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Rollins College Catalog Fall 2002, Rollins College Jan 2002

Rollins College Catalog Fall 2002, Rollins College

College of Liberal Arts Catalogs

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Heart Rate And Energy Expenditure Of Incubating Wandering Albatrosses: Basal Levels, Natural Variation, And The Effects Of Human Disturbance, H Weimerskirch, Scott A. Shaffer, G Mabille, J Martin, O Boutard, J-L Rouanet Jan 2002

Heart Rate And Energy Expenditure Of Incubating Wandering Albatrosses: Basal Levels, Natural Variation, And The Effects Of Human Disturbance, H Weimerskirch, Scott A. Shaffer, G Mabille, J Martin, O Boutard, J-L Rouanet

Faculty Publications, Biological Sciences

We studied the changes in heart rate (HR) associated with metabolic rate of incubating and resting adult wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) on the Crozet Islands. Metabolic rates of resting albatrosses fitted with external HR recorders were measured in a metabolic chamber to calibrate the relationship between HR and oxygen consumption (V̇O2) (V̇O2=0.074×HR+0.019, r2=0.567, P<0.001, where V̇O2 is in ml kg–1 min–1 and HR is in beats min–1). Incubating albatrosses were then fitted with HR recorders to estimate energy expenditure of albatrosses within natural field conditions. We also examined the natural variation in HR and the effects of human disturbance on nesting birds by monitoring the changes in HR. Basal HR was positively related to the mass of the individual. The HR of incubating birds corresponded to a metabolic rate that was 1.5-fold (males) and 1.8-fold (females) lower than basal metabolic rate (BMR) measured in this and a previous study. The difference was probably attributable to birds being stressed while they were held in the metabolic chamber or wearing a mask. Thus, previous measurements of metabolic rate under basal conditions or for incubating wandering albatrosses are likely to be overestimates. Combining the relationship between HR and metabolic rate for both sexes, we estimate that wandering albatrosses expend 147 kJ kg–1 day–1 to incubate their eggs. In addition, the cost of incubation was assumed to vary because (i) HR was higher during the day than at night, and (ii) there was an effect of wind chill (<0°C) on basal HR. The presence of humans in the vicinity of the nest or after a band control was shown to increase HR for extended periods (2–3 h), suggesting that energy expenditure was increased as a result of the disturbance. Lastly, males and females reacted differently to handling in terms of HR response: males reacted more strongly than females before handling, whereas females took longer to recover after being handled.

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Workshop On The Management Of Hawaiian Monk Seals On Beaches In The Main Hawaiian Islands Jan 2002

Workshop On The Management Of Hawaiian Monk Seals On Beaches In The Main Hawaiian Islands

United States Marine Mammal Commission

Workshop on the Management of Hawaiian Monk Seals on Beaches in the Main Hawaiian Islands

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Njit 2002 Baseball Media Guide, New Jersey Institute Of Technology Athletic Department Jan 2002

Njit 2002 Baseball Media Guide, New Jersey Institute Of Technology Athletic Department

Baseball

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The Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2002, Western Michigan University Jan 2002

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2002, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Shedding light: WMU experts bridge the divide between religion and politics to shed light on how conflicting beliefs spark cultural animosity and tragedy • Western's Campus School: For generations of Kalamazoo youngsters, the Campus School and State High served as a learning laboratory, offering innovative educational experiences under the watchful eyes of professors. • Answering the call: When the call came, Janet Pisaneschi answered. It wasn't until later she realized her call was to service in health care rather than religion. • Give us a grade • Centennial Capital Campaign news • University News • College News • Alumni …

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The Text Of The "Restored" Edition Of All The King's Men, Noel Polk Jan 2002

