Natural History of the White - Inyo Range, Eastern California and Western Nevada and High Altitude Physiology
editors: Clarance A. Hall and Donna M. Young
University of California White Mountain Research Station Symposium Volume 1
Frontispiece (aerial photo)
Title page, Acknowledgements, and Preface by Clarence A. Hall
1. The spectrum of cosmic background radiation: early and recent measurements from the White Mountain Research Station George F. Smoot ………… 1
2. Lower Cambrian stratigraphic paleontology of the White-Inyo Mountains of eastern California and Esmeralda County, Nevada Philip W. Signor and Jeffery F. Mount ……….. 6
3. The record of the Cambrian radiation even in the White-Inyo region, eastern California and western Nevada. Philip W. Signor and Jeffery F. Mount ………… 16
4. Metamorphism in the Cambrian Campito Formation, White-Inyo Mountains, California. Veronique Robigou ………… 27
5. Stratigraphy and paleogeographic significance of the Mesozoic metasedimentary rocks, northern White mountains, California R. Brooks Hanson ……….. 37
6. Quaternary dynamics of the White Mountains. Deborah L. Elliott-Fisk ………. 47
7. Current status of the White Mountain Flora James D. Morefield ………… 51
8. Life history patterns and population dynamics of alpine gentians (Geniana spp.), White Mountains, California Timothy P. Spira …………58
9. Relict tree populations in the White Mountains Deborah L. Elliott-Fisk ………..64
10. Chemical investigations of the natural hybridization among pines of the estern California mountains Eugene Zavarin, Karel Snajberk, and Richard Dodd ………. 68
11. A preliminary cladistic analysis of the Balfourianae pines Michael D. Rourke ……….. 77
12. Use of remote sensing techniques in the analysis of semi-arid shrub communities Susan L. Ustin, Barrett N. Rock, and Roy A Woodward …84
13. Distribution of phenolglycosides in willow (Salix spp.) leaves Johathan M. Horn …. 99
14. Chemical ecology of willows, leaf beetles, and predators: adaptation along an elevation gradient in the eastern Sierra Nevada John Smiley ………. 106
15. Ovipositional choice of Malacosoma californicum fragile, a subspecies of western tent caterpillar William P. Weaver, Jr. ………. 114
16. The biogeography of a herpetofaunal transition between the Great Basin and Mojave deserts J. Robert Macey ………. 119
17. Amphibian and reptile diversity along elevational transects in the White-Inyo Range Theodore J. Papenfuss ……….. 129
18. Richness and distribution of montane avifaunas in the White-Inyo region, California Ned K. Johnson and Carla Cicero ……….137
19. American Kestrel foraging behavior in the California White Mountains Annette Hoffmann ……………160
20. The social organization of the Brown-headed Cowbird in the Owens Valley, California David Yokel ………… 164
21. Foraging patterns of alpine hibernators Hannah V. Carey ………… 173
22. Bighorn Sheep in the White Mountains: past and recent history John D. Wehausen ……….. 180
23. The influence of high altitude on the hatching of chicken eggs Emerson L. Besch, Arthur H. Smith, and Russell R. Burton …183
24. Metabolic and endocrine changes at hight altitude F. Duane Blume …….. 187
25. Comparative hematology of high-altitude poikilotherms (fish) and homeotherms (chickens) Russell R. Burton ……….. 193
26. Physiological correlates of hemoglobin polymorphisms in Peromyscus maniculatus : is there evidence for adaptation? Mark A. Chappell ………… 203
27. Avian gas exchange in hypoxia at sea level and high altitude Frank L. Powell, Hashim Shams, and Steven C. Hempleman ..211
28. Effects of hypoxia on brain monoamines and serum hormones in rats Jizeng Du and Paola S. Timiras ……… 216
29. Field Trip – Road Logs A, B, C Clemens A. Nelson, Mary DeDecker, and James D. Morefield