Some species exhibit behavioral plasticity by altering their aggressive behavior based on opponent. Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) are two sympatric resident to the northern Bahamas. We examined whether groups of adult male demonstrated during different types interactions. described compared behaviors used intraspecific aggression interspecifi...

In particular, the modern histories of specific diseases offer ideal ground for a union of diverging sub-disciplines, and Victoria Harden's immensely readable and scholarly monograph on Rocky Mountain spotted fever elegantly demonstrates that a successful integration is possible. Beginning with the disease itself-a virulent, seasonal, and unpredictable affliction of the Bitterroot Valley in Mon...

Distribution Geographic Range Following Verner et al.’s (1992) technical assessment of the California spotted owl (CASPO), we divided the range of the California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) into two major physiographic provinces: the Sierra Nevada and the mountains of southern California (Tehachapi Pass was the demarcation between the regions). Verner et al. (1992) noted that ...

Abstract In a companion paper [Barb 90a,b], we proposed a Place/Transition-net (P/T-net) semantics for a subset of Lotos. This subset is such that Lotos .specifications can be translated into finite structure Petri nets. It is therefore possible to apply P/T-net verification techniques since they require finite structure. It this paper, we demonstrate that it is possible to apply P/T-net verifi...

Use of the TASER electronic control device by law enforcement and civilians is increasing. Advocates for the use of the device believe that it has reduced the number of officer and suspect injuries. However, the use of the device is not without complications. Many of these injuries to superficial body structures or those sustained in the postactivation fall have been described in the literature...