Understanding how populations within a species interact across various geographic and temporal scales is fundamental to developing appropriate conservation strategies. I examined the geographic variation in genetic and meristic characters of coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) based on
approximately 1,400 fish sampled from 54 populations spanning their distributional range...
A model was developed that allows potential users to identify
the agricultural suitability of parcels of land in western Oregon.
Literature was reviewed regarding five possible benefits to be
derived from public policies designed to preserve productive agricultural
land. They are (1) the provision of sufficient cropland
to supply the...
In this memoir, by alumnus and Zoology Department instructor William J. Gilstrap, the author details various aspects of his life, including: childhood in Missouri, student experience at Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) in the 1890s, and his medical practice in various Oregon locales. Gilstrap also describes in this narrative the origins...
A well-defined, quantitative model for determining soil contrast
was developed to improve soil survey interpretations concerning the
effects of mixtures of different kinds of soils on agricultural land
use. The model was evaluated by determining the levels and reasons
for soil contrast on mapped soil areas representing 5 different
landscapes,...