SmallNeof the Isolated and Unmanaged Horse Population on Sable Island

Effects of sonic booms on breeding gray seals and harbor seals on Sable Island, Canada.

The Concorde produces audible sonic booms as it passes 15 km north of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, where gray and harbor seals occur year round. The purpose of this research was to assess how sonic booms affect these seals. The intensity of the booms was measured and three types of data (beach counts, frequency of behavior, and heart rate) were collected before and after booms during the breeding...

Pedigrees and the Study of the Wild Horse Population of Assateague Island National Seashore

Recently, a number of papers have addressed the use of pedigrees in the study of wild populations, highlighting the value of pedigrees in conservation management. We used pedigrees to study the horses (Equus caballus) of Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland, USA, one of a small number of free-ranging animal populations that have been the subject of long-term studies. This population gr...

Study on Horse Sickness virus strains isolated in Iran

P-wave seismic source comparison on a Kansas River point bar simulating Sable Island, Canada

Among the many choices made in designing a seismic survey, the type of source selected for that particular environment is one of the most important. This paper provides preliminary comparisons of the overall effectiveness of several sources on a point bar. This particular environment was selected to simulate Sable Island, located off the east coast of Canada, as closely as possible. The near-su...

on translation of phatic communion and socio-cultural relationships between the characters of the novels

phatic communion is a cultural concept which differs across cultures. according to hofstede (2001), the u.s. tends to have individualistic culture; however, asian countries tend to have collectivistic cultures. these cultures view phatic communion differently. in individualistic cultures like u.s., phatic communion reflects speakers’ socio-cultural relationships in conversations. to see whether...