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Carbon Dioxide Efflux and Storage in Small, Drying Alpine Ponds
Climate change is expected to influence the drying regimes of small ponds, impacting their carbon cycling capabilities and potentially inducing unprecedented pond drying that could lead to higher greenhouse gas efflux rates. Small ponds are already known to release disproportionately high amounts of
Phenology and Phenotypic Variation of <i>Thlaspi arvense</i> Along an Elevational Gradient
Thlaspi arvense, a non-native plant in the Brassicaceae family, was first introduced to the Gunnison valley of Colorado in the 1800s (Chew 1975). Long-term studies done at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory suggest the presence of T. arvense has negative impacts on the fitness of native Pieris
Factors that affect territory size in Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows (<i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i>)
Male songbirds sing on the edge of their territory to warn away competing males. The mountain white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha) prefers to sing on the edge of willows and spruce trees. High quality territory is determined by the availability of food, water and shelter. Meanwhil
Species Co-occurrence Patterns and Mechanisms for <i>Rhyacophila</i> in High-Altitude Streams
Currently, due to global warming, we are seeing large range shifts in many different species across the world. As these species shift they are encountering new species and new environments. The way that a species interacts with these new species and environments will determine its ability to expand
Factors correlated with the productivity and distribution of temperate ants of the genus <i>Myrmica</i>
How do Plant Traits Affect Thermoregulation?
Plants are known to regulate their leaf temperature, undergoing limited homeothermy. This may advantageous as it allows plants to utilize important photosynthetic and respiratory enzymes. We studied which traits affect a plant’s ability to regulate their temperature across highly variable air temper
The behavioral effects of intraspecific predation on larval tiger salamanders: an investigation of life history variation in montane populations of <i>Ambystoma tigrinum</i>
Recruitment and aggression in <i>Formica neorufabarbis</i> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Impacts of drought gradient on pollen limitation in flowers in dry subalpine meadows
Patterns of vegetation of Meridian Lake
Assessing pollinators’ contribution to the reproductive success of <i>Mertensia ciliata</i>
Shifting flowering phenologies as a result of climate change have the potential to disrupt plant-pollinator interactions through changes in temporal overlap of flowering and pollinator activity, decreasing plant fitness. Understanding current plant-pollinator interactions is key to predicting how pl
Competition and intraguild predation between two species of caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera) in permanent and semi-permanent high elevation ponds
The longevity of a yellow fluorescent powder on a small nocturnal rodent, <i>Peromyscus maniculatus</i>
Pre-dispersal seed predation by <i>Hylemya</i> sp. in a plant hybrid zone of <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> and <i>I. tenuituba</i>
Some observations on populations of the copepod <i>Diaptomus shoshone</i> in some alpine ponds in Colorado
A field comparison of two methods of determining the home range of mice
Rufous hummingbirds: feeding requirements & general management
Gothic Reserve
The kettle ponds
Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?
Group size effects, whereby animals allocate less time to antipredator vigilance as a function of increasing group sizes are widely reported in many taxa, but group size is but one of many social attributes that could increase a individual’s sense of security. Indeed, meta-analyses suggest that grou