Distribution of female northern pintails in relation to hunting and location of hunted and non-hunted habitats in the Grassland Ecological Area, California
J. P. Fleskes, D.S. Gilmer, R. L. Jarvis
2003, California Fish and Game (88) 75-94
The wilderness use simulation model: an historical perspective
J. W. van Wagtendonk
2003, International Journal of Wilderness (9) 9-13
Estimating parasitic sea lamprey abundance in Lake Huron from heterogenous data sources
Robert J. Young, Michael L. Jones, James R. Bence, Rodney B. McDonald, Katherine M. Mullett, Roger A. Bergstedt
2003, Journal of Great Lakes Research (29) 214-225
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission uses time series of transformer, parasitic, and spawning population estimates to evaluate the effectiveness of its sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control program. This study used an inverse variance weighting method to integrate Lake Huron sea lamprey population estimates derived from two estimation procedures: 1) prediction...
Brown-headed cowbirds in grasslands: Their habitats, hosts, and response to management
Jill A. Shaffer, Christopher M. Goldade, Meghan F. Dinkins, Douglas H. Johnson, Lawrence D. Igl, Betty R. Euliss
2003, Prairie Naturalist (35) 145-186
The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is an obligate brood parasite whose numbers have increased in recent decades to the potential detriment of the species that they parasitize. Thus, most management efforts focus on discouraging brown-headed cowbird parasitism or controlling brown-headed cowbird populations. Keys to discouraging cowbird parasitism or controlling populations...
Geologic signature of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska
Dwight Bradley, Timothy M. Kusky, Peter J. Haeussler, Richard J. Goldfarb, Marti L. Miller, Julie A. Dumoulin, Steven W. Nelson, Susan M. Karl
2003, Geological Society of America Special Papers (371) 19-49
A mid-Paleocene to early Eocene encounter between an oceanic spreading center and a subduction zone produced a wide range of geologic features in Alaska. The most striking effects are seen in the accretionary prism (Chugach–Prince William terrane), where 61 to 50 Ma near-trench granitic to gabbroic plutons were intruded into...
Managing a subsidized predator population: reducing common raven predation on desert tortoises
William Boarman
2003, Environmental Management (32) 205-217
General procedures for bacteriology
D.G. Elliott
2003, Book chapter, Suggested procedures for the detection and identification of certain finfish and shellfish pathogens
No abstract available ...
Pseudacris triseriata (western chorus frog) and Rana sylvatica (wood frog) chytridiomycosis
S.E. Rittman, E. Muths, D. E. Green
2003, Herpetological Review (34) 53-53
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a known pathogen of anuran amphibians, and has been correlated with amphibian die-offs worldwide (Daszak et. al. 1999. Emerging Infectious Diseases 5:735-748). In Colorado, B. dendrobatidis has infected Boreal toads (Bufo boreas) (Muths et. al., in review) and has been identified on museum specimens...
Cui-ui, an overlooked prey for Pyramid Lake's nesting colony of American White Pelican
G.G. Scoppettone, P.H. Rissler, D. Withers
D.A. Hendrickson, L.T. Findley, editor(s)
2003, Conference Paper, Proceeding of the desert fishes council volume XXXV
No abstract available ...
Clinical disease and laboratory abnormalities in free-ranging desert tortoises in California (1990-1995)
Mary M. Christopher, Kristin H. Berry, Brian T. Henen, Kenneth A. Nagy
2003, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (39) 35-56
Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations have experienced precipitous declines resulting from the cumulative impact of habitat loss and human and disease-related mortality. Diagnosis of disease in live, free-ranging tortoises is facilitated by evaluation of clinical signs and laboratory test results but may be complicated by seasonal and environmental effects. The...
Spring viremia of carp
A.E. Goodwin, J. R. Winton
2003, Book chapter, Suggested procedures for the detection and identification of certain finfish and shellfish pathogens
No abstract available ...
Western crevice and cavity-roosting bats
Michael A. Bogan, Paul M. Cryan, Ernest W. Valdez, Laura E. Ellison, Thomas J. O’Shea
2003, Book chapter, Monitoring trends in bat populations of the United States and territories: Problems and prospects (Information and Technology Report 2003-0003)
Among the 45 species of bats that occur in the United States (U.S.), 34 species regularly occur in western regions of the country. Many of these “western” species choose roost sites in crevices or cavities. Herein we provide an introduction to the biology of bats that roost in cavities...
