Soundings: the Newsletter of the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society. 1995

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Atuação parlamentar comparativa nas votações nominais da Câmara dos Deputados no último ano dos governos FHC e Lula

Analisa a atuação parlamentar nas votações nominais, observando os seguintes aspectos: as expectativas dos representados em relação aos seus representantes e como/onde/quando eles atuam no Legislativo. Apresenta também análise quantitativa e comparativa das votações nominais ocorridas no Plenário da Câmara dos Deputados no último ano dos Governos FHC e Lula. Esses resultados procuram demonstrar como se comportaram os partidos das bases governistas e de oposição no Parlamento, diante dos seus líderes e das interferências pelo Executivo, e como essas interferências afetaram os trabalhos legislativos nas votações nominais em Plenário. As votações nominais são indicadas por muitos estudiosos como parâmetros acadêmicos capazes de demonstrar com mais clareza as mudanças (de voto) que ocorrem durante um governo e como essas mudanças interferem na disciplina partidária e na relação entre o governo e os partidos que compõem sua base governista no Legislativo. Dependendo dos resultados, essas votações podem afetar direta ou indiretamente no sucesso ou insucesso, das políticas apresentadas pelo Executivo.

Participação feminina na Câmara dos Deputados : um retrato da 50ª legislatura (1995-1999)

Pretende traçar uma radiografia da atuação da bancada feminina na 50ª Legislatura (1995-1999), período altamente caracterizado pela conquista das cotas e avanços na legislação. Apresenta um levantamento numérico das iniciativas de projetos de iniciativa das 42 deputadas federais que formavam, à época, a bancada feminina na Câmara dos Deputados e, ainda, traz uma pesquisa sobre a atual ocupação das parlamentares daquele período.

Bibliografía de los peces de agua dulce de la Argentina Suplemento 1996-2002.

Between 1981 and 1995, we published five bibliographic lists (López et al., 1981, 1982,1987, 1989 y 1995) that included the publications referred to Argentine freshwater fishes and related general information published since Ringuelet et al. (1967). We included Uruguayan papers until 1989, when it became apparent that our access to those materials was not complete. Other bibliographic collections were published on several subjects (López et al., 1991, 1993, y Ferriz et al., 1998). In the foreword to the 1995 list, López stated that it was difficult to assess the actual usefulness of the lists, since they were seldom quoted in research papers. This consideration, along with the wide success of electronic databases, caused us to discontinue the series, since its only goal had been to increase the knowledge and access to local research papers and foreign publications of interest to local researchers. Regrettably, our experience indicates that access to scientific literature is still, if not difficult, somewhat arbitrary. Apart from that, the continuous work on diverse research lines at División Zoología Vertebrados of Museo de La Plata leads to the accumulation of a multiplicity of information which may be sorted out for the use of others without much difficulty. At present, electronically-supported databases appear as the simplest way to do this. The future will show if this method is more efficient than the preceding one. In this issue we have included papers published between 1996 and 2002; and it is our purpose to update the list on a yearly basis. Papers included cover Argentine fish fauna and some related subjects of more general interest. Naturally, it is hardly surprising that some involuntary omissions will occur when addressing this subject. Any corrections and/or additions will be incorporated in following versions; and all information is most welcome.

União civil entre pessoas do mesmo sexo : considerações acerca da não deliberação do Projeto de Lei n. 1.151/1995

Estudo de caso sobre o Projeto de Lei n. 1.151/1995, de autoria da deputada Marta Suplicy, que trata da união civil entre pessoas do mesmo sexo.

Seasonal Changes in Chemical Composition of Eurasion Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) and Water Temperature at Two Sites in northern California: implications for Herbivory

We compared seasonal changes in Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) characteristics and water temperature for a shallow poind in Davis, CA, and the Truckee River, near Tahoe City, CA. Tissue C and N were 15% lower in plants from the Truckee River than in plants from the Davis pond. Seasonal fluctuations in tissue N were also different. Mean phenolic acid content of Truckee River palnts (162yM g-1) was less than those from the shallow pond (195 yM g-1). Phenolic acid content was positively related to tissue C for Truckee River and Davis pond plants and, tissue C:N ratio for Truckee River plants. Mean monthly water temperature (1990 to 1998) for the Truckee River site was less than 20 C. Water temperatures were warmer in August and September at this site. However, Eurasian watermilfoil collected during these months was characterized by lower levels of tissue N. During a 29-month period beginning January 1994, mean monthly water temperature for the Davis pond exceeded 20 C, only during July to September 1995. Tissue N was generally greater during summer for watermilfoil growing in the pond. These results imply that Eurasian watermilfoil biological control agents may have different developmental rates in these habitats, and thus different impacts on watermilfoil populations.

Biological survey of the Panama Canal Zone (1912)

At first it was intended to confine the collections to the Canal Zone proper, but as the faunal and floral areas extended to the north and south of this region, it was decided to carry the work into the Republic of Panama, a step which met with the hearty approval of that Republic. The work accomplished has been very valuable to science, including collections and observations of vertebrate animals, land and fresh water mollusks, and plants, including flowering plants, grasses and ferns. Special attention will be given during the coming season to vertebrate animals, insects, crustaceans, rotifers and other minute freshwater animals, and also to the microscopic plants known as diatoms. Includes appendix of papers that resulted.