Bibliography
A list of publications derived from research conducted at the Motte Rimrock Reserve.
Ascanio, R. and M. V. Price. 1989. Population densities of Stephen's Kangaroo Rats on three sites in Western Riverside County. Report to Riverside County Fish and Game Commission and CDFG.
Ascanio, R. and M. V. Price. 1989. Powder tracking Dipodomys stephensi for estimation of home range sizes. Report to Riverside County Fish and Game Commission and CDFG.
Allen, E. B., P. E. Padgett, A. Bytnerowicz, and R. A. Minnich. 1996. Nitrogen deposition effects on coastal sage vegetation of Southern California. In: Bytnerowicz,
Arbaugh A. M., and and S. Schilling, tech. coords. Proceedings of the international symposium on air pollution and climate change effects on forest ecosystems, Riverside, California. General Technical Report PSW-GTR 164, Albany, California. Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA For. Serv.
Berhends, P. R. 1989. Trapping results for the Stephen's and Pacific Kangaroo Rats on the Motte Rimrock Ecological Reserve. Prepared for: Mary Price, Dept. of Biology, UCR. For County of Riverside and CDFG.
Braden, G., R. L. McKernan, S. Love, and S. Powell. 1995. Nesting biology of the coastal California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) in western Riverside County: 1993-1994. Report for the Southwestern Riverside County Multi-species Reserve Management Committee.
Braden, G. T., R. L. McKernan, and Shawn M. Powell. 1997. Effects of nest parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbird on nesting success of the California Gnatcatcher. The Condor 99:858-865.
Braden, G. T., R. L. McKernan, and S. M. Powell. 1997. Association of within-territory vegetation characteristics and fitness components of California Gnatcatcher. AUK 114:601-609.
Braden, G. T. 1999. Does nest placement affect the fate or productivity of California Gnatcatcher. AUK 116:984-993.
Brattstrom, B. H. 2000. The range, habitat requirements, and abundance of the orange-throated whiptail, Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science 99:1-24.
Brattstrom, B., S. Rowlands, and S. Hager. 1990. Progress Report on the status survey of the Orange-throated Whiptail and San Diego Horned Lizard. Report to the Office of Endangered Species, California Dept. of Fish and Game.
Briggs, C.M. 2009. Seed preferences of the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex rugosus in coastal sage scrub. Masters Thesis submitted to the University of California, Riverside. 84 pgs.
Buffington, M. L. and R. A. Redak. 1998. A comparison of vacuum sampling versus sweep-netting for arthropod biodiversity measurements in California coastal sage scrub. J. of Insect Conservation 2:99-106.
Carlson, B. A. 1983. Habitat selection by breeding birds at the Motte Rimrock Reserve. Masters Thesis submitted to the University of California, Riverside. 72 pgs.
Carlson, B. A. 1990. Results of the MAPS Banding Project at the Motte Rimrock Reserve for 1990. Report to Institute of Bird Populations to be included in a nation-wide report.
Carlson, B. A. 1991. Results of the MAPS Banding Project at the Motte Rimrock Reserve for 1991. Report to Institute of Bird Populations to be included in a nation-wide report.
Carlson, B. A. 1992. Results of the MAPS Banding Project at the Motte Rimrock Reserve for 1992. Report to Institute of Bird Populations to be included in a nation-wide report.
Carlson, B. A. 1993. Results of the MAPS Banding Project at the Motte Rimrock Reserve for 1993. Report to Institute of Bird Populations to be included in a nation-wide report.
Carlson, B. A. 1993. Potential correlation between rainfall and increase in HY/AHY ratio, HY, and AHY at a Riversidian sage scrub MAPS station in Southern California. No. Amer. Bird Bdr. 18:42.
Carlson, B. A. 1993. Results of the MAPS Banding Project at Motte Rimrock Reserve for 1993. Tech. Report to Institute of Bird Populations. 8 pp.
Chase, M. K., J. T. Rotenberry, and M. D. Misenhelter. 1998. Is the California Gnatcatcher an indicator of species-richness in Coastal Sage Scrub? Western Birds 29: 468-474.
