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Prioritizing weed populations for eradication at a regional level: The California Department of Food and Agriculture's A-rated weeds
Solving a Mediterranean mystery: Why do winter-deciduous taxa dominate both the wettest and driest woodlands?
 
The effects of urbanization on carnivore species distribution and richness in Southern California
Swamp Timothy production response to a modified hydrology in wetlands of the grassland ecological area
 
Heterospecific vocal mimicry in Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii): A descriptive analysis
Divergent aspen stand conditions under two canopy cover dynamics: Increasing conifer and persistent aspen at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
 
Winter distribution, habitat use, and conservation status of the Sierra Nevada great gray owl (Strix nebulosa)
Assessment of waterfowl body condition to evaluate the effectiveness of The Central Valley Joint Venture
 
Effects of polyacrylamide gel and straw mulch on growth and survival of direct-seeded blue and interior live oaks in California rangeland
Spatial organization, habitat preference, and management of northern flying squirrels, Glaucomys sabrinus, in the northern Sierra Nevada
 
Predicting invasiveness of woody angiosperms in Mediterranean climates: The use of germination characteristics as predictors and the special case of Chinese tallowtree
Montane meadows in the Sierra Nevada: A comparison of terrestrial and aquatic assessment methods
 
Applied ecology of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) in Fall River, CA
Waterbird response to modified hydrology of Central Valley wetlands, California
 
Annual survival of House Finches in relation to West Nile Virus
Managing riparian vegetation for multiple ecosystem benefits in agricultural landscapes of the Sacramento Valley
 
Tracking the California Clapper Rail: A Home Range Study in Anticipation of Imminent Habitat Change
The willing cuckold: Optimal paternity allocation, infanticide and male reproductive strategies in mammals
 
Effects of interspecific competition and coastal oceanography on population dynamics of the Olympia oyster, Ostrea lurida, along estuarine gradients
Addressing uncertainty in climate change vulnerability assessments: A case study of species in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
 
The Impacts and Ecology of the Non-native Plant Cotula coronopifolia in Californian Vernal Pools
Long-Term Recovery of the Mamane Forest from Feral Sheep Grazing, Mauna Kea, Hawaii
 
Fire History of Coniferous Riparian Forests in the Sierra Nevada
Water, Light and Heat Stress Effects on Fremont Cottonwood Photosynthesis
 
Consequences of Wildfire in the Sudden Oak Death-Impacted Forests of the Big Sur Region, California: Survival of Phytophthora ramorum and Elevated Landing Rates in Ambrosia Beetles
Using prescribed fire to restore tree-invaded mountain meadows: a case study from the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada USA
 
Temperature Sensitivity and Predation Risk Cue Detection in Native and Introduced Populations of the Atlantic Oyster Drill, Urosalpinx cinerea
Diet of an Introduced Estuarine Population of White Catfish in California
 
Surveillance for Ticks and the Tick-borne Pathogens Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi in Birds in California
A Multi-year Analysis of Brood Size and Phenology in Western and Clark's Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis and A. clarkii) at Two Northern California Lakes
 
Changes to the Seasonality of Plant-Soil Systems by Three Phenologically Distinct Groups of California Grassland Plants
Population genetics of the Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus)
 
Personality, mate choice, and pair compatibility in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Post-fire management of snag forest habitat in the Sierra Nevada
 
The effects of climate change and nitrogen deposition on the Sierran mixed-conifer understory plant community
Mutual feedbacks in the maintenance of genetic and species diversity: A case study of Brassica nigra, glucosinolates, and competitors
 
Human-black bear conflict: An analysis of origins and solutions
The ecology and epidemiology of Hendra virus in flying foxes
 
Evolution of morphological and functional diversity in centrarchid fishes
Ecology and evolution of camouflage behavior in the Majoidea (decorator crabs)
 
Two research approaches to ecocultural restoration in California: Experimental reintroduction of showy Indian clover and reconstructing an ethnobotany of the Salinan tribe
The ecological role of the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
 
