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Vella, Adriana. "Primate population biology and conservation." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.245184.

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Murray, TomaÌ. "The conservation biology and genetics of Irish bees." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.486168.

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Bees provide the essential ecosystem service of pollination, contributing ca. 35% of global food production, but declines in their populations have been reported worldwide. Currently, one third of the Irish bee fauna is listed as threatened. This thesis aimed to provide essential information on the conservation genetics and ecology of Irish bees. A comparis?n of published data on microsatellite markers revealed that haplodiploidy alone had no influence on genetic div~rsity whereas eusociality probably reduced it. Globally, >90% of bee species are solitary, rather than social. Ireland has over

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Ciruna, Kristine Alexia. "The implications of lake history for conservation biology." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ41126.pdf.

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Hewson, Nicola. "Conservation biology of rare leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.432389.

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Gurney, Mark. "Population genetics and conservation biology of Primula elatior." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.249052.

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Castro, Sílvia Raquel Cardoso. "Reproductive biology conservation of the endemic Polygala vayredae." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/935.

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Doutoramento em Biologia<br>Existe um consenso generalizado de que o estudo da biologia reprodutiva de espécies endémicas, raras ou ameaçadas é essencial para compreender o seu estado actual e no desenvolvimento de estratégias adequadas de conservação in situ e ex situ. Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae) é uma espécie endémica da cadeia pré-Pirenaica oriental classificada como vulnerável de acordo com as categorias da IUCN. Os objectivos da presente Tese de Doutoramento consistiram em estudar a biologia reprodutiva de P. vayredae, avaliando de que forma pode afectar o ciclo de vida, em for

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Tempa, Tshering. "Teaching wildlife biology in Bhutan development of wildlife biology curriculum and teaching modules /." CONNECT TO THIS TITLE ONLINE, 2008. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-10212008-220358/.

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Childerhouse, Simon, and n/a. "Conservation biology of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri)." University of Otago. Department of Marine Science, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080213.144055.

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New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) is a pinniped endemic to New Zealand and is among the rarest of sea lion species. New Zealand sea lions are incidentally caught in the trawl fishery for squid around the Auckland Islands, and a sea lion catch-limit or Fishing Related Mortality Limit (FRML) is used to manage this interaction. Since 2003 such limits have been calculated using an age-structured Bayesian population model. One problem with this approach is that several key demographic parameters have had to be assumed, or are based on very few data. Archaeological and other historical rec

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Currey, Rohan J. C., and n/a. "Conservation biology of bottlenose dolphins in Fiordland, New Zealand." University of Otago. Department of Marine Science, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090730.141243.

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The bottlenose dolphins of Fiordland, New Zealand, live at the southern limit of the species' worldwide range. They are exposed to impacts from tourism and habitat modification, particularly in Doubtful Sound, and their conservation requirements are presently unclear. Dolphin abundance was estimated in Doubtful Sound using photo-identification census and capture-recapture techniques (56 individuals; 95% CI: 55-57), detecting a decline of 34-39% over 12 years among adults and sub-adults (>3 years old). The cause of this decline was investigated via demographic modelling in Doubtful Sound and a

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Daniels, Michael Jack. "The biology and conservation of the wildcat in Scotland." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363827.

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Bulman, Caroline Rose. "Conservation biology of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2001. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/454/.

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The conservation biology of Euphydryas aurinia was investigated, analysing its metapopulation dynamics, interactions with parasitoids and the efficacy of habitat restoration. Euphydryas aurinia has undergone a widespread national decline in recent years. This decline is quantified at a 10km scale. The distribution in 2020 was predicted for E. aurinia from the 1995-99 distribution, assuming that the current causes and pattern of decline continued. The predicted distribution in 2020 represented a 48% loss in 10km grid square records, with only the core regions surviving. The distribution and per

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Davies, Zoe Georgina. "Conservation biology of silver-spotted skipper (Hesperia comma) metapopulations." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.411356.

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Roberts, David Lesford. "Reproductive biology and conservation of the orchids of Mauritius." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367505.

