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Homing In Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus Undulatus) Following Short-Distance Translocation, Eric W. Hein, Shayna J. Whitaker Oct 1997

Homing In Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus Undulatus) Following Short-Distance Translocation, Eric W. Hein, Shayna J. Whitaker

Great Basin Naturalist

We conducted an experiment on eastern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) during August–September 1995 near Los Alamos, New Mexico, (1) to ascertain if lizards that were relocated short distances exhibited homing, (2) to investigate a possible barrier to movement, and (3) to determine the effect of translocating individuals from a transplant area on lizards in a recipient area. We relocated 15 of an estimated population of 39 (95% CI 36–45) lizards an average distance of 46 m. Fourteen of 15 translocated lizards returned to within 6.81 (sx̄ = 1.43) m of the original capture location. Movement distances …

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Coyote Activity Patterns In The Sierra Nevada, John A. Shivik, Michael M. Jaeger, Reginald H. Barrett Oct 1997

Coyote Activity Patterns In The Sierra Nevada, John A. Shivik, Michael M. Jaeger, Reginald H. Barrett

Great Basin Naturalist

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Reproduction In The Western Coral Snake, Micruroides Euryxanthus (Elapidae), From Arizona And Sonora, México, Stephen R. Goldberg Oct 1997

Reproduction In The Western Coral Snake, Micruroides Euryxanthus (Elapidae), From Arizona And Sonora, México, Stephen R. Goldberg

Great Basin Naturalist

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Spread Of Phalaris Arundinacea Adversely Impacts The Endangered Plant Howellia Aquatilis, Peter Lesica Oct 1997

Spread Of Phalaris Arundinacea Adversely Impacts The Endangered Plant Howellia Aquatilis, Peter Lesica

Great Basin Naturalist

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Mule Deer And Pronghorn Use Of Wastewater Ponds In A Cold Desert, Karen L. Cieminski, Lester D. Flake Oct 1997

Mule Deer And Pronghorn Use Of Wastewater Ponds In A Cold Desert, Karen L. Cieminski, Lester D. Flake

Great Basin Naturalist

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) were counted at wastewater ponds at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) in southeastern Idaho 4 to 8 times per month from August 1989 through July 1991. Mule deer used wastewater ponds (n = 15) from June through December and were most commonly observed August through November. Pronghorn frequented wastewater ponds from May through November and were most common from July through September, the driest and warmest months; ponds were also used heavily in November 1990. Diel activity was studied from July through October. Mule …

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Two Problems Regarding Moses, John Hord Oct 1997

Two Problems Regarding Moses, John Hord

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Authorship In Experimental Chinese Fiction, Yunzhong Shu Oct 1997

Authorship In Experimental Chinese Fiction, Yunzhong Shu

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

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The Mormon Battalion And The Gadsden Purchase, Richard O. Cowan Oct 1997

The Mormon Battalion And The Gadsden Purchase, Richard O. Cowan

BYU Studies

The battalion's pioneering trek through uncharted territory left its mark on the U.S.-Mexican border and blazed a trail for the future Southern Pacific Railroad.

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"I Dreamed Of Ketching Fish": The Outdoor Life Of Wilford Woodruff, Phil Murdock, Fred E. Woods Oct 1997

"I Dreamed Of Ketching Fish": The Outdoor Life Of Wilford Woodruff, Phil Murdock, Fred E. Woods

BYU Studies

Known as both a "mighty fisher" of men and an enthusiastic literal fisherman, President Woodruff melded the spiritual metaphor of fishing with the temporal reality.

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Loving God And Mankind: Rites Of Passage And The Humanities, Eric B. Shumway Oct 1997

Loving God And Mankind: Rites Of Passage And The Humanities, Eric B. Shumway

BYU Studies

This article was first given as an address to the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University, October 10,1996.

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Editor's Note, Joseph Drew Oct 1997

Editor's Note, Joseph Drew

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

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Zorastrianism And Its Earthly Tenure, Laina Farhat-Holzman Oct 1997

Zorastrianism And Its Earthly Tenure, Laina Farhat-Holzman

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Collected Ancient Greek Novels. Ed. By B.P. Reardon, Michael Palencia-Roth Oct 1997

Collected Ancient Greek Novels. Ed. By B.P. Reardon, Michael Palencia-Roth

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Captain Dan Jones And The Blind Man, Ronald D. Dennis Oct 1997

Captain Dan Jones And The Blind Man, Ronald D. Dennis

BYU Studies

The 1847 pamphlets, one a polemic by convert-turned-antagonist Daniel Jones and the other a rebuttal by Elder Dan Jones, give an interesting glimpse into an early LDS missionary work in Wales.

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“Crossing The Great Plains: A Sesquicentennial Look At The 1847 Mormon Pioneer Trek West.”, Jay H. Buckley Sep 1997

“Crossing The Great Plains: A Sesquicentennial Look At The 1847 Mormon Pioneer Trek West.”, Jay H. Buckley

Faculty Publications

A Sesquicentennial Look at the 1847, 1897, 1947, and 1997 commemorations of the Mormon Pioneer Trek West.

