California bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) were studied on Hart Mountain, Oregon, during the summer and fall of 1976, and the spring of 1977. The population consisted of a minimum of 196 sheep in June, 1977. The high number of lambs observed and high lamb:ewe ratios throughout both years of...
To determine whether meiotic maturation of ovarian follicles,
ovulation, and oviposition are influenced by male mating behaviors,
female rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) were captured prior
to contact with males and maintained in simulated pond conditions.
Females were either exposed to male courtship and inseminated or
were isolated from male contact....
The purpose of this study was to investigate the home remodeling
being done during a period of varying economic conditions. A
population of owner-occupants who had purchased building permits to
spend $100 or more remodeling between 1965 - 1970 was collected
from the files of the Building Inspector's Office, Department...
The purpose of this study of the life and career of Dr. Carl
Leonard Anderson was to recount his professional contributions to
the field of health and relate these to public health and health education. The major emphasis of this study concerned Dr. Anderson's
professional life.
The accomplishment of the...
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of
three methods of changing vocational educators' sex-role perceptions
of themselves and their sex-role perceptions of males and females to
a more androgynous state. The hypotheses tested were: (1) there
is no difference in sex -role...
Increasing demands on earth resources require the need to
know how much resource is present. A new technology, which is
developing partially with the support of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, will help to inventory and monitor surface resources
in a more comprehensive manner than previously possible.
Research in...
Dormancy in seed of Festuca arundinacea Shreb. was
studied.
The
acquisition of dormancy during seed maturation was
examined and the
effect on dormancy relief by chemical and
physical treatments was
determined.
The implication of endogenous growth inhibitors
in
dormancy imposition and maintenance was assessed.
Germination responses
to temperature and growth...