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Selected journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters from the BFS

Journal articles:

2019

Onuferko, T.M., P. Bogusch, R.R. Ferrari, and L. Packer. 2019. Phylogeny and biogeography of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Epeolus (Hymenoptera, Apidae) and cophylogenetic analysis with its host bee genus Colletes (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 141: 106603. Abstract | HTML | PDF
Dipman, M.M., and W.M. Meyer III. 2019. Type conversion from native California sage scrub to non-native grassland accelerates decomposition processes. Applied Soil Ecology 144: 68-71 Abstract | HTML (Subscription only)
Wu, J., R.C. Bingham, S. Ting, K. Yager, Z.J. Wood, T. Gambin, and C.M. Clark. 2019. Multi‐AUV motion planning for archeological site mapping and photogrammetric reconstruction. J. Field Robotics 36: 1250-1269. Abstract | HTML | PDF
Caspi, T., L. Hartz, A.E.S. Villa, J.A. Loesberg, C.R. Robins, and W.M. Meyer III. 2019. Impacts of invasive annuals on soil carbon and nitrogen storage in southern California depend on the identity of the invader. Ecology and Evolution 9: 4980-4993 Abstract | HTML | PDF
Gano-Cohen, K.A., C.E. Wendlandt, Peter J. Stokes, M.A. Blanton, K.W. Quides, A. Zomorrodian, E.S. Adinata, and J.L. Sachs. 2019. Interspecific conflict and the evolution of ineffective rhizobia. Ecology Letters 22: 914-924 Abstract | HTML | PDF
Litle, J., L.H. Quon, M.L. Antill, E.J. Questad, and W.M. Meyer III. 2019. Vertebrate herbivory on shrub seedlings in California sage scrub: important but understudied interactions. Plant Ecology 220: 523–528 Abstract | HTML | PDF
Myers, B.M., E.J. Questad, M.D. Hubbell, and D.J. Moriarty. 2019. Trends in bird species richness in the midst of drought. Western Birds. 50: 74-91 Abstract | PDF
Staubus, W.J., S. Bird, S. Meadors, and W.M. Meyer III. 2019. Distributions of invasive arthropods across heterogeneous urban landscapes in Southern California: Aridity as a key component of ecological resistance. Insects 10: 29 Abstract | HTML | PDF
Wendlandt, C.E., J. Regus, K.A. Gano-Cohen, A.C. Hollowell, K.W. Quides, J.Y Lyu, E.S. Adinata, and J.L. Sachs. 2019. Host investment into symbiosis varies among genotypes of the legume Acmispon strigosus, but host sanctions are uniform. New Phytologist 221: 446–458 Abstract | HTML | PDF

2018

Adams,T.A., W.J. Staubus, and W.M. Meyer. 2018. Fire Impacts on Ant Assemblages in California Sage Scrub. Southwestern Entomologist 43: 323-335. Abstract | HTML | PDF (Subscription required)
Caspi, T., L. Estrada, A.V. Dowling, E. Su, M. Leshchinskiy, A.R.O. Cavalcanti, E.J. Crane, C.R. Robins, and W.M. Meyer III. 2018. Carbon and nitrogen in the topsoils of inceptisols and mollisols under native sage scrub and non-native grasslands in southern California. Geoderma Regional. In Press. Abstract | HTML (subscription required)
Onuferko, T.M. 2018. A revision of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Epeolus Latreille for Nearctic species, north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 755: 1–185. Abstract | HTML | PDF
Osborne, T.R., and J.C. Wright. 2018. Seeking refuge in subsurface microhabitats during aestivation aids avoidance of lethally high temperature and desiccation in the snail Helminthoglypta tudiculata (Binney, 1843) (Pulmonata: Helminthoglyptidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 84: 132-140. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)
Pahua, V.J., P.J. N. Stokes, A.C. Hollowell, J.U. Regus, K.A. Gano-Cohen, C.E. Wendlandt, K.W. Quides, J.Y. Lyu, and J.L. Sachs. 2018. Fitness variation among host species and the paradox of ineffective rhizobia. J. Evol. Biol. 31: 599-610. Abstract | HTML | PDF (from Sachs lab)
Thomson, D.M., J.W. Kwok, and E.L. Schultz. 2018. Extreme drought alters growth and interactions with exotic grasses, but not survival, for a California annual forb. Plant Ecology 219: 705-717. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)

