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Effects Of Douglas-Fir Foliage Age Class On Western Spruce Budworm Oviposition Choice And Larval Performance, Kimberly A. Dodds, Karen M. Clancy, Kathryn J. Leyva, David Greenberg, Peter W. Price

Great Basin Naturalist

The western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) prefers to feed on flushing buds and current-year needles of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco). Budworm larvae will not typically consume older age classes of needles unless all current-year foliage is depleted. We tested the following null hypotheses: (1) budworm larvae can feed on foliage with a wide range of qualities (i.e., current 1-, 2-, or 3-year-old needles) without measurable effects on fitness; and (2) budworm adults do not show any oviposition preference linked to the age of the foliage they fed on as larvae. We used both laboratory and field …

Full Issue, Vol. 56 No. 2

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Selecting Wilderness Areas To Conserve Utah's Biological Diversity, Diane W. Davidson, William D. Newmark, Jack W. Sites Jr., Dennis K. Shiozawa, Eric A. Rickart, Kimball T. Harper, Robert B. Keiter

Great Basin Naturalist

Congress is currently evaluating the wilderness status of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands in Utah. Wilderness areas play many important roles, and one critical role is the conservation of biological diversity. We propose that objectives for conserving biodiversity on BLM lands in Utah be to (1) ensure the long-term population viability of native animal and plant species, (2) maintain the critical ecological and evolutionary processes upon which these species depend, and (3) preserve the full range of communities, successional stages, and environmental gradients. To achieve these objectives, wilderness areas should be selected so as to protect large, contiguous …

On The Cross-Cultural Attitudes And Experiences Of Recently Returned Lds Missionaries, Timothy B. Smith, Richard N. Roberts, Burton Kerr

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Mormonism And Mental Health: A Review Of The Literature (1923- 1995), Daniel K. Judd

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

The Process Of Islamization And Its Impact On Indonesia, Dong Sull Choi

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Confession In Lds Doctrine And Practice, Edward L. Kimball

BYU Studies

While the form of confession in the LDS Church has changed from public admission of sin to confession to a bishop, the doctrine and necessary functions of confession remain unchanged.

Methodological Considerations Fro The Comparative Study Of Civilization, John Mears

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Eugene D. Genovese And Leonard Hochberg, Eds. Geographical Perspectives In History., Laurence G. Wolf

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

The Salt Lake Temple Infrastructure: Studying It Out In Their Minds, Paul C. Richards

BYU Studies

To offer their best to the Lord in constructing even the temple's infrastructure, the Saints researched and incorporated such available technologies as elevators and electricity.

“But Then Face To Face”: Women's Issues, Mormon Culture, And Doctrine In Eight Pregnancy Narratives, Angela Ashurst-Mcgee

BYU Studies

For a Mormon woman, pregnancy can augment her agency, build charity, and transcend stereotypes. Sharing her narrative can help her organize and own her experience.

Ben-Ami Scharfstein. Amoral Politics: The Persistent Truth Of Machiavellism., Micheal E. Meagher

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

From The State Of Nature To The Empire Of Reason: Civilization In Buffon, Mirabeau And Raynal, Hugh L. Gilderson

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Robert P. Hymes And Conrad Schirokauer (Eds.). Ordering The World: Approaches To State And Society In Sung Dynasty China, George Von-Der-Muhll

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Light On The “Mission To The Lamanites”, Leland H. Gentry

BYU Studies

The 1831 expulsion of Mormon missionaries from Indian territory and their subsequent proposal to establish territorial schools are documented in letters from the contending parties.

The Year 1995: Questions About The Development Of Automation In Sinological Librarianship, Thomas H. Hahn

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Consumption Of Diffuse Knapweed By Two Species Of Polyphagous Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) In Southern Idaho, Dennis J. Fielding, M. A. Brusven, L. P. Kish

Great Basin Naturalist

Consumption of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa Lam.) by 2 polyphagous grasshopper species, Melanoplus sanguinipes (F.) and Oedaleonotus enigma (Scudder), was studied using microhistological analysis of grasshopper crop contents. Grasshoppers were confined to cages containing C. diffusa and Sisymbrium altissimum L., a member of the mustard family known to be readily eaten by these 2 grasshopper species. Preference indices for knapweed were lower than for S. altissimum in 4 of 5 trials. An uncaged population of M. sanguinipes on a knapweed-infested site consumed only small amounts of knapweed until late summer when most other plants were senescent. Results suggested that …

Arizona Distribution Of Three Sonoran Desert Anurans: Bufo Retiformis, Gastrophryne Olivacea, And Pternohyla Fodiens, Brian K. Sullivan, Robert W. Bowker, Keith B. Malmos, Erik W. A. Gergus

