Hastings Reserve Annual Report

Major Uses of Reserve A. Class 2 Teaching and Research Reserve. Dominant research use is by the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. A number of graduate students are resident at the Reserve for large parts of the year, conducting research in connection with advanced degree programs. A wide variety of biology classes, both graduate arid undergraduate, from many types of institutions (see above) account for the utilization of the Reserve as a teaching resource. B. About one half of the area of the Reservation is a Research Reserve (Class 3). Major Research Projects (identify by scientist, institution arid title of project): Resident Scientists J. Davis: Competition in flocks of wintering Juncos and Sparrows, Habitat utilization in lizards. J.R. Griffin: Oak woodland ecology. Analysis of old field vegetation Continuing projects by non-resident scientists O. P. Pearson: Dynamics of small rodent populations G.L. Stebbins: Field tests of experiment Plantago hybrids W.I. Follett: Long-term study of local fish populations C.J. Weinman: Studies on flies of genus Fannia