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Consequences Of Severe Habitat Fragmentation On Density, Genetics, And Spatial Capture-Recapture Analysis Of A Small Bear Population, Sean Mccarthy Murphy, Ben C. Augustine, Wade Allen Ulrey, Joseph Maddox Guthrie, Brian K Scheick, J. Walter Mccown, John J. Cox
Consequences Of Severe Habitat Fragmentation On Density, Genetics, And Spatial Capture-Recapture Analysis Of A Small Bear Population, Sean Mccarthy Murphy, Ben C. Augustine, Wade Allen Ulrey, Joseph Maddox Guthrie, Brian K Scheick, J. Walter Mccown, John J. Cox
Forestry and Natural Resources Faculty Publications
Loss and fragmentation of natural habitats caused by human land uses have subdivided several formerly contiguous large carnivore populations into multiple small and often isolated subpopulations, which can reduce genetic variation and lead to precipitous population declines. Substantial habitat loss and fragmentation from urban development and agriculture expansion relegated the Highlands-Glades subpopulation (HGS) of Florida, USA, black bears (Ursus americanus floridanus) to prolonged isolation; increasing human land development is projected to cause ≥ 50% loss of remaining natural habitats occupied by the HGS in coming decades. We conducted a noninvasive genetic spatial capture-recapture study to quantitatively describe the …
When Reintroductions Are Augmentations: The Genetic Legacy Of Fishers (Martes Pennanti) In Montana, Ray S. Vinkey, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. Mckelvey, Kerry R. Foresman, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Brian J. Giddings, Eric C. Lofroth
When Reintroductions Are Augmentations: The Genetic Legacy Of Fishers (Martes Pennanti) In Montana, Ray S. Vinkey, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. Mckelvey, Kerry R. Foresman, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Brian J. Giddings, Eric C. Lofroth
USDA Forest Service / UNL Faculty Publications
Fishers (Martes pennanti) were purportedly extirpated from Montana by 1930 and extant populations are assumed to be descended from translocated fishers. To determine the lineage of fisher populations, we sequenced 2 regions of the mitochondrial DNA genome from 207 tissue samples from British Columbia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Montana. In northwestern Montana, fishers share haplotypes with samples from the upper Midwest and British Columbia; in west-central Montana, we detected haplotypes found in British Columbia samples, but also detected a control region and cytochrome-b haplotype not found in source populations. Based on the unique haplotypes found in west-central Montana, …
Fine-Scale Genetic Structure And Social Organization In Female White-Tailed Deer, Christopher E. Comer, John Kilgo, Gino D'Angelo, Travis Glenn, Karl Miller
Fine-Scale Genetic Structure And Social Organization In Female White-Tailed Deer, Christopher E. Comer, John Kilgo, Gino D'Angelo, Travis Glenn, Karl Miller
Faculty Publications
Social behavior of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) can have important management implications.
The formation of matrilineal social groups among female deer has been documented and management strategies have been proposed based on this well-developed social structure. Using radiocollared (n = 17) and hunter or vehicle- killed (n = 21) does, we examined spatial and genetic structure in white-tailed deer on a 7,000-ha portion of the
Savannah River Site in the upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina, USA. We used 14 microsatellite DNA loci to calculate pairwise relatedness among individual deer and to assign doe pairs to …
Comparative Genetics Of Seven Plants Endemic To Florida’S Lake Wales Ridge, Eric S. Menges, Rebecca W. Dolan, Rebecca Yahr, Doria R. Gordan
Comparative Genetics Of Seven Plants Endemic To Florida’S Lake Wales Ridge, Eric S. Menges, Rebecca W. Dolan, Rebecca Yahr, Doria R. Gordan
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Here we submit that mathematical tools used in population viability analysis can be used in conjunction with floristic and faunistic surveys to predict changes in biogeographic range. We illustrate our point by summarizing the results of a demographic study of Lobelia boykinii. In this study we used deterministic and stochastic matrix models to estimate the growth rate and to predict the time to extinction for three populations growing in the Carolina bays. The stochastic model better discriminated among the fates of the three populations. It predicted extinction for two populations in the next 25 years but no extinction of the …
Carbon Allocation And Partitioning In Aspen Clones Varying In Sensitivity To Tropospheric Ozone, M.D. Coleman, R.E. Dickson, J.G. Isebrands, D.F. Karnosky
Carbon Allocation And Partitioning In Aspen Clones Varying In Sensitivity To Tropospheric Ozone, M.D. Coleman, R.E. Dickson, J.G. Isebrands, D.F. Karnosky
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Carbon Allocation In Aspen Clones Varying In Ozone Sensitivity, M.D. Coleman, R.E. Dickson, J.G. Isebrands, D.F. Karnosky
Carbon Allocation In Aspen Clones Varying In Ozone Sensitivity, M.D. Coleman, R.E. Dickson, J.G. Isebrands, D.F. Karnosky
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Explorations, Vol. 1, No. 1, R. D. Blake, Katherine Carter, David Mackinnon Ebitz, Carole J. Bombard, Stephen A. Norton
Explorations, Vol. 1, No. 1, R. D. Blake, Katherine Carter, David Mackinnon Ebitz, Carole J. Bombard, Stephen A. Norton
Explorations — A Journal of Research
Welcome to the first issue of Explorations, A Journal of Research at the University of Maine at Orono.
