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The Myology Of Sceloporus C. Clarki Baird And Girard (Reptilia: Iguanidae), Diane Marie Secoy Jun 1971

The Myology Of Sceloporus C. Clarki Baird And Girard (Reptilia: Iguanidae), Diane Marie Secoy

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

Examination of the complete musculature of Sceloporus clarki clarki Baird and Girard and seven other species of Sceloporus revealed variation among species of Sceloporus and between Sceloporus and other iguanid lizards. The muscles in which the greatest variation was found were the intermandibularis group, the constrictor colli, the episterno-cleido-mastoideus, the episternohyoideus, the coracoid head of the triceps, the costocoracoid and the flexor tibialis externus. This study indicates: (1) Sceloporus is more closely allied to Crotaphytus than to the ground-dwelling iguanines; (2) the possibility of the basal stock of Sceloporus being arboreal, and (3) Sceloporus is a genus in the process …


Cardioregulatory Role Of The Abdominal Ganglion Of Aplysia Californica, George Maeda Jun 1971

Cardioregulatory Role Of The Abdominal Ganglion Of Aplysia Californica, George Maeda

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

An isolated heart-abdominal ganglion preparation of this mollusc was developed and used to study the cardioregulatory function of the ganglion and nerves. The heart was perfused with artificial sea water through an atrial cannula and the gastro-esophageal artery was catheterized for blood pressure monitoring. The presence and cardioregulatory effects of axons in the nerves was investigated by electrical stimulation. Fine-tipped glass microelectrodes inserted into ganglionic neurons were used to determine the relationship between the neuronal and cardiac activities.

The principal results are listed below.

  1. Primarily inhibitory responses are obtained from both right and left connective stimulation, with some evidence for …


End Matter, Vol. 14 No. 1 Jun 1971

End Matter, Vol. 14 No. 1

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 14 No. 1 Jun 1971

Front Matter, Vol. 14 No. 1

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 2 Apr 1971

End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 3 Apr 1971

End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 3

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 2 Apr 1971

Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 3 Apr 1971

Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 3

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


A Taxonomic Revision Of The Weevil Genus Tychius Germar In America North Of Mexico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Wayne E. Clark Apr 1971

A Taxonomic Revision Of The Weevil Genus Tychius Germar In America North Of Mexico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Wayne E. Clark

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

A study of morphological characters of 4,000 adult weevils used in preparing a key and descriptions indicates there are fifteen North American species in the genus Tychius Germar. Adults occur on plants in the genera Astragalus, Baptisia, Hedysarum, Lotus, Lupinus, and Oxytropis.

The genus is divided into two species groups. The T. sordidus group appears to have representatives in the Old World fauna, but the T. semisquamosus group is probably native to North America. New names, Tychius caesius, and T. hirsutus are proposed for T. armatus Green, 1920 (not Tournier, 1873), and T. hirtellus LeConte, 1876 (not Tournier, 1873) respectively. …


Notes On Eriogonum - Vi : A Revision Of The Eriogonum Microthecum Complex (Polygonaceae), James L. Reveal Apr 1971

Notes On Eriogonum - Vi : A Revision Of The Eriogonum Microthecum Complex (Polygonaceae), James L. Reveal

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

This revision discusses seven closely related species of Eriogonum (Polygonaceae) found in the western United States of North America. One of the two major species, E. microthecum, is composed of nine varieties which range over a wide area of the Far West. The other major species, E. effusum, is found over a more restrictive geographical range mainly east of the Continental Divide. The remaining five species are primarily restricted to the Colorado-Green river drainage basin of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Arizona. Together these entities form the core of a group of plants known as Section Corymbosa. …


Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 1 Apr 1971

Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 1

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


A Histochemical Study Of The Neurosecretory Cells In The Sub Pharyngeal Ganglia And Ventral Nerve Cord Of Lumbricus Terrestris And Their Response To The Removal Of The Suprapharyngeal Ganglia And To Osmotic Regulation, Bernard F. Orenstein Apr 1971

A Histochemical Study Of The Neurosecretory Cells In The Sub Pharyngeal Ganglia And Ventral Nerve Cord Of Lumbricus Terrestris And Their Response To The Removal Of The Suprapharyngeal Ganglia And To Osmotic Regulation, Bernard F. Orenstein

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 1 Apr 1971

End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 1

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


A Taxonomic Study Of Crotaphytus Collaris Between The Rio Grande And Colorado Rivers, William Ingram Iii, Wilmer W. Tanner Apr 1971

A Taxonomic Study Of Crotaphytus Collaris Between The Rio Grande And Colorado Rivers, William Ingram Iii, Wilmer W. Tanner

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

Little work has been done previously on the taxonomy of Crotaphytus collaris baileyi. This and the demonstration by Fitch and Tanner that C. c. baileyi is a heterogeneous grouping prompted the present study. Only the populations of the type material, the Upper Colorado River Basin, and the Chihuahuan Desert were studied. Multivariate, variance, canonical and discriminant analyses of external characters were performed, and pattern-coloration characters were examined on living specimens.