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Glover, Alicia Marie. "An Internship in Conservation Biology with Craighead Beringia South." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1283544664.

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Stone, Lindsey Fay. "Practicing Conservation Biology at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1389191138.

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Bird, Amanda Cathleen. "Determining Population Structure, Reproductive Potential, and Habitat Associations of Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) in Southern California." Thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10841828.

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<p> This study provides the first assessment of demographic and habitat information for pinto abalone (<i>Haliotis kamtschatkana</i>) in San Diego, California, two decades after the closure of all abalone fisheries in southern California. SCUBA surveys conducted from June 2014 to December 2016 indicate that current low densities (0-0.03 individuals/m<sup>2</sup>) were far below critical thresholds identified for other abalone species (0.15-0.30 abalone/m<sup>2</sup>) for successful spawning and recruitment. A broad range of sizes were represented (13-146 mm), however, only 95 individuals were

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Nichols, Wallace J. "Biology and conservation of sea turtles in Baja California, Mexico." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280439.

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I studied the in-water anthropogenic impacts on sea turtles, origins of sea turtles on foraging and developmental areas, their migration routes, and described regionally appropriate conservation needs. Sea turtles inhabiting Baja California waters originate on distant beaches in Japan, Hawaii, and southern Mexico. Results from genetic analyses, flipper tagging and satellite telemetry indicate loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) feeding along Baja California's coast are born in Japan and make a transpacific developmental migration of more than 20,000 km, encompassing the entire North Pacific O

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Cassens, Insa. "Molecular evolutionary biology of cetaceans :phylogeny, phylogeography and conservation genetics." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/211152.

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Clayton, Lynn Marion. "Conservation biology of the babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa, in Sulawesi, Indonesia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320183.

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Etheridge, Elizabeth C. "Aspects of the conservation biology of Coregonus lavaretus in Britain." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2009. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1598/.

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Conservation of phenotypically variable taxa such as the European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) can be particularly challenging. In this thesis it is argued that the recent designation of seven native C. lavaretus populations as three endemic species (C. clupeoides, C. stigmaticus and C. pennantii) by Kottelat & Freyhof (2007) are incorrect and cannot be substantiated with the results presented here. However, evidence for important infra-specific variation between populations has been found. Two native Scottish populations of C. lavaretus show considerable variation in morphology, trophic ec

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Pressel, Silvia. "Experimental studies of bryophyte cell biology, conservation, physiology and systematics." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.540868.

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Burns, Fiona E. "Conservation biology of the endangered St. Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae." Thesis, University of Bath, 2011. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.544502.

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Oceanic islands contribute significantly to global biodiversity due to the high levels of endemism they exhibit. Many island species have, however, become extinct following the arrival of humans, and many others remain threatened. This thesis focuses on one of these threatened island species; the St. Helena Plover, Charadrius sanctaehelenae. The objectives of my PhD were threefold: to understand the current status of the St. Helena Plover, to investigate aspects of its environment that may threaten its persistence, and to compare conservation options. Observational data were used to understand

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Braby, Justine. "The biology and conservation of the Damara Tern in Namibia." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10255.

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The globally Near-threatened Damara Tern Sterna balaenarum is little known and faces several conservation issues. The aim of this study was to provide a description of the ecology and numbers of the species and discuss conservation management plans that will effectively ensure its survival.

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Wilson, Maya. "Biology and conservation of the endangered Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96264.

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In order to prevent species extinctions, conservation strategies need to incorporate the identification and mitigation of the root causes of population decline with an assessment of vulnerability to genetic and stochastic factors affecting small populations. Species or populations with small ranges, such as those on islands, are particularly vulnerable to extinction, and deficient knowledge of these species often impedes conservation efforts. The Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis) is an endangered secondary cavity-nester that only breeds on three islands in the northern Bahamas: Abaco,

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Cúrdia, João Luís da Silva. "Gorgonians of the South of Portugal: biology, ecology and conservation." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/9385.

