A Procedure for Sampling Nymphs of Saratoga Spittlebug, \u3ci\u3eAphrophora Saratogensis\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Cercopidae), Using Percentage of Sample-Units Infested [PDF]
A method is proposed for rapidly estimating the nymphal population of the Saratoga spittlebug on alternate host plants in young red pine plantations. The method is based on an assumption that the number of nymphs per sample unit is distributed within an ...
Hobrla, Sharon L, Wilson, Louis F
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Prey that coevolve alongside their predators develop specific antipredator responses to reduce their predation risk. Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) are one such prey species who share an evolutionary history with a predator, the pine marten (Martes ...
Emily Reilly, Colin Lawton
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Determination of fatigue properties for Turkish red pine (Pinus brutia Ten.)
In this study, fatigue strength of red pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) wood was evaluated by applying 15 and 20 cycles per minute and 30% to 70% – 5 different load of static bending strength to small clear wood specimens.
Ergün Güntekin +1 more
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Safety Stresses of Red Pine Wood According to Site Index Grade
One of the most important indicators for using wooden materials as a building material is safety stress (SS). Site index is also an essential criterion for construction materials.
Ibrahim Bektaş
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Life History and Outbreaks of an Oak Leafroller, Archips Semiferanus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in Michigan [PDF]
In the late 1960\u27s an outbreak of yellow-green tortricid larvae occurred over hundreds of thousands of acres of red oaks in northeastern Lower Michigan.
Wilson, Louis F.
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Effects of high heat shocks on seed germination in Turkish Red Pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) populations
The aim of this study was determine the germination ability and viability of Turkish red pine seeds representing different populations at different altitudes and that are exposure to different heat shock applications with different duration.
Sezgin AYAN +5 more
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Within-Generation Morality of the Jack Pine Tip Beetle, \u3ci\u3eConophthorus Banksianae\u3c/i\u3e McPherson, in Michigan [PDF]
(excerpt) The jack pine tip beetle (Conophthorus banksianae McPherson) is a shoot-infesting scolytid hat primarily attacks jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) in Michigan. The insect was previously thought to be a variant of C.
Hall, David J, Wilson, Louis F
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Understory prescribed burning in red pine and white pine [PDF]
The alarming loss of forested areas containing red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) and eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) in eastern Canada is a situation that must be addressed promptly by changing management approaches. Since the ecological role of fire in the regeneration and perpetuation of these pines is well known, it makes sense to use fire to ...
Douglas J. McRae +2 more
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Asymmetry in food handling behavior of a tree-dwelling rodent (Sciurus vulgaris).
Asymmetry in motor patterns is present in a wide variety of animals. Many lateralized behaviors seem to depend on brain asymmetry, as it is the case of different tasks associated to food handling by several bird and mammal species.
Nuria Polo-Cavia +2 more
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Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Tree Damage by Hurricane Rita: An Evaluation of Contributing Factors [PDF]
Picoides borealis (Red-cockaded Woodpecker) is an endangered species inhabiting pine savannas of the southeastern United States. Because the intensity of hurricanes striking the southeastern United States is likely to increase as global temperatures rise,
Adams, Cory K. +3 more
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