Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center Annual Report

PI: Thomas Atkinson Instition: UCR Project: Survey of termites in natural and man-made habitats. PI: Harold Avery Instition: UCR Project: Food preferences of desert tortoise. Funding: BIM Duration: June - August 1992 PI: Ted Case Instition: UCSD Other PI's: Randall Ryti Project: Competition among ant colonies. PI: Reginald Chapman Instition: Univ. Arizona Project: Grasshoppers of Deep Canyon. Duration: Completed June 1992 PI: Roger Dajoz Instition: Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle Other PI's: Aline Dajoz Project: Biogeography and taxonomy of beetles. PI: Martin Daly Instition: McMaster University Other PI's: Margo Wilson Project: Behavioral ecology of kangaroo rats. Funding: NSERC Grant #: A7026 PI: Wendy Donaldson Instition: Univ. Texas Other PI's: None Project: Biology of horned lizards. Duration: August - September 1991 PI: French Alan Instition: State University of New York, Binghamton Project: Patterns of hibernation in poorwills. Funding: National Geographic Society Grant #: 4373-90 Duration: November 1990 - April 1992 PI: Saul Frommer Instition: UCR Project: Arthropod survey of the Deep Canyon Transect. PI: David Greenburg Instition: UCSB Project: Ecology of rattlesnakes. PI: Elliot Jacobson Instition: Univ. Florida Project: Disease transmission in desert tortoises. Funding: BLM Duration: March 1990 - October 1992 PI: Jennie Larkin Instition: Stanford Project: Body temperature regulation in the poorwill. Funding: Upjohn - Regulatory Neurophysiology Grant #: 28HSA908 Duration: September - October 1991 PI: Jeanne Messier Instition: UCSD Project: Acoustic signalling in phainopepla. PI: Rodger Mitchell Instition: Ohio State Univ. Project: Palo verde and bruchid beetle life history. PI: Brad Mullens Instition: UCR Project: Survey of haematophagous diptera. Funding: California Department of Fish and Game PI: Katherine Muller Instition: UCD Project: Behavior of desert grasshoppers. Funding: Mathias Student Research Grant Award Amt.: $1,980 Duration: December 1991 - August 1993 PI: Allan Muth Instition: UCR Other PI's Mark Fisher Project: Population Biology of horned lizards. Funding: California Department of Fish and Game Grant #: FG9268 Award Amt.: $44,157.00 Duration: September 1989 - October 1992 PI: Allan Muth Instition: UCR Other PI's: Mark Fisher Project: Population Biology of fringe-toed lizard. PI: Park Nobel Instition: UCLA Project: Physiology of succulents. Funding: US Department of Energy Grant #: DE-FCO3-87-ER60615 Duration: September 1991 - April 1992 PI: Randall Ryti Instition: Montana State Univ. Project: Spatial patterns and competition in ants. PI: Charles Sylber Instition: CSU Fullerton Project: Competition among desert herbivores. PI: Rasoul Sharifi Instition: UCLA Other PI's: Phil Rundel Project: Phenology of desert legumes. Funding: National Science Foundation PI: Kelly Zamudio Instition: Univ. Washington Other PI's: Allan Muth Project: Population viability analysis of Uma inornata