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Introduced predators transform subarctic islands from grassland to tundra by Croll, D.A, Maron, J.L, Estes, J.A, Danner, E.M, Byrd, G.V

“…Top predators often have powerful direct effects on prey populations, but whether these direct effects propagate to the base of terrestrial food webs is…”
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Frontline Clinician Appraisement of Research Engagement: “I feel out of touch with research” by Boucher, Nathan A., Tucker, Matthew C., White, Brandolyn S., Ear, Belinda, Dubey, Manisha, Byrd, Kaileigh G., Williams, John W., Gierisch, Jennifer M.

“…Background Health services research can benefit from frontline clinician input across all stages of research, yet their key perspectives are often not…”
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Evaluation of thermal processing and properties of 422 martensitic stainless steel for replacement of 4140 steel in diesel engine pistons by Pierce, D.T., Muralidharan, G., Trofimov, A., Torres, J., Wang, H., Haynes, J.A., Sebeck, K., Gingrich, E., Byrd, G., Tess, M.

“…[Display omitted] •Tempering from 600 to 700 °C substantially modifies elevated temperature strength of 422 but has no significant influence on thermal…”
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Calculating Local Group Dark Energy using Better Mass Data: Cosmological (and Pedagogical) Results by Byrd, G., Teerikorpi, P.

“…The Local Group (LG)’s mass is mostly in Andromeda (M31) and the Milky Way (MW), a central 0.75 Mpc (2.4 MLY) bound binary of mass M. Dark energy (DE) density…”
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Climate affects food availability to planktivorous least auklets Aethia pusilla through physical processes in the southeastern Bering Sea by Dorresteijn, I, Kitaysky, AS, Barger, C, Benowitz-Fredericks, ZM, Byrd, GV, Shultz, M, Young, R

“…Climate change might affect marine top predators by altering availability and nutritional quality of their prey. Climate effects vary on a regional basis, and…”
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Fluctuations in circumpolar seabird populations linked to climate oscillations by IRONS, DAVID B, ANKER-NILSSEN, TYCHO, GASTON, ANTHONY J, BYRD, G. VERNON, FALK, KNUD, GILCHRIST, GRANT, HARIO, MARTTI, HJERNQUIST, MÅNS, KRASNOV, YURI V, MOSBECH, ANDERS, OLSEN, BERGUR, PETERSEN, AEVAR, REID, JAMES B, ROBERTSON, GREGORY J, STRØM, HALLVARD, WOHL, KENTON D

“…We found that synchronous fluctuations of two congeneric seabird species across the entire Arctic and sub-Arctic regions were associated with changes in sea…”
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Distribution patterns and population trends of breeding seabirds in the Aleutian Islands by VERNON BYRD, G., RENNER, HEATHER M., RENNER, MARTIN

“…The 1800‐km‐long Aleutian Archipelago is a breeding area for more than 10 million seabirds of 26 species. We evaluated the distribution of breeding colonies of…”
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Targeted sequencing of ABCA7 identifies splicing, stop-gain and intronic risk variants for Alzheimer disease by Kunkle, B.W., Carney, R.M., Kohli, M.A., Naj, A.C., Hamilton-Nelson, K.L., Whitehead, P.L., Wang, L., Lang, R., Cuccaro, M.L., Vance, J.M., Byrd, G.S., Beecham, G.W., Gilbert, J.R., Martin, E.R., Haines, J.L., Pericak-Vance, M.A.

“…•Sequencing of the Alzheimer disease risk locus ABCA7 is performed.•Several Alzheimer’s disease risk variants are identified in the gene ABCA7.•Three…”
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Contrasting population trends of piscivorous seabirds in the Pribilof Islands: A 30-year perspective by Byrd, G. Vernon, Schmutz, Joel A., Renner, Heather M.

“…The Pribilof Islands provide nesting habitat for one of the largest concentrations of piscivorous seabirds in the North Pacific region. Pribilof breeding…”
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Re-colonization by common eiders Somateria mollissima in the Aleutian Archipelago following removal of introduced arctic foxes Vulpes lagopus by Petersen, Margaret R., Byrd, G. Vernon, Sonsthagen, Sarah A., Sexson, Matthew G.

