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Reproductive Cycle Of The Lizard Sceloporus Mucronatus With Comments On Intraspecific Geographic Variation, Maricela Villagrán–Santa Cruz, Oswaldo Hernández-Gallegos, Fausto R. Méndez–De La Cruz Dec 2009

Reproductive Cycle Of The Lizard Sceloporus Mucronatus With Comments On Intraspecific Geographic Variation, Maricela Villagrán–Santa Cruz, Oswaldo Hernández-Gallegos, Fausto R. Méndez–De La Cruz

Western North American Naturalist

Sceloporus mucronatus is a viviparous lizard that inhabits high altitudes in central México. Lizards from Tecocomulco, Hidalgo, México, were collected monthly at 2500 m throughout one year. Macro- and microscopic evidence of gonads showed that both sexes reproduce synchronously during the fall. In males, after a short testicular quiescence in December, the recrudescence begins in winter (January) and continues through spring and summer (July), with maximum activity occurring from late summer to early fall (August–September). Regression takes place simultaneously with copulation during the fall (October–November). In females, vitellogenesis occurs during summer and fall (August–November), with ovulation in the fall (November–December). …


Avian Use Of Harvested Crop Fields In North Dakota During Spring Migration, Alegra M. Galle, George M. Linz, H. Jeffrey Homan, William J. Bleier Dec 2009

Avian Use Of Harvested Crop Fields In North Dakota During Spring Migration, Alegra M. Galle, George M. Linz, H. Jeffrey Homan, William J. Bleier

Western North American Naturalist

Broad-spectrum herbicide applications and improved harvesting efficiency of crops have reduced the availability of weed seeds and waste grains for game and nongame wildlife. Over the last decade, corn and soybean plantings have steadily increased in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North Dakota, while sunflower plantings have declined. The PPR is an important corridor for migratory birds, and changes in food availabilities at stopover habitats may affect how food resources are used. In early spring 2003 and 2004, we compared bird use of harvested fields of sunflower, soybeans, small grains, and corn in the PPR of North Dakota. Across …


Reproductive Status And Continuity Of Taxa Of The Simulium Arcticum Complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) At The Clearwater River, Montana (2007, 2008, And 2009), Gerald F. Shields, Brooke A. Christiaens, Michelle L. Van Leuven, Amber L. Hartman Dec 2009

Reproductive Status And Continuity Of Taxa Of The Simulium Arcticum Complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) At The Clearwater River, Montana (2007, 2008, And 2009), Gerald F. Shields, Brooke A. Christiaens, Michelle L. Van Leuven, Amber L. Hartman

Western North American Naturalist

We made 27 collections over nine years at the Clearwater River and conducted preliminary cytogenetic analysis on 232 individuals of the Simulium arcticum complex there. Based on these preliminary findings, we analyzed an additional 1825 larvae from Clearwater collections in 2007, 2008, and 2009 to investigate the reproductive statuses of the two prevalent taxa of the complex there and to determine whether cytogenetic diversity and frequency of types were similar from year to year. We describe a cytotype new to science and a potentially derivative cytotype of S. arcticum sensu stricto. We also determine that these two taxa are present …


Arthropod And Plant Communities As Indicators Of Land Rehabilitation Effectiveness In A Semiarid Shrubsteppe, Eric T. Gardner, Val J. Anderson, Robert L. Johnson Dec 2009

Arthropod And Plant Communities As Indicators Of Land Rehabilitation Effectiveness In A Semiarid Shrubsteppe, Eric T. Gardner, Val J. Anderson, Robert L. Johnson

Western North American Naturalist

We describe a case study evaluating the ecological impact of Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass) invasion following fire disturbance and the effectiveness of revegetation as a means of rehabilitation in a degraded semiarid shrubsteppe system. The effectiveness of rehabilitation efforts was assessed relative to arthropod richness, vegetation and arthropod community composition, and ground-cover characteristics in 3 habitats: undisturbed, burned and weed infested (B. tectorum), and burned then rehabilitated with native and nonnative vegetation. Arthropods were collected in each habitat using pitfall traps. Differences in arthropod richness were compared using rarefaction curves. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling and nonparametric multivariate statistical procedures, …


Psychometrics Of The Missouri Student Survey: Examining Validity, Reliability And Consent, Susan Marie Depue Dec 2009

Psychometrics Of The Missouri Student Survey: Examining Validity, Reliability And Consent, Susan Marie Depue

