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An evaluation of efforts to reestablish eastern wild turkeys into the Post Oak Savannah of Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
The overall objective of this study was to summarize the cumulative results of 5 studies focusing on efforts to reestablish eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) into the Post Oak Savannah of Texas and to ...
The effects of selected environmental variables on filtration rate of Mytilopsis leucophaeata and evaluation of its potential role in the purification of mariculture effluent
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Platform mussels, Mytilopsis leucophaeata from Galveston, TX were exposed to various levels of salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen and suspended solid concentrations to ascertain effects on filtration rate. Filtration ...
Bottlenose dolphin responses to pingers
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
I observed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from a shore-based, rooftop theodolite station on the southeast side of Galveston Island to test their behavioral response to pingers. Pingers have been shown to alert ...
The Hawai'ian spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris: effects of tourism
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Human activities and spinner dolphin behavior were observed in Kealake'kua Bay, Kona coast, Hawai'i, from 28 August, 1993 to 7 July, 1994. Data were collected from an observation site 55 m above mean low water on a steep ...
A comparative study of metazoan parasite communities of sentinel bluegill caged in two urbanizing streams, San Antonio, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Urbanization has deleterious effects on water quality and biota in stream systems. This project used caged bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) to assess metazoan fish parasite communities in two urbanizing streams of the upper ...
Fish-performance ecoassay of urbanizing streams in the San Antonio River Basin, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus, a sunfish species) were used to perform an ecological assay of stream health in urbanizing watersheds of the upper San Antonio River Basin, Texas. Ecoassays were conducted during summer 1999 ...
Fish ecology of a wetland in the southern Western Ghats, India
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Fish assemblages and abiotic environmental conditions in a wetland in the Western Ghats, southern India, were investigated from August 2000 to July 2001. Rainfall showed a seasonal pattern of dry, major wet, and minor wet ...
Mourning dove differential use of reclaimed surface-mined lands in east-central Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The mourning dove (Zeniada macroura) is the most abundant and widespread North American game bird despite the fact that declines have been observed throughout much of the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ...
Interactions and reproductive success of sympatric Barn and Cave Swallows in east-central Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva), first discovered breeding in Texas in 1915, has recently expanded its range to include north and east-central Texas. Originally confined to sinkholes in Central and West Texas, this ...
Regional variability in feeding habits of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris): a preliminary assessment using ¹⁵N and ¹³C
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
In an attempt to assess the effectiveness of stable isotope analysis to determine diet composition of wild manatees, twenty-five species of vegetation commonly consumed by manatees were collected from four regions in ...