NICKNAME USAGE IN AN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL

Nickname Usage in an American High School

Framed Picture Abstract In reply to a questionnaire, 114 boys and 149 girls in a suburban, public high school in the northeastern United States reported on their nicknames.Of the boys, 55% reported having nicknames; of the girls, 40%.The largest category for boys was variations or short forms of the surname, as Mort, for Moriarty.The next category

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Chemosensory gene families in adult antennae of Anomala corpulenta Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae).

BACKGROUND:The metallic green beetle, Anomala corpulenta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), is a destructive pest in agriculture and horticulture throughout Asia, including China.Olfaction plays a crucial role in the Placemats survival and reproduction of A.corpulenta.As a non-model species, A.corpulenta is poorly understood, and information re

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