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The Development Of The Archegonium Of Marchantia PolymorphumL., Mary Virginia Braukman Aug 1931

The Development Of The Archegonium Of Marchantia PolymorphumL., Mary Virginia Braukman

Bachelors’ Theses

Marchantia polymorphum L. grows commonly under moist conditions, in ravines or along the sides of ditches, banks of streams, and in other similar places. It can be found in what appear to be quite dry situations, though it is more nearly correct to state that it can exist through more or less prolonged dry periods. It grows actively only when conditions are comparatively moist. Marchantia reaches its best development on damp burnt-over wooded places. Marchantia polymorphum L. appears as a flat dichotomously branched thallus, closely pressed to the substratum on which it grows. The thallus is selt-supporting, possessing chlorophyll, and …


How Far Is The Argument Of Homology Acceptable To Reason, Wilmur Daniel Ackerman Jul 1931

How Far Is The Argument Of Homology Acceptable To Reason, Wilmur Daniel Ackerman

Bachelors’ Theses

Evolution is a subject that involves a great deal more than the average person really thinks about. To approach subject like this, one must try to obtain as many of the different factors that taken into consideration as is possible.


The Botany Laboratory, S.J. Neher Jul 1931

The Botany Laboratory, S.J. Neher

Master's Theses

In the present work it has been my purpose to present a descriptive list of laboratory exercises in botany which is predictable and useable under the existing conditions of the average small high school of western Kansas. To be more specific these exercises may be used by a teacher without special training in botany, in a crowded curriculum, and with little laboratory equipment. Most of the apparatus needed may be improvised by the pupil, and the plants called for are common in any community in the western half of Kansas.


A Study Of Intersexuality As Exhibited In Animal Forms, Ida V. Jaggard May 1931

A Study Of Intersexuality As Exhibited In Animal Forms, Ida V. Jaggard

Biology Honors Papers

This 21 page thesis discusses the entire scope of animal intersexuality with examples illustrating certain types of intersexuality. Much of the thesis is based on the works of F. A. E. Crew and Alexander Lipschutz.


The Distribution And Economic Value Of The Chenopodiaceae Of San Joaquin County, California, Ralph Stiles Raven Jan 1931

The Distribution And Economic Value Of The Chenopodiaceae Of San Joaquin County, California, Ralph Stiles Raven

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Plants of this family which contains about seventy four genera and five hundred end fifty species widely distributed over the world, are known by several common names, such as pig weed, goose foot, and salt bush. They are primarily plents of alkaline or saline soil and co such a unique purpose in the plant real thriving where it is impossible for other plants to grow. The term "salt bush" according to G.L. Bi-well, is more specifically applied to a group of individuals having a pronounced salty tante, a majority of which belong to the botanical genus Atriplex. This group contains …


The Natural Factors In The Selection Of Diet., Lamar William Neblett Jan 1931

The Natural Factors In The Selection Of Diet., Lamar William Neblett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Effect Of Potassium-Iodide On The Embryological Development Of The Chick With Special Reference To The Growth Of The Long Bones., David M. Polot 1904-1978 Jan 1931

The Effect Of Potassium-Iodide On The Embryological Development Of The Chick With Special Reference To The Growth Of The Long Bones., David M. Polot 1904-1978

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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