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The biologies of predators (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of the Douglas-fir beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins (Coleoptera : Scolytidae), in western Oregon

Creator:: Cowan, Bruce Dudley
Abstract:: Six species of Cleridae, including Enoclerus spegeus Fabricius, E. lecontei Wolcott, E. schaefferi (Barr), E. eximius Mannerheim, Thanasimus undatulus Say, and an undescribed species of Enoclerus, were found on Douglas-fir in western Oregon. E. sphegeus was the only clerid of the six species studied which was primarily associated with the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Bruce Dudley Cowan for the M. S. in Entomology (Name) (Degree) (Major) Date

Winter hardiness in common wheat as measured by cold chamber tests

Creator:: Clark, George William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: chamber tests WINTER HARDINESS IN COM)N WHFÀT AS MEASURED BY COLD CHtJ4BER TESIS OEOIE WILLIAM CIARX

Some factors affecting hybridization of tall fescue (Festuca Arundinacea, Screb.) under polyethylene covered enclosures

Creator:: Bray, Donald William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: tops i Self-sterility data and geiiotye numbers from Dr. J. R. Cowan: unpublished data. 15 I i

Renovating Alta fesque for seed production

Creator:: Furtick, William Ralph, 1927-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: RENOVAING ALTA FESCUE FOR SEED PRODUCTION by WILLIAM

The size of the chromosome segment transduced by phage Pl.

Creator:: Cowan, Judith Harmon Miller
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine whether the transducing phage Pl picks up original bacterial chromosome segments and whether these segments are always the same size. The plan of approach was to grow the donor bacteria Escherichia coli C600 gal⁺ (galactose) in minimal media containing the heavy isotopes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judith Harmon Miller Cowan for the M. A. in Microbiology (Degree

Germination potential in monogerm seed of Beta vulgaris L.

Creator:: TeKrony, Dennis M.
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to investigate the low seed germination of 12 varieties of Oregon grown monogerm sugar beet, Beta vulgaris L., using several methods to determine the germination potential. The methods were: (1) X-ray radiograph examination, (2) standard laboratory germination following official rules, (3) laboratory germination by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: manuscript. Dr. J. Ritchie Cowan for his advice and guidance throughout my graduate program. Drs

Recovering Lost Ground : Effects of Soil Burn Intensity on Nutrients and Ectomycorrhiza Communities of Ponderosa Pine Seedlings

Creator:: Cowan, Ariel D.
Abstract:: Fuel accumulation and climate shifts are predicted to increase the frequency of high-severity fires in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws) forests of central Oregon. The combustion of fuels containing large downed wood can result in intense soil heating, alteration of soil properties, and mortality of microbes. Previous studies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ariel D. Cowan for the degree of Master of Science in Forest

A comparison of plant characteristics of annual ryegrass (Oregon), Lolium multiflorum Lam., and Linn perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L.

Creator:: Rosell, C. H.
Abstract:: Studies were conducted to establish some characters which could be used, either in the field or in the laboratory, to differentiate between annual ryegrass (Oregon), Lolium multiflorum Lam. , and Linn perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L. Vernation, percentage of glumes covering the spikelets, and height of seedlings seem to be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy (Signature) J. Ritchie Cowan Studies were conducted to establish some characters

Breeding habitat of harlequin ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Creator:: Crowley, David W.
Abstract:: Breeding habitat of Harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) was studied in eastern Prince William Sound, Alaska, during 1991 - 1993. Streams in Prince William Sound were surveyed for Harlequin ducks and monitored with mist nets. Physical characteristics of 24 Harlequin breeding streams were compared to those of 24 streams not used...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Breeding Habitat of Harleguin Ducks in Prince William

Dry matter and protein heritability estimates in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea, Schreb.)

