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Author:

Williams, Danielle Paige

Title:

Effects of shale gas compressor noise on songbird reproduction and behavior

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

eastern bluebird
incubation
hatching success
noise
shale gas extraction
sound disturbance
reproductive success
Sialia sialis
Tachycineta bicolor
eastern bluebird
corticosterone
stress hormones
incubation
hatching success
noise
shale gas extraction
sound disturbance
reproductive sucess
sialia sialis
tachycineta bicolor
tree swallow

File:

Download Williams_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Margaret Brittingham-Brant, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julian D Avery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Committee Member

Author:

Clark, Kyle Henry

Title:

Abundance and Distribution of Freshwater Mussels in French Creek Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

French Creek
Unionidae
Invasive Species
Neogobius melanostomus
Abundances
Movement

File:

Download Abundance_and_Distributions_of_French_Creek_Mussels.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Jay R. Stauffer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Boyer, Committee Member
Dr. Julian Avery, Committee Member

Author:

Wisor, Joshua Michael

Title:

The Invasion of the Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) and its effect on the Habitat Partitioning of Benthic Fishes in French Creek.

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

Fish
microhabitat
invasive species
Round Goby

File:

Download Wisor_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jay Richard Stauffer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Committee Member
Julian D Avery, Committee Member

Author:

Ganoe, Laken

Title:

Using a multi-faceted approach to assess ecological components affecting muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) populations

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

muskrat
wildlife disease
population health
Tyzzer's disease
surveillance
home range
survival
movement
disease transmission

File:

Download Ganoe_M.S._Thesis-2019-FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

W. David Walter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Justin D Brown, Committee Member
Duane Diefenbach, Committee Member
Matthew Lovallo, Special Signatory
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Parkhill, Nathaniel

Title:

Using multi-scalar habitat modelling of wood thrush in central Pennsylvania to inform novel forest management

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

wildlife
forestry
habitat
wood thrush
forest management
birds
occupancy modelling
multi scalar

File:

Download Parkhill_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Margaret Brittingham, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Andrew Miller, Committee Member
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Committee Member
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Massie, Danielle

Title:

Understanding macroscale effects of changing water temperatures on the growth of fishes

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

fish growth
macroscale effect
warming water temperature

File:

Download MassieThesis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Tyler Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Duane Diefenbach, Committee Member
C. Paola Ferreri, Committee Member
Yan Li, Special Signatory
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Demarco, Chelsea

Title:

Improved Methods for Monitoring and Estimating Occupancy of Northern Goshawks: A Field Test of Modified Survey Methods

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

Accipiter gentilis
conditional design
northern goshawk
Northern Goshawk Bioregional Monitoring Design
Occupancy
autonomous recording unit
monitoR

File:

Download DeMarco_M.S._Thesis_2020_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Margaret Brittingham, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Andrew Miller, Committee Member
Matthew R. Marshall, Committee Member
Scott Stoleson, Special Signatory
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Miller, Torin

Title:

Descriptions of Two New Metriaclima Species and One New Pseudtropheus Species From Lake Malaŵi, Africa

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

mbuna
Lake Malaŵi
Metriaclima
Pseudotropheus

File:

Download Miller_Torin_Thesis_SP_2021_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jay Richard Stauffer, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Committee Member
Andrew John Wiesner, Committee Member
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Thompson, Tyler

Title:

Groundwater Discharges as a Source of Phytoestrogens and other Agriculturally Derived Contaminants to Streams

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

Groundwater thermal tracing
Hyporheic zone
Herbicides
Bayesian censored regression model
sterols

File:

Download TThompsonMSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Tyler Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Committee Member
Rachel Brennan, Committee Member
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bonshock, Brianna

Title:

Farming A Sustainable Fish: Exploring Consumer Support of Aquaponics and Preference for Aquaponic Tilapia

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

Aquaculture
Aquaponics
Tilapia
Sustainability
Perceptions
Knowledge
Consumer Acceptance

File:

Download BriannaC.Bonshock_Final_Thesis_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Judd Harrison Michael, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
C Paola Ferreri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Kreye, Committee Member
Bradley Cardinale, Special Signatory