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Primary Production And Nutrient Dynamics Of The Southeastern Bering Sea Shelf, Taekeun Rho

Marine Biology

Understanding the relationships between the distributions of organisms and oceanographic conditions was one of the major goals of the Southeastern Bering Sea Carrying Capacity (SEBSCC) study. As a part of SEBSCC, this study focused on the response of nutrients and primary production to the variations of physical conditions, the general distribution of primary production, and the dynamics of phytoplankton growth, and nutrient utilization over the middle shelf and shelf break regions. The concentration of nutrients and primary productivity were measured over the shelf during 1997-1999. Shipboard nutrient and iron addition experiments were conducted over the middle shelf and shelf break …

Effectiveness Of Twenty, Twenty-Five Diazacholesterol, Avian Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, And Chicken Riboflavin Carrier Protein For Inhibiting Reproduction In Coturnix Quail, C.A. Yoder, W.F. Andelt, L.A. Miller, J.J. Johnston, M.J. Goodall

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Contraception may provide a useful nonlethal management tool when it is desirable to reduce populations of birds. We tested the efficacy of 20,25 diazacholesterol, and immunization with avian gonadotropin-releasing hormone (AGnRH-I) and chicken riboflavin carrier protein (cRCP) as contraceptives and investigated their modes of action in Coturnix quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Females that were paired with males treated with 20,25 diazacholesterol produced lower percentages of eggs that were fertile and hatched. Females treated with 20,25 diazacholesterol and paired with control males laid fewer eggs, and lower percentages of their eggs were fertile and hatched. Treatment with 20,25 diazacholesterol …

Isolation And Characterization Of Photobacterium Phosphoreum From Migrating Alaskan Salmon, Kevin Jon Budsberg

Biological Sciences

We isolated luminous bacteria from drying chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, reported by Alaska native fishermen to be 'glowing in the dark.' The salmon were harvested for subsistence use from the Yukon River, Alaska. We identified our luminous bacterial isolates as Photobacterium phosphoreum based on nutritional versatility, and 16S rDNA and luxA gene sequences. P. phosphoreum has previously only been isolated from the marine environment. We tested whether our strains, isolated from fish harvested in freshwater, represent cold-adapted, freshwater-tolerant strains of P. phosphoreum. We also analyzed lux operon composition and organization, and examined the 5' promoter region of the lux operon …

Application Of Molecular Markers To Mixed-Stock Analysis Of Yukon River Fall Chum Salmon, Blair G. Flannery

Fisheries

Country of origin provides the basis for allocating harvests of Yukon River chum salmon. The genetic divergence among Yukon River chum salmon populations adjacent to the international border as revealed by allozyme and micro satellite variation is insufficient to determine the country of origin of returning fish using mixed-stock analysis (MSA). Consequently, we investigated the resolution provided by alternative genetic markers in an attempt to detect levels of divergence that would be sufficient for MSA. We analyzed 10 Yukon River chum salmon populations for variation at 30 variable amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) loci and for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction …

Variation Of Agonistic Behavior And Morphology Among Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha) Of Hatchery, Wild, And Hybrid Origin Under Common Rearing Conditions, Maria Elena Lang Wessel

Fisheries

Hatcheries play an important role in the enhancement of Pacific salmon (genus Oncorhynchus) as a resource, but genetic and phenotypic divergence trom wild populations may occur as a result of founder effects, genetic drift and/or domestication. In this study, agonistic behavior, ability to establish dominance, and morphology were compared among juveniles of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) that have experienced five generations of hatchery ranching culture, juveniles derived trom the wild founding stock, and second generation hybrids of the two lines. The parent generation of all lines was cultured in the same hatchery environment as the juveniles tested. Behavioral observations were …

Effects Of Inbreeding And Family Origin On Size Of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha) Fry, Cara J. Rodgveller

Fisheries

We cultured separate lines of chinook salmon fry of Chickamin River, Southeast Alaska, ancestry in seven common garden enclosures. A parentage analysis based on variation of microsatellite alleles showed that within these lines seven brother sister matings created 35 inbred fish from 7 families (F = 0.25) and 37 outbred fish resulted from 10 matings between segregated lines. Outbred and inbred fish did not differ in length (P = 0.42), weight (P = 0.86), or condition factor (P = 0.16). There was significant variation among families for length (P = 0.01) and weight (P <0.01), but not for condition factor (P = 0.48). Because variation among families can be large, it can potentially confound the effects for which a study was designed. To avoid drawing improper conclusions, studies should estimate the amount of variation that can be attributed to family origin, or be certain that many families are sampled.

Antagonistic Allies: Bridging The Abyss Between Nietzsche And Democracy, Melinda Rosenberg

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the often tumultuous relationship between Friedrich Nietzsche and democracy. Nietzsche has always had an antipathy towards democracy. Nietzsche has claimed that democracy espouses a will to equality which levels the greatest men along with the most average men. For Nietzsche, his Ubermenschen must emerge from the muddle of mediocrity and similitude in order to set themselves apart from the herd. The herd is more than happy to live in a democratic society since no one will be rendered better or greater than anyone else.

