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Diet and Nutrition of the Pronghorn Antelope
Pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) in northwestern South Dakota consumed at least 32 different plants species. Major forage plants were big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentate), silver sage (A. cana), yellow sweet clover (Meliotus officinalis), gold aster (Chrysopsis villosa), and blue grama …
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Pronghorn Use of Agriculture Land in Northwestern South Dakota
Use of agricultural lands by pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) was studied using monthly aerial and roadside surveys in northwestern Harding County, South Dakota from January 1989 to August 1990. Standing crop phytomass and crude protein content (CPC) of forages were also sampled monthly from June …
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An Evaluation of Deer and Pronghorn Surveys in South Dakota
… deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and the American pronghorn antelope (Antilocapridae americana), wildlife managers must identify population perimeters, sample size, age and sex ratios of these three species. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate age and sex ratios and determine a …
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Factors Influencing a Declining Pronghorn Population in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
<p>Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) were reintroduced into Wind Cave National Park (WCNP) in 1914 and thus, have inhabited the park for almost a century. A decline in the population has raised concern for the continued existence of pronghorn inside the park. Historically, pronghorn numbers reached …
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An Assessment of Habitat Suitability for Pronghorn Populations of the Central Valley Region of California
… to reintroduce and maintain populations of pronghorn (<em>Antilocapra americana</em>) to the California Central Valley, specifically the Carrizo Plain National Monument (CPNM) and the Mojave Desert (Antelope Valley) portion of Tejon Ranch, have largely been unsuccessful due to dwindling …
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Effects of Large-Scale Gold Mining on Habitat Use and Selection by a Resident Population of American Pronghorn
… to examine how a resident population of American pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in the Great Basin ecosystem is affected by a large-scale disturbance throughout the year. We investigated how that population selected resources in an area associated with a large open-pit gold mine. We classified …
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Determination of Habitat Preferences of Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) on the Rolling Plains of Texas Using GIS and Remote Sensing
… has one of the last sizeable populations of pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in Texas. To investigate habitat utilization on the ranch, pronghorn were fitted with GPS/VHF collars and were released into pastures surrounded by a variety of fences to determine how fence types affected habitat …
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Evaluation of Aerial Transect Surveys, Survival, and Movements of Pronghorns in Western South Dakota
… transect surveys, survival, and movement of pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) from 2002-2005 in western South Dakota. Survival and cause-specific mortality of pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) have been well documented in several western states and Canadian provinces; however, no …
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Where the desert ghost roams
… is a challenging place to survive for a Sonoran pronghorn. Nearly two decades ago, this endangered species faced near extinction in it s only home, an embroiled, increasingly shrinking habitat in Southwest Arizona. There in the Sonoran Desert, a passionate recovery team has dedicated significant …
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Conserving Moving Species under Changing Landscapes and Climates
… land cover - agriculture and roads - influence pronghorn movements in South Eastern Alberta. Analysis using a Bayesian movement model reveals that each of these features significantly influences pronghorn movement choices.</p>
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Species Identification of the Stylohyoid Bone for North American Artiodactyls
… caribou, white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, pronghorn antelope, domestic pig, and horse. Objectives included documenting how to side the stylohyoid (left or right), and producing species identification criteria based on large samples. A total of 325 samples were measured from eight …
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Investigating Sexual Dimorphism in Ceratopsid Horncores
… use in ceratopsids. Mountain goats, bison, and pronghorn were selected as exemplar taxa for a proof of principle study that tested the selected methods, and informed and guided the investigation of sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. Skulls of these exemplar taxa were measured in museum collections, …
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Discerning Agronomic Best Management Practices for the Bioenergy Crop Camelina: A Focus on Water Requirements, Sowing Date and Method, and Nitrogen Application Rate in the Semiarid Environment of Northern Nevada
… cultivars (Blaine Creek, Calena, Columbia, Pronghorn, and Yellowstone) as subplots arranged in a randomized complete block design experiment with four replications. Plot size was 7.62 m long × 1.83 m wide, and camelina cultivars were seeded at a rate of 5 kg PLS seed ha-1 to a depth of 1 cm …
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Rediscovering an Upland Site: The Manastash Pines (45KT346) Kittitas County, Washington
… size. Identified species include deer, elk, pronghorn, bison, and various rodents. A single marmot tibia exhibited butchery cut marks. The lithic assemblage included 24 pieces of ground stone, a stone bead, 14 projectile points, 45 bifaces, and over 10,000 pieces of debitage. Chipped stone …
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Faunal Analysis of the Mesa 12 Archaeological Site (45GR144): Grant County, Washington
… rodents, rabbits, and artiodactyls including pronghorn and sheep. Interestingly, there was a large number of fish remains from atop the mesa (713 of 3,055 specimens, 23%) and none from the base of the mesa (of 937 specimens). The Mesa 12 faunal distribution was compared to 5 other regional …
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X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis Of The Bakken And Three Forks Formations Of The Williston Basin, North Dakota And Well Logging Applications
… interval spanning the Lodgepole, Bakken, Pronghorn, and Three Forks Formations. Core samples were obtained from the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC) Wilson B. Laird Core and Sample Library at the University of North Dakota. Core sections were exposed to x-ray at 15 keV and 45 keV …
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Large mammal resource depression and agricultural intensification: an empirical test in the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico
… I focus on large mammals such as deer and pronghorn, which undoubtedly provided the highest post-encounter caloric return rates of any prey in the region. I find that there is evidence of large mammal resource depression and a resulting decline in hunting efficiency between perhaps A.D. 400 …
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Subsistence, Technology, and Site Use Through Time at 41HY160, the Tee Box Six Locale
… 41HY160. Large-sized mammals such as deer and pronghorn antelope were acquired and processed and consumed locally. Lithic analysis suggests that during the Late Archaic I, the inhabitants of 41HY160 were still highly mobile with biface technology utilized more intensively than expedient core …
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Food Habits of Coyotes and Red Foxes in Western South Dakota As Determined By Fecal Analysis
… mammals consisting of deer (Odocoileus spp.) and pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) comprised the largest portion (64.4% ± 9.38%) of coyote diets in the Black Hills study area in 1998. In 1999, small mammals comprised the largest portion (52.6% ± 19.57%) of coyote diets in the Black Hills study …
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