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The Evolution of Leaping in The Kangaroo Rat
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A Comparative Study of the Salivary Glands of Certain Animals with Widely Diverse Food Habits
<p>A comparative study was made of the salivary glands of six animals with diverse diet and food habits. These consisted of the following species: coyote, bobcat, opossum, kangaroo rat, cow and goat. Correlations were sought between the food habits of the animals and the relative size and …
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Differences in cache placement and pilferage by desert rodents (Family: Heteromyidae)
… seeds throughout their home ranges either concentrated in one location (larder hoard) or in multiple, small seed piles (scatter hoards). In order to maintain seed resources and minimize cache pilferage (removal by other rodents), heteromyid species may use different behavioral strategies. I …
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Modeling contaminant transport and fate and subsequent impacts on ecosystems
… tools that depict speciation and risk with accurate mechanistic models and well-defined transport parameters. Such tools need to address the following processes: (1) aqueous speciation, (2) distribution mechanisms, (3) transport, and (4) ecological risk. The primary objective of this research is …
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Understanding Osmoregulation and Immunity in Heteromyid Rodents Through Insights Gained from RNA-Seq
… studying the genetics of adaptation in a comparative framework. This new world family of rodents is comprised of three subfamilies (the Dipodomyinae, Perognathinae, and Heteromyinae) that range from the temperate/arid habitat of the southwestern United States down through Mexico and the mesic …
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Rodent Mediated Seed Dispersal of Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia)
The Joshua tree is a charismatic and popular symbol of the Mojave Desert. Despite its popularity, we know little about the ecology of this species. The seed dispersal of Joshua tree, in particular, has not been thoroughly studied to this point. Here I examine the possible mechanisms acting to …