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Creator:: Granek, Elise F.
Abstract:: Interface habitats are considered valuable natural systems, tightly linked to adjacent habitats through the flow of matter and energy. However, there is limited research on mechanisms of connectivity such as movement of organisms and particulate matter and ways in which anthropogenic disturbance to interface habitats may affect immediate and adjacent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thinking. George Boehlert has been a supportive and enthusiastic committee member. He has actively sought

Creator:: Sanford, Eric (Eric David)
Abstract:: The influence of large-scale processes on natural communities has become one of the central issues of modern ecology. I combined field and laboratory studies to investigate the effects of variation in coastal upwelling on rocky intertidal communities along the central Oregon coast. I examined whether the growth of intertidal barnacles...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: contribute to society. I also thank the members of my committee: Mark Hixon, George Somero, and Erik

Creator:: Ligman, Scott H.
Abstract:: The vascular system of Aplysia californica is a simple visceromotor system with three main arteries innervated by a small pool of identified neurons. I used this system to study the functions of neuropeptide transmitters and their actions on neural and muscle tissues. A central finding of this study is that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and George Mpitsos. They also spent considerable time reviewing this thesis and have been especially

Creator:: Nelson, Frank E.
Abstract:: Previous attempts to understand the factors affecting the energetic cost of locomotion have found a direct link between the energetic cost and the mechanical work done during periods when the limb is in contact with the ground. However, when the limb is not in contact with the ground during the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 3.2 Swing duration for most speeds with 0 g of mass added (open circles) was significantly less

Creator:: Picard, Amy L.
Abstract:: Animal signaling systems frequently utilize multiple traits to produce and transmit a signal. These system elements may span multiple levels of organization. Functional integration of these traits may be expected to generate concordance in evolutionary pattern among system elements, such that evolutionary change in one system component is correlated with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Bishop, J. G., Dean, A. M. & Mitchell-Olds, T. 2000: Rapid evolution in plant chitinases: molecular

Creator:: Westphal, Michael F.
Abstract:: How complex traits evolve continues to be a major focus of evolutionary investigation. A current topic of debate is the hypothesis that the phenotypic integration of complex traits gives rise to evolutionary constraints. I studied two color traits in the common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, that show a high level...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: excellent Blue Biology class for first stirring my interest in evolution. Dr. Wade Sherbrooke, Dr. George

Creator:: Leslie, Heather M.
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on science relevant to the design and implementation of marine reserves. The chapters explore a range of topics related to among-site variation in population, community, and ecosystem dynamics. My results demonstrate the value and feasibility of integrating this knowledge into more comprehensive conservation and management approaches. While...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Roberts, George Branch, Hugh Possingham, Mary Ruckelshaus, and Juan Carlos Castilla. Thank you to the

Creator:: Krenz, Christopher
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the importance of pelagic subsidies in the Northeast Pacific to rocky shore community regulation. My results document the patterns of pelagic subsidy supply, determine if those subsidies are correlated with community structure, and examine if community regulation differs between areas of high- and low-subsidies. Understanding how...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . californianus (B), M. trossulus (C), B. glandula (D), C. dalli (E), P. polymerus (F), S. cariosus (G), and

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