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Goniothalamus tripetalus (Lam.) Veldk. & R.M.K. Saunders (Annonaceae), comb. nov.
No full textJ. F. VELDKAMP & R. M. K. SAUNDERS. 2010. Goniothalamus tripetalus (Lam.) Veldk. & R. M. K. Saunders
(Annonaceae), comb. nov. Reinwardtia 13(2): 167–169. — Goniothalamus tripetalus (Lam.) Veldk. & R. M. K.
Saunders (Annonaceae) is a new combination.published_or_final_versio
Saunders, K G, NX40432
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/415384Surname: SAUNDERS. Given Name(s) or Initials: K G. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX40432. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 43367.235935
Item: [2016.0049.47645] "Saunders, K G, NX40432
Goniothalamus obtusatus R. M. K. Saunders
No full text<i>Goniothalamus obtusatus</i> (Baill.) R.M.K.Saunders <p> <i>Oxymitra obtusata</i> Baill., <i>Adansonia; recueil d’observations botaniques</i> 8: 178 (Baillon 1868). —</p> <p> Lectotype: <b>New Caledonia</b>. <i>sin. loc.</i>, 186[?], <i>Vieillard 641</i> (P [P01982592], here designated).</p> <p>LECTOTYPIFICATION</p> <p> Baillon (1868: 178) described <i>Oxymitra obtusata</i> Baill., the basionym of <i>Goniothalamus obtusatus</i>,based on specimens indicated as being “dans les collections de M.Vieillard”, and following the diagnosis, he stated “ <i>Oritur in Novae-Caledoniae montibus, ubi legit cl. Vieillard</i> ”, which indicates that the type material comprises Vieillard’s collections (plural). Saunders & Wang (2011) interpreted this as <i>Vieillard s.n.</i> and cite the “ holotype ” as being at P.But the Paris herbarium has no fewer than eight herbarium specimens made by Vieillard, all of which thus represent potential syntypes.Moreover, the system used by Vieillard to number his material is well known to be “special and irrational” (Morat 2010) because he assigned a given number to what he thought was a species rather than a single gathering, a situation that was further complicated by the fact that label exchanges are also suspected (Guillaumin 1942). Thus when a species is typified by two or more Vieillard specimens, it is prudent to consider them as probable syntypes or isosyntypes (Gâteblé <i>et al.</i> 2021). Of the eight sheets of <i>Oxymitra obtusata</i> deposited in Paris, three (P01749441, P01982589, P01982591) were previously in the herbarium in Caen (CN transferred to Paris in the 1970s) and were probably not seen by Baillon. Among the five remaining specimens, three have labels with locality information, Balade (P01982590) or Wagap (P01982594, P01982595), which is not indicated in the protologue. The two remaining specimens (P01982592, P01982593) are the only ones with the name <i>Oxymitra obtusata</i> Baill. in Baillon’s hand; P01982592 is in better condition and includes dissected fruits with isolated seeds in a packet, and since it was on the basis of the characteristics of the seed that Baillon used the epithet “obtusata”, this sheet (P01982592) is chosen as the lectotype.</p> <p> Some variations can be observed in <i>Goniothalamus obtusatus</i> (Baill.) R.M.K.Saunders, notably in monocarp shape, with some being globose, wide and with a rounded apex in one, and others narrower with a more acute apex. We were not able to relate this variation to other morphological characters nor to ecological or edaphic differences.</p>Published as part of <i>Munzinger, Jérôme, Johnson, David M. & Saunders, Richard M. K., 2023, Novitates neocaledonicae XIV: A third species of Goniothalamus (Blume) Hook. f. & Thomson from New Caledonia and lectotypification of G. obtusatus (Baill.) R. M. K. Saunders, pp. 327-335 in Adansonia (3) (3) 45 (20)</i> on pages 333-334, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2023v45a20, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8334996">http://zenodo.org/record/8334996</a>
Heartbeat Horizon: Saunders\u27s Presentation to Executive Board of Directors Sept. 2012
No full textSpeech/presentation by Saunders to the Board of Directors. Outlines how Heartbeat changed Saunders\u27s view of God, Jesus, the Bible, and the church; the importance of vision and the compelling drive of Heartbeat\u27s vision; and a proposal for Heartbeat for the next three years of 2012-2015 and the role Saunders feels he should play. Future goals include a book Saunders wants to author, a Heartbeat Institute, and a plan for laying up content and marketing it to a wide audience.
