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The Effect Of Certain Chemotherapeutic Substances On Antibody Production, Clifford C. Davis Jr.

Biology ETDs

The purpose of the present study was (1) to compare the production of specific antibodies in normal animals to that seen in similar animals receiving treatment with a given compound during the immunization period; (2) to correlate these responses with the over-all physiologic response of the animal to the compound; and (3) attempt to account for any variations from the normal by these animals.

A Study Of The Effects Of An Estrogenic Complex On Bacillus Subtilus, Roger S. Wotkyns

Biology ETDs

In an effort to understand malignancies, a number of studies have been made on the quantitative aspects of the effects of synthetic carcinogenic hydrocarbons on microorganisms. The molecular similarities of these synthetic carcinogens and natural products such as the estrogens, the androgens, cholic acid, vitamin D and others have stimulated a great deal of interest in investigation of the possible carcinogenic nature of these natural products.

A Study Of Fleas Of Rodents In The Albuquerque, New Mexico, Area, Lelia Ann Williams

Biology ETDs

In spite of the fact that Pasturella pestis, the the etiological organism of plague, has been reported from fleas and rodents in eleven counties of New Mexico, our knowledge of the fleas of the State has remained very incomplete and extremely meager. Recognizing the marked deficiency regarding our information of the Siphonaptera of New Mexico, I began in the spring of 1948 an investigation that has resulted in adding considerable information to our knowledge of the flea population of our State.

The present study includes a report of 36 species and subspecies of fleas recovered from several nests and by …

A Bioecological Study Of Pinyon Pine-Juniper Association At Juan Tabo In The Sandia Mountains Of New Mexico, Robert Hallett Parker

Biology ETDs

A survey of literature shows that no community or bioecological study has ever been made of the pinyon pine-juniper association as it occurs in the Upper Sonoran Life Zone in New Mexico and southern Colorado. This deficiency of knowledge relative to the pinyon pine-juniper community is in direct contrast to several studies that have been made of the same community in Arizona and Utah by the presence of dominant trees of entirely different species. Relative to the association in New Mexico, one of the dominant tress, the pinyon pine (Pinus edulis Engelm), has been investigated, but no bioecological and …

The Determination Of Choline Esterase Activity In Whole Brains Of Developing Rats, Charles Joseph Metzler

Biology ETDs

It is the purpose of this paper to report the results of quantitative investigations of the choline esterase activity in the rat in various states of its life cycle. Some work has been done on the acetylcholine content (Welsh and Hyde, 1944) in rats of various ages, but there is no reference in the literature to complete the quantitative determinations of the choline esterase activity in the whole brain of the rat throughout its life cycle.

A Life History Study Of The Ground Squirrel Citellus Spilosoma Major (Merriam), Ferd Sumrell

Biology ETDs

There has been very little investigation of this species of ground squirrel, Citellus spilosoma major (Merriam), although it is found in five States and in many localities it is the most conspicuous and most numerous rodent.

Correlation Between The Rh Factor And Landsteiner Blood Groups, Helen M. Zuelzke

Biology ETDs

Eighty-five percent of human beings have an agglutinogen similar to that in rhesus monkeys, now called the Rh factor. This natural antibody is comparable to those which make human blood divisible into the Landsteiner groups A, B, AB, and O. This Rh factor is so called because it was first discovered in the blood of rhesus monkeys. Its importance is that it provides an explanations for previously baffling reactions to blood transfusions and the loss of babies by apparently healthy women during or shortly after pregnancy.

08 June 1949 Rio Arriba County Specimen Collection Data, W.J. Koster, K.R. Coburn

William J. Koster Field Journals

Specimen collected 08 June 1949. Original Locality: Jemez Creek (=Jemez River)1 mile above mouth of Guadalupe Creek (=Guadalupe River). Locality: Jemez River, 1.0 mile above mouth of Rio Guadalupe, Santa Fe National Forest.
Catalog number: MSB880; Taxa: Rhinichthys cataractae; Common name: longnose dace; Count of specimens: 1; Standard length:
Catalog number: MSB890; Taxa: Rhinichthys cataractae; Common name: longnose dace; Count of specimens: 12; Standard length:
Catalog number: MSB934; Taxa: Rhinichthys cataractae; Common name: longnose dace; Count of specimens: 3; Standard length:
Catalog number: MSB1629; Taxa: Gila pandora; Common name: Rio Grande chub; Count of specimens: 1; Standard length:

The Development Of The Megagametophyte Of Zea Mays Variety Golden Bantam Hybrid, William Richard Widner

Biology ETDs

Ever since the first publication, in 1919, on megasporogenesis in Zea mays, some confusion has existed regarding the detailed sequence of certain changes in the development of the megagametophyte. The present study was made in an attempt to clarify such disputed points.

