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Summer Movements Of Female Moose At High Density, Kalin A. Kellie May 2005

Summer Movements Of Female Moose At High Density, Kalin A. Kellie

Biological Sciences

I examined factors influencing the summer movements of adult female moose (Alces alces gigas) at high density in interior Alaska, USA from 1996 to 2003. First, I tested how the distance moved from 4 to 0 days pre-partum was related to migration, change in cover use, reproductive maturity and individual behavior. Second, I evaluated whether long movements prior to parturition were related to predation on previous neonates. Third, I measured the scale of spatial fidelity exhibited by individuals to areas used in early spring (13 to 15 May) and areas used for parturition. Lastly, I compared summer movements of adult …


Deer-Vehicle Crash Patterns Across Ecoregions In Michigan, Krishnan Sudharsan, Shawn J. Riley, Brent A. Rudolph, Brian A. Maurer May 2005

Deer-Vehicle Crash Patterns Across Ecoregions In Michigan, Krishnan Sudharsan, Shawn J. Riley, Brent A. Rudolph, Brian A. Maurer

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) impact the economic and social well being of humans. We examined large-scale patterns behind DVCs across 3 ecoregions: Southern Lower Peninsula (SLP), Northern Lower Peninsula (NLP), and Upper Peninsula (UP) in Michigan. A 3 component conceptual model of DVCs with drivers, deer, and a landscape was the framework of analysis. The conceptual model was parameterized into a parsimonious mathematical model. The dependent variable was DVCs by county by ecoregion and the independent variables were percent forest cover, percent crop cover, mean annual vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and mean deer density index (DDI) by county. A discriminant function …


The Murray Ledger And Times, May 16, 2005, The Murray Ledger And Times May 2005

The Murray Ledger And Times, May 16, 2005, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Estimating Drc-1339 Mortality Using Bioenergetics: A Case Study Of European Starlings, H. Jeffery Homan, Randal S. Stahl, John J. Johnston, George M. Linz May 2005

Estimating Drc-1339 Mortality Using Bioenergetics: A Case Study Of European Starlings, H. Jeffery Homan, Randal S. Stahl, John J. Johnston, George M. Linz

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

We developed a bioenergetics model for European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) that estimated mortality from baitings with CU Bird Carrier pellets treated with 1% DRC-1339 Concentrate and diluted 5:1 (untreated:treated pellets). A bioenergetic analysis of heat and radiative energy exchanges between the starling body surface and surrounding environment was converted to daily caloric demand based on a steady-state energy balance. The amount of Bird Carrier eaten per starling was governed by subroutines in the model that used probability distributions to simulate variability in dietary intake at the bait site. Mortality was estimated through dose-response regression analysis. Compared to onsite …


Hunters----Can They Do The Job?, Paul D. Curtis, David Drake, Jody Enck, Gary J. San Julian, David Taylor May 2005

Hunters----Can They Do The Job?, Paul D. Curtis, David Drake, Jody Enck, Gary J. San Julian, David Taylor

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Management of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herds at the landscape scale is increasingly difficult. The future of eastern hardwood forests is threatened by inadequate regeneration of valuable timber species, due in large measure to deer browsing. In the northeast, deer damage to crops, landscaping, and vehicles costs more than 640 million dollars annually. Nationally, hunter ranks are decreasing. In the east, white-tailed deer numbers are increasing; state wildlife agencies have expanded season lengths, and increased deer bag limits. While venison is still a highly prized meat, the average hunting family wants to use about 2 deer per year. …


Effectiveness Of Milorganite® As A Repellent To Protect Ornamental And Agronomic Plants From Deer Over-Browsing, Odin L. Stephens, Michael T. Mengak, George R. Gallagher, David A. Osborn, Karl V. Miller May 2005

Effectiveness Of Milorganite® As A Repellent To Protect Ornamental And Agronomic Plants From Deer Over-Browsing, Odin L. Stephens, Michael T. Mengak, George R. Gallagher, David A. Osborn, Karl V. Miller

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

When deer populations become locally overabundant, browsing of ornamental and agronomic plants negatively affects plant establishment, survival, and productivity. Milorganite® is a slow-release, organic fertilizer produced from human sewage. We tested Milorganite® as a deer repellent on chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemums morifolium) in an urban/suburban environment, and soybeans (Gycine max) in a rural agriculture environment. Six beds of chrysanthemums at two sites were monitored for 28 to 35 days. Treatment plants received a top dressing of 104 grams of Milorganite® (1120.9 kg/ha). Milorganite® treated plants had more (P < 0.001) terminal buds and achieved greater height (P < 0.002) compared to controls at one site, however damage observed was similar at the second site. In a second experiment, 0.2-ha plots of soybeans (Glycine max) were planted on five rural properties in …


Conditioning Beaver To Avoid Desirable Plants, Julie L. Harper, Dale L. Nolte, Thomas J. Deliberto, David L. Bergman May 2005

Conditioning Beaver To Avoid Desirable Plants, Julie L. Harper, Dale L. Nolte, Thomas J. Deliberto, David L. Bergman

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Conditioned food aversion can be used to train animals to avoid select foods. Generally, aversive conditioning is best applied when animals first encounter a food item. However, almost by definition damage is inflicted to desirable plants very familiar to the culprit. We assessed the potential for training beaver to avoid a known preferred food. During a 5 day day treatment period beavers were offered only corn at 1600 hours. Six hours later, animals that had ingested corn were injected with 150 mg/kg lithium chloride (LiCl), with a control group receiving sodium chloride (NaCl). Alternate foods were then offered with corn …