DeSante, D. F., K. M. Burton, and O. E. Williams. 1993. The monitoring avian productivity and survivorship (MAPS) program second annual report. Bird Populations 1:1-28.
DeSante, D. F., K. M. Burton, and D. R. O'Grady. 1996. The monitoring avian productivity and survivorship (MAPS) program fourth and fifth annual report (1993 and 1994). Bird Populations 3:67-120.
Ellison, K. S. 1998. The relative effects of nest predation and brood parasitism on four passerine birds in Southern California coastal sage scrub. M.S. thesis, Department of Biology, UC, Riverside, 99 pages.
Fisher, R. N. and T. J. Case. 1997. A field guide to the reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California. Sponsored by the Biological Resources Division of the USGS. Printed by Lazer Touch, San Mateo, CA. 46 pages.
Fisher, R. N., A. V. Suarez, and T. J. Case. 2002. Spatial patterns in the abundance of the coastal horned lizard. Conservation Biology 16:205-215
Freers, Steven M. 1998. Lending a hand to the San Luis Rey style. Amer. Indian Rock Art 22:57-78.
Haagsma, K. A. 1994. Effect of urbanization and abiotic factors on the colony size, foraging behavior, and foraging phenology of the western subterranean termite, Reticulitermes hesperus. Masters Thesis, Dept. of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
Haagsma, K. A. and M. K. Rust. 1995. Colony size estimates, foraging trends, and physiological characteristics of the western subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Environ. Entomol. 24:1520-1528.
Hager, S. B. 1992. Surface activity, movement, and home range of the San Diego horned lizard, Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii. Masters Thesis, California State University, Fullerton. 126 pp.
Hager, S. B. 1995. Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii (San Diego horned lizard) growth. Herp. Review 26:145-146.
Hager, S. B. and B. H. Brattstrom. 1997. Surface activity of the San Diego horned lizard, Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii. Southwestern Naturalist 42:339-344.
Halama, K. J. 1998. The evolutionary ecology of morphological variation within populations of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Riverside. 201 pps
Hedges, K. 1979. The Rancho Bernardino style in Southern California. Am. Indian Rock Art 5:51-58.
Kelly, P. A. and J. T. Rotenberry. 1993. Buffer zones for ecological reserves in California: Replacing guesswork with science. In J. E. Keeley, ed. Interface between ecology and land development in California. So. Cal. Acad. of Sciences, Los Angeles, CA. Pages 85-92.
Longland, W. S. 1989. Risk of predation and microhabitat choice by heteromyid rodents. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Riverside.
Martin, J. W., and B. A. Carlson. 1998. Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli). In Birds of North America, No. 326 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.) The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Mayhew, W., and B. A. Carlson. 1990. User's handbook for the Motte Rimrock Reserve.
McCarthy, D. F., J. D. Swenson, and P. J. Wilke. 1981. Archeological survey of the Motte Rimrock Reserve, Riverside County, California. UCNRS, UCRARU #454. 18 pgs.
McCarthy, D. F. 1991. Documentation of two painted superimposed rock art styles at CA-Riv-114, Motte-Rimrock Reserve, Western Riverside County, California. San Diego Museum Papers No. 27:75-80.
McCarthy, D. F., L. Payen, and P. Ennis. 1994. Use of amino acid racemization methods of rock paintings at Motte-Rimrock Reserve, Riverside County, California. Am. Indian Rock Art 13&14:23-26.
McClenaghan, L. R., Jr. and H. D. Truesdale. 1991. Final Report: Genetic variability within and among populations of Dipodomys stephensi in Riverside County, California. Submitted to Regional Environmental Consultants, San Diego, CA.
McClenaghan, L. R., Jr. and E. Taylor. 1991. Final Report: Temporal and spatial patterns of demography in populations of Dipodomys stephensi from Riverside County, California. Journal of Mammalogy 74:636-645.
