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Theses/Projects from 1990
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) population dynamics : use of simulation modeling to investigate the effects of stochasticity, habitat geometry and dispersal, Robert W. Van Kirk
Theses/Projects from 1989
Seasonal use of habitat by juvenile steelhead trout in Hurdygurdy Creek, California, and implications for stream enhancement, Robert F. Franklin
Vegetation Patterns in Grasslands of Redwood National Park, California, Katie H. Grenier
Waterbird and raptor use of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, Humboldt County, California, 1984-1986, J. Mark Higley
The composition, distribution, and seasonal abundance of waterbirds using South Humboldt Bay, July 1987-June 1988, Eric T. Nelson
Fire behavior on the forest floor in coastal redwood forests, Redwood National Park, Sherryl L. Nives
Fine fuel dynamics of old-growth redwood forests, Michael D. Pillers
Seasonal analysis of species diversity and functional group organization of aquatic invertebrates in two coastal streams, Terrance L. Strange
Theses/Projects from 1988
The Breeding Biology and Food Habits of Mew Gulls (Larus Canus) Nesting in Anchorage, Alaska, Charlotte I. Adamson
The hydrologic role of the unsaturated zone of a forested colluvium-mantled hollow Redwood National Park, CA, Bruce B. Amen
Juvenile salmonid habitat of the Redwood Creek basin, Humboldt County, California, David G. Anderson
Genetic variation of steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) populations in the South Fork Trinity River, California, Bruce M. Baker
Physical rearing habitat for anadromous salmonids in the Redwood Creek basin, Humboldt County, California, Randy A. Brown
Habitat use and behavioral ecology of American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) wintering at Humboldt Bay, California, Thomas J. Evans
The reintroduction of bald eagles on Santa Catalina Island, California, David K. Garcelon
An allegorical guide to philosophical rehabilitation: life as an alternative, William H. Harger
Evolution of a Turnaround Experience, Marajen L. MacDougall
Resource partitioning by an avian guild in an oak woodland, Patricia N. Manley
Recent Research on Neurochemical Processes and Psychosocial Behavior, Marlene C. Paquin
Effects of suction dredge mining on anadromous salmonid habitat in Canyon Creek, Trinity County, California, Gary R. Stern
Population and Habitat Characteristics of Cavity-Nesting Birds in a California Oak Woodland, Jeffrey R. Waters
Family Orientation of the School Children in Hong Kong, Catherine Yin Ching Lo
Theses/Projects from 1987
West Fresno: A Study of Classic Ghettoization, Priscilla Chacon
Division of Labor Between the Sexes: An Historical Review of Anthropological Literature and Presentation of An Hypothesis for Analysis, Barry Kevin Douglas
Vegetation-Soil Relations on Ultramafic Parent Material, Pine Flat Mountain, Del Norte County, California, Thomas E. Duebendorfer
Salt marsh vascular plant distribution in relation to tidal elevation, Humboldt Bay, California, Anni Lauter Eicher
Elk habitat use and group size in the Grass Lake area of Siskiyou County, California, Jon K. Fischer
Quaternary stratigraphy and late Holocene faulting along the base of the eastern escarpment of Steens Mountain, southeastern Oregon, Mark A. Hemphill-Haley
The Color Response Inventory: An Attempt to Join the Educational and Mental Health Systems, Kathy Jaime
Breeding bird populations of Douglas-fir/hardwood forest related to logging in northern California, Ray Judah
Habitat relationships among riparian forest birds in the Eel River Delta, California, John P. Kelly
Stream channel adjustments following logging road removal in Redwood National Park, Randy D. Klein
Environmental Sociology: Paradigmatic Subservience and Its Future, Alan D. Lamb
A Study of Marital Adjustment and Division of Household Tasks Among Dual Earner Couples, Jovonne Price
Fish food habits and their interrelationships in lower Redwood Creek, Humboldt County, California, Timothy J. Salamunovich
Theses/Projects from 1986
Population dynamics of juvenile steelhead trout in relation to density and habitat characteristics, Mark A. Allen
The relationship between increased physical activity and psychological well-being for cardiac patients, Barbara N. Anderson
The social behavior of an emerging breeding population of Eumetopias jubatus on the coast of Humboldt County, Stephen De Blois
Seasonal movements and hauling site fidelity of harbor seals, Phoca vitulina Richardsi, tagged at the Klamath River, California, Michael J. Herder
Vertebrate response to a tidal marsh restoration in Humboldt Bay, California, Sandra L. Jacobson
The forest associations of the Little Lost Man Creek Research Natural Area, Redwood National Park, CA, James M. Lenihan
Movements, habitat use, and activity patterns of a translocated group of roosevelt elk, Matthew McCoy
Psychotherapists and Child Abuse Reporting Laws: The Dilemma of Role Conflict, Sandra J. Noteboom
Thales, Homer, Hesiod and Heidegger: A Reevaluation of the Mythic World View, Brooks Robinson
Plant Shutdown/Layoff and Social Support Interventions, Mitchell Swatez
