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Item Aaron Robert "Babe" Schwartz Papers(1967) Schwartz, Aaron Robert "Babe"Aaron Robert “Babe” Schwartz, Texas state senator, lawyer, and professor, was born to Russian immigrant parents in Galveston, Texas on July 17, 1926. Schwartz taught Ocean and Coastal Law at The University of Houston Law Center for 7 semesters, Texas A&M University at Galveston for three semesters, and one semester at the University of Texas at Austin law school. Since 1981 he has served as a lobbyist, which includes lobbying for environmental projects and causes. Schwartz is well known for his protection of the Open Beaches Act, which protects public access to state beaches.Item An Aberrant Green Sturgeon from the Lower Columbia River(1964) Miller, George C.Item Item Abundance and Production of Young Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and Yellow Perch in Two Infertile Michigan Lakes(1977) Clady, MichaelAbundance, growth, mortality, and production were studied for young largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (M. dolomieui), and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in two infertile Michigan lakes (total alkalinity of 3-10 mg/liter). Year-class strength was highly variable. Mean annual survival during the second year was 5 percent for yellow perch, 12 percent for largemouth bass, and 27 percent for smallmouth bass. Mean survival of older juveniles was 69, 40, and 42 percent, respectively. Growth appeared to be positively related to abundance during the first two years of life but negatively related to density thereafter. Yearly production/biomass ratios averaged 2.1 for yellow perch, 1.4 for largemouth bass, and 1.1 for smallmouth bass. Production by young of the year populations revealed that juveniles made up 36 to 50 percent of the total standing crop and 77 and 84 percent of total production by largemouth and smallmouth bass. Maintenance of constant biomass and production relative to fluctuations in year-class strength implies feedback mechanisms between as well as within age groups.Item Academic Council, 1975-1993(Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1975) Texas A&M University at Galveston facultyAcademic Council Records, 1977-1993 . By-laws, minutes of the meetings, correspondence, and other files pertaining to the work of the Council at Texas A&M University at GalvestonItem Academic Regulations, 1979-1986(1979) Texas A&M University at GalvestonBound volumes of the academic regulations. “The purpose of this handbook is to present the rules and regulations which govern student academic endeavors and activities at Texas A&M University at Galveston and which describe faculty and staff obligations in their work with students (1985-1986).”Item Additions to Texas Marine Mollusca(1958-04) Moore, Donald R.Item Administration Files, 1962-1995(1962) Office of the PresidentThese are the correspondence files from the Office of the President at Texas A&M University at Galveston between 1977 and 1989. The work of three presidents who served during those years: William H. Clayton, 1979-1986 Sammy Ray, Interim President, 1987 William Merrell, 1987-1992 Such as budgets, audits, requests for legislative appropriations, strategic and master plans, and other such reports are bound separately.Item Age, Growth, and Sex Ratios in the Crayfish, Faxonius Propinquus(1934) Creaser, EdwinThe writer has recently employed a new method for the study of seasonal changes in male crayfish. Data were also obtained at the same time for the present paper on age-groups, growth, and sex ratios of the common crayfish, Faxonius propinquus.Item Agglutination of Microfilariae in the Blood of the Dog Infected with Dirofilaria Immitis(1958) Yutuc, Lope M.Item Alepisaurus Brevirostris, a New Species of Lancefish from the Western North Atlantic(1960-03-14) Gibbs, Robert H. Jr.Item Item Amino Acids in Extracellular Fluids of Physalia Physalis and Aurelia Aurita(1964-12-27) Lane, Charles E.; Pringle, Elaine; Bergere, Anne M.1. Extracellular fluid in Physalia physalis occurs chiefly in the gastrovascular cavity. In Aurelia aurita it permeates the loosely organized mesoglea. 2. P. physalis gastrovascular fluid tends to be constant in composition from animal to animal regardless of size, season, or nutritive state. 3. Although the amino acid composition of the extracellular fluid proteins in the two animals is qualitatively similar, there are pronounced quantitative differences. 4. P. physalis fluids contain 200 to 500 times more amino acids/mL than do those of A. aurita.Item The Analysis of Sea Water A Review(1955-08) Barnes, H.Item An analysis of tanker casualties for the ten year period 1969-1978(1979) Meade, Norman; Anderson, Robert; Keith, Virgil; Goldberg, N.J.; Willis, RichardThroughout the last decade pollution of the seas by oil tankers has become the subject of increasing public concern. A number of studies were undertaken during this period in an effort first to determine the causes of accidental tanker oil pollution and then to predict more accurately the rate of occurrence of such events and the resulting spill sizes.Item An Annotated Check-List of Trematodes and Cestodes and their Vertebrate Hosts from Northwest Florida(1960-12) Loftin, HoraceItem Aporte al Conocimiento de los Peces del Arrecife Alacranes, Yucatan (Mexico)(1964) Hildebrand, Henry H.; Chávez, Humberto; Compton, HenryItem Aporte al Conocimiento de los Peces del Arrecife Alacranes, Yucatan, Mexico(1964) Hildebrand, Henry; Chavez, Humberto; Compton, HenryItem Application of Pulse Techniques to Sonic Anemometry(1963) Bisberg, Arthur; Peirce, Russell M.A sonic anemometer has been developed which measures wind velocity by transmitting and receiving a train of pulses through pairs of transducers on a time-shared basis. This instrument offers linear, rapid response measurements of the wind and direct readout of the horizontal and vertical velocity components. The development of this instrument thus permits steady-state and turbulent wind loading, wind shear, and short gust length data to be obtained for application to the design of various aerospace vehicles. A discussion is presented of the initial wind tunnel and field test results, which indicate that the operation of the instrument is satisfactory.Item An Approach to Historical Oceanography(1963) Cooper, L. H. N.