Wildlifer’s Log

Winter 2003, Volume 62, No. 1

 

55^th BUFFALO BANQUET

 

            The annual Buffalo Banquet was held on October 24^th at the Staurolite Inn in Brookings. Over 200 were in attendance to hear the featured speaker, Dr. Les Flake.

 

           The Buffalo Banquet is always a high point of the year. It is totally planned and conducted by the Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Club. It is exceptionally good experience for Club members who help run the Banquet.

 

            As always, a number of scholarships and awards were presented. Following are those students who were honored.

 

            McCook Lake Izaak Walton League Scholarships

            Zachary Olson - Senior - Thief River Falls, MN

            Nathan Gosch - Sophomore - Dennison, IA

            Matthew Ward - Senior - Graceville, MN

            Emily Hodne - Junior - Madison, SD

 

            Brookings Wildlife Federation Scholarship

            Eric Rasmussen - Sophomore - Lincoln, NE

 

            Gerald Spawn Scholarship

            Christian Schultz - Junior - Morgan, MN

 

            Gay Simpson Award

            Bryan Rieger - Graduate Student - New Ulm, MN

 

            South Dakota Conservation Officers Association Award

            Andrew Blau - Senior - Maple Grove, MN

 

            Wildlife M.S. Graduate Student of the Year

            Teresa Zimmerman - Graduate Student - Lincoln, NE

 

            Lloyd Fredrickson Award

            Amy Lewis - Graduate Student - Far Hills, NJ

 

            Sioux Falls Izaak Walton League Scholarship

            Michael Weber - Junior - Chamberlain, SD

 

            Joyce and Mayo Kjellsen Hunting Heritage Award

            Angela Anderson - Senior - Newcastle, NE

 

            South Dakota Trappers Association Scholarship

            Paul Roghair - Sophomore - Okaton, SD

 

            Madison Izaak Walton League Scholarships

            Joshua Hagemann - Sophomore - Winfred, SD

            Joseph Rydell - Junior - Flandreau, SD

 

            Elvin and Eloys Bjorklund Memorial Scholarship

            Katie Herman - Senior - Tabor, SD

 

            Fisheries M.S. Graduate Student of the Year

            Brandon Harland - Graduate Student - Wellman, IA

 

            Fisheries Ph.D. Student of the Year

            Daniel Isermann - Graduate Student - Streator, IL

 

            Streeter Memorial Scholarship

            Wendy Gronke - Senior - Grenville, SD

 

            Lake Campbell Wildlife Club Scholarship

            Mark Kaemingk - Junior - Platte, SD

 

            Outstanding Junior Award

            Chris Nabors - Bellevue, NE

 

            Outstanding Senior Award

            Katie Herman - Tabor, SD

 

            2003 WILBUR ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

 

 

2003 Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Club Officers

President                      Vice President              Secretary                      Treasurer

Jeremy Thury                Jessica Lee                   Shawn Wichmann         Angie Merkel

 

ALUMNI INFORMATION FORM   We want to hear from you!   Email your news to terri.symens@sdstate.edu   Have you moved, accepted a new position, married, given talks in your community, received an advanced degree, or had an addition to your family?  Everyone in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and your classmates want to know what has been happening in your life.   Name__________________________________________________________________   Address________________________________________________________________   _______________________________________________________________________   Telephone  (      ) _____________________       Year of Graduation from SDSU ____________   Email or send your information to:   Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences SDSU, Box 2140B Brookings, SD  57007-1696             terri.symens@sdstate.edu

 

 

Alumni News

 

        Erling Podoll, ’48, Still pursuing upland game and big game.  Connie and I will be celebrating our 55^th wedding anniversary in 2003.

