Browsing by Department "Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences"
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(2014-08-06)Swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) and istiophorid billfish fisheries in all ocean basins are important commercially and recreationally. Proper assessments of these fisheries are hampered by species misidentification, unknown ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Guidelines for sustainable swim-with tourism for large whales are not welldeveloped, as researchers have focused on delphinids. Nations that signed the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Photoidentification surveys of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were conducted from December of 2002 through December of 2003 in Chocolate Bay, Texas, and the adjacent Gulf of Mexico area. The research represented ...
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(2009-05-15)This thesis examines the characteristics of dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) nursery groups and ontogeny of dusky dolphin calves. Data were collected via boat-based group focal follows of nurseries from October ...
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(2009-05-15)Striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) are a rabies vector in Texas and efforts are underway to develop an oral rabies vaccination program for skunks. To better understand some of the components necessary, I studied the habitat ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Foraging theory suggests that hungry animals balance a complex set of costs and benefits when determining what and how to eat. Prey distribution, patch size, and the presence of conspecifics are important factors influencing ...
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(2010-07-14)Vertebrate evolution has resulted in a diversity of feeding mechanisms. Cetaceans are secondarily derived tetrapods that have returned to a marine habitat. As a result, they display feeding modes that have converged with ...
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(2014-03-25)Prymnesium parvum (golden algae) is a harmful algal bloom species that has caused tens of millions of dollars in natural resource damages in Texas as a result of massive fish kills. This species is present in many Texas ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The goal of this inductive study was to identify factors that facilitate and inhibit binational collaboration in the recovery of endangered species in the northern Mexico borderlands, focusing on the Mexican wolf (Canis ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Total mercury (Hg) levels were determined in the tissues of ten taxa of pelagic fishes, with a special emphasis on apex predators (large vertebrates). Highest Hg levels were observed in blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), ...
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(2014-11-20)Overexploitation of wildlife is a leading threat to biodiversity in tropical Africa. Effective management requires integrating information on the extent of exploitation, distribution, and status of exploited species. I ...
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(2009-05-15)Feeding biomechanics and foraging behavior are likely contributors to loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery. To investigate these contributions, loggerhead bite performance was ...
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(2012-02-14)In 2002, a proposal was submitted to divert water from the confluence of the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers to San Antonio, Texas. To investigate the potential impacts of diverting water from the Guadalupe Estuary, my ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)I studied the breeding biology and nesting ecology of the Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) and Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe), two songbirds inhabiting remnant tracts of Tamaulipan brushland of the ...
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Brown-headed cowbird parasitism on endangered species: relationships with neighboring avian species (2009-05-15)Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) parasitism on the endangered black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) is a management concern. Management for black-capped vireos in east-central Texas has focused on habitat restoration ...
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Bull-switching in African Bovid Herds: Assessing Best Practices for Breeding Management in Waterbuck (2011-10-21)To implement sustainable ex-situ management of big ungulate herds such as African Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), one strategy is to place a vasectomized male with females during the sub-optimal season for breeding and ...
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(2012-07-16)Habitat disturbances play a major role in wildlife distribution. Disturbances such as loss of breeding habitat and fragmentation are of particular concern for Neotropical migrant songbird populations. Additionally, ...