GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION, CLASSIFICATION, RECONSTRUCTED PHYLOGENY, AND GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THECICINDELA SEXGUTTATAGROUP (COLEOPTERA: CICINDELIDAE)

1993 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael M. Kaulbars ◽  
Richard Freitag
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Geographical Variation ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
The United States ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Geographical Populations ◽  
History Of

AbstractA systematic review was conducted for theCicindela sexguttatagroup taxa. Comparative methods of examination were applied to adult structural and ecological characters for purposes of taxa diagnoses, and to establish a basis for the derivation of the group’s history.Based on 13 adult exoskeletal characters and 25 tests on populations throughout the group’s geographical range, a discriminant analysis identifies the most significant characters as being elytral maculation, body size, pilosity of the stipes, and number of sensory setae on the antennal scape. In addition, selected characters of the male and female genitalia are shown to identify all taxa within the group. Among biological comparisons the different number of mature eggs found in adult females ofC.sexguttataFabricius andC.denikeiBrown indicates that their fecundity differs; and the larval burrow ofC.denikeiopens directly beneath rocks and stones, a habit unique inCicindela. Seasonality profiles of taxa appear to be dictated by geographical location, and by phylogeny to a smaller degree. Species–soils associations indicate thatC.sexguttatahas a strong affinity to warm, moist and loamy soils, butC.denikeiis correlated with sandy, silty till. For all species of the group, habitats occupied and limits of distribution to eastern Canada and the United States appear to be governed by soil and forest types.Three species of the group are recognized:C.sexguttataconsisting of geographical populations varying considerably in adult characteristics and the problematic formC.harrisiiLeng which may be considered a cryptic species;C.denikei; andC.patruelaDejean consisting of two subspeciesC.p.patruelaandC.p.consentaneaDejean.A reconstructed phylogeny of theC.sexguttatagroup based on methods of Hennig (1966) alliesC.sexguttataandC.denikeias sister species, andC.patruelaas an earlier lineage. Recognized as a stem group of theC.purpureacomplex, theC.sexguttatagroup is postulated to have had its origins in forested eastern North America during the Late Miocene. Speciations ofC.patruelaand lineageC.sexguttata–C.denikeiare perceived to have occurred in the Pliocene, followed by speciations ofC.sexguttataandC.denikeiin the Late Pleistocene effected by continental ice mass advances and recessions.

Franz Rosenthal’s Half an Autobiography

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-105
Author(s):  
Hinrich Biesterfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Location ◽  
The United States ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Islamic History ◽  
Near Eastern ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Turbulent Times ◽  
History Of ◽  
Near Eastern Studies

Franz Rosenthal (1914-2003), one of the outstanding scholars of Semitic languages, Arabic and Islamic history of the past century, has described himself as an Orientalist, whose task is “to look beyond the culture in which one is rooted to other cultures whatever their geographical location with respect to Europe, in order to learn about and understand them and to try to spread the knowledge thus acquired”. This simple-sounding approach is qualified by a vast knowledge of the appropriate literary sources and a keen sense for the truly significant topic that characterize all of Rosenthal’s works. His memoir discusses these aspects, as well as the profile and outlook of Near Eastern Studies, particularly in relation to neighboring disciplines, and the roles of philology and language teaching. What is at least as interesting as this discussion is an autobiographical account of Rosenthal’s family, his school and university years in Berlin, of his emigration to the United States, and his career up to his arrival at Yale University – a memoir which illuminates his work and his convictions and which tells a story of “cruelly turbulent times” that changed the lives of many scholars and opened up new ways of scholarship.


Studies of Predators of the Balsam Woolly Aphid, Adelges piceae (Ratz.) (Homoptera: Adelgidae): IV. Neoleucopis obscura (Hal.) (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae), an Introduced Predator in Eastern Canada

1957 ◽  
Vol 89 (12) ◽  
pp. 533-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. R. Brown ◽  
R. C. Clark
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
The United States ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Introduced Predator ◽  
Woolly Aphid ◽  
History Of ◽  
Southern Half ◽  
Adelges Piceae

Early in the present century the balsam woolly aphid, Adelges piceae (Ratz.), was introduced accidentally into North America. The history of its development and spread in the United States and Canada has been described by Balch (1952). At the present time, the adelgid occurs in eastern Canada over approximately the southern half of New Brunswick with an extension of the range in the extreme northeastern part of the Province, throughout Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and in some areas of the southwestern and southeastern parts of Newfoundland.