 

        Ken Ortman, ’69-’70, Ken has been found and is in Southern Missouri near Branson.  He is in charge of some major WILDLIFE.  He is the Administrator of a residential boys home named Lives Under Construction Boys Ranch.  The website is www.lucboys.org.  On this Ranch, you will also find his other passion and that is for wildlife such as buffalo, deer, ostrich, emus, water buffalo, llama, and the normal domesticated animals normal to farm life. There is also  nice catfish pond on the Ranch.  He has several friends in wildlife and would like to hear from his old buddies.  He was in Brookings during 1969 and 1970.  He was married July 1, 1970 to Sheila, who also attended SDSU.  They have 3 grown children: Kevin (married with one son) who lives in TX and his 2 Engineering degrees (welding and mechanical), Daniel (married with 2 daughters) who lives in MO and teaches LD and BD children and is working on his Masters degree, and daughter Melissa, who works as a bank executive in Waco, TX.  We invite you to visit our website or come visit us in Missouri.  Phone is 417-779-5374, email is ezra51@tri-lakes.net.

 

        Bruce Schmidt, ’75, As of Nov. 1999, I work for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries commission as Program Manager for the StreamNet Project (www.streamnet.org), a cooperative project among the four state fish and wildlife agencies, the Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the Columbia River Basin, as part of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Fish and Wildlife Program, under funding from Bonneville Power Administration.  The project is designed to acquire, standardize, georeference and disseminate fisheries related data across the Basin and the Pacific Northwest, making data compatible and mappable regardless of the data source.

 

        Jose Bernardo Garza, ’89, After I graduated from SDSU I went to Mexico to look for a job in the wildlife and fisheries conservation area.  After being unsuccessful at this, I was offered a job with the USFWS in Lakewood (at the Region 6 Office) in Sept. 1989.  I worked as a trainee in different divisions for 18 months.  After this trainee period, in 1990, I was offered a full-time position as a fish and wildlife biologist at the Ecological Services Field Office here in Colorado.  In 1995, I left the USFWS to do missionary work for a couple of years.  I got married and worked for the Department of State at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City for 18 months.  Later, in 1998, I came back to the USFWS (again in Lakewood) where I have been working for the Division of Planning, assisting the region’s National Wildlife Refuges in the preparation of their Comprehensive Conservation Plans and Environmental Assessments.  We now have 3 children.

 

        Alan Wolf, ’93 and ’95, After 7 years as a Virginia State game warden, I accepted a new position as a Special Agent/Criminal Investigator with National Marine Fisheries Service, division of National Oceanic Atmospheric Agency (NOAA).  My primary responsibilities are investigating violations of the Marine Mammal Act, Endangered Species Act, Lacey Act, and Magnuson-Stevens Act.  This new job brought me to Seattle, WA.  My new address is 11638 SE 52^nd St., Bellevue, WA 98006.  My home number is 425-945-6004, work number is 206-526-6134, email is awolf572@cs.com

 

        Todd and Kim (Karnitz) Bogenschutz, ’92, We are both working for the Iowa DNR.  Todd is the Upland Wildlife Research Biologist and Kim is the Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Coordinator.  Our big news is the birth of our daughter, Veronica Brooke, on 20 Feb. 2002.

 

        Gary Wheeler, ’72 and ‘79, is the new Deputy Manager at Arctic Refuge.  He has worked for the Service for 17 years.  Fourteen of those years has been in Alaska and the past two have been with the Arctic Refuge.  Gary’s previous responsibilities at Arctic as Refuge Operations Specialist included monitoring adjacent north slope oil and gas activities; coordinating fisheries and aquatic resources programs; investigation; and serving as the refuge liaison with the City of Kaktovik, the Native Village of Kaktovik, and Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation.  His new duties will include coordinating and supervising all refuge operations…and canoeing, floating and fishing at every opportunity.

 

Berry Receives Award

 

Dr. Chuck Berry, leader of the South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit received the 2003 Distinguished Professional Service Award from the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.

 

The award, presented at the annual Dakota Chapter meeting in February, is usually awarded to one person a year.  It is for outstanding long-term accomplishments and contributions to the Fisheries Profession.

 

Chuck is the third Department faculty member to receive this recognition from the Dakota Chapter.  Dave Willis received the Award in 1991 and Chuck Scalet received it in 1994.

 

Bioblitz Day    By Ken Higgins

 

One ignored aspect of research is science outreach to the public.  The South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit’s Bioblitz is perhaps our biggest outreach effort ever.  A Bioblitz occurs when scientists, representing many disciplines, do a survey over a short time period (the “Blitz”) on public lands to determine biodiversity.  Another goal is public information and education. Chaired by Assistant Unit Leader Dr. Ken Higgins, the Bioblitz at Oakwood Lakes State Park and neighboring state and federal lands, was a success.