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Shorebird Predation On Benthic Macroinvertebrates In An Irrigation Reservoir, Janet R. Mihuc, Charles H. Trost, Timothy B. Mihuc Jul 1997

Shorebird Predation On Benthic Macroinvertebrates In An Irrigation Reservoir, Janet R. Mihuc, Charles H. Trost, Timothy B. Mihuc

Great Basin Naturalist

American Falls Reservoir in southeastern Idaho is an irrigation reservoir used as an inland feeding stopover by many shorebird species. Six exclosure experiments were conducted during the 1990 drawdown period to investigate shorebird predation impact on benthic macroinvertebrate populations. The study sites differed in sediment composition, sediment slope, invertebrate densities, and shorebird abundance. Shorebird predation significantly affected invertebrate densities in only 1 of 6 experiments (Aberdeen Mouth). This site had higher sediment slope and a lower water recedence than other study sites, resulting in concentration of shorebird predation on a small area of newly exposed sediment. Shorebird predation had the …

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Lagomorphs And The Dispersal Of Seeds Into Communities Dominated By Exotic Annual Weeds, Eugene W. Schupp, Hoyt J. Heaton, José M. Gomez Jul 1997

Lagomorphs And The Dispersal Of Seeds Into Communities Dominated By Exotic Annual Weeds, Eugene W. Schupp, Hoyt J. Heaton, José M. Gomez

Great Basin Naturalist

Large areas of western rangeland are presently dominated by alien annual weeds such as Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass). These communities resist succession to perennial communities primarily because the annuals are competitively superior to establishing perennial seedlings and they promote fires that favor weeds over perennials. Succession may be further slowed, however, by low rates of seed dispersal into annual grasslands. We investigated the role of lagomorphs (Sylvilagus nuttalli, Nuttall's cottontail; S. audubonii, desert cottontail; and Lepus californicus, black-tailed jackrabbit) in seed dispersal across an ecotone between an open juniper woodland and an annual grassland. We collected pellets …

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Range Expansion Of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) Into Urban And Agricultural Areas Of Utah, Mark F. Mcclure, John A. Bissonette, Michael R. Conover, Dennis D. Austin Jul 1997

Range Expansion Of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) Into Urban And Agricultural Areas Of Utah, Mark F. Mcclure, John A. Bissonette, Michael R. Conover, Dennis D. Austin

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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Girded About With A Lambskin, Matthew B. Brown Jul 1997

Girded About With A Lambskin, Matthew B. Brown

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The publication of the Book of Mormon brought forward the first of many comparisons between the restorational work of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his surrounding environment, including Freemasonry. One point of comparison has been the lambskin apparel mentioned in 3 Nephi 4:7. A possible connection exists between this item of apparel and ritual clothing that was worn in ancient Israel, Egypt, and Mesoamerica. I suggest a possible reason for the use of this item of clothing among the secret combinations in the Book of Mormon and discuss the lambskin apron used in Freemasonic ritual.

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Helminths From The Sonoran Spotted Whiptail, Cnemidophorus Sonorae, And The Western Whiptail, Cnemidophorus Tigris (Sauria: Teiidae), From Southern Arizona With Comments On Abbreviata Terrapenis (Nematoda: Physalopteridae), Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles R. Bursey, Hay Cheam Jul 1997

Helminths From The Sonoran Spotted Whiptail, Cnemidophorus Sonorae, And The Western Whiptail, Cnemidophorus Tigris (Sauria: Teiidae), From Southern Arizona With Comments On Abbreviata Terrapenis (Nematoda: Physalopteridae), Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles R. Bursey, Hay Cheam

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence For Nephi's Bountiful, Warren P. Aston Jul 1997

The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence For Nephi's Bountiful, Warren P. Aston

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

According to the Book of Mormon, a land named “Bountiful” was a fertile site on the Arabian Peninsula with timber, fresh water, and ore where Nephi built a ship to carry Lehi’s group to the New World. In the seemingly barren land of the southern Arabian peninsula, a site that appears to correspond to the description in Nephi’s record has been identified on the remote southern coast of the country of Oman. Kharfot may not be the exact location of Bountiful, but its discovery does show that a place matching the criteria for Bountiful does exist.

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Effects Of Myofibrogranuloma On Serum Calcium Levels In Walleye (Stizostedion Vitreum), Craig A. Shoemaker, Harry L. Holloway Jr. Jul 1997

Effects Of Myofibrogranuloma On Serum Calcium Levels In Walleye (Stizostedion Vitreum), Craig A. Shoemaker, Harry L. Holloway Jr.

