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Carey, T. J., and C. J. Smallridge. "A Research Project to Establish Criteria for the Reintroduction of Platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus Into Selected Locations in South Australia." Australian Mammalogy 20, no. 2 (1998): 300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am98300.

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Platypuses were once common through many waterways of South Australia but now only live in a small system of rivers on Kangaroo Island where they were introduced in 1940. There is renewed interest from individuals and organisations in re-establishing the species in areas of mainland South Australia. The main objective of this project is to identify essential criteria for maintaining platypuses in South Australian ponds. Platypuses were captured on Kangaroo Island and introduced into a two pond system at McLaren Vale south of Adelaide. The animals were radio tagged and their behaviour monitored. Prior to introduction the habitat was fenced to exclude foxes and feral cats. The ponds were improved by the removal of mosquito fish and trout, placement of snags in the water, planting of aquatic vegetation at the margin and management of the water volume and surface area. Observations indicated that soft moist soil at water level aids the creation of burrows and refuges which may take months to establish. In the interim platypuses will make use of natural earth cracks or create refuges in vegetation. The animals are active in the grassy surrounds, move freely between ponds and feed on supplements of mealworms and earthworms. Key requirements for establishing platypuses in pond systems will include the exclusion of mammalian predators, providing a habitat conducive to the establishment of burrows and optimising food availability.
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Lypska, A. I., N. K. Rodionova, N. M. Riabchenko, O. O. Burdo, D. O. Vyshnevskiy, and H. Ishiniwa. "Estimation of status of small rodents’ natural populations from the transformed ecosystems of the Chornobyl exclusion zone according to the complex of biological indicators." Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy 21, no. 4 (2020): 328–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/jnpae2020.04.328.

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Morphophysiological and hematological parameters of different species and ontogenesis types of mice rodents from the drained areas of the Chornobyl cooling pond were studied for the first time; comparative analysis, including data of control and stable populations of the Chornobyl exclusion zone, was performed. Radioecological characterization of the research sites was carried out; the contents of the main dose-forming radionuclides were determined; animals’ exposure doses were estimated. In all experimental groups, similar changes in the hematopoietic system were observed, however, pathological features were less pronounced in individuals from the drained areas of the cooling pond. It was revealed that in the animal body under the chronic low dose exposure activation of compensatory and recovery processes occurs along with the destructive processes. It has been shown that the lifetime increase in radiation exposure of mature animals causes the imbalance of bone marrow hematopoiesis with the gradual exhaustion of blood system potential.
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Haarsma, A. J., and H. Siepel. "Group size and dispersal ploys: an analysis of commuting behaviour of the pond bat (Myotis dasycneme)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 92, no. 1 (2014): 57–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2013-0052.

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Like most bat species, the pond bat (Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825)) lives in roosts more or less in the centre of their foraging habitat and are considered central-place foragers. Commuting routes, or flyways, between roosts and hunting areas have an essential ecological function for bats. We summarize the results of research performed on the commuting routes of pond bats between 2002 and 2009. We give, among others, a description on how bats disperse, how to recognize a commuting route, and details about the effort needed to make a complete survey of one commuting route. Furthermore, we make a relation between number of animals on the route and size of their respective roost. The results suggest pond bats are not completely reliant on waterways for reaching their foraging habitat; they use directional dispersal, following commuting routes over waterways in combination with shortcuts over land. These results provide information that can be used to better understand how bats use their commuting routes. Also, the knowledge can be applied to survey work.
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Kovalchuk, I. I., R. S. Fedoruk, and M. M. Tsap. "Main directions of research and achievements of the Laboratory of ecological physiology and product quality in 2000–2020." Animal Biology 22, no. 3 (2020): 45–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/animbiol22.03.045.

