Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation Masters Theses Collection
Theses from 2022
Utilizing Climate Change Refugia For Climate Change Adaptation And Management In The Northeast, Sara A. Wisner, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2016
Ecological Consequences of Lost Anadromous Forage Fish in Freshwater Ecosystems, Steven R. Mattocks, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2015
Trends in Human-wildlife Interactions as Related to Land Use and Human Density in Massachusetts, Michael A. Huguenin Jr, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Experimental Tests of Road Passage Systems for Reducing Road Mortalities of Freshwater Turtles, Derek T. Yorks, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2012
Prairie Warbler Nest-site Selection, Nest Survival, and Demographic Response to Management in a Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barren, Michael E. Akresh, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
An Investigation of Human-Error Rates in Wildlife Photographic Identification; Implications for the Use of Citizen Scientists, Megan Chesser, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Spatial Ecology of American Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Chatham, Cape Cod, Ma: Implications for Conservation and Management, Sarah E. Martinez, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Black Bear Movements and Caribou Calf Predation in Newfoundland, Nathaniel D. Rayl, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Science-Based Management of Shrubland Birds in Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest, Jennifer R. Smetzer, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Diving Behavior and Identification of Sex of Breeding Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica), and Nest-Site Characteristics of Alcids on Petit Manan Island, Maine, Sarah M. Spencer, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Salt Drive in the Beaver (Castor Canadensis): an Experimental Assessment with Field Feeding Trials, Jennifer Strules, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2011
Reproductive maturation and diel reproductive periodicity in western Gulf of Maine haddock, Katie A. Anderson, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Factors Affecting Survival and Cause-specific Mortality of Saiga Calves (Saiga tatarica mongolica) in Mongolia, Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Developing Standardized Metrics to Quantify the Temporal Distribution of Migrating Anadromous Herring: Comparing Adult Returns Across Coastal Rivers, Matthew K. Burak, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Habitat Use, Productivity, and Fruit Selection of Birds in Early-Successional Habitats in Western Massachusetts, Michelle A. Labbe, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Managing Vegetation to Restore Tern Nesting Habitat in the Gulf of Maine, Juliet S. Lamb, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Status, Movements, and Habitat Use of Moose in Massachusetts, David W. Wattles, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2010
Behavior and Habitat Use of Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) Before and After Construction of an Erosion Control Revetment, Corey Grinnell, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Spatial Ecology of Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Anthropogenic Landscape of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Maili Page, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Road Passage Structures for Freshwater Turtles in Massachusetts, David J. Paulson, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2009
Measuring Social Compatibility in Channel Island Foxes: How Does Intra-pair Aggression Affect Breeding Success?, Elizabeth S. Calkins, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Evaluation of Pre-Spawning Movements of Anadromous Alewives in the Ipswich River Using Radiotelemetry, Holly J. Frank, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Evaluation of Nature-like and Technical Fish Passes for the Passage of Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) at Two Coastal Streams in New England, Abigail Franklin, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Characteristics of fish yolk proteins and a method for inducing vitellogenin, Sean M. Lucey, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Monitoring birds and habitat in early-successional sites in Connecticut, Benjamin A. Mazzei, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Variation in Winter Estuarine Habitat Use by Bluefish in Northeastern Florida with Implications for Growth and Condition, John S. Murt, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Conservation Implications of a Marbled Salamander, Ambystoma opacum, Metapopulation Model, Ethan B. Plunkett, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2008
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures in Southern Vermont, Mark Bellis, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Analysis of Coastal Erosion on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts: a Paraglacial Island, Denise M. Brouillette-jacobson, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Invertebrate Phenology and Prey Selection of Three Sympatric Species of Salmonids; Implications for Individual Fish Growth, Jeffrey V. Ojala, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Applying Biological and Physical Templates to Perform Instream Habitat Mapping in the Northeast, Diana L. Walden, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2007
Laboratory Evaluation of Modified Traveling Screens for Protecting Fish at Cooling Water Intakes, Jonathan L. Black, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Whip-poor-will Prey Availability and Foraging Habitat: Implications for Management in Pitch Pine / Scrub Oak Barrens Habitats, Ross M. Garlapow, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Impacts of Mowing on Bird Abundance, Distribution, and Hazards to Aircraft at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, Andrew G. Milroy, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Spatial And Temporal Dynamics Of Land Use Impacts On Water Quality In Watershed Systems, Olga Tsvetkova, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 2003
An Assessment of the Trapping Web for the Density Estimation of Small Mammals, Thomas J. Maier, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Theses from 1965
Effects of DDT on the productivity and survival of captive wood ducks (Aix sponsa), Samuel Rea Jewell, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation