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Shrimp Aquaculture: An Analysis Of Its Evolution And Organization; And The Development Of A Shrimp Growth Model, Adam Rana May 1998

Shrimp Aquaculture: An Analysis Of Its Evolution And Organization; And The Development Of A Shrimp Growth Model, Adam Rana

Honors Theses

This paper examines the impetus for the development and subsequent rise of the shrimp aquaculture industry and continues by exploring a model that seeks to improve shrimp farmers' harvests by identifying specific variables affecting shrimp growth. Evidence reviewed from 1980 through today suggest that technological advancements, reduced prices, and increases in both the supply and demand for shrimp are positively associated with the industry's rapid ascent. The introduction of vertically integrated shrimp farms along with the ability for shrimp farmers to differentiate their products are also correlated with the industry's growth. Variables affecting shrimp growth were also studied to determine …


Spatial Partitioning Of Hosts (Thomomys Bottae) By Parasitic Chewing Lice Of The Genera Geomydoecus And Thomomydoecus, Melanie Ann Babin May 1998

Spatial Partitioning Of Hosts (Thomomys Bottae) By Parasitic Chewing Lice Of The Genera Geomydoecus And Thomomydoecus, Melanie Ann Babin

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Nucleic Acid Binding Characterization Of The Gar Domain Of Nucleolin, Adlah Sukkar May 1998

Nucleic Acid Binding Characterization Of The Gar Domain Of Nucleolin, Adlah Sukkar

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Development In The Third World: An Assessment Of The Conservation Actions In South Africa, Brazil, Malaysia, And Madagascar, Carol Rizkalla Apr 1998

Sustainable Development In The Third World: An Assessment Of The Conservation Actions In South Africa, Brazil, Malaysia, And Madagascar, Carol Rizkalla

Honors Theses

As a library research project, this thesis has gone beyond research in the library, and it could not have been possible without the aid of several people. First I must thank the organizations which responded to my request for information: the Center for Environmental Information, the Rainforest Action Network, the World Wildlife Fund, and Conservation International Specifically, Jill McLaughlin in the Communications Department of CI was· most gracious in sending me management plans for parks in Brazil and Madagascar. Carla Langeveld of the WWF, was very helpful during my visit to their library, and subsequently in my request for the …


Heat Shock Protein Synthesis In The Gorgonian Leptogorgia Virgulata, Evelyn Afif Jan 1998

Heat Shock Protein Synthesis In The Gorgonian Leptogorgia Virgulata, Evelyn Afif

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.