Thais (Nucella) emarginata is a common predatory gastropod of the
rocky intertidal system of western North America. It is usually found at
low tide on top of its sedentary prey, barnacles and mussels. Thais
is also highly polymorphic for shell color, and breeding of isolated
females has shown that the...
This research provides information on the distribution of an
unexploited Roosevelt elk population in unaltered habitat in Olympic
National Park. Radio-telemetry was used to document home range and
habitat use by 11 adult cow elk in the Hoh Valley during March 1978,
from 10 June-15 September 1978, and from 1...
Symbiotic associations are established between non-leguminous
(actinorrhizal) nitrogen-fixing flowering plants and two categories
of microorganisms: mycorrhizal fungi and a filamentous actinomycete.
The actinomydete induces nodule formation and produces nitrogenase,
the enzyme responsible for the reduction of atmospheric nitrogen to
a form available to higher plants. The mycorrhizal fungus is found...
The purpose of this investigation was to develop a
valid and reliable instrument to assess Oregon high school
students' nutrition information.
The following steps were taken in order to achieve this
purpose.
First, a review of the literature pertaining to high
school nutrition curriculum was conducted.
Second, numerous published tests...