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Montana Kaimin, September 23, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2011

Montana Kaimin, September 23, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, September 21, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2011

Montana Kaimin, September 21, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, September 20, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2011

Montana Kaimin, September 20, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, September 16, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2011

Montana Kaimin, September 16, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, September 15, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2011

Montana Kaimin, September 15, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, September 9, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2011

Montana Kaimin, September 9, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, September 7, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Sep 2011

Montana Kaimin, September 7, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Psci 451e.01: Ancient And Medieval Political Philosophy, Ramona Grey Sep 2011

Psci 451e.01: Ancient And Medieval Political Philosophy, Ramona Grey

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Enst 504.01: Topics In Environmental Philosophy - Ethics And Animals, Deborah Slicer Sep 2011

Enst 504.01: Topics In Environmental Philosophy - Ethics And Animals, Deborah Slicer

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Spns 465.01: Spanish Literature- Renaissance And Golden Age, Jannine Montauban Sep 2011

Spns 465.01: Spanish Literature- Renaissance And Golden Age, Jannine Montauban

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Phl 504.01: Topics In Environmental Philosophy - Ethics And Animals, Deborah Slicer Sep 2011

Phl 504.01: Topics In Environmental Philosophy - Ethics And Animals, Deborah Slicer

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Wild 562.01: Wildlife Habitat Modeling, Mark Hebblewhite Sep 2011

Wild 562.01: Wildlife Habitat Modeling, Mark Hebblewhite

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Wild 595.01: Special Topics - Animal Migration, A Synthesis, Mark Hebblewhite Sep 2011

Wild 595.01: Special Topics - Animal Migration, A Synthesis, Mark Hebblewhite

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Biotic Resistance Via Granivory: Establishment By Invasive, Naturalized, And Native Asters Reflects Generalist Preference, Dean E. Pearson, Ragan M. Callaway, John L. Maron Sep 2011

Biotic Resistance Via Granivory: Establishment By Invasive, Naturalized, And Native Asters Reflects Generalist Preference, Dean E. Pearson, Ragan M. Callaway, John L. Maron

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Escape from specialist natural enemies is frequently invoked to explain exotic plant invasions, but little attention has been paid to how generalist consumers in the recipient range may influence invasion. We examined how seed preferences of the widespread generalist granivore Peromyscus maniculatus related to recruitment of the strongly invasive exotic Centaurea stoebe and several weakly invasive exotics and natives by conducting laboratory feeding trials and seed addition experiments in the field. Laboratory feeding trials showed that P. maniculatus avoided consuming seeds of C. stoebe relative to the 12 other species tested, even when seeds of alternative species were 53–94% smaller …


Assessment Of Hunter Access On Montana Private Lands, Michael Tipton, Norma P. Nickerson Sep 2011

Assessment Of Hunter Access On Montana Private Lands, Michael Tipton, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

The Montana Hunter Access Funding Initiative, also known as I-161 (Appendix B), appeared as a citizeninitiated state statute (developed by an individual from Billings, MT) on the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot in Montana. It was approved by the voters 53.8 percent to 46.2 percent. I-161 was proposed to increase nonresident big game license fees and abolish outfitter-sponsored licenses. The initiative, which caused much controversy and debate, aims to reverse trends relating to the pay-to-play movement by nonresidents. It addresses concerns surrounding public hunting on private lands. The purpose of this project was three fold: 1.) to examine how landowners …


Montana Kaimin, August 31, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Aug 2011

Montana Kaimin, August 31, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Physiological Trade-Offs In Self-Maintenance: Plumage Molt And Stress Physiology In Birds, Jamie M. Cornelius, Nicole Perfito, Richard Zann, Creagh W. Breuner, Thomas P. Hahn Aug 2011

Physiological Trade-Offs In Self-Maintenance: Plumage Molt And Stress Physiology In Birds, Jamie M. Cornelius, Nicole Perfito, Richard Zann, Creagh W. Breuner, Thomas P. Hahn

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Trade-offs between self-maintenance processes can affect life-history evolution. Integument replacement and the stress response both promote self-maintenance and affect survival in vertebrates. Relationships between the two processes have been studied most extensively in birds, where hormonal stress suppression is down regulated during molt in seasonal species, suggesting a resource-based trade-off between the two processes. The only species found to differ are the rock dove and Eurasian tree sparrow, at least one of which performs a very slow molt that may reduce resource demands during feather growth, permitting investment in the stress response. To test for the presence of a molt–stress …


August 2011 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Aug 2011

August 2011 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Exome-Wide Dna Capture And Next Generation Sequencing In Domestic And Wild Species, Albano Beja-Pereira, Shanyuan Chen, Theodore F. Cosart, Gordon Luikart, Sarah B. Ng, Jay Shendure Jul 2011

