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T.V Tower Bird Mortality During Migration Periods

Purpose

In two months, under different weather and lunar conditions, the quantity and species of birds killed at two TV towers will be recorded.

Project Start Date
1985-10-01
Project End Date
1985-12-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
Keywords
  • TV
  • tower
  • bird
  • birds
  • mortality
  • death
  • migration
  • migratory
  • period
  • periods
  • weather
  • kill
  • killed
  • towers
  • Robert Jarvis
  • Katherine Loofburrow
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Jarvis, Robert L.
Role
C
Collaborators
Loofburrow, Katherine
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Import Unique ID
228
Project ID
228

Reducing Deer Populations with Electronic Fences

Purpose

Evaluate the effectiveness of electronic sensors and programmable speakers to exclude deer from a new plantation. Effectiveness will be evaluated by comparing browsing and pellet counts between protected and unprotected areas of a clearcut.

Project Start Date
1986-06-01
Project End Date
1986-08-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • reduce
  • reducing
  • deer
  • elk
  • population
  • populations
  • electronice
  • electric
  • fences
  • fence
  • effective
  • effectiveness
  • browse
  • browsing
  • pellet
  • pellets
  • William Randall
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
USFS
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Randall, William
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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234
Project ID
234

Alarm-Call Function in Townsend's Chipmunk

Purpose

Study of behavioral ecology of Townsend's chipmunk. Specifically, to determine whether alarm calling by chipmunk could have evolved through kin selection, and if not, what other selective forces might be acting.

Project Start Date
1987-01-01
Project End Date
1989-12-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • alarm
  • call
  • calling
  • function
  • townsend
  • chipmunk
  • chipmunks
  • townsend's
  • ecology
  • kin
  • Tamias townsendii
  • Andrew Blaustain
  • Claire Fuller
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Blaustain, Andrew R.
Role
C
Collaborators
Fuller, Claire
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246
Project ID
246

Trapping of Deermice (Peromyscus)

Purpose

Trapping of adult male deermice (Peromyscus spp.) to compare hind foot size with a riparian population of Peromyscus. The hypothesis proposed is that the riparian zone population will have larger feet as a swimming adaptation.

Project Start Date
1987-01-25
Project End Date
1987-02-05
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • Trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • deermice
  • deer
  • mice
  • mouse
  • peromyscus
  • riparian
  • adaptation
  • adaptations
  • population
  • populations
  • swim
  • swimming
  • Robert Brassfield
  • Robert Jarvis
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Brassfield, Robert
Role
C
Collaborators
Jarvis, Robert L.
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Import Unique ID
242
Project ID
242

Small Mammal Densities on Grazed and Ungrazed Sites

Purpose

Trapping small mammals to determine density on grazed and ungrazed sites of a replanted forest.

Project Start Date
1987-02-01
Project End Date
1987-02-15
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • Small
  • mammal
  • mammals
  • densities
  • density
  • grazed
  • graze
  • ungraze
  • ungrazed
  • site
  • sites
  • replant
  • replanting
  • Robert Jarvis
  • Matthew Obradovich
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU-Fish and Wildlife
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Jarvis, Robert L.
Role
C
Collaborators
Obradovich, Matthew
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243
Project ID
243

Use of Nest Structures by Wildlife in Managed Forest

Purpose

Research project is aimed to determine: (1). If nest structures for cavity-nesting wildlife will be used in young managed stands. (2). To compare use by primary and secondary cavity nesters of structures filled with sawdust (requiring excavation) with e

Project Start Date
1987-11-01
Project End Date
1988-07-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
Keywords
  • nest
  • nesting
  • nests
  • wildlife
  • manage
  • managed
  • bird
  • birds
  • cavity
  • cavities
  • Bill McComb
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McComb, Bill
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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252
Project ID
252

Metabolism Rates of S.Rufus During Torpor

Purpose

I would like to set up Hummingbird feeders to attract Rufus Hummingbirds. Then I would like to try to live capture them by setting up a mist-net in front of the feeders. Specimen are needed for metabolism measurements. Federal and state collection per

Project Start Date
1988-08-16
Project End Date
1988-08-16
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
Keywords
  • metabolism
  • metabolic
  • rate
  • rates
  • rufus
  • torpor
  • hummingbird
  • bird
  • birds
  • mist
  • net
  • nets
  • netting
  • Selaphorus
  • Christine Mallette
  • John Ruben
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Mallette, Christine
Role
C
Collaborators
Ruben, John A.
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260
Project ID
260

Trap Response of Peromyscus to Predator Odor

Purpose

Study trap response of Peromyscus to predator odor.