Creator:: Frakes, Rodney Vance, 1930-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to Dr. J. R. Cowan for his encouragement and guidance during the work leading to this theai

The effect of fertilizers on the yield and quality of fiber flax produced under irrigation

Creator:: Puri, Yesh Pal
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDG-EI4ENT The author wishea to express his sincere appreciation to Dr. J. R. Cowan for his

A comparison of four methods of sampling small seeds

Creator:: Grisez, John Patrick
Abstract:: Sampling studies were conducted to compare the efficiency of the four officially recommended methods of sampling small seeds: automatic sampling--at two sampling speeds, hand sampling, Nobbe tier sampling, and stick trier sampling. Synthetic lots of orchard-grass, ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, and alfalfa seed were prepared containing known numbers of the common...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: COMPARISON OF FOUR METHODS OT' SAMPLING SMALL SEEDS Abstract approved J. Ritchie Cowan Sarnpling studies

Seed development in monogerm sugar beets (Beta vulgaris L.) as influenced by certain nutrients

Creator:: Schweitzer, Leland Ray
Abstract:: The influence of several fertilizer elements on the occurrence of underdeveloped seeds in monogerm sugar beets (Beta vulgaris L.) was studied. Lime (CaCO₃), nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer applications were made to sugar beet seed plots at two locations in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Seed produced from each treatment was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: tchie Cowan The influence of several fertilizer elements on the occurrence of underdeveloped seeds in

Comparison of rooting media and methods in assessing survival of propagules of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea, Schreb.)

Creator:: Miltimore, James Earl
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: snalysis nd for making facilities available for this resorch to Mr. L. C. Uzick for ai1etance with the

Some factors influencing yield and quality of grass seed

Creator:: Strunk, Robert Ernest
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . D. D. Hill and Professor J. Ritchie Cowan, under whose direction this study was conducted, the

The effects of different fertilizers on the protein, kernel size distribution, and yield of Hannchen barley

Creator:: Veblen, Thomas Clayton
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Foote, Thomas L. Jackson, and J. Ritchie Cowan for their help in nreparing this thesis. The

Automatic sampling for seed analysis

Creator:: Knudson, Larry Andrew
Abstract:: Experiments were designed to reveal the accuracy and precision of four types of automatic sampler prototypes after initial testing indicated that the single tube vibrator sampler was not drawing a complete cross section of the seed flow in a vertical column. These experiments compared the automatic samplers with the trier...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer extends sincere thanks to Dr. J. Ritchie Cowan and Mr. E. E. Hardin for their

Confidence limits for fluoresence tests of ryegrass (Lolium sp.)

Creator:: Copeland, L. O. (Lawrence O.), 1936-
Abstract:: Studies were conducted to determine the variability existing in repeated fluorescence tests of annual and perennial ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum and L. perenne, respectively). Sources of variation considered were within-sample error, among-sample error, among-germinator error, and among-laboratory error. These were studied independently and the variation in each was compared to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: criticisrns in the preparation of this rrranus c ript. To Dr. J. R. Cow-an and Mrs. L. A. Jensen for their

Hot water emasculation of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)

Creator:: Crowley, George Richard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cowan for the many helpful suggestions, the sincere interest, and unselfish devotion of tic; to Ors. K

Hybridization techniques on subclover, Trifolium subterraneum Linn

Creator:: Calhoun, Wheeler, 1916-2003
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ft slrp ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer is deeply grateful to Professor J. Ritchie Cowan for his

Inside, Outside : Light and Dark

Creator:: Knotts, L. William
Abstract:: In a story of his life Les reflects on what he has gained and what he has lost while seeking success in the moving and shifting of military and academic life through homes and schools all over the United States. He describes himself as between races, languages, and cultures.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF L. William Knotts for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, in the co

Effects of cultural practices on the yield and vitamin C content of broccoli

Creator:: Anderson, Wendy (Wendy Lee), 1951-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Practices on the Yield and Vitamin C Content of Broccoli Abstract approved: ^ ^ H^rry^ Mack

The effects of three levels of range improvements on Roosevelt elk nutrition

Creator:: Mereszczak, Ihor Myroslaw
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. I wish to thank Dr. William C. Krueger, by major pro

