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Ua66/6/2 Alumni Newsletter, Wku Biology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Biology department highlighting students, faculty and alumni activities.

Book Review Forum On Derek Freeman's Margaret Mead And Samoa: The Making And Unmaking Of An Anthropological Myth, Fay Ala‘Ilima, Tuaopepe Felix S. Wendt, Nancy Mcdowell

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Fish Names Of Wallis Island (Uvea), Karl H. Rensch

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Ua66/6/2 Alumni Newsletter, Wku Biology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Biology department highlighting students, faculty and alumni activities.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Albin, Bettye. John Dryden's Criticism: The Neglected Link
• Allen, Christopher. Martial Reflections: Ancient Cultures and Their War-Gods
• Case, Laura. Climatic Preference
• Deller, Kathy. Regression Analysis: The Effects of Advertising, Price, Income and Import Sales on American-Made Auto Sales
• Downing, Elizabeth. Dorothy Leigh Sayers: Detective of Literary Theory in The Mind of the Maker
• Elder, Janice. A Retrospective Study on Discharge Planning and Primiparas at Breckinridge Memorial
• Flora, Joan. Narcissism and the Need for …

Ua66/6/2 Alumni Newsletter, Wku Biology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Biology department highlighting students, faculty and alumni activities.

Steroid Hormones And Human Variability: Correlation Of Androgen Levels With Age And Occupation In Normal Subjects, Frances E. Purifoy

Anthropology ETDs

The endocrine system, coordinated with the central nervous system, is an important mediator of the genetic-environmental interactions which influence the development of human phenotypes. For this reason, endocrine parameters provide an important source of information for anthropological studies. This research focuses on the role of the endocrine system in normal human variability, with emphasis on the steroid hormones, which affect numerous aspects of mammalian morphology, physiology and behavior. Preceding the discussion of original research is an extensive literature review on hormonal variation in each of three areas: 1) sex and inter-individual variation, with emphasis on behavior; 2) variation with age, …

Peter J. P. Whitehead Review Of Spencer Wilkie Tinker, Fishes Of Hawaii, Peter J. P. Whitehead

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Table of Contents and Cover credits

Observations In Tsavo National Park, Kenya, Evans E. Mgaah

Elephant

Personal observations from four years as a game ranger in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

Captive Elephant Population Of North America: 1979 Update, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Survey of elephants in captivity, 1979.

Observations Of Elephants In East And Southern Africa, Jeheskel Shoshani

Elephant

Selected short observations on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) made during 1978 in East and Southern Africa.

Iucn/Wwf Help Wanted, Elephant Editors

Elephant

A published plea from the IUCN/World Wildlife Fund Conservation Programme in Indonesia asking for information regarding endangered elephants in Sumatra.

Elephant Symposium And Related Activities, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Agenda for the upcoming Elephant Symposium at the American Society of Mammalogists 59th Annual Meeting, June 20th, 1979.

Information From The Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Elephant-related activities of answering respondents to the newsletter's questionnaire.

Report On The Elephants Of Tongaland, Clive Walker

Elephant

Report from a preliminary survey of elephants in Southern Africa by the Endangered Wildlife Trust Elephant Group.

Financial Report And Acknowledgments, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Accounting of the Elephant Interest Group for production of the journal.

Bibliography, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Updates to the selected bibliography covering references from 1970 - mid-1979.

Isolation Of Mycoplasma From The Genital Tracts Of Elephants, Harold W. Clark, Daniel C. Laughlin, Jack S. Bailey, Thomas Mcp Brown

Elephant

The authors report finding arthritogenic agents, mycoplasmas, for the first time in a large group of captive elephants that are frequently crippled with rheumatism.

Iucn Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme: Summary Of Interim Report On Elephants In Kenya, Alison K. K. Hillman

Elephant

Preliminary summary of evidence on the status and population trends of elephants in Kenya, condensed from the original.

Klaserie Elephant Project: Progress Report, Clive Walker

Elephant

Report from an aerial survey of elephant population in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve in South Africa.

The Elephants Of Interview Island, Romulus Whitaker

Elephant

Report from survey work on elephants living on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, June, 1977.

Known Elephant Distribution In Africa: An Updated Map, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Alison K.K. Hillman

Elephant

Map depicting the elephant distribution in Africa as of Spring 1979.

Suggested Mechanical Model Of Elephant Trunk Muscle Tissue And Its Sheer Conjecture, Norris Whitehall

Elephant

A detailed simile modeling elephant trunk muscle tissue.

The Addo Elephant Research Project: A Brief Introduction, Anthony Hall-Martin

Elephant

Description of "an intensive research programme on the ecology, population dynamics, and behaviour" of elephants in the Addo Bush area of Cape Province, South Africa, launched in May 1976.

Ivory And Ivorine, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Items from news and other reports relating to ivory and ivorine.

Iucn/Wwf Elephant Survey And Conservation Programme Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

A survey soliciting data from captive elephants.

Elephant Interest Group Questionnaire, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Form for consideration for the Elephant Interest Group.

A Note From The Editor, Jeheskel Shoshani

Elephant

Dr. Shoshani introduces the newsletter and documents increasing interest and support.

Elephants In The News, Elephant Editors

Elephant

"Motty"-- Birth of an African/Asian elephant at Chester Zoo; Elephants at the Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon, USA; Elephants at the Knoxville Zoo, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; "Dima"--26,000-year-old baby mammoth tissues are being studied at the University of California and Wayne State University, USA