Project Start Date
1989-01-09
Project End Date
1989-03-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • Trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • peromyscus
  • predator
  • odor
  • odors
  • deer mice
  • mouse
  • Robert jarvis
  • Linda Watrous
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Jarvis, Robert L.
Role
C
Collaborators
Watrous, Linda
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262
Project ID
262

Population Regulation of Deermice by Parasites

Purpose

Two 150 X 150 M trapping grids will be established with Sherman live-traps at 10 M intervals. At capture, each mouse will be toe-clipped, weighed and sexed. In addition, the occurrence of two parasites (the rodent botfly and the mouse pinworm) will be m

Project Start Date
1990-04-01
Project End Date
1992-09-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • population
  • populations
  • regulation
  • regulations
  • deermice
  • mice
  • mouse
  • deer
  • peromyscus
  • parasite
  • parasites
  • trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • sherman
  • rodent botfly
  • fly
  • bot
  • pin
  • worm
  • pinworm
  • Dermatobia hominis
  • Aspiculuris tetraptera
  • Syphacia obvelata
  • muris
  • Andrew Blaustain
  • Claire Fuller
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Blaustain, Andrew R.
Role
C
Collaborators
Fuller, Claire
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Import Unique ID
275
Project ID
275

Red Tree Vole Mobility

Purpose

To obtain information to design future research aimed at elucidating activity patterns and habitat relationships of the red vole in western Oregon. Red tree voles will be located, extracted from their nests, two will be affixed with radio-collars and two

Project Start Date
1990-06-19
Project End Date
1990-10-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • red tree vole
  • voles
  • mobility
  • mobile
  • wildlife
  • western
  • Oregon
  • relationship
  • relationships
  • collar
  • collars
  • Arborimus longicaudus
  • rodentia
  • mouse
  • mice
  • Brian Biswell
  • Christine Maguire
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
USFS, PNW Lab, Olympia, WA
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Biswell, Brian L.
Role
C
Collaborators
Maguire, Christine
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274
Project ID
274

Red Tree Vole Study

Purpose

A pilot study to determine if a study of red tree vole home range characteristics is feasible. We are going to climb trees and search for tree voles to determine whether numbers are sufficient for a study.

Project Start Date
1990-12-10
Project End Date
1991-12-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • Red tree vole
  • voles
  • mouse
  • mice
  • population
  • populations
  • range
  • wildlife
  • F&W
  • USDA
  • Eric Forsman
  • Lowell
  • Rich
  • Nixon
  • Matt
  • Phenacomys longicaudus
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU Fish and Wildlife, USDA Forest Service
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Forsman, Eric D.
Role
PI
Collaborators
Lowell, Rich; Nixon, Matt
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287
Project ID
287

Trapping and Handling Techniques for Ground Squirrels

Purpose

To practice trapping ground squirrels in preparation for a field season in arctic Alaska.

Project Start Date
1991-05-16
Project End Date
1991-07-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • ground squirrel
  • squirrels
  • wildlife
  • rodent
  • rodents
  • Alaska
  • Larry Curtis
  • Susan Allan
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU-Fish and Wildlife
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Curtis, Larry
Role
PI
Collaborators
Allan, Susan
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289
Project ID
289

Abundance of small mammals in "New Forestry"

Purpose

To determine the abundance of Deermice, Redbacked vole, and Oregon creeping Vole in oldgrowth, a clearcut, a leave tree cut, and a retention stand. A 100 meter by 50 meter plot will be established in each stand and 50 traps will be set and baited for 5 co

Project Start Date
1991-10-25
Project End Date
1991-11-16
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • abundance
  • abundances
  • small
  • mammal
  • mammals
  • new forestry
  • wildlife
  • deermice
  • mice
  • mouse
  • redbacked
  • red
  • vole
  • oregon creeping
  • old
  • oldgrowth
  • trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • rodents
  • rodent
  • Scott Schuster
  • Bruce Coblentz
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Schuster, Scott
Role
C
Collaborators
Coblentz, Bruce
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294
Project ID
294

Sharptail Snake Survey Methods

Purpose

To distribute wood "placements" in meadow and then look under them 2-4 times during March-May to see if any sharptails snakes have taken refuge under these boards. No animals will be removed. Any sharptails will be photographed where they are found. Th

