This field investigation was designed to further
the understanding of the significant influence which
parent population density, as well as dispersion, have
on the dynamics of enclosed populations of the montane
vole, Microtus montanus (Peale). The study was conducted
in Klamath County, Oregon from June, 1963 to February,
1964. The...
Many species of the Fagaceae have been variously interpreted
on the basis, primarily of external morphological characteristics.
The objectives of this study are to elucidate generic and specific
characteristics of the wood of Fagaceae and to attempt to obtain evidence
regarding taxonomic relationships among some of the species
occurring in...
Partial reactions of photosynthesis were examined in the wild
type strain and six photosynthetic mutants (8, 11, 26, 40, 50, a') of
Scenedesmus obliquus, strain D₃. A reproducible procedure for the
isolation of active chloroplast fragments from Scenedesmus was
developed. Several chloroplast reactions were examined, as well
as two in...
Several studies were conducted to determine if a more consistent
predictor of phytotoxicity to winter oats could be obtained with a
surfactant-herbicide ratio or a per-unit-volume concentration of surfactant,
independent of volume. The herbicides tested were 2,2-dichloropropionic acid (dalapon), 1,1'-dimethyl-4, 4'-bipyridinium
(paraquat), and 3-tert-butyl-5-chloro-6-methyluracil (terbacil) with
the nonionic surfactant X-77...
A criterion is defined to compare seasonal ice coverage in the
Greenland Sea for the years 1900-57, and the areal coverage is
graphed using the 1898-1913 average as a standard. The factors
wielding possible influence on short-term variations of the ice cover
are examined individually and their relative importance established....
The balsam woolly aphid (Adelges piceae Ratz.) feeds by inserting its stylets intra- and intercellularly into the cortex or outer phloem of the true firs. While feeding, the aphid injects into the bark an unknown stimulatory substance which affects the adjacent cortical parenchyma cells, the activity of the vascular cambium...
Three growth forms of the genus Microseris, of the tribe
Cichorieae, family Compositae, were compared with respect to their
anatomical structure. The purpose of this study was to clarify lines
of evolutionary specialization in the genus. Two of the three species
studied, M. laciniata and M. borealis, are perennials, while...