Conditioning bunchgrass on elk winter range

Creator:: Westenskow, Kathy Jo
Abstract:: Research was conducted near the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeastern Oregon. Effects of defoliating bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scribn. and Smith) to increase the quality of regrowth available on elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) winter range were studied from 1988 through 1990. Clipping treatments were implemented to condition...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for Privacy William C. Krueger Research was conducted near the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range

A C source code browsing system

Creator:: Steinkamp, James M.
Abstract:: A project is described wherein a source code browser was implemented based upon tasks performed by software engineers looking for source code modules with only UNIX utilities. These tasks were discovered by observing the actions of software engineers looking for code modules in a library, The success of the implementation...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ) A C Source Code Browsing System Produced for an Oregon

The role of nutrition in dental caries

Creator:: McClain, Mary Oakes
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . ioxne workers believe that high intakes of vitamin C will rrovent dental carIes. Vitaidn C has been

Resisting Society’s Influence: Selling Sex in Women’s Professional Sports

Creator:: Perry, Rodney C.
Abstract:: Title IX's passage into law in 1972 set women’s sports on a course toward gender equity with men's sports at the scholastic and collegiate levels, leading to a definitive growth in women’s professional leagues, corresponding athlete salaries, and athletic marketing and promotional prospects. However, disparities currently exist in the availability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rodney C. Perry, Jr. for the degree of Master of Arts in

Space and movement : dance, art, and the poetry of William Carlos Williams

Creator:: Hoch, Jamie
Abstract:: The Modern era, roughly the time between 1860-1930, brought about a significant restructuring of artistic mediums. From the canvas to the page, artists of the twentieth century turned towards collaboration as a means by which they could reconfigure their works. Painters, writers, and dancers, borrowed aesthetic techniques from one another...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Poetry of William Carlos Williams. Abstract approved: Tracy The Modern era, roughly the time between

The natural history of public works development

Creator:: Robertson, Robert A.
Abstract:: A case study of the Eugene Water and Electric Board's planning for the Minto Hydroelectric is examined in terms of social movement theory. It is hypothesized that public works projects have a significant likeness to a social movement and they conform in their essential ingredients to social movement explanations. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : The Natural History of Public Works Development Abstract approved: Thomas C. -Ho A case study of the

Management factors affecting establishment of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.)

Creator:: Azocar C., Patricio
Abstract:: A field experiment under irrigation was conducted at the Hyslop Agronomy Farm, near Corvallis, Oregon, during the 1967 growing season to evaluate the effect of barley row spacing, nitrogen rate and placement, and weed competition in the year of seeding upon birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) seedling establishment. The effect...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Trefoil (Lotus Corniculatus L.) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF PATRICIO AZOCAR C. for the MASTER OF

Vegetation ecology of Fraxinus latifolia communities in William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon

Creator:: Heinitz, Eric Fajen
Abstract:: Composition and structure of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) woodlands in the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon are described. Twenty stands dominated by Fraxinus latifolia were sampled with 500 m2 circular macroplots in which floristic microplot data were collected for plant community synthesis. Plant communities were identified by computer-assisted...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: WILLIAM L. FINLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, OREGON by ERIC FAJEN HEINITZ A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to

Design, analysis, and validation of composite c-channel beams

Creator:: Koski, William C.
Abstract:: A lightweight carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) c-channel beam was previously designed using analytical theory and finite element analysis and subsequently manufactured through a pultrusion process. Physical testing revealed the prototype did not meet the bending and torsional stiffness of the beam model. An investigation revealed that the manufactured prototype...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William C

Integrated Pest Management Plan Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge

Creator:: DeRango, Bethany
Abstract:: Each NWR within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) provides landscapes that contribute to conservation of wildlife and the habitats they depend on at local, regional, and national levels. The Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) for a given refuge is a guide to how...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: .......................................................... 76 vii Appendix C: Planet Ranch Road Inventory Protocol

