Riddell, James Coleman(University of Oregon, 1970-06)
This is a study of labor migration and the changing village agricultural
production of the Mano society of West Africa brought about by
the participation in the developing western economy of the Republic of
Liberia. ...
Munsell, Marvin Robert(University of Oregon, 1967-06)
Economic change is one of the more visible effects of culture contact. This high visibility may well feature in its apparent primacy. Although culture change may result solely from the interplay of internal forces, few if ...
A major concern of Columbia Plateau archaeology has been the
development of the ethnographic "Plateau pattern." Observed during
historic times, this lifeway focused on permanent riverine winter
villages and intensive ...
Blackwell, Aaron D., 1978-(University of Oregon, 2009-12)
Life history theory examines the allocation of resources among competing demands, including growth, immune function, and reproduction. Immune function can itself be divided into innate, cell mediated, and humoral responses. ...
Gildner, Theresa(University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)
The sex hormone testosterone supports male reproduction. However, testosterone is hypothesized to suppress immune activity, resulting in a tradeoff between energetic investment in reproductive effort and immune function. ...
Evolutionarily, individuals should pursue social strategies which confer advantages such as coalitionary support, mating opportunities, or access to limited resources. How an
individual forms and maintains social bonds ...
Tribal ancestors living on the Oregon coast prior to European contact were skilled fisher-hunter-gatherers residing in a rich environment, home to diverse marine mammals. Euro-Americans over-exploited these marine mammals ...
Midttveit, Erica(University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
Understanding stress in primates has wide ranging implications. It impacts how we understand human stress from an evolutionary perspective and how captive and laboratory primates are kept to best impact their health and ...
In this dissertation, I investigate relationships between gut microbiome variation and social interactions in a natural population of black and white colobus monkey (Colobus vellerosus) at Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, ...
Dartt-Newton, Deana Dawn, 1966-(University of Oregon, 2009-03)
In California, third and fourth grade social science curriculum standards mandate
an introduction to Native American life and the impacts of Spanish, Mexican, and
"American" colonization on the state's indigenous people. ...
Fisher, Joshua B., 1981-(University of Oregon, 2010-03)
This dissertation research takes an ethnographic perspective on competing notions of "fairness" in the first vertically-integrated garment production chain in the world that is certified as fair trade. In sharp contrast ...
Brewster, Melvin G., 1960-(University of Oregon, 2003-12)
The culture history of the northeastern Great Basin, as currently written by the
archaeological profession, is silent as to the view of Gosiute and Shoshone natives about
their own ancestors. The goal of this dissertation ...
While there have been numerous previous investigations into catarrhine cranial ontogeny, these studies have often led to conflicting results, possibly due to the use of different methodologies. Furthermore, comparing the ...
Douglas, Mary Elizabeth(University of Oregon, 1947-06)
The purpose of this thesis is to determine in as
far as is possible, the types of baskets produced by the
Indians of Oregon, their distribution and their affinities
to those in adjacent areas.
Willig, Judith A. (Judith Ann), 1953-(University of Oregon, 1989-06)
Western Clovis and Western Stemmed cultural traditions, archaeologically indexed by fluted (Clovis) and stemmed projectile point complexes, represent the earliest human occupation documented in Far Western North America. ...
The peopling of the Americas, including the possibility that maritime peoples followed a coastal route from Northeast Asia into the New World, is a topic of major interest in archaeology. Paleocoastal sites on California`s ...
Helzer, Margaret Mary, 1963-(University of Oregon, 2001-12)
This study analyzes the botanical and archaeological material from a Middle Holocene occupation at the Bergen site, located in the Fort Rock Basin, Oregon. It serves to complement and enhance over a decade of research ...
Fulton, Kathryn Anne(University of Oregon, 2008-03)
This dissertation observes ways of speaking about environment and community in Kake, a Native Tlingit village on Kupreanof Island in Southeast Alaska. The study investigates the functions and values of legal/regulatory and ...
Winterhoff, Ernest H., 1977-(University of Oregon, 2007-12)
This dissertation examines the role of stone tool production as a strategic resource in the development of chiefly authority in prehistoric Samoa. The evolution of Polynesia's complex chiefly systems is a long standing ...