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The article presents the main directions of research and the most significant results of the laboratory of ecological physiology and product quality of the Institute of Animal Biology of NAAS for twenty years of its activity. The results of basic research and applied developments obtained during the implementation of tasks included in the scientific programs of NAAS and the Scientific and Methodological Center “Animal Physiology” are presented. The main characteristics of the physiological impact of new effective feed additives and BAS, tested in production and implemented on different species of animals — cattle, sheep, poultry, rabbits, bees, in pond fish, substantiated methods of their use. The relationship between the degree of man-made pollution and the intensity of physiological and biochemical processes in animals, their adaptive and reproductive capacity. The method of arterio-venous difference in the mammary gland revealed some mechanisms of physiological influence of Cd in the body of cows during lactation under conditions of experimental loading of its salts of different concentrations, the level of biotransformation into milk. The study of the biological action of new organic compounds Se in cows, calves and breeding bulls was started for the first time. The composition of the feed additive based on the drug “Sel-Pleks” was developed and tested, which increases the immunobiological, productive and reproductive ability of the body of cows in the conditions of intensive technogenic load. New scientific data on the biological action of the developed protein-mineral supplements in the body of rabbits with different methods of maintenance and feeding. Physiological and biochemical mechanisms of influence of terms of weaning of young rabbits on immunobiological reactivity of an organism are found out. A recipe for granular feed with high protein content has been developed and its effect on growth intensity and physiological and biochemical processes in rabbits has been studied. Possibilities of application of genetically modified feeds in animal feeding and their influence on physiological status, ecological safety and quality of production are substantiated. The influence of GMO soybeans and products of their processing on the formation of adaptive reactions and functioning of individual organs and systems in animals has been studied. The absence of a pronounced negative effect of transgenic soy on the growth and development of the organism and its reproductive ability in female animals has been proved. The effect of Ge in the form of germanium citrate, obtained by nanotechnological method and chemically synthesized, on the state of the immune, reproductive antioxidant and detoxification systems of the body in laboratory rats of two generations has been studied. The peculiarities of ontogenetic development of male F1 rats under the action of different doses of germanium citrate have been elucidated. The possibility of using small and medium doses of germanium citrate to stimulate the body’s immune and antioxidant systems, its reproductive capacity in females of multiple animals is substantiated. Changes in physiological and biochemical parameters of blood and detoxification ability of rats F0 and F1 under the action of different doses of germanium citrate were established. The effect of different doses of germanium citrate on the content of biotic mineral elements in tissues and organs of animals has been studied. Peculiarities of histological structure of tissues of immunocompetent organs of female F1 rats under the action of different doses of germanium citrate are noted. The role of the laboratory staff in the improvement of existing and development of new methods of physiological, biochemical and ecological research, State standards, the possibility of their adaptation and harmonization to modern conditions of science and production is shown.
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Kalesaran, Ockstan J. "PEMELIHARAAN POST LARVA (PL4-PL9) UDANG VANNAMEI (Penaeus vannamei) DI HATCHERY PT. BANGGAI SENTRAL SHRIMP PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGAH." JURNAL PERIKANAN DAN KELAUTAN TROPIS 6, no. 1 (2010): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.35800/jpkt.6.1.2010.121.

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White shrimp culture have been developed in some part of brackish water pond area in Indonesia, either in extensive, semi intensive or intensive technology and it resulted increasing on Indonesian shrimp culture production. At post larval stages, the pleopods become fully developed and functional. The animals grow very fast in terms of size and are able to swim freely although early post larvae are still planktonic. This research was done to know post larval rearing in Hatchery of PT. Banggai Sentral Shrimp. Preparation of basic facilities such as larval rearing tanks, water supply and aeration system is one of the most important activities in hatchery operation. Good water quality should be strictly maintained especially during this phase of larva rearing.
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Hsieh, Hung Ren. "Case Study on the Environmental Education Application Status for Water Recycling Facilities in Elementary and Junior High Schools in Yilan." Applied Mechanics and Materials 284-287 (January 2013): 1453–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.284-287.1453.

