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Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

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Authors
G. B. Rathbun

Endocrine function and reproductive impairment in an irradiated population of the lizard Uta stansburiana Endocrine function and reproductive impairment in an irradiated population of the lizard Uta stansburiana

This study describes gonadal changes in lizards (Uta stansburiana) exposed to chronic low levels of γ radiation (1.5-10 R/day) under field conditions and attempts to evaluate endocrine involvement in these changes. Reproductive impairment in irradiated males is demonstrated during the breeding season by reduced testes weights and by seminiferous tubules devoid of germ cells...
Authors
A.K. Pearson, P. Licht, K.A. Nagy, P.A. Medica

Aleuts, sea otters, and alternate stable state communities Aleuts, sea otters, and alternate stable state communities

Reexamination of stratified faunal components of a prehistoric Aleut midden excavated on Amchitka Island, Alaska, indicates that Aleut prey items changed dramatically during 2500 years of aboriginal occupation. Recent ecological studies in the Aleutian Islands have shown the concurrent existence of two alternate stable nearshore communities, one dominated by macroalgae, the other by...
Authors
C.A. Simenstad, J. A. Estes, K.W. Kenyon
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