1. AN EVALUATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SEX-AGE-KILL MODEL FOR WHITE-TAILED DEER Open Access Author: Norton, Andrew Scott Title: AN EVALUATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SEX-AGE-KILL MODEL FOR WHITE-TAILED DEER Graduate Program: Wildlife and Fisheries Science Keywords: temporal variabilityspatial variabilityharvest ratebootstrappingSex-Age-Killecologywildlifepopulation modelingwhite-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusdeersensitivityrobustnessPennsylvaniaprecision File: Download Final_draft.pdf Committee Members: Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDuane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. METHODS OF ESTIMATING WHITE-TAILED DEER ABUNDANCE AT GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: TESTING ASSUMPTIONS OF DISTANCE SAMPLING Open Access Author: Stainbrook, David Philip Title: METHODS OF ESTIMATING WHITE-TAILED DEER ABUNDANCE AT GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: TESTING ASSUMPTIONS OF DISTANCE SAMPLING Graduate Program: Wildlife and Fisheries Science Keywords: Global Positioning System (GPS)Lincoln-Petersenmark-resightBowdenabundancedensitybiasnon-uniform transectsroadsdistance samplingOdocoileus virginianuswhite-tailed deerresource selectionhabitat useGettysburgPennsylvania File: Download Thesis_DPS_final_2011_high_res.pdf Committee Members: Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDuane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. HUNTER DISTRIBUTION AND HARVEST OF FEMALE WHITE-TAILED DEER IN PENNSYLVANIA Open Access Author: Keenan, Matthew Thomas Title: HUNTER DISTRIBUTION AND HARVEST OF FEMALE WHITE-TAILED DEER IN PENNSYLVANIA Graduate Program: Wildlife and Fisheries Science Keywords: harvesthunter densityhunter distributionhunting efficiencyhunting mortalityOdocoileus virginianusPennsylvaniasurvivalwhite-tailed deerantlerless File: Download Keenan_Thesis_Nov2.pdf Committee Members: Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDuane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Dispersal timing, distances, and rates of Pennsylvania black bear Open Access Author: Vreeland, Wendy Christine Title: Dispersal timing, distances, and rates of Pennsylvania black bear Graduate Program: Wildlife and Fisheries Science Keywords: black beardispersal ratesdispersal distancesdispersal timingPennsylvaniapopulation densityrange expansion File: Download Dispersal_timing_distances_and_rates_of_Pennsylvania_black_bear.pdf Committee Members: Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Dispersal Behavior in Female White-tailed Deer Open Access Author: Lutz, Clayton Lee Title: Dispersal Behavior in Female White-tailed Deer Graduate Program: Wildlife and Fisheries Science Keywords: barrierschronic wasting diseasedisease spreaddispersalforaymovementOdocoileus virginianusPennsylvaniaproximate causesultimate causeswhite-tailed deer File: Download Lutz_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorC Paola Ferreri, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael John Sheriff, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorChristopher S Rosenberry, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Gerard Messina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Ecology, habitat use, and winter thermal dynamics of snowshoe hares in Pennsylvania Open Access Author: Gigliotti, Laura Christine Title: Ecology, habitat use, and winter thermal dynamics of snowshoe hares in Pennsylvania Graduate Program: Wildlife and Fisheries Science Keywords: snowshoe harePennsylvaniabody conditionsurvivalhome rangehabitat useadaptationmovement File: Download Gigliotti_thesis_final_format.pdf Committee Members: Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor