Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) are important economically, ecologically, and culturally as an indigenous species in western Oregon. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) observed declines in black-tailed deer populations since the late 1980’s and attributes these declines to reduction in quality and availability of habitat, following the...
The fruitless (fru) gene in Drosophila melanogaster is a multifunctional gene having sex-specific functions in the regulation of male sexual behavior and sex-nonspecific functions affecting adult viability and external morphology. While much attention has focused on fru's sex-specific roles, little is known about its sex-nonspecific functions. The embryonic central nervous...
This study investigated potential application of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in depuration for
reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters. Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014, which
exhibited strong bactericidal effects against V. parahaemolyticus in vitro, was added to artificial
seawater for depuration of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) inoculated with V.
parahaemolyticus BE 98-2029...
Objective: The purpose was to examine whether a one-hour intervention would help increase fruit consumption in motivated individuals and to study the role of self-regulatory mechanisms in the behavior change process, with a particular focus on dietary planning and action control.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial compared a one-hour online...
The physiological response of juvenile steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to prolonged heat stress was examined by exposing replicated groups of fish to 25 consecutive days at 15°C, 23°C, and 25°C followed by a 55 day recovery period at 15°C. We found that at temperatures ≥25°C, steelhead consumed significantly less food per...
Rhododendron species are host to many Phytophthora species and are an important crop in the nursery industry. The foliar epidemiology of twelve Phytophthora diseases on Rhododendron was studied in field and growth chamber experiments on two Rhododendron cultivars. The relative aggressiveness of Phytophthora spp. was assessed using disease incidence, severity,...
Our study area includes the three McKenzie populations, and a reintroduced population in the Middle Fork Willamette and tributaries above Hills Creek Reservoir. We monitored bull trout populations in the McKenzie and Middle Fork Willamette basins using a combination of sampling techniques that include spawning surveys, juvenile trapping, electronic fish...
Prior to 1978, Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma were classified into an anadromous and interior form. Cavender (1978) classified the interior form as a distinct species, Salvelinus confluentus, the bull trout. Bull trout are large char weighing up to 18 kg and growing to over one meter in length (Goetz 1989)....
Douglas-fir (Psudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seedlings were outplanted on eight dates (every three weeks from mid-August 2005 through mid-January 2006). On each plant date, seedlings from a conventional dormancy (CONV) induction treatment, including moisture and nutrient stress, and a shortened daylength (SD) treatment were outplanted on three western Oregon sites...