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New Records And Habitat Information For Sorex Merriami In Nebraska, Russell A. Benedict, Jay D. Druecker, Hugh H. Genoways Jul 1999

New Records And Habitat Information For Sorex Merriami In Nebraska, Russell A. Benedict, Jay D. Druecker, Hugh H. Genoways

Great Basin Naturalist

We report the collection of 8 additional specimens of Sorex merriami from northwestern Nebraska; previously only 2 specimens had been collected in the state. The new specimens were captured in pitfall traps and Sherman live-traps from 1979 through 1996 in Dawes, Sheridan, and Sioux counties. These individuals were caught together with Sorex cinereus and several rodent species in a variety of grassland habitats, including disturbed roadsides dominated by native and introduced grasses and forbs, grassland openings in forests of ponderosa pine, and an open, dry grassland. Seven of the new specimens, captured in late May, early June, and December, were …

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History Of The Naming Of The Ferruginous Hawk, Neil D. Woffinden Jul 1999

History Of The Naming Of The Ferruginous Hawk, Neil D. Woffinden

Great Basin Naturalist

The Ferruginous Hawk, a breeding bird endemic to North America, was named Falco ferrugineus in 1838 by H. Lichtenstein, curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. The type was collected by F. Deppe near present day Monterey, California. In 1844 G.R. Gray of the British Museum assigned the name Buteo regalis to a Ferruginous Hawk specimen of unknown origin, but perhaps donated to the museum by John Phillips, a renowned British geologist. The species was known as Falco (Buteo) ferrugineus until the 1920s when it was discovered that this epithet was occupied. The next name in priority was Gray's Buteo regalis …

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Characteristics Of Natal And Non-Natal Kit Fox Dens In The Northern Chihuahuan Desert, Penny J. Rodrick, Nancy E. Mathews Jul 1999

Characteristics Of Natal And Non-Natal Kit Fox Dens In The Northern Chihuahuan Desert, Penny J. Rodrick, Nancy E. Mathews

Great Basin Naturalist

We studied kit fox den characteristics of the northern McGregor Range of Fort Bliss Military Reservation, New Mexico, during 1994 and 1995. Twenty radio-collared kit foxes used 132 different dens, including 16 natal dens. Kit fox dens were located primarily in creosote-dominated habitat found in relatively flat, well-drained terrain. Natal dens were virtually indistinguishable from non-natal dens; however, natal den entrances were taller than non-natal den entrances. Entrances found at all dens were oriented more frequently toward the northwest and southeast. Kit foxes used more new dens during the breeding (January–February) and pup-rearing season (May–July) than during gestation.

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"No Man's Land": The Place Of Latter-Day Saints In The Culture War, Frederick Mark Gedicks Jul 1999

"No Man's Land": The Place Of Latter-Day Saints In The Culture War, Frederick Mark Gedicks

BYU Studies

Recent political developments in the United States find Latter-day Saints in an isolated but distinctive position, aligned with neither the religious right nor the progressive left.

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Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals, Doris R. Dant Jul 1999

Minerva Teichert's Manti Temple Murals, Doris R. Dant

BYU Studies

President Gordon B. Hinckley's initiative to build many more temples around the world underscores how far many Latter-day Saints reside from their sacred buildings. In particular, travel to Utah's pioneer temples is frequently prohibitive. In the spirit of making temples accessible to all Latter-day Saints, this article brings to Saints worldwide an appreciative view of some of the Manti Temple murals.

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Front Matter, Byu Studies Jul 1999

Front Matter, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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"A Plea For The Horse": George Q. Cannon's Concern For Animal Welfare In Nineteenth-Century America, Aaron R. Kelson Jul 1999

"A Plea For The Horse": George Q. Cannon's Concern For Animal Welfare In Nineteenth-Century America, Aaron R. Kelson

BYU Studies

Taking a position somewhat unusual for his time, President George Q. Cannon actively taught respect for animals as a matter of religious principle.

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Two Massachusetts Forty-Niner Perspectives On The Mormon Landscape, July-August 1849, Brian D. Reeves Jul 1999

Two Massachusetts Forty-Niner Perspectives On The Mormon Landscape, July-August 1849, Brian D. Reeves

BYU Studies

The year 1999 marks the sesquicentennial of the gold rush of 1849. Two forty-niners passing through Salt Lake City recorded their impressions of the Latter-day Saints and the first of the settlers' annual 24th of July celebrations.

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A Gentile Account Of Life In Utah's Dixie, 1872-73: Elizabeth Kane's St. George Journal Norman R. Bowen, Carol Cornwall Madsen Jul 1999

A Gentile Account Of Life In Utah's Dixie, 1872-73: Elizabeth Kane's St. George Journal Norman R. Bowen, Carol Cornwall Madsen

BYU Studies

Norman R. Bowen, ed. A Gentile Account of Life in Utah's Dixie, 1872-73: Elizabeth Kane's St. George Journal. Salt Lake City: Tanner Trust Fund, University of Utah Library, 1995. xxix; 184 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $24.95.

