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Evidence for a fundamental and pervasive shift away from nature-based recreation by Pergams, Oliver R.W, Zaradic, Patricia A

“…After 50 years of steady increase, per capita visits to U.S. National Parks have declined since 1987. To evaluate whether we are seeing a fundamental shift…”
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The impact of nature experience on willingness to support conservation by Zaradic, Patricia A, Pergams, Oliver R W, Kareiva, Peter

“…We hypothesized that willingness to financially support conservation depends on one's experience with nature. In order to test this hypothesis, we used a novel…”
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Is love of nature in the US becoming love of electronic media? 16-year downtrend in national park visits explained by watching movies, playing video games, internet use, and oil prices by Pergams, Oliver R.W., Zaradic, Patricia A.

“…After 50 years of steady increase, per capita visits to US national parks have declined since 1988. This decline, coincident with the rise in electronic…”
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Recent and widespread rapid morphological change in rodents by Pergams, Oliver R W, Lawler, Joshua J

“…In general, rapid morphological change in mammals has been infrequently documented. Examples that do exist are almost exclusively of rodents on islands. Such…”
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Perceived Barriers to Integrating Social Science and Conservation by FOX, HELEN E., CHRISTIAN, CAROLINE, NORDBY, J. CULLY, PERGAMS, OLIVER R. W., PETERSON, GARRY D., PYKE, CHRISTOPHER R.

“…Perceived barriers to integrating social science and conservation are discussed. The strongest barriers to integration of the social sciences are the lack of…”
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Genetic divergence of Microtus pennsylvanicus chihuahuensis and conservation implications of marginal population extinctions by List, Rurik, Pergams, Oliver R. W., Pacheco, Jesús, Cruzado, Juan, Ceballos, Gerardo

“…Microtus pennsylvanicus is represented in Mexico only by the Chihuahuan meadow vole (M. p. chihuahuensis), known from only 1 disjunct population in a small and…”
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Genetic consequences of intensive management in game birds by Barbanera, Filippo, Pergams, Oliver R.W., Guerrini, Monica, Forcina, Giovanni, Panayides, Panicos, Dini, Fernando

“…Introduction of wildlife for game restocking is one major pathway of genetic homogenization. The red-legged partridge ( Alectoris rufa, Phasianidae), a small…”
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A Combined Read-Aloud Think-Aloud Strategy Improves Student Learning Experiences in College-Level Biology Courses by Pergams, Oliver R. W., Jake-Matthews, Charmaine E., Mohanty, Liza M.

“…Reading aloud (RA) is a learning strategy commonly used to help younger students develop language comprehension skills and in adult literacy and language…”
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Rapid morphological change in black rats (Rattus rattus) after an island introduction by Pergams, Oliver R W, Byrn, David, Lee, Kashawneda L Y, Jackson, Racheal

“…Rapid morphological change has been shown in rodent populations on islands, including endemic deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus subspp.) on the California…”
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Linkage of Conservation Activity to Trends in the U.S. Economy by PERGAMS, OLIVER R. W., CZECH, BRIAN, HANEY, J. CHRISTOPHER, NYBERG, DENNIS

“…As an economy grows, natural capital such as timber, soil, and water is reallocated to the human economy. This conflict between economic growth and…”
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MUSEUM COLLECTIONS OF MAMMALS CORROBORATE THE EXCEPTIONAL DECLINE OF PRAIRIE HABITAT IN THE CHICAGO REGION by Pergams, Oliver R. W., Nyberg, Dennis

“…The prairie deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) was more common than the white-footed mouse (P. leucopus) in museum collections from the 6 Illinois…”
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Reply to Jacobs and Manfredo: More support for a pervasive decline in nature-based recreation by Pergams, Oliver R.W, Zaradic, Patricia A

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Rapid Morphological Change in Channel Island Deer Mice by Oliver R. W. Pergams, Ashley, Mary V.

“…Deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus, collected over 90 years from three California Channel Islands, were examined for evidence of morphological change. Rapid…”
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Rapid morphological and genetic change in Chicago-area Peromyscus by PERGAMS, OLIVER R.W, LACY, ROBERT C

“…We report rapid change of morphology and mitochondrial genes in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in the Chicago (Illinois, USA) region. We sequenced…”
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Unnatural coverage of Chernobyl tragedy by Pergams, Oliver R. W

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Treating a Single Stem Can Kill the Whole Shrub: a Scientific Assessment of Buckthorn Control Methods by Pergams, Oliver R. W, Norton, James E

“…The exotic, invasive shrub European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is a major threat to natural areas in North America. While many publications describe…”
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Evaluating the Predicted Local Extinction of a Once-Common Mouse by PERGAMS, OLIVER R.W., NYBERG, DENNIS W.

“…In an earlier paper (Pergams & Nyberg 2001) we found that the proportion of the prairie deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), among all local Peromyscus…”
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Conservation and Management of Anacapa Island Deer Mice by Pergams, Oliver R. W., Lacy, Robert C., Ashley, Mary V.

“…We investigated the genetic and morphological status of an endemic subspecies of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus anacapae) on Anacapa Island of California…”
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MUSEUM COLLECTIONS OF MAMMALS CORROBORATE THE EXCEPTIONAL DECLINE OF PRAIRIE HABITAT IN THE CHICAGO REGION by Pergams, Oliver R. W., Nyberg, Dennis

“…The prairie deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) was more common than the white-footed mouse (P. leucopus) in museum collections from the 6 Illinois…”
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Rapid Morphological Change in Channel Island Deer Mice by Pergams, Oliver R. W., Ashley, Mary V.

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