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Central Civilzation, David Wilkinson

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

The Carl Whiting Bishop Photographic Archive In The Freer Gallery Of Art: A Resource For The Study Of Chinese Architecture, Archaeology, Geology, Topography, Flora, Fauna, Customs, And Culture, Sarah L. Newmeyer

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Habitat Attributes At Sites Of Stable And Declining Long-Billed Curlew Populations, Jean F. Cochran, Stanley H. Anderson

Great Basin Naturalist

Long-billed Curlew populations were studied in the upper Green River Basin of Wyoming. Sites were selected where curlew populations appear constant in numbers and declining in numbers. Results show that while few habitat differences were found between the two areas, disturbances such as grazing and dragging during nesting reduced productivity. Nest failures were also correlated with field fertilization and early season grazing. Within each area curlews nested successfully on field sites that were elevated and had adequate grass cover but not tall grass.

One Moment, Please: Private Devotion In The Public Schools, Richard G. Wilkins

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Flora Of The Orange Cliffs Of Utah, L. M. Shultz, E. E. Neely, J. S. Tuhy

Great Basin Naturalist

The vascular flora of the Orange Cliffs area, defined here as part of the Colorado Plateau floristic province, harbors approximately 209 species in 123 genera and 49 families. A species checklist is provided with a discussion of physical and floristic aspects of the region. The flora is compared statistically to the San Rafael Swell flora, which is also a subset of the Colorado Plateau. We define six vegetation types and three edaphic communities; these are described and mapped. Of eleven endemic plant species in the Orange Cliffs, three are local and rare. Sites for Astragalus nidularius, A. moencoppensis, and Xylorhiza …

Zoogeography Of Great Basin Butterflies: Patterns Of Distribution And Differentiation, George T. Austin, Dennis D. Murphy

Great Basin Naturalist

The butterflies of the Great Basin exhibit general patterns of distribution and speciation similar to those found for other taxa, particularly birds. Two major centers of infraspecific differentiation and coinciding distribution limits of taxa are identified, each with three subregions. Great Basin butterflies are characterized by pallidity and substantial endemism below the species level.

Age In Relationship To Stem Circumference And Stem Diameter In Cliffrose (Cowania Mexicana Var. Stansburiana) In Central Utah, J. D. Brotherson, K. P. Price, L. O'Rourke

Great Basin Naturalist

Cliffrose age in relation to stem circumference and stem diameter was studied in central Utah. Age-circumference and age-diameter predictor equations were developed from material obtained from 10 stands along a 65-km section of the Wasatch Mountains foothills. Ages estimated on material of known age by the two equations were highly similar. Age predictions were more accurate for young stems than for older stems. The oldest stem aged was 163 years.

Evaluation Of The Improvement In Sensitivity Of Nested Frequency Plots To Vegetational Change By Summation, Stuart D. Smith, Stephen C. Bunting, M. Hironaka

Great Basin Naturalist

At four sites in Idaho, frequency was measured separately with three different-sized plots (10 x 25, 15 x 33.5, and 20 x 50 cm) arranged in a nested configuration. These individual frequency values were added together to create a summed “frequency.” This summed value was compared to the original frequency values generated by each individual plot size in respect to its ability to detect range trend. The summation procedure consistently detected smaller changes in frequency than any individual plot size. In addition, the summed values detected a significant change in more species at each site. Summing the frequency values usually …

The Ebb And Flow Of Mormonism In Scotland, 1840-1900, Frederick S. Buchanan

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Deseret Language And Linguistics Society

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Semantic Space Comparisons Of Cross-Cultural Stereotyping, Bruce L. Brown, Richard N. Williams, Robert F. Norton, George S. Barrus

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

Drosophila Pseudoobscura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Of The Great Basin Iv: A Release Experiment At Bryce Canyon, Monte E. Turner

