Theses and Dissertations

David L. Otis, major professor

  • Potter, L. M.  2006.  Nesting success and brood habitat selection of the northern bobwhite in Southeast Iowa. M.S. Thesis. Iowa State University.  120pp.
  • Peters, K. A. 2006.  Shorebird and wading bird distribution, habitat use, and response to human disturbance at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina.  Ph.D. dissertation.  Clemson University. 223pp.

Rolf R. Koford, major professor

  • Hall, L.E. 2005. Avian nest survival and snake abundance in restored and remnant grasslands in northwestern Iowa. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. 72pp.
  • Jain, A.A. 2005. Bird and bat behavior and mortality at a northern Iowa windfarm. M.S. Thesis. Iowa State University, Ames Iowa. 107pp.
  • Fletcher, R.J. 2003. Spatial and temporal scales of distribution and demography in breeding songbirds: implications of habitat fragmentation and restoration. Dissertation. Iowa State University, Ames, IA. 208pp.

Clay L. Pierce, major professor

  • Litvan, M. E. 2006. Evaluation of fish passage and fish and macroinvertebrate communities in southwest Iowa streams modified by grade control structures. M.S. Thesis. Iowa State University. 181pp.
  • Frohnauer, N. K. 2003. Population characteristics and angler use of muskellunge in Shoepack Lake, Voyageurs National Park. M.S. Thesis. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
  • Heitke, J. D. 2002. In-stream and riparian habitat relationships in Iowa streams. M.S. thesis, Iowa State University, Ames.
  • Liao, H. 2001. Assessment of diet and consumption dynamics of the adult piscivorous fish community in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Ph.D. Dissertation. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.