Biology of the oribatid mite Mucronothrus nasalis (Acari: Oribatida: Trhypochthoniidae) from a small coldwater springbrook in eastern Canada

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 622-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy A. Norton ◽  
D. Dudley Williams ◽  
Ian D. Hogg ◽  
Sandra C. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
The United States ◽  
Higher Plant ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Sampling Locations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Water Behavior ◽  
Substrate Surfaces ◽  
Surber Sampler

A population of the aquatic oribatid mite Mucronothrus nasalis, living in a cold, hardwater springbrook near Toronto, Canada, was sampled monthly from July 1985 to July 1986 using a Surber sampler. Of nine sampling locations situated along the full 60 m length of the springbrook, the source had by far the highest density of mites. Mites were most abundant in winter, reaching 1 individual/1.3 cm2 of substrate at the source, and least abundant in summer. Males were present, but uncommon, usually composing less than 10% of the adult population. Most collected females were gravid, regardless of season. Population age structure was inverted, with older instars being more abundant. There were no pulsed increases in density of immatures relative to adults, suggesting that reproduction is not strongly seasonal. Both adults and immatures appear to be generalized grazers on the "aufwuchs" community of unicellular and filamentous algae, fungi, and other organisms coating substrate surfaces, but also feed on decaying higher plant material. New geographic records show a transcontinental distribution in Canada, and the first records for the United States and Australia are given. Newly recorded habitat types include riverbeds and the profundal zone of lakes. Out of water behavior suggests that terrestrial dispersal is unlikely, supporting the hypothesis that the species predates the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea, with local distributions perhaps dating from Pleistocene events. The life history of this species appears more K-selected than that of another aquatic oribatid mite, Hydrozetes lemnae.

scholarly journals Distribution of Galepsus spp. in Southern Africa and Life History of Galepsus lenticularis (Mantodea: Tarachodidae)

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Bianca Greyvenstein ◽  
Hannalene Du Plessis ◽  
Nicolas Moulin ◽  
Johnnie Van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
First Record ◽  
Survival Strategy ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
History Of ◽  
Biological Aspects ◽  
The Mean

Galepsus Stäl is a genus within the Mantodea and has hardly been studied in Africa. The distribution of the Galepsus genus in Southern Africa was established, based on insect collection records, and the biology of Galepsus (Lygdamia) lenticularis Saussure, was studied. In Southern Africa, 11 species of Galepsus were recorded. The first record of Galepsus (Onychogalepsus) centralis Beier, in South Africa was recorded during this study. The mean number of eggs per ootheca was 49.8 (±21.1) and unfertilized oothecae were significantly shorter and contained fewer eggs than hatched and unhatched oothecae, suggesting that females might invest fewer resources into production of oothecae that will not produce prodigy. No parthenogenesis was observed during this study. Although the mean duration of the male and female nymphal stages were similar, longevity of adult females (91.2 ± 35.0 days) was three times longer than that of males (26.3 ± 15.4 days). This phenomenon as well as the long period (20 ± 14.1 days) between oviposition of different oothecae, and duration of the incubation period (20.25 ± 6.3 days) suggests a survival strategy to reduce competition between siblings. Total longevity of males (166.9 ± 38.8) and females (252.9 ± 54.2) differed significantly. This study provides information on the distribution of Galepsus spp. in Southern Africa and describes the biology of G. lenticularis under captive breeding conditions, and contributes to the understanding of various biological aspects of G. lenticularis which has never been studied before.

scholarly journals Vaccines in the United States: a systematic review on history of evolution, regulations, licensing, and future challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Sandeep Divate Sathyanarayana ◽  
Swapnil Dylan Fernandes ◽  
Lovely Joylen Castelino ◽  
Anoop Narayanan Vadakkepushpakath ◽  
Ravi Gundadka Shriram
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
The United States ◽  
History Of Evolution ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Women's Suffrage in Thailand: A Southeast Asian Historiographical Challenge

2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 708-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Bowie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
The United States ◽  
Women's Suffrage ◽  
Sustained Activity ◽  
History Of ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
English Speaking World ◽  
Global Trajectory ◽  
Women’S Suffrage

