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Aspects of the wintering ecology of northern shovelers on freshwater and saline habitats
(1986)
Habitat factors, feeding ecology, and physiological body condition of northern shovelers (Anas clypeata) were studied on saline wetlands of the Texas Gulf Coast, and on several freshwater lakes 18 km inland. The hypothesis ...
Wood duck production and habitat use
(1980)
During 1977 through 1979, data on the nesting and hatching success of wood ducks (Aix sponsa) were collected from 32 wood duck nesting boxes in east-central Texas. All boxes were located in areas devoid of brood rearing ...
Effects of prescribed burning on a small mammal community in post oak savannah, Texas
(1985)
The response of a community of small mammals to annual prescribed maintenance burning was examined in the post oak savannah vegetational type in Texas. The study was begun in the fall of 1982 before the second of a series ...
Breeding ecology of the mourning dove on the Texas A & M University campus
(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 ...
Ecology of Attwater's prairie chicken in relation to land management practices on the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
(1986)
Radio telemetry equipment was used to collect habitat use, movement and survival data on 49 Attwater's prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) from March 1983-July 1985 on the Attwater Prairie Chicken National ...
Habitat selection and social structure of mottled ducks in a Texas coastal marsh
(1988)
Breeding chronology and habitat selection by mottled ducks (Anas f. fulvigula) were studied at San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (SBNWR), TX, 1985-87. The Habitat Suitability Index (HST) model for the mottled duck also ...
The restructuring of a forage fish community following large-scale aquatic vegetation control
(1987)
Following eradication of submersed aquatic vegetation by grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in Lake Conroe, Texas, substantial shifts in the structure of the forage fish community occurred. Density and/or standing crop ...
The systematics, ecology and zoogeography of the headwater catfish Ictalurus lupus (Pisces)
(1986)
The systematics, ecology, life history, zoogeography and distribution of I. lupus were studied in relation to those of its close relative I. punctatus. I. lupus was found to be biochemically, morphologically and ecologically ...
An investigation of the live bait-shrimp industry of Texas : and the culture and economic potentials for rearing two penaeid species as supplements to that industry
(1986)
Both Penaeus aztecus and P. setiferus were reared in ponds and raceways to determine their culture and economic potentials as supplements to the live bait-shrimp industry of Texas. Growth differences were seen for juvenile ...
Economics and operational characteristics of recreational leasing in the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plains of Texas
(1988)
The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the various types of leasing enterprises in the Rio Grande Plains and Edwards Plateau resource regions of Texas used to market recreational ranch resources, (2) determine ...