Hastings Reserve Annual Report

Works in Progress: Senior Thesis: Davis, C. A. Comparison of territorial behavior in two breeding populations of Northern Orioles. Senior thesis, UC Santa Cruz. Master's Thesis: Williams, P. L. Social behavior and ecology of the Northern Oriole in central California. M.S. thesis, UC Berkeley. Ph.D. Theses: Boucher, V. Resource allocation in annual and perennial California poppies in central California. Ph.D. thesis, Univ. Oregon. Carmen, W. Scrub Jay behavior and acorn ecology. UC Berkeley. (not yet a formal candidate) Pre-Ph.D. research Mumme, R. (NSF fellowship awardee). Within-group social behavior and the evolution of cooperative breeding in Acorn Woodpeckers. Ph.D. thesis, UC Berkeley. Soltz, R. Ecology of bumblebee pollination. Ph.D. thesis, UC Irvine. Faculty Research Davis, J. Manuscript preparation on completed lizard and bird projects. Hastings staff research. Griffin, J. R. Species diversity in Quercus douglasii woodlands, Carmel Valley. Oak regeneration in Quercus lobata woodlands, Carmel Valley. Seedling regeneration of Adenostoma fasciculatum. Continuing Hastings staff research. Koenig, W. D. Social behavior and ecology of Yellow-billed Magpies in central Coastal California. MVZ staff research. Nash, T. Lichen diversity and physiology in central California. NSF-funded project at Arizona St. Univ.