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Doutoramento em Biologia<br>O papel ecológico das gorgónias (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) nos fundos marinhos rochosos é mundialmente reconhecido. Contudo, a informação acerca da ecologia e biologia das espécies de gorgónias nas zonas temperadas do NE Atlântico é manifestamente escassa, especialmente tendo em consideração as actuais perturbações globais, regionais e locais. Nos fundos rochosos da costa algarvia até aos 30 m, verificouse que várias espécies de gorgónias são abundantes e frequentes, nomeadamente Eunicella labiata, Eunicella gazella, Eunicella verrucosa, Leptogorgia lusitani

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Kittiwattanawong, Kongkiat. "Biology and Conservation of Green Turtle Chelonia mydas in Thailand." Kyoto University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/147779.

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Yetman, Caroline Angela. "Conservation biology of the giant bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus (Tschudi, 1838)." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31245.

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The giant bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus, is a large, explosive-breeding anuran from southern Africa, which spends most of the year buried in a state of torpor. In South Africa this species is considered to be Near-Threatened by habitat loss and other factors, especially in the densely human populated Gauteng Province. The aim of this thesis was to obtain essential outstanding information about the ecology of P. adspersus to contribute towards improved conservation management of this species. A model was used to predict the geographic range of P. adspersus in southern Africa, and rece

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Barrett, Gregory J. "The reproductive biology and conservation of two rare Banksia species." Thesis, Curtin University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2356.

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Two rare Banksia species, B. chamaephyton A.S. George and B. elegans Meissner, were the subject of this study. B. chamaephyton is gazetted as rare under the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia and B. elegans has been recorded by various authors as restricted in range and habitat.Data were collected on the distribution, habitat, reproduction and fire responses of each species. Both were found to occur predominantly in the Irwin Botanical District. B. chamaephyton is found in low heath on sand over laterite and B. elegans in scrub or thickets on deep, yellow sands. Data on species co-

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Barrett, Gregory J. "The reproductive biology and conservation of two rare Banksia species." Curtin University of Technology, School of Biology, 1985. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=11674.

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Two rare Banksia species, B. chamaephyton A.S. George and B. elegans Meissner, were the subject of this study. B. chamaephyton is gazetted as rare under the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia and B. elegans has been recorded by various authors as restricted in range and habitat.Data were collected on the distribution, habitat, reproduction and fire responses of each species. Both were found to occur predominantly in the Irwin Botanical District. B. chamaephyton is found in low heath on sand over laterite and B. elegans in scrub or thickets on deep, yellow sands. Data on species co-

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PINNA, MARIA SILVIA. "Biology and conservation status of Juniperus macrocarpa Sm. in Sardinia." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11584/266221.

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The present Ph.D. thesis aimed to provide a better understanding of Juniperus macrocarpa and the habitat that it characterizes (Juniperus spp. habitat; European priority habitat) in Sardinian coastal dunes, as well as to achieve results useful to support in situ and ex situ conservation actions. In particular, the specific aims of the thesis were: (1) to analyse morphological variation in seeds of Mediterranean Juniperus taxa (at inter- and intraspecific level) and morphometric differences in J. macrocarpa seeds collected in different populations, seasons and sources; (2) to evaluate the effec

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Palframan, Louise Moira. "From cost-effectiveness to economic-efficiency in conservation planning: the importance of considering the economic benefits of conservation." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9793.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>Providing an economic case for establishing new protected areas and demonstrating how conservation enhances human well-being is becoming necessary to reinforce moral arguments for biodiversity protection. Accordingly; this study aimed to assess whether the spatial distribution of priority areas changes in accordance with gains in economic-efficiency when ecosystem service benefits are explicitly considered. Using the site-selection software Marxan, priority areas for South Africa were identified under four scenarios, two of which incorporated a spatial c

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Ge, Xuejun. "Reproductive biology and conservation genetics of mangroves in South China and Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk:8888/cgi-bin/hkuto%5Ftoc%5Fpdf?B22718734.

