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New perspectives on evolutionary relationships within Pinus (Pinaceae) and within subsection Ponderosae (subgenus Pinus)

Creator:: Willyard, Ann Nachreiner
Abstract:: A fossil-calibrated phylogenetic framework based on exemplars from each of the four taxonomic sections within Pinus was created using multiple nuclear and chloroplast loci. Calibration at the well-defined subgeneric split within Pinus with either fossil leaves and cones (ca. 45 million years ago) or fossil wood (ca. 85 million years...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: reticulate evolution in my phylogenetic trees. I build on the inferred ages for lineages and the mutation

Phenotypic evolution as a response to thermal ecology in the ferocious waterbug Abedus herberti (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)

Creator:: Pelegrin, Arthur Lomis
Abstract:: Over 150 years ago, C. Bergmann observed a within-species pattern of increasing body size as elevation and latitude increased. Bergmann’s data came from numerous endothermic taxa, but the pattern has since been documented among numerous poikilotherms and invertebrates. The ferocious waterbug Abedus herberti Hidalgo (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) lives in isolated populations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . 4 Temperature has repeatedly been cited as a major factor in the evolution and ecology of

An evaluation of understory vegetation dynamics, ecosystem resilience and state and transition ecological theory in an eastern Oregon ponderosa pine forest

Creator:: Carr, Craig A.
Abstract:: Relatively recent increases in ponderosa pine abundance have effected unprecedented changes to ecosystem structure and function. Efforts to restore ponderosa pine systems are often focused on the manipulation of tree structure and the re-introduction of a more natural fire regime. Successful restoration should also incorporate understory components but information addressing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Rangeland Ecology and Management presented on October 16, 2007. Title: An Evaluation of Understory

Establishing native plants in crested wheatgrass stands using successional management

Creator:: Fansler, Valerie A.
Abstract:: Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.) is a nonindigenous perennial grass that was introduced to North America to improve the condition of degraded rangelands. It has proven to be a successful revegetation species due to its superior ease of establishment, strong competitive ability, and ability to tolerate grazing. However, crested...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Valerie A. Fansler for the degree of Master of Science in Rangeland Ecology and

Habitat parameters associated with the distribution of seven willow species on a stream in southeastern Oregon

Creator:: Gilbert, Griffith J.
Abstract:: Thirteen different habitat parameters were measured either quantitatively or qualitatively around seven different Salix (willow) species on a defined reach of stream on the southwestern slope of Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon in order to both broaden the current information base of riparian ecology and inform future willow plantings aimed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Rangeland Ecology and Management presented on September 8, 2006. Title: Habitat Parameters Associated With

Validation of elk distribution models at Sled Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area, northeast Oregon

Creator:: Coe, Priscilla K.
Abstract:: Landscape models for elk distribution developed at Starkey Experimental Forest and Range from 1993-1995 were tested on another landscape during 2003-2005 at Sled Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area. Using location data obtained from 23 wild elk captured and fitted with GPS telemetry collars, 8 spatial resource selection function models representing 8...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for the degree of Master of Science in Rangeland Ecology and Management presented on March 15, 2007

Hydrology and geomorphic evolution of basaltic landscapes, High Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Jefferson, Anne (Anne Jarvis)
Abstract:: The basaltic landscapes of the Oregon High Cascades form a natural laboratory for examining how geologic setting and history influence groundwater flowpaths, streamflow sensitivity to climate, and landscape evolution. In the High Cascades, highly permeable young basaltic lavas form extensive aquifers. These aquifers are the dominant sources of summer streamflow...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: history influence groundwater flowpaths, streamflow sensitivity to climate, and landscape evolution. In

Evolution of sodefrin precursor pheromones in salamandrid newts

Creator:: von Reis, Martha
Abstract:: An ancient pheromonal signal is found in aquatic courting salamandrids and terrestrial courting plethodontids, two highly divergent salamander families. In the aquatic courting salamandrids Cynops pyrrhogaster and C. ensicauda, the decapeptide sodefrin is cleaved from a larger 189 amino acid Sodefrin Precursor Factor (SPF) protein and released from a gland...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Signals in Vertebrates for Ecology, Evolution, and Comparative Biology (Ed. by Duvall, D., Mueller

On the evolution of correlated color traits in garter snakes

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:: in M. Pigliucci and K. Preston, eds. Phenotypic integration: studying the ecology and evolution of

Revegetation with Carex nebrascensis and Carex utriculata following reconstruction in a NE Oregon meadow stream

Creator:: Quistberg, Sarah E.
Abstract:: Riparian vegetation is an essential component for the maintenance and/or repair of channel stability and function. Sedges within low-gradient riparian systems provide the structure necessary for sediment trapping leading to channel narrowing through bank building processes. Planting success in riparian restoration projects has often failed due to inappropriate species selection,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science in Rangeland Ecology and Management presented on November 16, 2007

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New perspectives on evolutionary relationships within Pinus (Pinaceae) and within subsection Ponderosae (subgenus Pinus)

Phenotypic evolution as a response to thermal ecology in the ferocious waterbug Abedus herberti (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)

An evaluation of understory vegetation dynamics, ecosystem resilience and state and transition ecological theory in an eastern Oregon ponderosa pine forest

Establishing native plants in crested wheatgrass stands using successional management

Habitat parameters associated with the distribution of seven willow species on a stream in southeastern Oregon

Validation of elk distribution models at Sled Springs Wildlife Demonstration Area, northeast Oregon

Hydrology and geomorphic evolution of basaltic landscapes, High Cascades, Oregon

Evolution of sodefrin precursor pheromones in salamandrid newts

On the evolution of correlated color traits in garter snakes

Revegetation with Carex nebrascensis and Carex utriculata following reconstruction in a NE Oregon meadow stream

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