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    Production of soldiers and maintenance of soldier proportions by laboratory experimental groups ofReticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) andReticulitermes virginicus (Banks) (Isoptera:Rhinotermitidae) (1981)
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    Insectes sociaux 28 (1981), S. 32-39 
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    ISSN: 1420-9098
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Resume Les effets dûs à la taille du groupe, à l'époque de l'année et aux proportions initiales de soldats ont été explorés dans des groupes expérimentaux deReticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) et deReticulitermes virginicus (Banks). On a élevé des groupes en laboratoire pedant 12 semaines. Les petits groupes (de 500 à 1000 ouvriers) ont produit un plus faible pourcentage de soldats que les grands groupes (de 1500 à 2000 ouvriers). Le nombre de soldats produits dans un groupe est hautement corrélé au nombre total de termites qui survivent. Le pourcentage moyen observé dans tous les groupes a été de 1,75 pour les 2 espèces étudiées. La production de soldats chezReticulitermes flavipes a été la plus élevée dans les colonies prélevées en avril (2%) et la plus faible dans celles prélevées en octobre (0,38%). Les observations bimensuelles des augmentations et des baisses de production de soldats montrent qu'il y a un cycle saisonnier du potentiel de développement. La présence de soldats dans les groupes inhibe la production de nouveaux soldats. Un pourcentage anormalement élevé de soldats n'a pas provoqué l'élimination massive de soldats. De plus, la surcharge des groupes en soldats (plus de 1,75%) n'a pas affecté de façon nuisible la survie du groupe.
    Notes: Summary The effects of group size, time of year, and initial proportions of soldiers were explored in experimental groups ofReticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) andR. virginicus (Banks). Groups were held in the laboratory for 12 weeks. Small groups (500 to 1000 workers) produced a smaller percentage of soldiers than did larger groups (1500 to 2500 workers). The number of soldiers produced in a group is highly correlated with the total number of termites surviving. The average percentage produced for all group sizes was 1.75 for both species. Production of soldiers inR. flavipes was highest in colonies collected in April (2.0%) and lowest in those collected in October (0.38%). Bimonthly observations of increases and decreases in soldier production indicate a seasonal cycle in developmental potential. Presence of soldiers in groups inhibited the production of new soldiers. An abnormally high percentage of soldiers did not precipitate extensive elimination of soldiers. In addition, overloading groups with soldiers (more than 1.75%) did not adversely affect group survival.
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    Bleaching of reef coelenterates in the San Blas Islands, Panama (1984)
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    Coral reefs 3 (1984), S. 183-190 
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    ISSN: 1432-0975
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Geosciences
    Notes: Abstract Starting in June 1983, 25 species of hermatypic corals, gorgonians, hydrocorals, anemones and zoanthids in the San Blas Islands, Panama, began showing signs of a loss of colour leading in some cases to a white “bleached” appearance. Histologic examination of six coral species indicated that bleaching was associated with drastic reductions in the density of zooxanthellae and with the atrophy and necrosis of the animal tissue. The severity of the bleaching varied among species and many species were unaffected. The species most extensively affected were: Agaricia spp., which became completely bleached and frequently died; Montastraea annularis which bleached and continued to survive; and Millepora spp. which bleached white but quickly regained their colouration. Shallow reefs dominated by Agaricia spp. suffered the most extensive bleaching. At one site, Pico Feo, 99% of the Agaricia (32% of the living cover) was bleached. On fore reers, which were dominated by Agaricia spp. and M. annularis, the proportion of M. annularis bleached ranged from 18 to 100% and that of Agaricia spp. from 30 to 53%. Transects at Sail Rock and House Reef were surveyed in August 1983 and January 1984. At those sites, 53% of the Agaricia cover died between August and January. The remaining living cover of Agaricia and of all other species exhibited normal colouration in January. Salinity and temperature were monitored every second day at 4 m depth between May 10 and August 28, 1983 at one of the localities. Bleaching was first observed within two weeks of a 2 °C rise in temperature which occurred in late May 1983. Temperatures remained at or above 31.5 °C for the following 3 weeks and were at or above 30 °C for an additional 4 weeks. The bleaching of corals in the San Blas was most likely due to those elevanted temperatures.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00288253
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    Observations of coronal structure during sunspot maximum (1982)
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    Space science reviews 33 (1982), S. 219-231 
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    ISSN: 1572-9672
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Abstract This paper presents some of the results that have been obtained from the Kitt Peak observations of coronal holes and the NRL observations of coronal transients during the recent years near sunspot maximum (1979–1981). On the average, low-latitude coronal holes of comparable size contained 3 times more flux near sunspot maximum than near the previous minimum. In the outer corona, transients occurred at the observed rate of at least 2 per day, and quiet conditions persisted during less than 15 % of the observed days. We describe a sample of the more than 800 events that we have observed so far, including the observation of a comet apparently colliding with the Sun.
