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The persistent problem of lead poisoning in birds from ammunition and fishing tackle by Haig, Susan M, D'Elia, Jesse, Eagles-Smith, Collin, Fair, Jeanne M, Gervais, Jennifer, Herring, Garth, Rivers, James W, Schulz, John H

“…Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, leading to illness and mortality across a large spectrum of North American…”
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Ten simple rules for getting started with statistics in graduate school by Zitomer, Rachel A, Karr, Jessica, Kerstens, Mark, Perry, Lindsey, Ruth, Kayla, Adrean, Lindsay, Austin, Suzanne, Cornelius, Jamie, Dachenhaus, Jonathan, Dinkins, Jonathan, Harrington, Alan, Kim, Hankyu, Owens, Terrah, Revekant, Claire, Schroeder, Vanessa, Sink, Chelsea, Valente, Jonathon J, Woodis, Ethan, Rivers, James W

“…[...]although the primary audience for the rules we provide are new graduate students, we note that the principles we raise are broadly applicable to…”
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Both Landsat‐ and LiDAR‐derived measures predict forest bee response to large‐scale wildfire by Galbraith, Sara M., Valente, Jonathon J., Dunn, Christopher J., Rivers, James W.

“…Large‐scale disturbances such as wildfire can have profound impacts on the composition, structure, and functioning of ecosystems. Bees are critical pollinators…”
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Habitat‐linked genetic structure for white‐crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys): Local factors shape population genetic structure by Welke, Catherine A., Graham, Brendan, Conover, Ross R., Rivers, James W., Burg, Theresa M.

“…Ecological, environmental, and geographic factors all influence genetic structure. Species with broad distributions are ideal systems because they cover a…”
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Squeezed by a habitat split: Warm ocean conditions and old‐forest loss interact to reduce long‐term occupancy of a threatened seabird by Betts, Matthew G., Northrup, Joseph M., Guerrero, Jennifer A. Bailey, Adrean, Lindsay J., Nelson, S. Kim, Fisher, Jennifer L., Gerber, Brian D., Garcia‐Heras, Marie‐Sophie, Yang, Zhiqiang, Roby, Daniel D., Rivers, James W.

“…Theory predicts that species requiring multiple habitat types simultaneously should have heightened sensitivity to anthropogenic pressures, yet tests of this…”
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Neither forest herbicides nor ambient temperature exert strong effects on reproductive output of a cavity-nesting songbird by Rivers, James W., Jones, Kristin N., Betts, Matthew

“…Land management may combine with air temperature to influence the persistence of animal populations, so both must be evaluated in concert to understand how…”
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Synergistic effects of climate and land‐use change influence broad‐scale avian population declines by Northrup, Joseph M., Rivers, James W., Yang, Zhiqiang, Betts, Matthew G.

“…Climate and land‐use changes are expected to be the primary drivers of future global biodiversity loss. Although theory suggests that these factors impact…”
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Sperm competition leads to functional adaptations in avian testes to maximize sperm quantity and quality by Lüpold, Stefan, Wistuba, Joachim, Damm, Oliver S, Rivers, James W, Birkhead, Tim R

“…The outcome of sperm competition (i.e. competition for fertilization between ejaculates from different males) is primarily determined by the relative number…”
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Resource selection by the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) relative to terrestrial-based habitats and meteorological conditions by Rivers, James W, Johnson, J Matthew, Haig, Susan M, Schwarz, Carl J, Glendening, John W, Burnett, L Joseph, George, Daniel, Grantham, Jesse

“…Condors and vultures are distinct from most other terrestrial birds because they use extensive soaring flight for their daily movements. Therefore, assessing…”
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High Levels of Relatedness between Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Nestmates in a Heavily Parasitized Host Community by Rivers, James W, Young, Sarah, Gonzalez, Elena G, Horton, Brent, Lock, Justin, Fleischer, Robert C

“…Multiple parasitism of host nests by generalist brood parasites reflects the decisions of laying females and may influence the development and behavior of…”
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Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops by Ulyshen, Michael, Urban‐Mead, Katherine R., Dorey, James B., Rivers, James W.

“…ABSTRACT Although the importance of natural habitats to pollinator diversity is widely recognized, the value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely…”
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Postharvest Bee Diversity is High but Declines Rapidly with Stand Age in Regenerating Douglas-Fir Forest by Rivers, James W, Betts, Matthew G

“…Abstract Concerns about long-term pollinator declines have made assessing bee communities a priority in nonagricultural ecosystems, including managed forests…”
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Is green the new black? Black-backed Woodpecker vital rates do not differ between unburned and burned forests within a pyrodiverse landscape by Kerstens, Mark E., Rivers, James W.

“…Woodpeckers often reflect rapid changes to forest health and serve as indicator species to help guide forest management decisions. The Black-backed Woodpecker…”
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Community-Level Patterns of Host Use by the Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), a Generalist Brood Parasite by Rivers, James W, Jensen, William E, Kosciuch, Karl L, Rothstein, Stephen I

“…Quantifying community-level host use by generalist brood parasites is important because it provides a measure of the resources that parasites need for…”
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Bee diversity decreases rapidly with time since harvest in intensively managed conifer forests by Zitomer, Rachel A., Galbraith, Sara M., Betts, Matthew G., Moldenke, Andrew R., Progar, Robert A., Rivers, James W.

“…Despite widespread concerns about the anthropogenic drivers of global pollinator declines, little information is available about the impacts of land management…”
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Wildfire severity influences offspring sex ratio in a native solitary bee by Galbraith, Sara M., Cane, James H., Rivers, James W.

“…Although ecological disturbances can have a strong influence on pollinators through changes in habitat, virtually no studies have quantified how…”
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Wild bee diversity increases with local fire severity in a fire‐prone landscape by Galbraith, Sara M., Cane, James H., Moldenke, Andrew R., Rivers, James W.

“…As wildfire activity increases in many regions of the world, it is imperative that we understand how key components of fire‐prone ecosystems respond to spatial…”
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Fragmentation effects on an endangered species across a gradient from the interior to edge of its range by Valente, Jonathon J, Rivers, James W, Yang, Zhiqiang, Nelson, S Kim, Northrup, Joseph M, Roby, Daniel D, Meyer, Carolyn B, Betts, Matthew G

“…Understanding how habitat fragmentation affects individual species is complicated by challenges associated with quantifying species-specific habitat and…”
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Reconciling biodiversity with timber production and revenue via an intensive forest management experiment by Kormann, Urs G., Stokely, Thomas D., Verschuyl, Jake, Kroll, Andrew J., Harris, Scott, Maguire, Doug, Mainwaring, Doug, Rivers, James W., Betts, Matthew G.

“…Understanding how land-management intensification shapes the relationships between biodiversity, yield, and economic benefit is critical for managing natural…”
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Experimental evaluation of herbicide use on biodiversity, ecosystem services and timber production trade‐offs in forest plantations by Stokely, Thomas D., Kormann, Urs G., Verschuyl, Jake, Kroll, Andrew J., Frey, David W., Harris, Scott H., Mainwaring, Doug, Maguire, Doug, Hatten, Jeff A., Rivers, James W., Fitzgerald, Stephen, Betts, Matthew G.

“…The value of non‐commodity ecosystem services provided by forests is widely recognized, but intensive forest management practices are increasing, with…”
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