Samuel Kelley
San Angelo Data Section Chief, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
Science and Products
Hyperkyphosis in longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) of North Central Texas
Two mature female longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) exhibiting severe hyperkyphotic spinal deformities were captured during the 2010 spring spawn at Lake Arrowhead, Clay County, Texas. Yet, despite their deformities and impaired motility, both longnose gar were in overall good condition. Hyperkyphosis in both longnose gar resulted from fused trunk vertebrae in the affected areas. Results...
Authors
Samuel W. Kelley
Home range dynamics, habitat selection, and survival of Greater Roadrunners
Greater Roadrunners (Geococcyx californianus) are common, poorly studied birds of arid and semi-arid ecosystems in the southwestern United States. Conservation of this avian predator requires a detailed understanding of their movements and spatial requirements that is currently lacking. From 2006 to 2009, we quantified home-range and core area sizes and overlap, habitat selection, and...
Authors
S.W. Kelley, D. Ransom, J.A. Butcher, G.G. Schulz, B.W. Surber, W.E. Pinchak, C.A. Santamaria, L.A. Hurtado
Non-USGS Publications**
Kelley, S.W. and N.V. Horner. 2008. The prevalence of cestodes in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from north-central Texas.
Comparative Parasitology 75 (2): 292-298.
Comparative Parasitology 75 (2): 292-298.
Santamaria, C. A., S. Kelley, G. G. Schulz, D. Ransom, Jr., and L. A. Hurtado. 2010. Polymerase chain reaction-based sex identification in the greater roadrunner. Journal of Wildlife Management 74 (6): 1395-1399.
Kelley, S.W. 2012. Age and growth of spawning longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) in a north central Texas reservoir.
Western North American Naturalist 72 (1): 69-77.
Western North American Naturalist 72 (1): 69-77.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Hyperkyphosis in longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) of North Central Texas
Two mature female longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) exhibiting severe hyperkyphotic spinal deformities were captured during the 2010 spring spawn at Lake Arrowhead, Clay County, Texas. Yet, despite their deformities and impaired motility, both longnose gar were in overall good condition. Hyperkyphosis in both longnose gar resulted from fused trunk vertebrae in the affected areas. Results...
Authors
Samuel W. Kelley
Home range dynamics, habitat selection, and survival of Greater Roadrunners
Greater Roadrunners (Geococcyx californianus) are common, poorly studied birds of arid and semi-arid ecosystems in the southwestern United States. Conservation of this avian predator requires a detailed understanding of their movements and spatial requirements that is currently lacking. From 2006 to 2009, we quantified home-range and core area sizes and overlap, habitat selection, and...
Authors
S.W. Kelley, D. Ransom, J.A. Butcher, G.G. Schulz, B.W. Surber, W.E. Pinchak, C.A. Santamaria, L.A. Hurtado
Non-USGS Publications**
Kelley, S.W. and N.V. Horner. 2008. The prevalence of cestodes in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from north-central Texas.
Comparative Parasitology 75 (2): 292-298.
Comparative Parasitology 75 (2): 292-298.
Santamaria, C. A., S. Kelley, G. G. Schulz, D. Ransom, Jr., and L. A. Hurtado. 2010. Polymerase chain reaction-based sex identification in the greater roadrunner. Journal of Wildlife Management 74 (6): 1395-1399.
Kelley, S.W. 2012. Age and growth of spawning longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) in a north central Texas reservoir.
Western North American Naturalist 72 (1): 69-77.
Western North American Naturalist 72 (1): 69-77.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.