This is a map of accumulated growing potential (growing degree days, GDD) for the Upper Gunnison domain, derived from daily maximum temperature maps interpolated from weather station and microclimate sensor data. The original daily maps are also available. Temperature estimates represent conditions

This is a map of temporal variability in accumulated growing potential (growing degree days, GDD) for the Upper Gunnison domain, derived from daily maximum temperature maps interpolated from weather station and microclimate sensor data. The original daily maps are also available. Temperature estimat

This is a map of accumulated growing potential (growing degree days, GDD) for the Upper Gunnison domain, derived from daily maximum temperature maps interpolated from weather station and microclimate sensor data. The original daily maps are also available. Temperature estimates represent conditions

This is a map of temporal variability in fall accumulated freezing potential (freezing degree days, FDD) for the Upper Gunnison domain, derived from daily minimum temperature maps interpolated from weather station and microclimate sensor data. The original daily maps are also available. Freezing deg

This study was conceived to detect skin mites in social mammals through real-time qPCR, and to estimate taxonomic Demodex and further Prostigmata mite relationships in different host species by comparing sequences from two genes: mitochondrial 16S rRNA and nuclear 18S rRNA. We determined the mite pr

Recent work has demonstrated that the presence or abundance of specific genotypes, populations, species

AbstractSurveys of bumble bees and the plants they visit, carried out in 1974 near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado, were repeated in 2007, thus permitting the testing of hypotheses arising from observed climate change over the intervening 33‐yr period. As expected, given an incr

Land cover change due to drought and insect-­‐induced tree mortality or altered vegetation succession is one of the many consequences of anthropogenic climate change. While the hydrologic response to land cover change and increases in temperature have been explored independently, few studies have co

AbstractHost‐restricted lineages of gut bacteria often include many closely related strains, but this fine‐scale diversity is rarely investigated. The specialized gut symbiont Snodgrassella alvi has codiversified with honeybees (Apis mellifera) and bumblebees (Bombus) for millions of years. Snodgras

Changing sex ratiosClimate-warming temperatures might be expected to affect the sex ratio of species if sex determination is temperature-dependent. Petryet al.show that indirect climate effects could also alter sex ratios in species in which sex is genetically determined and damage reproductive fitn

AbstractPlant species can influence the pollination and reproductive success of coflowering neighbors that share pollinators. Because some individual pollinators habitually forage in particular areas, it is also possible that plant species could influence the pollination of neighbors that bloom late

An important, long-lasting role of the natal environment on reproductive site selection is suggested, and the conditions experienced in early development can strongly affect reproductive behaviors across the life cycle, as well as differences in philopatry based on natal pond.

AbstractReproduction is thought to be costly for female mammals due to high energetic costs associated with pregnancy and lactation. Such costs of reproduction can be particularly high for younger females, who are less experienced and smaller than fully grown adults, and can manifest themselves with

The objective of the recent paper was to define practices to simultaneously maximize the benefits and minimize the potential unwanted consequences of PDA.

Brian St. George. US DOI. March 28, 2011.

Don A. Griffith, CCM, T. Warren Weston and David P. Yorty

Ralph E. Clark III. March 5, 2010.

Travis E. Stills. March 12, 2010.