2017

Aguilar, A., A.M. Maeda-Martínez, G. Murugan, H. Obregón-Barboza, D.C. Rogers, K. McClintock, and J.L. Krumm. 2017. High intraspecific genetic divergence in the versatile fairy shrimp Branchinecta lindahli with a comment on cryptic species in the genus Branchinecta (Crustacea: Anostraca). Hydrobiologia 801: 59-69. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)
Lin, Y., J. Hsiung, R. Piersall, C. White, C.G. Lowe, and C.M. Clark. 2017. A multi-autonomous underwater vehicle system for autonomous tracking of marine life. J. Field Robotics 34: 757–774. Abstract | HTML (subscription required) | PDF (from Clark lab)
Ramirez, M.G., J.N. Takemoto, and C.M. Oliveri. 2017. Leg Loss and Fitness in Female Green Lynx Spiders Peucetia viridans (Araneae: Oxyopidae). Arachnology 17(6): 277-281. Abstract | HTML | PDF (Subscription required)
Regus, J.U., C.E. Wendlandt, R.M. Bantay, K.A. Gano-Cohen, N.J. Gleason, A.C. Hollowell, M.R. O’Neill, K.K. Shahin, and J.L. Sachs. 2017. Nitrogen deposition decreases the benefits of symbiosis in a native legume. Plant Soil 414: 159-170. Abstract | HTML (subscription required) | PDF (from Sachs lab)
Spear, D.M., T.A. Adams, E.S. Boyd, M.M. Dipman, W.J. Staubus, and W.M. Meyer. 2017. The effects of development, vegetation-type conversion, and fire on low-elevation Southern California spider assemblages. Invertebr. Biol. 136: 134–145. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)
Thomson, D.M., R.A. King, and E.L. Schultz. 2017. Between invaders and a risky place: Exotic grasses alter demographic tradeoffs of native forb germination timing. Ecosphere 8(10): e01987. Abstract | HTML | PDF

2016

Fiesler, E., and T. Drake. 2016. Macro-invertebrate biodiversity of a coastal prairie with vernal pool habitat. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e6732. Abstract | HTML | PDF ‡
Hollowell, A.C., J.U. Regus, K.A. Gano, R. Bantay, D. Centeno, J. Pham, J.Y. Lyu, D. Moore, A. Bernardo, G. Lopez, A. Patil, S. Patil, Y. Lii, and J.L. Sachs. 2016. Epidemic spread of symbiotic and non-symbiotic Bradyrhizobium genotypes across California. Microbial Ecology 71: 700-710. Abstract | HTML (subscription required)| PDF (from Sachs lab)
Hollowell, A.C., J.U. Regus, D.Turissini, K.A. Gano-Cohen, R. Bantay, A. Bernardo, D. Moore, J. Pham, and J.L. Sachs. 2016. Metapopulation dominance and genomic island acquisition of Bradyrhizobium with superior catabolic capabilities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283: 20160496. Abstract | HTML | PDF (from Sachs lab)
Thomson, D.M., R. Cruz-de Hoyos, K. Cummings, and E.L. Schultz. 2016. Why are native annual abundances low in invaded grasslands? Testing the effects of competition and seed limitation. Plant Ecology 217: 431-432. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)
Wheeler, M.M., M.M. Dipman, T.A. Adams, A.V. Ruina, C.R. Robins, and W.M. Meyer III. 2016. Carbon and nitrogen storage in California sage scrub and non-native grassland habitats. Journal of Arid Environments 129: 119-125 Abstract | HTML | PDF

2015

Staubus, W.J., E.S. Boyd, T.A. Adams, D.M. Spear, M.M. Dipman and W.M. Meyer III. 2015. Ant communities in native sage scrub, non-native grassland, and suburban habitats in Los Angeles County, USA: conservation implications. Journal of Insect Conservation 19: 669-680. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)
Wu, G.C., and J.C. Wright. 2015. Exceptional thermal tolerance and water resistance in the mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis (Erythracaridae) challenge prevailing explanations of physiological limits. Journal of Insect Physiology 82: 1-7 Abstract | HTML | PDF

2014

Regus, J.U., K.A. Gano, A.C. Hollowell, and J.L. Sachs. 2014. Efficiency of partner choice and sanctions in Lotus is not altered by nitrogen fertilization. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281: 20132587. Abstract | HTML | PDF

2013

Krumm, J.L. 2013. Axial Gynandromorphy and Sex Determination in Branchinecta lindahli (Branchiopoda: Anostraca). Journal of Crustacean Biology 33: 303–308. Abstract | HTML | PDF

2011

Knudsen, K., J.C. Lendemer, and R.C. Harris. 2011. Studies in lichens and lichenicolous fungi — no 15: miscellaneous notes on species from eastern North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 9: 45-75. Abstract | PDF
Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2011. Rare Lichens of the Southern California Chaparral. The Chaparralian 38: 10-12. Abstract

2010

Wu, G.C. J.C. Wright, D.L. Whitaker, and A.N. Ahn. 2010. Kinematic evidence for superfast locomotory muscle in two species of teneriffiid mites. The Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 2551-2556. Abstract | HTML | PDF | Inside JEB
Martínez, D.E., A.R. Iñiguez, K.M. Percell, J.B. Willner, J. Signorovitch, and R.D. Campbell. 2010. Phylogeny and biogeography of Hydra (Cnidaria: Hydridae) using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57: 403-410. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)

