ABSTRACT TARGETED GRAZING AS AN EFFECTIVE CONTROL FOR NON-NATIVE LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM AMONG THE RARE SPECIES CORDYLANTHUS PALMATUS IN ALKALI MEADOW HABITATS by Sheli M. Wingo Master of Science in Biological Sciences California State University, Chico Sp . . .

ABSTRACT BILATERAL ASYMMETRY IN TWO SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS IN THE WESTERN FENCE LIZARD (SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS): IMPLICATIONS FOR A CORRELATION WITH LATERALIZED AGGRESSION by Jackson D. Shedd Master of Science in Biological Sciences California S . . .

ABSTRACT IT WAS BUILT… DID THEY COME? HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS OF YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO IN RESTORED RIPARIAN FORESTS ALONG THE SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA by Jessica E. Hammond Master of Science in Biological Sciences California State University, Chico . . .

ABSTRACT SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ECOLOGY OF FISH LARVAE IN SEASONAL AND PERENNIAL TRIBUTARIES OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER, CALIFORNIA by Rebecca C. Walther Master of Science in Biological Sciences California State University, Chico Spring 2009 Many studies h . . .

Emiliania huxleyi and some related prymnesiophyte algae produce a novel group of polyunsaturated long-chain C37-39 alkenones, alkenoates, and alkenes as their major neutral lipids, however their biosynthesis pathway is unknown. Like triglycerides, the . . .

Reproductive isolation is critical to speciation and therefore biodiversity. The immediate goal of such studies is to identify which barriers contribute most to overall reproductive isolation between species, in order to gain a broader understanding o . . .

Vernal pool habitats have been significantly reduced by conversion to incompatible agriculture and urbanization. As a result, a number of vernal pool dependent species have become rare, including Colusa grass (Neostapfia colusana) and Greene’s tuctori . . .

In the pursuit of producing cleaner fuels, plant lignocellulose is a source of fermentable sugars that don’t compete with food production. Conversion of plant components, or lignocellulose, into biofuels typically requires hot and acidic pre-treatment . . .

Freshwater turtles worldwide are declining due to a variety of human caused impacts. The Western Pond Turtle (Emys marmorata) is native to the pacific coast of the North America and is also in decline. Many Western Pond Turtles live in human-modified . . .