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Do Social Interactions Decrease Basal Stress Levels In Breeding Female Yellow-Bellied Marmots?
In order for sociality to exist, the benefits must outweigh the costs. Benefits include better territorial defense, co-operative foraging, and predator avoidance. Costs include increased disease transmission, intraspecific competition for resources or mates, and reproductive suppression. One way to
Does road dust affect growth rates in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>?
The physiological effects of road dust on the wildflower rosettes Ipomopsis aggregata, scarlet gilia, are shown to non-significantly reduce their growth rate in two meadows near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Growth rate was a proxy for the amount of photosynthesis that occurred in the ro
Comparison of Drought Response between <i> Taraxacum officinale </i> and <i> Delphinium nuttallianum </i>
A study of false hellbore (<i>Veratrum californicum</i>)
The effect of hermaphrodite density and frequency at three spatial scales on the polen receipt and seed set of gynodioecious Geranium richardsonii (Geraniaceae)
Gynodioecy is a mode of sex expression where male sterlie (hereafter female) plants and hermaphroditic plants coexist within a population. In order for the females to be maintained by natural selection, they must have experienced an increased fitness. Fitness is defined as the ability of genotype or
Yes, but is it art? (or, ectoparasites of small mammals)
Road Dust, <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> Seed Count, and attack by <i>Hylemya</i> Flies—Are they Linked?
At the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL), road dust is easily dispersed by vehicle transportation and can travel 200 meters from the road. A previous study found that road dust had an ecological impact on several species of common wildflowers at the RMBL, including scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis
Dominant flower colors: shade vs. sun
Temporal Patterns in Foraging activity of Colorado Montane Bumblebees.
Leave it to the beavers: a study of the effects of natural impoundments on macroinvertebrate community structure
To catch a shrew
Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains
Plant and pollinator interactions are a form of mutualism requiring a careful balance between floral traits and pollinator behavior to maximize both pollination success and nectar consumption. This delicate relationship can result in detrimental effects on one party when the other shifts. Namely, gl
Effects of <i>Didymosphenia germinata</i> on American Dipper (<i>Cinclus mexicanus</i>) Territory Size
The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) is a medium-sized passerine that forages predominantly in
Understanding how leaf endophytes are affected by climate change: Examining fungi in grass species with warming
Climate change is impacting ecological systems around the globe with much of current research characterizing direct plant and animal responses. However, there is a gap in our knowledge regarding the direct response of fungal symbionts to climate change. Horizontally transmitted leaf endophytes (type