Department of Wildland Resources (WILD). This department was previously known as Forest, Range, and Wildlife Sciences. The name was changed in Fall Semester 2006.

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Feeding Behavior of Pen Reared Mule Deer Under Winter Range Conditions, Michael A. Smith

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Feeding Behavior of Sheep in Relation to Kinetics of Sagebrush Monoterpenes: Implications for Landscape Biodiversity, Luthando E. Dziba

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Feeding Ecology and Territorial Behavior of the Yellow Warbler, Merrill J. Frydendall

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Fee Hunting Opportunities on Private Land in Utah: An Economic and Policy Analysis, Lucy A. Jordan

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Fire - Herbivory Interactions in an East African Savanna: Effects on Acacia Drepanolobium Trees, Eric M. LaMalfa

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Fish Production and Movements in the Lower Logan River, Utah, Eric P. Bergersen

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Food Availability and Selective Utilization by Juvenile Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos L.) on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, Nicholas J. Chura

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Food-Searching Behavior of Free-Living Ferruginous Hawks: Factors Affecting the Use of Hunting Methods and Hunting Sites, James Stuart Wakeley

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Forest Canopies: Form and Functional Relationships, Steven B. Jack

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Forest Recovery, Nutrient Cycling and Carbon Sequestration in a Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest, Patrick T. Moore

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Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structuring at Multiple Spatial Scales across the Range of the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens, Ryan P. O'Donnell

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Geospatial Modeling of Land Cover Change in the Chocó-Darien Global Ecoregion of South America: Assessing Proximate Causes and Underlying Drivers of Deforestation and Reforestation, José Camilo Fagua

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Granivores and Restoration: Implications of Invasion and Considerations of Context-Dependent Seed Removal, Steven M. Ostoja

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Greater Sage-Grouse and Community Responses to Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Resistance in an Anthropogenic Altered Sagebrush Landscape, Justin R. Small

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Greater Sage-Grouse Ecology, Chick Survival, and Population Dynamics, Parker Mountain, Utah, David K. Dahlgren

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Greater Sage-Grouse Seasonal Ecology and Responses to Habitat Manipulations in Northern, Utah, Eric T. Thacker

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Gregarious Behavior in Large Mammals: Modeling, Methodology, and Application, Thomas L. Morton

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Growth and Water Relations of Mountain Big Sagebrush on Reclaimed Mine Soils in Southwestern Wyoming, Alan T. Carpenter

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Growth of Eimeria alabamensis from Cattle In Vitro and the Changes in Fine Structure Associated with Schizogony, J. Robert Sampson

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Growth Responses of Great Basin Plant Species to Variation in Nitrogen Availability, Carol J. Bilbrough

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Habitat Selection and Movement of a Stream-Resident Salmonid in a Regulated River and Tests of Four Bioenergetic Optimization Models, Mark D. Bowen

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Habitat Selection by Large Wild Ungulates and Some Aspects of the Energy Flow in a Sub-Tropical African Savanna Woodland Ecosystem, Stanley M. Hirst

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Hidden Mechanisms of Climate Impacts in Western Forests: Integrating Theory and Observation for Climate Adaptation, Sara J. Germain

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Higher Plant Acclimation to Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation, Ronald Robberecht

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Host-Parasite Relationship Studies of the Larval Alfalfa Weevil and the Ichneumonid Parasite Bathyplectes curculionis (Thomson), Yeboa A. Duodu

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Hunter Access to Private Lands and Attitudes of Utah Landholders Toward Hunting, James R. Kitts

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Identifying and Understanding the Spatial Distribution of Bobcat and Coyote Behavior, Ryan Radford Wilson

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Impact of Climate Variability on the Frequency and Severity of Ecological Disturbances in Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Sky Island Ecosystems, Curtis A. Gray

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Impact of the Black-Tailed Jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) on Vegetation in Curlew Valley, Northern Utah, Mark Westoby

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Influence of Forage Diversity and Condensed Tannins on Livestock Foraging Behavior, Production and Environmental Impact, Sebastian P. Lagrange

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Influence of Grazing, Fire, and Rainfall Regime on Plant Species Dynamics in an Ethiopian Perennial Grassland, Michael J. Jacobs

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Influence of Microphytic Crusts on Selected Soil Physical and Hydrologic Properties in the Hartnet Draw, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah., John Dana Williams