A Study Of The Pattern Of Scale Development In Salmo Clarkii Spilurus Cope, Josephine Hawrylko

Biology ETDs

One of the phases of fish investigation is to determine the pattern of scale development is fishes. The problem deals with a study of the gross development of scales and their distribution over the body in Salmo clarkii spilurus Cope, Rio Grande Cut-throat trout. "This trout is known only from the upper Rio Grande basin and southward into the mountains of Chihuahua." The Cut-throat trout is a member of the Family Salmonidae and often goes under such common names as black spotted trout, mountain trout, New Mexico native trout, red-throat trout and various other titles.

The Importance Of The Spleen In Antibody Formation, Carl Frederick Cramer

Biology ETDs

It was the purpose of the phase of the investigation to ascertain:

(1) If there is a significant difference in infection or fatalities among splenectomized animals.

(2) If splenectomized animals can form antibodies, and to what degree.

The Rh Factor: Recent Developments And A Study Of Its Incidence Among The Indians Of The Southwest, Earl B. Gerheim

Biology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to continue the work started in determining the incidence of the Rh factor among Indians of the Southwest and review the related literature. This paper will include the author's initial results in which 251 Indians were tested.

There is at this time no published account on the incidence of the Rh factor among the Indians of the Southwest; therefore, this is important from the standpoint of originality. The problem has medical importance in the role which Rh plays in transfusion and congenital hemolytic disease, otherwise known as erythroblastosis fetalis. The results will serve as …

Developmental Anatomy Of Descurainia Pinnata, Robert D. Spensley

Biology ETDs

This study is concerned mainly with the morphological development of Descurainia pinnata subspecies ochroleuca (Wooton) Detling, a member of the tribe Sisymbrieae and subtribe Descurainiinae of the Cruciferae. Although commonly referred to as Sophia by many botanists, this genus is otherwise known as Descurainia and sometimes partly included in Sisymbrium. D. pinnata is listed as Sisymbrium canescens in Gray's manual, as Sophia pinnata by Coulter and Nelson, as Descurainia pinnata by Kearney and Peebles, and as Sophia ochroleuca by Wooton and Stanley.

An Anatomical Study Of Cicer Arietinum, Mary Elizabeth Johns

Biology ETDs

This investigation was made for the purpose of studying the developmental anatomy of the primary axis of Cicer arietinum. Ontogenetic studies of the primary and secondary tissues of the root and stem, and the leaf primordia are included

The Identification Of Certain Fiber Plants Of The American Southwest, Carl J. King

Biology ETDs

In this study an examination has been made of the leaf fiber from various species of the genera Agave, Yucca, Nolina and Dasylirion, in order establish a technique and set of diagnostic characters which might be used in the identification of archaeological material suspected of containing such fibers.

The Differentiation Of Xylem Vessels In The Stem Tip Of Phaseolus Vulgaris L. Var. Kentucky Wonder, Lora Shields Mangum

Biology ETDs

The purpose of this investigation of xylem maturation was to determine the relationship, if any, between the type of secondary-wall thickening and the order of differentiation; also, to ascertain the influence of the rate of elongation of the plant as a whole, more specifically of individual xylem cells, upon the order of deposition and type of secondary walls.

A Study Of The Genus Penstemon In New Mexico, Gladys Turner Nisbet

Biology ETDs

The purpose of this study has been: (a) to present a systematic treatment of those members of the genus Penstemon that are found in New Mexico; (b) to give a full description of each species including a consideration of its relationships with other species of the genus; (c) to ascertain and map, in so far as possible, the distribution of the various species in New Mexico.

The Early Basis Of Subsistence Of Indians In The Plains Area, Joe D. Reed

Biology ETDs

The fundamental purpose of this paper is to present the picture of early food economy among the Indians of the Plains. In order to accomplish this task the procedure has been to present: (1) a brief study of the tribal groups with special emphasis upon their early history and movements, followed by (2) a general picture of Plains food economy with regard to the sequence and tribal units. The important subjects within this second category have to do with buffalo utilization, agriculture and the gathering to wild plant food; (3) a listing of the various wild plant and animal foods …

Notes On The Life History Of Uta Stansburiana Baird And Girard, Ports Bretney

Biology ETDs

The writer has attempted to bring together the information concerning the life history of Uta Stansburiana and to add to it by field observations of the form which occurs around Albuquerque, New Mexico. No attempt was made to experiment in the laboratory in connection with the factors controlling the activities.

