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Geographic Variation in the Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica) 

McKay, Bailey (2007-12-15)
I examined how variation within the yellow-throated warbler (Dendroica dominica) relates to geography. The yellow-throated warbler is a common neotropical migrant with a breeding range confined to the southeastern United ...

Study of a Novel Host-Parasite Relationship: Mycoplasma gallisepticum in House Finches (Carpodacus Mexicanus) 

Farmer, Kristy (2006-08-15)
Although host-parasite interactions are well recognized as dynamic interactions leading to the occurrence of emerging infectious disease, we know little about how host- parasite systems evolve. To better understand how ...

Vigilance in Columbian Ground Squirrels: The Effects of Kinship and Mechanisms of the Group-size Effect 

Fairbanks, Bonnie (2006-12-15)
Behavioral observations of Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus) were made to investigate two factors that can affect vigilance: the group-size effect and the presence of kin. Vigilance was timed in over ...