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Notes on the Owls Found in Lincoln County, Nebraska
16 Apr 2013 | Pamphlets | Contributor(s): Wilson Tout
During more than a quarter of a century I have been making notes and collecting information about the Owls of Lincoln county and it seemed an opportune time to put this information into print that it …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2279
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Fisheries Monitoring at Mel Price Lock & Dam: May 2005 – June 2006 Department
11 Apr 2013 | Reports | Contributor(s): Nathan Caswell (editor)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway System (UMR-IWW) Navigation Study was completed in September 2004 after more than 14 years of intensive study and …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2276
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Waterfowl of North America: Frontmatter and Preface
11 Apr 2013 | Book Sections | Contributor(s): Paul A. Johnsgard
It was with a considerable degree of hesitation that, during the winter of 1970-71, I sat down and contemplated the scope and structure of a possible book on the waterfowl of North America. On my …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2273
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Zinc phosphide rodenticide reduces cotton rat populations in Florida sugarcane
10 Apr 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Nicholas R. Holler, David G. Decker
Rodents cause extensive damage to sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) in southern Florida (Samol 1972). Losses have been estimated as high as $235/ha (Lefebvre et al. 1978). Cotton rats (Sigmodon …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2270
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Impacts of house mouse activity on five types of insulation
10 Apr 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Scott E. Hygnstrom
House mice (mus musculus) cause a variety of problems with livestock, feed, and structures. Researchers have yet to discover an insulative material that is not susceptible to house mouse damage. In …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2267
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Review of PARASITOLOGY: Parasites of North American freshwater fishes
10 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Brother George Paul
This book is intended to serve as a manual for aiding in the identification of the freshwater fish parasites of North America. To this end an extensive key is given for each of the biological groups …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2264
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Tracking large carnivore dispersal using isotopic clues in claws: An application to cougars across the Great Plains
10 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Viviane Hénaux, Larkin A. Powell, Keith A. Hobson, Clayton Kent Nielsen, Michelle A. LaRue
1. Cougar (Puma concolor) populations, like other large carnivores, have increased during recent decades and may be recolonizing their former ranges in Midwestern North America. The dispersal routes …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2261
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Re-integrating crops and livestock in Maine: an economic analysis of the potential for and profitability of integrated agricultural production
09 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Aaron K. Hoshide, Stewart N. Smith (adviser)
This thesis examines the profitability of and sustainability indicators for potato and dairy farms in Maine integrating crops and livestock in two different ways. The first is inter-farm coupling, …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2258
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Winter Ridge HA Wild Horse Gather and Removal Plan
09 Apr 2013 | Reports
The Winter Ridge HA encompasses approximately 46,500 acres of public and private land, within Grand and Uintah Counties in Utah. The HA is approximately 90 miles south of Vernal, Utah. The BLM has …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2255
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The effect of one-session exposure treatment on selective processing and explicit memory bias in snake- and spider-fearful participants
09 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Karen L. Stanley-Kime
Unlike the empirically supported phenomenon of anxiety-induced selective processing bias, research on congruent explicit memory bias is inconclusive; indeed, there is evidence for recall decrements …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2252
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The effects of non-surgical interventions on osteoarthritis-like changes in the mouse knee
09 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Wendy K. Anemaet, Anna Plaas (adviser), William Haley (adviser)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating condition affecting over 21 million persons in the United States. This number is expected to rise in the coming decades. Treatment approaches for OA focus on …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2249
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Role of near-miss bird strikes in assessing hazards
04 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Matthew W. Klope, Robert C. Beason, Timothy J. Nohara, Michael J. Begier
Management of problem wildlife within the airfield environment is a difficult job. Today’s Bird–Animal Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program managers require as much information as possible to …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2246
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Eastern bluebirds eject brown-headed cowbird eggs
04 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): Brian D . Peer, Lyndon R. Hawkins, Edwin P. Steinke, Patricia Blair Bollinger, Eric K. Bollinger
The relationship between the Brownheaded Cowbird (Molothrus ater) and its cavitynesting hosts has received little attention because of the assumption that cowbirds rarely parasitize these hosts. We …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2243
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Predictive measures of fetal distress in calves during delivery
04 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Kristin Elizabeth Hard, Howard Tyler (adviser)
The effect of birth stress on tongue color, length, and responsiveness was studied in fifty eight calves. The calves were monitored from stage 2 of parturition until birth. Tongue parameters (Tongue …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2240
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Exploring sources of selection on the multimodal courtship displays of two sister species of wolf spiders: schizocosa crassipalpata and schizocosa bilineata
04 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Mitchel D. Bern, Eileen A. Hebets (adviser)
We examined multiple sources of selection on the multimodal courtship display of two sister species of wolf spiders, Schizocosa crassipalpata and Schizocosa bilineata. We first experimentally altered …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2237
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Sex, contamination and movement in an invasive fish
04 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Julie
R.
Marentette,
Dr.
Sigal
Balshine
(adviser)
Animal movement has had a long history of study in the fields of behavioural ecology and toxicology, but rarely is the ecological context of behaviour in toxicology directly addressed. To explore how …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2234
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Badger movement ecology in Colorado agricultural areas after a fire
04 Apr 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Craig Ramey, Jean Bourassa
While investigating the American badger (Taxidea taxus) in eastern Colorado’s wheatlands, we studied 3 badgers which were affected by a 2.1 km2 man-made fire and compared them to 2 adjacent badgers …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2231
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Evaluation of a new strategy for control of bovine tuberculosis in Michigan white-tailed deer: year 1 progress report
03 Apr 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): Stephen Schmitt, Daniel O\'Brien, Elaine Carlson, David Smith, Zachary Cooley
The State of Michigan is striving to eliminate bovine tuberculosis (Tb) infection among free-ranging white-tailed deer in the northeastern Lower Peninsula of the state. Aggressive reduction in the …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2228
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Evaluation of moderate and low-powered lasers for dispersing double-crested cormorants from their night roosts
03 Apr 2013 | Conference Proceedings | Contributor(s): James F. Glahn, Greg Ellis, Paul Fioranelli, Brian S. Dorr
The double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is the primary avian predator on the southern catfish industry, estimated to cause $5 million in damage per year. To date, the most effective …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2225
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Effects of breed group by location interaction on crossbred cattle in Nebraska and Florida
03 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): T. A. Olson, K. Euclides Filho, L. V. Cundiff, M. Koger, W. T. Butts Jr.
Data on 2,744 calves produced in Clay Center, Nebraska, and Brooksville, Florida, were used to evaluate the importance of genotype × location interactions on the reproductive and maternal …
http://habricentral.org/resources/2222
