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Author:

Murphy, Asia

Title:

Examining how spatial-temporal interactions between predators influence the distribution, vigilance, and survival of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

predator-prey interactions
interspecific interactions
odocoileus virgnianus
ursus americanus
lynx rufus
canis latrans
camera trap
co-occurrence
temporal overlap
survival

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Committee Members:

David Andrew Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Duane R Diefenbach, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Outside Member
Tracy Langkilde, Committee Member
Duane R Diefenbach, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
David Andrew Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Tiffin, Hannah

Title:

“Scratching” the Surface: Ticks and Sarcoptic Mange (Sarcoptes scabiei) in American Black Bears

Graduate Program:

Entomology (PHD)

Keywords:

black bear
ursus americanus
mange
sarcoptic mange
parasite
host-parasite interactions
carnivores
red fox
grey fox
coyote
ticks
Ixodes scapularis
backlegged tick
Sarcoptes scabiei
scabies
neglected diseases
zoonotic disease
zoonoses
One Health
Pennsylvania
wildlife
disease spillover
disease ecology
emerging disease

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Committee Members:

Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Edwin Rajotte, Major Field Member
Erika Machtinger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Justin Brown, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jennifer Mullinax, Special Member
Mark Ternent, Special Member
Joyce Sakamoto, Major Field Member