Habitat selection by dispersing brush mice (Peromyscus boylii)
Experimental analysis of spatial relationships in food-webs during community assembly
 
Dynamics and consequences of natural resources management: Perspectives from a local caboclo fishery in Silves, Central Brazilian Amazon
The influence of invader traits and community characteristics on the invasion success of an exotic crayfish
 
Trophic ecology of large pelagic fishes in the southern Gulf of California
Fire ecology and spatial heterogeneity in an East African savanna: The importance of grazer body size
 
Invasion ecology of Mytilus galloprovincialis: Competitor and predator effects regulating its establishment and its potential impact as an exotic foundation species
Tri-trophic interactions among inducible plants, herbivores, and true omnivorous predators
 
Using ecological physiology for the conservation and restoration of a declining species: A case study Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus)
Processing chain interactions in a grassland detrital food web: The role of Porcellio scaber in the California coastal prairie
 
Multi-scale habitat patch modeling: Integrating landscape pattern, habitat suitability and population dynamics with implications for ecology and conservation
Cloning and characterization of non-mammalian epoxide hydrolases that hydrolyze epoxide-containing lipid signaling molecules
 
Using models and field experiments to define niche versus dispersal limitation in California grassland annuals
Prescribed herbivory to reduce fuel load in California chaparral
 
Ecology of Caribbean coral disease
Systematics, genetics and conservation of golden trout
 
The effects of species diversity and soil water dynamics on the invasion by yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) into established California Central Valley plant communities
Investigating the role of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) as an aggregation cue for coral reef and reef-associated fishes
 
Environmental predictors of habitat use patterns of Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in an urbanized estuary
Assessing the hydroecological effects of stream restoration
 
Multi-scale connectivity dynamics and Pacific salmonids: Opportunities for ecological rehabilitation
Invasive fig trees (Ficus carica) in the riparian forests of California's Central Valley: Population growth, community impacts, and eradication efforts
 
Impacts of rural development on puma ecology in California's Sierra Nevada
Effects of introduced trout on ecosytem subsidy and amphibian decline
 
Fish-holding-associated stress in Sacramento River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) at south Delta fish salvage operations: Effects on plasma constituents, swimming performance, and predator avoidance
The ecology of the American badger Taxidea taxus in California: Assessing conservation needs on multiple scales
 
The molting process in northern elephant seals: Cellular and biochemical correlates
Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) as a basis for a plant functional group classification and a Bayesian belief network formulation for California oak woodlands
 
Sheep grazing to control yellow starthistle: Role of sesquiterpene lactones
Patterns and consequences of changing biodiversity in coastal marine food webs
 
Evolution of morphological and ecological diversity in darter fishes (Percidae: Etheostomatinae)
Feeding competition and social relationships in two female-resident primate species: Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) and gray-cheeked mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena)
 
Systematics, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in a group of circumtropical marine gastropods (Genus: Nerita)
Evolutionary history, predation, and coastal upwelling interactively influence native oyster habitat in Tomales Bay, California
 
Landscape as process: An exploration of social and physical aspects of ecology and change in the Alligator Rivers Region, northern Australia
Age-dependent plasticity of call production and responsiveness in red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra): Implications for social intermixing and evolution
 
Livestock and wildlife effects on the successional development of a savanna landscape mosaic in East Africa
The pace and processes of early divergence and stasis: Morphological evolution in isolated populations of the Sulawesi booted macaque, Macaca ochreata (Cercopithecidae)
 
Conservation and development: Following the middle path in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Dynamic models of biodiversity pattern and process - Insights from Australasian rainforest ecology, evolution and conservation
 
The function and evolution of predator scent application: Olfactory camouflage in ground squirrels (Spermophilus spp.)
Individual variation in growth and behavior in juvenile captive steelhead trout: An investigation of the role of behavioral syndromes
 