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The goal of school campus renovations in Taiwan is sustainability. In addition to providing an atmosphere of high-performance and learning, these renovations can support school environmental education by being like a ‘living textbook’. In light of Yilan’s climate, a water recycling facility has become the focus of sustainable campus renovation. Considering the 10 elementary and junior high schools in Yilan that have already built water recycling facilities, this research studied the application status of a facility for environmental education, employing such research methods as document reviews, field surveys, lesson plans analysis, user interviews, and questionnaire surveys. According to the results of this research, a water recycling facility can serve as a good textbook for environmental education in elementary, junior high, and high schools in Yilan. Environmental education using water recycling facilities has achieved great success. However, teachers have encountered the following problems while teaching their lessons: anxiety over the depth of the pond and poor water quality, limited instruction facilities and explanations regarding animals and plants, lack of proper operation space for instruction, and teachers’ inadequate understanding of the operation of water recycling facilities.
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Asif, Abdulla Al, Amir Hossain, Hadi Hamli, Saiful Islam, and SM Lutful Kabir. "Research trends of aqua medicines, drugs and chemicals (AMDC) in Bangladesh: the last decade's (2011-2020) story to tell." Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 7, no. 2 (2021): 90–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ajmbr.v7i2.54987.

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Aquaculture medicines, drugs, and chemicals or simply AMDC, are critical in protecting aquaculture farmers from disease in farmed animals and economic losses. The AMDC is now a well-established industry in Bangladesh, and each year, new products that benefit farmers are launched. This review examined published research information on AMDC over the last decade (2011-2020) and discovered that 41 research publications from various parts of Bangladesh were published, citing the names of 1484 AMDC products. It was discovered that 19 generic antibiotics are well established and widely used in different regions' aquaculture, including shrimp aquaculture. Although some researchers expressed concern about the use of antibiotics in aquaculture, they believe that with proper withdrawal periods and the application of small doses, farmers may avoid economic losses. However, the pathway of the antibiotic introduction in aquaculture setup in Bangladesh was unknown to the researchers, through this review, we revealed the pathway of antibiotics introduction in aquaculture. Additionally, this review revealed that various AMDC products, including oxygen suppliers, growth promoter supplements, disinfectants, raw chemicals, probiotics, pond preparation and management AMDC, and toxic gas removal AMDC, are readily available in various markets throughout Bangladesh. The observation implied that research on the efficacy of various AMDC products in Bangladesh's agro-ecological zones could be conducted, which would aid researchers in deciphering the true nature of AMDC in sub-tropical climates. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. 2021, 7 (2), 90-106
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Ochoa-Álvarez, Norma A., Ramón Casillas-Hernández, Francisco J. Magallón-Barajas, Jesús M. Ramirez-Orozco, and Elizabeth Carbajal-Millán. "Protector effect of beta-glucans from shrimp pond-related yeasts in Penaeus vannamei rearing under white spot syndrome virus presence." Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 49, no. 1 (2021): 18–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.3856/vol49-issue1-fulltext-2514.

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This research study tested the protective effect of prolonged exposure of shrimp food supplemented with glucans from shrimp-pond related yeasts on shrimp Penaeus vannamei reared under the presence of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The glucans extracted and purified from isolated marine yeasts identified as Debaryomyces hansenii, Candida tropicalis, Candida humilis, Candida glabrata, Pichia kudriavzevyi, Wickerhamomyces anomalus and the terrestrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast were characterized by the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The treatments were prepared with food enriched with the yeast beta-glucans and the control groups without beta-glucans. Shrimp were fed thrice a day and challenged orally with WSSV on days 31, 54, 66 and muscularly at day 70. The animals were assessed for the protective effect in terms of post-infection total hemocyte counts, and survival rate. The results indicated that marine yeasts possessed ß-1,3/1,6-glucans, and that D. hansenii was an excellent source yielding 30% of its dry biomass of pure glucans. For the positive control group where no glucans were added, WSSV challenges showed 100% survival when the virus was provided orally, and 40% when the virus was injected. These results also indicated that the shrimp line selected for this study was a resistant line for WSSV. Shrimp groups fed with glucans of the marine yeasts D. hansenii and C. humillis showed a significant protection, allowing shrimp survival of 66% while terrestrial yeast showed 57.14%. These results indicated that marine yeasts growing in the shrimp pond were an excellent source of beta-glucans that allowed extra protection against the mortality caused by this pathogenic virus.
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LeBlanc, F. A., D. Gallant, L. Vasseur, and L. Léger. "Unequal summer use of beaver ponds by river otters: influence of beaver activity, pond size, and vegetation cover." Canadian Journal of Zoology 85, no. 7 (2007): 774–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z07-056.

