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Number 26 (December 1992), Southern Fishes Council

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

(December 1992) - Fishes of Okatoma Creek, a Free-flowing Stream in South-Central Mississippi. By S.T. Ross et al., 9 pp.

Reidentification of William Bartram's Savannah River Ambloplites, with Early Evidence for a Tennessee-Savannah Faunal Exchange. By R.C. Cashner, et al., 4 pp.

Front Matter, Southeastern Fishes Council

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Fishes Of Okatoma Creek, A Free-Flowing Stream In South-Central Mississippi, Stephen T. Ross, David C. Heins, John W. Burris

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Reindentification Of William Bartram's Savannah River Ambloplites, With Early Evidence For A Tennessee-Savannah Faunal Exchange, Robert C. Cashner, Tim M. Berra, Donald G. Cloutman

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

The Black Flies (Simuliidae:Diptera) Of The Great Smoky Mountain National Park And Vicinity, Sitan Traore

Masters Theses

Larval black flies were collected monthly from four selected streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park between June 1991 and July 1992. One large size (13 m wide Little River), one small (1m wide Tipton Place) and two medium sized streams, one in the sun (6.45 m wide Mill Creek site #1) and one in the shade (6m wide Mill creek site #2) streams and additional creeks in Knox, Monroe, Morgan, Blount counties in eastern Tennessee and Haywood County in western North Carolina will be discussed.

Larvae of Simulium tuberosum (Lundstrom) complex, S. venustum/ verecundum Say, S. quebecense Twinn, …

College And University Administrators' Attitudes Concerning Contract-Managed And Self-Operated Food Service, Thomas F. Gaddis

Masters Theses

The purpose of this research was to ascertain factors which influence college and university administrators' decisions to change the management format of their food service operation. Specifically this included 1) developing a list of potential factors which could influence an administrator's decision in this area, 2) determining administrators perceived importance of the factors, 3) determining the attitudes of administrators toward contract companies and the services provided, and 4) determining if significant differences existed between attitudes toward contract companies as they related to size and type of institution (public or private).

A list of potential decisional factors was developed by both …

Point-Model Dependent Sampling For Timber Inventory, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, John C. Rennie

Bulletins

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Nutrition Education In The Form Of Cafeteria Posters On Knowledge, Attitudes, And Plate Waste Of Sixth Graders, Camille L. Ivey

Masters Theses

The purpose of this research was to determine whether there was a difference in nutrition knowledge scores, nutrition attitude scores, and plate waste of 6th graders who received nutrition education in the form of cafeteria posters for a period of 19 days and 6th graders who received no nutrition education. In addition, the effects of gender, weight control action, and source of lunch on these scores were assessed.

Nutrition knowledge and attitudes regarding dietary fat were assessed in 6th grade students in 3 middle schools using pretest and posttest questionnaires. Nutrition education in 2 of the middle schools consisted of …

The Role Of Fire In The Regeneration Of Table Mountain Pine In The Southern Appalachian Mountains, Gregory L. Sanders

Masters Theses

Table Mountain pine (Pinus pungens Lam.) is highly intolerant, serotinous-coned species endemic to the Appalachian Mountains. Before it can successfully be regenerated, three conditions must occur--(1) heat must be present to open its serotinous cones, (2) seed must fall on mineral soil, and (3) the existing forest canopy must be removed in to expose seedlings to full sunlight. These conditions are only met in the advent of fire.

This study was conducted in stands of Table Mountain pine that were burned by wildfires to see which burning conditions best regenerate the species. It showed that the best regeneration occurred …

Coyotes In Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Evaluation Of Methods To Monitor Relative Abundance, Movement Ecology, And Habitat Use, Barron Allen Crawford

Masters Theses

Introduction: In North America, coyotes (Canis latrans) are the most primitive members of the genus Canis and are believed to have evolved from the ancestral coyote (C. leophagus) (Nowak 1978). During the late Pleistocene period, coyotes were found throughout North America. However, until the 1900's the range of modern coyotes only extended as far east as Wisconsin and south to central Texas (Nowak 1978). It appears that wolf populations were the major factor limiting coyotes in Eastern North America (Nowak 1978, Parker 1988).

Coyotes are adaptable carnivores that have survived human persecution and expanded their range …

Reintroduction Of River Otters Into Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mary C. Miller

Masters Theses

Beginning in December 1988, 14 river otters were obtained from South Carolina and Louisiana, implanted with radio transmitters, and released on Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). A total of 896 radio locations were obtained. There were four mortalities.

Five otters established home ranges in Little River. Four otters traveled out of Little River. Of those otters, three established home ranges on the North Carolina side of GSMNP. One otter established a home range in the French Broad River outside of GSMNP. The remaining otter has not been located since its release.

After a brief period of …

A Study Of Members Of A Public Health Nutrition Practice Group: How Education, Training, And Experience Influence Competency In Practice, Annemarie Jane Novak

Masters Theses

This research was conducted to identify the self-reported continuing education needs of members of the Public Health Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association and to determine the relationships between education, training, and experience factors and public health nutrition practice. The three categories (nutrition, public health, and social/behavioral science and education) of knowledge and skill statements identified in the public health nutrition graduate curriculum guide, Strategies for Success, were adapted for use in a survey which asked respondents to self-report the level and degree of use in the job of each knowledge/skill using a Likert-like scale. Respondents were asked …

Number 25 (March 1992), Southern Fishes Council

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

(March 1992) - Water Currents in Spawning Areas of Pebble Nests of Nocomis leptocephalus (Pisces: Cyprinidae). By E.G. Maurakis, et al., 3 pp.

Minutes, Regional Reports and News Notes.

Business Meeting Minutes, Southeastern Fishes Council

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Water Currents In Spawning Areas Of Pebble Nests Of Nocomis Leptocephalus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), Eugene G. Maurakis, William S. Woolcott, Mark H. Sabaj

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Regional Sfc Reports, Southeastern Fishes Council

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

News Notes, Southeastern Fishes Council

Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Nonparametric Testing For Structural Change In The Demand For Selected Dairy Products, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Scott Bevins, Kim Jensen

Bulletins

No abstract provided.

1991 Performance Of Field Crop Varieties, University Of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Charles R. Graves, B. N. Duck, D. R. West, Vernon Reich, Fred Allen, David Kincer, Roy Thompson, Gordon Percell, Mark Harrison, Bill Pitt, Marshall Smith

Bulletins

No abstract provided.

The Saurian Psyche Revisted: Lizards In Research, Neil Greenberg

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

This essay is intended to guide researchers interested in lizards as prospective experimental models to identify an appropriate species for their research needs and to care for lizards in a manner that will not compromise their utility. Coupled with these is a concern for critical thinking about the ethical dimension of lizard research, one guide for which is to consider the intersection of human needs and lizard needs.

Before proceeding further, several arbitrary premises must be made clear:

1. While wholly deserving of study because of their intrinsic interest, I will assume that the lizard research to be undertaken is …