Project Start Date
1992-02-12
Project End Date
1994-02-12
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Reptiles & Amphibians
Keywords
  • sharptail
  • sharp
  • tail
  • snake
  • snakes
  • reptiles
  • reptile
  • survey
  • Contia tenuis
  • colubridae
  • John Applegarth
  • Richard Hoyer
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
Outside OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Applegarth, John
Role
C
Collaborators
Hoyer, Richard
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307
Project ID
307

Northern Pygmy Owl Density in McDonald Forest

Purpose

This project is designed to correlate owl abundance to a stand type and to get a baseline on owl numbers. Twenty monitoring stations will be set up along the main road. Eight minutes at each site for 2 days a week .5 hours before sunrise until 10:00 a.m

Project Start Date
1992-03-31
Project End Date
1992-04-28
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
Keywords
  • northern pygmy owl
  • owls
  • denisty
  • densities
  • mcdonald
  • Glaucidium californicum
  • bird
  • birds
  • wildlife
  • John Crawford
  • Johnson
  • Dave
  • Quick
  • Brian
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Crawford, John A.
Role
C
Collaborators
Johnson, Dave; Quick, Brian
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Import Unique ID
302
Project ID
302

Nesting and foraging ecology and habitat use of band-tailed pigeons in western Oregon

Purpose

Attempt to trap and radio-collar band-tailed pigeons by baiting and netting. The birds will be monitored to study their ecological requirements.

Project Start Date
1993-04-15
Project End Date
1993-04-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
Keywords
  • nest
  • nesting
  • forage
  • foraging
  • ecology
  • habitat
  • habitats
  • band-tailed pigeon
  • pigeons
  • band
  • trap
  • trapping
  • trapped
  • Patagioenas fasciata
  • Robert jarvis
  • Jerome Leanord
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Jarvis, Robert L.
Role
C
Collaborators
Leanord, Jerome
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Import Unique ID
317
Project ID
317

Characterization of the newt cannabinoid receptor

Purpose

For this characterization, I will need brain tissue membranes from about 150 male newts. I would like to harvest these newts in three batches of about 50 newts per batch. I am planning the first harvest for 10-24-93, the second in about 2-94, and the th

Project Start Date
1993-10-23
Project End Date
1994-10-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Reptiles & Amphibians
Keywords
  • Characterize
  • characterization
  • newt
  • newts
  • amphibian
  • amphibians
  • cannabinoid
  • cannabis
  • cannabinoids
  • receptor
  • receptors
  • brain
  • tissue
  • membrane
  • membranes
  • Ken Soderstrom
  • Thomas Murray
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Murray, Thomas
Role
C
Collaborators
Soderstrom, Ken
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328
Project ID
328

Size-distance relations of different food species selected for by beaver

Purpose

as per objectives

Project Start Date
1994-03-23
Project End Date
1994-03-27
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • relation
  • relations
  • food
  • species
  • beaver
  • mammal
  • mammals
  • beavers
  • castor
  • Bruce Coblentz
  • Matt Koenig
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Coblentz, Bruce
Role
C
Collaborators
Koenig, Matt
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Import Unique ID
325
Project ID
325

Color Polymorphism in Pacific Tree frogs

Purpose

Using electroshock and temporary collection process, the evaluation of Pacific Tree frogs and their color polymorphism.

Project Start Date
1998-03-01
Project End Date
2003-06-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Reptiles & Amphibians
Keywords
  • color
  • colors
  • poly
  • polymorphism
  • pacific tree frogs
  • frog
  • amphibians
  • amphibian
  • Pseudacris regilla
  • Zoology
  • Eric Hoffman
  • Mike Blouin
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU-Zoology
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Hoffman, Eric A.
Role
PI
Collaborators
Blouin, Mike
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Import Unique ID
350
Project ID
350

Salamander sampling techniques

Purpose

I will be doing a methodology test to determine the effectiveness of various salamander sampling techniques. These include pit fall traps, modified pit fall traps and artificial log habitats

Project Start Date
1998-06-01
Project End Date
1998-09-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Reptiles & Amphibians
Keywords
  • Salamander
  • Amphibian
  • amphibians
  • sample
  • sampling
  • technique
  • techniques
  • trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • artificial log
  • logs
  • Kristen McDade
  • Christine Maguire
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McDade, Kristen
Role
PI
Collaborators
Maguire, Christine
Debug Fields
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Import Unique ID
345
Project ID
345

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