Michigan Academician articles from September 2008

Michigan Academician archives from September 2008

Age-specific survival and space use of white-tailed deer in southern Michigan.(Report)
September 22, 2008... ABSTRACT Assessments of age-specific space use and demographics are important for managing popular game species, such as the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Habitat management relies on knowledge of space use, and abundance...

Towards a history of privatizing public lands in Michigan 1785-1860.(Report)
September 22, 2008... ABSTRACT The pre-1860 history of federal and state efforts to privatize public lands in Michigan is covered under six operational and policy themes: (1) quieting Native American claims to their lands, (2) surveying and platting the state's...

Community of learners: multiple voices in the reflective practitioner process.(Report)
September 22, 2008... ABSTRACT James Carey offers two models of communication in his 1988 book, Communication As Culture; Essays on media and society. White Carey typically speaks to media specialists, Carey's models offer educators several different methods...

Soil development on a l,500-year-old beach ridge plain, Sturgeon Bay, NW Lower Michigan.(Report)
September 22, 2008... ABSTRACT This study examines the development of the beach ridge plain at Sturgeon Bay, Michigan, and the soil formation in the ridges. A preexisting average ridge formation rate of 35.7 years was used to establish an absolute age...

Sex, violence, and saints' images: Paul Verhoeven's 1985 film Flesh + Blood.(Critical essay)
September 22, 2008... The medieval cult of the saints and sex-and-violence action movies do not normally intersect. One interesting example where they do is the film Flesh 4-Blood (1985) by the Dutch director Paul Verhoeven. Verhoeven established his European...

The relationship between the lunar cycle and adolescent misbehavior: fact or fiction?(Report)
September 22, 2008... ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between problem behavior referrals and various phases of the lunar cycle using 427 middle school (6th - 8th grade) students as subjects. Teacher referrals for violations of the. school's...