XXXIV.—Two new Asiatic voles

Studies Upon Asiatic Cholera

Everyone who has written upon the subject of cholera has pointed out that however familiar we may be with respect to the characters of the pathogenic organism discovered by Koch in I883, with regard to its pathogenicity the single fact actually known is that the presence of this vibrio in the intestinal mucosa causes the disease. But why do the vibrios undergo modifications in the body? Why do ...

A Treatise on Asiatic Cholera

Management of Pine Voles

The pine vole (Microtus pinetorum) damages apple trees in western North Carolina, sometimes spectacularly. The current research monitors populations in orchards for several years to compare damage in different management practices. Recommendations for orchard management to reduce damage are devised and used to i l l u s t r a t e the process of a p p l i c a t i o n of basic knowledge. Populati...

Pernicious anemia in Asiatic Indians.

By C. R. DAS GUPTA, M.B. D.TJ\i. AND J. B. CHATTERJEA, M.D. P ERNICIOUS ANEMIA (PA) is essentially a disease of the temperate climate, affecting chiefly the w’hite races. Friedlander’ reviewed the racial incidence of the disease and showed that it is rare in Negroes and comparatively rare in the dark-skinned w’hite races such as Italians and Greeks. It is rather uncommon in Jew-s and is very ra...

Role of Personality in Behavioral Responses to New Environments in Captive Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)

Studying personality in captive animals may enable the development of individual-based management decisions, which may improve animal welfare. Asiatic lions at London Zoo represent an opportunity to research an understudied species' response to new environments since they have experienced social and physical changes, such as new enclosures and increased social interaction with humans. This proj...