Dissertations

Risk and protective factors for adolescent drug and alcohol abuse have gained prominence in the prevention field as a framework for prevention. Communities that Care® is the original survey that collected data on risk and protective factors in the adolescent community. The Missouri Student Survey is based upon the Communities that Care® survey and is administered to students across the state of Missouri every two years. This study examines the reliability and validity of the Missouri Student Survey in a sample of 126,923 students from across the state of Missouri. In addition, this study also considers the question of active …


Civil Rights—Shades Of Race: An Historically Informed Reading Of Title Vii, Michael J. Fellows Dec 2009

Civil Rights—Shades Of Race: An Historically Informed Reading Of Title Vii, Michael J. Fellows

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law—The "Grape" March On Washington: The Twenty-First Amendment, The Dormant Commerce Clause, And Direct Alcohol Shipments, Pamela R. Cote Dec 2009

Constitutional Law—The "Grape" March On Washington: The Twenty-First Amendment, The Dormant Commerce Clause, And Direct Alcohol Shipments, Pamela R. Cote

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Trial And Punishment Intersect: New Defects In The Death Penalty, Alexander Bunin Dec 2009

When Trial And Punishment Intersect: New Defects In The Death Penalty, Alexander Bunin

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Accepting Evolution In Workplace Justice: The Need For Congress To Mandate Arbitration, Frederick L. Sullivan Dec 2009

Accepting Evolution In Workplace Justice: The Need For Congress To Mandate Arbitration, Frederick L. Sullivan

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Girl-Wife And The Alienists: The Forgotten Murder Trial Of Josephine Terranova, Jacob M. Appel Dec 2009

The Girl-Wife And The Alienists: The Forgotten Murder Trial Of Josephine Terranova, Jacob M. Appel

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law—You Can't Take It With You: The Constitutionality Of Workers' Compensation Rules Based On Residency, Michelle L. Himes Dec 2009

Constitutional Law—You Can't Take It With You: The Constitutionality Of Workers' Compensation Rules Based On Residency, Michelle L. Himes

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Criminal Law—Kosilek V. Maloney: In Prison While Imprisoned In The Body Of The Opposite Sex: Examining The Issue Of "Cruel And Unusual Punishment" Presented By An Incarcerated Transsexual, Nikolas Andreopoulos Dec 2009

Criminal Law—Kosilek V. Maloney: In Prison While Imprisoned In The Body Of The Opposite Sex: Examining The Issue Of "Cruel And Unusual Punishment" Presented By An Incarcerated Transsexual, Nikolas Andreopoulos

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Evidence—The Motion In Limine And The Marketplace Of Ideas: Advocating For The Availability Of The Necessity Defense For Some Of The Bay State's Civilly Disobedient, Luke Shulman-Ryan Dec 2009

Evidence—The Motion In Limine And The Marketplace Of Ideas: Advocating For The Availability Of The Necessity Defense For Some Of The Bay State's Civilly Disobedient, Luke Shulman-Ryan

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Business Support Of Affirmative Action And Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Contradictory Or Compatible?, Arthur M. Wolfson Dec 2009

Business Support Of Affirmative Action And Discriminatory Hiring Practices: Contradictory Or Compatible?, Arthur M. Wolfson

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Critical Look At Student Resistance To Non-Traditional Law School Professors, Kathryn P. Nordick Dec 2009

A Critical Look At Student Resistance To Non-Traditional Law School Professors, Kathryn P. Nordick

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Civil Rights—"A Mere Paper Guarantee?": Congressional Intent, Judicial Manipulation, And The Current State Of Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Allison M. Mckeen Dec 2009

Civil Rights—"A Mere Paper Guarantee?": Congressional Intent, Judicial Manipulation, And The Current State Of Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Allison M. Mckeen

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bankruptcy—The Defalcation Exception To Discharge: Should A Fiduciary's Mistake Prohibit A Discharge From Debt?, Andrea Johnson Dec 2009

Bankruptcy—The Defalcation Exception To Discharge: Should A Fiduciary's Mistake Prohibit A Discharge From Debt?, Andrea Johnson

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


White Investment In Black Bondage, Geiza Vargas-Vargas Dec 2009

White Investment In Black Bondage, Geiza Vargas-Vargas

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Judicial Discretion, Sentencing Guidelines, And Lessons From Medieval England, 1066-1215, Eric G. Barber Dec 2009

Judicial Discretion, Sentencing Guidelines, And Lessons From Medieval England, 1066-1215, Eric G. Barber

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fair Labor Standards Act—Where The Fourth Circuit Went Wrong In Shaliehsabou V. Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington: Judicial Expansion Of Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions To Include Ministerial Employees, Sarah L. Santos Dec 2009