The spring emergence of Plecoptera (stoneflies) in the Willow Creek drainage, Humboldt Co., CA., April-July, 1984, P.C. (Peter Charles) Wilkinson
Theses/Projects from 1985
Saudi Bureaucracy and Max Weber's Ideal Type, Abdulla Ahmed Al-Fares
The Sociology of Beethoven (1770-1827), Richard F. Ely
Developing A Community Based Wilderness Adventure Treatment Model for Juvenile Offenders, John D. Hiatt
An Examination of Couple Break-Ups Among Young Adults, Dorothy Lee
Habitat Utilization by Fisher (Martes Pennanti) Near Hayfork Bally, California, Curt Mullis
The ecology of the macrofungi at the Lanphere-Christensen Dunes Preserve, Arcata, California, Sue Sweet Van Hook
Theses/Projects from 1984
Juvenile Delinquency in Saudi Arabia and Its Causes, Abdul Aziz Al Amri
Hope: Its Association with Belief, Change, and Therapy, Christopher S. Beechel
Resources for the Study of the Hupa Language, Victor Golla
Stepfamilies and Stepfamily Therapy, Cecilia Giacomini Hallum
Relationships between the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus californicus Baker and post larval red abalone, Haliotis rufescens Swainson, Randall M. Hamilton
Lakeshore vegetation of Sky Lakes Wilderness Study Area, Oregon, Constance Rutherford
Theses/Projects from 1983
The Attitude and Adjustment of Saudi-Arabian Students in the United States, Ahmad A. Al-Madhy
Effects of Change and Attitudes Toward Change in Saudi Arabia, Mohammad K. H. Almunahi
Family Art Therapy, Jane Cinnamond
Demographic statistics and annual molting probabilities of the adult female Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) in northern California, Nancy Diamond
Two Theories of Mind Based on Split-Brain Research: Their Implications for Selected Models of Psychotherapy, Stephen Diggs
Predatory efficiency and energetics of belted kingfishers wintering along the Mad River, Douglas J. Forsell
Rapid calibration of two small streams in northern California to detect effects of logging and road reconstruction, David E. Halemeier
Performance of rock deflectors for rearing habitat improvement on a tributary of the Mattole River, Northern California, John B. Hamilton
A behavioral and attitudinal view of motorcyclists : a two-phase study of following distance and attributions, John E. Huebner
Two Ways of Knowing: World Views, and Their Impact on Mankind's Ability to Understand, Michael Alan Martella
An evaluation of the effectiveness of an unsupervised classification of Landsat imagery, Ruth A. Norman
Suspended sediment deposition in beaver ponds, Jeffrey P. Reiner
Holistic Criticism: The Development of A New Framework for Literary Criticism, Mark Shilstone
A sociological and economic examination of pregnancy in America, G. Strachan
Theses/Projects from 1982
Habitat Utilization by Fisher (Martes Pennanti) Near Big Bar, California, Slader Buck
Strategic Therapy and the Reconstruction of Reality: How Paradoxical Directives and Hypnosis Catalyze Change, Kathryn Englín
Corporate crime, Daniel A. Faulk
Influences on decisions affecting post-high-school employment and higher education, Stanley G. Jr. Fleming
Selected aspects of the ecology of adult summer steelhead in Trinity River, California, J. Lincoln Freese
Use of radio telemetry to study upriver migration of adult Klamath River Chinook salmon, Jonathan Heifetz
The adaptive strategy of coast redwood, David A. Hughell
The Incestuous Family as an Interacting Unit, Marc Hughes
Metaphor and Family Therapy, Wendy Hurley
The Psychiatric Halfway House: Past, Present and Future, Alan C. Johnson
Flora and phytogeography of the Bodie Hills of Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada, U.S.A., Timothy C. Messick
Montane forest vegetation-soil relationships in the Yolla Bolly Mountains, Northern California, Dale Raymond Waddell
The thallose liverworts of California, Alan Whittemore
Theses/Projects from 1981
The ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa, and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Marc Andre Baker
Populations, Movements, Foraging and Nesting of Feral Amazona Parrots in Southern California, Jeffrey B. Froke
Forest Habitat Types on Metasedimentary Soil of the South Fork Mountain Region of California, Joanne Marie Laidlaw-Holmes
Hydrologic properties of one major and two minor soil series of the coast ranges of Northern California, Edward Pearson Wosika
Theses/Projects from 1980
Populations and behavior of black brant at Humboldt Bay, California, William G. Henry
Locomotor adaptations in the limb skeletons of North American mustelids, Thor Holmes
The parasites of the Botta pocket gopher Thomomys bottae and the taxonomy and biology of Ransomus rodentorum, Douglas P. Jasmer
Social Structure: A Conceptual Examination, Gary Moore
A Sociological Analysis of Criminal Aggression, William H. Rokes
Limitations of the Middleman Minority Model of Ethnic Enterprise, Dorlene C. Russell
Migration and wintering ecology of the Aleutian Canada goose, Dennis W. Woolington
Theses/Projects from 1979
A Comparison of Delinquent and Non-Delinquent Youths' Perceptions of Parent-Youth Relationships in Saudi-Arabia, Ali Hassen Amry
Chilean Realities: A Social Structural Analysis, William R. Burke