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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Mississippi and Louisiana"”.
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Using Environmental DNA Surveys to Assess Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Presence in Mississippi and Louisiana
… largely due to anthropogenic impacts. In Mississippi and Louisiana, it is known that <em>C. mydas</em> occur in these areas, yet the comprehensive spatial and temporal presence of this species is not well understood. Traditional methods of studying <em>C. mydas</em> are challenging due to …
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Sedimentary Characteristics and Nutrient Sequestration of Embanked Floodplains Along the Lower Mississippi River, Mississippi and Louisiana
<p>The Mississippi River Basin is the largest river basin in North America and the third largest river basin in the world. Most of the corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, and hogs harvested in the United States come from the Mississippi River Basin and about 58% of the entire drainage basin is …
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Population Status and Trends of the Ringed Sawback (Graptemys oculifera) in The Pearl River Drainage of Mississippi and Louisiana
… restricted to the Pearl River drainage of Mississippi and Louisiana. It was listed as a federally threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1986 largely due to extensive habitat modification and major habitat degradation throughout portions of its confined geographic range. …
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Butch, Femme, Dyke, Or Lipstick, Aren't All Lesbians The Same?: An Exploration Of Labels And "Looks" Among Lesbians In The U.S. South
… sociological analysis of gender, sexuality, and race among "out" lesbians in the U.S. south. In this thesis, I explore the following questions: (1) what labels are self-identified lesbians in the south using and/or applying to themselves, and how do they use them? (2) how do they talk about …
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Development of a Genetic Monitoring Program for Stock Enhancement of Mississippi Spotted Seatrout (<i>Cynoscion nebulosus</i>)
… in 2004 to develop methods to culture juveniles and release them in natural habitats to increase recruitment in the fishery. The goal of this study was to initiate a genetic monitoring program for stock enhancement activities. Assays for 15 microsatellite loci were optimized. Simulations …
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The Invisible People of the Invisible Coast: The Resilience of People Experiencing Homelessness to Disasters on the Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Gulf Coasts
… research has been conducted on vulnerability and resilience with regard to hazards, very few studies have researched the resilience of homeless populations. The Gulf Coast region is densely populated and susceptible to natural and anthropogenic hazards. Climate change studies indicate that …
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Arkansas’s cotton plantocracy: the role of POWs in establishing postwar labor systems
… during World War II, with the help of county and state officials, manipulated the military and federal government to use prisoners of war (POWs) to suppress the wages of local labor and set up their postwar future. This practice had lasting effects on labor in the South as POWs remained in the …
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Variation and Adaptation in the Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis Saevissima Richteri Forel in the Gulf States
… Forel, is the southernmost race of a widespread and highly variable South American ant. It was introduced into the port of Mobile, Alabama, sometime around 1918 and by 1949 had spread to parts of Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. 2. A great deal of color variation from nest to nest has been …