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Understanding the influences of immunocontraception of equids through competing models of behavior

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dc.contributor.authorRansom, Jason Ian, author
dc.contributor.authorHobbs, N. Thompson, advisor
dc.contributor.authorAndelt, William F. (William Frank), committee member
dc.contributor.authorMacLeay, Jennifer M., committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T07:50:04Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T07:50:04Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionDepartment Head: N. LeRoy Poff.
dc.description.abstractThe rapid increase in human populations over the last several decades has lead to shrinking habitats and limited resources for many large vertebrates around the world. In response, managers seek effective tools for limiting population growth in some species, yet little is known about impacts of fertility control on the behavioral ecology of wild, free-roaming animals. Feral horses (Equus caballus) in the western United States are ideal candidates for contraceptive management due to broad scale federal protection, high fecundity, and finite public land allocated for them. The complex mating system of feral horses relies on behavioral manipulation of females by a polygynous male and a balance between reproductive and maintenance behaviors to promote fitness gains. I investigated influences of the immunocontraceptive porcine zona pellucida (PZP) on individual and social behavior within bands of feral horses in three discrete populations.
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dc.identifier2009_spring_Ransom.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2009100001ECOL
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/21454
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991012198679703361
dc.relationSF360.R35 2009
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dc.titleUnderstanding the influences of immunocontraception of equids through competing models of behavior
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thesis.degree.disciplineEcology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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