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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"tide pool"”.
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From the tide pool to the stars : a study of the evolution of John Steinbeck's attitude towards good and evil
<p>It was the purpose of my thesis to trace the evolution of Steinbeck's view, in his non-fiction of what the conflict between good and evil consists, along with the development of this concern, and its related stylistic influence, on his fiction, in order to show that Steinbeck's major concern was …
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Some aspects of mercury accumulation by the purple shore crab Hemigrapsus nudus Dana (Crustacea: decapoda)
… Gulf of California where it dominates the mid-tide pool region. Local specimens were collected just north of the Pacific Marine Stations, Dillon Beach, Marin County, California. The animal is hearty and can be kept in a state of good health for long periods of time in the laboratory with …
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Taxonomic studies on the genus Podocotyle (Trematoda: opecoelidae)
… determination within this group.</p><p>Some 489 tide pool fish, representing 23 species, were collected and examined at the Pacific Marine Station, Dillon Beach, California, between July 1969 and August 1970. Specimens of Pococotyle, obtained by the investigator, were augmented by material from …
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ECOLOGY AND GENECOLOGY OF FUCUS DISTICHUS (L) POWELL
… and genetic distinctions of a dwarf, non-tide pool member of the Fucus distichus complex were assessed at an exposed site in southern Maine. Variation in plant stature from typical F. distichus ssp. edentatus to the dwarf form is continuous. . . . (Author's abstract exceeds stipulated …
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Effect of Simulated Tidal Patterns on Growth and Growth Line Formation in the Little Neck Clam, PROTOTHACA STAMINEA
… to reflect solar days, circadian rhythms and/or tides. Tides seem to be the dominating influence in some intertidal species. This study provides laboratory evidence suggesting that tides are a major influence in the number of growth lines in the clam Protothaca staminea.</p> <p>Clams were grown …
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Sea Star Wasting Disease in Pisaster Ochraceus on the Washington Coast and in Puget Sound
… has on biodiversity. In this study, forty tide pools in four different regions of Washington State (northern coast, southern coast, northern Puget Sound, and southern Puget Sound) were surveyed for Shannon biodiversity, species richness, abundance of <em>P. ochraceus, </em>percentage of …
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Reproductive ecology and population dynamics of two sympatric species of Macoma (Bivalvia)
… indicated that in comparison to M. nasuta (Low Tide Horizon), M. secta (Mid Tide Horizon) was more stable (terminology from Ricketts, Calvin and Hedgpeth, 1969). This supports Castenholz’ (1967) idea that where climates are mild, the intertidal communities are more stable than the subtidal …