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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"native populations"”.
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Genetic And Temporal Variation In Resource Exchange Between An Ectomycorrhizal Fungus, Rhizopogon Occidentalis, And Seedlings Of Pinus Radiata
… fungus, Rhizopogon occidentalis, varied between native populations of Pinus radiata and over the first 64 weeks of the mycorrhizal mutualism. Using a mycocosm approach, the C:N and C:P exchange ratios were determined by comparing the amount of C respired by fungi and C assimilated in fungal …
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Invasion Genetics of the Blue Catfish (Ictalurus Furcatus) Range Expansion into Large River Ecosystems of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
… is ranked among the most invasive, nonnative species of concern in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This species, intentionally introduced to three major tributaries and a number of impoundments between 1974 and 1989 for sport fishing, has spread into three additional tributaries. Using …
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Quantifying Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake
… group. FindingsRelative to non-Hispanic White populations, vaccine uptake was lower among non-Hispanic Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and non-Hispanic Native American or Alaska Native populations in the majority of states. In contrast, rates of vaccine acceptance were higher for …
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The Earned Income Tax Credit and Financial Capability among Native Households
… first study of how the EITC is being used among Native populations. Study data includes 9,482 household surveys collected in over 80 urban, rural, and reservation communities across the U.S. Surveys were completed by EITC eligible households, both Native and non-Native in tax years 2005 - 2008. …
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Assessing the Live Bait Industry and the Ecological Status of Invasive Cyprinodontiformes (Sheepshead minnow: Cyprinodon variegatus and Gulf killifish: Fundulus grandis) in Texas Streams
… often cause irreversible ecological damage on native communities. Here, I investigated the pathway of introduction and ecological impacts of the sheepshead minnow (<em>C. variegatus</em>) and the gulf killifish (<em>F. grandis</em>). Both species were thought to have been introduced into inland …
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Ally Development: Preparing Student Affairs Professionals to Work with American Indian Students
… for those working with American Indian student populations (Broido, 2000; Edwards, 2006; Evans & Wall, 1991; Reason, Millar, A, & Scales, 2005). A conceptual model written by Keith E. Edwards (2006) focused on three stages of aspiring ally identity development with each identity attached to …
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Impact of a Historical Translocation on Populations of White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
… impact of a historical translocation event on populations of white-tailed deer in Georgia. The technique may also serve as a model by which management practices for other rare species can be studied. Populations from an original translocation source in Wisconsin, another Wisconsin population, …
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Herbivore resistance in inavasive and native Myriophyllum spicatum and Myriophyllum heterophyllum
… have been made to use augmented herbivore populations as a biological control of nuisance populations, however, the success of these efforts has been variable. One character which can affect the success of these biological controls is the expression of plant herbivore resistance. In this …
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EVALUATION AND APPLICATION OF POPULATION SIZE ESTIMATORS TO ASSESS BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) RESPONSE TO A NON-NATIVE SALMONID REMOVAL IN A SMALL MICHIGAN COLDWATER STREAM
<p>Non-native salmonids have been stocked into the Great Lakes since the 1870s and now naturalized populations use tributary environments to reproduce and for their juvenile life stage. Historically, brook trout were the only salmonid to inhabit the tributary environment and numerous studies …
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Soil bacterial structure and function associated with the invasive grass Microsteguim vimineum and two native grasses
… assemblage could gain an advantage over native plants, enhancing its ability to invade new habitats, alter ecosystem function, and hinder efforts to reestablish native populations. Assays of enzyme activity and next generation sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes were used to assess the …
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Phenotypic Variation in Native North American and Invasive Chinese Populations of Plantago Virginica
… by invading new environments and outcompeting native species. Through experimental research, the mechanisms by which these species invade can be better understood and applied to their management. <em>Plantago virginica</em> is a perennial herb, native to North America that has recently invaded …
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Chains of virtue: Seventeenth-century saints in Spanish colonial Lima
… Spanish evangelization and confrontation with native populations. Saints were strongly identified with Europe and their Lives reflected the cultural struggle with external others and the need to justify Christian missions. Hagiographers focused on the power or language and gave little attention …
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"Colonization is such a personal process" : colonialism, internalized abuse, and healing in Lee Maracle's Daughters Are Forever
… everybody is familiar with stereotypes about ‘Native social dysfunction’. Canada’s present-day “Imaginary Indian” (Francis) is indeed associated with substance and welfare dependence as well as family violence and neglect. However, the mainstream tends not to wonder about the actual social …
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Impacts of the invasive Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans) on wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans) fitness, feeding behavior and diet
… of the fish by their continued utilization of native populations as prey.</p>
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Gut throughput rate and satiation of the invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) and its potential impact on an endemic, endangered Labrid fish Halichoeres socialis
… the maximum potential impact of lionfish on native populations of Caribbean reef dwelling fishes can be estimated. Given the volume and mass of prey items consumed in this study between 593 and 4658 individual H. socialis could be consumed by a single lionfish in one year. Coupled with …
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Exporting the racial republic: African colonization, national citizenship, and the transformation of U.S. expansion, 1776-1864
… of US territorial expansion, the removal of native populations in North America, and the racialization of national citizenship, both at home and abroad. By examining African colonization from these perspectives, this dissertation argues that the United States’ efforts to construct a liberal …
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Phenotypic Responses to Invasion in the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)
… that differ significantly from those of their native range. These environmental shifts may trigger phenotypic responses, resulting through some combination of adaptation and plasticity, that enable the invader to persist under novel thermal regimes. In this dissertation, I examine phenotypic …
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The Modern Great Game in Central Asia
… costs, there are great ramifications for the native populations in areas where petroleum is extracted, shipped and processed. In effort to cushion it's supply of oil the U.S. has aggressively pursued new sources of petroleum, through both diplomatic and military means. The result of these …
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The Modern Great Game in Central Asia
… costs, there are great ramifications for the native populations in areas where petroleum is extracted, shipped and processed. In effort to cushion it's supply of oil the U.S. has aggressively pursued new sources of petroleum, through both diplomatic and military means. The result of these …
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Intergenerational Psychosocial Effects of Nakbah on Internally Displaced Palestinians in Israel: Narratives of trauma and resilience.
… and applicability to internally colonized native populations exposed to a historical trauma and subjected to attacks on their survivance (Vizenor, 1999) and cultural diversity (Samson, 2003, 2008, 2013). The analysis of retrospective and present time narratives of 3 generations of …
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