Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

Graduate Students
 

 

GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

 

M.S. Fisheries            M.S. Wildlife            Ph.D. Fisheries            Ph.D. Wildlife

     Luke Schultz             John Bender             Justin VanDeHey        Julie DeJong

 

Ahrens, Nicholas L. (M.S., Berry) Fishes and riverine habitat of Badlands National Park, with emphasis on the Sturgeon Chub and other imperiled species.

 

Bahm, Matt A. (Ph.D., Jensen/Barnes) Converting cool-season exotic grasses to native warm season grasses.

 

Barnes, Michael E. (Ph.D., Brown) Evaluation of novel feed ingredients and supplemental probiotics in salmonid diets.

 

Beasley, Bret C. (M.S., Fredrickson) Above-ground food resources for sandhill cranes throughout the Intermountain West Corridor.

 

Bender, John J. (M.S., Rupp) The effect of intensity and season of harvest on wildlife and biomass production.

 

Berdan, Thomas C. (M.S., Jensen) Black Hills turkey mortality.

 

Borgstrom, Lucas J. (M.S., Berry) Fish inventory of North Dakota's Red River drainage with an emphasis on rare or uncommon species.

 

Cahoy, Samuel J. (M.S., Jensen) Merriam's wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota: survival and movements of gobblers related to habitat use and harvest pressure.

 

Csargo, Isak J. (M.S., Brown) Stock contribution assessments of cultured largemouth bass to small impoundment fisheries in South Dakota.

 

Davis, Jacob L. (M.S., Willis) Contribution of naturally reproduced rainbow trout to the fishery in Deerfield Reservoir.

 

DeJong, Julie R. (Ph.D., Jensen) An evaluation of climate change effects on waterfowl egg metrics: is there any evidence? 

 

Delger, Joshua A. (M.S., Jenks) White-tailed deer preference of corn hybrids and husbandry practices during the growing season.

 

Erickson, Lee M. (M.S., Jensen) Grassland bird community development in native warm-season grassland plantings in eastern South Dakota: an assessment of grassland age.

 

Fincel, Mark J. (Ph.D., Chipps) Food web dynamics and factors influencing productivity in Missouri River reservoirs.

 

Fisk, Keith J. (M.S., Jensen) An evaluation of duck and pheasant nest density and success in relation to patch area and landscape level variables in eastern South Dakota.

 

French, William E. (M.S., Graeb) Prey selection and predation vulnerability of age-0 pallid sturgeon.

 

Fritz, Kristin A. (M.S., Jensen) Assessing impacts of oil and gas development on the distribution, movements, and reproductive success of Greater Sage-grouse in North Dakota.

 

Greiner, Michael J. (M.S., Chipps) Limnology of Jamestown Reservoir

 

Grovenburg, Troy W. (Ph.D., Jenks) Evaluation of habitat characteristics and movement on survival and cause-specific mortality of white-tailed deer fawns in north central South Dakota.

 

Gutscher, Jennifer L. (M.S., Fredrickson) Study of invertebrate food resources for endangered waterbirds in Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge in efforts to delist certain waterbirds from the endangered species list.

 

Haffley, Trenton J. (M.S., Jenks) Movements patterns, survival, and sightability of white-tailed deer in eastern South Dakota.

 

  Haken, Randall A. (M.S., Rupp)

 

Hanan, Mick D. (M.S., Jensen) A landscape analysis of breeding bird surveys and road densities.

 

Hayer, Cari-Ann (Ph.D., Bertrand/Graeb) Distribution, reproduction, and potential impacts of newly invaded Asian carps in the Big Sioux, James, and Vermillion rivers, South Dakota.

 

Hennen, Matthew J. (M.S., Brown) Common carp population biology and management in South Dakota glacial lakes.

 

Hitt, Ashley B. (M.S., Jensen) Wetland dynamics at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.

 

Hodne, Emily A. (M.S., Hubbard) Pheasant depredation prevention.

 

Iriarte, Diana P. (M.S., Fredrickson) Below-ground food production in foraging habitats of the Rocky Mountain population of sandhill cranes.

 

Jacobsen, Heidi M. (M.S., Jensen) Introduction of eastern wild turkeys into agricultural landscapes of eastern South Dakota: evaluation of new and recently established transplants.

 

James, Daniel A. (Ph.D., Chipps) Influence of Didymosphenia geminata on fisheries resources in Rapid Creek, South Dakota.

