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A recreational use analysis of the National Forest land from Emerald Lake to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Plant and insect diversity and abundance: resilience in response to human disturbance
Small mammal habitats and morphologies: patterns and correlations
The Effect of Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon over an Elevational Gradient
Climate change will increasingly impact ecosystem functioning due to shifts in species distributions as they seek their optimal climatic conditions. Plants rely on phenotypic plasticity of leaf traits to tolerate a change in their climate. Plant leaf traits also affect the carbon cycle of the local
The importance of parasitism and body condition in explaining variation in anti-predator vigilance in the yellow bellied marmot (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)
Proximity to mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana) negatively affects performance of two shallow rooted forbs, low larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum, syn. D. nelsonii) and aspen fleabane (Erigeron speciousus).
Tree selection and utilization by <i>Castor canadensis</i>
A study of the attached algae of streams and ponds in the area of Gothic, Colorado
Aquatic primary production
Interactions between larval amphibians
A mark-recapture study of a subalpine population of <i>P. maniculatus</i>
Food selection in pikas (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>)
Parental care and mate guarding in the apparently monogamous mountain bluebird, <i>Sialia currucoides</i>
Experimental test of the ability of plants to regulate their temperatures under climate change: Using transplanted communities, thermal imaging, and arcGIS across an elevation gradient
The question of thermoregulation in plants is increasingly important in a rapidly changing climate. Plants have long been considered poikilotherms, where internal temperatures are decided by the external environment. However, observations show that plants have some ability to thermoregulate. If plan
Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?
A variety of factors can influence an individual’s antipredator behavior including their group size because simply being around conspecifics may reduce predation risk. Recent work has shown that it is not just being around others, but rather the specific social relationships that individuals have wi
Functional relationships between early play behavior and adult dominance roles in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)
Play has been defined as apparently functionless behavior, yet since play is costly, it must have some function (or functions) to outweigh its costs. We provide the strongest evidence for a long-standing, but poorly supported hypothesis: that early play is practice for later dominance relationships.
Carrion beetle distribution and effects on larval development and brood size
Bio-fluorescence in Cannibalism Interactions in MCNP Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum Population
Many animals bio-fluoresce. Various amphibians have recently been identified as bio-
Variation of Pollen Mass Across Species, Habitat Types, and Time
Bumble bees are crucial pollinators in both agricultural and wild ecosystems, and as pollinators they rely almost exclusively on floral resources as a source of food. However, in many natural and agricultural areas there has been a decrease in floral diversity and abundance, which in turn has caused
The effect of human pressure on the flight initiation of montane breeding birds throughout the summer breeding season
The summer is a peak tourism season in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, but is also the breeding season for many montane bird species, resulting in an increase in bird-human interactions and coexistence. I measured the effect that human activity has on the flight initiation behavior of two montane bird