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    Report of the working group on water color (1980)
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    Boundary layer meteorology 18 (1980), S. 343-355 
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    ISSN: 1573-1472
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract This report on water ‘color’ is divided into two parts: a summary of the formal and informal presentations made at the meeting, and a summary of the conclusions and recommendations reached during the working group meetings. The group's discussions were divided into four categories: inwater studies and algorithms, atmospheric effects and correction algorithms, design of the next generation of spacecraft sensors, and future projects. Naturally, most of the discussion concerned the Coastal Zone Color Scanner on Nimbus-G but discussion was not restricted to this sensor. There were few members of the working group specializing in sediment studies; this is reflected in the fact that the major portion of the report deals with the remote determination of phytoplankton pigments.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00122030
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    Atmospheric effects in the remote sensing of phytoplankton pigments (1980)
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    Boundary layer meteorology 18 (1980), S. 299-313 
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    ISSN: 1573-1472
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract We investigate the accuracy with which relevant atmospheric parameters must be estimated to derive phytoplankton pigment concentrations (chlorophyll a plus phaeophytin a ) of a given accuracy from measurements of the ocean's apparent spectral radiance at satellite altitudes. The analysis is limited to an instrument having the characteristics of the Coastal Zone Color Scanner scheduled to orbit the Earth on NIMBUS-G. A phytoplankton pigment algorithm is developed which relates the pigment concentration (C) to the three ratios of upwelling radiance just beneath the sea surface which can be formed from the wavelengths (λ) 440, 520 and 550 nm. The pigment algorithm explains from 94 to 98% of the variance in log10 C over three orders of magnitude in pigment concentration. This is combined with solutions to the radiative transfer equation to simulate the ocean's apparent spectral radiance at satellite altitudes as a function of C and the optical properties of the aerosol, the optical depth of which is assumed to be proportioned to λ-n . A specific atmospheric correction algorithm, based on the assumption that the ocean is totally absorbing at 670 nm, is then applied to the simulated spectral radiance, from which the pigment concentration is derived. Comparison between the true and derived values of C show that: (1) n is considerably more important than the actual aerosol optical thickness; (2) for C 0299-1 0.2 Μg l-1 acceptable concentrations can be determined as long as n is not overestimated; (3) as C increases, the accuracy with which n must be estimated, for a given relative accuracy in C, also increases; and (4) for C greater than about 0.5 Μg 1-1, the radiance at 440 nm becomes essentially useless in determining C. The computations also suggest that if separate pigment algorithms are used for C ≲ 1Μgl-1 and C ≳ 1 Μgl-1, accuracies considerably better than ±± in log C can be obtained for C ≲ 1 Μg l-1 with only a coarse estimate of n, while for C ≳ 10 Μgl-1, this accuracy can be achieved only with very good estimates of n.
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    Venom chemistry of ants in the genusMonomorium (1982)
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    Journal of chemical ecology 8 (1982), S. 285-300 
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    ISSN: 1573-1561
    Keywords: Monomorium spp. ; Hymenoptera ; Formicidae 2,5-dialkylpyrrolidines ; ant venom alkaloids ; methoxymercuration-demercuration ; chemotaxonomy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract A comparative analysis of the venomous alkaloids produced by ant species in the subgenusMonomorium of the genusMonomorium has been undertaken. All species produce mixtures of unsymmetricaltrans-2,5-dialkylpyrrolidines, but the proportions of the constituents may vary considerably between species. All alkaloids contain both C6 and C9 side chains which are present as C9-saturated. C6-monounsaturated, and both C6-and C9-monounsaturated dialkylpyrrolidines. The structure of 2-(1-hex-5-enyl)-5-(1-non-8-enyl)pyrrolidine, a previously undescribed alkaloid, was proved by unambiguous synthesis after the location of the double bonds was established by the methoxymercuration-demercuration followed by mass spectrometry. The possible chemotaxonomic significance of the mixtures of venomous alkaloids produced by these species ofMonomorium is discussed.
