The Oregon chub. Oregonichthys crameri. one of
Oregon's endemic freshwater fishes. is restricted to the
Willamette and Umpqua rivers and their tributaries.
Specimens from the two rivers have traditionally been
considered the same species. The goal of this study was to
re-examine that assumption and determine if the Willamette
Oregon...
The type of plasminogen activator (PA) secreted by bovine embryos was identified. Day 12 to 14 blastocysts were collected at slaughter from estrous-synchronized, superovulated and naturally mated crossbred beef cows. Embryos were either left as intact embryos (E) or microdissected into component embryonic discs (ED) and trophoblastic vesicles (TV). Intact...
This study investigated the influence of perceptual training on
volleyball serve-reception performance. The subjects were ten female high-school
volleyball players. Subjects were randomly assigned in equal
numbers to a control or an experimental group.
Both groups were tested on two occasions, prior to and following a
three-week perceptual training intervention....
This paper deals with finite abstract Witt rings in the case where
-1 = 1 in the square class group.
The results also apply to Witt rings
of quadratic forms over fields where √-1
is in the field.
The concept
of relative rigidity is studied in finite abstract Witt rings...
Euphausiids constituted the major food of five co-occuring species of rockfishes (Sebastes spp.). Copepods, decapods, cephalopods, amphipods, fishes and other pelagic prey were also consumed but were
less important to the overall diet. Two species, S. flavidus and S. diploproa, were relatively euryphagous, utilizing a high number of prey taxa....
Past disasters such as mercury poisoning in Minimata, and new problems such as tributyltin impacts on shellfish have maintained public concern about problems caused by chronic discharges of hazardous materials into marine waters (Clark, 1986; U.S. Congress, 1987). However, hazardous chemical spills in coastal waters typically escape public attention. Unlike...
Most recent research on stream amphibians in the Pacific Northwest has focused on associations with reach-level or stand-level environmental features. Little is known about landscape-level distributions of these species or landscape-level aspects of their life-histories. I used a watershed-wide sample and logistic regression to develop models and maps of probability...
This experiment was conducted to study the effects of three different forms of visual knowledge of results (KR) on maximal strength output in isokinetic exercise. The task used was an isokinetic extension of the knee, followed by a corresponding flexion. Four, six-subject experimental groups completed four testing sessions conducted over...
In competitive swimming a spread in time of only 0.10,
and 0.16 seconds constituted the difference between
finishing second and seventh, and first and eighth,
respectively, in the women's 50 yard freestyle at the 1993
NCAA Division III National Swimming & Diving Championships.
Based on data collected over a period...
Although research evidence clearly indicates support surface properties are a major factor contributing to fall risk among the elderly, investigations examining the influence of variations in surface conditions on the postural control of older adults during task performance have been limited. Thus, the primary purpose of the present studies was...