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H-Factor and the Moderating Role of Psychological Capital in Predicting Student Retention
(2019-07)Nobody wins when a student drops out of college. Colleges lose revenue and students accumulate debt and experience lower lifetime earnings if they never finish college. Colleges and universities have spent an enormous ... -
"Habitable Region": Morality's Place in Three Novels by Edith Wharton
(Oklahoma State University, 1988-05-01)The understated drama and wit of Edith Wharton's prose style have long fascinated me. An avid reader of short stories, I found many of Wharton's to be compact masterpieces in complexity of theme and characterization. But ... -
Habitat and Behavior of the American Woodcock in Northcentral Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 1980-05-01)I studied the ecological relationships of a very habitat-specific bird, the American woodcock (Philohela minor, Gmelin), in northcentral Oklahoma, on the southwestern fringe of its range in North America. The primary ... -
Habitat and Population Characteristics of Great Blue Heron Rookeries in the South Central Great Plains: Partial Validation of The Great Blue Heron Habitat Suitability Index Model
(Oklahoma State University, 1995-05-01)This thesis is composed of four chapters. Chapter I is an introduction to the remaining text. Chapter II, "Habitat suitability index (HSI) models and great blue heron ecology: a review," is written as a thesis literature ... -
Habitat and Space Use by Northern Bobwhites in North Texas
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Habitat Associations of Fish Assemlages on the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
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Habitat Factors Related to Pronghorn Productivity on the Southern High Plains
(Oklahoma State University, 1979-05-01)Many areas of the Southern High Plains provide valuable habitat for pronghorn (Antilocapra americana). However, in recent years pronghorn numbers have declined over much of this region (M. Snider, Range Conservationist, ... -
Habitat Requirements of Charadriiform Birds Nesting on Salt Flats at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
(Oklahoma State University, 1979-05-01)The purposes of this study were to describe habitat requirements and breeding ecology of the American avocet, inland least tern, and snowy plover on the salt flats of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, northwestern ... -
Habitat Requirements of White-tailed Deer in the Post Oak-blackjack Oak Habitat Type
(Oklahoma State University, 1980-12-01)The purpose of this study was to evaluate habitat requirements of white-tailed deer in the post oak-blackjack oak habitat type of Oklahoma. Information on habitat use patterns, factors affecting the patterns, activity ... -
Habitat selection by transplanted mule deer in northwestern Oklahoma
(1967-05)Scope and Method of Study: During 1965, sixty-five mule deer, captured in northwest Colorado, were transplanted to four localities in northwestern Oklahoma. Transplants were 200 miles east of the presently know mule deer ... -
Habitat Suitability and Detection Probability of Longnose Darter (Percina nasuta) in Oklahoma
(2018-12-01)North America has more than 700 species of freshwater fish that are considered imperiled and at least 27 species of North American fish have gone extinct within the last century. In Oklahoma, the Longnose Darter (LND) is ... -
Habitat Types Used by the Bobwhite Quail and Other Wildlife in Southwestern Oklahoma
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Habitat Use and Growth and Development of Juvenile Lesser Prairie Chickens in Southeast New Mexico
(Oklahoma State University, 2005-07-01)Based on data from 257 brood locations and 53 random locations, lesser prairie-chicken broods selected locations on sand shinnery oak dominance with taller plant heights and more over head cover when temperatures exceeded ... -
Habitat Use by Birds in the Northern Shortgrass Prairie of North America: a Local and Landscape Approach
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-05-01)My research examines habitat use by birds breeding in the northern shortgrass prairie of North America. Results indicate that bird communities differ among shortgrass prairie, CRP, and dryland agriculture. Three species ... -
Habitat Use by White-tailed Deer and Elk on Sympatric Range Enzootic for Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis
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Habitat Use, Daily Movements, and Body Size of the Texas Horned Lizard in an Urban Environment in North-Central Oklahoma
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Habitat Use, Food Habits, and Response to Bird Dog Field Trials of Bobwhite on Northeastern Oklahoma Tallgrass Prairie Rangeland
(Oklahoma State University, 1977-05-01)The purpose of this study is to reveal the manner in which bobwhite populations use habitat in tall grass prairie rangeland. Radiolocation telemetry was used to monitor movements of bobwhite coveys and to observe their ... -
Habitat's Hammer: Cultural tools and volunteer cognitions at work in Habitat for Humanity
(2004-12)Scope and Method of Study: This study explored the interplay between Habitat for Humanity's (Habitat's) culture and social structure and its volunteer members' attributions toward the causes of poverty. An index was developed ...