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Stelis

Orchidaceae > Asparagales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae10 mentionsstudy subject

Thamnophis sirtalis

garter snakes — Colubridae > Squamata > Reptilia

Animalia10 mentionspredator

Triticum

Poaceae > Poales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae10 mentionsstudy subject

Tuberculatus quercicola

Hemiptera > Insecta

Animalia10 mentionsstudy subject

Viola adunca

Violaceae > Malpighiales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae10 mentionshost plant, study subject

black-footed ferret

black-footed ferret — Mustelidae

Animalia10 mentionsmanaged species, threatened species

greater sandhill crane

greater sandhill crane —

Animalia10 mentionsmanaged species

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Species

largemouth bass

largemouth bass —

Animalia10 mentionsinvasive

spruce budworm

spruce budworm —

Animalia10 mentionspest

waterfowl

waterfowl — Anatidae

Animalia10 mentionsmanaged species, habitat component

Abies

true fir — Pinaceae > Pinales > Pinopsida

Plantae9 mentionshost plant, dominant tree species

Acer rubrum

Red Maple — Sapindaceae > Sapindales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, habitat component

Actinobacteria

Actinobacteria

Bacteria9 mentionscomparison organism

Aedes aegypti

mosquitos — Culicidae > Diptera > Insecta

Animalia9 mentionsstudy subject, example species for response to invasive Aedes albopictus

Alopecurus pratensis

Meadow Foxtail — Poaceae > Poales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionshost plant, study subject

Ambystoma maculatum

spotted salamander — Ambystomatidae > Caudata > Amphibia

Animalia9 mentionsreferenced species

Antennaria rosea

Pussytoes — Asteraceae > Asterales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, habitat component

Anthophora spp.

digger bee —

Animalia9 mentionshabitat component

Aquilegia flavescens

Colorado columbine — Ranunculaceae > Ranunculales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

bearberry — Ericaceae > Ericales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, host plant

Artemisia dracunculus

Asteraceae > Asterales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, habitat component

Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata

Basin big sagebrush — Asteraceae > Asterales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, habitat component

Avena barbata

Poaceae > Poales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, referenced species

Bombus vosnesenskii

Apidae > Hymenoptera > Insecta

Animalia9 mentionsreferenced species, pollinator

Boreorana sylvatica

wood frogs — Ranidae > Anura > Amphibia

Animalia9 mentionsexample species for exploring consistency of genotype-phenotype across environmental gradients, managed species

Bos bison

American bison — Bovidae > Artiodactyla > Mammalia

Animalia9 mentionsreferenced, referenced species

Castilleja occidentalis

Tundra Paintbrush — Orobanchaceae > Lamiales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, mentioned

Chaoborus americanus

Chaoboridae > Diptera > Insecta

Animalia9 mentionsstudy subject

Chlorura chlorura

green-tailed towhee —

Animalia9 mentionsmanaged species

Cicadas

Cicadas —

Animalia9 mentionshabitat component

Cicadellidae

leafhoppers — Cicadellidae > Hemiptera > Insecta

Animalia9 mentionsprey, study subject

Coccyzus americanus

yellow-billed cuckoo — Cuculidae > Cuculiformes > Aves

Animalia9 mentionsthreatened species, managed species

Colias alexandra

Pieridae > Lepidoptera > Insecta

Animalia9 mentionspollinator, referenced

Diervilla lonicera

Diervillaceae > Dipsacales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsmentioned example

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Russian Olive — Elaeagnaceae > Rosales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsinvasive, habitat component

Equus ferus

horse — Equidae > Perissodactyla > Mammalia

Animalia9 mentionsstudy subject, managed species

Formica neorufibarbis

Formicidae > Hymenoptera > Insecta

Animalia9 mentionsstudy subject

Fouquieria splendens

ocotillo — Fouquieriaceae > Ericales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsnectar source, study subject

Gasteromermis

Mermithidae > Nemontoda

Animalia9 mentionsparasite

Hordeum vulgare

barley — Poaceae > Poales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsreference standard, habitat component

Hydracarina

water mites —

Animalia9 mentionsstudy subject

Larrea tridentata

creosote bush — Zygophyllaceae > Zygophyllales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsstudy subject, reference species

Lasius niger

Formicidae > Hymenoptera > Insecta

Animalia9 mentionsreferenced species, referenced

Lolium perenne

perennial ryegrass — Poaceae > Poales > Magnoliopsida

Plantae9 mentionsreferenced species, habitat component

Macaca fuscata

Japanese macaque — Cercopithecidae > Primates > Mammalia

Animalia9 mentionsreferenced, referenced species

Macaca sylvanus

Barbary macaque — Cercopithecidae > Primates > Mammalia

Animalia9 mentionsreferenced comparison species, study subject

Marmota broweri

Arctic or Alaskan — Sciuridae > Rodentia > Mammalia

Animalia9 mentionsstudy subject

Marmota himalayana

Himalayan — Sciuridae > Rodentia > Mammalia

Animalia9 mentionsstudy subject

Melampsora lini

flax rust —

Fungi9 mentionspathogen, fungal pathogen

Melamspora lini

flax rust —

Fungi9 mentionsparasite