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Meteorological Factors Controlling The Emergence Of The Eastern Spadefoot Toad, Scaphiopus Holbrooki Holbrookii Harlan, Larry Judy

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrookii, the Eastern Spadefoot, can exist in an area for many years before it is detected. Its apparent scarcity can be explained by its secretive, fossorial habitat, protective coloration, and nocturnal behavior. Spadefoots are present at the surface locally in small numbers on any one night. They emerge only when conditions are optimum. One authority has suggested that temperature, moisture, and barometric pressure exert control over emergence.

It was the purpose of this research to discover the most important meterorological parameters and investigate how they control the behavior of Scaphiopus.

Initially the response, emergence to breed was distinguished …

Pollution And Evolution, David J. Merrell

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Three examples, industrial melanism in moths, insecticide resistance in insects, and myxomatosis in Australian rabbits, are used to illustrate the concept that evolution may result from tampering with the physical or biotic environment of a species. Hence, concern about the effects of pollution must encompass not only the possibility of extinction but the possibility of evolution. In the case of harmful species, biological or chemical control measures may result in populations more refractory to control than the original untreated populations.

Rest Site Selection By Radio-Tagged Raccoons, Jay H. Schnell

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Daytime resting sites and behavior of 14 radio-tagged raccoons were studied from April 18 to November 27, 1965, with types and use of the sites, daytime activity and shifts at the sites, and approach movements previous to resting being analyzed. The radio system pinpointed 173 rest sites, 7 4 per cent in swamps, 17 per cent in hollow trees, and 9 per cent in squirrel or bird nests. Use of the rest sites did not correlate with habitat type or size of the home range or with distances which animals traveled during their active nightly period. Behavioral influences in selection …

Waterfowl Production In A Selected Wetland Management Area, Orlo A. Quame, Alfred H. Grewe Jr.

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

This study of a Type 5 Federal Wetland Management Area showed that: (1) production (young remaining on the area to flight stage) in birds per acre was 0.74 in 1967 and 0.57 in 1968; (2) the greatest temporary use of the area was mode by blue-winged teal, 64 being sighted at one time; and (3) artificial loafing structures may increase use of a wetland by breeding ducks.

Phoretic Behavior Of Four Species Of Alkali Bee Mites As Influenced By Season And Host Sex, Earle A. Cross, George E. Bohart

All PIRU Publications

No abstract provided.

Chemical Firebreaks, Geoffrey A. Pearce

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

MANY public bodies are making regular use of herbicides to create firebreaks. In Western Australia more than $200,000 is being spent on chemicals each year to protect property from fire.

In many situations where the buildings and property are of great value, the cost of the chemical becomes insignificant.

Two Causes Of Reduced Profit From Pigs, G A L Ward

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

LOSS of condition in a pig affects profits more severely than slow rate of growth.

Two common symptoms, scouring and itching, cause weight loss and are followed by a period of reduced weight gain.

Home Mixing Or Purchased Feeds?, P Mcnamara

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FEED is the largest single cost in pig production, so any saving which can be made will be of major importance.

Protection For Animals In Biomedical Research, F. L. Thomsen

Laboratory Experiments Collection

Our conclusion from all of this work and study is that not just a small part, but that most of the suffering undergone by laboratory animals in "unnecessary" under the terms of the pain provisions of the Rogers-Javits bill. Granted, it will take some time and effort to bring about the necessary interpretations of these provisions. The Act, when passed, offers us the medium through which to obtain such interpretations.

This unnecessary suffering results mostly from the indifference, and from the inertia and the lack of proper scientific training and technical knowledge, of many of those conducting laboratory animal experiments …

The Economics Of Transition In Farming, G D. Oliver

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

UNSTABLE income is a constant farm hazard. In addition to uncertainties like over production, obsolescence, rising costs and changes in consumer tastes which menace manufacturing industries, the farmer also has to contend with yield fluctuations arising from climatic conditions over which he has no control.

