The genus Deraeocoris Kirschbaum of western America north of
Mexico was revised. Approximately 10,000 specimens from the Nearctic
Region were examined. Taxonomic characters used by previous authors
were reevaluated. In addition to the male parameres, the male vesica
and the female posterior wall of the bursa copulatrix and sclerotized
rings...
The purposes of the research presented in this thesis were
to: (l) assess the nutritional status of vegetarian and nonvegetarian
Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), non-SDA non-vegetarians,
and non-vegetarian hormone dependent cancer subjects; (2) determine
the relationship of various blood and urinary biochemical
parameters to dietary intake; (3) determine hormonal status in...
Results from approximately 400 fungus-host pure culture
inoculations indicate that specificity of ectomycorrhizal associations
is a complex phenomenon and cannot be based solely on field observations
of sporocarp-host associations. Of the numerous sporocarp-host
specific fungi tested, most formed ectomycorrhizae with one or more
unexpected, non-associated hosts. These results conclusively demonstrate...