Department of Wildland Resources (WILD). This department was previously known as Forest, Range, and Wildlife Sciences. The name was changed in Fall Semester 2006.
Dissertations
Factors Influencing Epiphytic Lichen Communities in Aspen-Associated Forests of the Bear River Range, Idaho and Utah, Paul C. Rogers
Fall Regrowth of Crested Wheatgrass and Fourwing Saltbush, Noor Mohammad
Feeding Behavior and Habitat Selection of Deer and Elk on Northern Utah Summer Range, William B. Collins
Feeding Behavior of Pen Reared Mule Deer Under Winter Range Conditions, Michael A. Smith
Feeding Behavior of Sheep in Relation to Kinetics of Sagebrush Monoterpenes: Implications for Landscape Biodiversity, Luthando E. Dziba
Feeding Ecology and Territorial Behavior of the Yellow Warbler, Merrill J. Frydendall
Fee Hunting Opportunities on Private Land in Utah: An Economic and Policy Analysis, Lucy A. Jordan
Fire - Herbivory Interactions in an East African Savanna: Effects on Acacia Drepanolobium Trees, Eric M. LaMalfa
Fish Production and Movements in the Lower Logan River, Utah, Eric P. Bergersen
Food Availability and Selective Utilization by Juvenile Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos L.) on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, Nicholas J. Chura
Food-Searching Behavior of Free-Living Ferruginous Hawks: Factors Affecting the Use of Hunting Methods and Hunting Sites, James Stuart Wakeley
Forest Canopies: Form and Functional Relationships, Steven B. Jack
Forest Recovery, Nutrient Cycling and Carbon Sequestration in a Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest, Patrick T. Moore
Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structuring at Multiple Spatial Scales across the Range of the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens, Ryan P. O'Donnell
Granivores and Restoration: Implications of Invasion and Considerations of Context-Dependent Seed Removal, Steven M. Ostoja
Greater Sage-Grouse and Community Responses to Strategies to Mitigate Environmental Resistance in an Anthropogenic Altered Sagebrush Landscape, Justin R. Small
Greater Sage-Grouse Ecology, Chick Survival, and Population Dynamics, Parker Mountain, Utah, David K. Dahlgren
Greater Sage-Grouse Seasonal Ecology and Responses to Habitat Manipulations in Northern, Utah, Eric T. Thacker
Gregarious Behavior in Large Mammals: Modeling, Methodology, and Application, Thomas L. Morton
Growth and Water Relations of Mountain Big Sagebrush on Reclaimed Mine Soils in Southwestern Wyoming, Alan T. Carpenter
Growth of Eimeria alabamensis from Cattle In Vitro and the Changes in Fine Structure Associated with Schizogony, J. Robert Sampson
Growth Responses of Great Basin Plant Species to Variation in Nitrogen Availability, Carol J. Bilbrough
Habitat Selection and Movement of a Stream-Resident Salmonid in a Regulated River and Tests of Four Bioenergetic Optimization Models, Mark D. Bowen
Habitat Selection by Large Wild Ungulates and Some Aspects of the Energy Flow in a Sub-Tropical African Savanna Woodland Ecosystem, Stanley M. Hirst
Hidden Mechanisms of Climate Impacts in Western Forests: Integrating Theory and Observation for Climate Adaptation, Sara J. Germain
Higher Plant Acclimation to Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation, Ronald Robberecht
Host-Parasite Relationship Studies of the Larval Alfalfa Weevil and the Ichneumonid Parasite Bathyplectes curculionis (Thomson), Yeboa A. Duodu
