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BREAKING DOWN A GENOME: DEGENERATIVE GENOME EVOLUTION IN THE CICADA ENDOSYMBIONT HODGKINIA, Matthew A. Campbell
An empirical test of the compensatory hypothesis of sexual fantasy, Stephen E. Cannon
HOST RESPONSES IN EXPERIMENTAL ADIASPIROMYCOSIS, RauÌl J. Cano
Analysis of the effects of a parenting program upon attitudes and behaviors of abusive parents mandated to participate, Linda E. Carlsen
FLUORIDE INDUCED IMPACT ON A CONIFEROUS FOREST NEAR THE ANACONDA ALUMINUM PLANT IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA, Clinton E. Carlson
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ASSERTION TRAINING, Timothy P. Carmody
THE LIFE HISTORY OF BRACHYLECITHUM MOSQUENSIS (SKRIABIN AND ISAICHIKOV 1927) (TREMATODA: DICROCOELIIDAE), William Patrick Carney
THE VERBAL LOGIC OF SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS, Peter L. Carparelli
A COMPARISON OF THE ACCURACY OF SEX KNOWLEDGE OF SELECTED GROUPS OF MONTANA ADULTS, John Lewis Carpenter
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ACTUAL AND PREFERRED NEGOTIATION ROLES AND OPINIONS REGARDING TEACHER-BOARD NEGOTIATIONS OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND MONTANA, John Christopher Carr
The phenomenology of postunification in clients with dissociative identity disorder, Angel Marie Casey
Ecosystem succession in the earliest stages: Linking microbial community structure to ecological function, Sarah C. Castle
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF A CLASS OF NONLINEAR INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS ARISING IN THE FIELD OF PHARMACOKINETICS, Gerald Caton
VIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS ACROSS GEOGRAPHICALLY-DISTINCT SULFOLOBUS SPINDLE-SHAPED VIRUS SYSTEMS, Ruben Michael Ceballos
ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION STUDIES WITH TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, Russell Joseph Centanni
MORPHOGENESIS OF CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM, Rosy Thomas Chacko
Forensic hypnosis: Hypnotic susceptibility and incidental memory, Duncan A. Chambers
The relationship of leadership style to education reform as indicated by teachers' job satisfaction, Rebecca Hsing-Ling Chang
PETROLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BORDER ZONE OF THE IDAHO BATHOLITH BITTERROOT RANGE MONTANA, Ronald Buell Chase
A comparison of teachers' attitudes between collective bargaining and collective gaining schools, Dorothy L. Chatlain
THE MONTANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: A STUDY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN CONFLICT 1884-1959. (VOLUMES I AND II), Edward Byron Chenette
Positive and oscillatory radial solutions of semilinear elliptic and parabolic equations, Shao-hua Chen
Integration of wildlife conservation with local community development: Sanmin and Taoyuan districts in Taiwan as a case study, Tsuilan Chen
COVERT MODELING TREATMENT OF CHILDREN'S DENTAL FEARS, Sanford Lee Chertock
Comparative energetics and life cycle of the opossum shrimp (Mysis relicta) in native and non-native environments, Dale W. Chess
Development of a system for simulating vegetative patterns and processes at landscape scales, Jimmie D. Chew
The ecology of parafluvial ponds on a Rocky Mountain flood plain, Samantha D. Chilcote
INNOVATION AND CHANGE IN CURRICULA FOR MUSIC TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, Gordon B. Childs
BENZENEBORONIC-ESTERS OF 16-ANHYDRO-SUGARS AND THE EFFECTS OF FIRE RETARDANTS ON THE PYROLYSIS OF CELLULOSE AND ITS MODEL COMPOUNDS, Ping-sen Chin
BEHAVIORAL-ANALYTIC ASSESSMENT OF ANGER: A VALIDATIONAL STUDY, Hoili Chong
THE LIBBY DAM PROJECT: AN EX-POST FACTO ANALYSIS OF SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MITIGATION COMMITMENTS RECREATION USAGE AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION, Vito A. Ciliberti
Population dynamics of mountain bluebirds, John J. Citta
