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Front Matter, Vol. 5 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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End Matter, Vol. 5 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Orthoptera Of The Nevada Test Site, Andrew H. Barnum

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Arthropod Associates Of Plants At The Nevada Test Site, Dorald M. Allred, D Elden Beck

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Presettlement Vegetation And Vegetational Change In Three Valleys In Central Utah, Earl M. Christensen, Hyrum B. Johnson

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

Historical information, survey records, and relict vegetation were used as sources of data for determining the nature of the presettlement vegetation of Pavant, Round, and Juab Valleys in central Utah. The foothills were covered with bunch grasses (principally Agropyron spicatum and Poa secunda), scattered junipers (Juniperus utahensis), and sagebrush (Artemisia tridentate). Western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii) was common on level areas within the foothills. Below the foothill region on the more gentle slopes and benchlands there was a broad belt dominated by bunch grasses. The grassy area intergraded into a zone dominated by northern …

Front Matter, Vol. 5 No. 1

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Plants Of Arches National Monument, Bertrand F. Harrison, Stanley L. Welsh, Glen Moore

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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End Matter, Vol. 4 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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End Matter, Vol. 5 No. 1

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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A Study Of Albinism, And Some Mating Reactions In Psilocybe Mutans, Henry L. Curtis

Theses and Dissertations

In recent taxonomic works albinism is not generally recognized as being present in the Agaricales. This study was made to find how albinism was inherited in Psilocybe mutans McKnight. Cultures of P. mutans were incubated in a constant temperature room at 20-22°C. With artificial lighting at 150 foot candles for 16 hours per day and on a laboratory bench at a comparable temperature with diffuse natural light of a lesser intensity. Numerous fruit-bodies were obtained from cultures which grew on substrates containing hot water extracts of rabbit fecal pellets and from cultures grown on substates containing no fecal extracts. In …

Metabolism Of Thiamine And The Effect Of Some Antagonists, Russel M. Bender

Theses and Dissertations

To investigate the possibility that thiamine has more than one vital role in the mammalian system, it was decided to use the antagonists pyrithiamine and oxythiamine, and to utilize carbon-14 labeled compounds to more effectively study the vitamin and the above-named antagonists. To make it more effective, we felt that perhaps differences between the localization of oxythiamine and pyrithiamine could be detected in the brain. We also considered and tested the possibility that either or both of the antagonists would alter the localization of thiamine. Essentially, two procedures were used in this study. One was a counting method and the …

Front Matter, Vol. 4 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Distribution Patterns Of Pocket Gophers In The Hobble Creek Area, Utah County, Elvis J. Holt

Theses and Dissertations

This study was initiated to investigate the distribution patterns of two species of pocket gophers, Thomomys umbrinus albicaudatus Hall and T. talpoides wasatchensis Durrant whose ranges come together in the Hobble Creek area, Utah. The effect of certain ecological factors upon their distribution was determined. The ecological factors included: vegetation and land use, soil, moisture and exposure, hybridization and interspecific competition. From morphological examination no interbreeding was detected even though the breeding seasons of the two species correspond. A limited area was found where the ranges of the two species are in contact. A lack of available moisture was determined …

Autoradiographic Localization Of Serotonin And 5-Hydroxytryptophan In The Rat Brain, Gordon Keith Matheson

Theses and Dissertations

Serotonin is a normal constituent of the brain and has been claimed to act as a neurohormonal or regulatory agent in nerve transmission. Previous workers have only studied its whole brain or subcellular particulate distribution. Because the brain itself is divided into many distinct ganglia and nuclei, the distribution of serotonin in these sites is considered to be of greater importance than either the whole brain or subcellular distribution. This paper is a study of the distribution of serotonin in particular brain sites in rats with normal and elevated levels of the amine, with and without electroshock treatment. The results …

A Brief Historical Résumé Of Herpetological Studies In The Great Basin Of The Western United States, Part I. The Reptiles, Benjamin H. Banta, Wilmer W. Tanner

Great Basin Naturalist

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A Comparative Osteological Study Of Two Species Of Colubridae (Pituophis And Thamnophis), Robert E. Bullock

Theses and Dissertations

With reference to anatomical studies it appears that the aerpents are indeed a neglected group ot reptiles. Although some early writers recorded a few fragmentary obser-vations on the anatomy of snakes, no attempt was made to undertake a complete comprehensive study. Cole (1944) has rightfully referred to this section of vertebrate anatomy as "almost virgin field." The serpent area of reptilian anatomy is deserving ot a more intensive investigation because of the considerable number ot adaptations demonatrated by this group of reptiles in relation to their peculiar types ot locomotion and methods ot feeding. It is important to understand the …

A Taxonomic Study Of Fleas Of The Genus Foxella (Wagner) In Utah (Siphonaptera: Dolichopsyllidae), Robert A. Amoureux

Theses and Dissertations

Fleas of the genus Foxella Wagner, commonly known as "gopher fleas," have various species of the mammal genus Thomomys Weid Neuweid in the Western United States as their hosts. Some workers maintain there are at least two species of fleas while others consider that all gopher fleas are of one species.