The results of the analyses show significance between all three populations. The discriminant functions distinguished between the populations with 80% reliability and patternal characters were discriminatory with near 100% reliability. …


End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 4 Mar 1971

End Matter, Vol. 13 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 4 Mar 1971

Front Matter, Vol. 13 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


A Revision Of Cryptantha Subgenus Oreocarya, Larry C. Higgins Mar 1971

A Revision Of Cryptantha Subgenus Oreocarya, Larry C. Higgins

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

This study is a taxonomic revision of Cryptantha subgenus Oreocarya (Boraginaceae), together with descriptions of species, synonyms, distribution maps, and discussions. The present treatment recognizes fifty-seven species and fourteen varieties, all separated by means of a comprehensive key, A history of the group, along with a discussion of distribution, ecology, and phylogeny is presented. As a basis for the comparison of taxa much of the research has been concentrated on morphological variation in herbarium specimens. Particular attention has been directed to a study of pubescence types, branching patterns, flowers, calyces, and fruit. The herbarium research has been correlated with extensive …


Land Use In Wah Wah And Pine Valleys, Western Utah, Joseph R. Murdock, Stanley L. Welsh Jan 1971

Land Use In Wah Wah And Pine Valleys, Western Utah, Joseph R. Murdock, Stanley L. Welsh

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

This is a review of the use of public lands in Wah Wah and Pine Valleys in western Utah for grazing of livestock, mining, and other private enterprises. The total area of the two valleys is approximately 1,440 square miles of which about 30 square miles are privately owned. From the time grazing of domestic livestock was initiated in the 1870's and 1880's until 1934, the land was free public domain and was grazed on a first-come, first-served basis. Passage of the Taylor Grazing Act in 1934 ended free use of public lands. Existing evidence indicates that by 1934 the …


Evolution Of The Iguanine Lizards (Sauria, Iguanidae) As Determined By Osteological And Myological Characters, David F. Avery, Wilmer W. Tanner Jan 1971

Evolution Of The Iguanine Lizards (Sauria, Iguanidae) As Determined By Osteological And Myological Characters, David F. Avery, Wilmer W. Tanner

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

The problem of phylogenic relationships within the iguanine phyletic line and the Madagascar iguanids have been investigated in order to explain the discontinuous distribution exhibited by the members of the family Iguanidae. Owing to inconclusive results from cytology and histological methods, the comparative morphology of the anterior osteology, myology, tongues, and hemipenes were used to determine relationships.

An examination of the above structures of the members of the iguanine phyletic lines and a comparison with the Madagascar iguanids indicates the following: ( 1 ) The Madagascar genera Chalarodon and Oplurus appear to be more closely related to each other than …


End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 4 Jan 1971

End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 12 No. 4 Jan 1971

Front Matter, Vol. 12 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 12 No. 3 Jan 1971

Front Matter, Vol. 12 No. 3

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 3 Jan 1971

End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 3

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


The Immediate Effect Of Swimming And Track Competition On Blood Ph Values, James B. Knott Jan 1971

The Immediate Effect Of Swimming And Track Competition On Blood Ph Values, James B. Knott

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes associated with blood pH and different exercise work loads during competition. Finger tip blood samples (1 milliliter), were obtained from 33 male subjects from the varsity swimming and track teams of Eastern Illinois University. The samples were taken prior to exercise and between three and seven and one half minutes after cessation of the event. The blood samples were analyzed with a Radiometer Micro Blood pH Unit. The subjects were chosen on the basis of the events in which they competed. The swimming subjects competed in the 100, 200, 500, …


End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 2 Dec 1970

End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 12 No. 2 Dec 1970

Front Matter, Vol. 12 No. 2

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Study Of The Head And Thoracic Osteology And Myology Of The Skinks Eumeces Gilberti Van Denburgh And Eumeces Skiltonianus (Baird And Girard), David F. Nash, Wilmer W. Tanner Dec 1970

A Comparative Study Of The Head And Thoracic Osteology And Myology Of The Skinks Eumeces Gilberti Van Denburgh And Eumeces Skiltonianus (Baird And Girard), David F. Nash, Wilmer W. Tanner

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

The differences observed from the osteology and myology are few and subtle.

Neither species is consistent in having all of the anatomical characters equal. E. skiltonianus, however, is more variable than gilberti. This species: 1. exhibits a wider range of variation in the number of slips of the intermandibularis anterior; 2. has two distinct bundles of the depressor mandibularis; and 3. has variation in the anterior suture pattern of the frontal, nasal, prefrontal and maxilla elements. E. gilberti on the other hand has: 1. only one distinct bundle of the depressor mandibularis; 2. a frequent reduction of the relative size …


Flora Of The National Reactor Testing Station, N. Duane Atwood Oct 1970

Flora Of The National Reactor Testing Station, N. Duane Atwood

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Vol. 11 No. 4 Oct 1970

Front Matter, Vol. 11 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 1 Oct 1970

End Matter, Vol. 12 No. 1

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.