The Text Of The "Restored" Edition Of All The King's Men, Noel Polk

Robert Penn Warren Studies

All the King's Men appeared in 1946 in a text that had been changed in hundreds of ways by Harcourt editors; cumulatively these editorial interventions changed the novel in serious ways, mostly in changing the character of the narrator, Jack Burden, and his relationship to the events he narrates. The "restored" edition, published in 2001, indeed restores Warren's original text wherever it was possible, and so makes available a text much closer to what Warren had written initially. This essay offers a general explanation of the differences between the two versions of All the King's Men, a detailed listing of …

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Le Silence Du Bonheur And The House Of Forgiveness: Space And Silence In Flood, Aimee Berger Jan 2002

Le Silence Du Bonheur And The House Of Forgiveness: Space And Silence In Flood, Aimee Berger

Robert Penn Warren Studies

Katrin Meise reformulates Wittgenstein's famous dictum-"What we cannot speak about, we must pass over in silence"-in a way that is particularly germane to a reading of Warren's novel Flood: ''What we pass over in silence, we must speak about." Warren establishes a complex aesthetic that incorporates silence into the circuit of discourse, forcing characters to confront the limitations of language, even as they realize the redemptive power of telling a "true" story.

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Cloning And The Constitution, Cloning And The Constitution, Cloning And The Constitution, Cloning And…, Daniel Mark Cohen Jan 2002

Cloning And The Constitution, Cloning And The Constitution, Cloning And The Constitution, Cloning And…, Daniel Mark Cohen

Nova Law Review

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International Year Of Ecotourism: The Celebration Of A New Form Of Colonialism, The, Carla Gowen Mcclurg Jan 2002

International Year Of Ecotourism: The Celebration Of A New Form Of Colonialism, The, Carla Gowen Mcclurg

McGeorge Law Review

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2002 Annual Report, The Jackson Laboratory Jan 2002

2002 Annual Report, The Jackson Laboratory

Annual Reports

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The Effects Of Enclosure Type On Aggressive Behavior In Captive Chimpanzees, Erica Renee Findley Jan 2002

The Effects Of Enclosure Type On Aggressive Behavior In Captive Chimpanzees, Erica Renee Findley

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal

Male chimpanzees are known to be aggressively territorial in the wild. It is expected that the limited enclosures of captivity would make them even more aggressive. The Kansas City Zoo was chosen as an ideal venue to explore this assumption because it boasts the largest outdoor enclosure of its kind, and the apes alternate between this and much smaller indoor housing. Quantitative data on crowd size, time of day, temperature, and frequency/intensity/duration of aggressive behaviors were recorded for the alpha male in both enclosures during 300 hours of observation. These data were used to test the following hypotheses: as measured …

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Academic Calendar | Undergraduate & Graduate Schedule Of Classes For 2003, Spring | Class Schedule, Office Of The Registrar, Stony Brook University Jan 2002

Academic Calendar | Undergraduate & Graduate Schedule Of Classes For 2003, Spring | Class Schedule, Office Of The Registrar, Stony Brook University

Calendars

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Hsc E-News., Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University. Jan 2002

Hsc E-News., Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University.

HSC E-News

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Bridgewater State College Factbook, Academic Year 2001-2002, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College Jan 2002

Bridgewater State College Factbook, Academic Year 2001-2002, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College

Factbook

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Common Data Set, 2002-2003, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College Jan 2002

Common Data Set, 2002-2003, Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment, Bridgewater State College

Common Data Sets

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Are Pileated Woodpeckers Attracted To Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Trees?, Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, James R. Mccormick Jan 2002

Are Pileated Woodpeckers Attracted To Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Trees?, Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, James R. Mccormick

Faculty Publications

Pileated Woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) cause damage to Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) cavity trees in the form of cavity enlargement or other excavations on the surface of the pine tree. However, it is not known whether Pileated Woodpeckers excavate more frequently on Red-cockaded Woodpecker cavity trees than on noncavity trees or how stand structure is related to the frequency of Pileated Woodpecker excavation. Also, it is unclear whether the cavity itself provides the stimulus to Pileated Woodpeckers to excavate or whether the presence of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and their activities are attracting them. We surveyed all of the …

