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Limited hybridization between Quercus lobata and Quercus douglasii (Fagaceae) in a mixed stand in central coastal California

Many oak species are interfertile, and morphological and genetic evidence for hybridization is widespread. Here we use DNA microsatellite markers to characterize hybridization between two closely related oak species in a mixed stand in central coastal California, Quercus lobata (valley oak) and Q. douglasii (blue oak) (Fagaceae). Genotypes from four microsatellite loci indicate that many alleles are shared between the two species. However, each species harbors unique alleles, and allele frequencies differ significantly.

Connecting theoretical and empirical studies of trait-mediated interactions

Trait‐mediated interactions (TMIs), in which trophic and competitive interactions depend on individual traits as well as on overall population densities, have inspired large amounts of research, but theoretical and empirical studies have not been well connected. To help mitigate this problem, we review and synthesize the theoretical literature on TMIs and, in particular, on trait‐mediated indirect interactions, TMIIs, in which the presence of one species mediates the interaction between a second and third species.

A review of trait-mediated indirect interactions in ecological communities

Prey state and experimental design affect relative size of trait- and density-mediated indirect effects

Phenotypic plasticity and interactions among plants

Trust, conflict and performance in scientific collaborations

Managing laboratory work through skepticism: Processes of evaluation and control

Interdisciplinary knowledge exchange

Assessing the robustness and optimality of alternative decision rules with varying assumptions

The relative likelihood of alternative decision-making rules