 

Jansen, Brian D. (Ph.D., Jenks) Influences of sport-harvest and housing density on mountain lion ecology.

 

Jarding, Angela R. (M.S., Rupp) An evaluation of elk sightability in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota.

 

Johnson, McLain S. (M.S., Graeb) Status of fishes in western and central North Dakota.

 

Kaemingk, Mark A. (Ph.D., Willis) Yellow perch and bluegill recruitment in Nebraska sandhill lakes.

 

Kaufman, Todd M. (M.S., Willis) Northeast lakes.

 

Lammers, Duane J. (M.S., Jenks) Factors affecting bison herding behavior.

 

Leisner, John T. (M.S., Willis)

 

Maves, Alisha J. (M.S., Rupp) Developing sustainable harvest strategies for cellulose-based biofuels: the effect of intensity and season of harvest on migratory grassland songbirds.

 

McWilliams, Heather N. (M.S., Jensen) Estimating forage production for waterbirds and waterbird responses to habitat management in wetland management units on Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge. 

 

Mehls, Cassandra L. (M.S., Jensen) Multi-scale analysis of ruffed grouse habitat selection in the Black Hills National Forest.

 

Meyer, Hilary A. (M.S., Chipps) Comparison of growth, consumption, and metabolism among age-0 pallid sturgeon from different latitudes.

 

Monteith, Kyle B. (M.S., Jenks) Use of condensed tannins to deter browsing by white tailed deer.

 

Mosby, Cory E. (M.S., Jenks) Landscape-level habitat selection of bobcats in South Dakota.

 

Murray, Jacquelyn L. (M.S. Rupp)

 

Panning, Jessica M. (M.S., Jensen) Responses of breeding birds to logging and prescribed fire in Custer State Park, South Dakota. 

 

Perkins, Tandi L. (Ph.D., Fredrickson) Spatial distribution of the Rocky Mountain population of Sandhill cranes in response to habitat conditions across the Intermountain West Corridor throughout the annual cycle.

 

Pierce, Landon L. (M.S., Graeb) Status of paddlefish in Lake Francis Case.

 

Phillips, Evan C. (M.S., Rupp) Development of a sightability model of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

 

Rapp, Tobias (Ph.D., Graeb) Early life history of pallid sturgeon.

 

Robling, Kevin A. (M.S., Jenks) Movement patterns, survival, and sightability of white-tailed deer in the Prairie Pothole Region of eastern South Dakota.

 

Sasmal, Indrani (Ph.D., Jenks) Population viability analysis of swift fox at Badlands National Park.

 

Schaeffer, Travis W. (M.S., Brown) Dried distilleries grain with solubles feeding trials for tilapia.

 

Schreck, William J. (M.S., Graeb) Seasonal fish use of Missouri River reservoir deltas.

 

Schultz, Luke D. (M.S., Bertrand) Conservation status of mountain sucker in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

 

Sexton, Chad L. (M.S., Jenks) Comprehensive study of ungulate diets at Theodore Roosevelt National park, North Dakota.

 

Shaw, Stephanie L. (M.S., Chipps) Lake sturgeon population characteristics, movements, and habitat use in Namakan Reservoir.

 

Smith, Joshua B. (Ph.D., Jenks) Effects of lions on bighorn sheep and other large mammals.

 

Spengler, Daniel E. (M.S., Brown) Culture strategies for producing advanced largemouth bass in the upper Midwest.

 

Thompson, Daniel J. (Ph.D., Jenks) Dispersal and survival of mountain lions in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming.

 

Thul, Megan D. (M.S., Chipps) Walleye recruitment in northeast South Dakota.

 

  Toy, Dustin L. (M.S., Jensen) Gobble mortality in Wyoming.

 

VanDeHey, Justin A. (Ph.D., Willis) Influence of gizzard shad on fish community ecology in northeastern South Dakota glacial lakes.

 

Von Eschen, Aaron J. (M.S., Brown) Yellow perch feeding trials.

 

Weber, Michael J. (Ph.D., Brown) Common carp population biology and management in South Dakota glacial lakes.

 

White, Joshua J. (M.S. Hubbard) Assessing effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on pheasant populations in South Dakota.

 

Wuellner, Melissa R. (Ph.D., Willis) Predator-prey interactions in large South Dakota reservoirs: implications for management of gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), walleye (Sander vitreus), and smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu).

 

 

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