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The Life History Of The Flame Chub, Hemitremia Flammea (Jordan And Gilbert), In Pond Creek, Loudon County, Tennessee, Marcia K. Sossamon
The Life History Of The Flame Chub, Hemitremia Flammea (Jordan And Gilbert), In Pond Creek, Loudon County, Tennessee, Marcia K. Sossamon
Masters Theses
Life history data were obtained from 243 preserved specimens of the flame chub, Hemitremia flammea, collected from June 1989 to June 1990 at Pond Creek in Loudon County, Tennessee. Flame chubs had a life expectancy of 1.5 years, and some individual reached 2 years. Length-weight relationships showed that as the length of the flame chubs increased, their weight did not increase as much as most other fish. During the spawning season, females averaged larger than males and outnumbered them. Flame chubs spawned between January and June, peaking in March. Fecundity generally increased as the total length of the female …
Distribution Of The Fishes Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Damien J. Simbeck
Distribution Of The Fishes Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Damien J. Simbeck
Masters Theses
Over 200 collections of fishes have been made within the boundaries of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, revealing a Park ichthyofauna of 74 native and 5 introduced fish species. Abrams Creek, containing the most diverse ichthyofauna in the park, currently contains only 35 of its historical 67 fish species. This loss of species resulted from intentional poisoning of eh creek to improve habitat for rainbow trout and impoundment of the lowest 2.6 miles by Chilhowee Reservoir.
Abrams Creek also contains a very unusual ichthyofauna in its upper portion. Several species found above its 25-foot waterfall have not been found …
The Reproductive Biology, Winter Dormancy And Denning Physiology Of Black Bears In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Stephen Anthony Pozzanghera
The Reproductive Biology, Winter Dormancy And Denning Physiology Of Black Bears In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Stephen Anthony Pozzanghera
Masters Theses
Black bear reproduction, winter dormancy and denning physiology were studied during June 1984 to May 1986 in the northwest quadrant of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Information was obtained from 30 individual females captured 35 times. Additional information on mast indices, lactation and den utilization were summarized from within the study area for the period from 1978-1988.
Breakaway collar retention varied significantly between years (1984, N=10, X=394 days vs. 1985, N=5, X=196 days, P<0.05).
Maximum production potential indices calculated for white, red and all oaks for 1984 and 1985 were 8.74, 19.99, 15.52%, and 35.06, 37.73, 36.45%, respectively. Regression …
Portal-Drained Viscera, Hepatic And Lower Hindquarter Net Flux Of Nitrogen And Energy Metabolites In Ruminants Fed Protein Supplements Containing Increasing Amounts Of Bound Nitrogen And Structural Carbohydrates, Byron Clark Housewright
Portal-Drained Viscera, Hepatic And Lower Hindquarter Net Flux Of Nitrogen And Energy Metabolites In Ruminants Fed Protein Supplements Containing Increasing Amounts Of Bound Nitrogen And Structural Carbohydrates, Byron Clark Housewright
Masters Theses
Fifteen experiments were conducted on nine mature, nonlactating, nonpregnant ewes to compare distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to soybean meal (SBM) on both an energy and a protein basis. Ewes were equipped with chronic indwelling catheters in the caudal aorta and caudal vena cava, portal, hepatic and mesenteric veins. Ewes were assigned randomly to one of three isocaloric, isonitrogenous diets. Diets were corn cob based and balanced for energy with the addition of corn starch. Protein source for these diets was either SBM, DDGS or a combination of the two, mixed so that 50% of the protein was supplied …