Variation in the rhizobia-legume symbiosis: Why are there ineffective rhizobia?
Transient dynamics of predator-prey metapopulations: Effects of spatial structure, heterogeneity, and stochasticity
 
Vegetation, landscape, management, and restoration effects on sediment and nutrient transport in the Lake Tahoe Basin
Female reproductive investment in a conspecific brood parasite
 
The effects of translocation on the behavior of African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Conservation genetics and historical gene flow in Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus)
 
Managing organic farmscapes for biodiversity and ecosystem function
The review and application of new methods for species distribution modeling
 
Stand age- and climate variability-effects on ecosystem exchange at the Wind River Experimental Forest, Washington, USA
Effects of urbanization on two species of Australian flying foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus and Pteropus scapulatus
 
Extent of acute, chronic, and nutritional impacts of Microcystis aeruginosa blooms on the calanoid copepods of the upper San Francisco Estuary
The apocalyptic animal of late capitalism
 
Adaptations to intraguild competition in mesocarnivores
Bio-micrometeorological field measurements over heterogeneous surfaces
 
Ecological genomics and incipient speciation in insects that have invaded novel host plants
The potential of managed ecosystems to test ecological theory: A case study of masting in pistachio
 
Landscape genetics and phylogenetic relationships in the Ambystoma macrodactylum species complex
Ecology and conservation of frugivores of Madagascar and the Comoros Islands
 
Of fish and men: An economic analysis of the Galapagos Marine Reserve resources management plan
The effects of land-use change on soil carbon in oak woodlands and vineyards
 
Toward the social and acoustic ecology of social foraging humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in southeast Alaska
Biogeography, foraging ecology, and population dynamics of red crossbills in North America
 
Population dynamics of microparasites in terrestrial food webs: Theory and experimentation
Patterns of tree diversity in the tropical dry forests of Pacific coast Mexico
 
Predicting invasive plant species range expansion in Alaska
Indirect effects of nonnative trout on an alpine-nesting passerine bird via depletion of an aquatic insect subsidy
 
Microbial community dynamics in replicate membrane bioreactors -- Natural reproducible fluctuations and the effect of toxins
Rhinoceros auklet reproduction, survival and diet in relation to ocean climate
 
The feasibility of using Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a mycophagous ladybird beetle, for management of powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphales)
IPM of thrips in timothy and a density-independent effect on wing diphenism of grass thrips (Anaphothrips obscurus Muller)
 
Regional analyses of constraints affecting rice production systems in California: Grain milling quality at harvest and evolution of herbicide resistant Echinochloa spp.
Mechansims of invasion and native species coexistence: Interactions and implications in the Holcus lanatus invasion
 
Assertive antipredator behavior by feral horse stallions (Equus caballus): Predator recognition, tonic vigilance and group defense
Ecological aesthetics
 
Ecology and genetics of color vision in Callicebus brunneus, a neotropical monkey
Patterns and controls on methane and carbon dioxide fluxes on the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska
 
Watershed modeling of BMP scenarios to improve agricultural water quality a case study in the San Joaquin River watershed, California
Physiological compensation in response to environmental challenges in three shark species: Molecular to organismal aspects
 
Spatial-dynamics, micro-behavior, and control of biological invasions
Human behavioral ecology and the individual in society
 
Niche breadth, disturbance specialization, and behavioral flexibility in an invasive lizard, Anolis sagrei
Invasion, control, and distribution of medusahead [Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski] in California grasslands
 
An urban estuary in a changing world: Diversity, invasions, and climate change in San Francisco Bay
Impacts of the invasive New Zealand mud snail in aquatic food webs: Community patterns, competitive effects and trophic interactions
 
Caballitos and Totora: The story of the sedge Schoenoplectus californicus
Impact of West Nile virus on California corvids with emphasis on the yellow-billed magpie (Pica nuttalii) and western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)
 
