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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"French Polynesia"”.
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A study of the roles of Tahitian, French, and English in the educational system of French Polynesia
… an intensive study of the educational system of French Polynesia, how the different languages which are used there are taught, the role they play in the educational system, and the effect they may have on the lives of the Polynesians both current and future. Of particular interest is the teaching …
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The Commodification of Polynesian Tattooing: Perrsistence, Change and Reinvention of a Cultural Tradition.
ABSTRACT Micro-Polynesia is the cultural center of the art form of tattooing. Although there was a period of almost complete absence of this art (colonialism until the mid-1900s), this is being revived in the contemporary era. An exception to this decline is found in New Zealand where the practice …
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Characterisation and detection of viruses (Cucumovirus, Potyvirus) infecting vanilla in Réunion Island and Polynesian Islands
… of vanilla plants. Vanilla CMV isolates from French Polynesia (Pacific Ocean) and Réunion Island (Indian Ocean) were classified in CMV subgroup IB, adding to the short list of subgroup IB isolates detected outside of Asia. Two isolates were putatively classified in subgroup IA, suggesting that …
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Passive mobile robot localization within a fixed beacon field
… Research Station on the island of Moorea, French Polynesia.
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Cryptobenthic Coral Reef Fishes: Resolving Critical Gaps in Species Delimitation, Sampling Techniques, and Phylogenetic relationships
… distributed from the Red Sea to Hawaii and French Polynesia, and is known to comprise numerous cryptic species. In Chapter 2, I focused on the Eviota sigillata complex which is represented by two nominal species described by morphological characters, yet preliminary genetic data suggest the …
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Broodstock management and egg quality of the pearl oysters Pinctada margaritifera and Pinctada fucata
… major pearl producing nations are Australia and French Polynesia and, although reliable methods for hatchery culture of pearl oysters were developed in the 1980’s and 1990’s, pearl production in these countries still relies primarily on oysters collected from the wild. Generally, the cultured …