayton, S.M. 2019. Stream Salamander and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Responses to Imidacloprid Exposure. MS Thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown. Aug 2019. August 2019
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
Cox, J.S. 2019. The spatiotemporal relationship between parasitic mussel larvae and river herring of the Connecticut River watershed. B.S. Honor's Thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 2019
Coppola, G. 2019. Performance of submerged cool-season annual crops as a potential fish habitat enhancement strategy of reservoir mudflats. M.S. thesis. Mississippi State University. May 2019
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
Coe, Hannah C. 2019. Effects of longline oyster aquaculture on benthic invertebrate communities in Humboldt Bay, California. Humboldt State University masters thesis. Arcata, California. July 2019
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
Chilton, T.J. 2019. Habitat associations and distributions of endemic crayfish in the Meramec River Drainage. M.S. Thesis, University of Missouri, Columbia. May 2019
Chen, Emily Katherine. 2019. Contribution of juvenile estuarine residency in a bar-built estuary to recruitment of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Humboldt State University masters thesis. Arcata, California. July 2019
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
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
Carlson, A. K. 2019. Michigan stream salmonid growth and survival in a changing climate: Predictions and implications for resilience-based management. Ph.D. dissertation. Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan. May 2019
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
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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
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
Blumstein, D. 2019. The first haploid linkage map in a coregonid improves knowledge of chromosomal evolution and rediploidization across salmonids. M.S. Thesis University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. May 2019
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
Berigan, L. 2019. Dispersal, reproductive success, and habitat use by translocated lesser prairie-chickens. Kansas State University. December 2019
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
Andy Miller, Ph.D. Assessing the spawning movement and habitat needs of riverine Neosho Smallmouth Bass. Oklahoma State University. August 2019
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
Anaya, A.J. 2019. Mountain lion (Puma concolor) kill rates and prey composition in north-central New Mexico. Department of Natural Resources Management, New Mexico Highlands University. May 2019
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
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
Alex LeCheminant 2019. Movement dynamics and survival of hatchery reared Colorado River Cutthroat Trout post stocking. M.S. Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming May 2019
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
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