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Item A time budget study of green-winged teal wintering on the Texas High Plains(Texas Tech University, 1982-08) Quinlan, Eileen ElizabethThe Southern High Plains of Texas contain 20,000-30,000 playa lakes. These ephemeral wetlands are the second-most important wintering habitat for waterfowl in the Central Flyway; in years of adequate rainfall they may support 1 million ducks. However, this area is intensively cultivated, with irrigation demands depleting the Ogallala Aquifer at rates exceeding its recharge. The ground water depletion has prompted farmers to modify playa basins for water storage, in turn reducing littoral zones and their biological productivity. Because green-winged teal (Anas crecca carolinensis) especially utilize playas as winter habitat in the Central Flyway, this study reports their behavior and energy demands on the Southern High Plains. The behavioral ecology of green-winged teal wintering on the playa lakes of the Southern High Plains of Texas was investigated using diurnal time budget data from September 1981 to March 1982. No differences (P >0.05) in activity patterns occurred between males and females. All activities showed differences (P <0.0001) across 6-week seasons. Aquatic feeding was highest during September-October (23.0%) indicating that green-winged teal supplement a nutritionally incomplete diet of corn during periods of molting and fat deposition. Resting was the primary activity throughout the winter, reaching a peak (66.9%) in the coldest season of December-January. Presumably, green-winged teal are adapted to arrive on their wintering area in early fall when excess productive energy is available to engage in energy costly activities and to meet the demands of molting and fat deposition prior to winter. There is then a shift to less costly activities (i.e., resting) with the onset of cold weather. Green-winged teal also exhibited distinctive daily activity cycles. Courtship and locomotion were highest (P <0.0001) during early morning, resting was highest (P <0.001) during late morning and afternoon, and feeding was highest (P <0.001) during late afternoon. The influences of several environmental variables were tested, with ambient temperature showing the most correlations with activities. Management recommendations for green-winged teal include maintaining winter habitat on playas by, 1) restriction of extensive basin modifications, 2) curtailment of grazing and agricultural activities near edges of playa, 3) encouraging the catchment of irrigation runoff.Item A time budget study of mallards on the Texas High Plains(Texas Tech University, 1985-08) Lee, Sang DonThe playas of the Southern High Plains (SHP) are important habitat for wintering waterfowl. In years of adequate rainfall, wintering waterfowl populations can exceed 1 million birds on the SHP. However, the recent trend toward playa modification for agricultural use is threatening waterfowl habitat in this region. Diurnal activity budgets of wintering mallards were conducted (1 October-31 March, 1983-1984;1984-85) to test differences among activity patterns at 3 habitat types; steep-sided pits, terraced pits, and open lakes. All seven activity patterns were different (P <0.05) among the 3 habitat types for wintering mallards on the SHP of Texas. Terraced pits had the greatest feeding activity (27.8%) and were higher (P <0.001) than steep-sided pits (11.2%) or open lakes (2.6%) even though the latter have an abundance of macroinvertebrates. Hens fed more than drakes (P <0.05). Locomotion (32.2%) and alert (2.8%) behavior across the 3 habitat types showed the highest level during the early morning. Paired mallards rested more (37.9%) than unpaired mallards (25.8%) (P <0.05). Agonistic activity was highest (2.4%) in terraced pits throughout the season. This study suggests that wintering mallards will feed in lakes if food is available, thus potentially balancing a high corn diet.Item Analysis of time-use data with implications for home economics curriculum(Texas Tech University, 1981-05) Johnson, Annabel BekThe major problem of the study was to utilize household time-use data of rural and urban homemakers and employed and full-time homemakers to determine implications relevant to the Conceptual Framework (TEA, 1971) . The implications are logical relationships between time-use concepts and the Conceptual Framework (TEA, 1971) . The results of the analysis of the time-use data of homemakers were used by the author to develop the implications relevant to the Conceptual Framework (TEA, 1971).Item Clothing care: time management and energy consumption of selected U.S. families(Texas Tech University, 1984-12) Johnson, Kathryn JeanThe purpose of the study was to assess the relationship of numerous demographic and external variables to time and energy consumption during clothing care. The purpose was achieved through an analysis of data and information obtained by the NE-113 Family Time-Use Study research instruments which included a household code form, a questionnaire, and a time-use record form. Information relevant to the study from the research instruments can be found in Appendices A, B, and C, respectively.Item Clothing care: time management and energy consumption of selected U.S. families(Texas Tech University, 1984-12) Johnson, Kathryn JeanNot availableItem Master Portfolio for Interdisciplinary Master Degree(2013-04) Lin, Annie Y.; Crews, Charles R.; Elkins, Leann; Mulsow, MiriamThe relationship between Counselor Education, Special Education, and Human Development and Family Studies as they relate to college student-athletes in various aspects. Some aspects involve the self-efficacy theory and the negative perceptions that non-student athletes have of student-athletes. Other aspects involve the challenges that student-athletes have to overcome in higher education including the media, transitions from high school to college, and learning disabilities. Included in this portfolio are works done throughout the writer’s graduate education. Personal experiences have been drawn from working closely with college student-athletes at Texas Tech University’s Marsha Sharp Center giving the writer first-hand experience in this field focusing specifically on tutoring and counseling student-athletes. The writer is pursuing a professional field working with college student-athletes by helping them with counseling, learning disabilities, transitions, academics, and time-management.Item The effectiveness of time management instruction on time use patterns of undergraduate students(Texas Tech University, 1983-12) Atchison, Iris BlessenNot available