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Good, Brian Michael. "Likely Successors of Ash Species in Response to the Emerald Ash Borer in Ohio Forests." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1377527449.

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Oddo, Julia C. (Julia Christine). "Exploring the functional conservation of muscleblind (Mbl) proteins." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101357.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, 2015.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-59).<br>Muscleblind (Mbl) is an evolutionarily conserved family of proteins involved in many aspects of RNA metabolism, including alternative splicing. Disruption of Muscleblind in several animals lends to a variety of defects and disease, including the multi-systemic disorder Myotonic Dystrophy (DM). Though much is known about the involvement of Muscleblind in DM, there is much basic knowledge of the protein's function to b

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Hamilton, Monica L. (Monica Lauren). "Conservation of exon scrambling in human and mouse." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72822.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 2012.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23).<br>Exon scrambling is a phenomenon in which the exons of an mRNA transcript are spliced in an order inconsistent with that of the genome. In this thesis, I present a computational analysis of scrambled exons in human and mouse. RNA-seq data was mapped to the genome and all unaligned reads were subsequently mapped to a database of all possible exon-exon junctions. Eight conserved genes were found to undergo scrambled splicing i

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Al-Saffar, Mohammed Abdullah. "Conservation Biology in Poorly Studied Freshwater Ecosystems: From Accelerated Identification of Water Quality Bioindicators to Conservation Planning." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1456926241.

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LaBarge, Erin R. "Intensive rotational targeted grazing (IRTG) as a management tool for Rosa multiflora." Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10075087.

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<p>The efficacy of intensive rotational targeted grazing (IRTG) for suppression of the invasive shrub, multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) was investigated in upstate New York. Sheep stocked at high density were rotated through a circuit of enclosures at a frequency of 3-d per enclosure, from May-September, 2011 and 2012. The photosynthetic surface areas (PSA) and vitality of R. multiflora plants were evaluated before (May 2011) and after treatment by grazing (Sept 2011). Changes over time were compared with similar measurements of ungrazed plants. Species richness (S) was estimated in each enc

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Johaadien, Rukaya. "Comparative breeding biology of the Northern Rockhopper penguin Eudyptes moseleyi on Gough and Nightingale Islands." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13210.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>The Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi is listed as Endangered due to an estimated 57% decrease in breeding numbers over the past 37 years. Approximately 85% of the global population breeds at the Tristan da Cunha archipelago (Tristan, Inaccessible and Nightingale Islands) and nearby Gough Island in the central South Atlantic Ocean. The population on Gough Island declined by 50-60% between 1982 and 2005, but in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago the population trend over the last few decades is believed to be stable despite long-term human expl

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com, hugh finn@bigpond, and Hugh Colin Finn. "Conservation Biology of Bottlenose Dolphins(Tursiops Sp.) in Perth Metropolitan Waters." Murdoch University, 2005. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20051103.135358.

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This thesis examines two potential conservation problems for a residential sub-population of ~75 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Cockburn Sound, a small embayment within the southern metropolitan waters of Perth, Western Australia: (1) human-induced habitat change and (2) illegal feeding (i.e. unregulated provisioning) of dolphins. The work is important because Cockburn Sound is the most intensively utilised marine environment in Western Australia and industrial, commercial, and recreational uses of the area will intensify in coming decades. These considerations, coupled with the demogra

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Prior, Kent A. "Conservation biology of black rat snakes ecological, demographic, and genetic approaches /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape16/PQDD_0001/NQ26863.pdf.

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Finn, Hugh C. "Conservation biology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Perth metropolitan waters." Access via Murdoch University Digital Theses Project, 2005. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20051103.135358.

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Parfitt, Ian. "Citizen science in conservation biology : best practices in the geoweb era." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44346.

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Conservation biology emerged as an activist discipline in the 1980s in response to increasing evidence that Earth is undergoing a biodiversity crisis. Building on foundations of biological science and applied resource management methods, this new discipline called upon its practitioners to both undertake scientific research to improve understanding of all species and ecosystems, and to take social and political action to protect and enhance endangered biodiversity. In the current era of declining budgets for biodiversity research and management, volunteer citizen science is gaining recogn

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Millner, Helen Jean. "Reproductive biology and ex situ conservation of the genus Restrepia (Orchidaeae)." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/311706.

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The genus Restrepia is well known to orchid enthusiasts but its micromorphology has not been described, and its pollination and breeding systems have not been investigated. The aim of this investigation was, therefore, to add to existing knowledge so that the resultant data could be used to facilitate ex situ conservation initiatives. A detailed electron microscopy study (SEM) of the floral organs was performed. This confirmed the structure of the dorsal sepal and lateral petal osmophores, their secretory nature together with that of the synsepal and the labellum. It was postulated how, by man

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Davis, E. S. "Conservation biology and genetics of a rare mining bee, Colletes Floralis." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.534644.

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Barfield, Jennifer. "Regulation of Volume by Spermatozoa and Its Significance for Conservation Biology." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2007. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/581.

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Reproductive science plays an important role in conservation biology. Quantitative studies of basic reproductive biology in wildlife are critical for the development of successful assisted reproductive technologies. Investigation of the volume regulatory mechanism of spermatozoa could produce options to improve the cryopreservation of spermatozoa and provide a non-hormonal contraceptive option for men, both of which could have significant impacts on global biodiversity preservation. Volume regulation of somatic cells involves the movement of osmolytes through various channels, including

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Mackie, Iain James. "Aspects of the conservation biology of the noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula)." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2002. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=236947.

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The present study primarily examined habitat selection in the noctule bat by comparing used resources with samples of available resources. The distribution of individual bats of different reproductive status was also investigated, in relation to resources, to enable the prediction of future events under different habitat management scenarios. Individual bats were radio tracked to determine foraging and roosting habitat preferences in a cultural landscape. Noctules consistently preferred to forage over broadleaved woodland and pasture rather than arable land and moorland. A comparison of habita

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Dompreh, Daniel. "Biology and conservation of the endangered Ghanaian endemic tree Talbotiella gentii." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2008. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU238063.

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RAPD was used to assess genetic diversity among 18 populations of Talbotiella gentii, a ceasealpnoid, legume and an endemic rare species in Ghana in order to adopt proper conservation measures to prevent the species from extinction. Cluster analysis and correspondence analysis showed a clear distinction between populations into there major groups based on geographical origin. A total of 81 polymorphic bands were generated from 8 primers and used in the analysis. Amova analysis showed that 94.05% of the genetic variation was partitioned among populations while only 5.95% was found within popula

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Sharp, Andy. "The ecology and conservation biology of the yellow-footed rock-wallaby /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16815.pdf.

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Gorissen, Sarsha. "Conservation biology of the endangered Blue Mountains Water Skink (Eulamprus leuraensis)." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15731.

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The Blue Mountains Water Skink (Eulamprus leuraensis), restricted to the endangered habitat of highland peat-swamps, is known from fewer than 60 isolated sites in the Blue Mountains region of south-eastern Australia. The sole endemic vertebrate of the region, this scincid lizard is imperilled by many threats. From three years of field surveys, I show that E. leuraensis live almost exclusively within swamps, with very few inhabiting the swamp margins and none recorded in the surrounding woodland. Paradoxically, this endangered species appears to be the most abundant vertebrate in these swamps.

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Finn, Hugh. "Conservation biology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Perth metropolitan waters." Thesis, Finn, Hugh (2005) Conservation biology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Perth metropolitan waters. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2005. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/49/.

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This thesis examines two potential conservation problems for a residential sub-population of ~75 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Cockburn Sound, a small embayment within the southern metropolitan waters of Perth, Western Australia: (1) human-induced habitat change and (2) illegal feeding (i.e. unregulated provisioning) of dolphins. The work is important because Cockburn Sound is the most intensively utilised marine environment in Western Australia and industrial, commercial, and recreational uses of the area will intensify in coming decades. These considerations, coupled with the demogra

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