Typed presentation also contains notes and revisions handwritten by Saunders
How Sex Ratio Influences the Population Dynamics of the Red Flour Beetle
No full textCitation: Saunders, J. (2017). How Sex Ratio Influences the Population Dynamics of the Red Flour Beetle . 1st Annual Undergraduate Research Experience in Entomology Symposium, November 16, 2016. Manhattam, KS.Sex ratios can influence the population biology of organisms (Wade, M.j. 1984 and Lee, Smith 1978). Sex ratios can also influence the sexual and reproductive fitness of males and females (Michalczyk, ?ukasz 2011). I wanted to determine if manipulating the sex ratios would influence the sexual biology of red flour beetles. I tested this using three different male-female ratios and three replicates of each. I found out that the 2:1 malefemale ratio had an increased weight and fitness compared to the 1:1 and 5:1 ratios. This means that an increase in ratio will increase the reproductive fitness of red flours beetles to an extent; however, past the 2:1 ratio, it declines near the 1:1 ratio
Porter, K. R. Herpetology. Philadelphia, Saunders, 1972
No full textBourlière François. Porter, K. R. Herpetology. Philadelphia, Saunders, 1972. In: La Terre et La Vie, Revue d'Histoire naturelle, tome 27, n°1, 1973. pp. 170-171
An empirical model of long-term thermospheric density change
No full textPredicting the positions of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) requires a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic nature of the atmosphere. For objects in LEO the most significant orbit perturbation is atmospheric drag, which is a function of the local atmospheric density from a layer in the atmosphere called the thermosphere. For long-term predictions of satellite orbits and ephemerides, any density trend in the thermosphere is a necessary consideration, not only for satellite operators, but also for studies of the future LEO environment in terms of space debris. Numerous studies of long-term thermospheric density change have been performed.Predictions by Roble & Ramesh (2002), along with evidence by Keating (2000), Emmert et al.(2004), Marcos et al. (2005), Qian et al. (2006) and Emmert et al. (2008), strongly suggest the existence of such a phenomenon. Therefore, the objective of the research presented in this thesis is to provide a novel method to evaluate quantitatively thermospheric density change. Satellite drag data is an effective medium through which one can investigate local thermospheric density and changes thereof. There are many ways of determining atmospheric density, but inferring thermospheric density from satellite drag data is a relatively cost-effective way of gathering in-situ measurements. To do this, knowledge about a satellite’s physical properties that are intrinsic to atmospheric drag is required. A study by Saunders et al. (2009) highlighted problems with estimating a satellite’s physical properties directly from data given explicitly by Two-Line Element (TLE) sets. This prompted an investigation into ways to estimate ballistic coefficients: a required satellite parameter associated with drag coefficient and area-to-mass ratio. A novel way of estimating satellite ballistic coefficients was derived and is presented in this thesis. Additionally, novel consideration of atmospheric chemical composition was applied on long-term drag coefficient variability. Using a quantitative estimate of a ballistic coefficient one can propagate numerically a satellite’s orbit and predict the effects of atmospheric drag. Given an initial satellite orbit from TLE data, one approach is to use an orbital propagator to predict the satellite’s state at some time ahead and then to compare that state with TLE data at the same epoch. The difference between the semi-major axes of the initial orbit and that after the orbit propagation is then integrated and can be used to estimate the global average density. The method employed in this study utilises this process. To achieve this, a specially developed, computer-based, numerical orbital propagator was written in the programming language C/C++. The underlying theories and implementation tests for this propagator are presented in this thesis
Obituary of Donald K. Saunders, 80, of Westbrook, a former mayor of Westbrook an
No full textObituary of Donald K. Saunders, 80, of Westbrook, a former mayor of Westbrook and a former chairman of Saunders Bros. Dowell Mill
Photograph of Benk Green and Tom B. Saunders III at Saunders Ranch Museum
No full textPhotograph at the Saunders Ranch Museum of author Benk Green and Tom B. Saunders III
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