Hemolysis By Crotalus Horridus Atricaudatus Venom, Franklin E. Byrd, Bob D. Johnson

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Anatomy Of Periderm And Cortex Of Fouquieriaceae, James Henrickson

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

No abstract provided.

Fishery Report Iv (4) - Report On The Barramundi Fishery In Western Australia, N M. Morrissy

Fisheries Research Reports

Barramundi are widely distributed in rivers and estuaries in the semi-tropical and tropical regions of the Indo- Pacific from South China to the Persian Gulf and along the coast of northern Australia. The limiting factors to the distribution appear to be temperature and salinity.

Hay And Pasture Digestibility Measured In The Laboratory, D N. Tulloch

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A recently developed " i n vitro" (laboratory) method of determining the digestibility of hay and pastures is giving good results in the Department of Agriculture's Dairy Laboratory.

The Java Sparrow, John L. Long

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE attractive Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) with its immaculate grey, white and black plumage is a favourite caged bird both in Australia and abroad.

It represents, however, a species of considerable pest potential to the agricultural interests of this State.

The Use Of Pickled Wheat In Poultry Feeding, P Smetana

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FEEDING fungicides to poultry can result in harmful effects, to the birds themselves, and to their human consumers.

To prevent such effects it is advisable that wheat pickled with fungicides should not be included in poultry rations.

The Pig's Need For Minerals, N W. Godfrey

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Only 16 of the one hundred odd chemical elements known are considered to be essential mineral elements for pigs.

As some of these are required in much smaller quantities than others, they are referred to as trace or minor elements, while the remainder are called major elements.

Simple Treatment Will Protect Farm-Stored Grain, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WITH unusually large quantities of grain likely to be stored on farms this season, 1970 will be an important year for the control of pests in stored grain.

Infested grain from farms is responsible for almost all outbreaks of infestation in bulk storages, leading to costly treatment by the grain handling authority. Effective control on the farm would eliminate most of this.

Black-Leg In Cattle, F C. Wilkinson

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

BLACK-LEG is still a serious disease of cattle in the South West coastal region, causing deaths in young cattle.

The disease is characterised by hot swollen muscles, acute lameness and rapid death.

Cattle affected are usually 6 to 12 months old, in fat condition, and grazing on lush pastures.

Can Mastitis Be Eliminated?, F C. Wilkinson

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Can mastitis be eliminated from a dairy herd? The results of a 12-month continuous study of four commercial herds show that it could be done.

Water Storage Has Not Kept Pace With Stock Numbers : South Stirling Survey Finding, A L. Prout

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

RESULTS of a survey on water storage capacity in the South Stirlings area indicate that farm water storage has not kept pace with increased clearing and stock numbers.

This has resulted in many farmers requesting advice on water conservation projects following two consecutive years of low rainfall runoff.

Shed Lambing In The Esperance Environment, T Marshall, F. F. Dixon

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Neonatal lamb mortality is often high in Western Australia and losses as high as 33 per cent, have been recorded on private properties in the Esperance area. Surveys by Western Australian Department of Agriculture officers have indicated that more than threequarters of such lamb deaths occur after birth. About half these deaths result from the combined effects of weather and mismothering.

Work in Victoria has indicated that lamb mortality may be reduced by intensive lambing systems such as shedding and this trial was established to see if shedding could reduce lamb mortality in the Esperance environment.

Agricultural Experiment Station News January 1969

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NORTHEAST STATION
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
NEW GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
GENERAL NOTES

A Comparison Of Silphids Taken From Covered And Uncovered Carrion (Coleoptera : Silphidae), Brett C. Ratcliffe, Robert J. Luedtke

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

As an extension of the silphid research by the senior author, an experiment was conducted to ascertain the differences, if any, in silphid species that would be attracted by placing covered and uncovered animal carcasses in the field. A review of the literature indicated that nothing has been published in this regard.

In eastern Nebraska silphids are very active in the spring, their numbers being greater at this time of year than at any other. University of Nebraska Entomology Museum records show that 14 species have been taken in Lancaster County.

