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A Study Of The Relation Of Temperature To Antibody Formation In Cold-Blooded Animals, Earl C. Mcdaniel

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It is an established fact that when warm-blooded animals are inoculated with foreign protein, in a great many instances they become immune, due to the formation of antibodies specific for the protein injected. In warm-blooded animals the body temperature is constant. The question naturally arises as to what the situation would be with regard to antibody formation in a cold-blooded animal where body temperature is not constant; also what part, if any, the temperature of the body would have to do with the antibody formation.

In a careful review of the literature practically nothing could be found in having direct …

Studies On Vegetative And Sexual Reproduction Of The Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale Weber), Alice Shortle

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The dandelion (Taraxacum officinale Weber) is one of the most persistent weeds found in lawns in New Mexico. Much work has been carried in the United States to find an effective means of eradication or control of this pest. However, there is some weakness in every method thus far suggested.

The Distribution Of Anopheles, Their Wintering Activities, And Breeding Places In Bernalillo And Valencia Counties, New Mexico, Bright Elsworth Grenier

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An impetus was given to the study of the Culicinae by the discovery of Sir Ronald Ross in 1898 that some mosquitoes are the vectors of the malarial parasites. A large amount of work has been done with the species belonging to the tribe Anophelini and it has been learned that vectors of the malarial parasites of human beings belong to this tribe.

A Preliminary Study Of The Mountain Lion (Felis Cougar), Frank C. Hibben

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During one year's time from October 1934 and extending over into September 1935, an investigator was placed in the field to make a special study of the mountain lion. The agency which was so interested was the Southwestern Conservation League which had received funds from private sources for the purpose of the investigation. The scientific aspects of the project were carried on under the auspices of the Biology Department of the University of New Mexico, The New Mexico Game Department and the United State Biological Survey also helped and fostered the investigation by supplying the means through their separate agencies, …

Quantitative Studies On The Relation Of Soil Texture, Moisture Content, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, And Soluble Salts On Vegetation In The Albuquerque Division Of The Rio Grande Conservancy District, Marvin D. Rohovec

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The middle Rio Grande Conservancy District was established in 1926, and occupies a portion of the Middle Rio Grande Valley one hundred and twenty-five miles in length and averages three and six tenths miles in width. It extends from White Rock Canyon, fifty miles north of Albuquerque, to the north of line of the Bosque del Apache Grant, fifteen miles south of Socorro. This area, which lies in Sandoval, Bernalillo, Valencia, and Socorro Counties, has an altitude ranging from 4500 feet to 5500 feet. A general arid condition exists in the area with an average precipitation of about eight inches …

Notes On The Life Habits Of The Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Flavus Baird), Garth Blakely

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The observations reported in this paper cover a period of six months' collection and study, lasting from November 1935 until April 1936, inclusive. While this report is not to be considered as a complete account of the life habits of Perognathus and while there are certain phases which have not yet been determined, it is hoped that the observations recorded here will constitute a useful contribution to the knowledge of the life history of this species.

Distribution Of The Human Blood Groups Among The Pueblo Indians Of New Mexico, Waldemar D. Schaefer

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The purpose of this paper is to show the distribution of the human blood groups among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. Upon reviewing all available literature concerning the distribution of the human blood groups, it was noticed that very little work had been done on the American Indian. Most of this work, although indicative of what really exists, cannot be accepted because of the insufficient number of Indians integrated and the failure to use an accepted standard method. In work that had been done previously, little attempt was made to secure a single homogeneous group of American Indians. Any …

Vegetative Changes In The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, Marjorie Van Cleave

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This paper is concerned with the changes in the vegetation of the Middle Rio Grande Valley resulting from the lowering of the water table in the soil adjacent to the river. The Rio Grande has for a long time carried a heavy suspension of silt which is deposited as the river pursues its course southward to the Gulf of Mexico. The channel of the river has been raised as the result of this deposition until in many cases it has reached a level above that of the surrounding valley, and when this condition was attained the river diverted to a …

Some Biological Aspects Of Fish Culture In The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy Drains, Landrum B. Shettles

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The purpose of this investigation is to determine the adaptability of the Middle Rio Grande conservancy drains to fish culture. The Albuquerque Riverside Drain has been selected for this study because it is a typical conservancy drain. The section investigated extends a distance of nine miles from a point one mile above the Barelas bridge at a point due west of Alameda.

The Ethnobotany Of The Acoma And Laguna Indians, George R. Swank

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The Indian lives close to nature and utilizes the plants which grow about him, and these uses differ among various tribes. In order therefore to understand the ethnobotany of any group of Indians it is necessary to know something of their history, customs, mythology, religion and medicine. Hence in treating the ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians the above phases of their culture will be discussed as they relate to these two pueblos.

The Scaled Quail Of New Mexico, Paul Russell

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Within the past thirty years much has been done by the New Mexico Game and Fish Commission for the protection and increase of Game. Market hunting is a thing of the past, as we have controlled seasons and bag limits. Species have been maintained and increased by establishing refuges and in some cases species reestablished by transplanting.

Faunistic Survey Of A Limited Area In New Mexico, Louise Wilkinson, Hazel Fern Reeves

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The subject of this thesis was suggested by Prof. A. O. Weese. It was chosen by the writers first because they were interested in the distribution and habits of animal life in New Mexico and second because they wished to learn more about classification and methods of classification of animal life in general.

It has been found that New Mexico does not afford so great a variety of animal life as compared with more moist regions but that it affords much more than a casual observation would indicate. Most of those which it affords are found in large numbers.

The …