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Winter Stomach Contents Of South Dakota Badgers, E. Blake Hart, Michael Trumbo

Great Basin Naturalist

Stomach contents of 33 hunter- and trapper-killed badgers, Taxidea taxus, from northeastern South Dakota were examined during the 1980–81 fur season. Mammal prey species made up the bulk of the ingested food, followed by plant materials. Approximately 40 percent of stomach contents were mammals, 35 percent were of plant origin, 10 percent were birds, 10 percent were insects, while the remainder was mostly inorganic materials. Little significant difference was found in variety of food items consumed by each sex. South Dakota badgers are opportunistic foragers in the wintertime when food is scarce. Individual food items are usually taken in quantity …

A List Of Utah Spiders, With Their Localities, Dorald M. Allred, B. J. Kaston

Great Basin Naturalist

The 621 species of spiders known to occur in Utah as recorded in the literature or Utah universities' collections are listed with their junior synonyms and collection localities. Two-fifths (265 species) are known from only one locality each, and only one-fifth (123 species) from five or more localities in the state.

Full Issue, Vol. 43 No. 3

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Coyote Food Habits On Two Utah Deer Herds, Jordan C. Pederson, R. Cary Tuckfield

Great Basin Naturalist

Coyote (Canis latrans) scats from two southern Utah deer herd units were collected and analyzed to establish diet selection. The category showing the most consistent frequency of occurrence was mule deer Odocoileus hemionus; lagomorphs were next. Formal statistical analysis revealed that the only significant difference in coyote food habits between herd units was in the frequency of rabbits eaten. These data suggest that coyotes in this region of southern Utah show a comparatively higher preference for mule deer but, at the same time, do not eat deer in proportion to the frequency of their occurrence.

A Small Carnivore Survey Technique, Tim W. Clark, Thomas M. Campbell Iii

Great Basin Naturalist

A track station survey method for small, nocturnal mammalian carnivores is described. The method has been field tested under a wide variety of conditions. Stations were visited by rodents, mustelids, and canids, as well as insects and birds.

Front Matter, Vol. 43 No. 3

Great Basin Naturalist

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Evaluation Of Draba Oligosperma, D. Pectinipila, And D. Juniperina Complex (Cruciferae), Robert W. Lichvar

Great Basin Naturalist

Since Draba pectinipila Rollins was described in 1953, it has been assigned to several different taxonomic categories. It has been recognized at the species and variety level and has also been placed in synonymy under D. oligosperma Hook. Then Dorn (1978) described D. juniperina and contrasted it to D. pectinipila and D. oligosperma. To clarify the status of these three taxa, the evaluation included field and herbarium observations and scanning electron microscope studies.

Comparative Successional Roles Of Trembling Aspen And Lodgepole Pine In The Southern Rocky Mountains, Albert J. Parker, Kathleen C. Parker

Great Basin Naturalist

A review of the ecological distribution and successional roles of lodgepole pine and trembling aspen in the Southern Rocky Mountains suggests that the two species have different strategies for occupying disturbed sites. Lodgepole pine's easily dispersed seeds and faster growth from seed in unsuppressed conditions allows it to colonize severe burns, even from remote seed sources. Aspen appears to compensate for ineffective development from seed by vegetative reproduction from durable root stocks, which promotes geographic persistence. Such persistence is achieved by the maintenance of a forest structure conducive to light surface fires, which stimulate suckering and retard conifer invasion, and …

Plasticity And Polymorphism In Seed Germination Of Mimulus Guttatus (Scrophulariaceae), Robert K. Vickery Jr.

Great Basin Naturalist

Seeds of 12 populations of Mimulus guttatus representative of the Wasatch Mountain ecotype were incubated for 17 months (one natural season plus a year) in five artificial climates found in phytotron studies to be important to the growth of the plants of that form of monkey flower. In all but the coldest climate, germination occurred promptly (3–8 days, on average), peaked during the first three weeks, and then tapered off gradually well into the second season. Generally, the amount and timing of germination was plastic, showing much the same range of responses in widely different climates both overall and for …

Notes On Reproduction Of The Side-Blotched Lizard Uta Stansburiana Stansburiana In Southwest Idaho, George Bakewell, Joseph M. Chopek, Gary L. Burkholder

Great Basin Naturalist

In 1968 and 1973 in southwestern Idaho, 275 Uta stansburiana were collected. Uta occupies low hills with rocky outcrops and flat sparse vegetation consisting of the following shrubs: Artemisia tridentata, Grayia spinosa, Atriplex confertifolia, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, and Atriplex canescens. Emergence from hibernation occurs from mid-March to early April and the first yolked follicles appear in early April, with oviducal eggs present in late April. Testicular cycle begins with the emergence of males, and spermatozoa are produced from April through July. Uta reaches sexual maturity in one year at a SVL of 40.0 mm in males and 43 mm in females. …

Aculeata Hymenoptera Of Sand Mountain And Blow Sand Mountains, Nevada, R. W. Rust, L. M. Hanks, R. C. Bechtel

Great Basin Naturalist

There were 198 species of aculeata Hymenoptera in 15 families collected from Sand Mountain and Blow Sand Mountains, Nevada. Four species are considered new to science and none are considered endemic to either dune area.

