Biological Sciences Department faculty research and scholarly activities reflect the social and cultural relevance of their work. Faculty are continuously engaged in projects funded by private, state and federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research and the National Institutes of Health. Robust faculty research programs provide opportunities for co-authorship with colleagues, domestically and internationally, and with Cal Poly graduate and undergraduate students.
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Submissions from 2008
Slow, Fast and In Between: Habitat Distribution and Behaviour of Larvae in Nine Species of Libellulid Dragonfly, Shannon J. McCauley
Metacommunity Patterns in Larval Odonates, Shannon J. McCauley, Christopher J. Davis, Rick A. Relyea, Kerry L. Yurewicz, David K. Skelly, and Earl E. Werner
Introduction to the Limnology and Oceanography Special Issue on Autonomous and Lagrangian Platforms and Sensors (ALPS), Mark A. Moline, T. D. Dickey, E. C. Itsweire, and M. J. Perry
Biological Responses in a Dynamic Bouyant River Plume, Mark A. Moline, Thomas K. Frazer, Robert Chant, Scott Glenn, Charles A. Jacoby, John R. Reinfelder, Jennifer Yost, Meng Zhou, and Oscar Schofield
High Latitude Changes in Ice Dynamics and Their Impact on Polar Marine Ecosystems, Mark A. Moline, Nina J. Karnovsky, Zachary Brown, George J. Divoky, Thomas K. Frazer, Charles A. Jacoby, Joseph J. Torres, and William R. Fraser
Inhibition of Barnacle (Amphibalanus amphitrite) Cyprid Settlement by Means of Localized, Pulsed Electric Fields, Rodolfo E. Perez-Roa, Marc A. Anderson, Dan Rittschof, Beatriz Orihuela, Dean Wendt, Gregory L. Kowalke, and Daniel R. Noguera
Spatial and Temporal Approaches in Analyzine Recreational Groundfish Data From Southern Central California and Their Application Toward Marine Protected Areas, Steven J. Rienecke, John S. Stephens Jr., Royden Nakamura, Erin Nakada, and Dean E. Wendt
Spatial and Temporal Variation in the Natal Otolith Chemistry of a Hawaiian Reef Fish: Prospects for Measuring Population Connectivity, Benjamin I. Ruttenberg, Scott L. Hamilton, and Robert R. Warner
Bio-optics in Integrated Ocean Observing Networks: Potential for Studying Harmful Algal Blooms, Oscar Schofield, J. Bosch, Scott Glenn, Gary Kirkpatrick, John Kerfoot, Steven Lohrenz, Mark A. Moline, Matthew Oliver, and Paul Bissett
Creationism, Catastrophism, and Velikovsky, William D. Stansfield
Franklin's Electric Kite Experiment, William D. Stansfield
Teaching Mendelism, William D. Stansfield
Mulched cover crops as an alternative to conventional weed management systems in vineyards, Scott J. Steinmaus, C. L. Elmore, R. J. Smith, D. Donaldson, E. A. Weber, J. A. Roncoroni, and P. R.M. Miller
Recruitment of Coastal Fishes and Oceanographic Variability in Central California, J. R. Wilson, B. R. Broitman, J. E. Caselle, and D. E. Wendt
Submissions from 2007
Consequences of a Genetic Bottleneck in California Condors: A Mitochondrial DNA Perspective, Mary S. Adams and Francis X. Villablanca
Genome Size Evolution in Relation to Leaf Strategy and Metabolic Rates Revisited, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Ilia J. Leitch, and Charles A. Knight
Correlated evolution of genome size and seed mass, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Angela T. Moles, Ilia J. Leitch, Michael D. Bennett, John B. Dickie, and Charles A. Knight
Influence of Swimming Speed on Metabolic Rates of Juvenile Pacific Bluefin Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna, Jason M. Blank, Charles J. Farwell, Jeffery M. Morrissette, Robert J. Schallert, and Barbara A. Block
Temperature Effects on Metabolic Rate of Juvenile Pacific Bluefin Tuna Thunnus Orientalis, Jason M. Blank, Jeffery M. Morrissette, Charles J. Farwell, Mathew Price, Robert J. Schallert, and Barbara A. Block
Nontarget Effects of the Mosquito Adulticide Pyrethrin Applied Aerially During a West Nile Virus Outbreak in an Urban California Environment, Walter M. Boyce, Sharon P. Lawler, Jennifer M. Schultz, Shannon J. McCauley, Lynn S. Kimsey, Michael K. Niemela, Carrie F. Nielsen, and William K. Reisen
Specimens of the billfish Xiphiorhynchus van Beneden, 1871, from the Yazoo Clay Formation (late Eocene), Louisiana, Harry L. Fierstine and Gary L. Stringer
Protective Capactiy of Mangroves During Tropical Storms: A Case Study from 'Wilma' and 'Gamma' in Belize, Elise F. Granek and Benjamin I. Ruttenberg
Lichens of Pine Hill, a Peridotite Outcrop in Eastern North America, Tanner B. Harris, Fred C. Olday, and Nishanta Rajakaruna
Proximate Developmental Mediators of Sexual Dimorphism in Size: Case Studies from Squamate Reptiles, Henry B. John‐Alder, Robert M. Cox, and Emily N. Taylor