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Composition, structure, and biomass of cottonwood-dominated gallery forests along a successional gradient, Willamette River, Oregon

Creator:: Fierke, Melissa K.
Abstract:: Recognizing the importance of native black cottonwood-dominated riparian forests is especially important to preserve, protect, and manage for biodiversity in the Willamette River Valley. Species composition, structure, and biomass along a successional gradient from stand initiation to late succession of black cottonwood (Populus balsamfera L. subsp. trichocarpa (T. & G.)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , OREGON by Melissa K. Fierke A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of

Sequential isotopic analysis to characterize ontogenetic shifts and growth dynamics of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Creator:: Ramirez, Matthew D.
Abstract:: Ontogenetic niche theory predicts that as organisms grow they make size-specific changes in habitat use and diet to optimize growth and survival. A variety of factors contribute to growth and survival in different habitats, ultimately leading to variation in life history that can affect population dynamics. An understanding of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: changes in habitat use and diet to optimize growth and survival. A variety of factors contribute

Relationship between plant and butterfly community composition on upland prairies of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: York, Melissa M.
Abstract:: Small remnants of 'natural' habitats exist today throughout much of the world. Upland prairies in the Willamette Valley, Oregon have been nearly eliminated by conversion to agriculture and other uses. As a result, very few prairies remain and at least four butterfly species that require this habitat appear to be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Melissa M. York for the degree of

Evaluation of shrimp and crab processing waste as a feed supplement for mink (Mustela vison)

Creator:: Watkins, Bruce Ellsworth
Abstract:: Three products derived from shrimp processing waste (Pandalus jordani) and a protein concentrate extracted from king crab waste (Paralithodes camschatica) were evaluated as feed supplements for standard dark and sapphire pelter mink (Mustela vison) replacing approximately 10 and/or 20 percent of the protein in a standard wet diet (33 percent...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Shrimp and Crab Processing Waste as a Feed Supplement for Mink (Mustela vison) Abstract approved

Arribada nesting of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at La Escobilla, Mexico

Creator:: Ocana, Melissa Ann S.
Abstract:: Olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) present an interesting case study of the conservation of wildlife species that aggregate in high densities and have served as resources for human consumption. Ridleys exhibit synchronized mass-nesting behavior, during events called "arribadas," where thousands of females lay eggs together in a small area...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at La Escobilla, Mexico by Melissa Ann S. Ocana A THESIS

Resource Selection, and Demographic Rates of Female Greater Sage-Grouse Following Large-Scale Wildfire

Creator:: Foster, Lee
Abstract:: Understanding the effects of habitat disturbance on a species' habitat selection patterns, and demographic rates, is essential to projecting the trajectories of populations affected by disturbance, as well as for determining the appropriate conservation actions needed to maintain those populations. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is a species of conservation concern...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by Lee Foster A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

Hormonal and osmoregulatory aspects of smoltification in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch

Creator:: Specker, Jennifer Lee
Abstract:: Coho salmon smolts (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were transported at low and high densities. (12 and 120 g/L) for short and long periods (4 and 12 h). Because smolts can be transplanted directly to seawater, half of the fish in each treatment were transported to tanks containing seawater and half to tanks...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: kisutch by Jennifer Lee Specker A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment

Home range, dispersal, homing and density of the Townsend mole Scapanus townsendii (Bachman) near Tillamook, Oregon

Creator:: Giger, Richard D.
Abstract:: Home range, dispersal, homing and density of Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii (Bachman), were studied during 1964 near Tillamook, Oregon. Additional information on the success of marking and capture techniques and the response of moles to flooding was gathered. This study was initiated to supply information which might aid in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: control and eradica- tion techniques. Live trapping and capturing with the aid of a shovel were mod

Growth and reproduction of the feral nutria Myocastor coypus (molina) near Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Peloquin, Edgar Paul
Abstract:: Six hundred and forty nutrias, Myocastor coypus (Molina), were collected near Corvallis, Oregon, and examined to determine criteria of their growth and reproduction. Two hundred and eighty-nine were tagged, measured, and released to determine growth under natural conditions. Nutria weights were calculated to the nearest 0.1 pound by weighing the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Agonistic behavior in Montane voles, Microtus montanus, from different parent population densities

Creator:: Belden, Lonnie Mack
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Microtus montanus montanus (Peale) The study was conducted on the . A. Gaary ranch, Kiamath County, Oregon

The impact of nutria (Myocastor coypus) on marsh vegetation in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Wentz, William Alan
Abstract:: The relation of nutria (Myocastor coypus) feeding to total abundance, species composition, and seasonal use of the marsh flora on the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge was studied during 1969 and 1970. Nutria numbers were estimated by livetrapping. Food habits data were compiled from observations of feeding nutria. Phenology,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Enhanced production of Pacific dulse (Palmaria mollis) for co-culture with abalone in a land-based system

Creator:: Demetropoulos, Carl Lee
Abstract:: Palmaria mollis (Pacific dulse) is increasingly being used in land-based marine aquaculture. This work elucidates nutrient, inorganic carbon, light, salinity, and temperature requirements of P. mollis as food for abalone species. Nutrient additions every 5 to 7 days resulted in no significant difference in P. mollis growth compared with daily...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Enhanced Production of Pacific Dulse (Palmaria mollis) for Co-culture with Abalone in a Land-based System

Big Fishery, Big Data, and Little Crabs: Using a Genomic Approach to Examine Larval Recruitment Patterns of Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) in the California Current Ecosystem

Creator:: Lee, Elizabeth M. J.
Abstract:: The California Current Ecosystem (CCE) is a dynamic marine ecosystem from which many socioeconomically important fisheries species are harvested. In this thesis, a genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach was used to examine genomic variation in an early life stage of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister), which constitutes the most valuable single-species commercial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Cancer magister) in the California Current Ecosystem by Elizabeth M.J. Lee A

Evaluation of length distributions and growth variance to improve assessment of the loggerhead sea turtle, (Caretta caretta)

Creator:: Vaughan, Jason R.
Abstract:: Nest counts from the largest subpopulation of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Atlantic, peninsular Florida, have been declining since 1998. Analyzing trends of nests and adult females is insufficient to determine the overall status of a sea turtle population, due to variation in nesting frequency and a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Analyzing trends of nests and adult females is insufficient to determine the overall status of a sea

