These proceedings arc based upon a Conference conducted at Oregon State University on May 13 and 14, I 970.
The conference was sponsored jointly by the Schools of Forestry and Business and Technology. Co-chairmen of the Conference were Professor Ray A. Yoder of the School of Forestry and Professor Lester...
Shrews previously recognized as Sorex monticolus were classified
into two species (one with 14 subspecies, the other monotypic) on
the basis of a morphometric analysis of 3610 individuals from
throughout their range. Sorex m. neomexicanus has been recognized
previously as a subspecies of Sorex monticolus but is recognized
herein as...
The education (particularly graduate education) of Americans
who were active in astronomical research between 1876 and 1941
is assessed for its effectiveness in preparing the astronomers for
careers in research. This period contains three dynamic changes:
the growth of American astronomy in becoming the world's leading
community of astronomers, the...
Includes 1922 Summer School Graduates.
In the following pages the information, so far as it has been possible to obtain it, is given in the following order for each alumnus: Name, year in which the degree was conferred, degree, course, present occupation, and present mailing address.
Although endothermy is one of the most significant evolutionary developments in the vertebrates, its origins among extinct taxa have traditionally been difficult to determine. Endothermy is primarily an attribute of the "soft anatomy," and its key features, such as complex lungs, elevated blood oxygen carrying capacity and mitochondrial density, do...
This study was undertaken to find means of separating the
morphologically similar species of North American Trixagus and to
bring together information on Trixagus and Pactopus.
A key to separate the world's eight genera of extant Throscidae
is presented for the first time. A key to the five species of...