IMMUNOGENICITY OF VIABLE AND NONVIABLE FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS VACCINES, James Latham Claflin
SPECIATION IN PENSTEMON (SCROPHULARIACEAE), David Vibert Clark
ON THE BLOCK: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF AUCTIONS, Robert Edward Clark
A STUDY OF THE KINETICS OF THE REACTION OF OSMIUM-TETROXIDE WITH ALKENES, Robert Lee Clark
EFFECT OF A SOLUBLE EXTRACT OF BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS ON STIMULATION OF LEUKOCYTOSIS AND HOMOCYTOTROPIC ANTIBODY IN MICE, Carla Rae Clausen
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE THERMAL AND WATER RELATIONS OF THE TAILED FROG ASCAPHUS TRUEI AND THE PACIFIC TREEFROG HYLA REGILLA, Dennis Lee Claussen
ESCAPE OF HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L. FROM AN INSECT HERBIVORE AT CLEARWATER JUNCTION MONTANA, Bruce D. Clayton
THE INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES OF THE ISING MODEL, David Bernard Clayton
A study of the impact of the elementary principal on the referral rate to special education, Gail L. Cleveland
VALIDITY STUDIES OF THE DENMAN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY MEMORY SCALE AND THE WAIS-R LATERALITY INDEX, Thomas J. Clucas
Trends in above and below-ground production of trees and non-tree vegetation on contrasting aspects in western Montana, Dean Wayne Coble
The relationship between television viewing and marital quality, Kenneth Allen Cogswell
AN ASSESSMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Edmund Kinzel Colby
CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF A COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR GENDER-IDENTITY (SEX-ROLE SCHEMATIC), C. Maureen Cole
AN APPLICATION OF SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY TO UTILITY SCALING OF INTRACRANIAL REINFORCEMENT, Warren Robert Coleman
A PETROCHEMICAL MODEL FOR THE TUNGSTEN-BEARING SKARNS IN THE PIONEER MOUNTAINS MONTANA, Benjamin I. Collins
LATE QUATERNARY GLACIOLACUSTRINE AND VEGETATIONAL HISTORY OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA, Cathy Lynn Connor
Effect of coordinating explicit phonics materials and direct instruction techniques with a basal reading program on first-grade reading performance, A. Denise Conrad
THE METABOLISM OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS IN THE SYRIAN HAMSTER, James Donald Converse
Ecological and physiological constraints on avian incubation behavior and nest-site selection, Courtney J. Conway
A FACTORIAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF LABELING APPEARANCE AND BEHAVIOR ON ADOLESCENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED, J. William Cook
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRUCTURAL COMMUNICATION STUDY UNIT IN PROMOTING HIGH LEVEL THINKING ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION WITH TWELFTH-GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS, Leon Adelbert Cook
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT CRITICISM AND MODERN PERFORMANCE EDITION OF THE GRAND SYMPHONY FOR BAND BY HECTOR BERLIOZ, Donald Andrew Cooper
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RITALIN AND TOKEN ECONOMY IN INCREASING HYPERKINETICCHILDREN'S COLORING BEHAVIOR, William Henry Costello
PUBLIC OPINION TOWARD EDUCATION IN SELECTED SOUTHERN ALBERTA SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMPARED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE 1983 GALLUP POLL OF ATTITUDES TOWARD EDUCATION, Melvin A. Cottle
A STUDY OF STUDENT-TEACHER ATTITUDE SHIFTS AS AFFECTED BY THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT STUDY, Edward K. Courtney
Self-esteem and anxiety comparisons among traditional and nontraditional postsecondary vocational technical students, Charles R. Couture
The early Campanian flora of the Two Medicine Formation northcentral Montana, David Crabtree
An investigation of complementarity in pre-interactional choice, Scott Cramton
Leadership characteristics of elementary school principals related to reading achievement, Gayle Marie Crane
