Term
Research Treatments:
N
K
C
S
HQ
AL |
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Definition
N=Grazed
K=North Branch of Kings Creek
C=Grazed by cattle
S=Shane Creek watersheds
HQ=Headquarters
AL=Lowland or Agricultural Land |
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Term
Research Treatments:
WP
THP
1,2,4,10,20
A,B,C,D
W
Su
F
Sp |
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Definition
Research Treatments
WP=White Pasture
THP=Texas Hog Pasture
1,2,4,10,20=Years between Burning
A,B,C,D=Replicates of similar treatments
W=Winter
Su=Summer
F=Fall
Sp=Spring |
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Term
Research Treatments:
B-C
R
R1
R20
HH
NT |
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Definition
Research Treatments
B-C-Bison Cattle Project
R=Fire Treatment Reversals
R1=20 year interval through 2000, now annually burned
R20=annually burned through 2000, now every 20 years
HH=Hokanson Homestead
NT=Nature Trail Kiosk |
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Term
| Bobwhite Quail Management |
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Definition
| 1. Prescribed Burning: good for removing litter and attracting insects. 2. Stip discing/mowing: Since quail must be able to walk between cover types, weedy regrowth provides seed during winter and allows movement. Disced areas can be seeded with legumes including Korean lespedeza or alfalfa. 3. Treeline renovation: Half-cutting can be used to create a living brushpile; tree is cut so that it is half down but still living. This provides good loafing and security cover. |
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Definition
| 1. Strip discing along the edges of grassland or woodland habitats. This opens up the ground cover, promotes weedy growth for seed production and insects. 2. Burning: Patch burning may be beneficial. 3. Maintain a mixture of cover types on the landscape. 4. CRP: plant grass buffer strips on terraces for nesting and brood-rearing cover. 4. Don’t disc wheat stubble right after harvest, allow weeds to grow up following harvest. |
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Term
| Prairie Chitchen Management |
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Definition
| Maintain contiguous tracts of native prairie, remove unnecessary structures to minimize habitat fragementation, remove woody vegetation including lone trees, patch burn and graze, use rotational burning to maintain a diverse array of grassland vegetation structure. |
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Term
| What is the pattern of White-footed mice on Konza? |
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Definition
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| What is the pattern of Short-taled shrews on Konza? |
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Definition
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| What is the pattern of Western harvest mice on Konza? |
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Definition
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| What is the pattern of prairie voles on Konza? |
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Definition
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| What small mammal has a higher abundance in the fall that it does the spring over the past 25 years at Konza? |
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Definition
| White-footed mice....76% of las 25 years |
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Term
| What small mammal usually has a higher abundance in an unburned prairie that it does in a burned prairie? |
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Definition
| Short-tailed shrew.......80% of last 25 years |
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Term
| In the abundance of short-tailed shrews on Konza prairie is there high variability from autumn to autumn? Is there any growth movement? |
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Definition
| Yes, very high variability with no major growth. |
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Term
| Is there more variation from year to year in short-tailed shrews or white-footed mice from year to year? |
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Definition
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Term
| Is there a positive or negative effect on short-tailed shrew with the amount of Precipitation for that year? |
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Definition
| Precipitation shows a positive effect. High variability with precipitation from year to year. |
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| Is there a positive effect or negative effect of precipitation for the autumn population of western harvest mice? If so how does it compare to short-tailed shrews? |
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Definition
| No real pattern, if so negative. Much less variation as short-tailed shrews. |
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Term
Radiotelemetry:
What do transmitters and recievers do? |
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Definition
Transmitters emit VHF signals
Receivers can tune to VHF frequencies to detect signals |
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Term
Radiotelemetry:
Mammal Transmitter
Avian Transmitter
Fish Transmitter |
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Definition
Radiotelemetry:
Mammal Transmitter-Neck collar,Vaginal Implant,Implant(small mammal), glue on(bat)
Avian Transmitter-Backpack, collar, glue on,leg harness
Fish Transmitter-Implant |
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Term
Radiotelemetry:
What are some special considerations for wildlife radiotelemetry? |
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Definition
Energetic costs
Limit weight to 5% of total body mass
Effects on survival
(backpack harnesses on waterfowl)
Possible decrease in reproductive success
Behavioral changes from tag or capture |
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Term
Radiotelemetry:
