The Southwestern Naturalist

Contents 47(4) December 2002

Feature Articles

Habitat use and abundance trends of rodents in southeastern Arizona. Michael L. Morrison, Amy J. Kuenzi, Coleen F. Brown, and Don E. Swann.

Renal structural adaptations among three species of peccary. Stam M. Zervanos.

Success of artificial bird nests in burned Gulf Coast Chenier Plain marshes. Steven W. Gabrey, Barry C. Wilson, and Alan D. Afton.

Genetic structure of endangered Stephens’ kangaroo rat populations in southern California. Leroy R. McClenaghan, Jr. and Harold D. Truesdale.

Avian use of Chinese tallow seeds. Warren C. Conway, Loren M. Smith, and James F. Bergan.

Effects of fire and grazing on an arid grassland ecosystem. Thomas J. Valone, Shawn E. Mordell, and S. K. Morgan Ernest.

Remote sensing of Macartney rose in the Texas Coastal Prairie. J. H. Everitt, C. Yang, R. F. Wilson, M. A. Alaniz, and M. R. Davis.

Environmental effects on biomass productivity of wild populations of Yucca schidigera in Baja California, Mexico. J. Jesus Castellón O., Abraham Rublúo I., Jorge Sepúlveda B., and Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos.

Rock outcrop plant communities (glades) of the Ozarks: a synthesis. Stewart Ware.

Notes

Effects of discing saltcedar seedlings during riparian restoration efforts. Loren M. Smith, Matthew D. Sprenger, and John P. Tayler.

New locality of Gleditsia triacanthos (Leguminosae) in northeastern Mexico and its phytogeographic interest. Eduardo Estrada-Castillón, Carmen Yen-Méndez, and Miguel A. González-Botello.

River weed growing epizoically on freshwater mussels. Caryn C. Vaughn, Daniel E. Spooner, and Bruce W. Hoagland.

Reproduction by young-of-year red shiners (Cyprinella lutrensis) and its implications for invasion success. Edie Marsh-Matthews, William J. Matthews, Keith B. Gido, and Rebecca L. Marsh.

Short-term effects of riparian disturbance on Desmognathus brimleyorum (Plethodontidae) at a natural spring in Oklahoma. Lance R. Williams, Doyle L. Crosswhite, and Marsha G. Williams.

New record of Elgaria parva (Lacertilia: Anguidae) from Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Javier Banda-Leal, Robert W. Bryson, Jr., and David Lazcano Villarreal.

Record of the colubrid snake Dendrophidion nuchale (Peters) from Nicaragua. Peter J. Stafford.

Natural and human impacts on two least tern colonies in northwestern Mexico. Iriana Zuria and Eric Mellink.

Floral abundance, territoriality, and the importance of Echeveria gibbiflora to Cynanthus latirostris (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) during winter. Carlos F. Vargas and Victor Parra-Tabla.

Brown-headed cowbird attacks southwestern willow flycatcher nestlings. Hope D. woodward and Scott H. Stoleson.

Predation of desert mammals by Lanius ludovicianus (Laniidae). Sergio Ticul Alvarez-Castaneda.

Nests of Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) in Douglas County, Colorado. Matthew R. Bain and Tanya M. Shenk.

Noteworthy record of the silver-haired bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Presidio County, Texas. Joel G. Brant, Jana L. Higginbotham, and Clyde Jones.

Range extension of margay in northwestern Mexico. Juan-Pablo Gallo-Reynoso and Carlos Navarro-Serment.

Elevational range extension for the hispid cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus, (Rodentia: Muridae). Jonathon L. Dunnum, Jennifer K. Frey, David S. Tinnin, Jorge Salazar-Bravo, and Terry L. Yates.

Effects of weathering on fecal nitrogen stability. Robert G. Osborn, Tim F. Ginnett, and Rebecca A. Gonzalez.

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