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River otters ( Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)) and beavers ( Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820) are semi-aquatic mammals that can occur sympatrically in freshwater ecosystems of North America, including beaver ponds. Although little research has been done on the relationship between these species, it has been described as commensal. Relatively little is known about what pond characteristics potentially influence otter use. During the summer of 2004, we documented otter activity signs (i.e., feces) at 56 beaver ponds located in Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada, along the east coast of New Brunswick. We sought to identify which of 16 variables describing pond attributes were related to otter use. Otter activity at beaver ponds was positively associated with beaver presence, pond size, and vegetation cover. We discuss how these pond characteristics can benefit otters in terms of two key habitat needs, availability of prey and shelter. Our results are a first indication that the source–sink dynamic of beavers, whereby ponds are created, expanded, and abandoned, will create a mosaic of ponds that ultimately influences the river otter’s own pattern of habitat use and distribution.
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Aini, Desi Nur, Avi Marlina, and Titis Srimuda Pitana. "THE APPLICATION OF HEALING GARDEN ON THE MOTHER AND CHILD HOSPITAL DESIGN STRATEGY." ARSITEKTURA 16, no. 2 (2018): 267. http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/arst.v16i2.22174.

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<p>Some researches show that healing environment has big impact for patient’s health and well-being. Healing environment is a design concept that has environment as its dominant issue. Nature and its element, such as natural lighting, air circulation, and silence could make patient become calmer and reduce patient’s stress and depression. These natural elements could be realized by applying healing garden. The method of this research is triangulation of source method by showing qualitative and descriptive data. The result of this research is the principle application of healing garden in design. The applications of healing garden could stimulate human’s sense, such as sense of sight by applying various colours, materials, and natural lighting, sense of hearing by applying artificial pond and noise control, sense of touch by applying vegetation which sensitive of touch, sense of taste by applying vegetation that could be eaten, and sense of smell by applying flowers. The garden should be easy to find and recognize by applying sign and symbol. The garden will be provided with accessibility for patient by applying ramp and the width of the road, healing garden in front of the hospital and certain area, and also provided place for animals.</p>
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Pond animals – Research"

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Layton, Raymond J. "Macroinvertebrate colonization and production in new experimental ponds." Diss., This resource online, 1989. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03042009-040552/.

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Books on the topic "Pond animals – Research"

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Greenberg, Cathryn H. Amphibians using isolated ephemeral ponds in Florida longleaf pine uplands, population and metapopulation dynamics: Final report. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 2006.

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Book chapters on the topic "Pond animals – Research"

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Smith, Justin E. H. "The Divine Preformation of Organic Bodies." In Divine Machines. Princeton University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691141787.003.0006.

