An attempt was made to create a hormonal environment of the
uterus comparable to that near the time of natural laying and to
eliminate the effect of a hard-shelled egg on fertilization. Hens without
hard-shelled eggs in their uteri were injected with the posterior
pituitary hormones, oxytocin and arginine vasopressin,...
Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand, is a destructive introduced pest of hemlock trees in eastern North America, and management has focused on the use of natural enemies through classical biological control. Two species of chamaemyiid flies, Leucopis argenticollis Zetterstedt and Leucopis atrifacies (Aldrich) have been collected previously from western...
Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) are known to utilize certain estuaries along the Pacific coast of the United States, but the importance of these habitats to the coast-wide population is not well understood. In this study, general patterns of estuarine habitat use were assessed by tracking the movement of sub-adult and adult...
Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive insect pest that has become established and problematic in the Pacific Northwest. Known colloquially as the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), H. halys causes direct damage through feeding activity on a wide range of agronomic and horticultural crops. The objectives of this...
Recent changes in the historiography of American Transcendentalism
have inspired a reappraisal of the relationship between the Transcendentalist
movement in New England and the pietistic wing of the Unitarian church. This
thesis explores this reappraisal through a close reading of selected writings by
Henry Ware Jr. in juxtaposition to the...