 

The biodiversity goal was accomplished (scientists continue to sort some samples).  We have 25 mammals, 16 fishes, 112 birds, 12 amphibians and reptiles, 294 vascular plants, and 54 insects.  The public information program was also accomplished; the public was invited to Biodiversity Day (June 21, 2003) at Oakwood Lakes State Park to learn about biodiversity and see how sampling is done.  In preparation are biodiversity brochures for park use and a video on how to Bioblitz.  Approximately 250 people attended the day’s activities.

 

Brief Unit History

           

            This is the 40^th anniversary of the Department and the Cooperative Research Unit Program at SDSU.  It seems appropriate to provide some history about the Unit program at SDSU, since its history and that of the Department are so intertwined.  All of this information can be found in the Department History on our Homepage.

    

            The SD Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit was formed in 1963.  The Cooperative Fisheries Research Unit was formed in 1965.  Each Unit was staffed by two scientists.  As might be expected, there were numerous political actions that led to the Units and their being placed in Brookings.  There was a question of where the Wildlife Unit should go – South Dakota or North Dakota.  South Dakota got the Unit and North Dakota got the Northern Prairie Research Center.  SDSU got the Fisheries Unit instead of the University of South Dakota, after an attempt to locate it in Vermillion failed.

    

            In 1984, the two Units were combined into one – the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.  Total personnel were reduced from four to three.  Again, politics played a major role in the change.  This was primarily a battle about budgets or a lack thereof.

    

            In 1996, the Unit program was switched from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the U.S. Geological Survey.  It would take more space than available to describe the politics behind that change.  The Biological Survey was the victim this time.

    

            During this program’s time at SDSU many outstanding scientists have participated in the Units.  Following, in alphabetical order, is a listing of those federal employees who have been associated with an SDSU Unit, whether they were with the Wildlife Unit (WU), Fisheries Unit (FU), or the combined Unit (FWU), and the dates they were here:  Drs. Richard Applegate (FU 1967-84), Robert Benda (FU 1978-81), Chuck Berry (FWU 1985-Present), Steve Chipps (FWU 1999-Present), Robert Dahlgren (WU 1967-73), Walt Duffy (FWU 1989-97), Alfred Fox (FU 1965-68), Don Hales (FU 1970-77), Ken Higgins (FWU 1985-Present), Ray Linder (WU 1964-85), Frank Schitosky (WU 1974-80), Paul Springer (WU 1963-67), Dick Tubb (FU 1966-67), and W. Alan Wentz (WU 1981-82).

 

Club Name Change

 

            As reported last year, the Wildlife Conservation Club is now the Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Club.  The Club is now a student subunit of the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.  It has been a student chapter of The Wildlife Society since 1983.

 

Yes   ALL DONATIONS should be made payable to the Greater State Fund and designated for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.   Mail to: SDSU Foundation, Box 525, Brookings, SD 57007.

I wish to contribute to the SDSU Department of Wildlife and Fisheries through the Greater State Fund.     Name _______________________ Phone ____________________   Address _______________________________________________   City ___________________ State ______  Zip Code ___________   Present Employment _____________________________________   Amount of Gift Enclosed $ ________________________________

 

Coop Unit Receives Educator Award    By Chuck Berry

 

             The South Dakota Wildlife Federation, at its 2003 Annual Convention in Brookings, presented the 2003 Educator Conservationist Award to the South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.  The Unit is a successful joint venture between South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; SDSU; U. S. Geological Survey; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and the Wildlife Management Institute.  For more than 40 years, this program has produced students who are now working for State, Federal, and private natural resource agencies throughout the nation. 

 

The Federation’s Award Committee commented that “the long-term partnership in education is unique and deserves recognition, not only to the local staff, but also to agency administrators in Washington, Denver, Pierre, and Brookings, who set the stage for the successful partnership.”