Using Oregon trawl logbooks to study spatial and temporal characteristics of commercial groundfish species associations

Creator:: Lee, Yong Woo
Abstract:: Species associations of fifteen major commercial groundfish species in the northeastern Pacific ocean and their spatial and temporal characteristics were studied using Oregon bottom trawl logbook data, 1987 to 1993. Screening procedures were used to remove questionable data from the original logbook files, which resulted in the exclusion of information...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by Yong Woo Lee A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment

Oceanographic effects on the dynamics of food habits and growth condition of some groundfish species of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Lee, Yong Woo
Abstract:: Marine fish are subject to direct and indirect oceanographic variations operating at short and long time scales. In this study feeding habits and long-term growth condition of several groundfish species of the Pacific Northwest are examined to understand the relationship between variations in the fish's biological and life history components...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genomics of migration : from marine distributions of salmonids to mechanisms of olfactory and magnetic cue perception for natal homing

Creator:: Bellinger, M. Renee
Abstract:: Substantial scientific investment has been directed towards understanding factors that influence distribution patterns and animals' remarkable ability for precise orientation and navigation, yet fundamental gaps in our knowledge remain. In my dissertation, I applied emerging genetic technologies to conduct a top-down and bottom-up investigation of animal movement and cue perception....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Michael A. Banks Substantial scientific investment has been directed towards understanding

Greater sage-grouse reproductive ecology : linkages among habitat resources, maternal nutrition, and chick survival

Creator:: Gregg, Michael A.
Abstract:: Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations declined range wide during the past 50 years. Grouse populations were 2-3 times larger than the current population as recently as the early 1970's. In addition to habitat loss and fragmentation, declines were attributed habitat degradation that caused reduced productivity. Because chick survival remains the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Michael A. Gregg for the

A new species of western Atlantic lizardfish (Teleostei: Synodontidae: Synodus) and resurrection of Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939, as a valid species from the Caribbean with redescriptions of S. bondi, S. foetens (Linnaeus, 1766), and S. intermedius (Agassiz, 1829)

Creator:: Frable, Benjamin W., Baldwin, Carole C., Luther, Brendan M., and Weigt, Lee A.
Abstract:: Western Atlantic synodontid species were studied as part of an ongoing effort to reanalyze Caribbean shorefish diversity. A neighbor-joining tree constructed from cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) data revealed 2 highly divergent genetic lineages within both Synodus intermedius (Agassiz, 1829) (Sand Diver) and S. foetens (Linnaeus, 1766) (Inshore Lizardfish). A...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Lee A. Weigt1 Email address for contact author: frableb@si.edu 1 National Museum of Natural History

Effects of routine handling and tagging procedures on physiological stress responses in juvenile chinook salmon

Creator:: Sharpe, Cameron S., Thompson, Daniel A., Blankenship, H. Lee, and Schreck, Carl B.
Abstract:: Juvenile chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha were subjected to handling and tagging protocols typical of normal hatchery operations and monitored for their physiological response to stress. Treatments included coded-wire-tagging, counting, ventral fin clipping, adipose fin clipping, and a procedure simulating a pond split. Treatment fish were also subjected to a standardized...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: , Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA DANIEL A. THOMPSON AND H. LEE BLANKENSHIP Washington Department of Fish and

Ecology of harlequin ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska, during summer

Creator:: Dzinbal, Kenneth A.
Abstract:: Harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) were observed during the summers of 1979 and 1980 in Sawmill Bay, northeast Prince William Sound, Alaska. Harlequins were associated with a short, medium gradient, non-glacial stream (Stellar Creek) also used by salmon. Although harlequins nested along Stellar Creek, they apparently did not establish home ranges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , during summer AN ABSTRACT OF THE TFESIS CF Kenneth A. Dzinbal for the degree of Master of Science in

Big fishery, big data, and little crabs: Using genomic methods to examine the seasonal recruitment patterns of early life stage Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) in the California Current Ecosystem

Creator:: Lee, Elizabeth M. J. and O'Malley, Kathleen G.
Abstract:: The California Current Ecosystem (CCE) is a dynamic marine ecosystem from which many socioeconomically important fisheries species are harvested. Here, a genotyping- by-sequencing (GBS) approach was used to examine genomic variation in an early life stage (megalopae) of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister), which constitutes the most valuable single-species commercial...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Lee and O’Malley Genomics and Dungeness Crab Recruitment REFERENCES Addison, J. A., and Hart, M. W

Factors influencing the life history of spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) spawning in the Columbia River watershed from 1960 to 1977

Creator:: Barton, Anne Christine Kristiansson
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: RIVER WATERSHED FROM 1960 to 1977 Abstract approved; A statistical analysis of factors influencing

Biochemical and physiological aspects of carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) toxicity in the rainbow trout

Creator:: Pfeifer, Keith Frederic
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: effects of potential waterborne chemicals. Carbon tetrachloride, a model hepatotoxicant, produces

Spatial and temporal dynamics of sediment and wood in headwater streams in the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: May, Christine L.
Abstract:: Channels that were scoured to bedrock by debris flows provided unique opportunities to calculate the rate of sediment and wood accumulation, to make inferences about processes associated with input and transport of sediment, and to gain insight into the temporal succession of channel morphology following disturbance. In an intensive investigation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: basins with larger drainage areas and more convergent topography had a greater proportion of channels in

Investigating Demographic and Evolutionary Factors Important for Fish Reintroduction

Creator:: Sard, Nicholas M.
Abstract:: Reintroduction programs are used to re-establish species back into their historical habitat. Most reintroduction programs have failed and few papers have evaluated factors that may be important to Pacific salmon. The 158 meter tall Cougar Dam has blocked Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from accessing 40 kilometers of historical spawning and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ardren and Melissa Evans are co-authors on my manuscript entitled “Rare alleles are lost in a single

Long Term Trends and Sources of Sound in United States Waters

Creator:: Haver, Samara M.
Abstract:: Passive acoustic monitoring is a valuable tool for observing the status of marine environments. Comparisons of underwater soundscapes over temporal and spatial scales can provide data to inform marine conservation efforts, including protection of threatened and endangered species. This dissertation utilizes passive acoustic data collected via a broadly spaced array...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: States Waters. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Scott A