[Book review] The Alligator Book, by C. C. Lockwood
R.H. Rauschenberger
2003, Arkansas Review (34) 48-48
Review of: The Alligator Book. Lockwood, C. C. 2002. Louisiana State University Press: Baton Rouge. ISBN: 0807128287....
Bacterial kidney disease
R.J. Pascho, D.G. Elliott
2003, Book chapter, Suggested procedures for the detection and identification of certain finfish and shellfish pathogens
No abstract available ...
Species area relationships in mediterranean-climate plant communities
Jon E. Keeley, C. J. Fotheringham
2003, Journal of Biogeography (30) 1629-1657
Aim To determine the best-fit model of species–area relationships for Mediterranean-type plant communities and evaluate how community structure affects these species–area models.Location Data were collected from California shrublands and woodlands and compared with literature reports for other Mediterranean-climate regions.Methods The number of species was recorded from 1, 100 and 1000 m2...
Water temperature effects on fall Chinook salmon in the Snake and Columbia Rivers. 2001 Final report of research
K.T. Tiffan, C. A. Haskell, J.A. Heinz, M.G. Mesa, D.W. Rondorf
2003, Report
No abstract available ...
Hyla gratiosa (barking treefrog) intestinal hernia
J.C. Mitchell, D. E. Green
2003, Herpetological Review (34) 230-231
Deformities and malformations in anurans occur in a variety of manifestations (Meteyer 2000. Field Guide to Malformations of Frogs and Toads with Radiographic Interpretations. Biol. Sci. Rep., USGS/BRD/BSR-2000-0005, 18 pp.). Most of those described in the literature are visible externally (e.g., ectromelia, brachydactyly, polydactyly, brachygnathia, kyphosis) (Ouellet et al. 1997....
Habitat selection of two gobies (Microgobius gulosus, Gobiosoma robustum): influence of structural complexity, competitive interactions and presence of a predator
P. J. Schofield
2003, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (288) 125-137
Herein I compare the relative importance of preference for structurally complex habitat against avoidance of competitors and predators in two benthic fishes common in the Gulf of Mexico. The code goby Gobiosoma robustum Ginsburg and clown goby Microgobius gulosus (Girard) are common, ecologically similar fishes found throughout the Gulf of Mexico and in the...
Comparison of spring measures of length, weight, and condition factor for predicting metamorphosis in two populations of sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) larvae
Mary P. Henson, Roger A. Bergstedt, Jean V. Adams
2003, Journal of Great Lakes Research (29) 204-213
The ability to predict when sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) will metamorphose from the larval phase to the parasitic phase is essential to the operation of the sea lamprey control program. During the spring of 1994, two populations of sea lamprey larvae from two rivers were captured, measured, weighed, implanted with...
A probable extralimital postbreeding assembly of bufflehead Bucephala albeola in southcentral North Dakota, USA, 1994-2002
L.D. Igl
2003, Wildfowl (54) 81-93
The Bufflehead Bucephala albeola predominantly in Canada and Alaska (USA). Evidence suggests that the species may have recently expanded its breeding range southward into central and south-central North Dakota. This paper presents data on observations of Buffleheads during the breeding season in Kidder County, North Dakota, 1994-2002, and discusses the...
Leaf litterbags: factors affecting capture of stream-dwelling salamanders
J. L. Waldron, C. Kenneth Dodd Jr., Jeffrey D. Corser
2003, Applied Herpetology (1) 23-36
No abstract available....
A Technique for Locating and Recovering Radiotransmitters at Close Range
Gary M. Fellers, Patrick Kleeman
2003, Herpetological Review (34) 123
Seasonal patterns in growth, blood consumption, and effects on hosts by parasitic-phase sea lampreys in the Great Lakes: an individual-based model approach
Charles P. Madenjian, Philip A. Cochran, Roger A. Bergstedt
2003, Journal of Great Lakes Research (29) 332-346
An individual-based model (IBM) was developed for sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) populations in the Laurentian Great Lakes. The IBM was then calibrated to observed growth, by season, for sea lampreys in northern Lake Huron under two different water temperature regimes: a regime experienced by Seneca-strain lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and...
Fire and grazing impacts on plant diversity and invasives in the southern Sierra Nevada
Jon E. Keeley, D. Lubin, C. J. Fotheringham
2003, Ecological Applications (13) 1355-1374
Historical fire regime in southern California
Jon E. Keeley, Connie J. Fotheringham
2003, Fire Management Today (63) 8-9
The historical variability in fire regime is a conservative indicator of ecosystem sustainability. Understanding the natural role of fire in chaparral ecosystems is therefore necessary for effective fire management....