Acronyms
DBH
Diameter at Breast Height
Name 3 non-lethal traps
Longworth, Mist nets, Pitfall, Sherman, Tomahawk/Havaheart
What flyway is the Texas coast in?
Central Flyway
Who was the past president of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society?
Mary Pearl Meuth
What do you call compeition between individuals of the SAME species?
Intraspecific compeition
AHY
After Hatch Year
Name 3 lethal traps
Conibear, harpoon mole trap, macabee gopher, museum special, victor snap
What is the genus of the two crane species in North America?
Grus
What two animals are on the TCTWS logo? Scientific names?
Horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) and Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus )
What do we call the largest number of animals that can be harvested in a sustained manner from a population?
MSY - maxiumum sustained yield
CITES
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is a 1975 international treaty signed by 185 parties to ensure that trade in over 40,900 plant and animal species does not threaten their survival
Name 3 modes of locomotion
Digitigrade, unguligrade, fossorial, aquatic, arboreal, flying, gliding
What order are dolphins and whales in?
Cetacea
Who is the current president of the Texas Chapter of The WIldlife SOciety?
Jessica L. Glasscock
What year was the endangered species act put into effect?
1973
BBL
Bird Banding Labratory
What order are mammals that lay eggs in?
Monotremata
What is the scientific name for the aquatic mammal spotted after swimming into a TXDOT project in Port Aransas?
Trichechus manatus (manatee)
What year was the Wildlife Society founded in?
1937
Systems that have moving water such as rivers
Lotic
IUCUC
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
What is the order of bats and the two suborders?
Chiroptera, Yinpterochrioptera and Yangochiroptera
What is the scientific name for the critically endangered sea turtle in Texas?
Lepiodochelys kempii
What year was the Texas Chapter of The WIldlife Society founded in?
1965
What is the proper tail fin of a fish called?
Kaylee help!!