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2009

Future shifts from snow to rain may decrease survival and population growth of two dominant grasses in sagebrush steppe, Harmony Dalgleish, C. A. Moffet, David N. Koons, Melvin Hooten, and P. B. Adler; ESA 94th Annual Meeting

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Isolation and Characterization of Sixteen Microsatellite Loci in the Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), C. S. Davis, Karen E. Mock, B. J. Bentz, S. Bromilow, N. V. Bartell, B. W. Murray, A. D. Roe, and J.E. K. Cooke; Molecular Ecology Resources

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Exploitation of Secondary Metabolites by Animals: A Response to Homeostatic Challenge, Jennifer S. Forbey, Alan L. Harvey, Michael A. Huffman, Frederick D. Provenza, Roger Sullivan, and Deniz Tasdemir; Integrative and Comparative Biology

Feasibility Assessment and Implementation Plan for Population Augmentation of Wolverines in California, D. K. Garcelon, R. Rall, B. R. Hudgens, Julie K. Young, R. Brown, and S. Kohlmann; The Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA

Corridors Enhance Movement: A Meta-Analytical Review, L. Gilbert-Norton, R. Wilson, John R. Stevens, and Karen H. Beard; Corridors Enhance Movement: A Meta-Analytical Review

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Spatial-Temporal Patterns in Mediterranean Carnivore Road Casualties: Consequences for Mitigation, C. Grilo, John A. Bissonette, and M. Santos-Reis; Biological Conservation

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A Comparison of Data Sets Varying in Spatial Accuracy Used to Predict the Occurrence of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions, K. E. Gunson, A. P. Cleavenger, A. T. Ford, John A. Bissonette, and A. Hardy; Environmental Management

Early survival of greater sage-grouse chicks in a high-elevation southern range population, Michael R. Guttery, Terry A. Messmer, and David N. Koons; TWS 16th Annual Conference

Early survival of greater sage-grouse chicks on Parker Mountain, Utah, Michael R. Guttery, Terry A. Messmer, and David N. Koons; Utah TWS Annual Meeting

The Influence of Human Disturbance on California Sea Lions, K. Holcomb, Julie K. Young, and L. R. Gerber; Animal Conservation

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Differential effects of defoliation by mopane caterpillars and pruning by African elephants on the regrowth of Colophospermum mopane foliage, H. Hrabar, D. Hattas, and Johan T. du Toit; Journal of Tropical Ecology

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Intraspecific host preferences of mopane moths (Imbrasia belina) in mopane (Colophospermum mopane) woodland, H. Hrabar, D. Hattas, and Johan T. du Toit; African Zoology

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Plant Genotypic Diversity and Environmental Stress Interact to Negatively Affect Arthropod Community Diversity, Megan K. Kanaga, Leigh C. Latta IV, Karen E. Mock, Ronald J. Ryel, Richard L. Lindroth, and Michael E. Pfrender; Arthropod Plant Interactions

Spread and Genetic Relatedness of Invasive, Non-Native Phragmites australis in Wetlands in Northern Utah, K. M. Kettenring and Karen E. Mock

Does harvest select for maladaptation in an increasingly variable world?, David N. Koons; Proceedings of the National Academy of Science

The effect of body size on cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) survival, recapture probability, and behavior in an Alabama swamp, David N. Koons, R. D. Birkhead, S. M. Boback, M. I. Williams, and M. P. Greene; Herpetological Conservation and Biology

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Is life-history buffering orlability adaptive in stochastic environments?, David N. Koons, S. Pavard, A. Baudisch, and C. J.E. Metcalf; Oikos

Common Eider population ecology in Wapusk National Park, David N. Koons and R. F. Rockwell; Parks Canada Meeting

Changes in habitat occupancy and pairing probabilities of the declining continental population of scaup, David N. Koons and B. E. Ross; 5th North American Duck Symposium

How do Wildfires Behave? What you Need to Understand to Protect your Property from Fire, Michael R. Kuhns

New Online USU Tree Browser Available, Michael R. Kuhns; ArborEssence, UCFC/Utah-ISA Newsletter

Six Tree Planting Steps, Michael R. Kuhns

What Can You Do to Help Evergreens Get Through the Winter?, Michael R. Kuhns; ArborEssence, UCFC/Utah-ISA Newsletter

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Tree Care and Topping Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practices in Six Western U.S. Cities, Michael R. Kuhns and D. Reiter; Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

What Allows Weeds to Invade Abandoned Agricultural Fields? 10 Years of Data from the Methow Valley, Andrew Kulmatiski and Karen H. Beard; What Allows Weeds to Invade Abandoned Agricultural Fields?

