Guidelines for Master's Theses and Projects


APPENDIX A
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A SYSTEMATIC AND ECOLOGICAL STUDY

OF DELPHINIUM LUTEUM HELLER

(RANUNCULACEAE)

by

Edward O. Guerrant, Jr.

A thesis* submitted to

Sonoma State University

in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of

MASTER OF ARTS**

in

Biology

 


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Dr. Charles F. Quibell, Chair ***


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Dr. Robert Sherman ***


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Dr. Joseph Powell ***


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* OR "investigative project," "curriculum project," "creative project"

** OR "MASTER OF SCIENCE," "MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION," etc.

*** Each member of the committee must sign and thesis must be dated.


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AUTHORIZATION FOR REPRODUCTION
OF MASTER'S THESIS/PROJECT

(TYPE ONLY THOSE YOU WANT )

I grant permission for the reproduction of this thesis [project] in its entirety, without further authorization from me, on the condition that the person or agency requesting reproduction absorb the cost and provide proper acknowledgment of authorship.

I grant permission for the reproduction of parts of this thesis [project] without further authorization from me, on the condition that the person or agency requesting reproduction absorb the cost and provide proper acknowledgment of authorship.

Permission to reproduce this thesis [project] in its entirety must be obtained from me.

Permission to reproduce parts of this thesis [project] must be obtained from me.

I do not approve the reproduction of this thesis [project], either in part or in its entirety.

I grant permission to reproduce disc(s), [slide(s)], [tape(s)], without further authorization from me, on the condition that the person or agency requesting reproduction absorb the cost and provide proper acknowledgment of authorship.

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A SYSTEMATIC AND ECOLOGICAL STUDY
OF DELPHINIUM LUTEUM HELLER (RANUNCULACEAE)

Thesis [or Project] by
Edward O. Guerrant, Jr.

ABSTRACT

Purpose of the Study:

Delphinium luteum, the yellow-flowered larkspur, is a narrlowly restricted endemic consisting of two small populations near Bodega Bay, Sonoma County. Early workers suggested that this taxon is most closely related to the widespread red-flowered D. nudicaule. Munz and others report that the blue-flowered D. decorum occasionally hybridizes in nature with D. nudicaule, giving rise to individuals with flowers ranging from purple to yellow.

The purpose of this study is to determine evolutionary position of D. luteum within the tuberiform series of the genus Delphinium.

Procedure:

To determine the evolutionary affinities of D. luteum, this study has used a combination of ecological, chemical (nectar constituents, floral and foliar pigments), and morphological information. In addition, chromosomes were counted, hybridation and pollinator exclosure experiments were conducted, and pollen vector activity was monitored.

Findings:

Delphinium luteum was found to be intermediate between D. nudicaule and D. decorum in almost every morphological character measured in both absolute values and in the ratios between characters. The three taxa have many nectar constituents, and floral and foliar pigments in common, with D. luteum occupying an intermediate condition. It also occupies a habitat intermediate in many ways between those of D. nudicaule and D. decorum.

Conclusions:

The two most likely hypotheses to account for the origin of D. luteum are that it was derived solely from D. nudicaule, or that it was derived from hybridization between D. decorum and D. nudicaule. The data do not support the first hypothesis, and offer strong circumstantial evidence that D. luteum had its origin in a series of hybridizations between D. nudicaule and D. decorum.

Chair: __________________________________

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MA [MS, MBA, etc.] Program: Biology
Sonoma State University

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

Page

I.

The Marriage of the Left and Right Brain

1

Introduction

1

Clues Along the Way: My Story

5

Search for Solutions

17

II.

Case Studies

29

Brief Overview of Six Sessions

32

III.

Methodology

56

Body

56

Mind

71

Spirit

94

IV.

Conclusion

102

Appendix A - Rights of Human Subjects

107

Appendix B - Correspondence

108

Appendix C - Consent Form / Dominance Evaluation Profile Form

110

Appendix D - Session Outlines

112

Appendix E - Self-Reports of Subjects

118

Appendix F - PACE

125

Appendix G - Diagrams and Interpretations of Specific Dominance Profiles

127

Appendix H - Characteristics of Brain Hemispheres

136

Bibliography

137


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