Nova Silvy's Graduate Students:Current StudentsAustin, Sean; Ph.D. (Co-Chair); Cat ecology in Thailand Faulhaber, Craig; M.S.; Lower Keys marsh rabbit Grassman, Lonnie; Ph.D. (Co-Chair); Leopard cats in Thailand Heilbrun, Richard; M.S.; Bobcat population estimations Jones, Dustin; M.S. (Co-Chair); Rio Grande turkey ecology Jones, Ryan; M.S. (Co-Chair) ; Lesser prairie chicken broods Mathewson, Heather; M.S.; Competition of urban doves McCleary, Robert; M.S. (Co-Chair); Key Largo woodrat ecology Nelson, Fletcher; M.S. (Co-Chair); Owens Valley vole ecology Peterson, Nils; M.S. (Co-Chair); Key deer fawn ecology Pierce, Brian; Ph.D.; Texas mourning dove numbers Pieters, Stacey; M.S.; Attwater's prairie chicken Pruitt, Kenneth; Ph.D. (Co-Chair); White-winged dove ecology Rader, Michael J.; Ph.D. (Co-Chair); Quail predation study Randel, C. J.; M.S.; Rio Grande turkey broods Schaap, Jody; M.S. (Co-Chair); Rio Grande turkey survival Schwertner, T. Wayne; Ph.D. (Co-Chair); Wild turkey population model Shipmen, Jennifer; M.S. (Co-Chair); Genetics of ruffed grouse Toole, Ben; M.S. (Co-Chair); Lesser prairie chicken ecology Whisenant, Shane; M.S. (Co-Chair) ; Johnson Space Center deer Wilsey, Beau; M.S. (Co-Chair) ; Rio Grande turkey predation Yantis, James H.; Ph.D. ; Vegetation and wildlife numbers Former Students Grue, C. E. 1977. Classification, inventory, analysis, and evaluation of the breeding habitat of the mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) in Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 187pp. Reid, R. R. 1977. Correlation of habitat parameters with whistle-count densities of bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) in Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 101pp. Densmore, M. L. 1978. Biological requirements of Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei) in captivity. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 106pp. Foreman, L. D. 1978. Activity patterns and foraging behavior of the scissor-tailed flycatcher. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 105pp. Whyte, R. J. 1978. The effects of cattle on shoreline vegetation of ponds and tanks in south Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 60pp. Baker, B. W. 1979. Habitat use, productivity, and nest predation of Rio Grande turkeys. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 46pp. Gober, D. R. 1979. Factors affecting domestic sheep losses to predators in Trans-Pecos Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 119pp. Horkel, J. D. 1979. Cover and space requirements of Attwater's prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri) in Refugio County, Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 96pp. Lutz, R. S. 1979. The response of Attwater's prairie chicken to petroleum development. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 82pp. Tanner, J. I. 1979. Cottontail density and distribution on three study areas in Yoakum County, Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 61pp. Bivings, IV, A. E. 1980. Breeding ecology of the mourning dove on the Texas A&M University Campus. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 55pp. Cogar, V. F. 1980. Food habits of Attwater's prairie chicken in Refugio County, Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 119pp. Ridlehuber, K. T. 1980. Wood duck production and habitat use. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 44pp. Lawrence, J. S. 1982. Effect of predator reduction on the reproductive success of Attwater's prairie chicken. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 105pp. Marcy, L. E. 1982. Habitat types of the eastern Cross Timbers of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 175pp. Eastland, W. G. 1983. Potential hazards of compound 1080 to selected nontarget wildlife when used in the toxic collar. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 32pp. Hall, D. A. 1983. Review of an internship with San Tomas Hunting Camp, Blocker Energy Corporation. M.Ag. Rept. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 51pp. Morrow, M. E. 1983. Primary feather molt of juvenile mourning doves in Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 45pp. Osborn, B. G. 1983. Variation in bobwhite quail mortality found in release pens. M.Ag. Rept. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 54pp. Scrivner, J. H. 1984. Economics of predation on angora goats and reducing predation losses with the 1080 toxic collar. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 83pp. Maple, D. P. 1985. Recovery and economics of pen-reared bobwhites in north-central Texas. M.Ag. Rept. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 43pp. Tilton, D. A. 1985. Population characteristics and diets of two white-tailed deer herds with contrasting densities. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 113pp. Morrow, M. E. 1986. Ecology of Attwater's prairie chicken in relation to land management practices on the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 100pp. Richardson, C. L. 1986. Effects of short duration grazing on white-tailed deer in the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plain of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 80pp. Chesshir, J. M. 1987. Review of an internship with Petty Ranch Company. M.Ag. Rept. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 115pp. McQuiddy, D. W. 1987. Review of an internship with the Neu Wassenberg Ranch, Charlotte Division. M.Ag. Rept. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 60pp. Roach, R. W. 1987. Review of an internship with San Tomas Hunting Camp, Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. M.Ag. Rept. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 45pp. Doerr, T. B. 1988. Effects of supplemental feeding on northern bobwhite populations in south Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 55pp. Steinbach, J. W. 1988. Economics and operational characteristics of recreational leasing in the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plains of Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 101pp. Stapper, R. J. 1989. A comparison of scent-station surveys and track counts for surveying furbearer populations in the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 50pp. Kuvlesky, Jr., W. P. 1990. The influence of habitat component interspersion on habitat selection on northern bobwhite on the Rio Grande Plains of Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 102pp. Peterson, M. J. 1990. Simulation of host-parasite interactions within a resource management framework: impact of brucellosis on bison population dynamics. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 79pp. Dimare, M. I. 1991. Effects of lek shape on reproductive behavior of Attwater's prairie chicken. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 75pp. Ellsworth, D. L. 1991. Mitochondrial DNA and nuclear gene diversity among white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations in the southeastern United States and within the North American prairie grouse (Tympanuchus) complex. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 113pp. O'Neil, L. J. H. 1991. Test and modification of a northern bobwhite habitat suitability index model. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 107pp. Yantes, J. H. 1991. The association of selected soil properties with the distribution of native vegetation. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 89pp. Carpenter, J. A. 1993. Movements, habitat use, and population dynamics of elk in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 119pp. Drake, D. 1994. Captive propagation and brood behavior of greater prairie chickens. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 49pp. Peterson, M. J. 1994. Factors limiting population size of the endangered Attwater's prairie chicken. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 148pp. Lynn, S. K. 1995. Movements, site fidelity, and surfacing patterns of bottlenose dolphins on the central Texas coast. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 92pp. Osterndorff, E. A. 1995. Conservation genetics of the endangered Attwater's prairie chicken. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 57pp. Partin, C. D. 1995. A survey of serum antibody titers to brucellosis and pseudorabies in feral swine in Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 23pp. Purvis, J. R. 1995. Implications of Canada, snow, and white-fronted geese and northern bobwhite and disease reservoirs for the Attwater's prairie-chicken. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 63pp. Rakestraw, D. L. 1995. A comparison of three deer survey techniques. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 25pp. Hayslette, S. E. 1996. Factors affecting reproduction of white-winged, white-tipped, and mourning doves in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville. 107pp. Lopez, R. R. 1996. Population dynamics of eastern wild turkeys relocated into the Post Oak Savannah of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 54pp. Gabor, T. M. 1997. Ecology and interactions of sympatric collared peccaries and feral pigs. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville and College Station. 255pp. Gainey, J. W. 1997. A comparison of Texas and Iowa broodstocks for eastern wild turkey restoration in the Post Oak Savannah of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 33pp. Harveson, L. A. 1997. Ecology of a mountain lion population in southern Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville and College Station. 176pp. Feuerbacher, C. K. 1997. Effects of supplemental stocking on eastern wild turkey restoration in the Post Oak Savannah of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 53pp. Griffin, C. P. 1998. Factors affecting captive prairie chicken production. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 99pp. Lockwood, M. S. 1998. Survival, reproduction, and habitat use of captive-reared Attwater's prairie chicken. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 68pp. Bridges, A. S. 1999. Abundance of northern bobwhite and scaled quail in Texas: influence of weather and land- cover change. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 84pp. Hernandez, F. 1999. The value of prickly pear cactus as nesting cover for northern bobwhite. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville and College Station. 85pp. Radomski, A. A. 1999. Physiological ecology of northern bobwhite Reproduction in southern Texas. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville and College Station. 164pp. Thorne, J. K. 1999. Differential survival and reproduction of mid-western and southeastern eastern wild turkey broodstocks reintroduced into the Post Oak Savannah of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 33pp. Mersinger, R. C. 1999. Impacts of feral hogs on reclaimed surface-mined lands in eastern Texas: a management perspective. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 76pp. Blankenship, T. L. 2000. Ecological response of bobcats to fluctuating prey populations on the Welder Wildlife Foundation Refuge. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville and College Station. 123pp. Sebesta, J. D. 2000. Design and evaluation of deer guards for Florida Key deer. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 39pp. Petty, B. D. 2000. An evaluation of efforts to reestablish eastern wild turkeys into the Post Oak Savannah of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 35pp. Huff, J. E. 2001. Mourning dove differential use of reclaimed surface-mined lands in east-central Texas. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 82pp. Kubenka, D. A. 2001. Species richness on pre- and post-mined lands on the Sandow Mine, Texas. M.Ag. Rept. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 23pp. Lopez, R. R. 2001. Population ecology of the Florida Key deer. Ph.D. Diss. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 203pp. Gutierrez, P. B. 2001. Recolonization of surface-mined lands by pocket gophers (Geomys breviceps) in east Texas post oak suvannah. M. S. Thesis. Texas A&M Univ., College Station. 36pp. |