Although much of the history of women's suffrage has focused on the American and British struggles of the early twentieth century, a newer generation of interdisciplinary scholars is exploring its global trajectory. Fundamental to these cross-cultural comparisons is the establishment of an international timeline of women's suffrage; its order at once shapes and is shaped by its historiography. According to the currently dominant chronology, “Female suffrage began with the 1893 legislation in New Zealand” (Ramirez, Soysal, and Shanahan 1997: 738; see also Grimshaw 1987 [1972]: xiv). In this timeline, “Australia was next to act, in 1902” (ibid.). Despite the geographical location of New Zealand and Australia in greater Southeast Asia, the narrative that accompanies this timeline portrays “first world” women as leading the struggle for suffrage and “third world” women as following their example.1As Ramirez, Soysal, and Shanahan write, “A smaller early wave of suffrage extensions between 1900 and 1930 occurred mostly in European states. A second, more dramatic wave occurred after 1930” (ibid.). Similarly, Patricia Grimshaw writes, “It was principally in the English-speaking world, in the United States, in Britain and its colonial dependencies, and in the Scandinavian countries that sustained activity for women's political enfranchisement occurred. Other countries eventually followed suit” (1987: xiv).

Ogniwa kontaktów chińsko-kubańskich. Migracje, gospodarka, polityka

2018 ◽  
Vol XIV ◽  
pp. 309-332
Author(s):  
Marian Tadeusz Mencel
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
International Environment ◽  
History Of

Cuba, due to the geographical location, is geostrategically important in the region, which was understood by the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, and in recent years also by the People's Republic of China. The history of the Cuban-Chinese contacts dates back to the days of creating of cultural and civilization governance by European invaders in Latin America, but it was not established by the political and economic relations, which began just after World War II, the creation of Communist Cuba and China. In the article, the author took an attempt to present the cultural, political and economic changes in relations of the two countries over more than 500 years in a variety of conditions arising from changes in the international environment and the position of China and Cuba in the context of the international relations.

Contributions to Psychohistory: XX. Ethnocentricity in the Recent History-Of-Psychology Literature

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1267-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Coleman ◽  
Philip Cola ◽  
Sandra Webster
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
The United States ◽  
History Of Psychology ◽  
Recent History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Psychology Literature

Literature in the history of psychology that had been published from 1975 through 1986 was identified in Psychological Abstracts (1975–1988). From each of the 1478 publications information was obtained on the historical setting of the narrative and the geographical location of the (first) author. Austria, Germany, and the United States were the most often chosen settings, and these three accounted for 43% of the settings chosen. Scholars in Mexico, Japan, and the USSR were the most likely to choose their own country as the historical setting (i.e., “ethnocentric”), and those in Canada were the least ethnocentric.

Special Considerations for Evaluation and Treatment of Spanish-Speaking Patients with Cleft Palate

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Ellen Moore
Keyword(s):  
Cleft Palate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Oral Pressure ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spanish Speaking Population

As the Spanish-speaking population in the United States continues to grow, there is increasing need for culturally competent and linguistically appropriate treatment across the field of speech-language pathology. This paper reviews information relevant to the evaluation and treatment of Spanish-speaking and Spanish-English bilingual children with a history of cleft palate. The phonetics and phonology of Spanish are reviewed and contrasted with English, with a focus on oral pressure consonants. Cultural factors and bilingualism are discussed briefly. Finally, practical strategies for evaluation and treatment are presented. Information is presented for monolingual and bilingual speech-language pathologists, both in the community and on cleft palate teams.

State-by-State Use of AMA Guides

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 3-7, 16
Keyword(s):  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
The United States ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Federal Employees ◽  
Permanent Disability ◽  
Sixth Edition ◽  
History Of ◽  
Canadian Provinces

Abstract This article presents a history of the origins and development of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), from the publication of an article titled “A Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment of the Extremities and Back” (1958) until a compendium of thirteen guides was published in book form in 1971. The most recent, sixth edition, appeared in 2008. Over time, the AMA Guides has been widely used by US states for workers’ compensation and also by the Federal Employees Compensation Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as well as by Canadian provinces and other jurisdictions around the world. In the United States, almost twenty states have developed some form of their own impairment rating system, but some have a narrow range and scope and advise evaluators to consult the AMA Guides for a final determination of permanent disability. An evaluator's impairment evaluation report should clearly document the rater's review of prior medical and treatment records, clinical evaluation, analysis of the findings, and a discussion of how the final impairment rating was calculated. The resulting report is the rating physician's expert testimony to help adjudicate the claim. A table shows the edition of the AMA Guides used in each state and the enabling statute/code, with comments.

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