Comparative Life History And Floral Characteristics Of Desert And Mountain Floras In Utah, Patrick D. Collins, Kimball T. Harper, Burton K. Pendleton

Great Basin Naturalist

Life forms and floral characteristics of plants at Arches National Park (desert communities), the Mt. Nebo complex, and a subalpine meadow in the Uinta Mountains (montane and subalpine communities) were compared. Characteristics observed were (1) life form, (2) longevity, (3) pollination system, (4) flower structure, (5) flower symmetry, and (6) flower color. Common families in each flora were also compared. Results showed that there is a significant overrepresentation of shrub species at Arches, and an underrepresentation of perennial forbs. Relative number of perennial forb species was significantly higher at Mt. Nebo and the subalpine meadow than at Arches National Park. …

A New Species Of Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae) From The Uinta Basin, Utah, Elizabeth Neese, Stanley L. Welsh

Great Basin Naturalist

Described as a new species is Penstemon flowersii Neese & Welsh from Utah. An illustration is provided. The species is named in honor of the late Seville Flowers, professor of botany at the University of Utah.

Plant And Soil Relationships In Two Hydrothermally Altered Areas Of The Breat Basin, N. M. Milton, T. L. Purdy

Great Basin Naturalist

In two areas of hydrothermally altered rocks in the Great Basin, the native vegetation differs in composition and areal cover from unaltered to altered sites on the same geologic formations. Analysis suggests that physical rather than chemical factors may be the cause of the vegetation differences, especially permeability of bedrock, depth and texture of soils, and, possibly, amounts and types of clay minerals present. These characteristics influence the ability of soils to absorb and retain water.

In the East Tintic Mountains, Utah, the soils from argillized or mixed argillized and silicified parent materials have more characteristics associated with dryness and …

A Re-Evaluation Of The Postglacial Vegetation Of The Laramie Basin, Wyoming–Colorado, Deborah L. Elliott-Fisk, Betty S. Adkins, Jeanine L. Spaulding

Great Basin Naturalist

Previous work by Wells in the Laramie Basin suggested that a coniferous forest/woodland covered the basin floor in the recent past (until the latest Holocene). We have found no evidence for this woodland and suggest instead that these scattered woodlands along sandstone outcrops and their immediate margins are outliers of the montane forest of the Medicine Bow Mountains, existing in their apparently anomalous locations due to favorable microenvironments set up by the topography and substrate.

Predatory Behavior Of Larval Ambystoma Tigrinum Nebulosum On Limnephilus (Trichoptera) Larvae, Joseph R. Holomuzki

Great Basin Naturalist

Examination of stomach contents indicated that second-year Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum larvae consumed Limnephilus sp. larvae but rarely ingested the case. Feeding observations of captive salamanders on caddisfly larvae supported this finding. Extraction of caddisfly larvae from their case was accomplished only when larval salamanders quickly seized the anterior portion of ambulatory Limnephilus sp. extended from their case and vigorously shook the trichopteran from side to side.

Observations On Alpine Vegetation Near Schoolroom Glacier, Teton Range, Wyoming, John R. Spence, Richard J. Shaw

Great Basin Naturalist

Quadrat and propagule trapping studies were made on the moraine of the Schoolroom Glacier and in adjacent dry alpine meadow vegetation in the Teton Range in 1978–1979. Forty-six species of vascular plants were collected. Distributionally, three groups of species exist. One of these is concentrated primarily on the moraine, a second in the meadow, and the third in a narrow ecotonal band at the base of the distal slope of the moraine. The moraine slopes are steep and unstable, with vegetation cover ranging from 1 to 9 percent, dominated by Cirsium tweedyi (Rydb.) Petr. Along the more stable moraine crest …

End Matter, Vol. 43 No. 3

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Religiosity And Mental Health: A Critical Reevaluation And Meta-Analysis, Allen E. Bergin

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

For many decades, lassitude and malaise hae afflicted the relationship between psychology and religion. Interest and activity in this relationship are now being renewed, and old controversies with new terms are resurfacing. This article reviews the extensive empirical literature on the topic and shows that religiosity is a complex phenomenon with numerous correlates and consequences that defy simple interpretations. A meta-analysis of 24 pertinent studies revealed no support for the preconception that religiousness is necessarily corelated with psychopathology; but it also showed only slightly positive correlates of religion. Sociological and psychiatric reports were more favorable to religion. The data's ambiguities …

Your Own Crown Of Thorns, Lynn M. Roundy

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Issues In Religion And Psychotherapy

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

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Lds Values And Advocacy For The Nursing Home Patient, Rex R. Ashdown

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Amcap Journal Volume 9 Issue 3 1983, Issues In Religion And Psychotherapy

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Back Cover, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Introductory Pages, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Index, Linda Hunter Adams

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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The John Taylor Nauvoo Journal: January 1845-September 1845, Dean C. Jessee

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

Premenstrual Syndrome: Fad, Fact, Or Fallacy?, William R. Keye Jr.

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Committee On East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.