Great Basin Naturalist

Some populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura in the Great Basin have very little genetic variation for third chromosome inversion gene arrangements. These populations are essentially monomorphic for the Arrowhead gene arrangement. At Bryce Canyon, Utah, individuals with other gene arrangements (Standard, Pikes Peak, and Treeline) were released and their frequencies monitored. One generation after release, the released arrangements had increased in frequency from 0.7% to almost 10%. After overwintering, the arrangement frequencies were not statistically different from the prerelease samples. The samples did demonstrate a low-level retention of the released Pikes Peak arrangement. The decline in the released arrangements was probably …

Alpine Vascular Flora Of The Ruby Range, West Elk Mountains, Colorado, Emily L. Hartman, Mary Lou Rottman

Great Basin Naturalist

The Ruby Range is a northern extension of the West Elk Mountains of west central Colorado. Composed primarily of sedimentary rocks, the range is heavily faulted and intruded by many dikes and sills. Eight study areas, selected as representative of the major topographic features of the range, were analyzed floristically. A vascular flora of 220 species in 111 genera and 35 families is reported. The phytogeographic distribution of the flora is primarily alpine and western North American. The flora of the Ruby Range shows a 74% similarity to the flora of the San Juan Mountains to the southwest.

Habitat And Community Relationships Of Cliffrose (Cowania Mexicana Var. Stansburiana) In Central Utah, K. P. Price, J. D. Brotherson

Great Basin Naturalist

Cliffrose (Cowania mexicana var. stansburiana [Torr.] Jepson) community measurements were taken in central Utah. Data revealed a high between-site similarity of 78.5%. Soil analysis for sites showed most macronutrients, and some micronutrients, relatively low. Cover of cliffrose was found to increase with increases in soil magnesium (p ≤ 0.01). Plants growing on the sites have adapted life cycles to exploit moisture and nutrients during seasons of maximum availability. Prevalent species in the community were cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), cliffrose, madwort (Alyssum alyssoides), and bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum). Annual grasses were the most important life …

Carmelite Propaganda In A Fifteenth-Century French Gradual Fragment, John B. Friedman

Quidditas

The late Middle Ages was a difficult period for the mendicant orders. Many of their claims to be the "New Apostles," with special efficacy in the confessional, the pulpit, and the classroom—as Penn Szittya has recently shown—were under sharp attack. Though less visible as teachers and preachers than the Dominicans and Franciscans, the Carmelites were also the victims of anti-mendicant hostility from an early period. Furthermore, they were disliked by the other orders because they claimed superiority be reason of alleged great antiquity and the special patronage of the Virgin, for Carmelite legend holds that the Old Testament prophets Elijah …

Full Issue, Vol. 9

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

No abstract provided.

R–S, Stephen L. Wood, Donald E. Bright Jr.

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

No abstract provided.

Introduction, Stanley L. Welsh, N. Duane Atwood, Sherel Goodrich, Larry C. Higgins

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

No abstract provided.

Benjamin Franklin's Legacy: Printed Materials From Before 1870 Relating To Chinese Culture, Geography, Language, And Science At The American Philosophical Society In Philadelphia, Roy E. Goodman

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

A Reclassification Of The Genera Of Scolytidae (Coleoptera), Stephen L. Wood

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

A taxonomic revision of the genera of Scolytidae (Coleoptera) in the world fauna is presented. Included are 215 valid genera and 273 invalid generic and subgeneric names. The type-species for each genus-group name was examined, including the type-specimen of the type-species in those taxa where a holotype, lectotype, or neotype has been designated—with the exception of four contemporary genera, the type-series of which are lost, and six fossil genera for which no effort was made to locate the types. Taxonomic keys to the families of the Curculionoidea, and to the subfamilies, tribes, and genera of Scolytidae are presented. Descriptions and …

John C. Freemont's Expeditions Into Utah: An Historical Analysis Of The Explorer's Contributions And Significance To The Region, Alexander L. Baugh

Theses and Dissertations

John Charles Fremont conducted five expeditions to the West during a period of twelve years (1842-1854). On four occasions, during three of these expeditions (1843-1844, 1845, and 1854), the explorer entered the Utah region. His explorations in northern Utah in 1843 focused primarily on the scientific analysis and survey of the Great Salt Lake. In 1844, Fremont again entered the Utah area and made scientific observations and calculations about the region, including accurately defining the geographic region known as the Great Basin, the name given it by Fremont. In 1845, Fremont proceeded through Utah while enroute to California and spent …

Full Issue, Vol. 10

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

No abstract provided.

