This study was designed to ascertain and record the childhood, educational, and professional experiences of Edgar Francis McNeil. Mr. McNeil always portrayed a sincere interest in each athlete he coached during his thirty seven year career. As a...
A study was made to determine some effects of competition for water on buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.). The primary objective of the investigation was to determine if effects of competition on buffalo grass, as determined in a...
Twenty-four woody species were encountered in 34 remnant grassland stands distributed over Western Kansas. Fifteen species were present in a sufficient number of stands to be analyzed statistically for associations with selected environmental...
Two large skeletons of Camarasaurus (Dinosauria. Sauropoda) were excavated from single quarry near Thermopolis, central Wyoming from the Upper Morrison Formation (Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic). Shed theropod teeth and abundant fossil plants and...
"Most walleye Sander vitreus populations in Kansas are supplemented or sustained with stocking. In 2006, gamete collection for hatchery production was initiated at Cedar Bluff Reservoir because the walleye population has a high abundance of...
Salt cedar (Tamarix pentandra Pall .) is a phreatophyte which has created a major water conservation problem in the southwestern part of the United States. This plant has the ability to adapt to many different types of habitats. It may be found...
The purpose of this investigation was to collect information on basal cover, percentage composition, yield of grasses and common forbs found on five undisturbed prairies, as well as a detailed description of the limy upland soils. Sites selected...
The artist’s early work was executed rapidly with heavily defined charcoal lines. At the time, subject matter, usually figurative, was placed in situations which stressed the overall composition and design elements of the painting. The artist...
Analyses of morphological and mensural variation in the molar dentitions of several populations of Microtus pennsylvanicus inhabiting mainland, peninsular, archipelagic, and insular environments in southern New England enabled elucidation of recent...
Fossil soil (paleosols) in the Dakota Formation (Cretaceous) in Central Kansas provide insight into environmental conditions at the time of soil genesis. Therefore, incorporation of paleopedology into the overall study of this important formation...
Studies in recent decades, including some based on mist-net counts, have suggested that populations of certain Neotropical migrants have been declining. Many of these studies utilize total birds per net hour as an index of actual population...
The cave myotis (Myotis velifer), a predominately cavernicolous species, selects various types of sites for maternity roosts. In Kansas, some females remain in caves during the summer whereas others travel from cave hibernacula to maternity roosts...
The development of informed management practices and insightful research
depends not only on an understanding of species natural history and ecology, but
information regarding the distributions of these species and how they interact with
adjacent...
This investigation was an attempt to determine the vigor of various types of range grasses under different intensities of clipping. Three range grasses selected for study were: (1) a tall grass, big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi Vitman); (2) a...
A two-year project was initiated in 1984 to determine the distribution of Erioneuron pilosum (Buckl.) Nash (Gramineae) in Ellis County and other parts of Kansas; to describe habitat characteristics associated with the distribution of this grass;...
Invasion by nonnative plants is particularly prevalent in wetlands. While the ecological patterns in wetland plants are well known, it is less well known how flooding-related soil conditions influence the physiological success of introduced species...
"The phenotype of two Andropogon gerardii subspecies, big bluestem and sand bluestem, varies broadly throughout the Great Plains of North America, giving rise to ecotypes within the species. This study sought to discriminate between genetic and...
A total of 275 specimens of the meadow vole were collected in six locations in Nebraska and Kansas. Standard skin measurements and 21 skull measurements were taken and treated statistically 'with the aid of an IBM 1620 computer. Mean, range,...
Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) populations have been in steady decline over the past twenty years due to habitat loss, pesticide use, the pet trade, and invasion of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). At Aransas National...
Mixed prairie range sites vary in ability to produce for age for livestock consumption. One reason for the difference in variation is the degree of utilization of the ranges in past years. The purpose of the study was to determine variation in...
The actual essence of the creator’s objective was to able to visualize beauty of nature through the use of metal, may it be expressing something of infinity or for only a season, perhaps bold or minute. Growth and decay, both having beauty in...
Radiographic techniques were applied to a human simulation pelvis phantom with evaluations of the resultant image analyzed by a designated radiologist. Results indicate that a lower patient dose is received when coupled with an increase in the tube...
The present study examined the possible relationship between the frequency of occurrence of CVA and the month of admission to a rural regional medical center. Previous studies suggested a relationship existed. The purpose of this investigation...
In west- central Kansas, the capture -recapture method was used during summer and fall of 1976 to estimate movements of small rodents a crossroads. The seven species studied were the thirteen- lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus )...
While the canonical nested subset pattern suggests that less species-rich areas will contain a proper subset of the species observed in richer areas, actual data sets do not show perfect nestedness; however, they show a pattern with more structure...
Four sympatric species of Hylomyscus (H. aeta , H. alIeni , H. parvus , and H. stella) were examined morphometrically and karyotypically. Age variation was assessed in all species. Sexual dimorphism was found t o be a major source of variation in...
Morphometric and electrophoretic variation within and among adjacent demes of Peromyscus leucopus were assessed. Seven samples from five demes, located in Russell County, Kansas, were used in analyses of spatial and temporal variation. Morphometric...