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Prey Handling And Diet Of Louisiana Pine Snakes (Pituophis Ruthveni) And Black Pine Snakes (P. Melanoleucus Lodingi), With Comparisons To Other Selected Colubrid Snakes, D. Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Richard N. Conner, Christopher S. Collins, Daniel Saenz, Richard R. Schaefer, Toni Trees, C. Michael Duran, Marc Ealy, John G. Himes Jan 2002

Prey Handling And Diet Of Louisiana Pine Snakes (Pituophis Ruthveni) And Black Pine Snakes (P. Melanoleucus Lodingi), With Comparisons To Other Selected Colubrid Snakes, D. Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Richard N. Conner, Christopher S. Collins, Daniel Saenz, Richard R. Schaefer, Toni Trees, C. Michael Duran, Marc Ealy, John G. Himes

Faculty Publications

Diet and prey handling behavior were determined for Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) and black pine snakes (P. melanoleucus lodingi). Louisiana pine snakes prey heavily on Baird's pocket gophers (Geomys breviceps), with which they are sympatric, and exhibit specialized behaviors that facilitate handling this prey species within the confines of burrow systems. Black pine snakes, which are not sympatric with pocket gophers, did not exhibit these specialized behaviors. For comparative purposes, prey handling of P. sayi sayi and Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri was also examined.

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An Automated Technique For Monitoring Nocturnal Avian Vocalizations., Brent Burt, James B. Johnson, Daniel Saenz, Richard N. Conner Jan 2002

An Automated Technique For Monitoring Nocturnal Avian Vocalizations., Brent Burt, James B. Johnson, Daniel Saenz, Richard N. Conner

Faculty Publications

Using audio recording dataloggers, we collected nocturnal bird vocalizations at different sites within the Davy Crockett National Forest and the Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest. We detected vocalizations of a variety of nocturnal and diurnal species. This technology is useful for its application to avifauna.

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Bronx River Restoration: Report And Assessment, Teresa Crimmens Jan 2002

Bronx River Restoration: Report And Assessment, Teresa Crimmens

Student Theses 2001-2013

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The Constitutional Implications Of A Cloning Society, Elizabeth Price Foley Jan 2002

The Constitutional Implications Of A Cloning Society, Elizabeth Price Foley

Faculty Publications

This paper examines the social and legal implications of human cloning.

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Ua11/1 Echo, Vol. 11, No. 5, Wku Public Affairs Jan 2002

Ua11/1 Echo, Vol. 11, No. 5, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created for WKU faculty and staff.

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Ua3/9/1 Challenging The Spirit, Wku President's Office Jan 2002

Ua3/9/1 Challenging The Spirit, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Progress report on WKU's strategic plan performance indicators for 2001-2002.

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Water And Space (Water Briefs), Elizabeth L. Chalecki Jan 2002

Water And Space (Water Briefs), Elizabeth L. Chalecki

Political Science Faculty Publications

This chapter explores the discovery, origins, and significance of water beyond Earth. It reviews theories of how Earth obtained its water—ranging from volcanic outgassing to delivery by comets, meteorites, and “cosmic snowballs.” Scientific missions have detected evidence of water or ice on the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter’s moons (notably Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto), as well as in interstellar clouds, distant planetary systems, and even other galaxies via water-vapor megamasers. These findings have implications for future space exploration, as in-situ water could supply life support and fuel, and for astrobiology, since liquid water is a key prerequisite for life as we …

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My Cherry Tree Is Covered With Small Black Bugs; What Should I Do?, Mike Reding Jan 2002

My Cherry Tree Is Covered With Small Black Bugs; What Should I Do?, Mike Reding

All Archived Publications

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Sprinklers, Crop Water Use, And Irrigation Time: Rich County, Robert W. Hill, Scott Williams Jan 2002

Sprinklers, Crop Water Use, And Irrigation Time: Rich County, Robert W. Hill, Scott Williams

All Archived Publications

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Sprinklers, Crop Water Use, And Irrigation Time: Washington County, Robert W. Hill, Vernon Parent Jan 2002

