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Fleas Associated With The Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys Talpoides) In Elbert County, Colorado, Helen K. Pigage, Jon C. Pigage, James F. Tillman

Western North American Naturalist

We collected 532 fleas, 526 of which were Foxella ignota ignota, from 247 northern pocket gophers, Thomomys talpoides, in Elbert County, Colorado, over 13 months. Other fleas included 1 Hystrichopsylla dippiei ssp., 3 Spicata rara, 1 Oropsylla idahoensis, and 1 female flea tentatively identified as Oropsylla (Opisocrostis) sp. These are new records for H. dippiei ssp. and S. rara in Elbert County. Fleas were cleared using standard methods and were placed on microscope slides in Canada balsam. The number of fleas per host ranged from 0 to 26. The highest median number of fleas per …

Distribution, Foraging Behavior, And Capture Results Of The Spotted Bat (Euderma Maculatum) In Central Oregon, Thomas J. Rodhouse, Maureen F. Mccaffrey, R. Gerald Wright

Western North American Naturalist

The spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) has been virtually unknown in Oregon despite the existence of potential habitat in many areas of the state. In 2002 and 2003 we searched for spotted bats along the John Day, Deschutes, and Crooked Rivers and at a remote dry canyon southeast of the city of Bend in central Oregon. The species was documented through the use of mist-nets, a bat detector, and recognition of audible spotted bat calls. Spotted bats were found at 11 locations in 6 Oregon counties. Nightly activity patterns of spotted bats were unpredictable. Spotted bats were found in …

Habitat And Nesting Biology Of Mountain Plovers In Wyoming, Regan E. Plumb, Stanley H. Anderson, Fritz L. Knopf

Western North American Naturalist

Although previous research has considered habitat associations and breeding biology of Mountain Plovers in Wyoming at discrete sites, no study has considered these attributes at a statewide scale. We located 55 Mountain Plover nests in 6 counties across Wyoming during 2002 and 2003. Nests occurred in 2 general habitat types: grassland and desert-shrub. Mean estimated hatch date was 26 June (n = 31) in 2002 and 21 June (n = 24) in 2003. Mean hatch date was not related to latitude or elevation. Hatch success of nests was inferred in 2003 by the presence of eggshell fragments in …

Nutrient Relationships Between Orobanche Fasciculata Nutt. And Its Host Artemisia Pygmaea Gray In The Uinta Basin Of Utah, Usa, Jack D. Brotherson, Brenda T. Simmons, Terry Ball, W. Ralph Anderson

Western North American Naturalist

Patterns of mineral nutrient uptake and distribution within the roots, stems, and leaves of Artemisia pygmaea and in the vascular parasite Orobanche fasciculata were investigated. All nutrients studied were magnified over concentrations found in the soil into the host and parasite. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc were magnified along the flow gradient of soil-roots-stems-leaves of the host. All others increased in the roots and then decreased in the stems and leaves. Orobanche fasciculata concentrated phosphorus, potassium, and sodium over soil and root concentrations while excluding to some degree all others.

Pilfering Of Stored Seeds And The Relative Costs Of Scatter-Hoarding Versus Larder-Hoarding In Yellow Pine Chipmunks, Stephen B. Vander Wall, Elaine C. H. Hager, Kellie M. Kuhn

Western North American Naturalist

Yellow pine chipmunks (Tamias amoenus) scatter-hoard food during summer and autumn but must form a larder as a winter food source before winter begins. Yellow pine chipmunks do not larder-hoard large quantities of food during the summer, apparently because a summer larder could not be defended from pilferers. We tested the assumption that the rate of pilferage from an unguarded larder would be significantly greater than the rate of pilferage from surface caches (which are also unguarded by yellow pine chipmunks) during the summer and autumn. Buried plastic buckets were used as artificial nests containing larders of 1000 …

Distribution Of The Milliped Virgoiulus Minutus (Brandt, 1841): First Records From Mississippi, Oklahoma, And Texas (Julida: Blaniulidae), Chris T. Mcallister, Rowland M. Shelley, Henrik Enghoff, Zachary D. Ramsey

Western North American Naturalist

Virgoiulus minutus (Brandt 1841) (Julida: Blaniulidae), the only indigenous representative of the family in the New World, occurs, or can be expected, in parts or all of 24 states east of the Central Plains plus the District of Columbia; it is documented for the 1st time from Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. The northern-, southern-, and westernmost localities are in Berrien County, Michigan; Putnam County, Florida; and Angelina/Rusk Counties, Texas, respectively. New England, Utah, Wyoming, Canada, and Mexico are deleted from the range, and specific localities are reported to augment previous generalized citations; those from Mexico represent misidentifications of Nopoiulus kochii …

Defense Of Pronghorn Fawns By Adult Male Pronghorn Against Coyotes, Kim Murray Berger

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Refugia From Browsing As Reference Sites For Restoration Planning, William J. Ripple, Robert L. Beschta

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Impact Of A Catastrophic Flooding Event On Riparian Birds, Natalie J. S. Turley, Anthonie M. A. Holthuijzen

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

American Bison, A Natural History By Dale F. Lott, C. Riley Nelson

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

End Matter, Vol. 65 No. 2

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Vol. 65 No. 2

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2005-04-29, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the College of Wooster's student run newspaper was published on April 29 of 2005 and it is eight pages long. On Monday evening, approximately 35 students marched around campus to 'Take Back the Night.' The radio station is hoping to become a 24 hour radio station, with automated music playing when there are not DJ's present. Beall Ave will be beautified in order to connect the campus to the Wooster community and provide a safer road system. Budgetary details are provided on page two. The athletics updates for the past week are on page seven and eight.

