How does experimental warming effect the rate of herbivory and fungi on host grasses?
As there is an increase in greenhouse gasses, it is causing direct and indirect changes in plant interactions with herbivory and fungal pathogens. By imitating the increase in climate change through temperature, it is possible to observe the indirect effect it has on herbivory/fungal pathogens on th
Bioassessment and Management of North American Freshwater Wetlands
<i>Spermophilus lateralis</i> feeding behavior
Effects of Elevation on Trap Behavior in Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (<i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i>)
The Mountain White-crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha) is a migratory songbird that nests in alpine and sub-alpine meadows in the Rocky Mountains. They return to their natal elevation to breed, and nest from 2,438m to 3,657m above sea level in the spring to late summer. Because they nes
Competitive hierarchy or niche packing? An examination of the effects of competition on community.
Competitive dynamics play an important role in community assembly but are often difficult to study in natural systems due to their complexity. Here, I examine the effects of competition on community functional trait distributions. Many studies of competition have found competitive hierarchies, where
Effects of food addition on life history of yellow-bellied marmots
A new horizon for biological field stations and marine laboratories
Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
Adaptive strategies and diversity in marmots
Time allocation to behavior in marmots: a comparison of adults and juveniles
Effect of a reduction in mountain stream flow on the diversity and quantity of benthic macroinvertebrates and the abundance of algae
The process of manually diverting water from stream channels for agricultural purposes, industrial uses, and other reasons is practiced universally worldwide. These diversions of water are primarily characterized by a reduction in total flow within the stream. This study examines the response of ben
Observations on the behavioral ecology of the pika (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>)
Study of dust accumulation on roadside vegetation along Gothic Road
Evolutionary biology: Insects converge on resistance
Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands of North America: Ecology and Management
On the spatial distribution and abundance of herbaceous plants in aspen and conifer forest understories: a test of neutral/statistical versus niche-based theories?
The purpose of this study is to test several macroecological statistical theories in the sub- alpine environment. Statistical theories are based on purely statistical assumptions, and these predictions were tested against measured values for macroecological metrics including the species-abundance di
Does breeding bird density drive vocal individuality?
Many species produce individually specific vocalizations and sociality is a hypothesized driver of individuality. Previous studies of social variation focused on species that were colonial nesters or not, and social group size in sciurid rodents. If sociality is an important driver of individuality,
Carbon Dioxide Fluxes in Alpine and Subalpine Soils of the East River Watershed
Does Stress Explain Variation in Marmot Parenting Behavior or Pup Survival?
Raising offspring is one of the most important roles of mothers in many species. We studied maternal care in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) and how it is affected by stress. Stress helps these rodents survive hazardous situations. To study this, we observed the marmots at The Rocky Mo