An Evaluation of Collaborative Salmon Fishery Management in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Creator:: Sheridan, Thomas M.
Abstract:: Collaborative decision-making is often promoted as a means to achieve socially acceptable and enduring solutions to natural resource management issues, and one that holds promise for resolving “wicked” problems. However, success rates for implementation of collaborative recommendations are unknown. This paper explores challenges to collaborative salmon fishery management in Prince...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Management in Prince William Sound, Alaska Primary internship conducted at: Prince William Sound

Boating in Alaska's Prince William Sound : modeling and assessment of recreational use

Creator:: Wolfe, Phillip E.
Abstract:: This study measures the recreational boating use in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Improved access conditions to the Sound over the last decade coupled with a statewide increase in outdoor recreation participation among both resident and out of state tourists have made the Sound a focal point for recreational boating in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: H IN C H IN B R O O K E N TR A N C E PRINCE SOUND WILLIAM THE N ARRO WS TATITLEK

A georeferenced digital image analysis of micro-topographic patterns within the Willamette Floodplain Research Natural Area, W. L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge

Creator:: Anderson, Karen L.
Abstract:: The present day vegetation pattern of the Willamette Valley is a result of a long past of human alteration of the landscape. Beginning with aboriginal burning of the grasslands to present day land uses, the vegetation of the valley has been affected by anthropogenic activity. Wet prairie is a vanishing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: National Wildlife Refuge nd 1-5 Slem 0 Fy 0 us S 20 00 un tion City E-4 C,, ugene 0 Scale in

¹³C-CP MAS NMR study of decomposition of five coniferous woody roots from Oregon

Creator:: Hawkins, Robert E.
Abstract:: Using ¹³C cross polarization magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance techniques on 5 species of dead trees from the northwest (western hemlock, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine and ponderosa pine) I tracked the lignin and cellulose content over a 22 to 36 year period in order to determine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Five Coniferous Woody Roots From Oregon. Abstract approved William W. Warren Using '3C cross

The effect of ascorbate on enzymatic nitroglycerin bioactivation as measured by direct LC-MS/MS determination of nitrite

Creator:: Hardardt, Elizabeth Ann
Abstract:: This work sought to characterize a link between Vitamin C and nitroglycerin at the level of enzymatic bioactivation. Before we could proceed, we needed to develop a method that sensitively and selectively identified the product of bioactivation, nitrite. We successfully adapted traditional diaminonaphthalene derivatization with the use of stable isotope...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. Jan Frederik Stevens This work sought to characterize a link between Vitamin C and

The effect of 2,4'-dinitro-4-trifluoromethyldiphenylether (C-6989) on beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under certain soil and light conditions

Creator:: Pollak, Tomas
Abstract:: Oregon is the largest producer of green beans for processing in the United States. Because the repeated use of a single herbicide may lead to changes in the weed population, build up of residues, and other undesirable factors, a continuous search for new herbicides is taking place. C-6989¹[superscript /] has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) Title: THE EFFECT OF 2, -DINITRO-4-TRIFLUOROMETHYL- DIPHENYLETHER (C-6989) ON BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris

Range-use estimation and encounter probability for juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Prince William Sound-Kenai Fjords region of Alaska

Creator:: Meck, Stephen R.
Abstract:: Range, areas of concentrated activity, and dispersal characteristics for juvenile Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus in the endangered western population (west of 144° W in the Gulf of Alaska) are poorly understood. This study quantified space use by analyzing post-release telemetric tracking data from satellite transmitters externally attached to n...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Prince William Sound-Kenai Fjords Region of Alaska

The accessible Chaucer

Creator:: Luepke, Natasha M.
Abstract:: In this thesis I explore the ways in which twenty-first century Americans have access to Geoffrey Chaucer and his works. I look at issues surrounding Chaucer within the canon debate, high school history and literature textbooks, and Chaucer in popular culture, such as in movies like A Knight's Tale. I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: William Shakespeare. I seek to avoid that rhetoric in my own work, in that I view reading of any kind

