Biological Sciences Master's Theses
Theses from 1968
Some Aspects of the Structure and Function of a Remnant Mixed Prairie Grassland, John H. Brock
A Descriptive Survey of the Woody Phreatophytes on the Arkansas River in Kansas, Robert W. Gesink
Vegetational Map and Community Structure of a West Central Kansas Prairie, Rodney K. Heitschmidt
A Study of the Woody Vegetation on Remnant Grasslands in Western Kansas, James J. Hubbard
Some Limnological Characteristics of Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Trego County, Kansas, David L. Koch
The Ability of Selected Students to Identify Biological Principles and Facts, Vincent Duane Ring
Theses from 1967
Environmental Gradient Analysis of Remnant Grasslands in the Shale-Limestone Region of Western Kansas, Jerrold Lowell Dodd
A Survey of Phreatophytes at Cedar Bluffs Reservoir, Clyde L. Goodman
Distribution of Woody Vegetation Along the Arkansas River in Finney County, Kansas, Fredrick C. Hamann
The Vegetation of Remnant Shale-Limestone Prairies in Western Kansas, Kenneth L. Hladek
Densities and Habitat Preferences Exhibited by Peromyscus Maniculated and Sigmodon Hispidus in a Mixed Grassland, Duane E. Houston
The Influence of Removal Trapping on the Movements of Selected Small Mammals in West Central Kansas, Dwight Rees Ittner
A Small Mammal Continuum in Grassland and Riparian Communities of North-Central Kansas, Donald W. Kaufman
Mass Emigration of Small Mammals as Shown by Continuous Removal Trapping in Northwest Kansas, Thomas B. Keyse
Oxygen Consumption of Selected Small Mammals, Douglas Liesveld
Geographic and Non-Geographic Variation in Microtus Pennsylvanicus in Nebraska and Kansas, Tony R. Mollhagen
A Study of Plant Communities in Relation to Water Depth in a Western Kansas Hydrosere, Clara Oliverius
Summer Food Habit Analysis of Microtus Ochrogaster and Sigmodon Hispidus on Two Ecologically Different Communities, Lawrence E. Olson
Seasonal and Morphological Variation in Caloric Content of Andropogon Gerardi, Andropogon Scoparius, and Buoteloua Curtipendula in the Hays, Kansas Area, N. David Schmidt
The Vegetation of Remnant Grasslands in the Loessial Region of Northwestern Kansas and Southwestern Nebraska, Clair D. Sloan
The Effect of Past Climatic Fluctuations on Peromyscus Leucopus Distribution in Western Kansas, Dennis Stadel
Observations of the Eastern Woodrat, with Special Reference to Activity Periods and Movement, Robert W. Wiley
Soil-Vegetation Relationships of a Blue Shale-Limy Upland Range Site in Ellis County, Kansas, Larry D. Zavesky
Theses from 1966
Ecological, Density and Species Differences in Small Mammals Between Grazed and Non-Grazed Grasslands, Michael A. Bogan
Plant Succession on Disturbed Roadbanks in West Central Kansas, Philip E. Buckley
The Effects of Five Edaphic Factors on the Production of A Side-Oats Grama (Bouteloua Curtipendula) Community, Gene K. Eulert
Home Range and Some Other Population Aspects of Small Mammals in a Relict Grassland, Ross A. Lock
Summer Habitat of Sharp-Tailed Grouse, Pedioecetes Phasianellus (Linnaeus), in the Nebraska Sandhills, Jerry A. Walker
Some Ecological Observations on the Mammals of East Central Russell County, Kansas, Eldon Leroy Whitmer
Some Population Characteristics of Peromyscus Maniculatus, Perognathus Hispidus, and Onychomys Leucogaster, Dallas E. Wilhelm
Theses from 1965
The Distribution and Some Ecological Considerations of the Mammals of Northeastern Jewell County, Kansas, Kenneth W. Anderson
Osteological Considerations and Aging Methods of Wild-Trapped Mink, Elmer C. Birney
Activity of Reithrodontomys Megalotis (Baird), Microtus Ochrogaster (Wagner), and Peromyscus Maniculatus (Wagner), as Recorded by a Photographic Device, Curtis Jay Carley
Some Aerodynamic Considerations of Bats, John P. Farney
Wilting Coefficient, Water Infiltration and Textural Analysis of Soils on Five Different Range Sites near Hays, Kansas, Hossein Rahimian
The Effect of Soil Depth Upon Basal Cover and Production of Mixed Prairie Vegetation, Gerald L. Van Amburg
The Effect of Yucca Glauca Leachate on Germination and Growth of Native Grass Seeds, Sylvester Emory Young
Theses from 1964
Distributional Patterns of Vegetation on a Small Hillside, Using the Ordination Technique of Analysis, Paul E. Bergman
An Osteological Study of Nyctosaurus and Trinacromerum with a Description of a New Species of Nyctosaurus, Orville W. Bonner
A Survey of Migratory Shorebirds and Water Conditions of the Finney Basin near Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, John Alvin Davis
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Joe D. Hewett
A Comparison of the Epidermal Pattern of Some Grasses of Northwest Kansas, Marvin L. Jeffers
A Nesting Study of the Common Grackle in an Ellis County, Kansas Timber Claim, Gerald Dean Lindsey
Some Considerations in the Use of Point Quadrats in the Analysis of Mixed Prairie Vegetation, Harold G. Nagel
Leaf Anatomy of Some Grasses of Northwest Kansas, Girija Prasad Roy
Theses from 1963
Vegetation and Soil Comparisons Among Three Areas: Mowed, Relict, and Moderately Grazed, David D. Ankle
Influence of Soil Moisture Stress on Total Available Sugars of Three Prairie Grasses at Various States of Development, Gary B. Donart
A Floristic and Ecological Study of Selected Mesic and Hydric Lowlands in Western Kansas, Kenneth Kriss Goodrow