“…Islands provide refuges for populations of many species where they find safety from predators, but the introduction of predators frequently results in…”
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Auklet (Charadriiformes: Alcidae, Aethia spp.) chick meals from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, have a very low incidence of plastic marine debris by Bond, Alexander L., Jones, Ian L., Williams, Jeffrey C., Byrd, G. Vernon

“…The ingestion of plastic marine debris is a chronic problem for some of the world’s seabird species, contributing to reduced chick survival, population…”
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Growth hormone determines sexual dimorphism of hepatic cytochrome P450 3A4 expression in transgenic mice by Cheung, Connie, Yu, Ai-Ming, Chen, Chong-Sheng, Krausz, Kristopher W, Byrd, Linda G, Feigenbaum, Lionel, Edwards, Robert J, Waxman, David J, Gonzalez, Frank J

“…The impact of age and sex on the expression of hepatic cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) was recently determined in a transgenic mouse line carrying the human…”
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Reproductive success of planktivorous seabirds in the North Pacific is related to ocean climate on decadal scales by Bond, Alexander L., Jones, Ian L., Sydeman, William J., Major, Heather L., Minobe, Shoshiro, Williams, Jeffrey C., Byrd, G. Vernon

“…Growing evidence indicates relationships between seabird demography and both large- and small-scale variation in climate and oceanography, yet few studies have…”
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BREEDING CHRONOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES RISSA TRIDACYTLA AT BLUFF, ALASKA, 1975-2008: ASSOCIATIONS WITH REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES AND DISTANT COLONIES by Murphy, Edward C, Roseneau, David G, Springer, Alan M, Byrd, G Vernon

“…Breeding chronology and productivity of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla at Bluff, Alaska, were documented nearly annually during 1975-2008. Nest…”
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A Rapid LC-MS-MS Method for the Determination of Nicotine and Cotinine in Serum and Saliva Samples from Smokers: Validation and Comparison with a Radioimmunoassay Method by Byrd, G.D., Davis, R.A., Ogden, M.W.

“…The development and validation of a rapid liquid chromatography (LC)-tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS) method for determination of nicotine and cotinine in…”
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Seabird–sockeye salmon co-variation in the eastern Bering Sea: Phenology as an ecosystem indicator and salmonid predictor? by Sydeman, William J., Abraham, Christine L., Vernon Byrd, G.

“…Seabirds ( Rissa spp. and Uria spp.) and sockeye salmon ( Onchorhynchus nerka) of the eastern Bering Sea share similarities in their trophic ecology. We tested…”
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Seasonal and distributional patterns of seabirds along the Aleutian Archipelago by Renner, Martin, Hunt, George L., Piatt, John F., Byrd, G. Vernon

“…The Aleutian Archipelago is of global importance to seabirds during the northern summer, but little is known about seabird use of these waters during winter…”
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The paradox of Metridia spp. egg production rates: a new technique and measurements from the coastal Gulf of Alaska by HOPCROFT, R. R, CLARKE, C, BYRD, A. G, PINCHUK, A. I

“…Egg production rates of the copepods Metridia pacifica and M. okhotensis were examined in the Gulf of Alaska over an annual cycle using a new incubation system…”
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Responses of piscivorous seabirds at the Pribilof Islands to ocean climate by Byrd, G. Vernon, Sydeman, William J., Renner, Heather M., Minobe, Shoshiro

“…Climate variability and change are expected to influence the seasonal cycle in North Pacific sub-arctic marine ecosystems. The hypothesis that timing of…”
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Genetic Structure of the Common Eider in the Western Aleutian Islands Prior to Fox Eradication by Sonsthagen, Sarah A, Talbot, Sandra L, Wilson, Robert E, Petersen, Margaret R, Williams, Jeffrey C, Byrd, G. Vernon, McCracken, Kevin G

“…Since the late 18th century bird populations residing in the Aleutian Archipelago have been greatly reduced by introduced arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus). We…”
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