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Creator:: Dudley, Thomas L.
Abstract:: Craneflies of the genus Lipsothrix inhabit decomposing wood in streams. The life cycles and ecological relationships of L. nigrilinea (Doane) and L. fenderi Alexander were investigated to determine how they exploit and respond to the wood habitat and their role in degradation of woody debris in western Oregon. Surveys of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: relationships of L. nigrilinea (Doane) and L. fenderi Alexander were investigated to determine how they

Creator:: Madson, Stephanie Lee
Abstract:: The "old-growth controversy" in the Pacific Northwest recognized thinning as the primary silvicultural practice for land managers to produce wildlife habitat while continuing to produce timber. For the foreseeable future, forest stands will be harvested to produce forest gaps and a patchwork of trees of different ages. In order to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (past and future) committee members: Drs. Andrew Moldenke, Robert Griffiths, John Tappeiner, Peter

Creator:: Slone, Daniel H.
Abstract:: Aggregation and species association of 9 species of phytophagous and predaceous mites were studied for 6 yr in an orchard with 100, 2 m tall 'Red Delicious' apple trees. To quantify aggregation, a method was developed that is powerful, and easily interpreted. It relates the proportion of habitat occupied to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Len Coop, Charles King, Peter McEvoy) for their guidance and perseverance. Several people read and

Creator:: Seibert, Thomas Floyd
Abstract:: Out of 53 queens captured for initiating colonies in the laboratory, 33 laid eggs (62 percent), 29 of these produced colonies (55 percent), and 14 produced queens (26 percent). A behavioral model depicts the activities of queens from spring emergence through colony development. A discussion of its application to bumble...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Krantz and Dr. Peter McEvoy for reviewing the manuscript. Thanks also go to Dr. Victor Brookes for his

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