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2003

William & Mary

Zoology

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Analysis Of Prey Selection In Black Skimmer, Rynchops Niger, Adults And Chicks Using Continuous Video Monitoring, Renae Joyce Held Jan 2003

Analysis Of Prey Selection In Black Skimmer, Rynchops Niger, Adults And Chicks Using Continuous Video Monitoring, Renae Joyce Held

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Use Of Ponds And Lakes By Resident Canada Geese, Phillip D. West Jan 2003

Use Of Ponds And Lakes By Resident Canada Geese, Phillip D. West

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Biology Of Mated Triploid Crassostrea Ariakensis In Multiple Environments: Gametogenesis, Sex Ratio, Disease Prevalence, And Reversion, Alan J. Erskine Jan 2003

Biology Of Mated Triploid Crassostrea Ariakensis In Multiple Environments: Gametogenesis, Sex Ratio, Disease Prevalence, And Reversion, Alan J. Erskine

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No abstract provided.


Historical Diet Analysis Of Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) And Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys Kempi) Sea Turtles In Virginia, Erin E. Seney Jan 2003

Historical Diet Analysis Of Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) And Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys Kempi) Sea Turtles In Virginia, Erin E. Seney

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters of Virginia, U.S.A. serve as foraging grounds for loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) sea turtles from approximately May to October each year. Both loggerheads and Kemp’s ridleys are known to feed primarily on benthic invertebrates as juveniles and adults, but specific prey preferences vary between geographic regions. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science Sea Turtle Program has collected diet data and gut samples from stranded and incidentally caught sea turtles in Virginia since 1979. Examination of turtles that stranded in Virginia during the late 1970s and early 1980s indicated that loggerheads …


A Genetic Analysis Of The Intraspecific Relationships Of Tropical Marine Shorefishes Common To Bermuda And The Southeastern Atlantic Coast Of The United States, Kelly R. Johnson Jan 2003

A Genetic Analysis Of The Intraspecific Relationships Of Tropical Marine Shorefishes Common To Bermuda And The Southeastern Atlantic Coast Of The United States, Kelly R. Johnson

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Distribution, Abundance, And Home Range Of The Whip-Poor-Will (Caprimulgus Vociferus) In A Managed Forest Landscape, Michael Daniel Wilson Jan 2003

Distribution, Abundance, And Home Range Of The Whip-Poor-Will (Caprimulgus Vociferus) In A Managed Forest Landscape, Michael Daniel Wilson

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No abstract provided.