I argue that Nietzsche does not realize democracy's …

Vegetation Reconstruction And Climate Evolution Of Lake Dood, Darhad Basin, Northern Mongolia, Over The Past 4,500 Years, Yiming Wang

Geosciences

A semi-quantitative pollen index and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen are used to reconstruct late Holocene changes in moisture availability in the Darhad Basin, northern Mongolia. Palynomorphs extracted from cores of lake Dood indicate that the surrounding Darhad Basin was much wetter at 4,200 cal. yrs B.P. Beginning at 2,900 cal. yrs B.P., humidity in the Darhad Basin decreased until 300 cal. yrs B.P. Humidity and warmth returned briefly during the Medieval Warm Epoch, from 1,370 to 930 cal yrs B.P. (AD. 580 to 892). Increasing proportions of forest to steppe pollen types suggests a response to warmer summer …

Solving The Punitive Damage Mismatch, Ari Behar

ExpressO

There are several reasons underlying the system of punitive damages. Application of these reasons to cases yields differing results. The reasons fall into two categories: those that support awarding additional damages to the plaintiff and those that support extracting more damages from the defendant. When the reasons in favor of extraction exceed those in favor of award, the award should be split between the plaintiff and a fund. This fund should be used to supplement awards when the reasons favoring award exceed those favoring extraction.

A Field Guide To South Dakota Turtles, Sara J. Bandas, Kenneth F. Higgins

SDSU Extension Circulars

Contents:
Introduction
Status of South Dakota turtles
Fossil record and evolution
General turtle information
Taxonomy of South Dakota turtles
Capturing techniques
Turtle handling
Turtle habitats
Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica)
False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
Western Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
Identification keys to South Dakota turtles
Acknowledgements
Literature cited and additional publications

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - 2004 - 126th Commencement, Office Of The Registrar, Lsu Health Sciences Center-No

Graduation & Commencement Programs

The program for the 126th Commencement of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans held May 15, 2004.

Drawing Lines In The Sand: Even Skipped Et Al. And Parasegment Boundaries., James B. Jaynes, Miki Fujioka

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

The pair-rule segmentation gene even skipped (eve) is required to activate engrailed stripes and to organize odd-numbered parasegments (PSs). The protein product Eve has been shown to be an active repressor of transcription, and recent models for Eve function suggest that activation of engrailed is indirect, but these models have not been fully tested. Here we identify the forkhead domain transcription factor Sloppy-paired as the key intermediate in the initial activation of engrailed by Eve in odd-numbered parasegments. We also analyze the roles of the transcription factors Runt and Odd-skipped in this process. Detailed analysis of engrailed and pair-rule gene …

Mustang Daily, May 14, 2004

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Volume 39 - Issue 26 - Friday, May 14, 2004, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Bard Observer, Vol. 17, No. 5 (May 14, 2004), Bard College

Bard Observer - All Issues (1956 - Current)

No abstract provided.

Reporter - May 14th 2004, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Reporter - May 14th 2004, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

University Convocation, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Print And Electronic Periodicals In High School Media Centers, Judy Angelo

Theses and Dissertations

The main objective of this study was to determine if southern New Jersey public high school media centers had reduced, increased, or left the same the number of print and electronic subscriptions to periodicals. The selected periodicals that were available online through EBSCOhost were compared to those purchased in print format by high school media specialists. Questionnaires were sent to 70 South Jersey high school media specialists, asking about their print and electronic periodical usage, and their storage procedures, if any, for back issues of periodicals. The media specialists were asked to comment on their behaviors. The data were analyzed …

Use Of The Ebscohost Database In Grades Three Through Five, Allyson F. Cogan

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to determine how the electronic databases available in EBSCOhost, Primary Search, MasterFile Premier, and Searchasaurus, were being used in teaching information skills to the students in grades three through five. The study involved the media specialists who were members of South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative teaching in elementary schools serving grades three through five. A total of 103 surveys were mailed out with a total of 59 media specialists returning them.

Data analysis was achieved by entering the survey results into the SPSS version 11.1 statistical analysis program. Totals and percentages were computed with …

Washington University Record, May 14, 2004

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Four Hundred Twenty-Fifth Report Of The Curricular Affairs Committee, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

No abstract provided.

Slides: Lessons From The Pinedale Anticline Adaptive Management Process, Peter Aengst

Best Management Practices and Adaptive Management in Oil and Gas Development (May 12-13)

Presenter: Peter Aengst, Regional Associate, The Wilderness Society, Northern Rockies Office

24 slides

Slides: Nepa And Adaptive Management, Denise A. Dragoo

Best Management Practices and Adaptive Management in Oil and Gas Development (May 12-13)

Presenter: Denise A. Dragoo, Partner, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Salt Lake City, UT

22 slides

Slides: Pinedale Anticline Project Area: The Adaptive Management Process, Prill Mecham

Best Management Practices and Adaptive Management in Oil and Gas Development (May 12-13)

Presenter: Prill Mecham, Pinedale BLM Field Manager

35 slides

Slides: Adaptive Management: Pros, Cons, And Lessons Learned, Pete Morton

Best Management Practices and Adaptive Management in Oil and Gas Development (May 12-13)

Presenter: Pete Morton, Ph.D., The Wilderness Society

21 slides

Slides: Lessons Learned From The Development And Implementation Of An Adaptive Management Plan At Three Hydropower Plants In Northeastern Washington State, Bob Dach

Best Management Practices and Adaptive Management in Oil and Gas Development (May 12-13)

Presenter: Bob Dach, Federal Activities Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region, Lakewood, CO

11 slides

Slides: Adaptive Management, Tim Salt

Best Management Practices and Adaptive Management in Oil and Gas Development (May 12-13)

Presenter: Tim Salt, Western Regional Staff Assistant, U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

19 slides

Slides: Industry's View Of 'Lessons Learned' From Pinedale Anticline Eis Adaptive Management, Robin Smith

Best Management Practices and Adaptive Management in Oil and Gas Development (May 12-13)

Presenter: Robin Smith, Mountaintop Consulting, LLC

19 slides

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for May 13, 2004