 

This cooperation stems from the good working relationship between SDSU and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.  Unit scientists have had a strong desire to maintain the cooperative relationship to the benefit of students and natural resources.  Each agency provides financial support to the Unit and each gets back trained graduate students and information to help solve conservation problems in South Dakota.  The ecological principle of “emergent properties” (that is, there is more to a forest than the trees) is a way to describe the results of the cooperation. Each agency gets back more value than they contribute and many other public and private conservation groups also receive benefits.

 

Management-oriented education and studies have always been a trademark of the Unit program.  The Unit has produced hundreds of publications, reports, and outreach products about management and conservation of South Dakota natural resources.  The major fisheries themes through the years have been aquatic habitat and water quality, with most studies on walleyes, but several each for trout, bullheads, catfishes, crappies, muskies, yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, sunfishes, carp, paddlefishes, and nongame species.  The major wildlife themes have been wetland ecology and wildlife habitat on farms and ranches.  Animals that have received the most study are pheasants and waterfowl, but other species have also received attention including antelope, ferrets, deer, songbirds, and birds of prey.

 

Assistant Leader Dr. Kenneth Higgins recently co-authored books on South Dakota mammals, frogs, and toads and on wetlands, and brought to South Dakota the first Bioblitz, a day of public participation in biodiversity counting at Oakwood Lake State Park and neighboring waterfowl production lands.

 

The Federation also noted that the Unit staff, particularly Drs. Ray Linder and Charles Berry, Jr., has promoted the Federation’s membership, resolutions, issue positions, and activities to University staff and students.  Dr. Linder started the Brookings Wildlife Federation Club, now the Brookings Wildlife Federation (BWF) in 1983, which is still an active affiliate of the South Dakota Wildlife Federation.  He was President of the Federation and later became a Regional Director of the National Wildlife Federation.  Dr. Berry has been a member of the BWF for 18 years, was President for several years, is currently the Newsletter Editor, and his students play an important part in the Kids Fishing Day activities co-sponsored by the BWF.  BWF President Jeff Albrecht presented the award to Drs. Berry and Linder saying, “Unit scientists have contributed to natural resource education, research, and extension while instilling in SDSU students the State Federation’s goal of “preserving the hunting and fishing heritage of South Dakota”.

 

Donations

 

NOVEMBER 2002 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2003

 

Money

Anthony Apa

William Balda

Pete and Lisa Bergmann

Robert G. Best

Todd and Kim Bogenschutz

Michael Brandt

William C. Brey

David D. and Kimberly S. Cook

Robert B. Dahlgren

Carl Dauman

Roderick C. Drewien

Donald Duerre

MeLisa L. Elijah

Robert Eng

Rebecca R. Ewing

Clifford Fiscus

Kurt J. and Lucia B. Forman

Thomas W. and Mary C. Gengerke

David L. Gilbert

Ronald Glover

Richard and Leslie Hansen

Daniel E. Hubbard

James and Marjorie Hubert

Warren Jackson

Larry and Jo Kallemeyn

Jonathan Kemp

Jarren L. and Tara L. Kuipers

Scott Larson

Kimberly R. Latcham

Kerry Lucke

John E. Marshall

Thomas Mc Comish

Stephen T. Morrow

Brad and Judy Olson

Harry Pawelczyk

Harvey H. Pietz

Erling B. Podoll

Michael J. and Jane E. Rabenberg

Morris and Marcene Radack

Daniel Reinking

Andrew J. Repsys

John Sexton

Stephen Smith

Rollin Sparrowe

Paul Springer

Victor J. and Kathleen M. Starostka

Keith Steffenson

Robert and Karen Streeter

William Thorn

Curtis Twedt

Gerald A. Wickstrom

James D. and Lynn A. Wolters

 

Artwork

 

David Cook

T. J. DeBates

 

Enrollment at SDSU

 

            The highest student enrollment in history occurred at SDSU in Fall 2003 when 10,561 students enrolled.  This exceeded the previous record of 9,952 students in Fall 2002.

 

            The Department also had an enrollment increase.  As part of our Department enrollment, we had an all-time high number of graduate students – 40 M.S. and 15 Ph.D. students.  This high was attained primarily because of additional students started by Dr. Leigh Fredrickson who began as an adjunct faculty member in the Department last year.

