Thierry
Chambert, Ph.D. candidate - Interaction between individual
heterogeneity and environmental variability in a population of
long-lived marine mammals (Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica).
Matt Dresser, M.S. candidate - Nesting ecology of cavity-nesting birds
in western forests of the U.S. (co-advisor:
Vicki Saab, USDA
Rocky Mountain Research Station)
Paul Kanive, M.S. candidate - Population dynamic study of white sharks
off the central California coast.
Brandi Skone, M.S. candidate - The role of winter wheat in nesting
ecology of ducks in agriculturaly landscapes in North Dakota.
Glenn Stauffer, Ph.D. candidate - Temporary emigration and multi-site
movement in Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica.
Recently Completed Dissertations & Theses
Mosher, ,
B. 2011. Avian community response to a mountain pine beetle
epidemic. M.S. thesis. 55 pp. (co-advisor : Vicki Saab, USDA
Rocky Mountain Research Station). Hockenbary,
C. 2011. Exploring relationships among recreation, habitat type,
and Mexican spotted owls on the Colorado Plateau in Southern Utah. M.S.
thesis, 76 pp. (co-advisor: David Willey, Montana
State University) Walker,
J. 2011. Survival of Duck Nests, Distribution of Duck Broods, and
Habitat Conservation Targeting in the Prairie Pothole Region. Ph.D.
dissertation at University of Alaska-Fairbanks. (co-advisor: Mark Lindberg,
University of
Alaska-Fairbanks) Fields,
S. P. 2011. Factors influencing the density and distribution
of
breeding waterfowl in north-central Montana. M.S. thesis.
112 pp. Cutting,
K.A. 2010. Nutrient allocation to egg formation of lesser scaup.
M.S. thesis. 74 pp. Forristal,
C. 2009. Influence of post-wildfire timber harvest on
black-backed woodpecker (Picoides
arcticus) nest survival and nest site selection. M.S.
thesis. 93 pp. (co-advisor:
Vicki Saab, USDA
Rocky Mountain Research Station) Hadley,
G.L. 2006. Recruitment probabilities and reproductive costs
for Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Ph.D.
dissertation. 128 pp. Paugh, J.
I. 2006. Common
loon nesting ecology in northwest Montana. M.S. thesis. 90
pp. (co-advisor:
David Willey, Fish & Wildlife Management Program, Montana
State University) Carle,
R.J. 2006. Factors affecting nest survival of three
species of migrant songbirds in the Greater Yellowstone
Ecosystem. M.S. thesis. 89 pp. Sika, J.
2006. Breeding ecology, survival rates, and causes of
mortality of hunted and nonhunted greater sage-grouse in central
Montana. M.S. thesis. 118 pp. Wisinski,
C. 2006. Survival and summer habitat selection of male
greater sage-grouse (Centocercus
urophasianus) in Southwestern Montana. M.S. thesis. 76 pp. Newlon,
K. 2005. Demography of Lewis’s woodpecker,
breeding bird densities, and riparian aspen integrity in a grazed
landscape. M.S. thesis. 101 pp. (co-advisor: Vicki Saab, USDA
Rocky
Mountain Research Station) Warren,
J.M. 2004. Effects of cattle grazing on upland nesting
duck production in the Aspen Parkland. M.S. thesis. 74 pp. Stephens,
S. S. 2003. The Influence of Landscape Characteristics on
Duck Nesting Success in the Missouri Coteau Region of North
Dakota. Ph.D. dissertation. 169 pp. Howerter,
D. W. 2003. Factors affecting duck nesting in the aspen
parklands: a spatial analysis. Ph.D. dissertation. 135 pp. Schomburg,
J.W. 2003. Development and evaluation of predictive models for
managing golden eagle electrocutions. M.S. thesis. 98 pp.
(co-advisor: Alan Harmata, Fish
& Wildlife Management Program, Montana State University) Koons,
D.K. 2001. Lesser scaup breeding ecology in the Canadian
Parklands. M.S. thesis. 49 pp. Oechsli,
L.M. 2000. Ex-urban development in the Rocky Mountain West:
consequences for native vegetation, wildlife diversity, and land-use
planning in Big Sky, Montana. M.S. thesis. 108 pp. Johnson,
D.E. 1999. Ruffed grouse productivity and habitat selection at
the base of the Beartooth Plateau in southcentral Montana. M.S.
thesis. 86 pp. Hoffman,
N.J. 1997. Distribution of Picoides woodpeckers in relation to habitat
disturbance within the Yellowstone area. M.S. thesis. 74 pp. Thorpe,
P.P. 1997. Temporal and spatial variation in habitat selection and
movements of female mallards in the Parklands of Canada. M.S.
thesis. 52 pp. Bacon,
L.M. 1996. Nesting ecology of the interior least tern on the
Yellowstone River, Montana. M.S. thesis. 69 pp. Bosquet,
K. 1996. Breeding ecology of sharp-tailed grouse on the Charles M.
Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Montana. M.S. thesis. 56 pp. Butler,
M.A. 1996. The validity of using artificial nests to assess
nest-predation rates in prairie-nesting ducks. M.S. thesis. 82 pp. Clawson,
M.R. 1996. An investigation of factors that may affect nest success in
CRP lands and other grassland habitats in an agricultural landscape in
southwestern Montana. M.S. thesis. 45 pp. Podruzny,
K.M. 1996. Radiotelemetry error: factors affecting bearing error and
the ultimate effects of triangulation error on determining habitat use.
M.S. thesis. 104 pp. Zelenak,
J.R. 1996. Breeding ecology of ferruginous hawks at the Kevin Rim in
northern Montana. M.S. thesis. 74 pp.
