A revision of the species of Anogdus LeConte of the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae: Leiodini)

A review of the genus Anogdus LeConte (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae: Leiodini) of North America finds 16 species. Ten of these were previously described and there are no new synonyms. Six are named as new species: A. alachua n. sp., of Florida; A. cochise, n. sp., of Arizona; A. huachuca n. sp., of Arizona; A. rileyi n. sp, of Texas; A. texanus n. sp., of Texas and Oklahoma; and A. tridens n. sp, of Arkansas, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. A key is provided to aid identification of the species

“Not Unless Necessary”: Student Responses to War Work at the University of Toronto, 1914-1918

During the First World War, participation in the war effort at the University of Toronto was defined by gender. The university encouraged male students to enlist and female students to work in munitions and agriculture. Though public reaction to the war was overwhelmingly positive in Toronto and at the university, University of Toronto student publications such as The Varsity, student records from the Office of the Registrar, and writings by university students capture more complex student reactions to the war. These sources present voices of discomfort and tiredness with the university’s support of the war effort and complicate gendered expectations of participation during the Great War.Au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, la participation étudiante à l’effort de guerre à l’Université de Toronto était définie en fonction du sexe. L’université encourageait les hommes à s’enrôler et les femmes à travailler dans les usines de munitions ou en agriculture. Si la réaction publique à la guerre a été très manifestement positive, les publications étudiantes telles que The Varsity, les dossiers étudiants du bureau du registraire et certains écrits d’étudiants permettent de nuancer cette impression. Ces sources révèlent en effet un malaise et une certaine lassitude à l’égard du soutien de l’université à la guerre et complexifient l’histoire des attentes à la fois des étudiants et des étudiantes par rapport à la participation à la Grande Guerre

"The Backdrop Against Which Everything Happened": English-Canadian Student Movements and Off-Campus Movements for Change

This article examines the relationship between the 1960s’ student movements at English-Canadian universities and provincial, national, and international movements for change. Student activists, the intellectual and political leaders of the student movements, were greatly influenced by issues external to the university and inspired by movements aimed at wider social change. Through an examination of the student movements at three English-Canadian universities — University of Toronto, University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now University of Regina), and Simon Fraser University — it becomes clear that, although external issues and movements often failed to mobilize large numbers of students on campus and frequently divided student leaders themselves, student activists were inspired by what they saw as national liberation movements, including the Civil Rights Movement, the Red Power Movement, the Quiet Revolution in Quebec, the Vietnam War, and the Canadian nationalist movement. Such external movements, which sought democratic rights for perceived oppressed groups, helped shape the political culture on university campuses and often further radicalized student activists. Throughout the Sixties, student activists continued to draw inspiration from global, national, and provincial movements aimed at wider societal change and they became increasingly radicalized, seeking change both within the university and in the wider society

Spins of (dis)integration: What might 'reformers' in Canada learn from the 'social dimension' of the European Union?

In the Canadian discussion, the EU model ('Social Europe') has inspired a range of proposals for restructuring Canada. The article gives an introduction to 'where the social dimension and social policy are at' in the EU. Then the political relevance of the EU experience for Canada is explored whether this be for a Québécois independence perspective or for a Canadian interprovincial-compact as outlined in 1996 by Thomas Courchene. Finally, I shall conclude with some remarks on 'globalization and the welfare state' - a powerfully related issue, wherein welfare states can turn out to be foundations for both opening up and thence ensuring the openness of western economies for 'embedded liberalism' - as well as for 're-embedding liberalism' - as against being perceived purely as the inevitable victims of an unstoppable 'march of [the forces of] globalization' (Thomas Courchene), as has been most often envisioned. --

Ecosystem Shock: The Devastating Impacts of Invasive Species on the Great Lakes Food Web

Gives an account of the changes to the Great Lakes ecosystem brought about by non-native aquatic species. Assesses the current and future impacts on fish communities and commercial fisheries. Provides policy and research recommendations

Christof Migone : trou

"The first monograph published on this artist, Christof Migone. Trou examines one of the most exciting bodies of work in Quebec art in recent years. As a way of demonstrating the uniqueness of a multidisciplinary practice that began in the mid-1980s, the Galerie proposes this generously illustrated publication, which includes an essay by Nicole Gingras as well as short texts by the artist, rich, complex, dense, with multiple levels and meanings. Here, one can discover several new works illuminated from a retrospective point of view. The book was published to coincide with an important solo exhibition by Christof Migone, presented at the Galerie de l’UQAM from October 20 to November 25, 2006." -- Publisher's website

A Synthesis of Ecological and Fish-Community Changes in Lake Ontario, 1970-2000

We assessed stressors associated with ecological and fishcommunity changes in Lake Ontario since 1970, when the first symposium on Salmonid Communities in Oligotrophic Lakes (SCOL I) was held (J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 29: 613-616). Phosphorus controls implemented in the early 1970s were undeniably successful; lower food-web studies showed declines in algal abundance and epilimnetic zooplankton production and a shift in pelagic primary productivity toward smaller organisms. Stressors on the fish community prior to 1970 such as exploitation, sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) predation, and effects of nuisance populations of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) were largely ameliorated by the 1990s. The alewife became a pivotal species supporting a multi-million-dollar salmonid sport fishery, but alewife-induced thiamine deficiency continued to hamper restoration and sustainability of native lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Expanding salmonine populations dependent on alewife raised concerns about predator demand and prey supply, leading to reductions in salmonine stocking in the early 1990s. Relaxation of the predation impact by alewives and their shift to deeper water allowed recovery of native fishes such as threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides). The return of the Lake Ontario ecosystem to historical conditions has been impeded by unplanned introductions. Establishment of Dreissena spp. led to increased water clarity and increased vectoring of lower trophic-level production to benthic habitats and contributed to the collapse of Diporeia spp. populations, behavioral modifications of key fish species, and the decline of native lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Despite reduced productivity, exotic-species introductions, and changes in the fish community, offshore Mysis relicta populations remained relatively stable. The effects of climate and climate change on the population abundance and dynamics of Lake Ontario fish were unknown at the time of SCOL I, but a temperature-time series begun in the late 1950s in the Kingston Basin has since provided evidence of climate warming and associated fishcommunity changes. We should expect ecological surprises in the coming decades that will challenge scientists and fishery managers especially as they face new exotic species, climate warming, and escalating stakeholder demands on the resource. Continuous long-term ecological studies were critical for interpreting changes in Lake Ontario’s fish community over the past three decades and will be essential in the future for both scientific understanding and management of the fishery

A revision of the species of \u3ci\u3eAnogdus\u3c/i\u3e LeConte of the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae: Leiodini)

A review of the genus Anogdus LeConte (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae: Leiodini) of North America finds 16 species. Ten of these were previously described and there are no new synonyms. Six are named as new species: A. alachua n. sp., of Florida; A. cochise, n. sp., of Arizona; A. huachuca n. sp., of Arizona; A. rileyi n. sp, of Texas; A. texanus n. sp., of Texas and Oklahoma; and A. tridens n. sp, of Arkansas, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. A key is provided to aid identification of the species