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Role Theory Considered As An Influence On Criminal And Deviant Behavior In The Utah State Park System -- A Manager Problem, Gerald R. Grove Jr.
Role Theory Considered As An Influence On Criminal And Deviant Behavior In The Utah State Park System -- A Manager Problem, Gerald R. Grove Jr.
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Individual attitudes toward law enforcement and perceptions of camper role skills, along with a knowledge of park and campground rules, were measured with a questionnaire and compared through Partial Correlation and Pearson Product-Moment Correlations. Demographic information was also gathered and compared with the attitude and rules knowledge data for significance.
Results showed that attitude toward law enforcement and attitude toward camper role skills are significantly related. Attitude toward law enforcement and knowledge of rules also proved to have a significant relationship. However, attitude toward camper role skills had no statistical relationship to rules knowledge. The demographic data was found to …
Food-Searching Behavior Of Free-Living Ferruginous Hawks: Factors Affecting The Use Of Hunting Methods And Hunting Sites, James Stuart Wakeley
Food-Searching Behavior Of Free-Living Ferruginous Hawks: Factors Affecting The Use Of Hunting Methods And Hunting Sites, James Stuart Wakeley
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Food-searching behavior of two adult male Ferruginous Hawks (Buteo regalis) was studied by direct observation in Curlew Valley, Utah-Idaho, during the nesting seasons of 1974 and 1975. This paper analyzes the effects of vegetation type, prey distribution, cover density, previous experience, and time and energy budgets upon the predators' choice of hunting methods and hunting sites.
Both hawks hunted actively throughout the day (0600 to 2100 hours MDT). Male 1 (1974) and Male 2 (1975) captured an average of 8.7 ± 2.0 and 9.0 ± 1.5 prey items per day, respectively, during the 4-wk observation period in each …