Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Plant Sciences

Institution
Keyword
Publication Year
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 20221 - 20226 of 20226

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

The Earliest Name For Steller's Sea Cow And Dugong, Theodore S. Palmer Oct 1895

The Earliest Name For Steller's Sea Cow And Dugong, Theodore S. Palmer

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

In 1811, Illiger published a number of new genera, proposing among others, Rytina for the sea cow of Bering Island and Halicore for the dugong of the Indian Ocean. Nearly all recent writers on mammals have adopted these genera, apparently overlook ing the fact that both animals had been named before 1811. As early as 1794 Retzius described the sea cow in the 'Handlingar' of the Stockholm Academy of Science, placing it in a new genus which he called Hydrodamalis, and the species, based on the Vacca marina of Steller, Hydrodamalis stelleri. The generic description is sufficient to …


The Conservation Of Soil Moisture By Means Of Subsoil Plowing, T. L. Lyon Sep 1895

The Conservation Of Soil Moisture By Means Of Subsoil Plowing, T. L. Lyon

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Covers the conservation of soil moisture by means of subsoil plowing.


Water Supply In Nebraska, O. V. P. Stout Feb 1895

Water Supply In Nebraska, O. V. P. Stout

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Covers the water supply and irrigation with respect to farming in Nebraska in 1894.


The Range And Distribution Of The Lower Silurian Fauna Of Minnesota With Descriptions Of Some New Species, F. W. Sardeson Jan 1890

The Range And Distribution Of The Lower Silurian Fauna Of Minnesota With Descriptions Of Some New Species, F. W. Sardeson

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Some Algae Of Minnesota Supposed To Be Poisonous, J. C. Arthur Jan 1886

Some Algae Of Minnesota Supposed To Be Poisonous, J. C. Arthur

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Some Notes Upon The More Recent Fossil Flora Of North Dakota And An Inquiry Into The Causes That Have Led To The Development Of The Treeless Areas Of The Northwest, John B. Leiberg Jan 1886

Some Notes Upon The More Recent Fossil Flora Of North Dakota And An Inquiry Into The Causes That Have Led To The Development Of The Treeless Areas Of The Northwest, John B. Leiberg

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.