Function of Oregon Estuaries to Juvenile Fishes, with Focus on Juvenile Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) in Yaquina Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Schwartzkopf, Brittany D.
Abstract:: The role that anthropogenic and natural habitats in estuaries play in long-term population trends for Oregon’s nearshore marine fishes is poorly understood, in part due to limited temporal sampling. One important nearshore marine group is northeastern Pacific rockfishes (Sebastes spp.), which are highly diverse, with around 96 documented species, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Scott A. Heppell The role that anthropogenic and natural habitats in estuaries play in

Thirty-four Kilometers and Fifteen Years : Rapid Adaptation at a Novel Chromosomal Inversion in Recently Introduced Deschutes River Three-spined Stickleback

Creator:: Hemstrom, William
Abstract:: Rapid adaptation and evolution based on standing genetic variation and novel mutations is likely to be one of the primary ways that species survive the widespread anthropogenic environmental changes expected of the next century. Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) are known to be capable of extremely quick, dramatic adaptation in response...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Kilometers and Fifteen Years: Rapid Adaptation at a Novel Chromosomal Inversion in Recently Introduced

Microhabitat utilization by juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in relation to stream discharges in the lower American River of California

Creator:: Jackson, Terry A.
Abstract:: Habitats for juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) were observed at a high flow during the spring of 1989 and at a low flow during the spring of 1991 in the lower American River of California. Parameters of microhabitats in eight macrohabitats were measured. Mean column water velocity and total water...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Terry A. Jackson for the degree of Master of Science in Fisheries presented on

Feeding Ecology and Growth of Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) During Early Marine Residence

Creator:: Litz, Marisa Norma Chantal
Abstract:: The early marine phase following freshwater emigration has been identified as a critical period in salmonid (Oncorhynchus spp.) life history, characterized by high but variable mortality. Consistent with the “growth-mortality” and “bigger-is-better” hypotheses, at least some of the mortality during the critical period appears to be size-dependent – with smaller...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Jessica A. Miller The early marine phase following freshwater emigration has been

Neural gene expression profiling in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of alternate run times

Creator:: Bernier, Jeremiah C.
Abstract:: Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) display the greatest variability of return times to freshwater of all Pacific salmon. Differential return times to freshwater have segregated populations of Chinook into two broad types or runs, fall and spring, named for the time of year in which they migrate to freshwater. Migration time...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Times. Abstracted approved: Michael A. Banks Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Infection, histopathology and migration of Anisakis sp. (Nematoda:Heterocheiloidea) in Pacific herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) from Yaquina Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Hauck, Arthur Kent
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: at -20 C. Lee and Chyu (1970) demonstrated a decrease in infectivity with lower temperatures, Davey

Transferrin variation and population differentiation in black-tailed deer

Creator:: Chinn, Edwin Kan Kit
Abstract:: Transferrin of Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) displayed two types of polymorphism. One type involved differences in sialic acid content. The nature of the other polymorphism is not known. A hypothesis for three codominant alleles at a common locus was proposed and tested by using the Hardy-Weinberg Principle. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : TRANSFERRIN VARIATION AND POPULATION DIFFEREN- TIATION IN BLACK-TAILED DEER Abstract approved: Paul A. Vohs

Population Differentiation in two Northeastern Pacific Marine Species

Creator:: Curran, Lorne Sullivan
Abstract:: Population genetic techniques are now preeminent in differentiating wild populations. Natural resource managers rely on them in their efforts to restore viable populations of fish and wildlife. Overfishing adversely impacted Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) on the U.S. West Coast in the late 20th century. Management actions included shutting down the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Michael A. Banks Population genetic techniques are now preeminent in differentiating wild populations

The Ecophysiology of Thiamine Deficiency Complex : Evaluating Sources of Thiaminase in Great Lakes Food Webs

Creator:: Evans, Allison N.
Abstract:: Thiamine (vitamin B₁) is required by all living organisms for carbohydrate metabolism and synthesis of amino acids. Thiamine deficiency is responsible for several related classes of early life stage mortality disorders in salmonines, including Thiamine Deficiency Complex (TDC) in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Cayuga Syndrome in the Finger Lakes, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________________ Scott A. Heppell Thiamine (vitamin B1) is required by all living organisms for carbohydrate

Riverscape genetics of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook salmon) in Siletz River, OR

Creator:: Davis, Chanté D.
Abstract:: Traditional analysis in population genetics evaluates differences among groups of individuals and, in some cases, considers the effects of distance or potential barriers to gene flow. However, many forces may shape genetic variation of organisms in riverine systems. Similarly complex research linking habitat heterogeneity and configuration to genetic structure has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Michael A. Banks Traditional analysis in population genetics evaluates differences

Habitat selection, reproductive success, and site fidelity of burrowing owls in a grassland ecosystem

Creator:: Ronan, Noelle A.
Abstract:: I used a comparative and experimental approach to examine nest habitat selection, reproductive success, and nest site fidelity of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in a large, non-fragmented grassland in southwest California. In 1999, I compared habitat characteristics between nest sites (n = 31) and randomly selected, unoccupied burrows (n =...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Noelle A. Ronan for the degree of

Evaluating space use and pesticide exposure risk for burrowing owls in an agricultural environment

Creator:: Gervais, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: Large burrowing owl (Aihene cunicularia) populations exist in areas of intensive agriculture in California, and pesticide exposure has been identified as a potential threat to population persistence. I evaluated breeding season use of agricultural fields by adult male owls using radio telemetry, and examined egg contaminant residues to estimate population-level...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jennifer A. Gervais for the

Evaluating Fish Rescue as a Drought Adaptation Strategy for Imperiled Coho Salmon: A Life-Cycle Modeling Approach

Creator:: Beebe, Brittany A.
Abstract:: Projected intensification of drought as a result of climate change may reduce the capacity of streams to rear fish, exacerbating the challenge of recovering ESA-listed salmon populations. Without management intervention, some stocks will likely go extinct as stream drying and fragmentation reduce juvenile survival to unsustainable levels. To offset drought-related...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brittany A. Beebe

