Browsing by Author "McBee, Karen"
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Acoustic and Netting Surveys of Western Ozark Highlands Bats with Habitat Suitability Models for Three Threatened and Endangered Species
Ritchie, Anna Rachel (2017-12-01)Bats in the United States and Canada are experiencing major population declines because of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease that kills bats hibernating in caves. First discovered in New York in 2006, WNS has ... -
Activity patterns, habitat use, and prey selection by the Ozark big-eared bat (Plecotus townsendii ingens)
Clark, Brenda S. (1991-05) -
Assessing student behaviors and motivation for actively learning biology
Moore, Michael Edward (2017-05)Vision and Change states that one of the major changes in the way we design biology courses should be a switch in approach from teacher-centered learning to student-centered learning and identifies active learning as a ... -
Biotic and Abiotic Factors Affecting Abundance of the American Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus americanus
Hoops, Jessica N. (2017-07-01)The American burying beetle (ABB) Nicrophorus americanus Oliver (Coleoptera: Silphidae) is one of several species of carrion beetles and is listed as endangered in the United States. Previous research suggests that ABB ... -
Bobcats Across Their Geographic Range: Combining Ecological Niche Modeling and Morphology to Assess the Population Genetic Structure of <italic>lynx Rufus</italic>
Loveless, Allison Marcella (Oklahoma State University, 2014-12-01)Despite a broad distribution, general habitat requirements, and long dispersal potentials, bobcats <italic>Lynx rufus</italic> exhibit a genetic division that longitudinally transects central North America. I investigated ... -
Bone microarchitecture, kidney heavy metal and metallothionein concentrations in Peromyscus leucopus from Tar Creek Superfund Site
Elturki, Maha Abdulftah Ahmed (2015-05)Tar Creek Superfund Site (TCSFS) is highly contaminated by toxic heavy metals. Cd, Pb, and Zn concentrations in soil and kidney specimens of P. leucopus were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy ... -
Community Composition, Population Demographics, and Tissue Metal Concentrations in Bats (Chiroptera) at Tar Creek Superfund Site: with Focus on Use of a Behavioral Flight Cage Assay
Eguren, Rachel Elise (Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)My goals were to: 1) determine community structure and population demographics of Chiroptera within Tar Creek Superfund Site, an area contaminated with lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd), 2) analyze liver, kidney, and ... -
Determining sex and reproductive status of rodents
Jacques, Marie-Eve; McBee, Karen; Elmore, Dwayne (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, 2015-07) -
Distribution and habitat connectivity of large carnivores in Sub-Saharan Africa and human-carnivore conflicts in Western Ethiopia
Erda, Fikirte Gebresenbet (2018-07)Large carnivores are threatened with habitat fragmentation, prey depletion, and human-carnivore conflicts. Africa has an intact guild of large carnivores but data on their distribution and status are scare. Since large ... -
Distribution, Habitat, and Conservation Status of Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) Along the Canadian River Drainage of the Northern Texas Panhandle
Richards, Jeffrey Edward (Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)In the fall of 2002, muskrats were collected in newly constructed lakes and riparian areas along the Canadian River drainages in Roberts County, Texas. Evaluation of habitats and muskrat sign at several other sites confirmed ... -
Ecotoxicological study of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) from Tar Creek Superfund Site
Hays, Kimberly Anne (2010-12)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of heavy metals on white-footed mice from Tar Creek Superfund Site. Animals used in the study were collected from Tar Creek Superfund Site, and ... -
Effects of in ovo exposure to sodium perchlorate on development, growth and reproduction of fence lizards (Sceloporus sp.)
Redick-Harris, Melinda Suzanne (2006-07)Scope and Method of Study: This research was designed to determine the effects of long term in ovo perchlorate exposure on eggs, juveniles and adult fence lizards. Reptile eggs are highly extensible and absorb environmental ... -
Effects of thinning at different intensities on habitat use by bats in the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama
Hart, April Jenet (Oklahoma State University, 2007-05-01)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of forest thinning on diversity and abundance of foraging bats in Bankhead National Forest. Mist-netting and echolocation call recordings were used to assess habitat ... -
Examination of dental abnormalities in rural and urban bobcats (Lynx rufus)
Mickle-Dittrich, Courtney (2018-04-30) -
Foraging and light avoidance thresholds in wild rodents exposed to differing levels of light pollution
Lovett, Jimmy Joe (2020-12)I investigated whether light pollution alters foraging and light avoidance behavior in mice. I hypothesized that: 1.) exposure to light pollution would alter the natural shift in foraging behavior as illumination from the ... -
Geographic variation, population structure, and balancing selection in Red River pupfish, Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis
Ashbaugh, Nicholas A. (1996-07) -
Grassland invasion by non-native grass species: Ecological issues of multiple species at multiple trophic levels
Greer, Mitchell John (2013-12) -
Low-basal Area Treatment and Prescribed Fire to Restore Oak-pine Savannas Alter Small Mammal Communities
Jacques, Marie-Eve (Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)Following decades of fire suppression, many savanna ecosystems have changed drastically to dense forests. Restoration of these ecosystems is seen as a way to reduce woody encroachment, dangerous fuel loads, and loss of ...