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The Tiger Vol. 96 Issue 13 2003-01-31, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Murray Ledger And Times, January 31, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, January 31, 2003, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

The Daily Egyptian, January 31, 2003, Daily Egyptian Staff

January 2003

No abstract provided.

Volume 40, Number 21: January 31, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Recounting the Rich History of Georgia Southern
• Campus Calendar
• Police Beat
• Lifestyles
• Classifieds
• Sports

Mustang Daily, January 31, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Hilltop 1-31-2003, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxx, Number 13, January 31, 2003, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 92 [93], No. 28 (Jan. 31, 2003), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 92, but it is the 93rd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Benthic Insect Fauna Of A Clean-Water Stream On Utah's Colorado Plateau, Usa, C. A. Brammer, J. F. Macdonald

Western North American Naturalist

Extensive collecting using a variety of methods was conducted in 1994 and 1995 in association with Pleasant Creek in south central Utah, USA, in an effort to inventory the aquatic insects. Collecting efforts yielded 133 insect taxa from 12 sample sites in 8 study areas from near the headwaters of Pleasant Creek and downstream to where it flows out of Capitol Reef National Park. Applying Protocol III methodology of Plafkin et al. (1989), we determined species assemblages of benthic insects and calculated selected ecological indices based on monthly collections from March through August 1994. Richness, equitability index, and mean diversity …

Nesting Phenology And Productivity Of Birds In The White And Inyo Mountains, California, As Assessed With Nest-Boxes, Linnea S. Hall, Michael L. Morrison

Western North American Naturalist

Nest-boxes were monitored from 1988 to 1992 on 5 grids in the pinyon-juniper (Pinus-Juniperus) woodlands of the White and Inyo Mountains, California, to determine breeding phenology and productivity of cavity-nesting birds, and characteristics of used and non-used nest-boxes. We found a total of 112 nests of 6 species. Bewicks Wrens (Thryomanes bewickii; 64 nests), Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli; 18), Ash-throated Flycatchers (Myiarchus cinerascens; 12), and Juniper Titmice (Baeolophus ridgwayi; 11) were the most common species utilizing the boxes. Nest phenology and numbers of young were similar to values reported elsewhere …

Genetic Structure In Striped Skunks (Mephitis Mephitis) On The Southern High Plains Of Texas, Leslie A. Hansen, Nancy E. Mathews, Richard W. Hansen, Bruce A. Vander Lee, R. Scott Lutz

Western North American Naturalist

Genetic variation within populations reflects population-level social and demographic processes and influences how a population behaves as an evolutionary unit. We examined partitioning of genetic variation in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) from the Southern High Plains of Texas during 1994–1995. Sixty-nine male and 35 female skunks were sampled on four 12.8-km² study plots. Plot centers ranged from 17.6 to 61.6 km apart. We used multi-locus DNA fingerprinting with 2 probes, pV47 and CTTxAGG, to test 3 hypotheses: (1) females are more genetically similar to other females than males are to other males on the same plot (indicating …

Small Mammals Within Riparian Habitats Of A Regulated And Unregulated Arid Land River, Miles J. Falck, Kenneth R. Wilson, Douglas C. Andersen

Western North American Naturalist

In northwestern Colorado, flow regulation on the Green River has created a transitional plant community that features encroachment by upland vegetation into cottonwood (Populus fremontii)-dominated, riparian forest on topographically high floodplain sites and reduced cottonwood regeneration on low floodplain sites. To assess how these changes might have affected small mammal distributions, in 1994 and 1995 we live-trapped during periods surrounding spring flooding at 3 sites: above and below the confluence of the regulated Green River and at the ecologically similar, but unregulated, Yampa River (reference site). More species were captured at the most regulated site along the Green …

Laboratory Fattening And Dietary-Fat Effects On Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus), Edward T. Unangst Jr., Bruce A. Wunder

Western North American Naturalist

When removed from the field and maintained under laboratory conditions, meadow voles exhibited significant change in body composition. Voles increased body mass due primarily to large gains in lipid mass combined with small losses in fat-free mass. Lipid deposition amounts increased as dietary fat was increased, and animals demonstrated a leveling of body mass instead of continuous unregulated obesity. When dietary fat content was changed, lipid deposition or utilization responded directly. Thus, meadow voles regulate overall body mass and body composition (lipid and fat-free mass) at levels that correspond to dietary quality (fat) and abundance in the laboratory, and they …

Water Temperature At Oviposition Sites Of Rana Luteiventris In Northeastern Oregon, Evelyn L. Bull, Jay F. Shepherd

Western North American Naturalist

Water temperature at which Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) eggs were deposited and developed was determined at 18 oviposition sites in northeastern Oregon in 2000. Mean daily water temperature on the day of initial egg deposition ranged from 7.6 °C to 16.0 °C with a mean of 9.6 °C. Maximum water temperatures on the 1st day of egg deposition ranged from 9.8 °C to 20.2 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. Eggs were not deposited on days when maximum water temperature was below 9.4 °C. Duration of egg deposition ranged from 1 to 20 days at the 18 sites. …

The Breeding System Of An Endangered Pupfish (Cyprinodon Elegans), John K. Leiser, Murray Itzkowitz

Western North American Naturalist

We examined the breeding behavior of the endangered Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans) during 3 separate breeding seasons in a pool of springwater originating in Phantom Cave, near Balmorhea State Park, Texas, in relation to behaviors reported for the species in swift-flowing canals (Itzkowitz 1969). In the quiet pool, unlike in swift water, the breeding system was characterized by 3 different male mating tactics: territorial defense, satellite positioning, and sneak spawning. Although the breeding strategies adopted by the males were conditional, mating tactics generally reflected male size. Territorial residents were the largest, satellites were medium-sized, and sneakers were …

