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Montana Kaimin, October 20, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Montana Kaimin, October 15, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Montana Kaimin, October 14, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Octopamine Neuromodulatory Effects On A Social Behavior Decision-Making Network In Drosophila Males, Sarah J. Certel, Adelaine Leung, Chih-Yung Lin, Philip Perez, Ann-Shyn Chiang, Edward A. Kravitz

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Situations requiring rapid decision-making in response to dynamic environmental demands occur repeatedly in natural environments. Neuromodulation can offer important flexibility to the output of neural networks in coping with changing conditions, but the contribution of individual neuromodulatory neurons in social behavior networks remains relatively unknown. Here we manipulate the Drosophila octopaminergic system and assay changes in adult male decision-making in courtship and aggression paradigms. When the functional state of OA neural circuits is enhanced, males exhibit elevated courtship behavior towards other males in both behavioral contexts. Eliminating the expression of the male form of the neural sex determination factor, Fruitless …

Montana Kaimin, October 6, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Crown Of The Continent Magazine - Fall 2010, University Of Montana, Missoula

Crown of the Continent and the Greater Yellowstone Magazine

Table of Contents: Scapegoat -- Glacier Archival Photos -- Scientific Discovery in Glacier -- Research in the Crown -- Featured Photographer: Eric Reese -- Crown Place Names -- Crown Roundtable -- Montana Legacy Project -- Snow Avalanches -- Flathead Lake Lodge -- Exploring Mount Siyeh -- Book Recommendation

I Miss The Hungry Years: Coping With Abundance, Albert Borgmann

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Information technology is a marvel of ingenuity and engineering. Itʹs been widely admired and used; itʹs being advanced by inventiveness and competition; and itʹs being promoted by politicians and education experts. But there has also been research and discussion of the liabilities of information technology. The abundance of information has not, as one might have expected, made people generally more attentive and knowledgeable. On the contrary, distraction and ignorance are spreading. That has to worry people in higher education.

October 2010 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Montanan, Fall 2010, University Of Montana--Missoula

Montanan Magazine, 1969-2024

This is the magazine of the University of Montana with news about the University for UM alumni as well as current faculty, students, staff, and administrators. This is volume 27, number 3.

Explaining Long-Distance Dispersal: Effects Of Dispersal Distance On Survival And Growth In A Stream Salamander, Winsor H. Lowe

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Long-distance dispersal (LDD) may contribute disproportionately to range expansions, the creation of new evolutionary lineages, and species persistence in human-dominated landscapes. However, because data on the individual consequences of dispersal distance are extremely limited, we have little insight on how LDD is maintained in natural populations. I used six years of spatially explicit capture–mark–recapture (CMR) data to test the prediction that individual performance increases with dispersal distance in the stream salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. Dispersal distance was total distance moved along the 1-km study stream, ranging from 0 to 565 m. To quantify individual performance, I used CMR estimates of …

An Earth System Data Record For Land Surface Freeze/Thaw State, John S. Kimball, Kyle C. Mcdonald, Youngwook Kim, J. Lucotch, Joseph M. Glassy

Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group Publications

No abstract provided.

Capture Of Ungulates In Central Asia Using Drive Nets: Advantages And Pitfalls Illustrated By The Endangered Mongolian Saiga Saiga Tatarica Mongolica, Joel Berger, Kim M. Murray, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Michael R. Dunbar, Badamjav Lkhagvasuren

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The study of mammals suffering intense poaching in remote areas poses an increasingly difficult conservation challenge, in part because the extreme flightiness of such species complicates safe capture. The benefits of handling (an opportunity to obtain biological information and attach radio collars) must be weighed against stress to the animals and potential capture-related mortality. In parts of Central Asia this problem is not trivial, as populations have been heavily harvested and opportunities for restraint are often limited. Mongolian saiga Saiga tatarica mongolica, being both Endangered and poached, typifies these issues. Here we describe capture protocols for adult females handled quickly …

Montana Kaimin, October 1, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Current Unrestricted Operating Budgets, Fiscal Year 2011, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of Administration And Finance

University of Montana Current Unrestricted Operating Budgets, 1993-2017

The unrestricted operating budget of the University of Montana, issued by the Office of University Planning, Budgeting and Analysis under the Office of Administration and Finance.

Montana Kaimin, September 21, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Montana Kaimin, September 17, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Montana Kaimin, September 8, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Missoula Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory And Analysis, 2003-2008: Toward A Blueprint For Municipal Sustainability, Robin K. Saha, Kathryn Elizabeth Makarowski, Russ J. Paepeghem, Bethany Mason Taylor, Michelle Lanzoni, Michael Lattanzio, Owen Weber

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

The City of Missoula has been a signer on the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement for three mayor administrations, with Mayor John Engen renewing the pledge shortly after he took office in 2006. Mayor Engen and the City of Missoula formed a partnership in January 2009 with The University of Montana and Professor Robin Saha of the Environmental Studies Program to complete an emissions inventory of municipal operations.