A Bibliography and Catalogue of the Reptiles and Birds of the Kansas Cretaceous With Descriptions of New Species, John Christian Harksen
Translocation of Radioactive 2,4-D in Western Ragweed (Ambrosia Psilostachya), Thomas D. Johnsten
Some Effects of Localized, Acute X-Irradiation Upon the Translocatory System of Helianthus Annus L., Rex E. Kerstetter
Comparison of Soils and Vegetation on Five Undisturbed Limy Upland Range Sites in Ellis County, Kansas, Larry Dean Lunsford
Effects of Periodic Inundation on Shoreline Vegetation of Abandoned Cultivated Fields at Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Trego County, Kansas, Danny Bernard Martin
Influence of Season of Grazing and Intensity of Grazing on Vegetative Composition and Yields, Samuel M. Miller
Mourning Dove Production in an Ellis County, Kansas Timber Claim, Max Schroeder
Variations in Vegetation and Soil on Three Breaks-Sites Overlying Three Different Limestone Formations, Charles Ray Smith
A Morphological and Anatomical Comparison of Winter Rosette Leaves and Summer Leaves of Some Prairie Forbs, Charles Rex Trauer
Theses from 1962
Social Hierarchy in Wintering Harris' Sparrows, Donald Kenneth Darnell
Shorebird Migration at Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas, 1961-1962, Willard Clair Ferguson
The Herpetofauna of Ellis County, Kansas, Charles Deane Gish
Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on the Growth of Wheat in Competition with Fireweed (Kochia Scoparia), Madhukar K. Kherde
A Study of Vegetation and Soil in Relation to Intensity of Grazing in North Central Kansas, Gary Lee Noller
Forecasting Wheat and Grass Yields from Climatic Factors, Kenneth F. Reinert
Food Plants Utilized by Migratory Waterfowl at Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Refuge, Stanley E. Schlegel
Behavior of Prairie Plants During Winter Months, Ram Prashad Singh
The Epidermal Characteristics of the First Seedling Leaves of Certain Grass Seedlings, Donald Leon Watson
Competitive Effects of Japanese Brome (Bromus Japonicus Thunb.) on Native Perennial Grasses, Gale L. Wolters
Theses from 1961
A Study of a Method to Determine Some of the Effects of Plant Competition, Robert J. Baalman
A Study of the Algae of Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge, Edward A. Brazda
Hemoglobin Determination of 1525 Adults in Ellis and the Surrounding Counties of Kansas, James L. Henderson
Carbohydrate Root Reserves of Three Native Prairie Grasses, Herbert H. Hischke
Epidermal Patterns of the Leaf Blade in Selected Andropogoneae, Yong No Lee
Vegetation Cover, Composition, and Yield as Influenced by Soil, Litter and Grazing Intensity, V.V. Modha
Variations in Vegetation and Microclimate on North- and South-Facing Slopes in the Mixed Prairie near Hays, Kansas, James T. Nichols
Responses of Big Bluestem to Habitat Factors in Relict Prairie, K.R Patel
The Development of First Year Grass Seedlings on an Upland Site Under Mowed and Unmowed Conditions in Pawnee County, Kansas, Sheldon Saxton
An Ecological Study of the Vertebrates of a Streambank Community in Ellis County, Kansas, Jerrell L. Smith
Some Ecological Studies of the Vegetation at the Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Refuge, Duane Sonnenburg
Theses from 1960
Effects of Intensity of Clipping On Three Range Grasses from Grazed and Ungrazed Areas in West-Central Kansas, Jerry J. Crockett
Seasonal Movement and Activity of Small Rodents in Four Different Ecological Areas, Merrill Frydendall
A Method of Segregating Plant Communities, Robert M. Hyde
Growth of Native Grasses in the Mixed Prairie Near Hays, Kansas, in Relation to Past Intensity of Utilization, Marlyn V. Jones
Soil-Vegetation Relationships on a Chalk Flat Range Site in Gove County, Kansas, Lyle D. Linnell
Theses from 1959
Small Mammals of Ford County, Kansas, Gilbert L. Adrian
The Effects of Cattle Enclosures on Small Mammals, William P. Hanzlick
The Development and Use of a Mechanical Heart, Paul Louis Hoffstetter
Study of Vegetation Within and Surrounding Long-Established Exclosures in the Mixed Prairie, Gary K. Hulett
A Study of the Comparative Growth Rates of Four Western Kansas Algae, Vernie A. Knudson
A Preliminary Survey of the Algae of Ellis and Trego Counties Including Methods and Materials Used in Preservation, Ben McFarland
A Study of the Fauna and Flora of Two Communities in a Sandhill Area near Lamar, Colorado, Fred A. Neuhold
Pelage Color Variations of Peromyscus Maniculatus Nebrascensis in Western Kansas, John M. Nickel
Comparative Anatomy of Salt Cedar (Tamarix pentandta Pall.) Growing in Two Habitats, Robert L. Ziegler
Theses from 1958
An Annotated Plant List for Adams' Ranch Osage County, Oklahoma, Don D. Dwyer
Modification of Climate by Plant Communities, Charles T. Henderson
Relationships Between Basal Cover and Forage Production, Stanley D. Kneller
Theses from 1957
Variations in Yield and Carbohydrate Content of Two Seeded Native Grasses, Jimmie D. Dodd
The Effects of Clipping On Yield, Basal Cover, and Growth of Three Pasture Types in West-Central Kansas, Ross E. Johnson
The Germination and Early Development of Salt Cedar (Tamarix gallica L.), Daniel L. Merkel
A Survey of Some Relict Areas of The Great Plains, Willard P. Phillips