Effects Of Elk Browsing On Aspen Stand Characteristics, Rampart Range, Colorado, Emil B. Mccain, Jordan I. Zlotoff, James J. Ebersole

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Temperature On Brood Relocation In Pogonomyrmex Salinus (Hymenopteria: Formicidae), Kirk E. Anderson, James C. Munger

Western North American Naturalist

Brood movement in response to temperature by Pogonomyrmex salinus (seed-harvester ant) nurse workers was examined in the sagebrush steppe of southeast Idaho. Shading the mound surface of P. salinus colonies at dawn caused a decrease in mound temperature and led to significantly less brood accumulation near the surface. In a related experiment, a lab colony of P. salinus was offered an artificial thermal gradient during the cool/dark portion of the daily cycle. Nurse workers removed brood from the 21–22 °C range to soils with temperatures between 29 °C and 36 °C. Daily brood relocation by P. salinus nurse workers is …

Full Issue, Vol. 63 No. 1

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Chromosomal Relationships Among Three Species Of Jackrabbits (Lepus: Leporidae) From Mexico, Consuelo Lorenzo, Fernando A. Cervantes, Julieta Vargas

Western North American Naturalist

We studied differentially stained karyotypes of the leporids Lepus californicus, L. callotis, and L. flavigularis and described their banding patterns of euchromatin to decide whether results fit expectations of chromosomal rearrangements leading to the karyotypic evolution ancestral of the L. californicus–L. callotis–L. flavigularis lineage. Results confirmed previous findings on numbers of chromosomes (2n's) and fundamental numbers (FNs; except for L. californicus). Homologous G-banding patterns allowed identification of chromosome rearrangements such as pericentric inversions and addition and deletion of euchromatin. Chromosomal rearrangements that we deduced mostly support hypotheses on karyotypic changes in the chromosomal evolution of the Lepus …

Evaluation Of Serum Gamma Globulin Concentrations In Neonatal Pronghorn In Oregon, Mike R. Dunbar

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

A Method For Developing In-Silico Protein Homologs, Susan Mcclatchy

Theses

Computational methods for identifying and screening the most promising drug receptor candidates in the human genome are of great interest to drug discovery researchers. Successful methods will accurately identify and narrow the field of potential drug receptor candidates. This study details one such method.

The method described here begins with the assumption that novel drug receptors have high sequence similarity to established drug receptors. The similarity search program FASTA3 aligns translated sequences of the human genome to known drug receptor sequences and ranks these alignments by measuring their statistical significance. Query results returned by FASTA3 are assembled into "in-silico proteins" …

The Case For National Dna Identification Cards, Ben Quarmby

Duke Law & Technology Review

Foes of the United States have demonstrated their ability to strike at the heart of this country. Fear of renewed attacks and a desire for greater national security have now prompted many to call for improvements in the national personal identification system. In particular, the possibility of a national identification card containing the carrier's DNA information is being seriously considered. However, this raises difficult questions. Would such a card system, and the extraction of individuals' DNA it entails, violate the 4th Amendment of the Constitution? This article will show that such a card system could in fact be found to …

Model Of Breeding Habitat Of The Mountain Plover (Charadrius Montanus) In Western Wyoming, Gary P. Beauvais, Rebekah Smith

Western North American Naturalist

To aid the conservation and management of Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus), we developed a spatially explicit model of breeding habitat for the shrub-steppe of western Wyoming. Points of Mountain Plover presence and absence were determined by field surveys conducted May through June 1999. At each point we measured topographic slope and a cover type suitability index related to vegetation height and density. Logistic regression revealed a strong negative relationship between presence and slope, and a weaker and positive relationship between presence and cover index. A multiple logistic regression model using slope and cover index to predict presence successfully …

Who Are The Children Of Lehi?, D. Jeffrey Meldrum, Trent D. Stephens

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

By covenanting with Abraham, God promised him that through his seed all the families of the earth would be blessed—his seed would be as leaven within bread. This metaphor can likewise be applied to the children of Lehi, who introduced the Abrahamic covenant to the much larger indigenous Mesoamerican population. The larger gene pool with which the children of Lehi assimilated makes it very likely that no genetic evidence will ever substantiate an American–Middle Eastern link, although Native American populations show a strong affinity with Asian populations. The assumption that all modern-day Native Americans are descended exclusively from Book of …

The Editor's Notebook, S. Kent Brown

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Introduction to the current issue.

The Book Of Mormon At The Bar Of Dna Evidence, S. Kent Brown

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Editor’s introduction to a four-part series on the relationship of DNA studies to Book of Mormon origins.

Before Dna, John L. Sorenson, Matthew Roper

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Critics of the Book of Mormon often cite genetic evidence in their attacks on the historicity of the text, saying that the lack of any Near Eastern–American Indian DNA links conclusively proves that no emigration ever occurred from the Near East to the Americas. Their simplistic approach—that the Book of Mormon purports to be a history of the entire American Indian race—is not supported by archaeological or Book of Mormon evidence. The authors pose and respond to questions about the geographical scene, the spread of Book of Mormon peoples, Latter-day Saint traditions about the scenes and peoples of the Book …

Dna And The Book Of Mormon: A Phylogenetic Perspective, Michael F. Whiting

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

This paper debunks the myth that the Book of Mormon has been proved false by modern DNA evidence. Critics have tried to apply American Indian DNA-based research to the Book of Mormon without designing a study specifically for that purpose. It is extraordinarily difficult to use DNA sequence information to track the lineage of any group with such a complex lineage history as the Nephites and Lamanites. Possible hypotheses about the populations from the Book of Mormon include the global colonization hypothesis (in which the three colonizing groups came to a land void of humans) and the local colonization hypothesis …