The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL; Colorado, USA) is the site for many research projects spanning decades, taxa, and research fields from ecology to evolutionary biology to hydrology and beyond. Climate is the focus of much of this work and provides important context for the rest. There

The kinetics of both swelling and shrinking of erythrocytes of the yellow-bellied marmot, golden-mantled ground squirrel, chipmunk, deer mouse, long-tailed vole, montane vole and western jumping mouse indicate that glycerol, ethylene glycol, urea and thiourea penetrate by means of facilitated diffus

AbstractIntroduction of seepage and deep percolation losses to the saline soils and aquifers, and the eventual return of these flows to the river system with their large salt loads, make the Grand Valley in Colorado one of the more significant salinity sources in the Upper Colorado River Basin. A st

ABSTRACT In August and September 2017, we conducted mosquito surveillance in southeastern Colorado by using ovitraps and larval sampling. The aim was to determine if there were established populations of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in the region. A single female Ae. aegypti was reared from eggs

Protecting populations contending with co-occurring stressors requires a better understanding of how multiple early-life stressors affect the fitness of natural systems. However, the complexity of such research has limited its advancement and prevented us from answering new questions. In human studi

Abstract The San Luis Valley farming systems' project sought to identify improved technologies and better decision‐making capabilities for modest‐sized and limited‐resource farms. Characteristics of limited‐resource farms operated by Hispanic and Anglo families, which may or may not be associated wi

All animals must face predation risks at some points in their lives and individuals may vary in how much risk they are willing to accept. While it is well recognized that sociality is a way to manage risks, and social group size effects are well studied, the specific ways in which different types of

AbstractQuaking aspens (Populus tremuloides Michx.) are found in diverse habitats throughout North America. While the biogeography of aspens' distribution has been documented, the drivers of the phenotypic diversity of aspen are still being explored. In our study, we examined differences in climate

As far as I am aware, there are no published reports of the blood parasites of birds of the High Rockies. Since environmental conditions are quite different in such regions, with very short summers, uniformly cold nights (often with heavy frost), and low daytime humidity combined with moderate warmt

Journal Article Possible Impairment of Nest-Building of Hummingbirds by Acetate Leg Tags Get access Nickolas M. Waser, Nickolas M. Waser Department of Biological Sciences The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721 Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Crested Butte, Colorado 81224 Search for oth

higher densities in streams with the highest risk of vertebrate predation. Along with many students and other colleagues, we have spent many years trying to understand that perplexing pattern. Adaptive behavior and life history strategies that can be induced experimentally by predator risk result in

important in situ technique, a conclusive analysis of in situ data to determine the References density dependence of emigration and CORKUM, L. D. 1978.The influence of density and immigration of benthic stream inverte-behavioural type on the active entry of two mayfly species (Ephemeroptera) into th

At a former uranium mill site where tailings have been removed, prior work has determined several potential ongoing secondary uranium sources. These include locations with uranium sorbed to organic carbon, uranium in the unsaturated zone, and uranium associated with the presence of gypsum. To better

AbstractThe historical role of fire in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) landscapes remains poorly understood, yet is important to inform management and conservation of obligate species such as the threatened Gunnison Sage‐grouse (GUSG; Centrocercus minimus). We reconstructed fire histories from tree

We measured the time budgets of yellow-bellied marmots to determine what constraints limited energy acquisition and whether trade-offs occurred among the behaviors. Therefore, we focus on which behaviors form a consistent pattern among marmot populations, the degree of phenotypic plasticity in the t

Mosquito species inhabiting a high mountain area (9000 to 12,000 feet) in south-central Colorado west of the Continental Divide comprised 11 Aedes, 4 Culiseta, 1 Culex, and 3 chaoborines. They can be placed by altitudinal associations in two major groups: 1) mountain species, subdivided into alpine

Report discussing a study on the Central City district and adjoining mining areas to determine the geology and economic importance of the uranium occurrences in the region.