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Katherine Ralls - Advice to Students
Katherine Ralls Ph.D. has been with the National Zoo since 1976, when she was hired as a R...
published: 13 Dec 2011
Author: Aquatic Mammals
Katherine Ralls - Advice to Students
Katherine Ralls Ph.D. has been with the National Zoo since 1976, when she was hired as a Research Zoologist in the Department of Zoological Research. She has broad interests in the behavioral ecology, genetics, and conservation of mammals, both terrestrial and marine. In the late 1970s, she began research on inbreeding depression in captive mammals. In the mid-1980s, she worked with Michael Soulé and other scientists to found the Society for Conservation Biology. She is also known for her research on endangered and threatened mammals in the western United States, particularly California sea otters and San Joaquin kit foxes. Ralls received widespread recognition for her work, including the Merriam Award from the American Society of Mammalogists and the LaRoe Award from the Society for Conservation Biology.
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Whale Evolution vs. The Actual Fossil Evidence
Not at all like a whale - video
http://creation.com/creation-magazine-live-episode-57
Wha...
published: 21 Oct 2011
Author: Philip Cunningham
Whale Evolution vs. The Actual Fossil Evidence
Not at all like a whale - video
http://creation.com/creation-magazine-live-episode-57
Whale Tale Two
Excerpt: We think that the most logical interpretation of the Pakicetus fossils are that they represent land-dwelling mammals that didn’t even have teeth or ears in common with modern whales. This actually pulls the whale evolution tree out by the roots. Evolutionists are back to the point of not having any clue as to how land mammals could possibly have evolved into whales.
http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~do_while/sage/v6i2f.htm
Meet Pakicetus, the Terrestrial Mammal BioLogos Calls a "Whale" - November 2010
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2010/11/meet_pakicetus_the_terrestrial039851.html
Ambulocetus (49 million years ago)
Of all the supposed whale transitions, ambulocetus is probably the most well known. It is often depicted as an animal that is adapted to living on land and in the water. Of course, just like pakicetus, the artistic reconstructions of ambulocetus go beyond what the fossil findings justify.
The ambulocetus remains that have been discovered are much more complete than the first findings of pakicetus; however, crucial parts of the animal still have not been discovered. For example, the pelvic girdle has not been found.[7] Without this, there is really no way of telling how the creature moved. This, however, does not stop evolutionists from using artistic manipulations to make ambulocetus look like it is a transitional form.
Very often, popular science journals, such as National Geographic, have depicted ambulocetus as being very transitional-like by giving the creature webbed feet.[8] This is another place where the reader must be able to distinguish between fact and fiction. Soft tissue rarely ever gets preserved, and the ambulocetus remains are no exception. In other words, all we have are the bones. There is no evidence that the creature had webbed feet other than in the imagination of the evolutionists.
http://www.trueauthority.com/cvse/whale.htm
As for 'vestigial legs'; It turns out the 'vestigial legs' are really very functional pelvic bones instead:
An Email Exchange Regarding "Vestigial Legs" Pelvic Bones in Whales by Jim Pamplin
Excerpt: The pelvic bones (supposed Vestigial Legs) of whales serve as attachments for the musculature associated with the penis in males and its homologue, the clitoris, in females. The muscle involved is known as the ischiocavernosus and is quite a powerful muscle in males. It serves as a retractor muscle for the penis in copulation and probably provides the base for lateral movements of the penis. The mechanisms of penile motion are not well understood in whales. The penis seems to be capable of a lot of independent motion, much like the trunk of an elephant. How much of this is mediated by the ischiocavernosus is not known.
In females the anatomical parts are smaller and more diffuse. I would imagine that there is something homologous to the perineal muscles in man and tetrapods, which affect the entire pelvic area - the clitoris, vagina and anus.
