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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"mammoths"”.
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Of Mammoths, Mastodons, Megalonyxes, And The Nation: Jefferson And The Question Of American Degeneracy, 1780-1812
… of Virginia</em> and letters that pertained to mammoths and megalonyxes, this thesis explores the interrelationship between science and politics, especially in the context of nationalism. The emphasis Jefferson placed on the American <em>incognitum</em>—what would eventually be identified as the …
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Analysis of current practices in natural history museums' in the interpretation of mammoths with implications for the Mayborn Museum Complex.
… current practices in the interpretation of mammoths by sending a 14-question survey, distributed to U.S. natural history museums. My purpose for doing so was to inform my recommendations regarding future exhibit renovations at the Mayborn Museum Complex. I have recommended a three phase …
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The short stories of John Steinbeck
… tends to be regarded as a dwarf among mammoths, an intruder among the immortals. Even those critics who, like so many readers, have enjoyed the gifted storytelling of the man, whose intentions are kind, and who come to praise, often stay, in the word of F. W. Watt, "to damn, or at least …
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Phylogenetic inference using ancient environmental DNA
… existence of a previously undiscovered clade of mammoths, and extends the survival of an existing clade. Next, I report one of the first whole genome ancient environmental DNA studies, using DNA extracted from 14-16,000 year old cave soil with material from two closely related species, Ursus …
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Sarah Across America
… North and South America, where megafauna such as mammoths and saber-toothed cats still walk. York has survived the century plus since the disappearance of this world's Lewis and Clark Expedition, having been mystically trapped in an aetheric map. At the same time, incursions from another world …
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Faunal and human biogeography during the Terminal Pleistocene.
… megafauna of the mammoth steppe, such as woolly mammoths and woolly rhinos, are part of a complex and changing faunal and environmental system. The dynamic processes leading to faunal change (including extinction) are currently not fully understood. In order to unravel these biogeographical …
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Is the presence of biomolecules evidence for molecular preservation in the fossil record?
The molecular components of life (i.e., biomolecules such as DNA, proteins, lipids) have the potential to preserve in animals that have been extinct for millions of years, offering a scale of analysis previously inaccessible from the fossil record. As new technology (e.g., high resolution mass …