Primitive Uses Of Pine Among The Indians Of The American Southwest, Evert Albert Snyder

Biology ETDs

The purpose of this thesis is to show the various uses to which species of the genus Pinus were put by the aborigines of the American Southwest. The author will endeavor to portray the importance of this seed as a primitive food and the extent to which the wood was employed as a building material. In addition it will be shown how the pitch was of importance both as an adhesive and as a water proofing material and, finally, the mythology and ceremonial usage of pine will be outlined in order to set forth the extent to which the genus …

The Life History Of The Coyote, Samuel William Bowman Jr.

Biology ETDs

The size, weight, and color of coyotes vary, of course, with the subspecies, with the locality, and with the time of year. It would probably be best to introduce this material on the description of the coyote with, first, a general description of members of the family Canidae and, second, with a general description of all coyotes.

Notes On The Life History And Ecology Of Gambusia Patruelis, Robert B. Troxel

Biology ETDs

It is the purpose of this thesis to present information on the life of Gambusia patruelis. The study is the combination of data collected by a number of writers on this subject, as well as observations taken of this species from the Rio Grande and conservancy ditches surrounding Albuquerque.

Notes On The Origin And Development Of Zea Mays, Martin William Fleck

Biology ETDs

A combination of many and varied circumstances gives an unusual interest to the origin and natural relationships of Zea mays, although investigation of this sort does not always have an immediate utilitarian objective. But, this type of investigation must of necessity project itself into the remote, and sometimes obscure, past where attention becomes focused on many moot questions. Such intriguing problems as the relative antiquity of agriculture in the Old World, the length of time requisite for the development of maize as a human food stuff, and new ideas concerning techniques of aboriginal agriculture may perhaps be solved by information …

Plants And Animals Used As Sources Of Dye, Paint, And Skin Dressing In The Southwest, Mary Dennis

Biology ETDs

The area comprising the Southwest is somewhat disputed by different authors, but some idea of its extent and general features as well as some conception of the ethnology in relation to the tribes within the area is needed for an understanding of the scope of this investigation.

A Comparative Study Of The Skull And Long Bones Of The More Common Small Mammals Of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Robert Theodore Fincke

Biology ETDs

The identification of animals or parts of animals without the aid of external characteristics is confusing problem in many fields of zoology. This is especially true in some studies as life histories and the food habits of predators. A problem of this type is even more confusing in New Mexico because relatively little work has been completed on the taxonomy and the distribution of the native fauna.

The Aboriginal Utilization Of The Small Cacti In The American Southwest, Theodore Norris

Biology ETDs

The aim of this paper shall be, not simply to catalog the aboriginal uses of cacti in the Southwest, but to attempt to show their value to the aborigines as food, in general, and medical uses, ceremonial import, and their significance in myth and legend, in short, the place they occupied in southwestern life.

The Use Of Kerosene Sprays For The Control Of The Dandelion, Robert William Hanks

Biology ETDs

One of the most persistant weeds found in New Mexico lawns is the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale Weber). In Albuquerque, where this study was made, most lawns are of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.), a poor competitor against the inroads of the dandelion. However, some lawns are of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon pers.), which, with its thick and vigorous turf, is a better competitor with the dandelion. The writer has observed, as Dittmer also found, that the turf of Bermuda grass on the campus of the University of New Mexico will crowd out or prevent the entrance of dandelions, while …

An Investigation Of The Stomach Contents Of Micropterus Dolomieu, Richard Evan Horrall

Biology ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to scientifically analyze the stomach contents of Micropterus dolomieu. The study was based upon 168 stomachs taken from various sized fish caught by hook and line from the streams of Northern Illinois.

The Operating Efficiency Of The Albuquerque Sewage Disposal Plant From A Bacteriological Standpoint, Rebecca Jane Menaul

Biology ETDs

This study of sewage disposal plants has traced the development of sewage plants from an ancient and simple origin to the highly complex plants of today. Sewage was first disposed of by diluting the waste products into a large stream of water or by merely burying the sewage. As populations have increased, earlier methods have of necessity been discarded and a gradual evolution in the efficiency of methods of disposal has taken place, until today a modern plant may be operated in such a way as to leave the sewage free from all pathogenic bacteria and parasites.

The Distribution And Utilization Of Agave In The American Southwest, Alvin Russell Grove

Biology ETDs

It is the purpose of this thesis to show in a comparative way the importance of Agave sp. for food, drink, fiber, etc., among various tribes comprising the American Southwest.

The problem is important from ethnological and ethnobiological standpoints. Through a study of man's attempt to utilize for food, etc., articles which grew at hand, one can better understand him. The methods of plant utilization show the effect of the environment on the man as well as his attempts to adjust himself to it or adjust the environment to himself. The problem, in addition, is an ecological one, showing the …