in this research, the host preference and life cycle of the colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), was studied on 33 potato cultivars. significant difference was observed for all studied traits (p>0.05 & p>0.01). the lowest number of adults was attracted to cultivars raja, carlita and bridget with mean values of 0.33±0.17, 0.50±0.29 and 0.50±0.29 adults, respectively. the lowe...

The number of domino tilings of a region with reflective symmetry across a line is combinatorially shown to depend on the number of domino tilings of particular subregions, modulo 4. This expands upon previous congruency results for domino tilings, modulo 2, and leads to a variety of corollaries, including that the number of domino tilings of a k× 2k rectangle is congruent to 1 mod 4.

Review of Max Rashbrooke (2021) Too Much Money How Wealth Disparities are Unbalancing Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellington: Bridget Williams

Lost Land of the Dodo: The Ecological History of Mauritius, Reunion, and Rodrigues. A. Cheke and J. Hume. 2008. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. 480 pp. $55.00. (hardcover) Just over 200 years ago, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre served with the French military on a small Indian Ocean island we now call Mauritius. He was inspired by its lush forests and volcanic geography to set an...

statistical advice and assistance. Thank you to my advisor and committee for their assistance and input. Thank you to my parents Mike and Lisé and my sisters Rachel, Bridget, and Lucy for all their support.

A sizable literature provides evidence that strong and supportive relationships between teachers and students are fundamental to the healthy development of all students in schools (e.g., see Birch & Ladd, 1998; Hamre & Pianta, 2001; Pianta, 1999). Positive student–teacher relationships serve as a resource for students at risk of school failure, whereas conflict or disconnection between students...