Browsing by Subject "Ecology"
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(2022-04-20)Understanding and preventing post-harvest losses are very crucial if we want to feed the world's growing population. Callosobruchus maculatus, also known as the "cowpea weevil," is a common pest in stored grains. This pest ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)The behavior and ecology of Nilgiri tahr was investigated during a two-year field study at Eravikulam National Park, Kerala, India. The primary method of investigation was direct observations on wild tahr. The Nilgiri tahr ...
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(2023-10-19)Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is one of the most common and pervasive weeds in turfgrass systems across the United States. It causes severe economic and aesthetic damage in managed turfgrass systems and is the most ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1991)In Chambers County, Texas, Culex salinarius larvae were widely distributed and found in a variety of aquatic habitats during cooler times of the year. However, during the summer they were generally restricted to cool aquatic ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2001)I investigated factors influencing diversity ami abundance of wintering raptor assemblages in southern Texas. I approached this problem from several spatial and temporal scales, ranging from continental to patch, and 30 ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)This study collected data on mourning doves on the Texas A&M University campus, College Station, Texas from 1978 through 1979. During this study 2,258 doves were banded and 1,620 were recaptured for a total of 3,878 ...
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(2021-11-30)Host-associated bacterial species have evolved numerous mechanisms to enable them to interact and compete with other microorganisms and with their hosts. One such mechanism is the bacterial Type VI Secretion System (T6SS). ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)An ecological study of sympatric populations of Sceloporus variabilis and S. undulates was conducted from February 1975 until February 1976. The study area was located in Uvalde County, Texas in an ecotone between the South ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)A general framework and methodology for modeling ecological management systems was proposed, with which useful information about the system, in varied forms, could be captured and utilized. These information dimensions of ...
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(2018-04-23)Mass mortality events (MME) impact local ecosystems especially in systems where insects play a major role in recycling carrion. Insects may be unable to efficiently recycle the carrion. Selecting the appropriate taxonomic ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)The spring and summer zooplankton community in East Lagoon, Galveston Island, Texas was similar to the summer assemblages of many U.S. estuaries. Species diversity was low and the crustacean zooplankton were dominated by ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2002)I surveyed Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) grouping relative to rainfall and landscape patterns at eight southern Texas study sites during the fall non-breeding season. Objectives were to: I) determine relationships ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)I examined the ecology and breeding biology of a population of white-tailed hawks (Buteo albicaudatus hypospodius; 6 pairs, 1983, 1984; 7 pairs 1985) at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1983)Lotebush, a spinescent, highly-branched shrub, is codominant with honey mesquite on almost 4.8 million ha of rangeland in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Three facets of lotebush ecology were investigated during 1979 and 1980 ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, )This research was to evaluate a technique to focus the attention of tenth grade students on environmental values. Information used in constructing the student materials was gathered from current books, magazines, and ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)A series of experiments were conducted to quantify the extent to which dissemination and establishment of mesquite is enhanced by activities of domestic livestock. In the Rio Grande Plains of south Texas, dispersal of ...
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(2015-04-29)A key objective of the National Marine Fisheries Service recovery plan for Steller sea lions (SSL – Eumetopias jubatus) is to protect critical habitats. Doing so relies in part on knowledge of SSL ecology based on time-depth ...
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(2015-10-20)Results showed that both endophytes could negatively affect root-knot nematode infection and reproduction in cotton under greenhouse conditions. Further, endophytic C. globosum was also shown to negatively affect the ...
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(2009-05-15)The Salton Sea, situated in the Lower Colorado River Basin (LCRB), is under duress due to, among other things, increased water demands of cities like San Diego, California and Mexicali, Mexico. This research developed a ...