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This chapter presents a comprehensive treatment of Leibniz's theory of divine preformation. It considers his contribution to generation theory in its philosophical context as a central problem of natural philosophy as well as in the context of seventeenth-century empirical research. Leibniz leaves no room for spontaneity in the generation of animals. For an epigenesist such as Descartes, in the end sexual generation is on an ontological par with the purportedly spontaneous generation of bees from rotting carcasses or of frogs from pond scum: both proceed according to “minor laws” as a result of the rearrangement of matter. For Leibniz, in contrast, the possibility of a new creature coming into existence as a result of such a rearrangement appears absurd: insofar as an animal is organically embodied, and insofar as this organic body is infinitely complex, it follows that no entirely new creature, with an entirely new organic body, can ever come into existence.
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Chellapandian, Hethesh, Jeyachandran Sivakamavalli, A. Vijay Anand, and Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian. "Challenges in Controlling Vibriosis in Shrimp Farms." In Infectious Diseases and Sepsis [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97018.

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Recently the shrimp farming has blooming as a crucial counterpart in the aquaculture industry which contribute the remarkable role in sea food production as well economy of the country. However, this could be fluctuated every year through several circumstances such as unfavorable (Poor water and soil quality) environmental factors. The environmental factors includes disease causing bacterial pathogens in the soil and water which causes the bacterial diseases in the aquatic animals, like this hectic problems are prevented through bioaugmentation strategies. The pond environment plays a vital role in determining the healthy culture system, but there is high risk for manipulation by bacterial community which takes care of waste generated in the system through in situ bioremediation. Due to the impact of rapidly growing bacterial diseases of shrimps throughout the world, numerous studies have been carried out to find immunostimulants, immunomodulators and biotic component that can be used against vibrio causing pathogens, and can also be used as an alternative for antibiotics. Recent research focus towards the marine resources such as microalgae, seaweed, live feeds (like artemia, copepods, rotifers), bacteriophage, and probiotics have been found to have higher potential in reducing vibriosis. Eco-based shrimp farming includes green water technology, phage therapy bio-floc technology (BFT) and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA), these methods hold a promising alternative to antibiotics in the near future. Bacterial diseases caused by vibrios have been reported in penaeid shrimp culture systems implicating at least 14 species and they are Vibrio harveyi, V. splendidus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. alginolyticus, V. anguillarum, V. vulnificuslogei etc.
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Babu, Neelesh, Vinay Mohan Pathak, Akash, and Navneet. "Biosorption of Heavy Metals." In Handbook of Research on Microbial Tools for Environmental Waste Management. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3540-9.ch013.

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Large-scale production of commodities for mankind by industries did huge damage to the environment. Industrial waste contains lots of toxic materials including heavy metals were drained to water bodies like river, lakes, ponds, etc. These effluents drastically ruin water quality as well as the soil fertility. Type of industry and its raw material decides quantity and quality of the emerged wastes including both biodegradable as well as non-biodegradable. Among non-biodegradable wastes, copper, chromium, nickel, cadmium, etc. are widespread contaminants of soil, water, and these are most common heavy metals. Several heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury, and lead are highly poisonous and fatal to human as well as animals. Several plants as well as microbes respond to heavy metals by diverse biological processes like biosorption to their cell wall and entrapment in their capsule, oxidation and reduction, precipitation, complexation, etc. These responses may help significantly in the remediation of heavy metals from the contaminated sites.
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Kumar, Ashok, Kaman Singh, Utkarsh Dixit, Rayees Ahmad Bhat, and Satya Prakash Gupta. "Removal of Arsenic -¨A Silent Killer¨ in the Environment by Adsorption Methods." In Arsenic [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98985.