Exome-Wide Dna Capture And Next Generation Sequencing In Domestic And Wild Species, Albano Beja-Pereira, Shanyuan Chen, Theodore F. Cosart, Gordon Luikart, Sarah B. Ng, Jay Shendure

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Our understanding of the molecular, genetic basis of adaptations and phenotypic differentiation among individuals will advance quickly thanks to new molecular techniques. This understanding is crucial given that accelerating environmental change and human population growth are increasingly threatening natural populations of fish and wildlife as well as increasing demands for agricultural production in domesticated species. This makes it urgent in many wild and domestic species to investigate the genetic basis of fitness, adaptation, and disease resistance [1], and to discover adaptive genes and speciation genes, i.e., the "loci of evolution" [2].


Self-Esteem In Second Life: An Inworld Group Intervention For Women With Disabilities, Margaret A. Nosek, Susan Robinson Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Erin Porcher, Giselle Davidson, Thomas M. Nosek Jul 2011

Self-Esteem In Second Life: An Inworld Group Intervention For Women With Disabilities, Margaret A. Nosek, Susan Robinson Whelen, Rosemary B. Hughes, Erin Porcher, Giselle Davidson, Thomas M. Nosek

Rural Institute Journal Articles

We are developing and investigating the feasibility of a self-esteem enhancement intervention in Second Life for women with physical disabilities. We adapted the curriculum of a previously tested workshop intervention to include features unique to this environment. Results of the beta test were very positive. Everyone involved showed considerable enthusiasm for exploring the new world of SL. The group leaders were challenged to resolve technical problems on every occasion, but these diminished and were perceived as manageable as the intervention progressed. Beta testers gave positive ratings to the information presented, organization, and usefulness of the intervention and found it very …


Camas, Summer 2011 Jul 2011

Camas, Summer 2011

Camas

Life on the River / Rick Bass -- A Water Education / Emerald LaFortune -- Leaving Arizona / Sarah Weatherby -- Ounces and Pounds / Micah Sewell -- High Water Mark / Tom Larsen -- Fixing a Hole in the Ocean / Kim Heacox -- Kiros / Alice Bolin -- In the Season of Rivers / Maya Jewell Zeller -- A Humane Way of Killing Animals / Mackenzie Cole -- Columbiano / Steven Aguilar -- Electricity / Nicola Fucigna -- Bonnie from Harlowton / Jim Skogen -- The Year We Didn’t Swim in the River / Noel Thistle Tague -- …


Research On Practical Rationality: Studying The Justification Of Actions In Mathematics Teaching, Patricio Herbst, Daniel Chazan Jul 2011

Research On Practical Rationality: Studying The Justification Of Actions In Mathematics Teaching, Patricio Herbst, Daniel Chazan

The Mathematics Enthusiast

Building on our earlier work conceptualizing teaching as the management of instructional exchanges, we lay out a theory of the practical rationality of mathematics teaching—that is, a theory of the grounds upon which instructional actions specific to mathematics can be justified or rebuffed. We do that from a perspective informed by what experienced practitioners consider viable but also in ways that suggest operational avenues for the study of instructional improvement, in particular for improvements that enable students to do more authentic mathematical work. We show how different kinds of experiments can be used to engage in theory building and provide …


Can Dual Processing Theories Of Thinking Inform Conceptual Learning In Mathematics?, Ron Tzur Jul 2011

Can Dual Processing Theories Of Thinking Inform Conceptual Learning In Mathematics?, Ron Tzur

The Mathematics Enthusiast

Concurring with Uri Leron’s (2010) cross-disciplinary approach to two distinct modes of mathematical thinking, intuitive and analytic, I discuss his elaboration and adaptation to mathematics education of the cognitive psychology dual-processing theory (DPT) in terms of (a) the problem significance and (b) features of the theory he adapts. Then, I discuss DPT in light of a constructivist stance on the inseparability between thinking and learning. In particular, I propose a brain-based account of conceptual learning—the Reflection on Activity-Effect Relationship (Ref*AER) framework—as a plausible alternative to DPT. I discuss advantages of the Ref*AER framework over DPT for mathematics education.


Tme Volume 8, Number 3 Jul 2011

Tme Volume 8, Number 3

The Mathematics Enthusiast

No abstract provided.


Montana Business Quarterly, Summer 2011, University Of Montana--Missoula. Bureau Of Business And Economic Research Jul 2011

Montana Business Quarterly, Summer 2011, University Of Montana--Missoula. Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

Montana Business Quarterly, 1949-2021

This is an academic publication produced by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) at the University of Montana’s College of Business. This is volume 49, number 2.