 

            Student numbers are always a moving target; numbers change from day to day, especially at the undergraduate level.  Below are the figures for the last five years.

Year                 B.S.                 M.S.                Ph.D.

2003                202                  40                    15

2002                201                  39                    10

2001                177                  33                    8

2000                152                  39                    11

1999                132                  39                    9

 

Graduate Research Projects (Completed)

Student’s Name (Degree, Advisor).  Project Title.

 

Bandas, Sarah J.  (MS, Higgins).  Geographical distribution and morphometrics of South Dakota Turtles.

 

Brinkman, Todd J.  (MS, Jenks).  Movement and mortality of white-tailed deer in southwest Minnesota.

 

DeBates, Timothy J.  (MS, Willis).  Predator-prey dynamics of fish communities in two Nebraska Sandhill lakes.

 

Fecske, Dorothy M.  (PhD, Jenks).  Development of indices for monitoring trends in American marten and mountain lion populations in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

 

Harland, Brandon C.  (MS, Berry).  Survey of the fishes and habitat of western South Dakota streams.

 

Haugerud, Neil J.  (MS, Chipps).  Invertebrate community structure of seasonal floodplain wetlands of the Upper Missouri River.

 

Isermann, Daniel A.  (PhD, Willis).  Population dynamics and management of yellow perch populations in South Dakota glacial lakes.

 

Miller, Mary C.  (MS, Flake).  Relationship of habitat characteristics to wetland bird abundance on prairie wetlands on the Ordway Prairie.

 

Powell, Kipp A.  (MS, Chipps). Factors associated with juvenile fish abundance in seasonally connected backwaters of the upper Missouri River.

 

Salo, Eric D.  (MS, Higgins).  The influence of grazing systems and grazing intensity on nongame birds in North Dakota grasslands.

 

Smith, Joe T.  (MS, Flake).  Sage grouse on the edge of their range:  leks and surrounding landscapes in the Dakotas.

 

Stukel, Sampson M.  (MS, Brown).  Assessing the sustainability of fish communities in glacial lakes:  habitat inventories and relationships between lake attributes and fish communities.

 

Thompson, Daniel J.  (MS, Flake).  Roosting behavior and poult survival of Merriam’s wild turkeys in the southern Black Hills, South Dakota.

 

Ward, Matthew C.  (MS, Willis).  Evaluation of walleye to suppress fathead minnow populations in type-V Minnesota wetlands.

 

Graduate Research Projects (In Progress)

Student’s Name (Degree, Advisor).  Project Title.

Adams, Wells E., Jr.  (MS, Willis).  Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning habitat and biology in Rainy Lake, Minnesota and Ontario.

Arnold, Karen E.  (MS, Fredrickson).  Breeding ecology of least bitterns at Agassiz and Mingo National Wildlife Refuges.

Berman, Gillian M.  (MS, Bakker).  An evaluation of nesting success of grassland birds in fragmented and unfragmented areas in the mixed grass prairie region of South Dakota.

Bigalke, Benjamin J.  (MS, Jenks).  Survival and movements of white-tailed deer and coyotes in southeast Minnesota.

Burris, Benjamin M.  (MS, Jenks).  Seasonal movements of white-tailed deer in eastern South Dakota relative to traditional ranges and management unit boundaries.

Chronert, Jamie M.  (MS, Jenks).  Ecology of the coyote in Wind Cave National Park.

Cooper, Thomas R.  (PhD, Higgins).  Relationships among land use, habitat protection and avian presence in the Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District.

Davis, Blake A.  (MS, Chipps).  Quantifying tropic relationships for Lake Oahe walleyes using diet and stable isotope analysis.

Duehr, Jeremy P.  (MS, Berry).  Fishes and habitat of West River streams.

Freeling, Steven E.  (MS, Berry).  Accuracy assessment of the aquatic GAP fish distribution model and macroinvertebrate species richness and abundance in the upper Missouri River watershed.

Gee, Hugo K.W.  (MS, Fredrickson).  Habitat characteristics of endangered and other waterbirds in taro loi and managed wetlands at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge.

Graeb, Brian D.  (PhD, Willis).  Sauger population ecology in three Missouri River mainstem reservoirs.

