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Which Moral Foundations Predict Willingness to Make Lifestyle Changes to Avert Climate Change in the USA? by Dickinson, Janis L, McLeod, Poppy, Bloomfield, Robert, Allred, Shorna

“…Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory identifies five moral axes that can influence human motivation to take action on vital problems like climate change…”
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The power of crowds by Michelucci, Pietro, Dickinson, Janis L.

“…Combining humans and machines can help tackle increasingly hard problems Human computation, a term introduced by Luis von Ahn ( 1 ), refers to distributed…”
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Citizen Science as an Ecological Research Tool: Challenges and Benefits by Dickinson, Janis L, Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Bonter, David N

“…Citizen science, the involvement of volunteers in research, has increased the scale of ecological field studies with continent-wide, centralized monitoring…”
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Citizen Science: A Tool for Integrating Studies of Human and Natural Systems by Crain, Rhiannon, Cooper, Caren, Dickinson, Janis L

“…Citizen science has proliferated in the last decade, becoming a critical form of public engagement in science and an increasingly important research tool for…”
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The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement by Dickinson, Janis L, Shirk, Jennifer, Bonter, David, Bonney, Rick, Crain, Rhiannon L, Martin, Jason, Phillips, Tina, Purcell, Karen

“…Approaches to citizen science - an indispensable means of combining ecological research with environmental education and natural history observation - range…”
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Citizen science: a new approach to advance ecology, education, and conservation by Kobori, Hiromi, Dickinson, Janis L, Washitani, Izumi, Sakurai, Ryo, Amano, Tatsuya, Komatsu, Naoya, Kitamura, Wataru, Takagawa, Shinichi, Koyama, Kazuo, Ogawara, Takao, Miller-Rushing, A. J

“…Citizen science has a long history in the ecological sciences and has made substantial contributions to science, education, and society. Developments in…”
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Citizen Science: A Developing Tool for Expanding Science Knowledge and Scientific Literacy by Bonney, Rick, Cooper, Caren B, Dickinson, Janis, Kelling, Steve, Phillips, Tina, Rosenberg, Kenneth V, Shirk, Jennifer

“…Citizen science enlists the public in collecting large quantities of data across an array of habitats and locations over long spans of time. Citizen science…”
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Citizen Science as a Tool for Conservation in Residential Ecosystems by Cooper, Caren B., Dickinson, Janis, Phillips, Tina, Bonney, Rick

“…Human activities, such as mining, forestry, and agriculture, strongly influence processes in natural systems. Because conservation has focused on managing and…”
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Transfer, subsequent movement, and fate of sperm in the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta by Hague, Nancy L., Dickinson, Janis L., Shepherd, Julian G.

“…During mating in the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), sperm are passed to the female via a copulation in which the male transfers a large and often complex…”
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Habitat quality and nest-box occupancy by five species of oak woodland birds by Milligan, Megan C, Dickinson, Janis L

“…Habitat quality can have important consequences for avian communities through impacts on survival and annual reproductive success. However, habitat quality is…”
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Climatic constraints on wintering bird distributions are modified by urbanization and weather by Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Bonter, David N., Hochachka, Wesley M., Koenig, Walter D., DeGaetano, Arthur T., Dickinson, Janis L.

“…1. Ecologists have long been interested in the role of climate in shaping species' ranges, and in recent years, this relationship has taken on greater…”
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The People Paradox: Self-Esteem Striving, Immortality Ideologies, and Human Response to Climate Change by Dickinson, Janis L.

“…In 1973, Ernest Becker, a cultural anthropologist cross-trained in philosophy, sociology, and psychiatry, invoked consciousness of self and the inevitability…”
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Overlapping landscapes: A persistent, but misdirected concern when collecting and analyzing ecological data by Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Desrochers, André, Hochachka, Wesley M., Fink, Daniel, Koenig, Walter D., Dickinson, Janis L.

“…A primary focus of wildlife ecology is studying how the arrangement, quality, and distribution of habitat influence wildlife populations at multiple spatial…”
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Spatial distribution of oak mistletoe as it relates to habits of oak woodland frugivores by Wilson, Ethan A, Sullivan, Patrick J, Dickinson, Janis L

“…This study addresses the underlying spatial distribution of oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum, a hemi-parasitic plant that provides a continuous supply of…”
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Can evolutionary design of social networks make it easier to be ‘green’? by Dickinson, Janis L., Crain, Rhiannon L., Reeve, H. Kern, Schuldt, Jonathon P.

“…•Engagement of a large public in domestic conservation actions can have a large impact.•New gains can be made using the Web to build support for environmental…”
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How Framing Climate Change Influences Citizen Scientists' Intentions to Do Something About It by Dickinson, Janis L., Crain, Rhiannon, Yalowitz, Steve, Cherry, Tammy M.

“…How we communicate the dangers of climate change may influence attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. Here we test two pairs of positive and negative framing…”
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Juggling parenthood and ornithology: A full lifecycle approach to supporting mothers through the American Ornithological Society by Lerman, Susannah B., Pejchar, Liba, Benedict, Lauryn, Covino, Kristen M., Dickinson, Janis L., Fantle-Lepczyk, Jean E., Rodewald, Amanda D., Vleck, Carol

“…The understanding that motherhood impacts career paths is so pervasive among early-career scientists that some feel they must choose parenthood or a career…”
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Invasive birds in a novel landscape: habitat associations and effects on established species by Bonter, David N., Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Dickinson, Janis L.

“…Studying the relationships among introduced species, their preferred habitats, and native species can be important for predicting the effects of invasions on…”
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An Experimental Study of Learning in an Online Citizen Science Project: Insights into Study Design and Waitlist Controls by Dickinson, Janis L, Crain, Rhiannon

“…The field of citizen science needs experimental studies to develop a better understanding of the connection between citizen science participation and learning…”
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Effects of load-lightening and delayed extrapair benefits on the fitness consequences of helping behavior by Stern, Caitlin A, Dickinson, Janis L

“…In most cooperative breeders, helping is directed at close kin, allowing helpers to gain indirect fitness benefits by increasing the reproductive success of…”
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