Practical Rationality, The Disciplinary Obligation, And Authentic Mathematical Work: A Look At Geometry, Deborah Moore-Russo, Michael Weiss Jul 2011

Practical Rationality, The Disciplinary Obligation, And Authentic Mathematical Work: A Look At Geometry, Deborah Moore-Russo, Michael Weiss

The Mathematics Enthusiast

Grossman and McDonald (2008) recently argued that the research community needs to move its “attention beyond the cognitive demands of teaching … to an expanded view of teaching that focuses on teaching as a practice (p. 185).” Building on the work of Bourdieu (Bourdieu and Wacquent, 1992; Bourdieu, 1985, 1998), Herbst and Chazan (2003, 2006) have written about mathematics teaching as a practice, just as law and medicine are considered practices, in an attempt to better understand the rationality that produces, regulates, and sustains mathematics instruction. This practical rationality is the commonly held system of dispositions or the “feel for …


Juvenile Hormone Regulates Extreme Mandible Growth In Male Stag Beetles, Hiroki Gotoh, Richard Cornette, Shigeyuki Koshikawa, Yasukazu Okada, Laura Corley Lavine, Douglas J. Emlen, Toru Miura Jun 2011

Juvenile Hormone Regulates Extreme Mandible Growth In Male Stag Beetles, Hiroki Gotoh, Richard Cornette, Shigeyuki Koshikawa, Yasukazu Okada, Laura Corley Lavine, Douglas J. Emlen, Toru Miura

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The morphological diversity of insects is one of the most striking phenomena in biology. Evolutionary modifications to the relative sizes of body parts, including the evolution of traits with exaggerated proportions, are responsible for a vast range of body forms. Remarkable examples of an insect trait with exaggerated proportions are the mandibular weapons of stag beetles. Male stag beetles possess extremely enlarged mandibles which they use in combat with rival males over females. As with other sexually selected traits, stag beetle mandibles vary widely in size among males, and this variable growth results from differential larval nutrition. However, the mechanisms …


June 2011 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Jun 2011

June 2011 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Range-Expanding Populations Of A Globally Introduced Weed Experience Negative Plant-Soil Feedbacks, Krikor Andonian, José L. Hierro, Liana Khetsuriani, Pablo Becerra, Grigor Janoyan, Diego Villarreal, Lohengrin Cavieres, Laurel R. Fox, Ragan M. Callaway May 2011

Range-Expanding Populations Of A Globally Introduced Weed Experience Negative Plant-Soil Feedbacks, Krikor Andonian, José L. Hierro, Liana Khetsuriani, Pablo Becerra, Grigor Janoyan, Diego Villarreal, Lohengrin Cavieres, Laurel R. Fox, Ragan M. Callaway

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Biological invasions are fundamentally biogeographic processes that occur over large spatial scales. Interactions with soil microbes can have strong impacts on plant invasions, but how these interactions vary among areas where introduced species are highly invasive vs. naturalized is still unknown. In this study, we examined biogeographic variation in plant-soil microbe interactions of a globally invasive weed, Centaurea solstitialis (yellow starthistle). We addressed the following questions (1) Is Centaurea released from natural enemy pressure from soil microbes in introduced regions? and (2) Is variation in plant-soil feedbacks associated with variation in Centaurea's invasive success? Methodology/Principal Findings: We conducted greenhouse …


Climate Change Predicted To Shift Wolverine Distributions, Connectivity, And Dispersal Corridors, Kevin Scot Mckelvey, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Michael K. Schwartz, Jeremy S. Littell, Keith B. Aubry, John R. Squires, Marketa M. Elsner, Guillaume S. Mauger May 2011

Climate Change Predicted To Shift Wolverine Distributions, Connectivity, And Dispersal Corridors, Kevin Scot Mckelvey, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Michael K. Schwartz, Jeremy S. Littell, Keith B. Aubry, John R. Squires, Marketa M. Elsner, Guillaume S. Mauger

Wildlife Biology Faculty Publications

Boreal species sensitive to the timing and duration of snow cover are particularly vulnerable to global climate change. Recent work has shown a link between wolverine (Gulo gulo) habitat and persistent spring snow cover through 15 May, the approximate end of the wolverine’s reproductive denning period. We modeled the distribution of snow cover within the Columbia, Upper Missouri, and Upper Colorado River Basins using a downscaled ensemble climate model. The ensemble model was based on the arithmetic mean of 10 global climate models (GCMs) that best fit historical climate trends and patterns within these three basins. Snow cover was estimated …