Natural History
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Through Magic Glasses and Other LecturesThrough Magic Glasses and Other Lectures - A Sequel to The Fairyland of ScienceThe present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, the Fairyland of Science. It travels over a wide field, pointing out...
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Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata AgassizNatural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata AgassizThe ornate box turtle, Terrapene o. ornata Agassiz, was studied more or less continuously from September, 1953, until July, 1957. Intensive field studies were made of free-living, marked populations in two small areas of...
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A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America)A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America)Need for a comprehensive systematic review of the snakes of the genus Conophis was pointed out by Stuart (1954a, b). Since these snakes appeared to be of zoogeographic importance in the Central...
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Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)The prairie vole is by far the most abundant mammal on the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation and on grassland areas throughout northeastern Kansas. This vole therefore affects the vegetation, perhaps more than...
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The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the EvidenceThe Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence [Transcriber's Notes: Several typos have been regulated. One typo of "ancester" for "ancestor" was corrected. One instance of "salamanderlike" corrected to "salamander-like". The captions on some images give relative size. Due to differences in...
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Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae, in ColoradoGeographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae, in ColoradoTwo species of pocket gophers of the genus Thomomys (Family Geomyidae) occur in Colorado, Thomomys bottae (see fig. 1) in the low valleys in the south-central and southwestern parts of the state and Thomomys talpoides...
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Index to University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 1Index to University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 1 - 1946-1950To facilitate locating entries, a "jump" list was created and each section where a new letter of the alphabet begins was labeled and a link back to the list was added...
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The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis? - The Basis of a Theory of Organic DevelopmentWhat is development? Does it imply preformation or epigenesis? This perplexing question of biology has reappeared recently as a problem of the day. Of late years there have...
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The Breeding Birds of KansasThe Breeding Birds of KansasThe breeding avifauna of Kansas has received intermittent attention from zoologists for about 75 years. Summary statements, usually concerning all birds of the state, have been published by Goss (1891), Long (1940), Goodrich (1941), Tordoff (1956) and Johnston (1960). All...
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Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern KansasEcology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern KansasOn the 590-acre University of Kansas Natural History Reservation where our study was made, the opossum, Didelphis marsupialis virginiana Kerr, is the largest predatory animal having a permanently resident population. The coyote, racoon and...
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Wild Life in a Southern CountyWild Life in a Southern CountyThere is a frontier line to civilisation in this country yet, and not far outside its great centres we come quickly even now on the borderland of nature. Modern progress, except where it has exterminated them, has scarcely touched...
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In New England Fields and WoodsIn New England Fields and WoodsOUT OF BONDAGE. 16mo, $1.25. IN NEW ENGLAND FIELDS AND WOODS. 16mo, $1.25. DANVIS FOLKS. A Novel. 16mo. $1.25. UNCLE 'LISHA'S OUTING. 16mo, $1.25. A DANVIS PIONEER. 16mo, $1.25. SAM LOVEL'S BOY. 16mo, $1.25. VERMONT: A Study of Independence....
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Subspeciation in Pocket Gophers of Kansas, [KU. Vol. 1 No. 11]Subspeciation in Pocket Gophers of Kansas, [KU. Vol. 1 No. 11] [219] Several full species of the genus Geomys have been recorded from Kansas. The purpose of the study now reported upon was to determine the present taxonomic status of these animals and the...
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In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin"In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin"The TerrapinCrewItinerary of the CruiseDaily RoutineProvisions and SuppliesCollecting ApparatusGunsShootingPath-makingClothingHead-dressA Scene in the TropicsNative IndolenceAttractive Memories. The Terrapin, captain and owner Dr W. L. Abbott, is a Singapore-built teak schooner of 40...
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The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. II (1st Edition)The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. II (1st Edition)Vol. I. pp. 297-299.I have fallen into a serious and unfortunate error, in relation to the sexual differences of animals, in attempting to explain what seemed to me a singular coincidence...
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Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula, MexicoSummer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Because its unique geographical location and ecological setting supports a rich and varied avifauna, the Yucatn Peninsula has received considerable attention by ornithologists. The most valuable contribution is Paynter's "The Ornithogeography of the Yucatn Peninsula" (1955a), an...
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Lodges in the WildernessLodges in the WildernessThe world moves rapidly and with increasing momentum. Even regions remote from those communities which the stress of increasing population and the curse of unleisured industrialism send spinning down the ringing grooves of change, are often so disturbed or overwhelmed by...
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Rambles of a NaturalistRambles of a NaturalistThe account of the life and character of Dr. John D. Godman has been prepared from the several brief memoirs and eulogies published shortly after his decease, and from the tract issued by "The Tract Association of Friends," entitled "A Sketch...
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Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus)Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) - [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7]The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) at Lawrence, Kansas, is approximately 5-1/2 inches in length, of which the tail comprises 1-1/4 inches, and weighs approximately 1-1/2 ounces. The color on the...
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Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritimaComparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima Taxonomically the Genus Ammospiza has received the attention of ornithologists for more than a century. Nevertheless, the behavior of no species of the genus has been studied extensively. The papers of Montagna and Tomkins are...
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