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Epizoic Diatom Assemblages on Freshwater Turtles
(2016-05)
Although freshwater turtles and their epibiotic hosts are a good model for studying epibiotic interactions (including basking, the effects of turtle species, and geographic variation), information on diatom-turtle relationships ...
SEASONAL AND CLIMATIC MODEL OF LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN DEMOGRAPHICS
(2017-05)
Abstract
The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has suffered substantial losses in both population number and occupied range over the last century. Although the species has been the focus of range-wide ...
Population genetic structure and effective population size of the threeridge mussel (Amblema plicata) in southeast Oklahoma assessed using microsatellites.
(2017-07-17)
A myriad of anthropogenic factors have led to substantial declines in North America’s freshwater mussel populations over the last century. A greater understanding of mussel dispersal abilities, genetic structure, and ...
EXPERIENCE, NEIGHBHORHOODS, AND HABITATS: BREEDING DISPERSAL OF MALE BLACK-CAPPED VIREOS (VIREO ATRICAPILLA)
(2019-08-01)
1. Mechanisms driving breeding dispersal are complex and potentially interactive. These mechanisms are of general interest because dispersal strongly links individual fitness to population dynamics. We examine the ...
THE ROLES OF STOCKING RATES AND LAKE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SUCCESS OF THE FLORIDA LARGEMOUTH BASS STOCKING PROGRAM IN OKLAHOMA
(2017-05-12)
Florida largemouth bass, Micropeterus salmoides floridanus (Lesueur 1822), have been introduced throughout the United States in an effort to improve trophy bass fishing appeal by increasing fish size and number. However, ...
Evaluating the use of environmental DNA for surveying semi-aquatic avian fauna
(2018)
The identification and quantification of DNA shed into aqueous environments can be used to estimate site occupancy and population density of various taxa. It is often easier to sample for environmental DNA (eDNA) than use ...
Molecular Evolution of a Na, K-ATPase in Weakly Electric Fish
(2016-12)
African mormyrids and South American gymnotiforms are two independently evolved lineages of weakly electric fish that produce electric organ discharges (EODs) as sensory and communication signals. EOD frequency varies ...
Amplitude-frequency tradeoffs in the active sensory and communication signal of a weakly electric fish
(2017-06)
Animal communication signals play an important role in behavioral processes to ensure fitness and survivorship of individuals within a species. Weakly electric fish produce communication signals that could be among the ...
Beta Diversity of Stream Fish Communities: Partitioning Variation Between Abiotic and Spatial Factors
(2016)
Variation in species composition of assemblages within a region is known as beta diversity. Beta diversity contributes to regional diversity (gamma), and understanding the factors that maintain it and explain variation of ...
Patterns in habitat selection between breeding and wintering grounds of Neotropical migrant passerines
(2017-05)
Migratory animals must select suitable habitat in different locations to take advantage of abundances of resources and escape harsh climates during seasonal changes. Niche tracking occurs when migratory animals fill the ...