Perennial legumes in Gunnison County, Colorado suffer heavy differential flower predation by larvae of a lycaenid butterfly, and seem in turn to be an important factor in the evolution and distribution of the various legume species.

I implanted radio transmitters in 183 yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris); transmitters were replaced -<6 times in 73 animals, for 300 surgeries. Surgical procedures were simple, effective, and largely trouble-free. Survival 30 days later was -98%, and growth rates (21 g/day) were the same

Natural substrates in mesh cages in a Tompkins County, New York, woodland stream were colonized by benthic invertebrates for periods of 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 42 d during autumn 1980. An experiment was designed for the purpose of distinguishing seasonal phenology from site-specific temporal (n

To assess the potential for evolutionary change in blooming time within a population of Polemonium foliosissimum Gray (Polemoniaceae), flowering phenology, seed set and seed predation frequencies of individual plants were monitored from 1977-1981 in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. In only 1 of 4 years

Body size may influence both adult fecundity and the probability of survival through each life stage. Previous studies of burying beetles (Nicrophorus, Coleoptera: Silphidae) have revealed reproductive advantages for larger adults and the role of parental care in determining larval size and number.

Predators can have remote effects on prey populations that are connected by migration (i.e. prey metapopulations) because predator-mediated changes in prey behavior and abundance effectively transmit the impact of predators into predator-free prey populations. Behavioral changes in prey that might g

Imazapic has shown potential to control invasive weeds, such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), during ecological restoration, but effects on non-target native plants are poorly known. In a replicated field experiment, as part of restoration for Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) in Colora

Badger (Taxidea taxus) activity was recorded in colonies of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) during behavioral observations and trapping. Badgers were observed seven times in a marmot colony and extensive digging at marmot burrows was recorded five times in 40 y. When four badgers occup

SummaryThe presence/absence of a species at a particular site is the simplest form of data that can be collected during ecological field studies. We used 13 years (1990–2002) of survey data to parameterize a stochastic patch occupancy model for a metapopulation of the yellow‐bellied marmot in Colora

During summers 1984, 1985, and 1988 we tested the effects of stainless steel mesh enclosures on the microhabitat and composition of the invertebrate community (community structure) at a third-order site on the East River, Gunnison County, Colorado. Comparisons of substrate composition, interstitial

Journal Article Marmots and Coyotes: Behavior of Prey and Predator Get access Kenneth B. Armitage Kenneth B. Armitage Division of Biological Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 63, Is

Abstract In 1988, the US Geological Survey began a study of the effects of potential climate change on the water resources of the Gunnison River basin. The Gunnison River, in southwestern Colorado, is an important tributary of the Colorado River, contributing approximately 40% of the flow of the Col

A series of wintertime airborne tracing experiments was examined to determine some characteristics of the plumes of silver iodide smoke released either from the ground or from an aircraft over the Grand Mesa of Colorado. The plumes were identified in nearly every experiment by detecting the airborne

Abstract Leaf energy balance may influence plant performance and community composition. While biophysical theory can link leaf energy balance to many traits and environment variables, predicting leaf temperature and key driver traits with incomplete parameterizations remains challenging. Predicting

Rates of ingestion of sucrose varied with sucrose concentration and butterfly sex, age and size for Speyeria mormonia Edwards (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Peak rates of ingestion occurred between sucrose concentrations of 30% and 40%, as predicted by previous theory. Males fed at a faster rate than d

ABSTRACTExplanations of floral adaptation to diverse pollinator faunas have often invoked visitor‐mediated trade‐offs in which no intermediate, generalized floral phenotype is optimal for pollination success, i.e. fitness valleys are created. In such cases, plant species are expected to specialize o

Gray, Stephen T., Jeffrey J. Lukas, and Connie A. Woodhouse, 2011. Millennial-Length Records of Streamflow From Three Major Upper Colorado River Tributaries. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 47(4):702-712. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00535.x Abstract: Drought, climate ch

PremiseFlowering time may influence pollination success and seed set through a variety of mechanisms, including seasonal changes in total pollinator visitation or the composition and effectiveness of pollinator visitors.MethodsWe investigated mechanisms by which changes in flowering phenology influe

It is concluded that female yellow-bellied marmots delay onset of reproduction not because of fitness benefits of foregoing reproduction at an earlier age, but due to the social suppression of reproduction by older, reproductive females, which enhances their own fitness to the detriment of the fitne