The College of Life Sciences

Auger, Janene

M. L. Bean Museum

Email: janene_auger@byu.edu

190  MLBM
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 422-6688


 Education
  • PhD, Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2005
  • M.S., Zoology, Brigham Young University, 1994
  • B.S., Zoology, Brigham Young University, 1991
Selected Publications
Journal Article

Roeder, B., Hatch, K. A., Buckman, R. S., Gale, B. H., Bunnell, S. T., Eggett, D., Auger, J.  "Isotopic and gross fecal analysis of black bear scats."  Ursus.  Ed. Rich Harris.  2nd ed.  Vol. 22.2 (2011): 133-140.  <website>

  "Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) and black bears (Ursus americanus) prevent trabecular bone loss during disuse (hibernation)."  Bone.  Oct. 2009: doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.08.011. 

  "Six months of disuse during hibernation does not increase intracortical porosity or decrease cortical bone geometry, strength, or mineralization in black bear (Ursus americanus) femurs."  Journal of Biomechanics.  Vol. 42 (2009): 1378-1383. 

  "Black bear femoral geometry and cortical porosity are not adversely affected by ageing despite annual periods of disuse (hibernation)."  Journal of Anatomy.  Vol. 210 (2007): 160-169. 

  "Selection of Ants by the American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)."  Western North American Naturalist.  Vol. 64 (2004): 166-174. 

Book Chapter

  "Peraphyllum ramosissimum Nutt.."  The Woody Plant Seed Manual.  Ed. F.T. Bonner and R.P. Karrfalt.  United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Jul. 2008.  Vol. Agriculture Handbook 727.  1223.  <website>

Conference Proceedings

  Reproduction of Black Bears on the East Tavaputs Plateau, Utah.  Sep. 2008.  Vol. 9.  30-44. 

  Movements of Utah Black Bears: Implications for Management and Conservation.  Apr. 2005.  Vol. 8.  72-80.