Browsing OSU Dissertations by Author "O'Connell, Timothy J."
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Diversity, relative abundance, movement, and fitness of insect predators in winter canola agricultural landscapes in the United States Southern Plains
Jessie, Casi Nichole (2017-05)In general, landscape diversification in agricultural production systems is possibly correlated with increased biological pest suppression services. In the Southern Great Plains, continuous winter wheat systems are being ... -
Factors Affecting Bird-Window Collisions in a Small Urban Area: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Riding, Corey S. (2019-05-01)This dissertation consists of four concurrent studies of bird-building collisions, which primarily occur at glass surfaces (e.g., windows) and are a major source of direct anthropogenic mortality for birds globally. Although ... -
Group living, parental care, age structure, and genetic relatedness in Liolaemus leopardinus, a high-elevation lizard from the Andes of Chile
Santoyo Brito, Enrique (2017-12)Social behavior refers to any interactions between two or more conspecifics. A relatively common social behavior in the animal kingdom is group living, which provides benefits to group members (e.g., enhanced vigilance and ... -
Modeling post-CRP land use for optimum environmental benefits
Lungu, Cosmas (2007-05)Scope and Method of Study: Modeling of the Conservation Reserve Program tracts to maintain environmental benefits in Texas County, Oklahoma by using GIS. -
Small mammal communities and functional connectivity in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: A landscape perspective
Dolman, Richard William (2015-07)Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to global biodiversity, negatively affecting all major taxonomic groups. To mitigate these effects, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service manages three refuges in the ... -
Spatial distribution of aerial predators: Influences on usable space for quail
Atuo, Fidelis Akunke (2017-05)The likelihood of encountering a predator influences prey behavior and spatial distribution such that non-consumptive effects can outweigh the influence of direct predation. Prey species are thought to filter information ... -
Stand- and landscape-level roost selection by forest bats in the Ouachita Mountains
Perry, Roger W. (2006-07)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to determine roosting habitat preferences by forest bats and to create landscape-level models to determine characteristics of the landscape that were associated with ... -
Understanding avian soaring to extend UAV mission endurance through remote detection of thermal updrafts
Pinkerman, Cody Wayne (2016-05)Thermal updrafts can be utilized to increase an aircraft's flight endurance and range. However, much of the discussion involving thermal updrafts comprise of flight techniques within a known thermal updraft and very little ...