Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Department "Wildlife and Fisheries Science"
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(1983)Twelve distinct and homogeneous wetland regions were defined for Texas by considering water availability and substrate characteristics. Regions were subsampled and measured by wetland classes, and the average values ...
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(1980)The effects of exposure to rain and sunlight on the efficacy of 4-Aminopyridine (4-AP) as a frightening agent for blackbirds (Icteridae) was measured in terms of the ability of the exposed bait to induce abnormal behaviors ...
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(1984)Several techniques of age determination have been used on hunted squirrels to determine age distribution in the populations. These techniques include morphological characters, lens weight, and cementum annuli. The purpose ...
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A Comparison of Serum Vitamin A Levels From Three Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu) Herds in Texas (1984)The objectives of this study were to determine relative blood serum concentrations of vitamin A from 3 different herds of collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), then evaluate the usefulness of serum vitamin A as a nutritional ...
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(1980)Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) fingerlings were reared in flow-through circular tanks on semipurified diets which consisted of 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14% lipid as beef tallow, unhydrogenated soybean oil, or fish oil. A ...
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(1980)The utility of external and cranial measurements to distinguish between specimens of Peromyscus leucopus and P. gossypinus from East Texas was assessed. The extent of age, sexual, and individual variation was statistically ...
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(1981)Data on interspecific behavioral interactions between the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), pygmy mouse (Baiomys taylori) and the fulvous harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens) was collected from 1 September 1980 through ...
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(1984)Captive collared peccary maternal-nursling interactions were quantitatively described by determining the influence of weeks post partum, time of day, and diet on the relative frequency of occurrence, mean duration, and ...
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(1981)Predation on sheep and goats by coyotes constitutes the major cause of stock losses in the western United States. No effective method currently exists for selectively removing problem coyotes from a wild population. ...
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(1984)A study was conducted to determine the optimum protein to energy ratio for red crawfish (Procambarus clarkii). Six experimental diets were formulated which contained 20, 30, or 40% protein and 2500 or 3500 kcal/kg gross ...
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(1980)Members of the family Cichlidae are native to Africa, Asia, and South America, with the exception of the Rio Grande Perch (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum) which is native to South Texas. Several species of cichlids have been ...
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(1983)Increasing nonconsumptive use of wildlife resources and a concern with the threats of extinction have resulted in development of techniques to value nonmarket natural resources. One such technique is contingent valuation, ...