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Genetic variation and evolution of satellite viruses and satellite RNAs Genetic variation and evolution of satellite viruses and satellite RNAs
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G. Kurath, C. Robaglia
Geographic patterns in relative abundances and population trends of breeding and wintering loggerhead shrikes in North America Geographic patterns in relative abundances and population trends of breeding and wintering loggerhead shrikes in North America
In North America, the Breeding Bird Survey and the Christmas Bird Count provide data that are collected at sites visited each year, and the site-specific data can be placed in a Geographic Information System and smoothed to produce contour maps of relative abundance and trend for the United States and southern Canada. We develop these contour maps for Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius...
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J.R. Sauer, Sandra Orsillo, B.G. Peterjohn
Geomorphic and geochemical evidence for the source of sand in the Algodones dunes, Colorado Desert, southeastern California Geomorphic and geochemical evidence for the source of sand in the Algodones dunes, Colorado Desert, southeastern California
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D.R. Muhs, C. A. Bush, S.D. Cowherd, S. Mahan
Hawaii's endemic birds Hawaii's endemic birds
The endemic landbirds of Hawaii, particularly the Hawaiian honeycreepers, an endemic subfamily of the cardueline finches, are one of the world's most dramatic examples of adaptive radiation and speciation (see glossary) in island ecosystems (Freed et al. 1987; Scott et al. 1988). From what is believed to have been a single successful colonization of the Hawaiian Archipelago by an...
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James D. Jacobi, Carter T. Atkinson
History of timber harvest in the Redwood Creek basin, Northwestern California History of timber harvest in the Redwood Creek basin, Northwestern California
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D.W. Best
Hormonal control of gill Na+, K+ and -ATPase and chloride cell function Hormonal control of gill Na+, K+ and -ATPase and chloride cell function
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S. D. McCormick
Hydrological processes and the water budget of lakes Hydrological processes and the water budget of lakes
Lakes interact with all components of the hydrological system: atmospheric water, surface water, and groundwater. The fluxes of water to and from lakes with regard to each of these components represent the water budget of a lake. Mathematically, the concept of a water budget is deceptively simple: income equals outgo, plus or minus change in storage. In practice, however, measuring the...
Authors
Thomas C. Winter
Immunotoxicology in fish Immunotoxicology in fish
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D. P. Anderson, M.G. Zeeman
Impact of the 1993 floods in the upper Mississippi River basin Impact of the 1993 floods in the upper Mississippi River basin
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J. C. Dohrenwend, Byron D. Stone
Increased avian diseases with habitat change Increased avian diseases with habitat change
Changes in disease patterns and trends reflect changing relationships between the affected species (host) and the causes of disease (agent). Host-agent interactions are closely linked to environmental factors that either enhance or reduce the potential for disease to occur. As a result, wildlife disease patterns and trends are, to a substantial extent, indicators of environmental quality...
Authors
Milton Friend
Introduced species, zebra mussels in North America Introduced species, zebra mussels in North America
The discovery of zebra mussels in North America in 1988 raised concern for water users because the species became abundant enough to obstruct the flow of water in human-made structures such as pipes and screens. This work reviews the biology, distribution, and impacts of zebra mussels in the context of its discovery in the Laurentian Great Lakes and its impending spread to most surface...
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Don W. Schloesser