What are the three steps in telemetry to locate an animal? |
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Definition
Antenna used to pick up VHF signal from collar
Compass bearing recorded in direction of strongest signal
3 bearings triangulated to estimate animal location |
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Term
Radiotelemetry:
What are the three techniques to radiotelemetry? |
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Definition
Aerial telemetry
Left/Right Switchbox
Vehicle mounted
Null/Peak System
Hand-held antennae
3-element Yagi |
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Term
| What is the difference between Null and Peak bandwidths? |
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Definition
| Peak we use to get the general direction.Null is more precise to narrow down the location. |
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Term
Radiotelemetry:
What are the tree types of homerange calculations? |
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Definition
Minimum Convex polygon
Based on creating a polygon around exterior of points
Oldest and most commonly used method
Fixed Kernel
Uses a fixed bandwidth and smoothing parameter
Adaptive Kernel
Bandwidth changes based on point density
Smaller in high point density, larger in low density |
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Term
Radiotelemetry:
What are four points of demographic analysis for radiotelemetry? |
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Definition
Reproductive success
Dispersal
Behavioral observations
Mortality
Timing and cause |
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Term
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Definition
| Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
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Term
| What are Bal-chatri and dho-ghaza traps? |
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Definition
Bal-chatri are wire traps with bait underneath wire mess and on top of the wire many small snare traps.
Dho-ghaza are a decoyed mist net that when the bird flies into it the mist net falls on top of it trapping it.
Both traps are meant to catch raptorial birds |
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Term
| What are the only four drugs that the food and drug association have approved for use on wildlife? |
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Definition
Carfentanil
Xylazine
yohimbine
Ketamine |
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Term
| What are the two most commonly used narcotics for wildlife immobilization? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the three classes of Anesthetics? |
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Definition
Narcotics-Large Ungulates (reversible)
Cyclohexamines-Carnivores (non-reversible)
Barbituates-Not oftenly used anymore (non-reversible) |
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Term
| What does an antagonistic drug do? |
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Definition
| Reverses the role of an anesthetic |
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Term
| What is the purpose of a tranquilizer? |
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Definition
| To enhance the effectiveness of the primary immobilants such as opioids and cyclohexamines. |
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Term
| How does a dart from a dart gun expel it's components? |
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Definition
Explosive charge
Compressed air
Chemical reaction
Loaded Spring |
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Term
| What caliber cartridge is most commonly used in the dart rifles and dart pistols? |
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Definition
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Term
What is this equation telling us?
E(C) = βN -What does each part of this equation mean? |
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Definition
The relationship between an index value and actual population
E(c) = Expected value of the index count value
β is an “observability” or “detectability” constant
N = actual population size |
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Term
| What Does the Lincoln-Peterson calculation method base its estimates on? |
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Definition
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Term
What does each letter mean in this equation?
m2/ n2 = n1/N |
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Definition
n1= animals are initially captured
n2= number of animals captured second
m2= the number of marked animals that are captured in the second sample
N= total population size |
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Term
Which equation is this and what does each letter in it stand for?
yi = A + Bxi |
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Definition
Regression Equation (Catch/Unit Effort)
yi = catch/unit effort observation at time i
A = y-intercept estimated by the regression equation
B = the slope of the regression line |
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Term
What kind of equation is this and what does each letter in it mean?
N1 = (Rx – R*P2) / (P1 – P2) |
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Definition
N1 = estimate of pre-removal population size
N2= total pop. size after removal
Rx = the number of x-types removed (known from harvest/removal data)
Ry = the number of y-types removed (known from harvest/removal data)
R = the total number of animals removed (Rx + Ry)
X1 = the number of x-types in the initial population
Y1 = the number of y-types in the initial population
P1 = X1 / N1 the proportion of x-types in the initial population
P2 = X2 / N2 the proportion of x-types sighted after removal |
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Term
| What is the definition of GIS? |
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Definition
| A system for storing, analyzing, and displaying spatial data |
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