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Influence of Spring Sheep Grazing on the Forage Intake and Quality of Diets Consumed by Pen-Reared Mule Deer Under Winter-Range Conditions, Kenneth Owen Fulgham

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Influence of Stand Composition on Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization and Biochemistry in Aspen and Conifer Forests of Utah, Mercedes Román Dobarco

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Integrating Black Bear Behavior, Spatial Ecology, and Population Dynamics in a Human-Dominated Landscape: Implications for Management, Jarod D. Raithel

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Interactions Between Populations of Intermediate Wheatgrass and Western Wheatgrass as Influenced by Short-Duration Grazing and Moisture Availability, Gerrit B. Bartels

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Internal Water Potential of an Engelmann Spruce Stand in Relation to Soil and Atmospheric Factors, Richard L. Meyn

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Inter-Seasonal Range Relationships of Spanish Goats and Mule Deer in a Utah Oakbrush Community, Robert Alexander Riggs

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Investigation of the Determinants of African Savanna Vegetation Distribution: A Case Study from the Lower Omo Basin, Ethiopia, Catherine A. Schloeder

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Isolation and Characterization of Autosomal Male Sterile Mutants in Drosophila melanogaster, Lynn J. Romrell

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Life Cycles of Three Species of Eimeria from the Uinta Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus armatus, Kenneth S. Todd Jr.

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Linear Programming Applied to Sheep Ranching in Utah, William R. Flint

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Livestock Foraging Behavior in Response to Sequence and Interactions Among Alkaloids, Tannins, and Saponins, Tiffanny L. Jensen

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Local and Regional Landscape Characteristics Driving Habitat Selection by Greater Sage-Grouse Along a Fragmented Range Margin, Aidan T. Beers

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Maintenance Energy Requirements of Free Ranging Goats and Sheep, Ederlon Ribeiro de Oliveira

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Management, Foraging Behavior, Diet Composition and Forage Quality of Free-Ranging But Herded Camels in Ceeldheer District, Central Somalia, Ahmed A. Elmi

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Mechanisms of Overyielding and Coexistence in Diverse Tallgrass Prairie Communities, Leslie E. Forero

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Mechanisms of Population Regulation in Confined Colonies of Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner) and the Response to Exploitation, Donna Corn Olsen

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Migratory Waterbird Ecology at a Critical Staging Area, Great Salt Lake, Utah, Maureen G. Frank

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Mitigation of Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) Through Grazing and Revegetation on the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington, Clinton A. Stonecipher

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Modeling Habitat Attributes of Cavity-Nesting Birds in the Uinta Mountains, Utah: A Hierarchical Approach, Joshua J. Lawler

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Modeling Habitat Quality for American Martens in Western Newfoundland, Canada, William A. Adair

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Modification of Ontogenic Expression Due to Relocation of the ry+ Gene in Drosophila melanogaster, Allen A. Badgett Jr.

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Modulation of the Nutritional Context and Early Experience as New Tools to Increase the Use of Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae ssp. asperum) by Grazing Sheep, Juan J. Montes

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Mule Deer Use Patterns as Related to Pinyon-Juniper Conversion in Utah, Ted L. Terrel

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Multi-Scalar Spatial Modeling of Northern Forest Dynamics: Foundations, Theories, and Applications, Don C. Bragg

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Muskrat Population Levels and Vegetation Utilization: A Basis for an Index, Thomas R. McCabe

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Natural Pastures of the Macquarie Region of New South Wales: Their Origin, Composition and Management, David Leslie Michaelk

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Nest‐Site Selection, Success, and Response to Predators by Cinnamon Teal and Other Ground‐Nesting Ducks in the Wetlands of Great Salt Lake, Utah, Mark E. Bell

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Nest Success of Dabbling Ducks in a Human-Modified Prairie: Effects of Predation and Habitat Variables at Different Spatial Scales, Jaime E. Jimenez

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Nutrition and Feeding Behavior of Goats and Sheep Grazing Deciduous Shrub-Woodland in Northeastern Brazil, James Alan Pfister

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Old-Growth Forest Dynamics After Fire and Drought in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, Kendall M.L. Becker

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Optimization of Ranch Management Alternatives in Utah, Scott G. Evans

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Phosphorus Dynamics in Dingle Marsh, Idaho, Rex C. Herron

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Photosynthesis, Dark Respiration, and Growth of Rumex patientia L. Exposed to UV-B (280-315 nm) Irradiance Corresponding to Reduced Atmospheric Ozone Concentrations, William B. Sisson