Hunter Access to Private Lands and Attitudes of Utah Landholders Toward Hunting, James R. Kitts
Identifying and Understanding the Spatial Distribution of Bobcat and Coyote Behavior, Ryan Radford Wilson
Impact of Climate Variability on the Frequency and Severity of Ecological Disturbances in Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Sky Island Ecosystems, Curtis A. Gray
Impact of the Black-Tailed Jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) on Vegetation in Curlew Valley, Northern Utah, Mark Westoby
Influence of Forage Diversity and Condensed Tannins on Livestock Foraging Behavior, Production and Environmental Impact, Sebastian P. Lagrange
Influence of Grazing, Fire, and Rainfall Regime on Plant Species Dynamics in an Ethiopian Perennial Grassland, Michael J. Jacobs
Influence of Microphytic Crusts on Selected Soil Physical and Hydrologic Properties in the Hartnet Draw, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah., John Dana Williams
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
Influence of Stand Composition on Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization and Biochemistry in Aspen and Conifer Forests of Utah, Mercedes Román Dobarco
Integrating Black Bear Behavior, Spatial Ecology, and Population Dynamics in a Human-Dominated Landscape: Implications for Management, Jarod D. Raithel
Interactions Between Populations of Intermediate Wheatgrass and Western Wheatgrass as Influenced by Short-Duration Grazing and Moisture Availability, Gerrit B. Bartels
Internal Water Potential of an Engelmann Spruce Stand in Relation to Soil and Atmospheric Factors, Richard L. Meyn
Inter-Seasonal Range Relationships of Spanish Goats and Mule Deer in a Utah Oakbrush Community, Robert Alexander Riggs
Investigation of the Determinants of African Savanna Vegetation Distribution: A Case Study from the Lower Omo Basin, Ethiopia, Catherine A. Schloeder
Isolation and Characterization of Autosomal Male Sterile Mutants in Drosophila melanogaster, Lynn J. Romrell
Life Cycles of Three Species of Eimeria from the Uinta Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus armatus, Kenneth S. Todd Jr.
Linear Programming Applied to Sheep Ranching in Utah, William R. Flint
Livestock Foraging Behavior in Response to Sequence and Interactions Among Alkaloids, Tannins, and Saponins, Tiffanny L. Jensen
Local and Regional Landscape Characteristics Driving Habitat Selection by Greater Sage-Grouse Along a Fragmented Range Margin, Aidan T. Beers
Maintenance Energy Requirements of Free Ranging Goats and Sheep, Ederlon Ribeiro de Oliveira
Mechanisms of Overyielding and Coexistence in Diverse Tallgrass Prairie Communities, Leslie E. Forero
Mechanisms of Population Regulation in Confined Colonies of Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner) and the Response to Exploitation, Donna Corn Olsen
Migratory Waterbird Ecology at a Critical Staging Area, Great Salt Lake, Utah, Maureen G. Frank
Mitigation of Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) Through Grazing and Revegetation on the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington, Clinton A. Stonecipher
Modeling Habitat Attributes of Cavity-Nesting Birds in the Uinta Mountains, Utah: A Hierarchical Approach, Joshua J. Lawler
Modeling Habitat Quality for American Martens in Western Newfoundland, Canada, William A. Adair
Modification of Ontogenic Expression Due to Relocation of the ry+ Gene in Drosophila melanogaster, Allen A. Badgett Jr.
