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Evolution of aposematic warning coloration in parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera:Braconidae)

Creator:: Leathers, Jason Wayne
Abstract:: Many Hymenoptera, with their painful stings and noxious chemical defenses, exhibit bright aposematic warning color patterns and are the most frequently mimicked group of organisms. Such aposematic color patterns are found in parasitic wasps of the Neotropical Compsobracon group (Braconidae). Many members of this group exhibit color patterns similar to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Comparisons of fish assemblages and habitat associations in littoral zones of reservoirs in the Willamette Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Bennett, Paul Michael
Abstract:: The littoral zones of seven reservoirs in the southern Willamette Valley of Oregon were sampled with a boat electroshocker during the summer months of 1995 and 1996. Shoreline substrates were inventoried before sampling sites were randomly selected. Sampling sites consisted of 9 of 12 possible habitat types including four substrate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract Approved: Wayne K. Seim Stanley V. Gregory The littoral zones of seven reservoirs in the

Overexpression of antioxidant genes in transgenic tomato tolerant against multiple stresses

Creator:: Wang, Yueju
Abstract:: The effect of increased manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) and cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase (cAPX) on various abiotic stresses was studied using transgenic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants. Transformants were selected in vitro based on kanamycin resistance, confirmed by PCR and northern blot analyses. Northern blots showed an enhanced gene expression of Mn-SOD...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: providing technical support, Dr. Carolyn Scagel for serving as my committee members and Dr. Larry Burt for

Biogeochemical signals of mountainous forested watersheds' response to disturbance

Creator:: Guerrero-Bolaño Francisco J.
Abstract:: Small mountainous watersheds are disproportionate sources of land-derived particulate organic matter (POM) to long-term sinks like lake bottoms and the ocean. As such, these ecosystems are an essential component of the global carbon cycle. The burial of POM in lacustrine and marine sediments contributes to the drawdown of atmospheric CO2...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Range, after the Great Coastal Gale (December 2007). (*) Measurements from Google earth pro V

Content of an ethics course for nondestructive testing and welding inspection personnel

Creator:: Park, Gerald H.
Abstract:: This research evaluated the ethics competencies which were determined to be important to the curriculum of an ethics course for students studying Nondestructive Testing and Welding Inspection. Data were gathered from samples of American Society of Nondestructive Testing Nationally Certified Level III's (N = 268), American Welding Society Nationally Certified...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Course for Nondestructive Testing and Welding Inspection Personnel. Abstract approved: Dr. E. Wayne

Innovating change in the faculty model : a study of voices and influences in defining faculty role at Cascadia Community College

Creator:: Buck, Sharon Thompson
Abstract:: The founders of Cascadia Community College changed faculty role and duties as they designed a new college. The college founders chose which themes of learning reform would be enacted by faculty in this new setting. They determined what elements of traditional roles continued to be important and what new expectations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Wayne W. Haverson The founders of Cascadia Community College changed faculty role and

Development of a model for context evaluation of community college competency-based curricula

Creator:: Noonan, Arthur Barry
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to develop and field test a model for context evaluation of objectives used in competency-based curricula at the community college level. The study: 1. Developed a decision and information matrix that identified objectives which should be considered for deletion from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. Wayne Courtney as my major professor and for being such a fine example of professional and

Freeway : poems

Creator:: Dickey, Eric Wayne
Abstract:: This collection of poems focuses on a range of content. They pose many questions that consider issues surrounding driving, cars and independence, as well as masculinity, fatherhood, domesticity and parental identity. The collection consists of three parts, Freeway, Menace, and Control. Freeway contains poems on driving and cars, some of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Eric Wayne Dickey for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing presented on April 14

A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

Creator:: Leland, Ronald Wayne
Abstract:: Obesity affects one out of every four Americans and represents a serious health hazard in the United States. Serious chronic diseases associated with obesity include heart disease, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus. There has been a rapid expansion in the number of weight control centers since the 1970s, yet there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Ronald Wayne Leland for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Exercise

Sex differences in vertebral bone characteristic, loading patterns and the factor of risk in prepubertal children

Creator:: Fuller, Arwen A.
Abstract:: Sex differences in bone mass and size are thought to contribute to the greater incidence of vertebral fractures in women. While these sex differences are widely recognized, the relative contributions of bone mass, bone density, and bone size to the differences in vertebral strength and fracture risk between men and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hayes, Dr. Connie Georgiou and Dr. Larry Burt for your patience and guidance. Toby, thank you for

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Evolution of aposematic warning coloration in parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera:Braconidae)

Comparisons of fish assemblages and habitat associations in littoral zones of reservoirs in the Willamette Basin, Oregon

Overexpression of antioxidant genes in transgenic tomato tolerant against multiple stresses

Biogeochemical signals of mountainous forested watersheds' response to disturbance

Content of an ethics course for nondestructive testing and welding inspection personnel

Innovating change in the faculty model : a study of voices and influences in defining faculty role at Cascadia Community College

Development of a model for context evaluation of community college competency-based curricula

Freeway : poems

A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

Sex differences in vertebral bone characteristic, loading patterns and the factor of risk in prepubertal children

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