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Courtship And Reproduction In The Bali Mynah, Leucopsar Rothschildi (Aves : Sturnidae), Ann Patterson Marshall

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Reproductive behavior of captive Bali Mynahs (Leucopsar rothschildi) was studied at the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation and Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia. Courtship and copulation are followed by egg-laying, then incubation, hatching, brooding and feeding, fledging, and feeding. Parents become aggressive toward their young at the start of a new reproductive period, marked by a renewal of courtship.

The female does the majority of the incubation, brooding, and feeding of the young, although the male participates as well. The male performs both the bobbing· display and the crest display more than the female does. During these displays, the crest is prominently …

Observations On The Reproductive Morphology Of Some California Spionid Polychaetes, F. Scott Mceuen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study considers the morphology of the sperm, nephridia, seminal receptacles, and gonads among a number of California spionid species. The data collected provide support for the general observation of other workers.

Reproductive Biology Of Thais Emarginata (Deshayes, 1839) And Thais Canaliculata (Dulcos, 1832), Roy Seamands Houston

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Thais emarginata (Deshayes, 1839) and Thais canaliculata (Dulcos, 1832), are two common Pacific coast gastropods (Family: Muricidae). T. emarginata is found in semi-protected rocky areas from Alaska to Baja California, while T. canaliaulata occurs in quiet bays from Alaska to Monterey Bay, California (Ricketts and Calvin, 1966). Both species occur on rocks and jetties where they can be seen feeding upon barnacles and young mussels. Despite the abundance of these species their reproductive biology has not been examined.

In the present study, the following aspects of the reproductive biology of T. emarginata and T. canalieulata are presented: Relationship of gonadal …

The Concept Of Brahmacarya, Evelyn Vrat

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Contemporary civilization of the western world represents a combination of material development and moral degeneration, Value is measured in 'space' not in 'spirit'. Antecedent to the complications of life with its sufferings) 'fiddlers fees' and disillusionments, how very few realize that true pleasure is not in having, but in being? Fewer still are those whose feelings, thoughts and actions are conscious, aware, self-chosen and self-directed. More often than not, introspection reveals that most are not masters, but the mastered, victims of moods and conflicts...

However, deep dissatisfaction with life as it appears to be and with the individual's adaption to …