Deformable Model For 3d Intramodal Nonrigid Breast Image Registration With Fiducial Skin Markers, Mehmet Unlu, Andrzej Krol, Ioana Coman, James A. Mandel, Karl G. Baum, Wei Lee, Edward D. Lipson, David H. Feiglin

Articles

We implemented a new approach to intramodal non-rigid 3D breast image registration. Our method uses fiducial skin markers (FSM) placed on the breast surface. After determining the displacements of FSM, finite element method (FEM) is used to distribute the markers’ displacements linearly over the entire breast volume using the analogy between the orthogonal components of the displacement field and a steady state heat transfer (SSHT). It is valid because the displacement field in x, y and z direction and a SSHT problem can both be modeled using LaPlace’s equation and the displacements are analogous to temperature differences in SSHT. It …

Competitive Interactions Between Endangered Kit Foxes And Nonnative Red Foxes, Howard O. Clark Jr., Gregory D. Warrick, Brian L. Cypher, Patrick A. Kelly, Daniel F. Williams, David E. Grubbs

Western North American Naturalist

We investigated interference and exploitative competition between endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) and nonnative red foxes (V. vulpes). Seven kit foxes and 16 red foxes were radio-collared and tracked via radiotelemetry near Lost Hills, California. One kit fox was killed by a red fox. Home ranges of the 2 species did not overlap extensively. Although both species used similar habitats, they used different parcels of land. Kit foxes and red foxes primarily consumed rodents on the study site, and dietary overlap was considerable. Red foxes also may have been using dens formerly used …

Influence Of Soil Water Availability On Competition Among Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia Esula) And Grasses, Matthew James Rinella, Roger Leslie Sheley

Western North American Naturalist

Some perturbations differentially influence invasive plant and grass production. For example, growth regulator herbicides and biological control agents can dramatically reduce leafy spurge production while having little or no influence on grass production, and overgrazing can reduce grass production while not substantially influencing leafy spurge production because cattle typically ingest little or no leafy spurge. To predict how grass production will respond to a perturbation that influences only leafy spurge and to predict how leafy spurge production will respond to a perturbation that affects only grasses, competitive relationships must be understood. Seeding mixtures of leafy spurge and 2 grasses were …

Spring Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Spring Commencement ceremonies held at UNF Arena.

Mustang Daily, April 28, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Senate Minutes 4-28-05, Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania

Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Eastern Progress - 28 Apr 2005, Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Progress 2004-2005

No abstract provided.

Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids And Ionizing Irradiation On Human Breast Cancer Xenograft Growth And Angiogenesis, W. Elaine Hardman, Luzhe Sun, Nicholas Short, Ivan L. Cameron

Biochemistry and Microbiology

Background

The effects of an omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid enriched diet alone and in combination with gamma irradiation (IR) therapy in nude mice bearing a human MDA-MB231 breast cancer xenograft were tested. The cancer cells were injected into the mammary fat pad of young female mice. Six weeks later, mice were randomly divided into two diet groups: 1) mice with 10% corn oil (rich in omega 6 fatty acids) in their food, 2) mice consuming a 10% fat diet that was enriched in n-3 fatty acids. After two weeks on the diet, treatment with 200 cGy of IR every second …

Compositions And Compounds For Use As Molecular Adjuvant For A Ncotine Waccne, Sam D.G. Sanderson, Jonathan L. Vennerstrom, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Maniyan Parameswaran, Rick A. Bevins, Cheruku R. Srinivasa

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Compounds are disclosed comprising molecular adjuvants having an antigen presenting cell-targeting ligand linked to a nicotine hapten. Methods are disclosed for employing the compounds as a nicotine vaccine for treatment or prevention of nicotine addiction.

Rotunda - Vol 84, No 24 - April 28, 2005, Longwood University

Rotunda

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 62, April 28, 2005

Central Florida Future

A look back: If you build it they will come; They rocked us like a hurricane; Wins don't come easy or at all; They danced the knights away; Will economy short change liberal arts? In education shift Florida universities are told to push more students toward workforce needs; On a victim's journey more than a few bumps: Woman alerts other to challenges that can follow an attack.

The Pan American (2005-04-28), Clarissa Martinez

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

[54th Year, No. 28]

Spectator 2005-04-28, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

The Advocate, April 28, 2005, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

The Missouri Miner, April 28, 2005

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, April 28, 2005, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Selenocysteine Insertion Directed By The 3’-Utr Secis Element In Escherichia Coli, Dan Su, Yehua Li, Vadim Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Co-translational insertion of selenocysteine (Sec) into proteins in response to UGA codons is directed by selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) elements. In known bacterial selenoprotein genes, SECIS elements are located in the coding regions immediately downstream of UGA codons. Here, we report that a distant SECIS element can also function in Sec insertion in bacteria provided that it is spatially close to the UGA codon. We expressed a mammalian phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase in Escherichia coli from a construct in which a natural E.coli SECIS element was located in the 3’-untranslated region (3’-UTR) and adjacent to a sequence complementary to the …