Development of a progeny marker for steelhead

Creator:: Shippentower, Gene E.
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to determine if strontium chloride could be used to create a trans-generational otolith mark in steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). I completed two strontium injection trials and a survey of juvenile steelhead from various steelhead hatcheries. The two trials measured Sr:Ca ratios in otoliths in response to injections...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Science presented on October 5, 2007. Title: Development of a Progeny Marker for Steelhead. Abstract

Movement, dive behavior, and habitat-use of common murres (Uria aalge) in the Northern California Current System under variable ocean conditions

Creator:: Loredo, Stephanie A.
Abstract:: Year-round habitat use of marine predators provides knowledge of important marine areas throughout different life stages. Large-scale, environmental variability, both in space and time, causes changes in the behavior and distribution of marine predators that are important to quantify for conservation. In the Northern California Current System (NCCS), common murres...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Stephanie A

Top-down Influences of bald eagles on common murre populations in Oregon

Creator:: Horton, Cheryl A.
Abstract:: Populations of organisms are influenced by both top-down (predator driven) and bottom-up (environment or resource driven) effects. Seabird research has largely focused on bottom-up factors influencing reproduction, with little emphasis on top-down. Our goal was to better understand top-down impacts on colonial nesting seabirds over a range of spatio-temporal scales....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cheryl A. Horton for the degree of Master

Evaluation of a U.S. West coast groundfish habitat conservation regulation via analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of trawl fishing efforts

Creator:: Bellman, Marlene A.
Abstract:: Recent emphasis on linkages between essential fish habitat and fish stock productivity has raised concerns about the management of fishing activities such as trawling, which have the potential to impact fish habitat. Knowing specifically where and how intensively trawl effort has occurred over time provides ecologists with the necessary background...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESiS OF Marlene A. Bellman for the degree

Historic Survival Rates and Cause-Specific Mortality for Columbian Black-Tailed Deer in Southwest Oregon

Creator:: Groot, Kevyn A.
Abstract:: In contrast with other Odocoileus species, Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) population dynamics are not well understood throughout the species’ range. Concerns over apparent long-term population declines have prompted efforts to fill basic knowledge gaps including estimates of vital rates (fecundity, recruitment and survival) and cause-specific mortality. The Oregon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Columbian Black-Tailed Deer in Southwest Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kevyn A

Beneficial effects of bacteria on the culture of larvae of the Pacific oyster crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)

Creator:: Douillet, Philippe A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: that CA2 bacteria make a nutritional contribution to oyster larvae. Addition of CA2 bacteria to

Spatial and temporal distribution of juvenile Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) predation events in the Gulf of Alaska

Creator:: Vazquez, Norma A.
Abstract:: The first objective of this study was to quantify the intensity of space use of 70 juvenile (12-26 months old) Steller sea lions (SSLs) from the western Distinct Population Segment (DPS) in the Kenai Fjord(KF)/Prince William Sound (PWS) region of Alaska as derived from externally attached ARGOS satellite transmitter tags....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Norma A

Utilization of dietary protein by the mussel, Mytilus edulis trossulus (Linnaeus 1758)

Creator:: Kreeger, Daniel A.
Abstract:: Protein microcapsules (PM) were developed as a tool for investigating aspects of dietary protein utilization by mussels, Mytilus edulis trossulus. Digestion of PM in vitro by protease, trypsin, amylase and extracts from the gut of mussels varied significantly depending on the type of protein encapsulated or whether carbohydrates were added...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: :_______________ Christo~'~ Protein microcapsules (PM) were developed as a tool for investigating aspects of

It’s in Their Bones: Ecological Drivers of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Somatic Growth and Population Dynamics

Creator:: Ramirez, Matthew D.
Abstract:: Somatic growth variation manifests from the cumulative effects of a suite of biological, ecological, and environmental processes and can have profound effects on individual fitness and species population dynamics. As ectotherms whose growth dynamics are greatly influenced by environmental factors, sea turtles display considerable variation in somatic growth within and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: variation manifests from the cumulative effects of a suite of biological, ecological, and environmental

Ecological Effects of Reservoir Water Level Management and Implications for Juvenile Chinook Salmon

Creator:: Murphy, Christina A.
Abstract:: Large dams and their respective reservoirs can provide renewable energy and water security, but also profoundly alter riverine ecosystems. In the Pacific Northwest, dams and reservoirs cause discontinuities in river networks that have been particularly problematic for anadromous fishes. As barriers to the upstream and downstream migration of anadromous fishes,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Christina A

Microencapsulation of water-soluble substances for delivery to marine bivalves

Creator:: Buchal, Michael A.
Abstract:: A new method for encapsulating low-molecular weight, water-soluble substances in lipid-walled microcapsules (LWMs) for delivery to marine bivalves was developed, characterized, and tested. LWMs produced by a spray technique (spray microcapsules, SMs) were demonstrated to encapsulate both aqueous (polymeric dye or oxytetracycline hydrochloride) and particulate (riboflavin) core materials within a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: core materials within a lipid coating (Blenford, 1986; Jackson and Lee, 1991; Lamb, 1987; Taylor

Seasonal life history of Oncorhynchus mykiss in the South Fork John Day River Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Tattam, Ian A.
Abstract:: Understanding seasonal changes in growth, survival, and movement rates is crucial to salmonid management. These life history characteristics provide a context for evaluation of management actions. We evaluated the life history of individually marked Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri in the South Fork John Day River basin in Northeastern Oregon. This thesis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ian A. Tattam for the

Patterns of retention and vagrancy in larval Lost River and shortnose suckers from Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon

Creator:: Reithel, Susan A.
Abstract:: Larval transport and retention of two endangered suckers were studied in a highly altered lacustrine/riverine complex. The endangered populations of Lost River sucker, Deltistes luxatus, and shortnose sucker, Chasmistes brevirostris, in Upper Klamath Lake (UKL), Oregon are the largest remnant populations of these suckers. Downstream of UKL, the Keno Impoundment...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Susan A. Reithel for the degree Master of Science in Fisheries Science

The Factors Affecting the Diets of Groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska : Ecological and Modeling Considerations

Creator:: Thompson, Kevin A.
Abstract:: Marine systems undergo changes in community composition over time as a result of a variety of environmental and anthropogenic factors. Understanding these community changes and the factors that drive them is critical for ecosystem management of marine resources. The Gulf of Alaska (GOA) is a large marine ecosystem that includes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kevin A