Front Matter, Vol. 4 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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End Matter, Vol. 4 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Annotated Checklist Of The Plants Of Mesa Verde, Colorado, Stanley L. Welsh, James A. Erdman

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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A History Of The Missionary Activities Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In India, 1849-1856, R. Lanier Britsch

Theses and Dissertations

The East India Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was officially opened in 1851, with the arrival of Elder Joseph Richards from England. He baptized several people, the most important of whom were James Patric Meik and his family, Maurice White, and Matthew McCune and his family. The Meiks and the McCunes contributed a great deal of service to the Church in Calcutta and Rangoon. Both of these families eventaully immigrated to Utah. Elder Richards left Calcutta after a few months there and before his return some months later, was preceeded by Elder William Willes. Willes …

The Origin And Original Meaning Of Sacrificial Blood Offerings As Revealed In The Bible And Modern Scriptures, Theo Emory Mckean

Theses and Dissertations

This study is concerned with the origin and original meaning of sacrificial blood offerings as practiced by the ancient Israelite people and their progenitors. "Modern" scriptural sources including the Pearl of Great Price, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants are used along with the Bible as the basic reference material.
The lack of explicit information in the Bible as to the inception and meaning of sacrifice has resulted in the development of many theories which suggest that this rite had a human beginning. These theories imply that by natural expression man began to seek favor from his …

A Study Of Indian Enrollments In The United States To Determine The Possibilities Of Establishing Indian Seminaries Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Marion N. Davidson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to locate public, federal, and parochial schools in the United States that have an enrollment of twenty-five or more Indian students. This will help determine the possibilities of establishing LDS Indian seminaries as Church membership increases among the Indians.

Answers to the following questions were sought:
1. Where are the federal boarding schools, day schools and dormitories located?
2. Where are public schools located that have an Indian enrollment of twenty-five or more?
3.Do parochial schools indicate where Indian populations are concentrated?
4. What is the total 1963-64 Indian enrollment in public, federal, and …

A Study Of The Attitude Of The Latter-Day Saint Church, In The Territory Of Utah, Toward Slavery As It Pertained To The Indian As Well As To The Negro From 1847 To 1865, Roldo V. Dutson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to recognize the position of slavery as it pertained especially to the Negro in the Territory of Utah from 1847 to 1865, and the position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints toward Indian slavery found in those tribes living within the boundary of the Utah Territory. Negro slavery was accepted and tolerated by the Latter-day Saints even though there were but few Negroes in the Territory. These were brought in by a few southern Saints.

The Systematics Of Crotaphytus Wislizeni, The Leopard Lizards, Part I. A Redescription Of Crotaphytus Wislizeni Wislizeni Baird And Girard, And A Description Of A New Subspecies From The Upper Colorado River Basin, Wilmer W. Tanner, Benjamin H. Banta

Great Basin Naturalist

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A Survey Of The Herpetofauna Of The Death Valley Area, Frederick B. Turner, Roland H. Wauer

Great Basin Naturalist

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Mites On Kangaroo Rats At The Nevada Test Site, Morris A. Goates

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

A systematic study of parasitic mites on kangaroo rats of two species at the Nevada Test Site was conducted from August 1959 to December 1961. The intent was to determine the kinds, numbers, seasonal occurrences and ecological relationships of mites in nuclear disturbed and contiguous undisturbed areas. A total of 1,256 rats from nine plant communities was examined.

The 6,208 mites collected represented 16 species including four undescribed. Fourteen were found on both kinds of rats. Considerably more rats were infested with chiggers than with mesostigmatids. Each species of mite occurred alone on its host at least 20% of the …

Front Matter, Vol. 3 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Front Matter, Vol. 3 No. 3

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Reptiles Of The Nevada Test Site, Wilmer W. Tanner, Clive D. Jorgensen

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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