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A Comparative Study of the Bottom Fauna of four Texas Lakes

Description: This thesis attempted to study the bottom productivity both qualitatively and quantitatively with reference to the distribution of bonthos. The study of the bottom fauna in large reservior lakes is a relatively new field. This work will give more information on an unknown field than previously existed, although its scope is not intend to be exhaustive.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Lamb, Leonard D.
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The Origin of Ova in the Adult Opossum

Description: This study attempted to determine whether ova are formed from the epithelial covering of the ovary during sexual maturity, and if so to determine how they are formed and to see if there is any relation between the formation and the breeding season.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Everett, Newton Bennie
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Percolation, Capillarity and Chresard of Representative Denton County Soils

Description: This paper deals with a study of the chresard, percolation, and capillarity of twenty representative Denton County soils. The group of soils chosen vary greatly in texture thus affording excellent material for comparative studies of edaphic factors based upon this property.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Quimby, Don Clarence
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Studies on the Bacterial Flora of Milk, Ice Cream, and Beverages in Denton, Texas

Description: The purpose of this study is to observe the frequency of occurrance of members of the colon group in various brands of milk, milk products, and soft drinks marketed in the city of Denton, and to determine the total number of bacterial organisms occuring in these products from week to week.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Smith, William Russell
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The Vegetation and Habitat Factors of Red River County, Texas

Description: The aim of this study has been to measure some of the ecological factors in a series of plant habitats and their relation to the existing vegetation in selected twenty soil types of Red River County, Texas.
Date: August 1938
Creator: Adams, Exa T.
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A Study of the Phytoplankton Population of Lake Dallas

Description: The limnological investigation of any body of water is undertaken in order to secure more accurate information concerning the factors which play an important role in fish production or sanitation. This study shows the qualitative and quantitative planktonic algae in Lake Dallas, for the year 1937-38.
Date: June 1938
Creator: Bagwell, Russell L.
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