Publications
Below is a list of WERC's peer-reviewed publications. If you are searching for a specific publication and cannot find it in this list, please contact werc_web@usgs.gov
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Use of agricultural drainwater impoundments by snowy plovers in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California Use of agricultural drainwater impoundments by snowy plovers in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California
No abstract available at this time
Authors
D.L. Roster, W.L. Hohman, D. A. Barnum
The effect of temperature on the distribution and co-occurrence of fairy shrimp (0:Anostraca) in vernal pools in San Diego, California The effect of temperature on the distribution and co-occurrence of fairy shrimp (0:Anostraca) in vernal pools in San Diego, California
No abstract available at this time
Authors
S.A. Hathaway, J.N. Glaspy, J.L. Lamberson, M.A. Simovich
Changes in abundance of migratory land birds in conifer forests of western North America Changes in abundance of migratory land birds in conifer forests of western North America
No abstract available at this time
Authors
G. Cox, B.E. Kus
The Ecology of Tijuana Estuary: A National Estuarine Research Reserve The Ecology of Tijuana Estuary: A National Estuarine Research Reserve
No abstract available at this time
Authors
J. Zedler, C. Nordby, B. Kus
Selenium and other elements in freshwater fishes from the irrigated San Joaquin Valley, California Selenium and other elements in freshwater fishes from the irrigated San Joaquin Valley, California
Arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), and selenium (Se) were measured in composite whole-body samples of five fishes — bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), and Sacramento blackfish (Orthodon microlepidotus) — from the San Joaquin River system to determine if concentrations were...
Authors
M. K. Saiki, M.R. Jennings, T.W. May
Walking of the shore crab Pachygrapsis crassipes in its two natural environments Walking of the shore crab Pachygrapsis crassipes in its two natural environments
Video analyses of crabs walking on smooth and rocky terrains when in air and when submerged in water were conducted. Modifications of walking in the two environments, between which the animal’s weight changes sixfold, are consistent with the goals of maximizing ease of walking and minimizing risk of injury. The duty factor (fraction of step cycle in which the dactylus is in contact with...
Authors
Clifford A. Hui
Sea otter population surveys: Why and How Sea otter population surveys: Why and How
No abstract available.
Authors
R.J. Jameson
Comments on the proposed conservation of the specific name of Anniella pulchra Gray, 1852 and designation of a neotype (Reptilia, Squamata) Comments on the proposed conservation of the specific name of Anniella pulchra Gray, 1852 and designation of a neotype (Reptilia, Squamata)
No abstract available.
Authors
M.R. Jennings
Status of the least Bell's vireo at the West San Luis Rey River, San Diego County, California, 1992 Status of the least Bell's vireo at the West San Luis Rey River, San Diego County, California, 1992
No abstract available at this time
Authors
B.E. Kus
Breeding status of the least Bell's vireo at the Tijuana River, California, 1992 Breeding status of the least Bell's vireo at the Tijuana River, California, 1992
No abstract available at this time
Authors
B.E. Kus
Desert tortoise population trends in Nevada 1990-1992 Desert tortoise population trends in Nevada 1990-1992
No abstract available at this time
Authors
P.A. Medica