A narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's captivity.

Mode of access: Internet.

Memoirs of odd adventures, strange deliverances, &c. in the captivity of John Gyles, Esq; commander of the garrison on St. George's River /

"Erratum."--p. [44].

The personal narrative of James O. Pattie, of Kentucky : during an expedition from St. Louis, through the vast regions between that place and the Pacific ocean, and thence back through the city of Mexico to Vera Cruz, during journeyings of six years; in which he and his father, who accompanied him, suffered unheard of hardships and dangers, had various conflicts with the Indians, and were made captives, in which captivity his father died; together with a description of the country, and the various nations through which they passed /

Reprint of 1831 Cincinnati ed. and includes facsimile of original t.-p.

Kars and our captivity in Russia : with letters from W.F. Williams, Major Teesdale, and Captain Thompson.

Mode of access: Internet.

Narrative of the shipwreck of the Sophia, on the 30th of May, 1819, on the western coast of Africa, and of the captivity of a part of the crew in the desert of Sahara. With engravings. By Charles Cochelet, ancient paymaster-general in Catalonia, and one of the sufferers.

Mode of access: Internet.

Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon : during the first three years of his captivity on the island of St. Helena, including the time of his residence at her father's house, "The Briars" /

Mode of access: Internet.

Letters from Libby Prison; being the authentic letters written while in Confederate captivity in the notorious Libby Prison, at Richmond;

Mode of access: Internet.

History of the captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena.

Mode of access: Internet.

History of the captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena; from the letters and journals of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hudson Lowe, and official documents not before made public.

Mode of access: Internet.

English travelers and Italian brigands. A narrative of capture and captivity.

With extracts from the diary of Mrs. Moens.

Plasma steroids and steroid-binding capacity in male semelparous dasyurid marsupials (Phascogale tapoatafa) that survive beyond the breeding season in captivity

The semelparous dasyurids display a unique life history, in that all males die within a few weeks of the completion of the breeding season. Studies of several semelparous species have revealed that the male die-off is stress-related, and accompanied by increased plasma androgen and cortisol levels and decreased corticosteroid binding capacity, resulting in suppression of immune and inflammatory responses. This study examines the endocrine profile of male brush-tailed phascogales (Phascogale tapoatafa) that survive beyond the breeding season in captivity. Plasma cortisol, corticosteroid binding globulin and albumin levels were monitored in both males and females and steroid partitioning calculated. Captive males surviving beyond the breeding season did not show the elevation in plasma cortisol and decrease in corticosteroid binding capacity reported in wild males. Plasma albumin concentrations also remained constant during the sampling period. These data indicate that captive males do not undergo the same stress response described in wild populations. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Ultraviolet absorbance of the mucus of a tropical damselfish: Effects of ontogeny, captivity and disease

The ultraviolet (UV) absorbance of the mucus of a Great Barrier Reef damselfish Pomacentrus amboinensis was investigated with regard to ontogeny and time spent in captivity. The UV absorbance of P. amboinensis mucus increased with fish size and decreased with time spent in captivity. The wavelength of maximum absorbance of the mucus did not change with fish size, but shifted towards shorter wavelengths with increasing time spent in captivity. The UV absorbance of the mucus of fish with 'fin rot' was compared to that of similar healthy individuals, and a significant decrease in UV absorbance of unhealthy fish mucus was detected; no wavelength shifting occurred. Pomacentrus amboinensis appears to sequester mycosporine-like amino acids from the diet in order to protect epithelial tissues from UV damage, and decreases in UV absorbance in captive fish were probably due to insufficient dietary availability.