William E. Rainey
University of California, Berkeley
11 Papers
293 Citations
William E. Rainey is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pteropus tonganus & Restoration ecology. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of William E. Rainey include Umeå University.
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Papers
Effects of tropical cyclones Ofa and Val on the structure of a Samoan lowland rain forest
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effects of tropical cyclone Ofa on forest structure, tree mortality, and interspecific differences in damage in the Tafua Rain Forest Reserve in Western Samoa.
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Effects of Tropical Cyclonic Storms on Flying Fox Populations on the South Pacific Islands of Samoa
TL;DR: The South Pacific islands of Samoa have two extant flying fox species, Pteropus samoensis and P. tonganus as discussed by the authors, which were examined following two severe cyclonic storms and evaluated the effectiveness of recently established reserves in providing refugia.
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Restricted pollination on Oceanic islands: pollination of Ceiba pentandra by flying foxes in Samoa
TL;DR: This study studied the pollination ecology of kapok, Ceiba pentandra, a widespread aboriginal introduction to Pacific islands, and highlights the importance of conserving pollinators in remote oceanic islands with depauperate pollinator faunas.
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Wildlife Response to Riparian Restoration on the Sacramento River
Gregory H. Golet,Thomas Gardali,Christine A. Howell,John W. Hunt,A. Luster,William E. Rainey,Michael D. Roberts +6 more
TL;DR: A suite of studies that assessed responses of four taxonomic groups (insects, birds, bats, and rodents) were published in this paper, focusing on the success of riparian restoration projects.
Serum gonadotropin and steroids associated with breeding activities in the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas: II. Mating and nesting in natural populations
TL;DR: Circulating levels of gonadotropins and LH and sex steroids were examined in mating and nesting animals from three breeding aggregations of green sea turtles, finding that this progesterone and LH surge only occurs if a nesting turtle is allowed to oviposit, and the presence of shelled oviducal eggs probably suppresses ovulation.
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