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Plant Demographic Studies of Tall Threetip Sagebrush-Grass Vegetation on the Eastern Snake River Plains, Idaho, Kenneth Harold Rea

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Plant Gas Exchange of Two Bunchgrasses in Relation to Herbivory Tolerance, Robert S. Nowak

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Population Biology of the Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) in Northern Utah, L. Charles Stoddart

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Population Ecology of Uinta Ground Squirrels, Norman A. Slade

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Population Limitation of Jackrabbits: An Examination of the Food Hypothesis, William R. Clark

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Precipitation and Soil Properties Determine Long-Term Consequences of Disturbance and Invasion in Drylands, Tyson Terry

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Predator-Prey Relationships and Spatial Ecology of Jaguars in the Southern Pantanal, Brazil: Implications for Conservation and Management, Sandra Maria Cintra Cavalcanti

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Preventive Predation Management: An Evaluation Using Winter Aerial Coyote Hunting in Utah and Idaho, Kimberly Kessler Wagner

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Quantifying the Indirect Effect of Wolves on Aspen in Northern Yellowstone National Park: Evidence for a Trophic Cascade?, Elaine M. Brice

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Quantitative Analyses of Perennial Atriplex-Dominated Vegetation of Southeastern Utah, Teja Singh

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Rangeland Dynamics and Pastoral Development in the High Andes: The Camelid Herders of Cosapa, Bolivia, Lita P. Buttolph

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Rangeland Resources Monitoring: Concepts and Practical Applications, Benny R. Bobwski

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Reduced Recruitment in Utah Mule Deer Relative to Winter Condition, Phillip J. Zwank

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Regeneration Ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and Cymbopogon jwarancusa in Grasslands of Upland Balochistan, Pakistan, Sarfraz Ahmad

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Regulation of Rabbit Testicular Capsular Motility: Prostaglandins, Sex Steroids, and Sympathomimetic Agents, Rod R. Seeley

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Reinforcements of a Greater Sage-Grouse Population in Utah: Applications for Range-Wide and Local Conservation Translocation Efforts, Melissa S. Chelak

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Relationships Between Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna and Selected Coniferous Forest Habitat Types on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains, David S. Winn

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Relationships Between Water Developments and Select Mammals on the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, Bryan M. Kluever

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Relationships of Vegetation to Environment in Canyonlands National Park, Walter Lee Loope

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Reproduction and Hematology of the Cache Elk Herd, Thomas B. Follis

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Reproductive Allocation and Survival in Grasshoppers: Effects of Resource Availability, Grasshopper Density, and Parasitism, David Heath Branson

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Reproductive Biology of the Coyote (Canis latrans): Integration of Behavior and Physiology, Debra Anne Carlson

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Respiratory Metabolism and Energy Requirements of Embryo, Larval and Juvenile Mountain Whitefish, Prosopium Williamsoni, Pokkavil Karunakara Rajagopal

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Response of a Peatland Ecosystem to Stratospheric Ozone Reduction in Tierra del Fuego, Thomas Matthew Robson

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Responses of Sphagnum and Carex Peatlands to Ultraviolet-B Radiation, and a Meta-Analysis of UV-B Effects on Vascular Plants, Peter S. Searles

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Seasonal, Diurnal and Species Variation in Forage Moisture Content in Relation to Site on Mountain Summer Range of Northern Utah, Chaudhry Mohammad Sharif

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Seasonal Patterns of Photosynthesis and Respiration in Atriplex confertifolia and Ceratoides lanata, Richard S. White

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Seed Dispersal by Livestock: A Revegetation Application for Improving Degraded Rangelands, Ferhat Gokbulak

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Sheep Behavior and Vulnerability to Coyote Predation, Ernest Albert Gluesing

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Sheep Diets and Feeding Behavior in Single and Common Use Grazing Trials on Southwestern Utah Summer Range, George B. Ruyle

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Simulated Browsing Impacts on Aspen Suckers' Density, Growth, and Nutritional Responses, Koketso Tshireletso

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Simulated Browsing Impacts on Aspen Sucker's Survival and Growth, Koketso Tshireletso

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Snow Avalanche Disturbance in Intermountain Spruce-Fir Forests and Implications for the Spruce Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), Elizabeth G. Hebertson

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Social Organization and Decision Making in North American Bison: Implications For Management, Ryan A. Shaw

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Socioecology of the Vicuna, William L. Franklin