This study investigated the effect of instructional variation and test anxiety level, as measured by the Test Anxiety Scale, on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Block Design and Picture Arrangement performance. Ss were 28 male and 20 female...
I analyzed variation in a portion of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region to determine if montane populations of the red squirrel (tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in Colorado are isolated andto relate genetic variation in the species to glacial...
This study has investigated the psychological effects of perceived and actual independence from and over the environment, i.e., control, as measured by the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the...
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Plant samples were taken from July 6, 1966 to March 3, 1967. The caloric content was determined for three morphological parts of Andropogon gerardi, Andropogon scoparius and Bouteloua curtipendula in a peroxide bomb calorimeter. Highly significant...
Alluvial fill deposits associated with the Saline and Smoky Hill Rivers in Ellis County, Kansas were examined for variation in particle size, quartz-feldspar ratios, and heavy minerals. A selection of six sample localities was made on each river,...
The term seed bank is used herein to refer to the store of seeds buried in the soil (Harper 1977) both in the general sense referring to all species and in a restricted sense referring only to the propagules of a species. The seed bank is a dynamic...
Recent studies in behavioral ecology have suggested environmental pressures might influence sexual selection dynamics to the extent that sexually-selected signals reflect local adaptation. I experimentally tested this hypothesis by manipulating a...
I trapped small mammals at five interchanges along Interstate 70 highway in Kansas to estimate the community properties and to test the insularity of the interchanges. Physical and vegetative properties of the interchanges were similar. I captured...
Preliminary limnological information was obtained from Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Trego County, Kansas. The reservoir is surrounded by limestone deposits with mixed grass prairie. Temperatures, recorded at meter intervals, depicted only a slight...
From March 1999 through February 2006, satellite transmitters were placed on 13
wild-caught individuals of the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in southwestern
Wisconsin. These individuals (6 males, 7 females, 11 adults, 2 immatures) were...
Spatiotemporal variation of fish assemblages in the Republican River, Kansas, was examined. Data including fish, habitat, stream morphology, and water chemistry were collected seven times over a two-year period (1995-1996) at five sites on the...
The Aptian to Albian Cedar Mountain Formation of the western San Rafael Swell in east-central Utah contains two members, the Buckhorn Conglomerate and an unnamed upper main member. The Buckhorn Conglomerate disconformably overlies the Late Jurassic...
Does the subspecies concept reflect meaningful subdivisions within small mammal species on the Central Great Plains? The 11 species of mammals included in this study exhibit an east-west pattern of variation in pelage color and size. Because of...
Intrapopulational variation was assessed for 14 cranial measurements in 205 specimens of the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica). Variance components analysis revealed little secondary sexual variation relative to variation with age or...
Geographic variation among populations of Onychomys leucogaster in western North America was investigated using morphometric, karyotypic , and fossil data. Populations previously considered to represent O. l. utahensis, as well as those from the...
Systematic relationships of populations of the northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster, on the central Great Plains are assessed based on study of molts and pelages and on morphometric analyses. Variation in color of any one population...
I investigated geographic and non-geographic variation among populations of the southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi, in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin using cranial morphometric data. I also reviewed the...
Taxonomic relationships among populations of Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord inhabiting the Great Plains were examined using morphometric and electrophoretic methods of analysis. Geographic patterns of neither morphometric nor genic variation...
Two coyote species, Canis lepophagus and the modern coyote, Canis latrans are known from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of North America. Canis lepophagus generally is considered a Blancan species, and the oldest specimens that can confidently be...
Seven and eight-year-old, male, second grade pupils served as the subjects for the experiment. Each pupil was exposed to three conditions: 1. fast tempo music; 2. Slow tempo music; and 3. silence. The hypothesis that activity rates increase during...
The purpose of this study was to determine which of the following weight training programs would produce the greatest increases in vertical jumping ability: 1. A segmented weight training program that was limited to exercises that strengthen the...
A kinetic investigation has been made of the deiodination of o-iodoaniline in aqueous media. This has confirmed the mechanistic picture of the deiodination process proposed by H.S. Choguill and J.H. Ridd in J. Chem. Soc., 822 (1961), and also has...
The purpose of the study was to appraise the ungraded primary as an administrative device providing for individual differences of pupils through the media of instruction. The study was confined to Miller Elementary School, Dodge City, Kansas, where...
The specific problem of this thesis was to determine the stability constants of methylglyoxal bis-(guanyl hydrazone) chelates with Co(II), Cd(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Cu(II), and Cr(III) ions. This investigation was made at 25°C ., 50°C., and 75°C.,...
The purpose of this study was to propose a plan for the unification of school districts in Ellsworth County Kansas to equalize the burden of school support and educational benefits and to provide more efficient school districts which make possible...
The southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) inhabits the Mississippi
Alluvial Plain, the Gulf Coastal Plain, Florida, and the Atlantic Coastal Plain as far north
as Virginia. Since its description by Bachman in 1837, this species has...
The purpose of this study was to determine effects of mowing and grazing on native vegetation of grasslands compared to a relict area. Three areas were selected in relation to past treatment: relict, mowed and moderately grazed. On each area two...
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