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    The uptake of soil and fertilizer-nitrogen by barley growing under Scottish climatic conditions (1984)
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    Plant and soil 76 (1984), S. 49-57 
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    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: Ammonium ; Barley ; Fertilizer ; Mineralization ; Nitrate ; Nitrogen ; Nitrogen-15
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary Field experiments were carried out using15N-labelled calcium nitrate, to investigate the relative uptake by barley of fertilizer-N and soil-N. On imperfectly drained till soils uptake of soil-N increased with increasing rate of fertilizer, but remained constant on a brown sand, possibly due to more efficient root exploration in the latter soil. In four out of five seasons, late uptake of soil-derived N was a major feature, and uptake from ploughed soil as compared with uptake from direct-drilled soil was correlated with seasonal rainfall patterns. Significantly higher quantities of both fertilizer- and soil-derived N were taken up by winter barley than by spring barley, reflecting the longer growth period and higher dry matter yield from the former crop.
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    Enhanced binding of phosphatidylserine-containing lipid vesicle targets to RAW264 macrophages (1984)
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    Molecular and cellular biochemistry 64 (1984), S. 81-87 
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    ISSN: 1573-4919
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Phosphatidylserine was found to significantly enchance the binding of phospholipid vesicles to RAW264 macrophages. We have measured the kinetics of non-specific uptake of unilamellar vesicles as a function of phosphatidylserine concentration in these model target membranes. Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine was the principle component of these phospholipid vesicles. In most experiments, radiolabeled phospholipid and 1 mol % each of both a fluorescent phospholipid and a hapten-containing lipid headgroup were utilized. In the presence of specific anti-hapten antibody phosphatidylserine-containing vesicles are rapidly taken up via phagocytosis. The antibody-independent non-specific uptake of phosphatidylserine-free vesicles was low, as previously reported. However, the presence of 5 mol % phosphatidylserine dramatically enhanced the uptake of phospholipid vesicles by macrophages. This uptake was shown to be principally due to binding to the macrophage surface. Incubation of macrophages in the presence of sodium azide or at 4°C, conditions which are known to inhibit phagocytosis, do not influence the uptake of the lipid vesicles. Fluorescence video-intensification microscopy was used to observe the interaction of carboxyfluorescein-loaded vesicles with macrophages. Fluorescence could not be observed when using phosphatidylserine-free vesicles. However, phosphatidylserine-containing vesicles can be observed bound to the cell periphery. Intracellular fluorescence could not be observed. The binding of phosphatidylserine-containing vesicles was enhanced roughly four-fold over phosphatidylserine because the effect could not be observed with membranes containing 1 mol % or 2.5 mol% phosphatidylserine. In addition, the binding enhancement required the presence of divalent cations in the incubation medium.
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    Coronal transients near sunspot maximum (1981)
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    Solar physics 69 (1981), S. 169-175 
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    ISSN: 1573-093X
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Abstract The Naval Research Laboratory's most recent Earth-orbiting coronagraph, called Solwind, has been observing the Sun's outer corona (2.6–10.0 R ⊙) at 10-min intervals since March 28, 1979. These observations provide the first comprehensive view of coronal transients near the peak of a sunspot cycle. Six, well-defined transients in our quick-look data have masses ranging from 7 × 1014 g to 2 × 1016 g and outward speeds ranging from 150 km s−1 to 900 km s−1. These values are comparable to the ones that were obtained with the OSO-7 and Skylab observations during the declining phase of the last sunspot cycle. Although the amount of quick-look data is not sufficient to provide meaningful statistics, the coronal transients near sunspot maximum seem to occur with a greater frequency and a wider latitude range than the transients during the declining phase of the cycle. In both eras, there is a good, but imperfect, association between the occurrence of coronal transients and surface phenomena such as eruptive prominences and flares.
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    Torsional waves on the Sun and the activity cycle (1982)
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    Solar physics 75 (1982), S. 161-178 
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    ISSN: 1573-093X
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Abstract Some properties of the recently-discovered torsional oscillations of the Sun are presented. The detailed relation of this velocity feature to magnetic activity gives evidence that these motions represent a fundamental oscillation within the Sun that is responsible for the solar activity cycle and that they are not a natural consequence of an α-ω dynamo. A new torsional oscillation with wave number 1 hemisphere−1 is demonstrated to exist on the Sun.
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