Development Of Diazacon™ As An Avian Contraceptive, Christi A. Yoder, Kimberly S. Bynum, Lowell A. Miller May 2005

Development Of Diazacon™ As An Avian Contraceptive, Christi A. Yoder, Kimberly S. Bynum, Lowell A. Miller

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Due to increasing human-wildlife conflicts with birds and growing opposition to lethal techniques, nonlethal methods need to be developed to help manage bird populations. DiazaCon™ is a promising oral contraceptive that acts by directly inhibiting the conversion of desmosterol to cholesterol. Because cholesterol is essential for the production of the steroid reproductive hormones testosterone, progesterone, and estradiol, DiazaCon™ also indirectly inhibits the formation of these hormones. These hormones are essential for sperm and egg production, and the production of egg yolk precursors in the liver. Because DiazaCon™ is cleared slowly from the liver, its contraceptive effects are long-lasting. Initial research …


May 16 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham May 2005

May 16 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Bjc Today May 2005

Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Investigating The Causes Of Low Birth Weight In Contrasting Ovine Paradigms., J M Wallace, Timothy Regnault, S W Limesand, W W Hay, R V Anthony May 2005

Investigating The Causes Of Low Birth Weight In Contrasting Ovine Paradigms., J M Wallace, Timothy Regnault, S W Limesand, W W Hay, R V Anthony

Paediatrics Publications

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) still accounts for a large incidence of infant mortality and morbidity worldwide. Many of the circulatory and transport properties of the sheep placenta are similar to those of the human placenta and as such, the pregnant sheep offers an excellent model in which to study the development of IUGR. Two natural models of ovine IUGR are those of hyperthermic exposure during pregnancy, and adolescent overfeeding, also during pregnancy. Both models yield significantly reduced placental weights and an asymmetrically growth-restricted fetus, and display altered maternal hormone concentrations, indicative of an impaired trophoblast capacity. Additionally, impaired placental angiogenesis …


Spring Commencement: May 14, 2005, University Of North Dakota May 2005

Spring Commencement: May 14, 2005, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Spring Commencement program from May 14, 2005.


The Hilltop 5-14-2005, Hilltop Staff May 2005

The Hilltop 5-14-2005, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

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Mustang Daily, May 13, 2005 May 2005

Mustang Daily, May 13, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


We Are…Marshall, May 13, 2005, Office Of Marshall University Communications May 2005

We Are…Marshall, May 13, 2005, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

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Honors Day, May 13, 2005, Murray State University May 2005

Honors Day, May 13, 2005, Murray State University

Honors Day Programs

Honors Day Programs, Murray State University. (Digitization and metadata processed by Madison Erwin.)


Unh Celebrates Its Graduates And Honors Students May 20 21, Erika Mantz May 2005

Unh Celebrates Its Graduates And Honors Students May 20 21, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Volume 42, Number 36: May 13, 2005, University Of North Dakota May 2005

Volume 42, Number 36: May 13, 2005, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Washington University Record, May 13, 2005 May 2005

Washington University Record, May 13, 2005

Washington University Record

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Mustang Daily, May 12, 2005 May 2005

Mustang Daily, May 12, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Guatemala: Indigenous Doubt World Bank Program To Relieve Poverty, Ladb Staff May 2005

Guatemala: Indigenous Doubt World Bank Program To Relieve Poverty, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

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Science Unbound Recognizes Outstanding Young Investigators, Staff May 2005

Science Unbound Recognizes Outstanding Young Investigators, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.


Mustang Daily, May 11, 2005 May 2005

Mustang Daily, May 11, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Events; 2005-05-11; Wny; Annual Ame Conference, Bethel A.M.E. Church May 2005

Events; 2005-05-11; Wny; Annual Ame Conference, Bethel A.M.E. Church

Bethel A.M.E. Church

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Evolutionary Explanations In Medical And Health Profession Courses: Are You Answering Your Students' "Why" Questions?, Eugene E. Harris, Avelin A. Malyango May 2005

Evolutionary Explanations In Medical And Health Profession Courses: Are You Answering Your Students' "Why" Questions?, Eugene E. Harris, Avelin A. Malyango

Publications and Research

Background Medical and pre-professional health students ask questions about human health that can be answered in two ways, by giving proximate and evolutionary explanations. Proximate explanations, most common in textbooks and classes, describe the immediate scientifically known biological mechanisms of anatomical characteristics or physiological processes. These explanations are necessary but insufficient. They can be complemented with evolutionary explanations that describe the evolutionary processes and principles that have resulted in human biology we study today. The main goal of the science of Darwinian Medicine is to investigate human disease, disorders, and medical complications from an evolutionary perspective. Discussion This paper contrasts …


Executive Committee - Agenda, 5/10/2005, Academic Senate May 2005

Executive Committee - Agenda, 5/10/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.


Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 5/10/2005, Academic Senate May 2005

Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 5/10/2005, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.


Hotline Press Newspaper- May 10,2005 Vol 22 No 42, Hotline Press Newspaper May 2005

Hotline Press Newspaper- May 10,2005 Vol 22 No 42, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2005

No abstract provided.


119th Spring Commencement (2005) May 2005

119th Spring Commencement (2005)

Commencement Activities

No abstract provided.


May 9 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham May 2005

May 9 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.