Title of Document: THE EFFECT OF RELATEDNESS ON MATING BEHAVIOR IN THE SATIN BOWERBIRD (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) Sheila Mayo Reynolds, Doctor of Philosophy, 2010 Directed By: Dr. Gerald Borgia, Professor Behavior, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Dr. Michael J. Braun, Adjunct Professor Behavior, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Behavior is a main component of sexual selection theory in which ...

The mineralogy of an unusual calc-silicate nodule brought to the surfaoe by the 1902 eruption of La Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent (Lesser Antilles arc) is described. It consists of the crystalloblastic mineral assemblage fassaite pyroxene + grandite garnet + wollastonite + anorthite t calcite. The pyroxene is more aluminous (Al2O3 : 19.66 weight percent) than any previously described from te...

The behavior of a variational multiscale LES model is studied for flows past bluff bodies. The circular cylinder is studied for a Reynolds 3900. Subgrid scale eddy viscosities of Smagorinsky, Vreman and the WALE model are compared. The vortex induced motion of a spar equipped with strakes and flexible mooring is then computed. The interest of variational multi-scale as compared to usual Large E...

The Anopheles A (ANA) group of arboviruses is composed of six members (Calisher et al., 1973). Four of these viruses have been placed in the ANA complex (Anopheles A, Lukuni, and the unnamed CoAr 3624 and ColAn57389), and two of them have been placed in the Tacaiuma (TCM) complex (TCM and the unnamed CoAr 1071). One subtype of TCM (SPAr 2317) and one of CoAr 1071 (CoAr 3627) are also recognized...