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Seasonal Movements of Prairie Grouse in South Dakota
… from winter baitsites to breeding areas; most movements over five miles were made by immature female birds. Seventy-seven percent of the hunter reported birds were taken within three miles of winter baitsites. Prairie grouse used winter baitsites more than one year although some birds exchanged …
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Seasonal Movements and Habitat Selection of Pheasant Cocks in South Dakota
Data were gathered on seasonal movements and habitat selection of 30 pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) cocks that were radio-equipped in eastern South Dakota from 1970 to 1972. Pheasant cocks stayed in an area of less than 100 acres from spring through hunting season. In winter, cocks used even …
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Seasonal Movements and Behavior of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota
… adult hens moved less than 1/2 mile. Movements by two juvenile cocks averaged over 1/2 mile and one juvenile hen traveled two miles. Adult and juvenile cocks moved less than ¼ and 1/2 mile, respectively, from capture sites according to hunting recoveries. Home ranges of hens and …
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Seasonal movements of western chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseriata triseriata) tagged with radioactive cobalt
The movements of Western Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris, triseriata triseriata) were studied from March, 1970, to March, 1971, at the Robert H. and Esther L. Cooper Woodland Area near Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. The objectives of the study were to determine: (1) the time and rate of dispersal from …
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The Wind Cave National Park Elk Herd: Home Ranges, Seasonal Movements, and Alternative Control Methods
… (Cervus elaphus ne/soni) herd organization, movements, and home range size in Wind Cave National Park (WICA) were studied from May 1996 to August 1997. Twenty radiocollared elk ( 10 males, 10 females) were relocated by ground and aerial telemetry. Radiocollared elk were relocated two …
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The impact of seasonal movements by ovigerous American lobsters (Homarus americanus) on egg development and larval release
… females. Previous studies of ovigerous lobster movements indicate that some, if not most, display seasonal inshore-to-offshore movement patterns. While it has been assumed that these movements serve to expose eggs to thermal regimes that are optimal for development, this theory has never been …
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Seasonal movements, habitat selection, and food habits of black bears (Ursus americanus) in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
The seasonal movements, food habits, and habitat selection of black bears (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia were studied from May 1982 to April 1985. A total of 47 collared bears, including 25 adult females, 17 adult males, and 5 subadult males < 3.5 years old, was …
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Seasonal Movements and Spatial Distributions of Common Carp in an Interconnected Glacial Lake System in Eastern South Dakota
… techniques, an understanding of common carp seasonal movement patterns and spatial distributions is essential. Therefore, the objectives of my research were to: 1) evaluate seasonal and diel movement patterns of common carp in a shallow (<5 m), interconnected glacial lake system in eastern …
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Seasonal Movements, Habitat Use Patterns and the Effects of Human Disturbances on Elk in Custer State Park, South Dakota
Elk (Cervus elaphus) movements and habitat use in relation to human use patterns were studied in Custer State Park (CSP), South Dakota from June 1993 to September 1994. Twenty-four adult, radio-collared elk (14 cows and 10 bulls) were relocated by ground triangulation or visual observation from 2-5 …
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Population Characteristics and Seasonal Movements of Shortnose Sturgeon in the Lower Ogeechee River, Georgia, with Notes on Atlantic Sturgeon
… Spawning areas were not identified, but seasonal and short-term movement patterns of the shortnose sturgeon were analyzed in relation to environmental factors. Juvenile (ages 1 through 9) Atlantic sturgeon, <em>Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus</em>, were captured incidentally during …
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Seasonal Movements of White-tailed Deer in Eastern South Dakota and Southwestern Minnesota Relative to Traditional Ranges and Management Unit Boundaries
… growing chamber setting, 2) assess the seasonality of saltcedar seedlings in the northern Great Plains (NGP), and 3) to determine native Lakota cultural viewpoints of saltcedar and its impacts on the tribes in South Dakota. The first study evaluated saltcedar seedling emergence in …
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Environmental factors related to the abundance and distribution of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) and seasonal movements of brown trout in selected Virginia streams
… were observed in the study streams. The movements of tagged brown trout in two streams were assessed for the period from June 1981 to July 1982. Most brown trout remained within 200 m of original tagging sections, 98.7% in the Conway River (78 out of 79) and 71.4% in the North Fork …
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Ecology of Lake Ontario Brown Trout
The purpose of my study was to examine seasonal movements, behavior, and habitat preferences of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in Lake Ontario. During fall 1980 and spring and fall 1981, the activities of 36 radiotagged brown trout were monitored near the southern shore of Lake Ontario between Port Bay …
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Composição, distribuição e abundância da ictiofauna da Baía da Ilha Grande (Rio de Janeiro - Brasil)
… in the region. It was observed evidences of seasonal movements of pleuronectiform fishes, which seems ocupy mostly the bay inner areas in spring-summer period, and the outer ones during winter. The other fish commercial kinds come in the bay during several year seasons. It was noticed that …
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Demography and movements of montain sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) in the Kingston and Clark Mountain ranges, California
… recruitment rates. The third chapter describes seasonal intermountain migration of mountain sheep ewes in the Kingston and Clark mountain ranges and investigates potential causes of these movements. Seasonal movements to hot season ranges were influenced by water requirements, forage quality, or …
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Influence of social cues on the initiation of migratory behavior in red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra)
… are gregarious, nomadic migrants that make seasonal movements to find patchily-distributed conifer seeds and are responsive to social cues in the context of food. I test the hypothesis that social cues can influence migratory timing in red crossbills by providing birds with social partners …
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Movement and Association of White-Tailed Deer in Southwest Minnesota
… of southwest Minnesota, assessing the effects of seasonal movements is fundamental to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population management. Understanding seasonal movement is critical to assessing the frequency of deer association and estimating risk for transmission of chronic wasting …
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Seasonal and Diurnal Behavioral Patterns of Bottlenose Dolphins, <i>Tursiops truncatus</i>, That Exhibit High Site and Low Site Fidelity to Mississippi Sound
… fidelity to the Mississippi Sound and how the seasonal and diurnal behavioral patterns of dolphins that exhibit high site fidelity to the Mississippi Sound differ from those of dolphins with lower site fidelity. Opportunistic surveys conducted from July 2006 to April 2010 were analyzed. …
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