Out With the Old and In With the New? Investigating Competition Between Barred Owls (Strix Varia) and Northern Spotted Owls (Strix Occidentalis Caurina) in Northwestern California With a Playback Experiment

By Nicholas J. Van Lanen, M.S

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Spring 2010

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Heritability of Myxospore Count and the Effects of Myxobolus Cerebralis Exposure on the Physiological Performance of Whirling Disease Resistant and Susceptible Strains of Rainbow Trout

By Eric R. Fetherman, M.S

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Spring 2009

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Investigating Competition Among Myxobolus Cerebralis Resistant and Susceptible Mitochondrial Lineages of Tubifex Tubifex and the Potential for Biological Control of Whirling Disease

By Christine M. Clapp, M.S

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Spring 2009

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Scented Guide Ropes as a Method to Enhance Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis) Trap Capture Success on Guam

By Lisa C. Mason, M.S

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Fall 2008

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Use of Otolith Elemental Signatures in Estimating Sources of Northern Pike Recruitment in the Yampa River,Colorado

By Ryan M. Fitzpatrick, M.S.

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Fall 2008

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Mallard Response to Experimental Human Disturbance and Non-Breeding Survival Along the South Platte River in Colorado

By Joshua L. Dooley, M.S.

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Fall 2008

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Population Dynamics of the New Mexico Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus Willardi Obscurus) in the Madrean Archipelago: A Threatened Species in a Changing Ecosystem

By Mark Allen Davis, M.S

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Summer 2008

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Elemental Signatures in Otolith of Hatchery Trout: Distinctiveness and Utility for Detecting Origins and Movement

By Daniel K Gibson-Reinemer, M.S.

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Spring 2008

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Exposure to 17B-Estradiol Alters Reproduction of the Adult Red Shiner (Cyprinella Lutrensis)

By Michelle M. McGree, M.S.

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Spring 2008

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Geographic Structure and Dynamics in Mountain Plover

By Michael B. Wunder, Ph.D.

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Spring 2007

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Bayesian Analysis of Age-at-Harvest Data with Focus on Wildlife Monitoring Programs

By Paul Bayne Conn, Ph.D.

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Spring 2007

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Statistical Aspects of Using Genetic Markers for Individual Identification in Capture-Recapture Studies

By Paul M. Lukacs, Ph.D.

Department of Fishery and Wildife Biology

Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Spring 2005

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

The Mark-Resight Method: An Application To Bighorn Sheep In Colorado And A Simulation Study Evaluating Estimators

By Brett T. McClintock, M.S.

Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology

Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science

Fall 2004

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Influence of Resource Supplementation on Movements of Preble' Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus Hudsonius Preblei) and Habitat Use Characteristics

By Anne Maura Trainor, M.S.

Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology

Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Summer 2004

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Dynamics of Northern Pike Spawning and Nursery Habitat in the Yampa River, Colorado

By Christopher G. Hill, M.S.

Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology

Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Spring 2004

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Evaluating Greater Sage-Grouse Brood Habitat using Human-Imprinted Chicks

By Sherri Lynn Huwer, M.S.

Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology

Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science

Spring 2004

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO