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Evaluating
Effective Group Size, Population Growth, and Survival of Translocated
Black tailed Prairie Dogs in the Southern Portion of Phillips County,
Montana.
Jo Ann L. Dockter Dullum.
M. S. Thesis in Wildlife Biology completed August, 2001.
Jo Ann began
her formal study on black tailed prairie dogs in May of 1999 following
two summers of preliminary research. She is working on the Charles M.
Russell National Wildlife Refuge where her objectives are to, 1) compare
the effect of release group size on translocation success, 2) to compare
population growth of naturally recolonizing and augmented prairie dog
colonies, and 3) to determine the survival of translocated animals.
Jo Ann was supported
through the U. S. Geological Survey on a Cooperative Education Internship.
A complete description of her research can be found in her thesis in
the Mansfield Library at The University of Montana. Jo Ann is currently
completing a manuscript for submission.
Jo Ann is
currently employed as a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Lewiston, Montana.
Dullum, J. L. D., K. R. Foresman, and M. R. Matchett. 2005. Efficacy of translocations for restoring populations of black-tailed prairie dogs. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:842-850.
Email:
Joann_Dullum@fws.gov
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