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Our new paper in the Journal of Ecology: Individual and population-wide drivers of seed production in valley oaks

2/25/2016

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Exciting news! Our article that dissects the seed production behavior of valley oaks and describes how individual resource-limitation could interact with population-wide pollen limitation to drive masting has just been published in the well-respected Journal of Ecology. 

Find out more here: 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.12554/full
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Conservation Magazine: "Corvids hold the key to saving the world's forests"

2/24/2016

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Jason Goldman, a science writer for a number of magazines and blogs, wrote up this wonderful piece about our review paper. Great to see that our plan of spreading corvid fever seems to be working. No, but seriously, this is a detailed and fun account of our study and captures our fascination for the biology of these cheeky birds.

Check it out here:
http://conservationmagazine.org/2016/02/corvids-hold-the-key-to-saving-the-worlds-forests/#comments
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Ars Technica: Corvids could save forests from the effects of climate change!

2/8/2016

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A wonderfully detailed piece on our review paper was featured in Ars Technica this week. 

Read more here: 
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/02/corvids-could-save-forests-from-the-effects-of-climate-change/
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Bird Watching Daily: The True Value of Crows & Jays

2/5/2016

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A lovely, detailed write-up in Bird Watching Daily! 
http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/blog/2016/02/05/the-true-value-of-crows-and-jays/
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Earth Times: Raven Mad or Just Nutcrackers?

2/5/2016

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Hailing all the way from the UK, Earth Times provided this funny write-up about the serious consequences of corvid seed dispersal. 

Check it out here: 
http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/raven-nutcrackers-trees-crows/2905/_
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IFL Science: Corvids help forests grow!

2/4/2016

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Another nice write-up of our review paper by one of my favorite SciComm outlets, IFLScience! 

Check it out here: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/jays-and-crows-help-forests-grow-emb-feb-3-2300-gmt
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Scientific American Podcast: Scatter-hoarding corvids may help trees cope with climate change

2/4/2016

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PictureDistribution map of corvid genera and oak & pine trees throughout the world. Illustration by Emily Underwood. [Pesendorfer et al., 2016 The Condor: Ornithological Applications]
Chris Intagliata, a journalist with Scientific American and PRI's Science Friday, interviewed me for this podcast about our review paper on seed dispersal by scatter-hoarding corvids. He provides a very nice summary of the key points of the paper!

Check it out: 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/seed-scattering-birds-may-help-trees-cope-with-climate-change/
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