Sprinklers, Crop Water Use, And Irrigation Time: Washington County, Robert W. Hill, Vernon Parent

All Archived Publications

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A Preferred Vision For Administering Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Tami L. Mclean Jan 2002

A Preferred Vision For Administering Elementary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Tami L. Mclean

Graduate Research Papers

I believe that the role of the principal is vital in creating the workplace and learning community necessary to prepare students for the future. The principal serves many roles including communicator and leader. I know that I possess the skills necessary to fulfill these roles and effectively move a district forward. My vision for the future is not to use a top-down approach in leading a school, but a broad-based participation approach. The school in which I work will strive to enhance leadership in all teachers, form a community of lifelong learners, and grow and reflect individually as professionals. I …

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Selective Isolation And Numerical Classification Of Novel Thermophilic Streptomycetes, Nevzat Şahi̇n, Erman Öztürk, Kami̇l Işik, Ergi̇n Kari̇ptaş, Reşi̇t Özkanca Jan 2002

Selective Isolation And Numerical Classification Of Novel Thermophilic Streptomycetes, Nevzat Şahi̇n, Erman Öztürk, Kami̇l Işik, Ergi̇n Kari̇ptaş, Reşi̇t Özkanca

Turkish Journal of Biology

Forty-five thermophilic streptomycetes were isolated from different habitats and examined for 163 unit characters with 8 representative thermophilic type strains, 29 reference strains and 16 randomly selected duplicated organisms for many phenotypic properties. The data were evaluated using the simple matching coefficients (S_{SM}), and clustering achieved using the complete algorithm. It was clearly seen that the high cophenetic correlation, low test error values and high similarity level agreed with the defined numerical taxonomic criteria. The test strains were assigned to four aggregate groups consisting seven major (5-8 strains), nine minor (2-4 strains) and ten single membered clusters. It can be …

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Effects Of Ph And Aluminium Ion Concentration On Spore Germination And Growth Of Some Soil Fungi, Şükrü Dursun, Lynne Boddy, Juliet C. Frankland Jan 2002

Effects Of Ph And Aluminium Ion Concentration On Spore Germination And Growth Of Some Soil Fungi, Şükrü Dursun, Lynne Boddy, Juliet C. Frankland

Turkish Journal of Biology

Concentrations of three aluminium compounds significantly affected the mycelial extension of Trichoderma viride with low pH values growing on agar media, and the largest effect was recorded with aluminium chloride. Experiments in this work showed that there were significant relationships between Al concentration and pH in the Al inhibition of fungal activity on agar media. Different effects of aluminium concentration on the mycelial extension rate of eight fungal species inoculated on pH gradient plates were recorded. The spore germination of Phoma exigua and Cladosporium herbarum was reduced by increasing aluminium and acidity, and low pH increased the inhibitory effect of …

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Using Raccoons As An Indicator Species For Metal Accumulation Across Trophic Accumulation Across Trophic Levels: A Stable Isotope Approach, Karen F. Gaines, Christhopher S. Romanek, C. Shane Boring, Christine G. Lord, Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger Jan 2002

Using Raccoons As An Indicator Species For Metal Accumulation Across Trophic Accumulation Across Trophic Levels: A Stable Isotope Approach, Karen F. Gaines, Christhopher S. Romanek, C. Shane Boring, Christine G. Lord, Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

: The fact that raccoons (Procyon lotor) are an opportunistic omnivore has severely complicated interpreta- tions of contaminant uptake patterns due to the inability to determine the trophic position an individual occupies. Moreover, few studies have examined the relationships between heavy metal bioaccumulation and trophic struc- ture, especially in the terrestrial environment. In this study, the stable isotopes of nitrogen were used to charac- terize the feeding habits of the raccoon at the population level and to determine whether metal burden was relat- ed to trophic feeding structure within a welldefined ecosystem. Raccoon populations were isotopically distinct, and significant positive …

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