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199990, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199989, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199995, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199986, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199984, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199975, David W. Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199973, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199968, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199967, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199961, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199992, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199960, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199977, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199957, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199956, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199955, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199966, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199954, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199952, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199951, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199950, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

199947, David Kerstetter, Sean T. Wilms, Zachery Young, Brittany N. Savercool

PERC Post-Release Swordfish Survival sPAT Data

Datasets (and supporting material) from 28 sPAT electronic tags deployed on undersized swordfish as part of the MSMS thesis project of Zachery Young.

Helminth Parasites Of Northern Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon Piscivorus (Ophidia: Viperidae), From Arkansas, C.T. Mcallister, C.R. Bursey, H.W. Robison

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The Northern cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus is a large, semiaquatic viperid snake found statewide in Arkansas. Although a great deal has been published on helminth parasites of A. piscivorus from other parts of its range, little (outside of its cestodes) is known about those other helminths occurring in cottonmouths of the state. In our survey, we examined seven adult A. piscivorus from Polk County and a single specimen from Calhoun County. Several helminth parasites were found, including three trematodes, Styphlodora magna, Renifer ellipticus, and Paralechriorchis syntomentera, two nematodes, an unknown larval ascarid and Physaloptera abjecta, an oligacanthorhynchid acanthocephalan cystacanth, and a …

Estimating Changing Marshland Habitat And Conservation Potential For Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys Terrapin) In New Jersey Under Climate Change, Jacqueline Ganter, Zachary Christman

School of Earth & Environment Departmental Research

The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), a brackish water turtle species native to the eastern United States, is under “special concern” in the state of New Jersey, due to decreasing habitat from development and changing climatic conditions. Diamondback terrapins reside in saline marshes and coastal wetlands and nest in sandy substrate, primarily beaches and dunes, in June and July. New Jersey is vulnerable to sea level rise, leaving diamondback terrapin habitats and nesting areas at risk of inundation under future climate scenarios, and, as the most densely populated state, subject to continual development pressures on potentially conservable land. Changing sea levels …

Environmental Transmission Of Influenza A Virus In Mallards, Kim M. Pepin, Clinton B. Leach, Nicole L. Barrett, Jeremy W. Ellis, Kaci K. Vandalen, Colleen T. Webb, Susan A. Shriner

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Abstract

Influenza A viruses present a major challenge for animal and human health. They circulate widely in wild waterfowl and frequently spillover into poultry, emphasizing the need for risk-based surveillance in wild birds and an understanding of the relative importance of different transmission mechanisms. We addressed this objective with a replicated (N = 6) experimental infection study in which we serially exposed eight cohorts of four naïve contact mallards to an experimentally infected mallard and a shared water pool. Viral concentration in the water was a better predictor of transmission than several direct measures of viral shedding in the …

Changes In Wild Pig (Sus Scrofa) Relative Abundance, Crop Damage, And Environmental Impacts In Response To Control Efforts, Joseph W. Treichler, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Charles R. Taylor, James C. Beasley

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Background

As the population and range of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) continue to grow across North America, there has been an increase in environmental and economic damages caused by this invasive species, and control efforts to reduce damages have increased concomitantly. Despite the expanding impacts and costs associated with population control of wild pigs, the extent to which wild pig control reduces populations and diminishes environmental and agricultural damages are rarely quantified.The goal of this study is to quantify changes in wild pig relative abundance and subsequent changes in damages caused by invasive wild pigs in response to …

Individual‑Level Patterns Of Resource Selection Do Not Predict Hotspots Of Contact, Anni Yang, Raoul Boughton, Ryan S. Miller, Nathan P. Snow, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Kim C. Pepin, George Wittemyer

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Contact among animals is crucial for various ecological processes, including social behaviors, disease transmission, and predator–prey interactions. However, the distribution of contact events across time and space is heterogeneous, influenced by environmental factors and biological purposes. Previous studies have assumed that areas with abundant resources and preferred habitats attract more individuals and, therefore, lead to more contact. To examine the accuracy of this assumption, we used a use-available framework to compare landscape factors influencing the location of contacts between wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in two study areas in Florida and Texas (USA) from those influencing non-contact space use. …

Echinococcus Species Infections Among Wild Canids In Pennsylvania, Usa, Kayla Garrett, Justin Brown, Ryan K. A. Grunert, Jonathan Hunte, Mark G. Ruder, Kyle Van Why, Michael J. Yabsley, Christopher A. Cleveland

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Echinococcus species are zoonotic tapeworms that can impact the health of wildlife, domestic animals, livestock, and humans. Two species of interest in North America are Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus canadensis (Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato). The primary wildlife definitive hosts for E. multilocularis and E. canadensis are similar, including red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), coyotes (Canis latrans), and wolves (Canis lupus). These two Echinococcus spp. use different intermediate hosts, including small mammals for E. multilocularis and artiodactylids for E. canadensis. Although historically absent from …

Understory Arthropod Diversity In A Mixed Dryland Ecosystem, Hawai‘I, Matthew J. Madeiros, William P. Haines, Clare E. Aslan, Aaron B. Shiels, Asa Aue, Christina T. Liang

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Tropical drylands are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide, and fewer than 10% of tropical dry forests in Hawai‘i remain intact. Terrestrial arthropods comprise most of the endemic fauna on many islands, including Hawai‘i, where they provide ecosystem services such as pollination, decomposition, and a reliable prey base for predators. The objective of our study was to measure understory arthropod diversity and relative abundances in two common habitat types within dryland Hawai‘i—a non-native grassland, dominated by Cenchrus setaceus (fountain grass) with few native shrubs, and a native woodland, dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha (‘ōhi‘a). We used generalized additive models to examine …

Evaluation Of Roost Culling As A Management Strategy For Reducing Invasive Rose‑Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) Populations, C. Janes Anderson, Leonard A. Brennan, William P. Bukoski, Steven C. Hess, Clayton D. Hilton, Aaron B. Shiels, Shane Siers, Bryan M. Kluever, Page E. Klug

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) are one of the most widespread invasive avian species worldwide. This species was introduced to the island of Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, USA, in the 1960s. The rapidly increasing population has caused substantial economic losses in the agricultural and tourism industries. We evaluated the efficacy of a roost culling program conducted by an independent contractor from March 2020 to March 2021. We estimated island-wide minimum abundance was 10,512 parakeets in January 2020 and 7,372 in April 2021. Over 30 nights of culling at four roost sites, approximately 6,030 parakeets were removed via air rifles with 4,415 …