ASYMPTOTICALLY PERIODIC SOLUTIONS TO SOME INTEGRAL EQUATIONS IN EPIDEMIC MODELS, Thomas L. Cromer
THE EFFECT OF A READING PROGRAM UTILIZING SELECTED READING PASSAGES ON READING ACHIEVEMENT AND READING ATTITUDE OF SEVENTH GRADE CORRECTIVE READERS, Rhea Ann Cronin
SHIGELLA KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS IN THE RABBIT, William Richard Cross
PERIODIC AND APERIODIC ENTRAINMENTS IN ELECTRICALLY COUPLED CHEMICAL OSCILLATORS (BELOUSOV-ZHABOTINSKII POINCARE CHAOS), Michael F. Crowley
EFFECTS OF MAGNITUDE AND DELAY OF REWARD ON PERCEPTUAL RECOGNITION RESPONSES, Bert Cunin
EFFECTS OF REWARDED PRACTICE AND DECREASED REWARD ON THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES, Bertha Hoffman Cunin
AN INVESTIGATION OF MEDIATED FACILITATION AND OTHER TRANSFER EFFECTS IN PAIRED-ASSOCIATES VERBAL LEARNING, Mark Cunningham
SHALLOW GROUNDWATER SALINIZATION IN DRYLAND FARM AREAS OF MONTANA, Stephan G. Custer
BIOLOGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC PROPERTIES OF INVESTIGATIONAL Q FEVER VACCINES IN MICE (COXIELLA BURNETII), Todd Allen Damrow
Alcoholism and antisocial personality disorder: Related discrete personality variables?, Dudley Dana
BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS OF DEVELOPMENT RATES OF RAINBOW TROUT (GENE REGULATION METABOLIC EFFICIENCY GROWTH HETEROZYGOSITY), Roy Guenter Danzmann
A COMPARISON OF THE VERBAL BEHAVIOR OF CLIENTS COUNSELED BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION AND BY FACE-TO-FACE COUNSELING PROCEDURES, James Frank Dasinger
Assessing readiness for behavior change associated with type II diabetes in a Native American population, Brian Alan Daskivich
POPULATION ECOLOGY AND GENETICS OF ASCAPHUS TRUEI: AN EXAMINATION OF GENE FLOW AND NATURAL SELECTION, Charles H. Daugherty
THE FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF VARIATION IN THE VOCAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OF JAPANESE QUAIL, Elizabeth Lynn Daugherty
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE NATURE AND RELEVANCE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS CURRICULA FOR SELECTED TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Everett E. Davis
PREDICTING PROBABLE FAILURE IN COLLEGE-LEVEL MUSIC THEORY COURSES, Samuel Eugene Davis
THE ROLE OF PRELIMINARY MAGAZINE TRAINING IN ACQUISITION OF THE AUTO-SHAPED KEYPECK, George Howard Davol
THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION COMMERCIALS FOR LOW-NUTRITION AND PRO-NUTRITION FOODS ON CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO RESIST TEMPTATION, Brenda L. Dawson
SELF-PERCEPTION THEORY AND THE EFFECTS OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ON MOOD STATES, Leland James Dayley
FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF BROWN BEARS ON KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA, William Welling Deacy
ASPECTS OF CATEGORICAL TOPOLOGY, Vilas Edward Deane
UNLEARNING OF FIRST-LIST ASSOCIATIONS AND RESPONSES AS A FUNCTION OF THE INTERPOLATED LEARNING METHOD, Lambert Hermann Deckers
DEPRESSION DEPTH OF RELATEDNESS AND EARLY EXPERIENCE, Clifford Roy Dempster
THE MODELING OF HYPNOTIC BEHAVIOR, Michael Gairns DeStefano
HYPNOSIS AND COVERT MODELING IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY, David A. Devine
A VALUE ANALYSIS OF SASKATCHEWAN SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOKS, Harry Dhand
ECOLOGY OF THE HOG DEER IN ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK NEPAL (MORPHOLOGY ACTIVITY POPULATION DYNAMICS MOVEMENTS HOME RANGES), Sanat K. Dhungel
AN ASSOCIATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ALCOHOL TOLERANCE EFFECT, Richard Dill
Production and applications of scalemic nonactate, Jennifer M. Dinges
Racial differences on the Cognitive Laterality Battery and coevolution of thers+ gene for sequential processing, Sherry Dingman
INDUCED DYSPHORIC MOOD EMOTIONAL RECALL AND MOOD ALTERATION, Lesley J. Dlugokinski