The pelvic rudiments also serve as origins for the ischiocaudalis muscle, which is a ventral muscle that inserts on the tips of the chevron bones of the spinal column and acts to flex the tail in normal locomotion.
http://www.darwinisdead.com/an_email_exchange_regarding.htm
The time for the supposed transition of whales, from some four legged creature, has now been dramatically shortened;
A Whale of a Problem for Evolution: Ancient Whale Jawbone Found in Antartica - JonathanM - October 2011
Excerpt: Argentine paleontologist Marcelo Reguero said the fossilized archaeocete jawbone found in February dates back 49 million years. In evolutionary terms, that’s not far off from the fossils of even older proto-whales from 53 million years ago that have been found,,,
http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/a-whale-of-a-problem-for-evolution-ancient-whale-jawbone-found-in-antartica/
Discovery of "Oldest Fully Aquatic Whale" Fossil Throws a Major Bone into Whale Evolution Story - Casey Luskin - October 18, 2011
Excerpt: In fact, if this find has been correctly identified, then fully aquatic whales might have existed before many of their alleged semi-aquatic evolutionary precursors.
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2011/10/discovery_of_oldest_fully_aqua052021.html
Whales: New "Icon of Evolution" or a Challenge to Darwinian Theory? - podcast
http://intelligentdesign.podomatic.com/entry/2011-12-02T13_36_08-08_00
"Whales have a long generation time, and they don't have huge populations. They're like the worst-case scenario for trying to evolve structures rapidly," "To fix all the mutations needed to convert a little land mammal into a fully functional whale [in ten million years]--mathematically that's totally not possible." Casey Luskin
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2009/11/6_bones_of_contention_with_nat.html#more
Whale Evolution? Darwinist 'Trawlers' Have Every Reason To Be Concerned:
Excerpt: As one review note
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Eighteenth Ceremony - The University of Adelaide
Wednesday, 28 September 2010, 10.00am
Degree of Master of Comparative Laws (Adelaide/Mann...
published: 10 Oct 2010
Author: The University of Adelaide
Eighteenth Ceremony - The University of Adelaide
Wednesday, 28 September 2010, 10.00am
Degree of Master of Comparative Laws (Adelaide/Mannheim)
Penelope Jane Wells
Degree of Master of Laws
Akhdiyat Setya Purnama
Degree of Master of Laws and Master of Commerce (Accounting)
Ye Xiong
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws
Josephine Elizabeth Battiste, Alex Daniel James-Martin, Daniel Alexander Pallaras,
Daniel also receives the Diploma in Languages, David John Tennant,
David also receives the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Rachael White
Degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honours
Kate Barry, Angelique Diakher Basse, Nicola Jane Brown,Sean Murray Collins, Helen Christina Cooper, Nina Eliseo,
Nina also receives the Degree of Bachelor of Arts,Candice Elyse Evans, Victoria Gilfillan Greenslade, Jessica Hackett,
Bonnie Marie Hallion, Elizabeth Sophia Hepburn, James Alexander Hood, Marko Josipovic, Rebecca Carlene Karlsson, Kendal Anne McCarthy,
Joseph Carl Mencel, Alexandra Nicole Moody, Rebecca Helen Pecanek, Jessica Joy Pengelly, Melissa Brooke Perry, Jennifer Anne Pitchers,
Benjamin Stewart, Peter Donald Frank Varacalli, Hannah Clare Watson, Hannah also receives the Diploma in Languages,
Lauren Sue Whyte, Louise Anna Young
Degree of Bachelor of Laws
Renee Alyse Brunt, Olivia Harrison Burgess, Charlotte Sak Wai-Yern, Mark James D'Angelica, Panagiotis Drapaniotis, Tess Sabina Dunsford,
James Anthony Finamore, Patrick Peter Hansen, Chloe Ann Hillary, Rachel Gemellisa Irawan, Luke Jay Kerins, Rosina Leonardis,
David Ka Yip Leung, Danijel Malbasa, Sarah Ruth Newman, Alan Wilson Ngo, Agapios Andrea Rentoulis , Kim Rachel Sanders,
Brette- Ashley Schumann , Camilee Jade Steele, William Tieu, Andrew Wong, Eleftheria Zambounis
Degree of Bachelor of Laws
Joanne Marie Kracman
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
For a thesis entitled: Remote Sensing to Monitor Interactions Between Aquaculture and the Environment of Spencer Gulf, South Australia
Paul Bierman
