Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Scholarly Publications: Recent submissions
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Randomization tests using standard statistical software
(Ecological Society of America, 1999-07-01)No abstract is available for this item. -
Patterns of Aggression in Gulls: Asymmetries and Tactics in Different Social Categories
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1994-08-01)During contests in Western Gulls, Larus occidentalis, we examined patterns of aggression in relation to sex, age class, and territorial status. Data were collected on agonistic contests during parts of three reproductive ... -
Hybridization and Male Parental Investment in Birds
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1993-08-01)Hybridization within genera occurs more frequently in avian families and subfamilies where there is considerable male parental investment, less frequently in families with moderate levels of male parental investment, and ... -
Individual Variation and the Costs of Reproduction
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1991-11-01)No abstract is available for this item. -
Review of Ravens in Winter
(Central Ornithology Publication Office, 1991-08-01)No abstract is available for this item. -
The Sacred and the Scientific: Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Siberian River Conservation
(the Ecological Society of America, 2000)The Katun River originates in the steppe of the Altai Mountains in Siberia. One of the major headwaters of the Ob River, the Katun is considered central to the culture of the indigenous Altaians. The Katun Valley contains ... -
The interaction of habitat fragmentation, plant and small mammal succession in an old field
(Ecological Society of America, 2000-06-01)We compared the density and spatial distribution of four small mammal species (Microtus ochrogaster, Peromyscus maniculatus, Sigmodon hispidus, and P. leucopus) along with general measures of an old field plant community ... -
Traditional ecological knowledge: the third alternative
(Ecological Society of America, 2000-10-01)Contemporary Western attitudes concerning the management of natural resources, treatment of nonhuman animals, and the natural world emerge from traditions derived from Western European philosophy, i.e., they assume that ... -
LONG-TERM REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT IN WESTERN GULLS: CONSEQUENCES OF ALTERNATE TACTICS IN DIET CHOICE
(The Ecological Society of America, 1999)Abstract. Numerous studies reveal strong, positive skews in long-term breeding performance among free-living animals, yet few studies explore the mechanisms underlying such variation. We examine the results of a 12-yr study ... -
A Test of Baker’s Law: Breeding Systems and the Radiation of Tolpis (Asteraceae) in the Canary Islands
(University of Chicago Press, 2008-07-01)Baker’s law posits that self‐compatible (SC) plants will be more successful than self‐incompatible (SI) plants in long‐distance colonization because a single propagule can establish a viable population. Oceanic islands ... -
The Haunted Forest: New World Plants and Animals
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Supplementary Materials for Reading Svašta u mojoj glavi, a story by Miro Gavran
(2014-12-01)This work includes supplementary materials for reading Svašta u mojoj glavi, a young-adult novel in Croatian written by Miro Gavran. The materials aim to provide reading support for a BCS learner with (at least) intermediate ... -
Enforcement of Environmental Protection Laws under Communism and Democracy
(University of Chicago Press, 1997-10-01)Lax enforcement of environmental protection laws in the formerly communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe is offered as one contributing factor to the large‐scale environmental degradation that these countries ... -
Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Terrorism Preparedness Programs: A Pilot Focus Group Study
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2006-11-01)Many terrorism preparedness trainings occur throughout the United States, yet few qualitatively examine trainees' needs and interests, reactions to training, or suggestions for training improvement. Eleven posttraining ... -
Paternal Genetic History of the Basque Population of Spain
(Human Biology, 2011-09-01)This study examines the genetic variation in Basque Y chromosome lineages using data on 12 Y-short tandem repeat (STR) loci in a sample of 158 males from four Basque provinces of Spain (Alava, Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa, and ... -
Telehealth Services to Improve Nonadherence: A Placebo-Controlled Study
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2006-06-23)The objective of this study was to test whether a telehealth intervention could improve the compliance with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) by patients with sleep apnea. These patients had been nonadherent for ... -
Comparative Statics When the Objective Function Is Concave: Old Wine in Old Bottles?
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An Economic Model of a Professional Sports League
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A Simple Proof of the Ramsey Savings Equation
(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1978-01-01)See article for abstract. -
Optimal Use of Information in Litigation: Should Regulatory Information Be Withheld to Deter Frivolous Suits?
(RAND, 1997-03-01)We examine the value of incorporating regulatory information into the court liability decision and making it publicly available when the causality of harm is uncertain. Public access to regulatory information, coupled with ...