Early food production in China's western Loess Plateau
Santa Barbara and San Diego: Contrasting adaptive strategies on the southern California coast
 
Predator conservation and conflict in the rangelands of western Botswana: Evaluating the strategies and conditions that mitigate livestock loss
How fish detect screens: Investigating fishes' abilities to avoid screens while swimming in a current, and testing vibrations and strobe lights as deterrents
 
Assessment of biological nitrogen fixation, agricultural management, and aboveground and belowground biomass of maize (Zea mays L.) landraces from Oaxaca, Mexico
Methodological advances in the construction and application of environmental niche models
 
Hydrological control of nitrogen and phosphorus regeneration rates in streambed sediments with different grain size distributions
Forest recovery and carbon sequestration under shifting cultivation in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania: Landscape and landuse effects
 
Explaining the dismantlement of indigenous pest management in the Andes
Waterborne transmission of Toxoplasma gondii: Transport, detection, and effect of wetland degradation on the flow of oocysts from land to sea
 
Ecology and demography of four rare endemic plants on gabbro soils: Implications for habitat suitability modeling and conservation
Earthworms, organic matter stabilization, and nutrient dynamics in alternative agroecosystems
 
Genetic and ecological approaches to guide conservation of teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis), the wild progenitor of maize
Ecology of scrub typhus in Taiwan: The impact of environment, rodent community, and socio-economy
 
Restoring aspen under grazed landscapes
The role of bird-mediated dispersal in plant invasiveness
 
Arboreal epiphyte communities and canopy microclimate studies in the teakettle experimental forest
Climate change, species invasions, and the composition of marine communities
 
Trends in estuarine water quality and submerged aquatic vegetation invasion
Spatial and temporal patterns of carbon exchange in the Alaskan Arctic tundra ecosystem
 
Coexistence mechanisms in a sessile marine community
Development and use of remote sensing tools to study the impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) invasion in an estuarine ecosystem
 
Behavioral development of free-ranging juvenile bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida
The invasion biology of three species of invasive hydrozoans in the upper San Francisco Estuary
 
Context-dependence in an ant-plant mutualism
Ecology of non-native hydrozoans in the San Francisco Estuary: Implications for pelagic organism decline fishes
 
Restoration in edaphically stressful environments: soil properties & mechanisms of plant adaptation & acclimation
Habitat Specialization and Community Assembly of Plants on Serpentine Soil
 
Mechanisms of community, structural, and functional change by the generalist pathogen Phytophthora ramorum in California coast redwood forests
Reintroduction Ecology of the Endangered Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius)
 
Ecological influence of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae, on soil arthropods, nutrient cycling, soil respiration and root growth in pistachio orchards
Density-dependent Cannibalism in Geocoris pallens: From Behavior to Population and Community Dynamics
 
Habitat modeling and movements of the Yosemite toad ( Anaxyrus (=Bufo) canorus) in the Sierra Nevada, California
The fire ecology of McNab cypress (Hesperocyparis macnabiana )
 
Multiple Stressors and the Cause of Amphibian Abnormalities
Conservation Planning of Oak Woodlands in Portugal and California: A Multidisciplinary Approach
 
Adaptation at the Range Edge and the Causes of Range Limits in Mimulus laciniatus: The Roles of Gene Flow and Selection
Ecology of amphibian hybridization in a changing landscape
 
Detection of and environmental factors related to a declining butterfly fauna and speciation patterns of a tropical montane butterfly genus
Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Delta Smelt ( Hypomesus transpacificus) in the San Francisco Estuary
 
Impacts and Applications: Developing a Bioacoustic Tool for Mammals and Measuring the Effects of Highway Noise on a Mammalian Communication System, Using Ground Squirrels as a Model
A Mega-transect Survey of Bird-Habitat Relationships along the Pacific Crest Trail in California
 
Conservation Genetics of California Redband Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss subspp.)
Microbial and Photolytic Degradation of Clomazone Under Simulated California Rice Field Conditions
 