Evaluating the Ecological Trade-Offs of Riparian Thinning for Stream Ecosystems in Second-Growth Redwood Forests of Northern California

Creator:: Roon, David A.
Abstract:: Riparian forests provide a myriad of ecosystem functions for adjacent streams and rivers, and due to these linkages, changes in riparian forest conditions can have direct implications for stream ecosystems. Resource managers in the coast redwood forests (Sequoia sempervirens) of northern California (USA) are actively thinning second-growth stands to accelerate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________ Jason B. Dunham Riparian forests provide a myriad of ecosystem functions for adjacent

Identification of optimal broodstock for Pacific Northwest oysters

Creator:: Stick, David A.
Abstract:: The United States Pacific Northwest is well known for its shellfish farming. Historically, commercial harvests were dominated by the native Olympia oyster, Ostrea lurida, but over-exploitation, habitat degradation, and competition and predation by non-native species has drastically depleted their densities and extirpated many local populations. As a result, shellfish aquaculture...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF David A. Stick for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fisheries

Demography and habitat selection of northern spotted owls in post-fire landscapes of southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Clark, Darren A.
Abstract:: Several large wildfires in southwestern Oregon during the summers of 2001 and 2002 provided the opportunity to investigate the impacts of wildfire on northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina). I used radio-telemetry and demographic surveys to describe demographic performance and habitat selection of spotted owls in the areas burned by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Clark_Thesis AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Darren A

Floodplain vegetation following over 80 years of intensive land use and de-watering : Lower Owens River, California

Creator:: Risso, Derek A.
Abstract:: Riparian areas in the arid western United States are critical ecosystems that have been severely degraded by a variety of land and water uses over the last 100 years. In this study, the composition and structure of floodplain vegetation along the Lower Owens River in eastern California was quantitatively described...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Derek A. Risso for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife

Survival, movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) on the Great Basin of southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada

Creator:: Crawford, Justin A.
Abstract:: I investigated survival, movements, home range sizes, and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) in southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada from June 2005 to June 2007. I trapped 298 rabbits on four sites and fitted each with radio transmitters. More than 13,000 locations of telemetered rabbits were recorded. I...
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Full Text:: Justin A. Crawford for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife Science presented on June 4, 2008

Stock Synthesis Assessments of Spatially Structured Fish Populations with an Environmental Driver on Recruitment Distribution : A Simulation Study and Discussion

Creator:: Denson, LaTreese S.
Abstract:: Stock assessments use statistical models and empirical data to re-create the population dynamics of a stock in order to provide estimates of biomass and fishing mortality rates to inform fisheries management. Fish stocks are not uniformly distributed across spatial regions, but stock assessments typically ignore stock spatial structure, for the...
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Full Text:: Distribution: A Simulation Study and Discussion Abstract approved

Thermal Ecology and Population Dynamics of Female Greater Sage-Grouse Following Wildfire in the Trout Creek Mountains of Oregon and Nevada

Creator:: Anthony, Christopher R.
Abstract:: The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse) is a ground nesting gallinaceous bird that requires large contiguous patches of sagebrush. Sage-grouse populations have declined, especially in the Great Basin where changes in wildfire regimes and the invasion of annual grasses have contributed to habitat loss and fragmentation. During the last...
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Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Katie M. Dugger Christian A. Hagen The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus

Life history variation and movement among three populations of redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) in the middle Deschutes Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Groves, Kristy L.
Abstract:: Redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) are found over a wide range of environmental conditions and are known for their variability in life history traits among watersheds or even within streams. Life history traits and population structure of these trout can be influenced by a variety of anthropogenic changes including habitat...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Basin, Oregon. Abstract approved: Barbara A. Shields Robert E. Olson Redband trout (Oncorhynchus

Growth, residence, and movement of juvenile Chinook salmon within restored and reference estuarine marsh channels in Salmon River, Oregon

Creator:: Hering, David K.
Abstract:: Tidal wetland channels provide rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon as they emigrate from freshwater habitat and prepare to enter the ocean. Widespread diking and drainage of estuarine marshes for agricultural and urban development may have contributed to a decline in salmon abundance in the Pacific Northwest, prompting efforts to...
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Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Ian A. Fleming Daniel L. Bottom Tidal wetland channels provide rearing habitat

Using parasite community data and population genetics for assessing Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) population structure along the west coast of North America

Creator:: Baldwin, Rebecca E. B.
Abstract:: Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax) are an economically and ecologically important forage fish which transfer energy from planktonic primary producers and secondary consumers to upper trophic predators. Previous genetics studies of Pacific sardine suggested a panmictic population with a shallow genetic structure. However, more than one subpopulation within the Central California...
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Full Text:: approved: Kym C. Jacobson Michael A. Banks Pacific sardines (Sardinops

Age-specific and lifetime reproductive success of known age Northern Spotted Owls on four study areas in Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Loschl, Peter J.
Abstract:: Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) are a long-lived forest owl and range-wide declines in their numbers have resulted in the species being listed as threatened under the endangered species act. While many studies have been focused on population trends and reproductive performance of Spotted Owls from different age-classes, none...
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Full Text:: (Strix occidentalis caurina) are a long-lived forest owl and range-wide declines in their numbers have

Estimation of Population Age Structure, Detection Probability, and Density of Red Tree Voles in Oregon

Creator:: Marks-Fife, Chad A.
Abstract:: Red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus) are a unique species of Arvicoline rodent found in western Oregon and northwest California. Their preferred habitat is mature and old-growth coniferous forest dominated by Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Tree voles are an important prey item for northern spotted owls and many other predators, but are...
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Full Text:: , Lee Foster, Kevyn Groot, Scott Jennings, Peter Kappes, Liz Mulligan, and Beth Orning have been a

Human Alteration of a Neotropical Landscape Drives Long-term Changes in its Forest Bird Communities

Creator:: Curtis, Jenna R.
Abstract:: Human alteration of natural landscapes leads to biodiversity loss, often from a combination of area effects and fragmentation effects. Smaller habitat patches support fewer species than large ones and incur additional consequences from isolation. Efforts to preempt biodiversity loss from insular habitat fragments are complicated by individualistic species responses and...
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Full Text:: . Title: Human Alteration of a Neotropical Landscape Drives Long-term Changes in its Forest Bird