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Environmental Lessons From Our Pioneer Heritage, Terry B. Ball, Jack D. Brotherson Jul 1999

Environmental Lessons From Our Pioneer Heritage, Terry B. Ball, Jack D. Brotherson

BYU Studies

The efforts of the pioneers and their posterity to correct their mistakes in agricultural and ranching practices set an example for us today.

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Kyburz, Ca 95720, Usa, Martin Hochstrasser Jun 1999

Kyburz, Ca 95720, Usa, Martin Hochstrasser

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Lake Tahoe is situated in the California Sierra Nevada on the border of the state of Nevada. One who travels from here over the gently descending Western slope of the mountain range to the California capital Sacramento or further to San Francisco, will choose US highway 50. After a few dozen kilometers drive through mountainous forested areas which have a few small settlements the traveler will come upon a group of buildings which obviously stem from stage coach times.

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Full Issue Jun 1999

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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Creatine Supplementation Differentially Affects Maximal Isometric Strength And Time To Fatigue In Large And Small Muscle Groups, William J. Vincent, Steven F. Loy, Richard L. Urbanski, Ben B. Yaspelkis Jun 1999

Creatine Supplementation Differentially Affects Maximal Isometric Strength And Time To Fatigue In Large And Small Muscle Groups, William J. Vincent, Steven F. Loy, Richard L. Urbanski, Ben B. Yaspelkis

Faculty Publications

Ten physically active, untrained, college-aged males (26.4 ± 5.8 years old) received creatine (CR. 5 g creatine monohydrate + 3 g dextrose) and placebo (PLA, 7 g dextrose) supplementation four times per day for 5 days in a doubleblind, randomized, balanced, crossover design. Performance was assessed during maximal and three repeated submaximal bouts of isometric knee extension and handgrip exercise. CR supplementation significantly increased (p < .05) maximal isometric strength during knee extension but not during handgrip exercise. CR supplementation increased time to fatigue during each of the three bouts of submaximal knee extension and handgrip exercise when compared to the PLA trials. These findings suggest that CR supplementation can increase maximal strength and time to fatigue during isometric exercise. However, the improvements in maximal isometric strength following CR supplementation appear to be restricted to movements performed with a large muscle mass.

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Swiss Sasha Dolls Visit The United States, Leo Schelbert Jun 1999

Swiss Sasha Dolls Visit The United States, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Dolls - : Their impact on children, their being a mirror image of a given society's values and sense of beauty, - few would dispute their importance. Are they not a kind of secular counterpart of the Holy Child, of the seasonally clothed and beautifully sculpted Madonna or Saint in shrines of pilgrimage, are they not shadows of deeply engraven archetypes in the depth of the human psyche? One of the great doll makers is Sasha Morgenthaler (1893-1975), born von Sinner, who grew up in Bern, worked in Zurich, and counted among her life-long friends and promoters Paul Klee (1879-1940), …

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Ultrasonic Enhancement Of Antibiotic Action On Escherichia Coli Biofilms: An In Vivo Model, Andrea M. Rediske, Beverly L. Roeder, Maren K. Brown, Jared L. Nelson, Rachel L. Robison, David O. Draper, G. Bruce Schaalje, Richard A. Robison, William G. Pitt May 1999

Ultrasonic Enhancement Of Antibiotic Action On Escherichia Coli Biofilms: An In Vivo Model, Andrea M. Rediske, Beverly L. Roeder, Maren K. Brown, Jared L. Nelson, Rachel L. Robison, David O. Draper, G. Bruce Schaalje, Richard A. Robison, William G. Pitt

Faculty Publications

Biofilm infections are a common complication of prosthetic devices in humans. Previous in vitro research has determined that low-frequency ultrasound combined with aminoglycoside antibiotics is an effective method of killing biofilms. We report the development of an in vivo model to determine if ultrasound enhances antibiotic action. Two 24-h-old Escherichia coli (ATCC 10798) biofilms grown on polyethylene disks were implanted subcutaneously on the backs of New Zealand White female rabbits, one on each side of the spine. Low-frequency (28.48-kHz) and low-power-density (100- and 300-mW/cm2) continuous ultrasound treatment was applied for 24 h with and without systemic administration of gentamicin. The …

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Biogeography And Physiological Adaptations Of The Brine Fly Genus Ephydra (Diptera: Ephydridae) In Saline Waters Of The Great Basin, David B. Herbst Apr 1999

Biogeography And Physiological Adaptations Of The Brine Fly Genus Ephydra (Diptera: Ephydridae) In Saline Waters Of The Great Basin, David B. Herbst

Great Basin Naturalist

Four species of the genus Ephydra are commonly found in saline waters within the hydrologic Great Basin: E. hians, E. gracilis, E. packardi, and E. auripes. Though none of these brine flies is endemic (distributions also occur outside the Great Basin), they all inhabit distinctive habitat types and form the characteristic benthic insect fauna of inland saline-water habitats. The affinities of each species for different salinity levels and chemical compositions, and ephemeral to perennial habitats, appear to form the basis for biogeographic distribution patterns. Within any habitat, changing salinity conditions over time may impose physiological or ecological constraints …

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Full Issue, Vol. 59 No. 2 Apr 1999