Multi-Species Conservation in the Context of Global Change
Cattle Grazing and Provisioning of Ecosystem Services in Sierra Nevada Mountain Meadows
 
An Investigation of Infectious Disease Dynamics in African Carnivores: Identifying Reservoirs and Risk Factors and Investigating Control Strategies
Physiological Impacts of Microcystis on Sacramento Splittail (Pogonichthys Macrolepidotus) and Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma Petenense)
 
Activity Patterns and Space Use of Northern Tamandua Anteaters (Tamandua mexicana) on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
Ecological Genetics of the Apomictic Rubus Invasion in the Western United States
 
Demographic and Genetic Limitations on Reproduction Due to Small Population Size in Lolium Multiflorum: Allee Effects in an Invasive Grass
Evolution of Thermal Tolerance and Mating Systems in Two Intertidal Crustaceans
 
Oviposition Site Selection by Aedes aegypti and Its Implications for Dengue Control
Disease Defense Strategies: Linking Behavior, Immune Function and Disease Ecology in Galapagos Finches and House Finches
 
Contingency in California grassland restoration: Biogeographic history, inter-annual variation, and priority effects
The Effects of Methoxychlor on the California Vole, Microtus californicus
 
Recent, Climate-driven Changes in Demography and Radial Growth of Subalpine Conifers of the Central Sierra Nevada
Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in the Galapagos Islands: Implications for the Design of Marine Reserves
 
The evolution of self-incompatibility in the invasive solitary ascidian genus, Ciona
Larval Behavior and Natural Trace Element Signatures as Indicators of Crustacean Population Connectivity
 
Interference among native and introduced marine epifaunal predators
Novel herbivore-plant interactions: Evidence from non-native oaks
 
Long Distance Dispersal and Colonization Processes of a Generalist Pest in an Agricultural Mosaic
Swimming Performance and the Ecology of Early Life Stages of Temperate Marine Fishes
 
Assessment of Convergence in Habitat, Function, Flora, and Vegetation of Created and Natural Vernal Pools
Morphological, Physiological and Phenological Traits Contributing to Plant Performance and Crop Improvement in California Processing Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
 
Growth, Germination and Dormancy of Herbicide-Resistant Echinochloa phyllopogon, and Implications for Management
Use of Genetic Tools for the Management of the Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris) and the Owens pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus) in California
 
Nitrogen Relations Among Plant Species in a Semi-Arid Shrubland: Impacts of Invasion and Plant-Soil Feedbacks
Effects of weather and projected impacts of climate change on adult and juvenile survival in a Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) population
 
Ecological Risk Assessment for Invasiveness of the Bioenergy Crops Arundo donax, Miscanthus x giganteus and Panicum virgatum
The coastal boundary layer: Pattern, mechanism, and ecological effects of decreased alongshore transport
 
Ecological Crisis: Nature, Labor, and the Historical Specificity of Capitalism
Impacts of the Invasive New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) As Leaf Litter Decomposers
 
Diversity and stability of serpentine plant communities: Interacting effects of climate, soil type, and species functional traits
Remote Sensing of Bioindicators for Forest Health Assessment
 
The Interplay of Stochastic and Deterministic Forces in Driving the Population Dynamics of Invaded Communities
California Beach Plant Biogeography: Biogeomorphology and Ecological Succession, Effects of Foot-Traffic Concentration, and Low-Altitude Aerial Photography
 
Mainland and Island Kelp Forests in Northern Baja California, Mexico: Subtidal Community Structure, Dynamics, and Connectivity for the Design of Marine Protected Areas
Puma Spatial, Foraging, and Community Ecology in Open Habitats in Chilean Patagonia
 
Regime shifts in ecology and evolution
The Timing, Causes, and Implications of Climate Change for the Drift of Baetid Mayflies
 
The Interaction of Nutrient Loading and Biological Invasions in a Benthic Estuarine Community