Hydrology Of Bear Lake Basin And Its Impact On The Trophic State Of Bear Lake, Utah–Idaho, Vincent Lamarra, Chuck Liff, John Carter

Great Basin Naturalist

Bear Lake is a large, relatively pristine lake located in a graben valley. The lacustrine environment is more than 35,000 years old. Over that period of time, the Bear River intermittently flowed into Bear Lake. Approximately 10,000 to 8,000 BP, the Bear River ceased flowing directly into the lake. Between 1912 and 1924, channels were dug that diverted Bear River flows into the lake. An analysis was conducted to determine the impacts of Bear River flows upon the hydrologic and nutrient budgets of the Bear Lake ecosystem. In addition, the resulting limnological conditions were evaluated. Based upon eight years of …

Inventory Of Utah Crayfish With Notes On Current Distribution, James E. Johnson

Great Basin Naturalist

Crayfish distribution and composition in Utah are poorly documented. Based upon limited collections, the native Pacifastacus gambelii is widespread and often abundant in the Bear and Weber river drainages and is occasionally represented in smaller tributaries to the Great Salt Lake and to the Raft River. Pacifastacus leniusculus was collected from Utah County and Procambarus clarkii from Tooele County; the origin of these populations is not known. The nonnative crayfish Orconectes virilis is currently abundant in the Virgin, Price, and Duchesne river basins and the Glen Canyon, Flaming Gorge, Deer Creek, and Starvation reservoirs; it is expanding in Huntington North, …

Advertisements, Committee On East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

The Mccormick Korean Collection Of Pomona College, Judith Magee Boltz

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Relict Occurrence Of Three "American" Scolytidae (Coleoptera) In Asia, Stephen L. Wood, Hui-Fen Yin

Great Basin Naturalist

The first non-American representatives of the bark beetle genus Pseudopityophthorus, of the subtribe Corthylina (Corthylini), and of the Ips concinnus species group are named. All are apparently relicts of an early faunal exchange with North America. The new taxa include: Gnatharus, new genus, and its type-species Gnatharus tibetensis, new species (Tibet); Xenophthorus, new subgenus, and its type-species Pseudopityophthorus (Xenophthorus) peregrinus, new species (Tibet), and Ips orientalis, new species (Tibet, China). The intercontinental exchange of other taxa in Scolytidae are also mentioned.

Early Mormon Perceptions Of Contemporary America: 1830-1846, Grant Underwood

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Paleobiology, Biogeography, And Systematics Of The Black-Footed Ferret, Mustela Nigripes (Audubon And Bachman), 1851, Elaine Anderson, Steven C. Forrest, Tim W. Clark, Louise Richardson

Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs

Extensive literature review and 48 mammal collections containing recent speciments of the endangered black-footed ferret (Musela nigripes) are used to characterize historic distribution of species. Specimens (n = 120) were measured from eight collections to characterize black-footed ferret morphology and variation. Twenty-one pleistocene and Holocene faunas in North America show ferrets dating back to 100,000 yr B.P. Recent specimens (n = 412) indicate close association with the prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) and suggest ferrets may have been less rare than previously thought. At least 103 (25%) of all specimens were taken by federal predator and rodent control …

Microhabitat Affinities Of Gambel Oak Seedlings, Ronald P. Neilson, L. H. Wullstein

Great Basin Naturalist

Previous work suggested that Gambel oak seedlings are rare in the northern parts of its range in Utah where summer rainfall is relatively low but should be abundant in southern parts of the range where summer rainfall is usually high. Gambel oak grades from a relatively minor component of a ponderosa pine/mixed conifer assemblage in the south to a virtually monotypic formation in the north, where it exists as long-lived clones.

Quadrat analysis in Arizona and New Mexico, within the oak zone, revealed a seedling density ranging from 120 to 1320 per hectare. We found a significant tendency of seedlings …