McKernan, R. L. and M. S. Crook. 1994. Brown-headed cowbird trapping at Lake Skinner, Lake Mathews, and UCR Motte Rimrock Ecological Preserve, western Riverside County Spring/Summer 1994. Prepared for the Southwestern Riverside County Multi-species Reserve Management Committee. 13 pages.
Meyers, M. A. 1984. Postfire dynamics in Californian coastal sage scrub. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, UC, Riverside. 147 pgs.
Misenhelter, M. D. 1998. Choices and consequences of habitat occupancy and nest site selection in Sage Sparrows (Amphispiza belli). Masters Thesis, University of California Riverside. 39 pps.
Misenhelter, M. D., and J. T. Rotenberry. 2000. Choices and consequences of habitat occupancy and nest site selection in Sage Sparrows. Ecology 81:2892-2901.
Montalvo, A. M. and N. C. Ellstrand. 1999. Transplantation of the subscrub Lotus scoparius: Testing the home-site advantage hypothesis. Cons. Bio. 1034-1045.
Moore, Y. C. 2003. Effects of seed supplementation on populations of the Dulzura kangaroo rat, Dipodomys simulans. Masters Thesis submitted to the University of California, Riverside. 80 pps.
Price, M. V., P. Kelly, and R. L. Goldingay. 1991. Stephen's kangaroo rat research: Report of progress to date. Submitted to Regional Environmental Consultants, San Diego, CA.
Price, M. V., P. A. Kelly, R. L. Goldingay. 1992. Population dynamics and dispersal patterns of Stephen's Kangaroo Rat, Parts A thru F. Report submitted to Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency.
Price, M. V., P. A. Kelly, R. L. Goldingay. 1992. Distinguishing the Endangered Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) from the Pacific Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis). Bull. Southern California Acad. Sci. 91(3):126-136.
Price, M. V., and K. A. Kramer. 1984. On measuring microhabitat affinities with special reference to small mammals. Oikos 42(3):349?354.
Price, M. V., W. S. Longland, and R. L. Goldingay. 1991. Niche relationships of Dipodomys agilis and D. stephensi: Two sympatric kangaroo rats of similar size. Am. Midl. Nat. 126:172-186.
Price, M. V., and N. M. Waser. 1983. On relative abundance of species: post fire changes in a coastal scrub rodent community. Ecology 65(4):1161?1169.
Rafter, J. 1983. Mockingbird Canyon's Milky Way. San Diego Museum Papers 16. Vol 1:75- 80.
Rafter, J. 1989. Archaeoastronomical possibility at CA-Riv-984. San Diego Museum Papers No. 24:69-73.
Rafter, J. 1992. Searching for more Sun and net designs. San Diego Museum Papers No. 28:135-142.
Rowland, S. D. 1992. Activity, behavior, ecology, and home range of the orange-throated whiptail, Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi Cope. Master's Thesis presented to the faculty of California State University, Fullerton.
Rowland, S. D., and B. H. Brattstrom. 2001. Activity, time/activity budgets, and the use of microhabitats by the Orange-throated whiptail, Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi. Herpetological Natural History. 8(1):1-14.
Sanger, K. K. and C. W. Meighan. 1990. Discovering Prehistoric Rock Art - A recording manual. Wormwood Press, Calabasas, CA. Motte Rimrock Reserve used in Appendix A and thruout book as an example.
Shepard, R. S. 1996. Luiseno rock art and sacred landscape in late prehistoric southern California. Masters Thesis. Dept. of Archaeology, University of California Los Angeles. 83 pages.
Smith, G. A. and S. M. Freers. 1994. Fading Images: Indian Pictographs of Western Riverside County. Riverside Museum Press, Riverside, CA. 92 pgs.
Thomas, J. R. 1973. Stephens kangaroo rat survey. California Department of Fish and Game, Special Wildlife Investigations Job II?5.6, Final Report. 10 pgs.
Vuncannon, D. H. 1977. Do diamond chain patterns found on the high-desert indicate puberty practices? Am. Indian Rock Art 3:96-100.