Browsing by Author "Fairbanks, W. Sue"
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American Black Bear Ecology in Southeastern Oklahoma: Population Status and Capture Methodology
Pfander, Morgan (2016-05-01)Black bears (Ursus americanus) were extirpated from Oklahoma in the early 1900s but have since recolonized eastern portions of the state after successful reintroductions in Arkansas. After initial demographic studies were ... -
Avian responses to fire frequency in the Oklahoma Cross Timbers
Laughlin, Caitlin Berry (2018-05)Disturbance in the form of fire is an important ecological process. The presence or long term absence of fire is an important determinant of forest vegetative cover by mediating regeneration, tree establishment, and canopy ... -
Effects of prescribed fire and forest thinning on white-tailed deer forage productivity and quality in a southern oak-pine forest-savanna continuum
McKinney, Caleb (2021-07)White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginiana) represent an important economic component in the management of forest lands in the USA with over 16 billion dollars of expenditures annually related to deer hunting. Climate change ... -
Home ranges, resource selection, and survival of adult female black bears in a mixed-oak habitat type in northcentral Pennsylvania
Snavely, Brandon M. (2023-05)From 2019–2021, hunting seasons for American black bears (Ursus americanus) in Pennsylvania increased in length and changed in structure compared to prior years. Factors that influence bear harvest vulnerability during ... -
Predator induced phenotypic plasiticity within and between generations in the pond snail Physa acuta
Goeppner, Scott R. (2022-05)Prey often induce changes in the phenotype of their prey through phenotypic plasticity. Phenotypes that change include life history traits, morphology, and behavior, and changes may be adaptive or non-adaptive. The goal ... -
Prevalence of Babesia spp., Ehrlichia spp., and tick infestations in Oklahoma black bears (Ursus americanus)
Skinner, Delaina; Mitcham, Jessica R.; Starkey, Lindsay A.; Noden, Bruce H.; Fairbanks, W. Sue; Little, Susan E. (Wildlife Disease Association, 2017-10)American black bears (Ursus americanus) are commonly infested with ticks throughout their range, but there are few surveys for tick-borne disease agents in bears. To characterize tick infestations and determine the prevalence ... -
Urban Tick Ecology in Oklahoma City: Tick Distribution, Pathogen Prevalence and Avian Infestation Across an Urbanization Gradient
Roselli, Megan A. (2019-05-01)Urbanization has been linked to the emergence and increased prevalence of many vector-borne diseases, including tick-borne diseases. Despite the growing public health importance of tick-borne diseases, little is known about ...