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1997

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Phylogenetic Placement Of African Cornus: Evidence Of Nuclear Rdna, Scott Myers Dec 1997

Phylogenetic Placement Of African Cornus: Evidence Of Nuclear Rdna, Scott Myers

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The genus Comus (the dogwoods) contains 50 species that have been divided into nine subgenera. One of these species, C. volkensii, has been segregated into the subgenus Ajrocrania. Previous studies combined morphological, anatomical, and chemical data to produce a hypothesis of evolutionary relationships that placed the subg. Afrocrania as a segregate lineage sister to the subg. Comus, and placed the Ajrocrania/Comus lineage sister to the big-bracted dogwoods (Murrell 1997). The subgenus Afrocrania has been examined morphologically, anatomically, and palynologically; however, it was not sequenced in Xiang's (1993) analysis of rbcL (chloroplast) sequence data, or in her analysis of the matK …

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Synchronizing Estrus And Improving Subsequent Production And Performance With Prostaglandin F2 Alpha And Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin, Bryan Kutz Dec 1997

Synchronizing Estrus And Improving Subsequent Production And Performance With Prostaglandin F2 Alpha And Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin, Bryan Kutz

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Two-hundred-seventy-two sows were utilized in two trials to evaluate the effects of prostaglandin and pregnant mare serum on reducing weaning to estrus interval, increasing the degree of estrus synchrony and improving fertility at estrus resulting in improved pregnancy rates and subsequent litter performance. Sows were randomly allotted to treatments. In trial 1, sows were assigned to one of three treatments: T1 (n=18; l0mg of PGF2α /hd 24-48 hrs. after parturition), T2 (n=20; lOmg of PGF 2 α /hd at weaning) and controls (n=20). No differences (P>.05) were observed for survival rate and 21D litter wt. among treated and the …

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Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections Nov 1997

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

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Ua66/5 Newsletter, Wku Agriculture Oct 1997

Ua66/5 Newsletter, Wku Agriculture

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU Agriculture Department re: faculty/staff, students/alumni, student organizations and clubs and donors.

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Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections Aug 1997

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

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Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections May 1997

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of Hydrilla Infestation On Selected Wintering Waterfowl: Santee Copper Lake System, South Carolina, William Davis May 1997

The Effects Of Hydrilla Infestation On Selected Wintering Waterfowl: Santee Copper Lake System, South Carolina, William Davis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Hydrilla is an exotic aquatic weed that was introduced into Florida in the 1950's. Since that time it has spread rapidly from lake to lake throughout the southeast and beyond. The Santee Cooper lake system in eastern South Carolina was infested with the weed in the early 1980's. Since that time lake managers have sought ways to eliminate the aquatic plant and have succeeded to a great extent through the use of sterile grass carp as a biological control agent. This paper, however, contains evidence to support the view that hydrilla is actually a beneficial habitat for many species on …

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Evaluation Of Continuous Flow Constructed Wetlands Treating Swine Waste, Stephanie Rivard May 1997

Evaluation Of Continuous Flow Constructed Wetlands Treating Swine Waste, Stephanie Rivard

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The ability for wetlands to purify contaminated water is not a new concept. Natural wetlands have been cleansing water within our environment for ages. After studying the process of natural wetlands the same concept was applied to municipal waste. It is the success of constructed wetlands treating municipal waste that created the new idea for the application of a wetland system to treat wastewater from livestock facilities. Through proper design and management, constructed wetlands may be useful for reducing the nutrient concentration of waste (Rieck el al., 1996). Taking into consideration the higher nutrient loads of livestock waste, the same …

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Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. Iv, No. 2, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety Apr 1997

Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. Iv, No. 2, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety

University Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Kentucky Partnership for Farm Family Health & Safety.

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Ua66/5 Newsletter, Wku Agriculture Apr 1997

Ua66/5 Newsletter, Wku Agriculture

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU Agriculture Department re: faculty/staff, students/alumni, student organizations and clubs and donors.

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Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections Feb 1997

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 73, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

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Ua66/6/3/1 Biennial Report, Kentucky Gamma, Alpha Epsilon Delta Jan 1997

Ua66/6/3/1 Biennial Report, Kentucky Gamma, Alpha Epsilon Delta

Student Organizations

Biennial report created by and about the Kentucky Gamma Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta premedical honor society sponsored by WKU Biology.

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Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. Iv, No. 1, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety Jan 1997

Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. Iv, No. 1, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety

University Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Kentucky Partnership for Farm Family Health & Safety.

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Butram, Almon V., 1910-1993 (Mss 109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1997

Butram, Almon V., 1910-1993 (Mss 109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 109. Includes correspondence, legal and financial papers of Almon V. Butram, who operated a farm in northern Warren County, Kentucky.

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