Defining Niche Space in Savannas: A Long-Awaited Resolution for the Two-Layer Hypothesis, Andrew Kulmatiski, R.J. T. Verweij, Karen H. Beard, and E. February; Defining Niche Space in Savannas: A Long-Awaited Resolution for the Two-Layer Hypothesis

Neem-Tree Extract as Feed-Additive Against Ticks in Sheep, Serge Y. Landau, Dale R. Gardner, James Alan Pfister, E. Knoppel, D. Kababya, Frederick D. Provenza, C. Peterson, and Juan J. Villalba; American Association of Animal Science Meetings

The Effects of Fire on Avian Communities: Spatio-Temporal Attributes of the Literature 1912-2003, Andreas Leidolf and John A. Bissonette; International Journal of Wildland Fire

Emulating natural disturbance regimes as a basis for forest management: A NorthAmerican view, James N. Long; Forest Ecology and Management

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Temporal Variation in Availability of Mediterranean Food Resources: Do Badgers Track Them?, F. Loureiro, John A. Bissonette, D. W. Macdonald, and M. Santos-Reis; Wildlife Biology

There's More to Diet Selection than Protein and Energy: The Role of Secondary Compounds in Animal Grazing Behavior, Tiffanny D. Lyman, Frederick D. Provenza, Juan J. Villalba, and Randall D. Weidmeier; 2009 Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management

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Body size and predatory performance in wolves: is bigger better?, Daniel R. MacNulty, D. W. Smith, L. D. Mech, and L. E. Eberly; Journal of Animal Ecology

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Predatory senescence in aging wolves, Daniel R. MacNulty, D. W. Smith, J. A. Vucetich, L. D. Mech, D. R. Stahler, and C. Packer; Ecology Letters

Investigation of a Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Landscape Genetics, Kezia R. Manlove

Analysis for the Greater Yellowstone Network, Kezia R. Manlove and K. Irvine

Power Analysis Performance and Interpretation, Kezia R. Manlove and K. Irvine; Greater Yellowstone Network Water Quality Analysts

Power Analysis Tutorial for the Greater Yellowstone Network Watershed, Kezia R. Manlove and K. Irvine

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Utah Adaptive Resources Management Greater Sage-Grouse Local working Groups 2008-2009 Accomplishment Report, Terry A. Messmer, T. Black, Shandra Nicole Frey, S. Lupis, and R. Hart

What controls woodland regeneration after elephants have killed the big trees?, S. R. Moe, L. P. Rutina, H. Hytteborn, and Johan T. du Toit; Journal of Applied Ecology

Comparison of Emergence Speed and Sterility in Two Sterile Annual Hybrid Cereal Grasses Developed for Use in Restoration, C. Morris and Eugene W. Schupp; Restoration Ecology

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Developing an Approach for Using the Soil Phytolith Record to Infer Vegetation and Disturbance Regime Changes over the Past 200 Years, Lesley R. Morris, Neil E. West, Fred A. Baker, Helga Van Miegroet, and Ronald J. Ryel; Quaternary International

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Methods to quantify variable importance: implications for theanalysis of noisy ecological data, Kim Murray and Mary M. Conner; Ecology

Small Trees for Planting Near Power lines, S. Olsen, J. Gunnell, Michael R. Kuhns, and A. Barnhill

Losing Their Balance: Selection in Native and Introduced Populations of the Coqui Frog, Eric M. O'Neill, Karen H. Beard, Michael E. Pfrender, M. M. Peacock, and M. B. Peters; Losing Their Balance: Selection in Native and Introduced Populations of the Coqui Frog

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Conversion of Sagebrush Shrublands to Exotic Annual Grasslands Negatively Impacts Rodent Communities, S. M. Ostoja and Eugene W. Schupp; Diversity and Distributions

Ant Assemblages in Intact Big Sagebrush and Converted Cheatgrass-Dominated Habitats in Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah, USA, S. M. Ostoja, Eugene W. Schupp, and K. J. Sivy; Western North American Naturalist

Influence of Supplemental Legumes that Contain Tannins and Saponins on Intake and Diet Digestibility in Sheep Fed Grasses that Contain Alkaloids, Jake M. Owens, Frederick D. Provenza, Juan J. Villalba, and Randall D. Weidmeier; 2009 Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management

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Strong Founder Effects and Low Genetic Diversity in Introduced Populations of Coqui Frogs, M. M. Peacock, Karen H. Beard, Eric M. O'Neill, V. Kirchoff, and M. B. Peters; Molecular Ecology

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Possible Consequences of the Copenhagen Climate Change Meeting for Conservation of Animals, N. Pettorelli, T. Katzner, I. J. Gordon, T. Garner, Karen E. Mock, S. Redpath, and M. Gommper; Animal Conservation

Animal Ecology and Foraging Behavior, Frederick D. Provenza and Darrell L. Emmick; Animal Production System for Pasture-Based Livestock Production