Willed Women : Female Bodies & Subversive Being in the Knight’s and Second Nun’s Tales

Creator:: McLemore, Emily C.
Abstract:: This project examines two understudied female characters from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales who emerge as subversive figures by striving to maintain control over their bodies and being. Through my analyses of the Knight’s and Second Nun’s Tales, I reveal how virginity correlates with bodily autonomy for the narratives’ respective protagonists,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A feminist love story : the cinematic possibilities of Shakespeare's Juliet

Creator:: Faherty, Dionna E.
Abstract:: Literary and feminist theory have recently begun to recognize William Shakespeare's character of Juliet as a possible feminist heroine, but communicating this interpretation on film will be complicated. Not only will the film need to deal with the issues of adaptation that come with moving any play onto film, but...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: begun to recognize William Shakespeare's character of Juliet as a possible feminist heroine, but

On his own terms : William James, identity, and the development of American Psychology

Creator:: Stoller, Kevin R.
Abstract:: William James came of age at a time of great social and intellectual change in the United States. During this period, new professional identities proliferated, and a new culture of professionalization developed with important ramifications for conceptions of individual and social identity. Professionalization was also closely related to key intellectual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , William James and the Reinstatement of the Vague (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992); David C

Patterns of distribution, abundance, and change over time in the marine bird community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012

Creator:: Cushing, Daniel A.
Abstract:: Over recent decades, the marine ecosystems of Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska have experienced the concurrent effects of a major anthropogenic disturbance, the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), and a dynamic atmospheric-oceanic environment. Studies of top marine consumers can provide insights into processes of ecosystem change. Using data collected...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Marine Bird Community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012 AN

Of dragons, palaces, and gods : a mormon perspective on C. S. Lewis

Creator:: Garrett, Christopher Edward
Abstract:: During his lifetime C. S. Lewis chose to speak to Christians in plain and simple language that they could understand. Lewis taught and defended truths that he felt were discernible through reason. Morality, free will, and the divinity of Jesus Christ were fundamental to his core beliefs and teachings. His...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Provo, Utah, Dec. 5, 1998. 4 Kimball, William Clayton. "The Christian Commitment: C. S. Lewis and the

The social dimension of Shakespeare's art : a Midsummer Night's Dream

Creator:: Schaefer, Mimi
Abstract:: The study of the social dimensions of Shakespeare's art is represented by the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, C.L. Barber, Robert Weimann, Edward Berry, and Michael Bristol. Their work analyzes the background in Elizabethan social practices and popular dramatic traditions that contribute to the form, structure, and meaning of Shakespeare's comedies....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: experience of the plays. Redacted for Privacy C Copyright by Mimi Schaefer May 5, 1994 All Rights

Why aren't pigeon guillemots in Prince William Sound, Alaska recovering from the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

Creator:: Bixler, Kirsten S.
Abstract:: The Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) is now the only species of marine bird in Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska that is listed as "not recovering" on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council's Injured Resources List and has shown no sign of population recovery. During the 20 years since...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: July 27, 2010. Title: Why Aren’t Pigeon Guillemots in Prince William Sound, Alaska Recovering from

Comparing Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) management techniques in upland prairie communities of the W.L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge

Creator:: Ensley, Jona L.
Abstract:: Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of many of the nation’s most threatened and endangered species, the W.L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge is highly invested in the management of some of the last remaining upland prairies once prevalent throughout Oregon's Willamette Valley. More than a century of land fragmentation, fire...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1.5 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge ..................................................15

Ecology of harlequin ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska, during summer

Creator:: Dzinbal, Kenneth A.
Abstract:: Harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) were observed during the summers of 1979 and 1980 in Sawmill Bay, northeast Prince William Sound, Alaska. Harlequins were associated with a short, medium gradient, non-glacial stream (Stellar Creek) also used by salmon. Although harlequins nested along Stellar Creek, they apparently did not establish home ranges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ecology of harlequin ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska

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