Great Basin Naturalist

We surveyed historic collecting localities in south central Arizona during July, August, and September 1993–94 to determine the presence of 3 little-known Sonoran Desert anurans, Bufo retiformis, Gastrophryne olivacea, and Pternohyla fodiens. All 3 species were present at most historic localities visited under appropriate conditions (following rainfall in July and August). Pternohyla fodiens was restricted to San Simon Wash and associated tributaries in south central Pima County. Gastrophryne olivacea ranged from Vekol Valley in extreme southern Maricopa County south to the Mexican border, and southeast near Tucson and Nogales in Pima and Santa Cruz counties. Bufo retiformis occurred over …

Full Issue, Vol. 56 No. 1

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Looking Over Vs. Overlooking: Native American Languages: Let's Void The Void, Brian D. Stubbs

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The time-depth of the Romance language family (ca. 2,000 years) yields an abundance of similarities among languages descended from Latin: Spanish, French, Italian, and so forth. The time-depth of Lehi is not much greater (2,600 years), yet no similar abundance of accepted linguistic evidence for Lehi’s presence in the Americas has emerged. Is this because of a lack of evidence or a lack of looking? We cannot know until we look. The relative absence of effort in Native American languages relevant to Book of Mormon research is a huge void in Latter-day Saint scholarly endeavor. This paper discusses the value …

From Presence To Practice: Jesus, The Sacrament Prayers, The Priesthood, And Church Discipline In 3 Nephi 18 And Moroni 2-6, John W. Welch

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

This paper explores several relationships between the texts in Moroni 2–6 and the words and deeds of Jesus in 3 Nephi 18. The opening chapters of Moroni contain the words that Jesus Christ spoke to the twelve when he ordained them to the high priesthood, the words used by the Nephites in administering the sacrament, and also a few words by Moroni about baptism, church membership, congregational worship, and ecclesiastical discipline. This study demonstrates that these instructions and procedures were rooted in the words and deeds of the resurrected Jesus in 3 Nephi 18 as he administered the sacrament, gave …

Historical Narrative, Literary Narrative—Expelling Poetics From The Republic Of History, Alan Goff

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Positivist historiography has always maintained an impermeable boundary between history and literature. But positivism is itself a historical sediment whose time is now past. Recent literary theory and historiography emphasize the continuities between history and literature. Under the domination of historiography by a positivist epistemology (from about 1880 to 1960), history attempted to free itself from its literary heritage. More recently theorists from a number of disciplines have recognized that history, both ancient and modern, has been informed by literary motifs, themes, and strategies. The repetition of the exodus literary pattern, for example, through the Bible, the Book of Mormon, …

Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 5 Issue 1, Neal A. Maxwell Institute For Religious Scholarship

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting understanding of the history, meaning, and significance of the scriptures and other sacred texts revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Productivity, Food Habits, And Associated Variables Of Barn Owls Utilizing Nest Boxes In North Central Utah, Sandra J. Looman, Dennis L. Shirley, Clayton M. White

Great Basin Naturalist

Productivity and food habits of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) utilizing nest boxes in Juab, Utah, and Salt Lake counties, Utah, During 1979–1984 were examined. Average clutch size was 5.8 eggs for the 6-yr period; mean number fledged was 3.9 young per successful nest. While severe weather during the 1981–82 winter did not result in significant decrease in productivity during the 1982 breeding season, it may have resulted in a significant overproduction of female young. Barn Owls in north central Utah fed almost exclusively on mammalian species, particularly Microtus spp. Difference in clutch size between areas and years …

Temporal And Spatial Distribution Of Highway Mortality Of Mule Deer On Newly Constructed Roads At Jordanelle Reservoir, Utah, Laura A. Romin, John A. Bissonette

Great Basin Naturalist

In this paper we evaluated traffic characteristics and vegetation and topographic features associated with mule deer kills on 3 highways (US 40, SR 32, SR 248) in northeastern Utah. We also compared number, and sex and age composition of roadkills to that of the living population observed during spotlight counts. From 15 October 1991 to 14 October 1993 we documented 397 deer roadkills: 51.6% were does, 18.9% bucks, 21.7% fawns, and 7.8% could not be classified. Sixty-seven percent of adult kills were ≤2.5 yr of age. Kill composition compared closely to spotlight counts. Of 1515 spotlight deer, 65.2% were does, …

Full Issue

The Bridge

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Nfs Grundtvig On American Immigrants, Axel C. Kildegaard

The Bridge

They came singly and in small groups in the 1850' s. A

few settled in the cities, others moved on to the lumber

forests of Michigan and Wisconsin while more made their

destination the fertile farmlands of the midwest. A few of

the even more adventurous crossed the country or made

the long sail around the Straits of Magellan to California.

F. M. Brodie—“The Fasting Hermit And The Very Saint Of Ignorance”: A Biographer And Her Legend, Louis Midgley

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet (1995), by Fawn McKay Brodie

Christ-Bearer, Daniel C. Peterson

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Christopher Columbus: A Latter-day Saint Perspective (1992), by Arnold K. Garr.

“The Most Convenient Form Of Error”: Dale Morgan On Joseph Smith And The Book Of Mormon, Gary F. Novak

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Dale Morgan On Early Mormonism: Correspondence and a New History (1986), edited by John Philip Walker.