Hoagstrom, Christopher W.  (PhD, Berry).  South Dakota river fish inventory and habitat analyses.

Jacques, Christopher N.  (PhD, Jenks).  Evaluation of aerial transect surveys and movements of pronghorn in western South Dakota.

Jolley, Jeffrey C.  (PhD, Willis).  Biotic communities in Nebraska Sandhill Lakes.

Kahara, Sharon N.  (PhD, Chipps).  Modeling invertebrate-vegetation relationships in South Dakota wetlands.

Lajoie, Isabelle L.  (MS, Jenks).  Effects of habitat and movement on population ecology of white-tailed deer in mixed agriculture and forest habitats of southern Minnesota.

Leathers, Ronald J.  (MS, Hubbard).  Relative invertebrate availability in CRP-MAP fields in eastern Nebraska.

Lehman, Chadwick P.  (PhD, Flake).  Ecology of Merriam’s wild turkeys in the Southern Black Hills, South Dakota.

Lewis, Amy R.  (PhD, Higgins).  Nongame bird abundance in sagebrush habitats in western North and South Dakota.

Linke, Lisa O.  (MS, Hubbard).  Attitudes and intended behaviors towards fishing and hunting regulations:  compliance/noncompliance issues.

Mangan, Matthew T.  (MS, Brown).  Yellow perch production and harvest strategies for semi-permanent wetlands in eastern South Dakota.

Mockler, Rachel M.  (MS, Higgins).  To evaluate lesser scaup presence and use of wetlands in eastern South Dakota according to wetland classification.

Monteith, Kevin L.  (MS, Jenks).  Sexual segregation in white-tailed deer.

Morey, Nathan M.  (MS, Berry).  Growth and mortality of several lotic fish species with reference to biotic and abiotic factors in South Dakota streams.

Morlock, Matthew W.  (MS, Hubbard).  Floral and faunal characteristics of created wetlands:  a pre- and post-development comparison.

Norton, Mark A.  (MS, Flake).  Sympatric greater prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse hen survival, brood survival, nesting success, and habitat selection during the breeding season in central South Dakota. 

Odefey, Kari A.  (MS, Fredrickson).  The effects of weather variability and geomorphic setting on wetland habitat conditions and shorebird response during spring and fall migration on Agassiz NWR and surrounding private lands.

Parke, Robbie W.  (MS, Jenks).  Food habits of coyote and red fox in western South Dakota.

Perkins, Tandi L.  (PhD, Fredrickson).  The temporal and spatial distribution of Rocky Mountain population of Sandhill cranes in response to habitat conditions determined by climate, geomorphology, and land use on public and private land along an intermountain corridor.

Phelps, Quinton E.  (MS, Willis).  Population dynamics of common carp in eastern South Dakota glacial lakes.

Powell, Jennifer L.  (MS, Brown).  Limitations affecting panfish quality in multi-species communities.

Rader, James A.  (MS, Fredrickson).  Response of vegetation and endangered waterbirds to habitat management techniques at Kealia Pond NWR

Reindl, Sara A.  (MS, Higgins).  Evaluation of methods to detect black-footed ferret presence in prairie dog colony sites.

Rieger, Bryan A.  (MS, Jenks/Higgins).  Demographics and characteristics of wetlands in western South Dakota.

Rohlfing, Mark B.  (MS, Hubbard).  Avian nesting density and success of cool- vs. warm-season grass plantings in eastern South Dakota.

Schilowsky, Rebecca D.  (MS, Flake).  Habitat selection and use by breeding hen pheasants in eastern South Dakota, 1999 - 2001.

Schmitz, Lowell E.  (PhD, Jenks).  Variation in growth characteristics of white-tailed deer fawns relative to survival.

Schroeder, Gregory M.  (MS, Jenks).  Survival and dispersal of translocated swift fox with release site selection chosen in regards to coyote home ranges.

Schuler, Krysten L.  (PhD, Jenks).  Monitoring for chronic wasting disease:  deer movements, density, and potential transmission at Wind Cave National Park.

Selch, Trevor M.  (MS, Chipps).  Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) foraging activity as infl