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The Changing Cultural Ecology of the Warwar Valley, 1948 - 1980

Creator:: Schneider, Evan G.
Abstract:: This thesis is an effort to formalize and document some of the changes occuring in the Warwar Valley of Gongola State, Nigeria, West Africa. The documentation will comprise a photographic study over time accompanied by an ethnographic narrative. Information gathered from photographic images, field notes and the anthropological record will...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An analysis of guild structure of avian communities, Columbia River, Oregon

Creator:: Noyes, Cecilia Lea Barham
Abstract:: Effects of habitat and season on guild structure of avian communities were examined for islands in the estuary zone of the Columbia River, Oregon. Bird species were classified into guilds according to their major food item, typical foraging substrate, and foraging behavior. Variation in community structure indices (number of guilds,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: communities, Columbia River, Oregon. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy John A. CrawnYd Effects of

Determination of mode of death of John Day Merycoidodontidae (Oreodontidae) by populaton age structure analysis

Creator:: Brown, Melinda Elaine
Abstract:: Volcanic activity during the Tertiary has long been held responsible for the deaths and subsequent fossilization of the vertebrate populations of the John Day region in Oregon. Oreodonts as plains or savannah dwelling ruminant herbivores, were likely to have been subject to potential exposure throughout their lifetime to volcanic debris...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: structure analysis Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Dr. John A. Ruben Volcanic activity during the

Blood calcium and phosphorus perturbations in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) : some correlates of physiological stress

Creator:: Adams, Brett Alan
Abstract:: Changes in blood calcium and phosphorus concentrations were characterized for rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) following intense exercise or exposure to suspended volcanic ash or topsoil. Significant elevations in blood calcium and phosphorus accompanied exercise-induced acidemia in both S. qairdneri and O. kisutch. These elevations persisted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. John A. Ruben, my major professor for his continually generous financial and intellectual

Selection of nesting and brood-rearing habitat by female ring-necked pheasants in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Meyers, S. Mark
Abstract:: During spring 1981, 112 radio-equipped female pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), were released in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Hens were monitored to determine location of nest and brood-rearing sites. Vegetation around each nest and brood-rearing site was classified as one of 5 cover types available on the study areas. Further description of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Oregon Abstract Approved: Redacted for Privacy John A. Cawford During spring 1981, 112 radio-equipped

Cultural evolution and small-scale farming

Creator:: Caday, Peter P.
Abstract:: Small-scale farmers are defined under United States Department of Agriculture guidelines as those whose gross farm sales are less than $40,000. They are typically contrasted with mid-scale farmers whose gross sales are less than $100,000, and with large-scale farmers whose sales are more than $100,000. Arguments from cultural and historical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Portrait from Polk County, Oregon, by Dr. John A. Young and Peter Caday, Department of Anthropology

Histological, histochemical and ultrastructural changes associated with nutritional muscular dystrophy in selenium deficient lambs

Creator:: May, Eric Bruce
Abstract:: Thirty-six Suffolk ewes were randomly divided into two equal groups. One group received a selenium (Se) deficient diet, while the other diet contained sodium selenite at a level of 0.2 ppm Se in the total diet. All ewes were sampled for plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and whole blood Se at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: received a selenium (Se) deficient diet, while the other diet contained sodium selenite at a level of 0.2

An investigation of ethnocentrism, its elements, factors affecting its intensity, and implications for cross-cultural activities

Creator:: Olufson, Loreen C.
Abstract:: Ethnocentrism is a term for an attitude which causes individuals to place their culture at the center of the universe as they see it. Other cultures are evaluated in terms of the culture of the individual and are often valued less. Ethnocentrism and the behaviors associated with it have frequently...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy John A. Young Ethnocentrism is a term for an attitude which

Change in some aspects of Chinese core values, 1978-1988

Creator:: Qi, Xiaoping
Abstract:: Great change has taken place in China during the past decade. As core values represent the most basic aspects of social life, change in some aspects of Chinese core values indicates that China is moving rapidly from being an agricultural society toward becoming a modern industrial society. China today can...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Privacy r John A.C/Yotpg Great change has taken place in China during the past decade. As core values

Prey selection by peregrine falcons during the nestling stage in Alaska

Creator:: Hunter, Robin E.
Abstract:: Proper management of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) includes management of its prey. Little quantitative data on prey selection by peregrine falcons have been collected. The objective of this study was to determine species and relative abundance of prey brought to eyries by peregrine falcons during the nestling stage and to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nestling Stage in Alaska Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy John A. Cra7ford Proper management of

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The Changing Cultural Ecology of the Warwar Valley, 1948 - 1980

An analysis of guild structure of avian communities, Columbia River, Oregon

Determination of mode of death of John Day Merycoidodontidae (Oreodontidae) by populaton age structure analysis

Blood calcium and phosphorus perturbations in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) and coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) : some correlates of physiological stress

Selection of nesting and brood-rearing habitat by female ring-necked pheasants in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Cultural evolution and small-scale farming

Histological, histochemical and ultrastructural changes associated with nutritional muscular dystrophy in selenium deficient lambs

An investigation of ethnocentrism, its elements, factors affecting its intensity, and implications for cross-cultural activities

Change in some aspects of Chinese core values, 1978-1988

Prey selection by peregrine falcons during the nestling stage in Alaska

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