Sydney Digital Theses (Open Access): Recent submissions
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Aspects of the biology of the freshwater crayfish Euastacus spinifer (Heller) (Decapoda: parastacidae)
Published 1980A study of the freshwater crayfish Ehastacus spinifer (Heller) was conducted near Sydney, N.S.W., with the aim of describing the reproduction, growth, population structure and feeding habits of this crayfish under natural ...Open AccessThesis -
Investigation of brainstom transmitter systems : pharmacological studies in the red nucleus of the cat.
Published 1964The red nucleus is a part of the so-called 'extrapyramidal system' (Brodal, 1963) and to lesions of this nucleus have been attributed dyskinetic phenomena clinically observed in man (see Carpenter, 1961). Catecholamines, ...Open AccessThesis -
The low frequency magnetic properties of nickel-iron films and their investigation by BH curve plotter techniques.
Published 1964The present thesis deals with the low frequency or quasistatic properties of thin vacuum evaporated nickel—iron films, in particular with extending the range and accuracy with which these properties can be measured ...Open AccessThesis -
The effect of unknown words and the semantic structure of texts on reading comprehension
Published 1986The correlation between word knowledge and reading comprehension is well established but the nature of the relationship remains unclear. It involves complex interactions among factors such as the proportion of unfamiliar ...Open AccessThesis -
Evolution and British psychology : the influence of Charles Darwin's theories on psychology in Britain between 1858 and 1910
Published 1963The extent of Darwin's influence on British Psychology may be estimated by a comparison of the situation for a period before and after the publication of his central theory in 1858-1859, by an examination of the frequency ...Open AccessThesis