Two tests were conducted at Steven's Creek, three miles …

Cellular Activities During Aging In Mammals, Caleb Ellicott Finch

Student Theses and Dissertations

Although much is known about manifestations of ageing in mammals, the fundamental cause of ageing has remained obscure. Review of a widely scattered literature has demonstrated a histotypic selectivity in the effect of ageing on cell activities. Several recent examples have shown that certain age changes in cell activities can be reversed by transplantation to a young host. Thus, ageing does not appear to diminish the potential for genomic function. The selective and reversible age changes in cell activities are interpreted to be the result of a differential change in gene activity, which appears to be mediated at the supra-cellular …

The Structure And Replication Of Semliki Forest Virus, A Mosquito-Borne Animal Virus, Nicholas Hill Acheson

Student Theses and Dissertations

Semliki Forest virus is a group A arthropod-borne virus which contains RNA and possesses a lipoprotein envelope. It can be transmitted among animals by mosquitoes in which it multiplies, but its natural host is not known. The virus grows to high titer in a number of types of vertebrate cells in culture. The growth of Semliki Forest virus was studied with the electron microscope during a single cycle of viral replication in chick embryo cells. The spherical virus particle consists of a nucleoid, or nucleocapsid, 280 A in diameter, closely wrapped in an envelope which consists of a unit membrane …

Factors Affecting Translation Of Messenger Rna's In Vitro: Use Of A Gtp Analogue To Investigate Rates Of Polypeptide Chain Elongation, Fred Russell Kramer

Student Theses and Dissertations

The order of addition of amino acids to a growing protein is determined by the codon sequence of a messenger RNA molecule. This translation process was studied in vitro with a cell-free protein synthesis system derived from Escherichia coli. The rate of protein synthesis was proportional to the amount of messenger RNA added to the system. However, it was observed that different messenger RNA's were not equally effective in promoting protein synthesis. Experiments were conducted to determine why the rate of protein synthesis depends on the type of messenger RNA. These experiments employed a nucleotide analogue, 5'-guanylyl-β,γ-methylenediphosphonate, which was shown …

The Golgi Complex Of The Hepatocyte: Isolation And Partial Enzomological Characterization, John Herman Ehrenreich

Student Theses and Dissertations

The elements of the Golgi complex of the hepatocyte are characterized by their content of 30-80m osmiophilic particles, which have been identified by others as very low density lipoprotein. The vast majority of such particles in the cell are in the elements of the Golgi complex. Moreover, the number in the complex can be increased still further by acute ethanol intoxication. This light lipoprotein content afforded the opportunity to isolate a purified fraction of Golgi-derived vesicles from the liver cell, since the content itself would make these vesicles lighter than vesicles derived from other intracellular sources (which do not contain …

The Arrangement Of The Disulfide Bonds In A Γg Immunoglobulin Molecule, William Einar Gall

Student Theses and Dissertations

The human γG1 myeloma protein Eu was isolated in pure form, and the protein was characterized to provide data for more detailed structural analyses. The molecular weight of the native molecule was 154,000 ± 8,000, as measured by sedimentation equilibrium. The component light (molecular weight 22,500) and heavy (molecular weight 51,600) chains were isolated in high yield by gel filtration after reduction and alkylation under mild conditions. Amino terminal analyses and the amino acid compositions of the native molecule and its chains indicated that there were two light and two heavy chains per molecule of Eu. Limited digestion of Eu …

Viral Inhibition Of Mammalian Cell Dna Synthesis, William D. Ensminger

Student Theses and Dissertations

Eukaryotic cells replicate their DNA during a defined time period in the interphase between mitoses. Non-proliferating cells are generally found to be blocked in interphase prior to the DNA-synthetic period. It therefore appears that the control of cellular proliferation may be intimately related to regulation of DNA synthesis. Defining the mechanism for the regulation of DNA replication is a central problem in the biology of higher animal cells. The introductory section of this thesis attempts to bring together the currently available evidence into a coherent model for in vivo regulated DNA replication. Animal viruses can be used as tools to …