Browsing by Author "Best, Troy"

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Activity of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Coastal South Carolina: an Acoustic Study

Moore, Lydia (2015-12-10)

Coastal South Carolina has not been the focus of previous studies on distribution of bats, but the proposal of an offshore wind farm has stimulated interest in how bats use coastal areas. Anabat acoustic detectors were ...

Analysis of Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen to Determine Migrational Source of Silver-Haired Bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) in Alabama

Hirt, Samuel (2008-08-15)

Signatures of deuterium obtained from claws of 21 silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) were used to estimate the nearest probable pre-migratory location of these bats. For 5 consecutive weekends beginning 28 ...

Discovery and Characterization of High-frequency Calls in North American Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus and G. volans): Implications for Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation

Gilley, L. Michelle (2013-02-11)

Studies of bioacoustics of vertebrates primarily have focused on amphibians and birds. Comparatively, the acoustic repertoire of mammals is poorly understood, and even less is known about the production of high-frequency ...

Ecological Assessments of the Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Southeastern New Mexico

McWilliams, Lisa (2013-04-19)

In this study of lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), I constructed artificial leks using audio playback (aural stimuli) and decoys (visual stimuli) on active leks, as well as on abandoned lekking locations ...

Ecological Associations of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the Upper Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama

Kilgore, Charles (2008-12-15)

Relatively little is known about most of the 15 species of bats in Alabama. Especially scarce are data on species occurring in southern Alabama, including the Mobile-Tensaw Delta region. Because there are significant ...

Ecological Distribution of Shrews in the Cumberland Plateau of Alabama

Moss, Jackson (2015-12-14)

Shrews are small mammals that often occur in sympatry with other species of shrews. This suggests some form of resource partitioning is occurring. I examined eight habitats in Jackson County, Alabama, and detected ...

Ecology of Raccoons in Central Alabama: A Study of Survival, Space Use, and Habitat Selection

Fisher, Christine (2007-05-15)

Population characteristics of raccoons (Procyon lotor) vary across time and geographic regions; biological information acquired in one region, at one time, may not be pertinent to other regions in other times. In Alabama, ...

Effect of Age of Forest on Mammals in the Upper Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama

Gay, Michael (2006-12-15)

Ecosystems provide services to humans through ecological processes, raw materials, and aesthetics, but these services often are negatively impacted by human activities. Flood-prone riparian areas are called upon increasingly ...

Foraging and Spatial Ecology of Red Wolves (Canis rufus) in Northeastern North Carolina

Dellinger, Justin (2011-03-30)

Red wolves (Canis rufus) are critically endangered, with <150 individuals in the only wild population. I collected scats (fecal deposits) of red wolves from that population for 2 consecutive pup-rearing seasons. Packs ...

Habitat Associations Among Bats on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Gardner, Sara (2008-12-15)

As forests become more fragmented, more research about use of forests by bats at the landscape level is needed. I employed 2 methods to investigate use of forest by foraging bats; mist-net surveys and ultrasonic-detection ...

Habitat Associations of Birds of North America

Ortman, Brian (2012-09-28)

I examined habitat associations of woodpeckers (Picidae) and warblers (Parulidae) on Redstone Arsenal, Madison County, Alabama. I used maps derived from satellite imagery to construct models of habitats occupied by the ...

Home Range, Activity Patterns, and Habitat Selection of the Coyote (Canis latrans) Along an Urban-Rural Gradient

Jantz, Holly (2011-08-02)

Throughout the past several decades, coyotes (Canis latrans) have become common inhabitants of urban areas in the southeastern United States. Because their southward expansion is recent, there is a lack of information on ...

Neutrophil:Lymphocyte Ratio as a Possible Indicator of Chronic Anthropogenic Stress in Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Smith, Lelas Chesley, IV (2011-07-19)

Exposure to chronic stressors has negative impacts on wild animals. Heightened levels of glucocorticoid hormones commonly are measured to test for exposure to stress. Due to the fast-changing nature of circulating levels ...

Occurrence and Habitat Use of Bats in Central Alabama Forests

Kristofik, Eva (2012-04-10)

Limited information is available on the relationship between characteristics of landscape and seasonal use of habitat for forest-dwelling bats in central Alabama. This study was designed to clarify these relationships and ...

Placement and recovery of seed caches by a solitary rodent, Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)

White, Jeremy (2008-08-15)

Seed caching is a common behavior that has important ecological consequences for seed-hoarding animals, granivorous competitors, and plants whose seeds are harvested and stored. Despite the significance of this behavior, ...

Roosting behavior and habitat dynamics of male Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) following a large-scale natural disturbance

Moosman, Paul (2005-08-15)

Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) have been the subject of numerous ecological studies, partly because they are endangered. A majority of research has focused on maternity colonies and relatively less is known about males. ...

Sexual Dimorphism, the Big-Mother Hypothesis, and Analyses of Hormones, Minerals, and Stable Isotopes to Determine Reproductive Events in Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus)

Hirt, Samuel (2015-12-03)

Baleen from bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) provided an opportunity to study reproduction and sexual dimorphism via analyses of hormones, minerals, and stable-isotopes. Concentration of progesterone in baleen was ...

The Use of Ultrasound for Communication by the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

Grilliot, Matthew (2007-08-15)

Communication signals are important regulators of mating behavior in many animals. Various pre- and post-copulatory mechanisms have been suggested to play a role in the reproductive success and mating strategies of many ...

Variation in populational size and composition within two summer colonies of endangered gray bats (Myotis grisescens)

Redinger, Petra (2006-05-15)

For >30 years, the endangered gray bat (Myotis grisescens) has been a priority in conservation efforts in the southeastern United States. As part of these conservation efforts, the Alabama Department of Conservation and ...