Behavior-Based Management of Ecosystems, Frederick D. Provenza and T. G. Papachristou; Behavior-Based Management of Ecosystems

Self-Medication in Domestic Herbivores, Frederick D. Provenza and Juan J. Villalba; Society For Integrative and Comparative Biology 2009 Annual Meeting

Gaps Among Perennial Plants: Spatial Relationships, Root Biomass and Cheatgrass Cover, D. A. Pyke, S. E. Shaff, A. Lindgren, M. D. Reisner, Eugene W. Schupp, J. Burnham, P. S. Doescher, and J. C. Chambers; Gaps Among Perennial Plants: Spatial Relationships, Root Biomass and Cheatgrass Cover

Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community, A. P. Rayburn and Eugene W. Schupp; Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community

Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community, A. P. Rayburn and Eugene W. Schupp; Spatial Patterns and Species Interactions in a Diverse Great Basin (USA) Shrub Community

Don’t Miss the Invasions! A Note on Forest Health Monitoring in the Taita Hills, Kenya, Paul C. Rogers; Journal of East African Natural History

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Aspen Succession and Nitrogen Loading: A Case for Epiphytic Lichens as Bioindicators in the Rocky Mountains, USA, Paul C. Rogers, Kori D. Moore, and Ronald J. Ryel; Journal of Vegetation Science

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Aspen succession and nitrogen loading: a case for epiphytic lichens as bioindicators in the Rocky Mountains, USA, Paul C. Rogers, Kori D. Moore, and Ronald J. Ryel; Journal of Vegetation Science

Changes in occupancy and breeding probabilities of Lesser Scaup, B. E. Ross and David N. Koons; 2nd Pan-European Duck Symposium

Pretreatment Vegetation Similarities and Differences Among Arid Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) Sites, S. E. Schaff, D. A. Pyke, A. Lindgren, J. Burnham, Eugene W. Schupp, J. C. Chambers, and P. S. Doescher; Pretreatment Vegetation Similarities and Differences Among Arid Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) Sites

Landscape Factors Affecting Cougar Mortality Patterns: Implications for the Identification of Ecological Trap and De Facto Refugia, David C. Stoner, Michael L. Wolfe, and W. Rieth; International Association for Landscape Ecology

Benefits of Multi-Paddock Grazing Management on Rangelands: Limitations of Experimental Grazing Research and Knowledge Gaps, Richard Teague, Frederick D. Provenza, Brien Norton, Tim Steffens, Matthew Barnes, Mort Kothmann, and Roy Roath; Grasslands: Ecology, Management and Restoration, Schroder

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Forestry Camp at the Crossroads: Future Scenarios for Environmental Learning at an Historic University Site, D. Transtrum, G. Nelson, S. McArthur, D. Trauntvein, E. Andrus, A. Chadwick, D. Frazier, S. Hunt, K. Mitchell, C. Wirick, and Paul C. Rogers

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Invasive Litter, Not an Invasive Insectivore, Determines Invertebrate Communities in Hawaiian Forests, N. C. Tuttle, Karen H. Beard, and W. C. Pitt; Biological Invasions

FTIR Evidence of Changes in Carbon Associated with Hydrophobicity in Wildfire Affected Soils Treated with Elevated Temperature, Acid Snow Melt, or UV-Light, Helga Van Miegroet, A. R. Jacobsen, and A. J. Anderson; American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #B51F-0363

Cattle and wildlife affect development of old boma sites, Kari E. Veblen; Laikipia Wildlife Forum Newsletter

Cattle drive the development of wildlife hotspots in an East African rangeland, Kari E. Veblen; Cattle drive the development of wildlife hotspots in an East African rangeland

Assessment of livestock grazing effects and land management in sagebrush steppe across the western United States, Kari E. Veblen, D. A. Pyke, C. L. Aldridge, M. L. Casazza, T. Assal, and M. A. Farinha; Assessment of livestock grazing effects and land management in sagebrush steppe across the western United States

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A California grasslands alkali specialist, Hemizonia pungenspungens, prefers non-alkali soil, Kari E. Veblen and T. P. Young; Journal of Vegetation Science

Feeding Behavior in Ruminants, Juan J. Villalba; XXXII Annual Argentinean Meeting on Animal Production

Linking Animal Behavior, Plant Chemistry, and Herbivore Health, Juan J. Villalba; University of Catania

Linking Plant Chemistry and Herbivore Health, Juan J. Villalba; Center for Advanced Nutrition (CAN)

Peripheral Senses, Behavior, and Welfare. How do They Interact and Why it Matters Anyway?, Juan J. Villalba; Lucta, S.A.