Towards an Integrated Decision Tool for Managing Wildlife with Visitor Restrictions in Glacier Bay National Park

Creator:: Whitlock, Steven L.
Abstract:: The National Park Service has a dual mission of providing public access to exceptional natural resources, but in a manner such that these resources are left “unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Human activities in parks undoubtedly affect wildlife, but the degree to which such activities cause impairment is...
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Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ James T. Peterson The National Park Service has a dual mission of providing public access

The Soundcheck of the Sea : Comparing Marine Soundscapes on a Continental Scale

Creator:: Haver, Samara M.
Abstract:: Monitoring marine ambient sound using standardized methods supports assessments of ocean sound levels across widespread ecosystems. This thesis quantifies differences among coastal and deep-water marine soundscapes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The sources of sound in a soundscape are compartmentalized into three components and compared over time and among...
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Full Text:: June 7, 2017. Title: The Soundcheck of the Sea: Comparing Marine Soundscapes on a Continental

Stress induced differential gene expression in the brain of juvenile steelhead trout, (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)

Creator:: Schwindt, Adam R.
Abstract:: Gene expression profiles of tissues and cell-lines can be powerful tools for documenting the genetic response to a particular treatment, such as stressors. However, there is a paucity of information on the genetic stress response in the brain. Therefore, we attempted to profile gene expression in the brain of juvenile...
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Full Text:: response to a particular treatment, such as stressors. However, there is a paucity of information on the

Linking Moral Obligations, Assumption-based Research, and Structured Decision Making to Inform Bull Trout Recovery

Creator:: Brignon, William R.
Abstract:: More than 1500 species of plants and animals in the United States are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The U.S. Departments of Interior and Commerce are required, under Section 4(f)(1) of the ESA, to develop recovery plans for ESA-listed species under the respective agency...
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Full Text:: scientifically defensible and consistent with a diversity of stakeholder (e.g., states, tribes, private

Impacts of Range Management Decisions on Native Pollinators: Innovative Grazing Practices and Riparian Restoration

Creator:: Mitchell, Scott R.
Abstract:: Animal pollination is critical to plant reproduction in agricultural and wildland ecosystems. Much of the production of seeds and fruits in natural areas, which underlie many food webs, depends on pollination services by insects. The taxon responsible for delivering the bulk of these services in most temperate systems is bees....
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Full Text:: , Wilson ME, Wilkes JT, Tarpy DR, Rose R, Lee K, Rangel J, vanEngelsdorp D (2017) A national survey of

Population and behavioral responses of small mammals to silviculture and downed wood treatments in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Waldien, David L.
Abstract:: Forest managers are challenged to provide timber revenues and other resources for society while protecting and enhancing components of biodiversity that are often associated with older forests or older forest structure, such as dead wood. We examined small mammal response to timber harvest in stands 8-10 years following group-selection, two-story,...
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Full Text:: chipmunk was 22.6 times more likely than the null model, and a chipmunk was 3.0 times more likely to

Tide gates in the Pacific Northwest : operation, types, and environmental effects

Creator:: Giannico, Guillermo and Souder, Jon A.
Abstract:: This report is an attempt to address some critical information gaps regarding the effects of dikes and tide gates on coastal ecosystems and fisheries resources. The authors have identified the information needs during their work with landowners, community organizations, and resource management agencies and through a compilation and summary of...
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Full Text:: Giannico and Jon A. Souder Northwest Oregon Sea Grant Corvallis, Oregon ORESU-T-05-001 Operation

Tonight’s Specials Include Mysids, Amphipods, and More: An Examination of the Zooplankton Prey of Oregon Gray Whales and its Impact on Foraging Choices and Prey Selection

Creator:: Hildebrand, Lisa
Abstract:: Understanding prey quality and prey selection by predators is critical for management efforts aimed at identification and protection of essential habitats and prey. Marine predators must make daily foraging choices in a heterogenous and dynamic environment in order to meet the high energetic demands of migration, reproduction and foraging. With...
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Full Text:: lipid contents (Lee et al., 2006). Energetic content is influenced strongly by life cycle of a prey

Vertebral elemental markers in elasmobranchs : potential for reconstructing environmental history and population structure

Creator:: Smith, Wade D.
Abstract:: Differences in the chemical composition of calcified structures can be used to reveal natal origins, connectivity, metapopulation structure, and reconstruct the environmental history or movement patterns of many marine organisms. Sharks, skates, and rays (elasmobranchs) lack the calcified structures, known as otoliths, that are typically used for geochemical studies of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: water to vertebrae, I conducted two laboratory studies using round stingrays, Urobatis halleri, as a

Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana) behavior and response to wetland habitat management at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on Kaua'i

Creator:: Malachowski, Christopher P.
Abstract:: The endangered Hawaiian Duck (koloa maoli; Anas wyvilliana), a non-migratory and island-endemic species, experienced a significant population decline during the twentieth century due to factors such as habitat loss, overharvest, introduced mammalian predators, and hybridization with introduced feral Mallards (A. platyrhynchos). A key objective for Hawaiian Duck recovery is to...
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Full Text:: : Bruce D. Dugger The endangered Hawaiian Duck (koloa maoli; Anas wyvilliana), a non-migratory and

A Comparison of Stipends, Health Insurance, and Tuition Remission Policies at Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Programs throughout the United States

Creator:: Schultz, Luke D. and VanDeHey, Justin A.
Abstract:: Many factors should be considered before selecting a graduate program to attend. Graduate education can be expensive, so financial and health care benefits offered by a department or college should be considered when selecting a graduate program. A majority of fisheries graduate students recently surveyed believed that financial aspects should...
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Full Text:: A Comparison of Stipends, Health Insurance, and Tuition

A macroscopic to microscopic study of the effects of barotrauma and the potential for long-term survival in Pacific rockfish