For a thesis entitled: A Critical History of Change in Agricultural Extension and Considerations for Future Policies and Programs
Katherine Fay Boon
For a thesis entitled: Modes of Speciation in Subterranean Diving Beetles from a Single Calcrete Aquifer in Central Western Australia
Tessa Margaret Bradford
For a thesis entitled: Evaluation of Soil Hydraulic Limitations in Determining Plant-Available-Water in Light Textured Soils
Sukhpal Singh Chahal
For a thesis entitled: Larval Fish Assemblages in the Lower River Murray, Australia: Examining the Influence of Hydrology, Habitat and Food
Katherine Jane-Maree Cheshire
For a thesis entitled: Motor Unit Activity and Neuromuscular Function after Exercise-Induced Damage to Elbow Flexor Muscles
Tamara Jade Dartnall
For a thesis entitled: Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of an Intracontinental Terrain: The Geological Evolution of The Frome Embayment, Eromanga Basin, Australia
Jessie Davey
For a thesis entitled: Raindrop Size Distribution Retrievals in the Tropics and Mid Latitudes
Bronwyn Kaye Dolman
For a thesis entitled: The Foraging Ecology of the Short-Tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
Luke Einoder
For a thesis entitled: The Reproductive Ecology of Two Terrestrial Orchids, Caladenia rigida and Caladenia tentaculata
Renate Faast
For a thesis entitled: Development and Testing of an Er:Yb:Glass Coherent Laser Radar for Wind Field Mapping
Matthew Carl Heintze
For a thesis entitled: Eucalyptus Camaldulensis (River Red Gum) Biogeochemistry: An Innovative Tool for Mineral Exploration Programs in the Curnamona Province and Adjacent Regions
Karen Angela Hulme
For a thesis entitled: Molecular Genetics of Epilepsy and Mental Retardation Limited to Females (EFMR)
Kim Elizabeth Hynes
For a thesis entitled: Patterns of Telomere Length Change with Age in Aquatic Vertebrates and their Phylogenetic Distribution Among the Jawed Vertebrates
Christopher Izzo
For a thesis entitled: Isolation and Characterisation of Wheat Genes with Early Meiotic Expression
Hayley Rebecca Jolly
For a thesis entitled: Exploring Cosmic-Ray Acceleration in the Galactic Realm
David Jones
For a thesis entitled: The Source and Origin of High Heat Production Granites in the Mt Printer and Other Proterozoic In tires
Kamonporn Kromkhun
For a thesis entitled: Regulation of Sphingosine Kinase by Interacting Proteins
Tamara Leclercq
For a thesis entitled: Excitations of the Nucleon in Lattice QCD
Md. Selim Mahbub
For a thesis entitled: The Life History Characters, Reproductive Constraints and Foraging Strategies of a Neritic Seabird, The Crested Tern
Lachlan James McLeay
For a thesis entitled: Phylogenetics of the Cotesia flavipes Species Complex: Towards the Effective Control of Stemborer Pests in Australia
Katherine Ann Muirhead
For a thesis entitled: Systematics and Diversity of Australian pygopodoid geckos (Pygopodoidea, Gekkota, Squamata).
Paul Oliver
For a thesis entitled: The Impact of Maternal Overnutrition during the Periconceptional Period on the Development of Postnatal Obesity in the Sheep
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Technology to Engineer Crops that need Less Fertilizer
Arcadia Biosciences deploys technology to engineer crops that need less fertilizer so farm...
published: 21 Nov 2008
Author: Efficiency
Technology to Engineer Crops that need Less Fertilizer
Arcadia Biosciences deploys technology to engineer crops that need less fertilizer so farmers can grow more food while creating less pollution. Agriculture is the world's second largest industrial source of green house gas emissions - in large part - because of fertilizers. Nitrous Oxide from fertilizers is emitted into the air as a potent greenhouse gas. Nitrogen also leeches into the water creating aquatic dead zones where fish cannot survive. Arcadia Biosciences uses a naturally present plant gene to increase the amount of nitrogen a plant’s roots can absorb. As a result, farmers can reduce fertilizer use by up to two thirds without sacrificing crop yields. Farmers save money on fertilizer and may increase their profitability with carbon credits. Most importantly, reducing fertilizer use means fewer greenhouse gases and cleaner water.
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