Publications
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Detection and preliminary evaluation of natural enemies for possible biological control of the Northern Pacific seastar, Asterias amurensis
No abstract available at this time
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A. M. Kuris, K. D. Lafferty, M.J. Grygier
Hunting success in the Central Valley, California, during 1995-96 compared with previous years
No abstract available at this time
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M. R. Miller
San Nicolas Island vegetation monitoring report, 1993-1996
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K. Chess, W. L. Halvorson, K. McEachern
Comparative demography of sea otter populations
Population trends are poorly documented and demographic information is typically lacking for many carnivorous mammals. The sea otter (Enhydru lutris) has a well known history of decline and recovery, and while many other species have declined as precipitously, few have recovered so spectacularly. Generally speaking, northern populations (remnants within the range of E. l. lutris and E. l. kenyoni)
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James A. Estes, Daniel F. Doak, James L. Bodkin, Ronald J. Jameson, Daniel H. Monson, Jon Watt, M. Tim Tinker
The decline of amphibians in California's Great Central Valley
Declines in amphibian populations are rarely reported on the community or ecosystem level. We combined broad-scale field sampling with historical analyses of museum records to quantify amphibian declines in California’s Great Central Valley. Overall, amphibians showed an unambiguous pattern of decline, although the intensity of decline varied both geographically and taxonomically. The greatest geo
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Robert N. Fisher, H.B. Shaffer
New evidence of habitat segregation between two cryptic species of Pacific skinks (Emoia cyanura and E. impar)
No abstract available.
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E.M. Bruna, Robert N. Fisher, T. J. Case
A comparative analysis of clinging ability among pad-bearing lizards
We examined clinging ability, subdigital pad area and body mass in 14 pad-bearing lizard species from three families to test three predictions: (1) clinging ability and pad area should be tightly correlated among species; (2) pad area and clinging ability should scale similarly to body mass among 14 species; and (3) functional similarity in clinging capabilities should exist among species despite
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Duncan J. Irschick, Christopher C. Austin, K. Petren, Robert N. Fisher, J. B. Losos, O. Ellers
Staining and morphology of bone marrow hematopoietic cells in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)
No abstract available.
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M. M. Garner, B.L. Homer, E.R. Jacobson, R. Raskin, B.J. Hall, W.A. Weis, K.H. Berry
Status reports: west coast translocation projects, Oregon and Washington
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R.J. Jameson
Wetlands of California, part II: A method for their classification and description
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W.J. Ferren, P.L. Fiedler, R. A. Leidy, K. D. Lafferty, L.A.K. Mertes
Comments on the proposed conservation of Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Caudata) by the designation of Salamandra genei Temminck & Schlegel, 1838 as the type species (Case 2868; see BZN 50:219-223; 51:149-153; 52:183-186, 339-342)
No abstract available.
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H.M. Smith, D.B. Wake, M.R. Jennings
Natural history notes: Ambystoma californiense (California tiger salamander). Burrowing ability
No abstract available.
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M.R. Jennings