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Water is one of the most essential requirements for living being to survive because 70–80% of the mass of most living bodies consists of water and various mineral and organic salts . Water is also most important component of our environment. Large amount of water is used in various industries or commercial level or domestic level and finally effluent water is loaded with large amount of pollutants such as organic chemicals (surfactants, dyes, phenols etc.), inorganic hazardous heavy metals (As in present case) microbes (bacteria, fungi etc.) pollutants particulate etc. Arsenic is a natural metalloid chemical that may be present in groundwater and surface water gets polluted, hence, aquatic life of plants and animals is disturbed and cause abnormal growth and various diseases, hence, short term or long term changes occurs in ecosystem. Hence, treatment of wastewater is essentially required before discharge effluent wastewater into ponds or lagoons, drains and rivers. Arsenic is one such element that contaminates the environment as reported in several countries. The largest population at risk is in Bangladesh followed by India (West Bengal). Arsenic is familiar as silent killer because dissolved in water, it is colorless, odorless, and tasteless, yet consumption of relatively small doses of this element in its most toxic forms can cause rapid and violent death. It is a human carcinogen in water over a wide range of pH values, having harmful effects on both human health and environment, even at low concentration. Because of this effect, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) set the arsenic standard for drinking water at .010 ppm to protect consumers served by public water systems. Ingestion only poses health problems if a dangerous amount of arsenic enters the body. Then, it can lead to cancer, liver disease, coma, and death. There is no effective treatment for arsenic toxicity. Only the removal of arsenic from aqueous system can prevent the toxicity. A great deal of research over recent decades has been done to lower the concentration of arsenic in drinking water and still there is a need to develop ecofriendly techniques. Existing major arsenic removal technologies include oxidation, adsorption, precipitation, coagulation and membrane separation. This book chapter presents a systematic description of current status of research in the area of arsenic removal from contaminated water and comparison of all technologies available with more emphasis on adsorption.
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"in which members share little in common perceptually. Food consists simply of those items that play a certain role in children's breakfast, lunch, and dinner scripts. In an especially well-known study, Lucariello, Kyratzis, and Nelson (1992) asked preschool children of various ages to provide specific items for five super-ordinate categories: food, clothes, animals, furniture, and tools. The first three of these in particular were hypothesized to have slot-filler structure because of their participation in salient events in children's lives, and indeed, it was found that the basis for each of these categories for young children was the similar events in which its exemplars participated. There was also evidence that the older children formed these categories on the basis of more different types of events than younger children. Subsequent research has shown that children can form both syntagmatic and paradigmatic categories from their initial event representations (see Nelson, 1996, for a review). Nelson is one of the only theorists of children's language development who has gone onto focus on the nature of children's lexical development later in the preschool period (the one major exception being Anglin, 1977,1983). Briefly, the idea is that by establishing lexical fields of similar terms, children construct relations such as synonymy, antonymy, and hy pony my (hierarchical relations). The establishment of these relations makes possible "the manipulation of language terms without refer-ence to situational context" (Nelson, 1985, p. 214); that is, children establish lexical relations among words, "unencumbered by all of the syntagmatic entailments of the conceptual system" (Nelson, 1985, p. 214). Establishing these kinds of abstract rela-tions enables children to, among other things, perform in adult-like ways in explicit verbal classification tasks as they approach school age. It is only at this point that Nelson is willing to say that children have "a system of semantic relations that is purely symbolic and semiautonomous, that is, it can operate independently of the conceptual system" (Nelson, 1985, p. 214). Strong evidence for this proposal was re-cently supplied by Sell (1992). In a study of children ranging in age from 2 to 10 years, she found that the youngest children seemed to possess mainly categories based in specific events. The slightly older children (5-6 years of age) possessed, in addition, slot-filler categories based on participant roles in whole classes of events. It was only the oldest, school-aged children, who possessed fully taxonomic concep-tual categories independent of specific events and event types. With respect to the grammatical structure of language, Tomasello (1992a) used Nelson's event-based model to explicate some aspects of children's early multi-word productions. The hypothesis was that the basic structure of children's earliest multiword utterances is provided by verbs. The defining feature of verbs is of course the dynamic and sequential nature of their underlying conceptualizations; they refer to events and states of affairs. Moreover, the meaning of a verb perforce includes participant roles such as agent and patient as an integral component. For example, the meaning of the verb give includes the giver, the thing given, and the person given to as they engage in certain activities. Children's understanding and." In A Special Issue in Honor of Katherine Nelson. Psychology Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781410608857-2.

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