Creator:: Pribyl, Alena L.
Abstract:: Depleted species of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) from the Northeast Pacific experience high discard mortality due to "barotrauma," induced from the rapid change in pressure during capture. Research suggests rockfish have the potential to survive barotrauma if immediately recompressed, but the potential for long-term recovery is unknown. In this project, we...
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Full Text:: . Title: A Macroscopic to Microscopic Study of the Effects of Barotrauma and the Potential for Long

eDNA as a tool for identifying freshwater species in sustainable forestry: A critical review and potential future applications

Creator:: Coble, Ashley A., Flinders, Camille A., Homyack, Jessica A., Penaluna, Brooke E., Cronn, Richard C., and Weitemier, Kevin
Abstract:: Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging biological monitoring tool that can aid in assessing the effects of forestry and forest manufacturing activities on biota. Monitoring taxa across broad spatial and temporal scales is necessary to ensure forest management and forest manufacturing activities meet their environmental goals of maintaining biodiversity. Our...
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Full Text:: This is the peer reviewed, accepted manuscript of: Ashley A

Salmon, Saws, and Sense of Place: Using a Discrete Choice Experiment to Examine Place Relationships and Preferences for Stream Restoration on the Quinault Indian Reservation

Creator:: Robinson, Kerrick W.
Abstract:: The social sciences have the capacity to contribute to natural resource management through investigations of human dynamics associated with the environment. Sense of place (SOP), the formed relationships between an individual and the environment, has been considered a fundamental aspect of human well-being and can contribute to more holistic understanding...
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Full Text:: lower SOP associated with their collegiate grounds (Lee et al., 2015). Also, a case study of the

The effects of semi-chronic thermal stress on physiological indicators in steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss

Creator:: Kammerer, Brittany D. and Heppell, Scott A.
Abstract:: The physiological response of juvenile steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to prolonged heat stress was examined by exposing replicated groups of fish to 25 consecutive days at 15°C, 23°C, and 25°C followed by a 55 day recovery period at 15°C. We found that at temperatures ≥25°C, steelhead consumed significantly less food per...
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Full Text:: 16 Brittany D. Kammerer 1 * and Scott A. Heppell1 1 17 1 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Landscape-Level Approaches to Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) Conservation in a Changing Environment

Creator:: Creech, Tyler G.
Abstract:: Landscape characteristics can strongly influence demographic and genetic processes in wildlife populations. Climate change and human land use are causing many landscapes to change rapidly, and the effects on wildlife populations must be understood to properly manage these threats and design effective conservation strategies. In this dissertation, I explored the...
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Full Text:: canadensis nelsoni) Conservation in a Changing Environment AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF

Metamorphosis, growth, and settlement of Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) to a continental shelf nursery, inferred from otolith microstructure

Creator:: Donohoe, Christopher James
Abstract:: Processes of metamorphosis, settlement, and growth were examined in Pacific sanddab using field studies and otolith microstructure. This flatfish transforms at large sizes, has a gradual metamorphosis, and settles to a nursery on the middle continental shelf. Eye migration takes 3 months and "metamorphosis proper" which begins after completion of...
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Full Text:: (Citharichthys sordidus) to a continental shelf nursery, inferred from otolith microstructure AN ABSTRACT OF

Bottom-up Drivers of Primary Producers and Predator Populations in Oregon Streams

Creator:: Kaylor, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Humans have drastically altered the physical habitat and food web structure of stream ecosystems. Two major impacts humans have had on Pacific Northwest streams are modification of streamside forests (as a result of agriculture, land development, and timber harvest), and declines in the return of wild anadromous salmon to headwater...
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Full Text:: forests (as a result of agriculture, land development, and timber harvest), and declines in the return

Stags of the Sea or Hedgehogs of the Harbor? Inferring the Point of Sculpin Cranial Weaponry

Creator:: Buser, Thaddaeus J.
Abstract:: Animal weapons are thought to have evolved to compete for reproductive opportunities within a species. Across the diverse weapon-bearing taxa, several evolutionary trends have emerged: (1) increasing complexity and relative size across ontogeny, (2) sexual dimorphism, and (3) higher levels of random deviations from symmetry (i.e., fluctuating asymmetry) than non-weaponized...
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Full Text:: reproductive opportunities within a species. Across the diverse weapon-bearing taxa, several evolutionary

Temperature-modulated 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)antheracene carcinogenicity in rainbow trout

Creator:: Zahr, Camille Reda
Abstract:: Temperature influences the incidence of chemically induced cancer in fish, with warmer temperatures being associated with higher cancer incidence. The mechanisms of temperature-modulated chemical carcinogenesis in fish, however, have not been described in detail. Therefore, one primary objective of this study was increased understanding of how temperature-modulated genotoxicity of 7,12-...
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Full Text:: Temeprature-modulated 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)antheracene

The effect of chronic exposure of chinook salmon to benzo(a)pyrene and cortisol of CYP1A1 induction and susceptibility to a microsporidian parasite, Loma salmonae

Creator:: Marie, Amarisa
Abstract:: Wild populations of fish are faced with a multitude of stressors, which may include human interaction, toxins, and disease. Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), a known carcinogen and immunotoxin, has been reported in the stomach contents of juvenile chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, in urban waterways. We investigated the impact of chronic dietary exposure...
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Full Text:: Chinook Salmon to Benzo(a)pyrene and Cortisol on CYPIAI Induction and Susceptibility to a Microsporidian

Relationship Between Temperature and Ceratomyxa shasta–Induced Mortality In Klamath River Salmonids

Creator:: Ray, R. Adam, Holt, Richard A., and Bartholomew, Jerri L.
Abstract:: Water temperature influences almost every biological and physiological process of salmon, including disease resistance. In the Klamath River (California), current thermal conditions are considered sub-optimal for juvenile salmon. In addition to borderline temperatures, these fish must contend with the myxozoan parasite Ceratomyxa shasta, a significant cause of juvenile salmonid mortality...
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Full Text:: MORTALITY IN KLAMATH RIVER SALMONIDS R. Adam Ray, Richard A. Holt*, and Jerri L. Bartholomew*� Department

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) of Vitellogenin in Temperate Basses (Genus Morone): Plasma and In Vitro Analyses