Great Basin Naturalist

The effect of myofibrogranuloma (skeletal muscle degeneration) on serum calcium levels in spawning walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) was examined. Mean serum calcium levels for healthy male walleye (11.7 ± 1.5 mg/100 ml serum) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than calcium levels for healthy female walleye (15.4 ± 1.8 mg/100 ml serum). Significant increases (P < 0.1) in serum calcium were seen between healthy male and myofibrogranuloma-diseased male walleye (13.6 ± 2.1 mg/100 ml serum) and between healthy and myofibrogranuloma-diseased female walleye (20.2 ± 3.7 mg/100 ml serum). Elevations seen in mean serum calcium levels suggest the muscle degeneration and subsequent granuloma formation in later stages of myofibrogranuloma have a significant effect on serum calcium.

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A Case For Lehi's Bondage In Arabia, S. Kent Brown Jul 1997

A Case For Lehi's Bondage In Arabia, S. Kent Brown

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The lengthy sojourn of Lehi’s family in the Arabian desert invites the almost inevitable question whether circumstances forced family members to live in the service of tribesmen either for protection or for food. In my view, enough clues exist in the Book of Mormon—they have to be assembled—to bring one to conclude that the family lived for a time in a servile condition, a situation that apparently entailed suffering and conflict.

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Word Groups In The Book Of Mormon, John A. Tvedtnes Jul 1997

Word Groups In The Book Of Mormon, John A. Tvedtnes

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Word groupings, which tend to fall in certain categories, are an authentic means of expression in Hebrew poetry. Such groupings may reveal ties between the Book of Mormon and the biblical world.

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Distribution Of The Milliped Tylobolus Utahensis Chamberlin, With Remarks On T. Fredericksoni (Causey) (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae), Rowland M. Shelley, Selena B. Bauer Jul 1997

Distribution Of The Milliped Tylobolus Utahensis Chamberlin, With Remarks On T. Fredericksoni (Causey) (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae), Rowland M. Shelley, Selena B. Bauer

Great Basin Naturalist

Tylobolus utahensis Chamberlin, the only representative of the genus occurring in the southwestern deserts, ranges from central Inyo County, California, to the western periphery of Kane County, Utah. This distribution roughly corresponds to the northern limit of the Mojave Desert ecosystem and is also shown by the millipede Piedolus utus Chamberlin. (Spirobolida: Atopetholidae) and the centipede Theatops posticus (Say) (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae). Tylobolus fredericksoni Causey, ostensibly from Douglas County, Kansas, is designated "nomen dubium" and disregarded pending collection of fresh material; Narceus gordanus (Chamberlin) is deleted from South Carolina and Tennessee. Tyobolus uncigerus (Wood) occurs north of the Columbia …

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Contrasting Movement And Activity Of Large Brown Trout And Rainbow Trout In Silver Creek, Idaho, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Wilkison, J. M. Phelps Iii, J. S. Griffith Jul 1997

Contrasting Movement And Activity Of Large Brown Trout And Rainbow Trout In Silver Creek, Idaho, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Wilkison, J. M. Phelps Iii, J. S. Griffith

Great Basin Naturalist

Recent radiotelemetry studies demonstrated that stream-dwelling trout are mobile, but few have compared sympatric species. We used radiotelemetry to simultaneously monitor positions of 20 brown trout and 21 rainbow trout from May or June 1994 to February 1995 in Silver Creek, a small spring-fed stream in south central Idaho. Our biweekly observations from May to September indicated that rainbow trout had larger home ranges (medians, 606 m v. 131 m) and moved greater distances (medians, 1109 m v. 208 m) than brown trout. Furthermore, rainbow trout used more positions than brown trout (means, 7 v. 3) over this interval. Hourly …

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Of Tethering And Flight, Sundy Watanabe Jul 1997

Of Tethering And Flight, Sundy Watanabe

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

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Golden Memories: Remembering Life In A Mormon Village, Ronald W. Walker Jul 1997

Golden Memories: Remembering Life In A Mormon Village, Ronald W. Walker

BYU Studies

Personal accounts from early Saints give a colorful glimpse into everyday home and community life in frontier Mormon settlements.

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Dancing The Buckles Off Their Shoes In Pioneer Utah, Larry V. Shumway Jul 1997

Dancing The Buckles Off Their Shoes In Pioneer Utah, Larry V. Shumway

BYU Studies

Endorsed by Mormon leaders as a healthy and uplifting activity, dancing served the important functions of revitalizing the pioneers' spirits and nurturing their sense of community.

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The Golden Age Of Roman Helvetia, H. Dwight Page Jun 1997

The Golden Age Of Roman Helvetia, H. Dwight Page

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Any traveller who had visited the region of present day Switzerland in the first century before Christ and who could have returned there three centuries later at the end of the second century of the Christian era would have been astonished by the differences between the two periods. Whereas the pre-Roman country of the Helvetii had been a vast forest whose inhabitants had lived in rudimentary hilltop oppida and had spent their lives hunting, fishing and tilling the soil of small farms, the Roman province of Helvetia in the third century after Christ was a prosperous nation whose citizens lived …

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