I examined two aspects of the reproductive behavior of the garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, a temperate marine damselfish with male parental care. My primary objective was to determine the relationship between female choice and male parental investment in the care of offspring. In particular, I sought to determine: (1) how the...
Associations between occupancy patterns of a montane anuran species, Rana cascadae, and habitat structure at multiple scales were examined to investigate how population structure may influence persistence in spatially and temporally heterogeneous environments. Predictions were based on population dynamics suggested by source-sink and metapopulation models. Potential sites in three basins...
In a series of greenhouse experiments, isolates representing serotypically
distinct subpopulations of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii recovered from root
nodules of field-grown subclover Trifolium subterraneum cv. "Nangeela"), were
evaluated for their symbiotic effectiveness potential, their effect on regrowth
potential of subclover, and for their competitive abilities to form nodules. Isolates...
Although much has been learned about the comparative
nodulating behavior of simple mixtures of rhizobial strains
under non-soil situations, it is unclear how these findings
relate to the factors influencing nodulation success by the
complex mixtures of strains found within soil-borne
rhizobial populations. Information on the structure and
physiological behavior...
This is a bibliography of doctoral dissertations and masters' theses in forestry and related topics issued during the period from July 1981 through June 1990. The colleges and universities included are all accredited by the Society of American Foresters. The actual listings were supplied by the individual institutions. Topics covered...
Although the biology of Bradyrhizobium has been studied for almost
one hundred years, virtually nothing is known about the ecology and genetic
variation in natural soil populations of this genus. The majority of
information has been obtained from studies of one species, Bradyrhizobium
japonicum, and the diversity within soil populations...
The "old-growth controversy" in the Pacific Northwest recognized thinning as the
primary silvicultural practice for land managers to produce wildlife habitat while
continuing to produce timber. For the foreseeable future, forest stands will be harvested to
produce forest gaps and a patchwork of trees of different ages. In order to...
In animals, reproductive behaviors serve to attract individuals together during the
breeding season and to coordinate the behavioral and physiological states of individuals
so that mating can successfully occur. In snakes, the various reproductive behaviors
including courtship, mating, courtship inhibition, male combat and trailing are mediated
primarily by pheromones. Pheromones...