2000s

Ramirez, M.G., E.C. Wight, V.A. Chirikian, E.S. Escobedo, L.K. Quezada, A. Schamberger, J.A. Kagihara, and C.L. Hoey. 2009. Evidence for multiple paternity in broods of the green lynx spider Peucetia viridans (Araneae: Oxyopidae). The Journal of Arachnology 37: 375-378. Abstract | PDF
Knudsen, K., and J.C. Lendemer. 2009. Two new species of Lecanora with gyrophoric acid from North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 7: 21-28. Abstract | PDF
Asbury, D.A., and S.C. Adolph. 2007. Behavioural plasticity in an ecological generalist: microhabitat use by Western Fence Lizards. Evolutionary Ecology Research 9: 801-815. Abstract | PDF
Sims, D.A., H. Luo, S. Hastings, W.C. Oechel, A.F. Rahman. and J. A. Gamon. 2006. Parallel adjustments in vegetation greenness and ecosystem CO₂ exchange in response to drought in a Southern California chaparral ecosystem. Remote Sensing of Environment 103: 289-303. Abstract | PDF
Sims, D.A., and J.A. Gamon. 2003. Estimation of vegetation water content and photosynthetic tissue area from spectral reflectance: a comparison of indices based on liquid water and chlorophyll absorption features. Remote Sensing of Environment 84: 526-537. Abstract | HTML | PDF
Sims, D.A., and J.A. Gamon. 2002. Relationships between leaf pigment content and spectral reflectance across a wide range of species, leaf structures and developmental stages. Remote Sensing of Environment 81: 337-354. Abstract | HTML | PDF
Serrano, L., J.A. Gamon, and J. Peñuelas. 2000. Estimation of canopy photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic components from spectral transmittance. Ecology 81: 3149-3162. Abstract | HTML | PDF (subscription required)

1990s

Moore, A.M.F., and K. Tran. 1999. Material properties of cobweb silk from the black widow spider Latrodectus hesperus. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 24: 277-282. Abstract | HTML | PDF
Wu, Y.-L., C.I. Davidson, D.A. Dolske, and S.I. Sherwood. 1992. Dry deposition of atmospheric contaminants: The relative importance of aerodynamic, boundary layer, and surface resistances. Aerosol Science and Technology 16: 65-81. Abstract | PDF
Longland, W.S., and M.V. Price. 1991. Direct observations of owls and heteromyid rodents: Can predation risk explain microhabitat use? Ecology 72: 2261-2273. Abstract | PDF

1980s

Brown, J.S., B.P. Kotler, R.J. Smith, and W.O. Wirtz II1. 1988. The effects of owl predation on the foraging behavior of heteromyid rodents. Oecologia 76: 408-415. Abstract | PDF
Kotler, B.P., J.S. Brown, R.J. Smith and W.O. Wirtz, II. 1988. The effects of morphology and body size on rates of owl predation on desert rodents. Oikos 53: 145-152. Abstract | PDF
Yeaton, R.I., E. Layendecker, K.S. Sly, and R. Eckert. 1983. Microhabitat differences between Opuntia parryi and O. littoralis (Cactaceae) in the mixed chaparral-inland coastal sage association. The Southwestern Naturalist 28: 215-220. Abstract | PDF

Conference proceedings:

N., Nayak, M. Nara, Z. Wood, T. Gambin, and C. Clark. 2019. Machine Learning Techniques for AUV Side Scan Sonar Data Feature Extraction as Applied to Intelligent Search for Underwater Archaeological Sites. FSR 2019 – 12th Conference on Field and Service Robotics, Tokyo, Japan, August 29-31 Abstract |PDF
Viswanathan, V.K., Z. Lobo, J. Lupanow, S.S. von Fock, Z. Wood, T. Gambin, and C. Clark. 2017. AUV motion-planning for photogrammetric reconstruction of marine archaeological sites. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Abstract |PDF (from Clark lab)
Anderson, J., B. Belcher, K. Clark, J. Faust, E. Hall, J. Sandoval, K. Tozer, and R.N. Smith. 2016. Development and implementation of a marine robotics algorithm validation testbed. OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE Monterey Abstract | PDF (from Smith lab)
Smith, K.D. , S.C. Hsiung, C. White, C.G. Lowe and C.M. Clark. 2016. Stochastic modeling and control for tracking the periodic movement of marine animals via AUVs. 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejeon, 2016: 3101-3107. Abstract | PDF (from Clark lab)
Lin, Y., H. Kastein, T. Peterson, C. White, C.G. Lowe, and C.M. Clark. 2014. A multi-AUV state estimator for determining the 3D position of tagged fish. Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2014): 3469-3475. Abstract | PDF (from Clark lab)
Shinzaki, D., C. Gage, S. Tang, M. Moline, B. Wolfe, C.G. Lowe, and C. Clark. 2013. A Multi-AUV System for Cooperative Tracking and Following of Leopard Sharks. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA): 4153-4158. Abstract | PDF (from Clark lab)
Lin, Y., H. Kastein, T. Peterson, C. White, C. Clark, and C. Lowe. 2013. Using Time of Flight Distance Calculations for Tagged Shark Localization With an AUV. 2013 IEEE Proc. of the Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology Conference (UUST 2013). Abstract | PDF (from Clark lab)

Book chapters:

Faulstich, P. 2004. Teaching for change: The Leadership in Environmental Education Partnership. pp 215-227 in P.F. Barlett and G.W. Chase, eds. Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.

‡Research not primarily done at BFS, but publication includes or refers to data, observations, or programs from the BFS.