Full Issue, Vol. 59 No. 2

Great Basin Naturalist

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Reproductive Ecology Of Bison On Antelope Island, Utah, Michael L. Wolfe, Milan P. Shipka, John F. Kimball Apr 1999

Reproductive Ecology Of Bison On Antelope Island, Utah, Michael L. Wolfe, Milan P. Shipka, John F. Kimball

Great Basin Naturalist

Autumn musters of bison (Bison bison) on Antelope Island State Park, Utah, conducted annually since 1987, provided data on temporal and age-specific reproductive patterns and a basis to evaluate the efficacy of management measures implemented to elevate reproductive performance in the herd. Pregnancy rates were variable and low (x̄ = 46.2%) in comparison to other free-ranging, noncommercial bison herds in North America. Cows in the 3- and >6-yr age classes exhibited lower-than-expected pregnancy rates (P < 0.05). Annual pregnancy rates showed a significant (r = 0.64, P = 0.047) linear decline of 2.5% per annum. Variance in distribution of fetal ages observed in 6 …

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Assortative Mating In Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae, Chauliognathus): Test Of The Mate-Choice Hypothesis, Ruth Bernstein, Stephen Bernstein Apr 1999

Assortative Mating In Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae, Chauliognathus): Test Of The Mate-Choice Hypothesis, Ruth Bernstein, Stephen Bernstein

Great Basin Naturalist

Soldier beetles of 2 species, Chauliognathus basalis and C. deceptus, were examined to test the Crespi hypothesis that positive assortative mating by size is caused by mate choice. Specifically, we tested the prediction that if mate choice involves choosing the largest mate available, then mating individuals will be larger than nonmating individuals. Four samples were taken, at different times during the mating season, from each of 2 sites. Each sample consisted of mating pairs, nonmating males, and nonmating females. Some of the samples contained beetles of both species; others contained beetles of a single species. For each gender elytron …

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Remarkable Waxing, Waning, And Wandering Of Populations Of Mimulus Guttatus: An Unexpected Example Of Global Warming, Robert K. Vickery Jr. Apr 1999

Remarkable Waxing, Waning, And Wandering Of Populations Of Mimulus Guttatus: An Unexpected Example Of Global Warming, Robert K. Vickery Jr.

Great Basin Naturalist

The purpose of this study was to observe the dynamics of a meta-population of Mimulus guttatus. Changes in size and location of 16 original populations and the new populations established in their vicinities in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, were observed for 25 yr. Twenty-three new populations appeared. Seven original populations and 13 new populations had become extinct by the end of the observation period in 1996. Many populations died out and were reestablished, often repeatedly, during the observation period. Altogether there were 54 population disappearances and 34 reappearances. Many populations changed sized as much as 100-fold …

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Hedonism, Suffering, And Redemption: The Challenge Of Christian Psychotherapy, Edwin E. Gantt Apr 1999

Hedonism, Suffering, And Redemption: The Challenge Of Christian Psychotherapy, Edwin E. Gantt

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Beyond The Study Of The Natural Man: A Gospel Perspective On Human Nature, Timothy B. Smith, Matthew Draper Apr 1999

Beyond The Study Of The Natural Man: A Gospel Perspective On Human Nature, Timothy B. Smith, Matthew Draper

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Gospel Law And Natural Law: Practicing Psychotherapy In A Spiritual Context, Stephen C. Yanchar, Amy Fisher Smith Apr 1999

Gospel Law And Natural Law: Practicing Psychotherapy In A Spiritual Context, Stephen C. Yanchar, Amy Fisher Smith

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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The Nature Of Law: Universal But Not Uniform, Lane Fischer Apr 1999

The Nature Of Law: Universal But Not Uniform, Lane Fischer

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Agency: Philosophical And Spiritual Foundations For Applied Psychology, Richard Williams Apr 1999

Agency: Philosophical And Spiritual Foundations For Applied Psychology, Richard Williams

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Civilizations As Rhetoric, Ann Hemming Apr 1999

Civilizations As Rhetoric, Ann Hemming

Comparative Civilizations Review

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S.J. De Laet (Ed.), A.H. Dani, J.L. Lorenso, R.B. Nunoo (Eds.) History Of Humanity, Vol. 1, Prehistory And The Beginning Of Civilization, Arthur S. Iberall Apr 1999

S.J. De Laet (Ed.), A.H. Dani, J.L. Lorenso, R.B. Nunoo (Eds.) History Of Humanity, Vol. 1, Prehistory And The Beginning Of Civilization, Arthur S. Iberall

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Comparing The Practical Implications Of Secular And Christian Truth In Psychotherapy, Brent D. Slife, Jeffrey S. Reber Apr 1999

Comparing The Practical Implications Of Secular And Christian Truth In Psychotherapy, Brent D. Slife, Jeffrey S. Reber

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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5:30 Dialogue, Marilyn Nelson Apr 1999

5:30 Dialogue, Marilyn Nelson

Inscape

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On Civilizational Worldview, Part 2, David Richardson Apr 1999

On Civilizational Worldview, Part 2, David Richardson

Comparative Civilizations Review

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