The specific goals of the report are:

1. To present a baseline greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the City of Missoula that quantifies total energy use and associated emissions for …

Wbio 410.01: Wildlife Policy And Biopolitics, Michael Patterson

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Widespread Over-Expression Of The X Chromosome In Sterile F-1 Hybrid Mice, Jeffrey M. Good, Thomas Giger, Matthew D. Dean, Michael W. Nachman

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The X chromosome often plays a central role in hybrid male sterility between species, but it is unclear if this reflects underlying regulatory incompatibilities. Here we combine phenotypic data with genome-wide expression data to directly associate aberrant expression patterns with hybrid male sterility between two species of mice. We used a reciprocal cross in which F-1 males are sterile in one direction and fertile in the other direction, allowing us to associate expression differences with sterility rather than with other hybrid phenotypes. We found evidence of extensive over-expression of the X chromosome during spermatogenesis in sterile but not in fertile …

A Continuous Satellite-Derived Global Record Of Land Surface Evapotranspiration From 1983 To 2006, Ke Zhang, John S. Kimball, Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Steven W. Running

Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group Publications

We applied a satellite remote sensing–based evapotranspiration (ET) algorithm to assess global terrestrial ET from 1983 to 2006. The algorithm quantifies canopy transpiration and soil evaporation using a modified Penman-Monteith approach with biome-specific canopy conductance determined from the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and quantifies open water evaporation using a Priestley-Taylor approach. These algorithms were applied globally using advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) GIMMS NDVI, NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis (NNR) daily surface meteorology, and NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget Release−3.0 solar radiation inputs. We used observations from 34 FLUXNET tower sites to parameterize an NDVI-based canopy conductance model and then validated the …

Montana Kaimin, September 1, 2010, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Washington International Trade Association Annual Awards Dinner, Max S. Baucus

Max S. Baucus Speeches and Remarks

Washington International Trade Association Annual Awards Dinner

Camas, Summer 2010

Camas

Art and Photography / Grace Brogan, Tony Bynum, Bob Friend, Beth Gibson, M Jackson, Sara Mintz, Elizabeth Ruff, Sarah Weatherby, Liz Williams -- Will You Speak Before I Am Gone / Christopher Zumski Finke -- Through the Heart of It / Erica Bloom -- Berry Soup / Elaine Dugas Shea -- Kyi-Yo Traditional, Grass, Jingle Dress and Fancy / Elaine Dugas Shea -- Ice in Isolation, a lament / M Jackson -- The Limits of Landscape / Rebecca Solnit -- Why We Go A-Wolverining / Douglas H. Chadwick -- on our backs: many glacier / Rick White -- Stan Meets …

Problem Posing From The Foundations Of Mathematics, Libby Knott

The Mathematics Enthusiast

This reflective paper develops a repertoire of questions for teachers to use in their classrooms during episodes of mathematics discussions with and among students. These questions are motivated by an examination of questions posed by Wittgenstein in Zettel, and are connected to underlying tacit assumptions about mathematics, most of which lie subtly below the generally accepted milieu of math-talk. Once classrooms norms have been established to encourage participation by all students in a democratic and just classroom environment, these questions can be used effectively to stimulate meaningful discourse. These questions provide important examples of problem posing designed to encourage student …

Research View, Summer 2010

Research View

Contents of this issue include:

Idea Guy: New director works to commercialize campus research

Making New Species: Researcher studies evolution using mice, apes and Neanderthals

Global Competence: UM training an antidote to cultural myopia

Cell's Eye View: Research surveys offenders locked in a DUI world

Individualized Medicine: UM research aims to improve tribal health

Have American Indians Been Written Out Of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Jessica M. Wiles

Montana Law Review

Written out of RFRA

The Interpretation Of Habitat Preference Metrics Under Use–Availability Designs, Hawthorne L. Beyer, Daniel T. Haydon, Juan M. Morales, Jacqueline L. Frair, Mark Hebblewhite, Michael Mitchell, Jason Matthiopoulos

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Models of habitat preference are widely used to quantify animal–habitat relationships, to describe and predict differential space use by animals, and to identify habitat that is important to an animal (i.e. that is assumed to influence fitness). Quantifying habitat preference involves the statistical comparison of samples of habitat use and availability. Preference is therefore contingent upon both of these samples. The inferences that can be made from use versus availability designs are influenced by subjectivity in defining what is available to the animal, the problem of quantifying the accessibility of available resources and the framework in which preference is modelled. …

Resolving Issues Of Imprecise And Habitat-Biased Locations In Ecological Analyses Using Gps Telemetry Data, Jacqueline L. Frair, John Fieberg, Mark Hebblewhite, Francesca Cagnacci, Nicholas J. Decesare, Luca Pedrotti

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Global positioning system (GPS) technologies collect unprecedented volumes of animal location data, providing ever greater insight into animal behaviour. Despite a certain degree of inherent imprecision and bias in GPS locations, little synthesis regarding the predominant causes of these errors, their implications for ecological analysis or solutions exists. Terrestrial deployments report 37 per cent or less non-random data loss and location precision 30 m or less on average, with canopy closure having the predominant effect, and animal behaviour interacting with local habitat conditions to affect errors in unpredictable ways. Home-range estimates appear generally robust to contemporary levels of location imprecision …

Distinguishing Technology From Biology: A Critical Review Of The Use Of Gps Telemetry Data In Ecology, Mark Hebblewhite, Daniel T. Haydon

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

In the past decade, ecologists have witnessed vast improvements in our ability to collect animal movement data through animal-borne technology, such as through GPS or ARGOS systems. However, more data does not necessarily yield greater knowledge in understanding animal ecology and conservation. In this paper, we provide a review of the major benefits, problems and potential misuses of GPS/Argos technology to animal ecology and conservation. Benefits are obvious, and include the ability to collect fine-scale spatio-temporal location data on many previously impossible to study animals, such as ocean-going fish, migratory songbirds and long-distance migratory mammals. These benefits come with significant …