Browsing by Author "McMurry, Scott T."
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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 ... -
Birds on birth control: The effects of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol on zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) courtship behavior, parental care, and stress physiology
Naylor, Madeleine Frances (2017-07)Hormones are key regulators of behavioral expression and reproductive investment. Individual behavioral expression can also reflect environmental influences, such as contaminant exposure. Many environmental contaminants ... -
Ecosystem services provided by playas in the High Plains: Potential influences of USDA conservation programs
Smith, Loren Michael; Haukos, David A.; McMurry, Scott T.; LaGrange, Ted; Willis, David (Ecological Society of America, 2011)Playas are shallow depressional wetlands and the dominant wetland type in the non-glaciated High Plains of the United States. This region is one of the most intensively cultivated regions in the Western Hemisphere, and ... -
Effects of 17β-estradiol on gonadal morphology in Acris blanchardi
Horner, Samantha; Charles, Zoe (Oklahoma State University, 2019-04-27)Endocrine disrupting compounds, like 17β-estradiol (E2), contaminate wildlife habitats, which leaves organisms vulnerable to compounds that have adverse effects on their gonadal development. Amphibians are the most vulnerable ... -
Effects of Habitat Modification with Herbicide and Prescribed Burning on Small Mammal Populations Inhabiting Cross Timbers Rangeland in Oklahoma
McMurry, Scott T. (Oklahoma State University, 1989-07-01) -
Effects of wetland sedimentation and sediment removal on rainwater basin vegetation, seed bank, and water bird communities
Beas, Benjamin James (2011-12)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of restoration, by sediment removal, on wetlands located in the Rainwater Basin region of NE. Assessment included 3 objectives: extant vegetation ... -
Evaluation of amphibian communities of playa wetlands in the Southern High Plains, Texas and physiological effects of environmental stressors on the New Mexico spadefoot toad, Spea multiplicata
Bagwill, April Lynn (2012-07)Scope and Methods: The purpose of this dissertation project was two-fold, 1) to investigate the effects of surrounding land use on playa wetlands and resident amphibian communities and 2) to assess developmental and ... -
Impacts of Roundup Weathermax and Ignite 280 SL on amphibians in the Southern High Plains
Dinehart, Simon (2009-12)Scope and Method of Study: Most playa wetlands in the Southern High Plains (SHP) region are embedded in cropland. SHP amphibians may encounter agricultural chemicals due to contaminated runoff or direct terrestrial exposure. ... -
Influence of land use and the Conservation Reserve Program on native invertebrate pollinator communities in Southern High Plains wetlands and uplands
Begosh, Angela (2017-12)Numerous studies have documented that invertebrate pollinator services are critical to the world economy. The Southern High Plains (SHP) of Texas was identified as an area where the demand for pollination service may exceed ... -
Latent effects of larval experience: The pervasive effects of tadpole predation risk on frog phenotype
Beaty, Lynne (2017-05)Predation risk influences prey phenotype. Predator-induced changes in prey behavior and morphology are hypothesized to be adaptive, as long as predation risk is constant. This restriction does not hold for organisms like ... -
Methods for predicting environmentally-relevant concentrations of pulsed aquatic exposures
Morrison, Shane Arthur (2016-05)Most current-use pesticides have short half-lives in the water column and thus the most relevant exposure scenarios for many aquatic organisms are pulsed exposures. However, it is frequently challenging to measure exposure ... -
Pinyon jay movement, nest site selection, nest fate, and renesting in central New Mexico
Novak, Michael Coulter (2019-12)Pinyon jays (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) are an avian species of conservation concern in the southwest U.S. Due to habitat elimination and degradation, pinyon jay numbers have decreased approximately 3.5% per year since ... -
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Accumulation in Soil Receiving Rooftop Runoff
Hileman, Sarah Thurau (2016-12-01)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent organic pollutants that are ubiquitous in the environment and can potentially impact human health. The main objective of this study was to qualify and quantify PAH ...