Creator:: Heppell, Scott A., Jackson, Leslie F., Weber, Gregory, M., and Sullivan, Craig, V.
Abstract:: Blood levels of the egg yolk precursor vi- tellogenin (VTG) can be used as a deﬁnitive marker for the onset and progress of maturation in female teleosts. In the present study, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to measure VTG in blood plasma from three species of temperate basses....
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Full Text:: . 1989; Lee et al. 1992). This diversity can require development of a new VTG assay for each species or

Maternal effects, the environment, and age structure: A mechanistic fine-scale approach to describe a complex set of factors contributing to larval growth and survival

Creator:: Arnold, Linsey M.
Abstract:: The relationship between population characteristics and population productivity is fundamental to sustainable fisheries management, but predicting productivity remains a challenging task. Proposed mechanisms driving the variability in productivity at a given population size have included environmental and demographic factors related to the age structure of the population, but the broad-scale...
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Full Text:: Effects, the Environment, and Age Structure: A Mechanistic Fine-Scale Approach to Describe a Complex Set

Associations between forest fragmentation patterns and genetic structure in Pfrimer’s Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri), an endangered endemic to central Brazil’s dry forests

Creator:: Miller, M. P., Bianchi, C. A., Mullins, T. D., and Haig, S. M.
Abstract:: When habitat becomes fragmented, populations of species may become increasingly isolated. In the absence of habitat corridors, genetic structure may develop and populations risk reductions in genetic diversity from increased genetic drift and inbreeding. Deforestation of the Cerrado biome of Brazil, particularly of the dry forests within the Paran River...
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Full Text:: barriers in landscape genetics. Mol Ecol 19:4179–4191 Lee-Yaw JA, Davidson A, McRae BH, Green DM (2009

New discovery leads to a whole new meaning of “trash fish”

Creator:: Chione, Andrew
Abstract:: This paper is an assignment for my Ichthyology class at Oregon State University. I was tasked with creating a new fish species that is scientifically possible and telling a fictional story of its discovery.
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Full Text:: Andrew Chione FW315 11/22/2018 New discovery leads to a whole new

Elemental Markers in Elasmobranchs: Effects of Environmental History and Growth on Vertebral Chemistry

Creator:: Smith, Wade D., Miller, Jessica A., and Heppell, Selina S.
Abstract:: Differences in the chemical composition of calcified skeletal structures (e.g. shells, otoliths) have proven useful for reconstructing the environmental history of many marine species. However, the extent to which ambient environmental conditions can be inferred from the elemental signatures within the vertebrae of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, rays) has not been...
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Full Text:: History and Growth on Vertebral Chemistry Wade D. Smith1*, Jessica A. Miller2, Selina S. Heppell3 1

Relationship Between Wildfire, Salvage Logging, and Occupancy of Nesting Territories by Northern Spotted Owls

Creator:: Clark, Darren A., Anthony, Robert G., and Andrews, Lawrence S.
Abstract:: The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is one of the most intensively studied raptors in the world; however, little is known about the impacts of wildfire on the subspecies and how they use recently burned areas. Three large-scale wildfires in southwest Oregon provided an opportunity to investigate the short-term...
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Full Text:: , and Occupancy of Nesting Territories by Northern Spotted Owls DARREN A. CLARK,1 Oregon Cooperative

Evidence for geomagnetic imprinting as a homing mechanism in Pacific salmon

Creator:: Putnam, Nathan F., Lohmann, Kenneth J., Putnam, Emily M., Quinn, Thomas P., Klimley, A. Peter, and Noakes, David L. G.
Abstract:: In the final phase of their spawning migration, Pacific salmon use chemical cues to identify their home river, but how they navigate from the open ocean to the correct coastal area has remained enigmatic [1]. To test the hypothesis that salmon imprint on the magnetic field that exists where they...
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Full Text:: Putman et al. 1 Evidence for geomagnetic imprinting as a homing mechanism in Pacific salmon

Long-term decline of a winter-resident bird community in Puerto Rico

Creator:: Faaborg, John, Arendt, Wayne J., Toms, Judith D., Dugger, Katie M., Cox, W. Andrew, and Mora, Miguel Canals
Abstract:: Despite concern expressed two decades ago, there has been little recent discussion about continuing declines of migrant bird populations. Monitoring efforts have been focused almost exclusively on the breeding grounds. We describe the long-term decline of a winter-resident bird population in Guánica Commonwealth Forest, Puerto Rico, one of the last...
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Full Text:: . Nature 447:710–713 Lee SM, Chao A (1994) Estimating population size via sample coverage for closed

A cost-efficient method to assess carbon stocks in tropical peat soil

Creator:: Warren, M. W., Kauffman, J. B., Murdiyarso, D., Anshari, G., Hergoualc'h, K., Kurnianto, S., Purbopuspito, J., Gusmayanti, E., Afifudin, M., Rahajoe, J., Alhamd, L., Limin, S., and Iswandi, A.
Abstract:: Estimation of belowground carbon stocks in tropical wetland forests requires funding for laboratory analyses and suitable facilities, which are often lacking in developing nations where most tropical wetlands are found. It is therefore beneficial to develop simple analytical tools to assist belowground carbon estimation where financial and technical limitations are...
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Full Text:: , 7, 1505–1514,doi:10.5194/bg-7-1505-2010, 2010. Hooijer, A., Page, S., Jauhiainen, J., Lee, W. A

The Oregon Coastal Subprovince, a new biogeographic subprovince for primary freshwater fishes in Oregon

Creator:: Kettratad, Jes
Abstract:: The Pacific Northwest has a relatively low diversity of primary freshwater fishes with most of the endemism and diversity in the Columbia River and Klamath River. However, the Oregon Coastal Subprovince defined as the coastal rivers from Miami River in the north to Sixes River in the south, has a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , catostomids display a great degree of endemism (Lee et al, 1981), gene evolution (Ferris and White, 1978

Value of Prior and Novel Information in Managing a Mixed-Stock Recreational Chinook Salmon Fishery

Creator:: Jensen, Alexander J.
Abstract:: Many economically important Pacific salmon fisheries along the west coast of North America are mixed-stock, recreational systems, in which managers strive to account for interactions between fish, anglers, and management policy while balancing fishery access against conservation of vulnerable stocks. Specific challenges facing fisheries managers include limited control over angling...
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Full Text:: . Title: Value of Prior and Novel Information in Managing a Mixed-Stock Recreational Chinook Salmon

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