Post Ingestive Feedback as an Underlying Mechanism for Food Preferences in Ruminants, Juan J. Villalba; Universidad Nacional del Sur

Primary Roles for Secondary Compounds: Enhancing the Health of Soils, Plants, Herbivores and People Through Plant Biochemical Diversity, Juan J. Villalba; USDA-NIFA-NRI Managed Ecosystems Annual Awardee Meeting

Selection of Tannins by Sheep in Response to Gastro-Intestinal Nematode Infections, Juan J. Villalba, Frederick D. Provenza, Jeffery O. Hall, and Larry D. Lisonbee; American Association of Animal Science Meetings

Links Between Ruminant's Feeding Behavior and Their Welfare, Juan J. Villalba, Frederick D. Provenza, and X. Manteca; Xith International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology

Climate Warming in Western North America: Evidence and Environmental Effects, Frederic Wagner

Developing Riparian Bird Habitat Association Models and Management Guidelines in Utah, H. White, John A. Bissonette, and F. Howe; US International Association for Landscape Ecology, 2009 Annual Meeting, Snowbird, UT

Riparian Bird Habitat Association Models and Management Guidelines in Utah, H. White, John A. Bissonette, and F. Howe; Ecological Society of America, 2009 Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM

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Relative Importance of Habitat Area and Isolation for Bird Occurrence Patterns in a Naturally Patchy Landscape, T. L. Wilson, E. J. Johnson, and John A. Bissonette; Landscape Ecology

A 15-Year Study of Cougar Exploitation in Utah, Michael L. Wolfe and David C. Stoner; National Conference of The Wildlife Society

A 15-Year Study of Cougar Exploitation in Utah, USA, Michael L. Wolfe and David C. Stoner; International Mammalogical Congress

El clima, cambio climático, e incendios forestales en el norte de México, Larissa L. Yocom Kent; Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

El clima e incendios forestales en el norte de México, Larissa L. Yocom Kent; Universidad de Guadalajara

Effects on El Niño-southern oscillation on fire regime changed over time in northeastern Mexico, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Peter Z. Fule, P. M. Brown, J. Cerano, J. Villanueva-Diaz, D. A. Falk, and E. Cornejo-Oviedo; Ecological Society of America

Effects on El Niño-southern oscillation on fire regime changed over time in northeastern Mexico, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Peter Z. Fule, P. M. Brown, J. Cerano, J. Villanueva-Diaz, D. A. Falk, and E. Cornejo-Oviedo; Association for Fire Ecology

Understanding Saiga Ecology for Effective Conservation, Julie K. Young; Humboldt State University

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Population Estimates of Mongolian Saiga: Implications for Effective Monitoring and Population Recovery, Julie K. Young, K. M. Murray, S. Stringberg, B. Buuveibaatar, and J. Berger; Oryx

Outcome of Workshop on Population Estimation Methodologies for Mongolian Saigas, Julie K. Young, S. Strindberg, L. Amgalan, B. Buuveibaatar, A. E. Fine, J. Berger, and B. Lhagvasuren; Saiga News

2008

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Environmental Variation, Stochastic Extinction, and Competitive Coexistence, Peter B. Adler and John M. Drake; American Naturalist

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The Influence of Climate and Species Composition on the Population Dynamics of Ten Prairie Forbs, Peter B. Adler and Janneke HilleRisLambers; Ecology

The Role of Landscape Permeability For Stone Marten Conservation: Patch Occupancy and Road Mortality Risk, F. Ascensao, C. Grilo, John A. Bissonette, and M. Santos-Reis; The 23rd Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, Madison Wisconsin

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How Movement Properties Affect Prey Encounter Rates of Ambush Versus Active Predators: A comment on Scharf et al, Tal Avgar, Nir Horvitz, Luba Broitman, and Ran Nathan; The American Naturalist

Mechanisms Determining Large-Herbivore Distribution, Derek W. Bailey and Frederick D. Provenza; Mechanisms Determining Large-Herbivore Distribution

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Diurnal Changes in Epidermal UV Transmittance of Plants in Naturally High UV Environments, Paul W. Barnes, Stephan D. Flint, James R. Slusser, Wel Gao, and Ronald J. Ryel; Physiologia Plantarum

An Invasive Frog Affects Ecosystem Process Through Nutrient Recycling as Opposed to Trophic Cascades, Karen H. Beard; An Invasive Frog Affects Ecosystem Process Through Nutrient Recycling as Opposed to Trophic Cascades

Global Change at Local Scales: Examples From Species Introductions, Karen H. Beard; Global Change at Local Scale: Examples From Species Introductions

Global Change at Local Scales: Examples From Species Introductions and Climate Change, Karen H. Beard; Global Change at Local Scales: Examples From Species Introductions and Climate Change

Global Change at the Local Scale: Examples From Plant and Animal Invasions and Climate Change, Karen H. Beard; Global Change at the Local Scale: Examples From Plant and Animal Invasions and Climate Change