Moose Movement in an Urbanizing Landscape, Lucian R. McDonald
Mule Deer Use Patterns as Related to Pinyon-Juniper Conversion in Utah, Ted L. Terrel
Multi-Scalar Spatial Modeling of Northern Forest Dynamics: Foundations, Theories, and Applications, Don C. Bragg
Muskrat Population Levels and Vegetation Utilization: A Basis for an Index, Thomas R. McCabe
Natural Pastures of the Macquarie Region of New South Wales: Their Origin, Composition and Management, David Leslie Michaelk
Nest Success of Dabbling Ducks in a Human-Modified Prairie: Effects of Predation and Habitat Variables at Different Spatial Scales, Jaime E. Jimenez
Nutrition and Feeding Behavior of Goats and Sheep Grazing Deciduous Shrub-Woodland in Northeastern Brazil, James Alan Pfister
Old-Growth Forest Dynamics After Fire and Drought in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, Kendall M.L. Becker
Optimization of Ranch Management Alternatives in Utah, Scott G. Evans
Phosphorus Dynamics in Dingle Marsh, Idaho, Rex C. Herron
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
Plant Demographic Studies of Tall Threetip Sagebrush-Grass Vegetation on the Eastern Snake River Plains, Idaho, Kenneth Harold Rea
Plant Gas Exchange of Two Bunchgrasses in Relation to Herbivory Tolerance, Robert S. Nowak
Population Biology of the Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) in Northern Utah, L. Charles Stoddart
Population Ecology of Uinta Ground Squirrels, Norman A. Slade
Population Limitation of Jackrabbits: An Examination of the Food Hypothesis, William R. Clark
Precipitation and Soil Properties Determine Long-Term Consequences of Disturbance and Invasion in Drylands, Tyson Terry
Predator-Prey Relationships and Spatial Ecology of Jaguars in the Southern Pantanal, Brazil: Implications for Conservation and Management, Sandra Maria Cintra Cavalcanti
Preventive Predation Management: An Evaluation Using Winter Aerial Coyote Hunting in Utah and Idaho, Kimberly Kessler Wagner
Quantifying the Indirect Effect of Wolves on Aspen in Northern Yellowstone National Park: Evidence for a Trophic Cascade?, Elaine M. Brice
Quantitative Analyses of Perennial Atriplex-Dominated Vegetation of Southeastern Utah, Teja Singh
Rangeland Dynamics and Pastoral Development in the High Andes: The Camelid Herders of Cosapa, Bolivia, Lita P. Buttolph
Rangeland Resources Monitoring: Concepts and Practical Applications, Benny R. Bobwski
Reduced Recruitment in Utah Mule Deer Relative to Winter Condition, Phillip J. Zwank
Regeneration Ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and Cymbopogon jwarancusa in Grasslands of Upland Balochistan, Pakistan, Sarfraz Ahmad
Regulation of Rabbit Testicular Capsular Motility: Prostaglandins, Sex Steroids, and Sympathomimetic Agents, Rod R. Seeley
Reinforcements of a Greater Sage-Grouse Population in Utah: Applications for Range-Wide and Local Conservation Translocation Efforts, Melissa S. Chelak
Relationships Between Water Developments and Select Mammals on the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, Bryan M. Kluever
Relationships of Vegetation to Environment in Canyonlands National Park, Walter Lee Loope
Reproduction and Hematology of the Cache Elk Herd, Thomas B. Follis
Reproductive Allocation and Survival in Grasshoppers: Effects of Resource Availability, Grasshopper Density, and Parasitism, David Heath Branson
Reproductive Biology of the Coyote (Canis latrans): Integration of Behavior and Physiology, Debra Anne Carlson
Respiratory Metabolism and Energy Requirements of Embryo, Larval and Juvenile Mountain Whitefish, Prosopium Williamsoni, Pokkavil Karunakara Rajagopal
Response of a Peatland Ecosystem to Stratospheric Ozone Reduction in Tierra del Fuego, Thomas Matthew Robson
Responses of Sphagnum and Carex Peatlands to Ultraviolet-B Radiation, and a Meta-Analysis of UV-B Effects on Vascular Plants, Peter S. Searles
Seasonal, Diurnal and Species Variation in Forage Moisture Content in Relation to Site on Mountain Summer Range of Northern Utah, Chaudhry Mohammad Sharif
Seasonal Patterns of Photosynthesis and Respiration in Atriplex confertifolia and Ceratoides lanata, Richard S. White
Seed Dispersal by Livestock: A Revegetation Application for Improving Degraded Rangelands, Ferhat Gokbulak
Sheep Behavior and Vulnerability to Coyote Predation, Ernest Albert Gluesing
Sheep Diets and Feeding Behavior in Single and Common Use Grazing Trials on Southwestern Utah Summer Range, George B. Ruyle
Simulated Browsing Impacts on Aspen Suckers' Density, Growth, and Nutritional Responses, Koketso Tshireletso