Join us as we explore a representative selection of the pure and applied research of our faculty. At UMO, we believe that research can capture the imagination and invigorate the mind, as well as contribute directly to the quality of life of the citizens we serve.
In this first issue, we have selected four areas of research that span the disciplines of biological and environmental sciences and the arts. This is but a small part of the research conducted by the faculty …
Ecotypic Differences In Heat Resistance Of Aspen Leaves, K.M. Peck, S.J. Wallner
Ecotypic Differences In Heat Resistance Of Aspen Leaves, K.M. Peck, S.J. Wallner
Aspen Bibliography
Heat resistance of aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaves was assessed by stressing leaf discs in vitro and measuring electrolyte leakage. Leaves were obtained from trees growing at elevations of 1960, 2195, and 2454 m. Heat tolerance was greatest in leaf samples from trees growing at the lowest site. Trees propagated from these sites and grown at 1520 m for 2 years showed some increase in heat tolerance, but apparent ecotypic differences persisted
Natural Variation In Merchantable Stem Biomass And Volume Among Clones Of Populus Tremuloides Michx, G.A. Lehn, K.O. Higginbotham
Natural Variation In Merchantable Stem Biomass And Volume Among Clones Of Populus Tremuloides Michx, G.A. Lehn, K.O. Higginbotham
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Observations On The Ecology And Evolution Of Quaking Aspen, Populus Tremuloides, In The Colorado Front Range, Jeffry B. Mitton, Michael C. Grant
Observations On The Ecology And Evolution Of Quaking Aspen, Populus Tremuloides, In The Colorado Front Range, Jeffry B. Mitton, Michael C. Grant
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Variation Among Healthy And Deteriorating Aspen Clones, George A. Schier, R.B. Campbell
Variation Among Healthy And Deteriorating Aspen Clones, George A. Schier, R.B. Campbell
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Preliminary Assessment Of Defect Variation Among Aspen Clones In Northern Ontario, Jerry A. Kemperman, S. Navratil, J.T. Basham
Preliminary Assessment Of Defect Variation Among Aspen Clones In Northern Ontario, Jerry A. Kemperman, S. Navratil, J.T. Basham
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Genetics Of Quaking Aspen, Dean W. Einspahr, Lawson L. Winton
Genetics Of Quaking Aspen, Dean W. Einspahr, Lawson L. Winton
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Genetic Control Of Sex Ratio, Earliness And Frequency Of Flowering In Populus Tremuloides, F.A. Valentine
Genetic Control Of Sex Ratio, Earliness And Frequency Of Flowering In Populus Tremuloides, F.A. Valentine
Aspen Bibliography
No abstract provided.
Genetic Control Of Susceptibility To Hypoxylon Mammatum In Native Aspens, F.A. Valentine, P.D. Manion
Genetic Control Of Susceptibility To Hypoxylon Mammatum In Native Aspens, F.A. Valentine, P.D. Manion
Aspen Bibliography
Hypoxylon canker, caused by Hypoxylon mammatum (Wahl.) Mill. (sy., H. pruinatum (Slot.) Cke.) is one of the more serious diseases of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) but is rare on bigtooth aspen (P. grandidentata Michx.) (Graham et al., 1963).