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Heat or insulation: behavioral titration of mouse preference for warmth or access to a nest by Gaskill, Brianna N, Gordon, Christopher J, Pajor, Edmond A, Lucas, Jeffrey R, Davis, Jerry K, Garner, Joseph P

“…In laboratories, mice are housed at 20-24°C, which is below their lower critical temperature (≈30°C). This increased thermal stress has the potential to alter…”
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Multi-sensor integration for an assessment of underwater radiated noise from common vessels in San Francisco Bay by Cope, Samantha, Hines, Ellen, Bland, Roger, Davis, Jerry D., Tougher, Brendan, Zetterlind, Virgil

“…There is growing evidence that smaller vessels not required to broadcast data via the Automatic Identification System (AIS) contribute significant noise to…”
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Impact of nesting material on mouse body temperature and physiology by Gaskill, Brianna N, Gordon, Christopher J, Pajor, Edmond A, Lucas, Jeffrey R, Davis, Jerry K, Garner, Joseph P

“…Abstract In laboratories, mice are housed at 20–24 °C, which is below their lower critical temperature (≈ 30 °C). Thus, mice are potentially cold stressed,…”
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A Hybrid Physical and Maximum-Entropy Landslide Susceptibility Model by Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius

“…The clear need for accurate landslide susceptibility mapping has led to multiple approaches. Physical models are easily interpreted and have high predictive…”
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Energy reallocation to breeding performance through improved nest building in laboratory mice by Gaskill, Brianna N, Pritchett-Corning, Kathleen R, Gordon, Christopher J, Pajor, Edmond A, Lucas, Jeffrey R, Davis, Jerry K, Garner, Joseph P

“…Mice are housed at temperatures (20-26 °C) that increase their basal metabolic rates and impose high energy demands to maintain core temperatures. Therefore,…”
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Carbon and Water Exchanges in a Mountain Meadow Ecosystem, Sierra Nevada, California by Blackburn, Darren A., Oliphant, Andrew J., Davis, Jerry D.

“…Ecosystem-atmosphere exchanges of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and water vapor were investigated in a moist mountain meadow (Loney Meadow) at 1822 m MSL in the…”
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Common Home Remedies Do Not Deter Argentine Ants, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), from a Preferred Harborage by Holloway, Jacob B, Suiter, Daniel R, Davis, Jerry W, Gardner, Wayne A

“…In two laboratory trials, natural products, including freshly picked leaves from spearmint, rosemary, and tansy plants, a water extract from soybean plants,…”
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A functional data analysis of spatiotemporal trends and variation in fine particulate matter by King, Meredith C., Staicu, Ana-Maria, Davis, Jerry M., Reich, Brian J., Eder, Brian

“…In this paper we illustrate the application of modern functional data analysis methods to study the spatiotemporal variability of particulate matter components…”
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Surface runoff and soil erosion under eucalyptus and oak canopy by Thompson, Arnold, Davis, Jerry D., Oliphant, Andrew J.

“…To assess potential differences in stormwater runoff and sediment yield between plots of blue gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) and coast live oak (Quercus…”
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Application of a New Shore-Based Vessel Traffic Monitoring System Within San Francisco Bay by Cope, Samantha, Hines, Ellen, Bland, Roger, Davis, Jerry D., Tougher, Brendan, Zetterlind, Virgil

“…Vessel traffic management systems can be employed for environmental management where vessel activity may be of concern. One such location is in San Francisco…”
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Continuous model averaging for benchmark dose analysis: Averaging over distributional forms by Wheeler, Matthew W., Cortiñas Abrahantes, Jose, Aerts, Marc, Gift, Jeffery S., Allen Davis, Jerry

“…When estimating a benchmark dose (BMD) from chemical toxicity experiments, model averaging is recommended by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and…”
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Combining potential and realized distribution modeling of telemetry data for a bycatch risk assessment by Frantz, Bethany H., Sepúlveda, Maritza, García‐Reyes, Marisol, Vega, Rodrigo, Palacios, Daniel M., Bedriñana‐Romano, Luis, Hückstädt, Luis A., Santos‐Carvallo, Macarena, Davis, Jerry D., Hines, Ellen

“…Establishing marine species distributions is essential for guiding management and can be estimated by identifying potential favorable habitat at a population…”
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Automated monitoring of mouse feeding and body weight for continuous health assessment by Ahloy-Dallaire, Jamie, Klein, Jon D, Davis, Jerry K, Garner, Joseph P

“…Routine health assessment of laboratory rodents can be improved using automated home cage monitoring. Continuous, non-stressful, objective assessment of…”
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Unpiloted Aerial System (UAS)-Supported Biogeomorphic Analysis of Restored Sierra Nevada Montane Meadows by Davis, Jerry, Blesius, Leonhard, Slocombe, Michelle, Maher, Suzanne, Vasey, Michael, Christian, Peter, Lynch, Philip

“…The benefits of meadow restoration can be assessed by understanding the connections among geomorphology, hydrology, and vegetation; and multispectral imagery…”
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Two‐dimensional discrete Fourier transform analysis of karst and coral reef morphologies by Davis, Jerry D., Chojnacki, Joseph D.

“…Fourier transforms have been used in the analysis of landscapes that exhibit the influence of cyclic structures or other morphogenetic controls…”
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A class of nonseparable and nonstationary spatial temporal covariance functions by Fuentes, Montserrat, Chen, Li, Davis, Jerry M.

“…Spectral methods are powerful tools to study and model the dependency structure of spatial temporal processes. However, standard spectral approaches as well as…”
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Object-Based Classification of Abandoned Logging Roads under Heavy Canopy Using LiDAR by Sherba, Jason, Blesius, Leonhard, Davis, Jerry

“…LiDAR-derived slope models may be used to detect abandoned logging roads in steep forested terrain. An object-based classification approach of abandoned…”
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Use of an Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile , Semiochemical to Deliver an Acute Toxicant by Gochnour, Benjamin M, Suiter, Daniel R, Davis, Jerry W, Huang, Qingguo

“…The Argentine ant, , is an invasive nuisance, agricultural, and ecological pest from South America. In the United States, its primary distribution is in…”
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Morphology of small, discontinuous montane meadow streams in the Sierra Nevada by Slocombe, Michelle L., Davis, Jerry D.

“…Various fluvial geomorphic models have been developed to characterize the relationships between planform and bedform features of large alluvial channels;…”
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HIV and hepatocellular and esophageal carcinomas related to consumption of mycotoxin-prone foods in sub-Saharan Africa by Williams, Jonathan H, Grubb, Jessica A, Davis, Jerry W, Wang, Jia-Sheng, Jolly, Pauline E, Ankrah, Nii-Ayi, Ellis, William O, Afriyie-Gyawu, Evans, Johnson, Natalie M, Robinson, Abraham G, Phillips, Timothy D

“…BACKGROUND: Promotion of the HIV epidemic by aflatoxin is postulated but not yet established. Sub-Saharan populations commonly consume food contaminated by…”
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