Juvenile survival is among the most important demographic parameters driving population dynamics in birds. However, because first-year (i.e. 1-year-old) migratory passerines are thought to return to breed at great distances ...

Recent, dramatic shifts have occurred within zooplankton community structure in Lake Michigan. Such changes could alter the ability of invasive species, such as Asian carp, to establish self-sustaining populations. Without ...

Predation is the leading cause of nest failure for many birds and is an important source of natural selection that shapes avian behavior and life-history traits. However, our understanding of the relationship between habitat ...

Agriculture is an appropriate landscape context for grassland reserves. I found agricultural edges do not influence nest predation, reserves in agricultural settings support successful nesting throughout breeding seasons, ...

Three independent but interrelated experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of growing media, irrigation systems and NO3-N concentrations on geranium (Pelargonium hortorum) stock plant production cv "Yours ...

Agricultural nutrient loss (N and P) from the Midwestern United States is an important issue, especially from tile drained land. There are a wide range of in-field and edge-of-field practices to reduce losses that have ...

The distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Borrelia burgdorferi has continued expanding in Illinois over the past twenty years. However, the extent to which this tick vector and etiologic agent of Lyme disease has spread ...

The Illinois River in Illinois is characterized by a pollution gradient originating from highly urbanized and industrialized upstream sources that contain elevated levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Controlled ...

Wetlands are vital ecosystems that provide a wide range of services. Much attention has been focused on wetlands’ ability to retain and remove pollutants, in particular nitrogen, from streams and waterways. For example, ...

Plant growth regulators (PGRs) such as trinexapac-ethyl (TE) and paclobutrazol (PAC) are often routinely applied to highly managed turfgrasses to suppress clipping production, increase sward density, and enhance color. ...