The flora of Rensselaer county, New York. A record of the phenogams and vascular eryptogams growing in said district, independent of cultivation.

Mode of access: Internet.

Botany for young people and common schools. How plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany. With a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated. Illus. by 500 wood engravings.

"Fifth edition."

Botany for young people and common schools. How plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany. With a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated. Illustrated by 500 wood engravings.

Mode of access: Internet.

Flora of the upper Gangetic plain, and of the adjacent Siwalik and sub-Himalayan tracts,

vol. 1. pt.1. Ranunculaceae to Cornaceae. pt.2. Caprifoliaceae to Campanulaceae. -- vol. 2. Plumbaginaceae to Plantaginaceae. -- vol. 3. pt.1. Nyctaginaceae to Ceratophyllaceae. pt. 2. Coniferae to Juncaceae. pt. 3. Palmae to Cyperaceae, by J.F.Duthie, R.N.Parker, and W.B.Turrill.

The flora of Tennessee and a philosophy of botany, respectfully dedicated to the citizens of Tennessee

Mode of access: Internet.

Flora of southeastern Washington and adjacent Idaho,

"This work is an extension of The flora of the Palouse region published by the author in 1901."--Introd.

Flora of Southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island : with many references to Alaska and northern species /

Mode of access: Internet.

The Tennessee flora; with special reference to the flora of Nashville. Phænogams and vascular cryptogams.

Mode of access: Internet.

Flora andhrica. A vernacular and botanical list of plants commonly met with in the Telugu districts of the northern Circars.

No more published.

The British flora, or, Genera and species of British plants : arranged after the reformed sexual system : and illustrated by numerous tables, and dissections /

Collation: v.1: [2], x, 120 p.; v.2: 138, [2] p. (last leaf blank); v.3: 126, [2] p. (last leaf blank); v.4: 100 p.; v.5: 52 p.; v.6: (atlas): 347 leaves of plates.

Interpretation of the relationship between benthic fauna, geologic distributions, and methane seeps at Southern Hydrate Ridge, Oregon continental margin

Senior thesis written for Oceanography 445

Establishment and characterization of a new epithelial cell line, KC-1, from koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) conjunctiva

A novel, untransformed koala cell line (KC-1) was established by culturing koala conjunctival tissue in growth medium, which has permitted the study of the cell biology of this unique system. After the establishment of the KC-1 cell line, the cells were characterized by light microscopy, doubling time, and Western blot analysis. Light microscopy revealed that the cells have an epithelial morphology. Doubling times were significantly different (P < 0.015) depending on fetal calf serum (FCS) concentration (16.5 h in 10% FCS and 26.5 h in 2% FCS). Cells constricted while in suspension but were shown to attach to the coverslip (or flask) and flatten rapidly, less than 1 h after seeding. To confirm the epithelial nature of the cells, protein was extracted and Western blot analysis was performed. Subsequent probing with primary and secondary antibodies (monoclonal anticytokeratin clone C-11 IgG1 and anti-mouse IgG) revealed two bands at 45 and 52 kDa (compared against a protein molecular weight marker) that correspond to primary type I keratin and major type II keratin, respectively, expressed in simple epithelial cells. The koala cell line was adapted to grow continuously in Dulbecco modified Eagle medium containing 10% FCS for at least 30 passages. This unique cell line is an ideal toot for further investigation on koala cell biology and cytogenetics and for exploration of the pathophysiological mechanism of eye infections caused by different pathogens in koalas.

Large size in an island-dwelling bird: intraspecific competition and the Dominance Hypothesis

Differences between island- and mainland-dwelling forms provide several classic ecological puzzles. Why, for instance, are island-dwelling passerine birds consistently larger than their mainland counterparts? We examine the 'Dominance hypothesis', based on intraspecific competition, which states that large size in island passerines evolves through selection for success in agonistic encounters. We use the Heron Island population of Capricorn silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus), a large-bodied island-dwelling race of white-eye (Zosteropidae), to test three assumptions of this hypothesis; that (i) large size is positively associated with high fitness, (ii) large size is associated with dominance, and (iii) the relationship between size and dominance is particularly pronounced under extreme intraspecific competition. Our results supported the first two of these assumptions, but provided mixed evidence on the third. On balance, we suggest that the Dominance Hypothesis is a plausible mechanism for the evolution of large size of island passerines, but urge further empirical tests on the role of intraspecific competition on oceanic islands versus that on mainlands.

Testing the sediment-trapping paradigm of seagrass: Do seagrasses influence nutrient status and sediment structure in tropical intertidal environments?

Seagrass meadows are considered important for sediment trapping and sediment stabilisation. Deposition of fine sediments and associated adsorbed nutrients is considered an important part of the chemical and biological processes attributed to seagrass communities. This paradigm was based on work in temperate regions on Zostera marina and in tropical regions on Thalassia testudinum, two species that maintain relatively high biomass, stable meadows. The current study investigates this concept for three species of intertidal tropical seagrass meadows in northeastern Australia. Sediment structure and nutrient status did not differ between vegetated and unvegated habitats in intertidal areas within the central region of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The 'trapping' functions that have been attributed to seagrasses need to be re-assessed for a variety of locations and species before they can be accepted as dogma. In tropical Australia, intertidal meadows are predominantly ephemeral and comprised of structurally small species of low biomass. Consequently, sediment trapping within these meadows is largely insignificant.