The Fair Labor Standards Act—Where The Fourth Circuit Went Wrong In Shaliehsabou V. Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington: Judicial Expansion Of Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions To Include Ministerial Employees, Sarah L. Santos

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Wiretap Act—Reconcilable Differences: A Framework For Determining The "Interception" Of Electronic Communications Following United States V. Councilman's Rejection Of The Storage/Transit Dichotomy, Michael D. Roundy Dec 2009

The Wiretap Act—Reconcilable Differences: A Framework For Determining The "Interception" Of Electronic Communications Following United States V. Councilman's Rejection Of The Storage/Transit Dichotomy, Michael D. Roundy

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Civil Rights/Civil Procedure—Is It The Officer Or The Gentleman?: Issues Of Capacity In § 1983 Actions Brought In Federal Court, Jeffrey K. O'Connor Dec 2009

Civil Rights/Civil Procedure—Is It The Officer Or The Gentleman?: Issues Of Capacity In § 1983 Actions Brought In Federal Court, Jeffrey K. O'Connor

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Blaine Amendments And Polygamy Laws: The Constitutionality Of Anti-Polygamy Laws Targeting Religion, Elijah L. Milne Dec 2009

Blaine Amendments And Polygamy Laws: The Constitutionality Of Anti-Polygamy Laws Targeting Religion, Elijah L. Milne

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fighting The Good Fight: The Role Of Environmental Civil Rights Litigators Going Forward And The Need For A Continuance Of The Litigation Tool In The Environmental Justice Movement, Sean-Patrick Wilson Dec 2009

Fighting The Good Fight: The Role Of Environmental Civil Rights Litigators Going Forward And The Need For A Continuance Of The Litigation Tool In The Environmental Justice Movement, Sean-Patrick Wilson

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Diversity's Divergence: A Post-Grutter Examination Of Racial Preferences In Public Employment, Lorin J. Lapidus Dec 2009

Diversity's Divergence: A Post-Grutter Examination Of Racial Preferences In Public Employment, Lorin J. Lapidus

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ratifying The Fourteenth Amendment In Ohio, Gabriel J. Chin Dec 2009

Ratifying The Fourteenth Amendment In Ohio, Gabriel J. Chin

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Causal Induction From Continuous Event Streams: Evidence For Delay-Induced Attribution Shifts, Marc J. Buehner, Jon May Dec 2009

Causal Induction From Continuous Event Streams: Evidence For Delay-Induced Attribution Shifts, Marc J. Buehner, Jon May

The Journal of Problem Solving

Contemporary theories of Human Causal Induction assume that causal knowledge is inferred from observable contingencies. While this assumption is well supported by empirical results, it fails to consider an important problem-solving aspect of causal induction in real time: In the absence of well structured learning trials, it is not clear whether the effect of interest occurred because of the cause under investigation, or on its own accord. Attributing the effect to either the cause of interest or alternative background causes is an important precursor to induction. We present a new paradigm based on the presentation of continuous event streams, and …


Obstacles In Investigating The Role Of Restructuring In Insightful Problem Solving, Ivan K. Ash, Patrick J. Cushen, Jennifer Wiley Dec 2009

Obstacles In Investigating The Role Of Restructuring In Insightful Problem Solving, Ivan K. Ash, Patrick J. Cushen, Jennifer Wiley

The Journal of Problem Solving

In the present article, we articulate three assumptions underlying theories proposing that restructuring processes play a key role in insightful problem solving: representational difficulty, representational change, and discontinuity in solution processes. We argue that these assumptions need empirical validation to justify the proposition of restructuring mechanisms that are unique from those involved in classic information-processing theories of problem solving. To this end, we review some theoretical and methodological obstacles that are inherent in the investigation of the existence and nature of restructuring processes. We then offer some recommendations on how to overcome or avoid these obstacles in future studies. Finally, …


Constitutional Law—Is 18 U.S.C.§ 922(O)(1) Constitutional? Mere Possession Of Self-Created Objects And The Reach Of The Commerce Clause, Karen A. Michalson Dec 2009

Constitutional Law—Is 18 U.S.C.§ 922(O)(1) Constitutional? Mere Possession Of Self-Created Objects And The Reach Of The Commerce Clause, Karen A. Michalson

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is Tiger Woods's Swing Really A Work Of Art? Defining The Line Between The Right Of Publicity And The First Amendment, Michael Suppappola Dec 2009

Is Tiger Woods's Swing Really A Work Of Art? Defining The Line Between The Right Of Publicity And The First Amendment, Michael Suppappola

Western New England Law Review

No abstract provided.