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Bidgood, Lee. "Czech Bluegrass Fiddlers and their Negotiations of Past and Present." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1035.

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Excerpt: Proc ty housle? ("Why the fiddle?") - "Fiddlers are all bad here - Why not write about the banjo or something else that Czechs are good at?"These questions about my ethnographic fieldwork came from musician colleagues with whom I working in researching bluegrass music in the Czech Republic, during a jam circle around a table. While these colleagues were mainly banjo and guitar players, these critiques of Czech fiddling are common even among Czech fiddlers, who are in many cases not as accomplished (in technical skill or musicality) as are their banjo-playing and mandolin-picking compatriots.

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Dellow, Rebecca. "'Fiddlers' Tunebooks' : vernacular instrumental manuscript sources, 1860-c1880 : paradigmatic of folk music tradition?" Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/22115/.

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Fiddlers’ Tunebooks are handwritten manuscript books preserving remnants of a largely amateur, monophonic, instrumental practice. These sources are vastly under-explored academically, reflecting a wider omission in scholarship of instrumental music participated in by ‘ordinary’ people in nineteenth-century England. The tunebooks generate interest amongst current folk music enthusiasts, and as such can be subject to a “burden of expectation”, in the belief that they represent folk music tradition. Yet both the concepts of tradition and folk music are problematic. By considering folk music from both an inherited perspective and a modern scholarly interpretation, this thesis examines the place of the tunebooks in notions of English folk music tradition. A historical musicological methodology is applied to three post-1850 case-study manuscripts drawing specifically on source studies, archival research and quantitative analysis. The study explores compilers’ demographic traits and examines content, establishing the existence of a heterogeneous repertoire copied from contemporary textual sources directly into the tunebooks. This raises important questions regarding the role played by publishers and the concept of continuous survival in notions of tradition. A significant finding reveals the interaction between aural and literate practices, having important implications in the inward and outward transmission and in wider historical application. The function of both the manuscripts and the musical practice is explored and the compilers’ acquisition of skill and sources is examined. This results in the ‘re-discovery’ of Musical Circulating Libraries, and identifies a binary route to skill acquisition, largely defined by environment. Acknowledging the contention surrounding terms such as folk, popular and tradition, and the subtle interaction of aurality and literacy, this study concludes that the manuscripts contribute to wider historical discourse and do have a place in notions of folk music tradition, moreover that their textual nature provides a unique perspective from which to observe the process.

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Payne, Laura Ruth. "The identity of the fiddlers of the Isle of Man in the twenty-first century." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2012. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.703118.

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Olson, Ted. "Foreword." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://www.amzn.com/1621900975.

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Book Summary: Canada's Prince Edward Island is home to one of the oldest and most vibrant fiddling traditions in North America. First established by Scottish immigrants in the late eighteenth century, it incorporated the influence of a later wave of Irish immigrants as well as the unique rhythmic sensibilities of the Acadian French, the Island's first European inhabitants. In "Couldn't Have a Wedding without the Fiddler," renowned musician and folklorist Ken Perlman combines oral history, ethnography, and musical insight to present a captivating portrait of Prince Edward Island fiddling and its longstanding importance to community life. The book draws heavily on interviews conducted with 150 fiddlers and other Islanders, whose memories colorfully brings to life a time not so very long ago when virtually any occasion - wedding, harvest, house warming, holiday, or the need to raise money for local institutions such as schools and church - was sufficient excuse to hold a dance. And in those days, you simply couldn't have a dance without the fiddler!Perlman explores how fiddling skills and traditions were learned and passed down through the generations and how individual fiddlers honed their distinctive playing styles. He also examines the Island's history and material culture, fiddlers' values and attitudes, the role of radio and recordings, the fiddler's repertoire, fiddling contests, and the ebb and flow of the fiddling tradition, including efforts over the last few decades to keep the music alive in the face of modernization and the passing of old-timers. Rounding out the book is a rich array of photographs, musical examples, dance diagrams, and a discography. The inaugural volume in the Charles K. Wolfe American Music Series, Couldn't Have a Wedding without the Fiddler is, in the words of series editor Ted Olson, "clearly among the more significant studies of a local North American music tradition to be published in recent years."

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DeRivera, Catherine E. "Conflict over male searching in fiddler crabs /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9956458.

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Houser, Letise T. "The importance of horizontal swimming behavior in maintaining patches of larval crabs." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 1.34 Mb., 156 p, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3200543.

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Kavanagh, John. "Australian foreign policy under Hawke : "New fiddler - same tune" /." Title page and contents only, 1991. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09ark216.pdf.

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How, Martin J. "The fiddler crab claw-waving display : an analysis of the structure and function of a movement-based visual signal /." View thesis entry in Australian Digital Theses Program, 2007. http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20081001.111333/index.html.

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Choi, Kwong-chuen. "The ecology of fiddler crabs (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) at the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12971820.

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Howell, Les. "Dancing without a fiddle." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Gulmann, Lara K. 1975. "Gut-associated microbial symbionts of the marsh fiddler crab, Uca pugnax." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28678.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 2004.
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(cont.) bacterial phylotypes. An exception was the U. pugnax hindgut phylotype most closely related to a phylotype identified from hindguts of the detritivorous shrimp Neotrypaea califomiensis. This finding suggests that detritivorous crustacean hindguts may provide an ecological niche for specific bacterial phylotypes. Functionally, resident bacteria, particularly in the hindgut, may contribute to total enzyme activity in the gut of their host.
Digestive associations between marine invertebrates and resident (attached) microbial communities may play a critical role in host physiology and involve previously unidentified microbial species. The overarching goal of this thesis was to characterize the ecology and genetic diversity of resident gut microbes to advance our understanding of their interactions with their host, the marsh fiddler crab, Uca pugnax. Furthermore, we assessed whether microbes benefit the host by contributing extracellular enzymes along the digestive tract. This is the first report of the eccrinid protists, Enteromyces callianassae and Enterobryus sp., inhabiting U. pugnax. The greatest abundances of both bacteria and protists were documented in the host stomach and hindgut. For these sections, we have described morphologies, measured abundances and characterized the genetic diversity (bacteria) of resident microbes. Presence and abundance of the Eccrinales protists depends on host molt stage as all eccrinid biomass is shed with the host's molt. In intermolt crabs, both bacterial and protozoan symbionts appear to be consistent features of the stomach and hindgut. Furthermore, bacterial diversity patterns seem to be comparable among individuals and over time, as assessed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Community composition, however, does differ between stomach and hindgut populations, as resolved by DGGE and clone libraries of the 16S rRNA gene. Many recovered clones were most closely related to other symbiotic or gut-associated bacteria. Few identified clones, however, shared more than 95% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with their nearest known relatives, indicating that this environment may support novel
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Ijas, Kaapo. "Finding the inner fiddler : Folk music influences in Sibelius’ 7th Symphony." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för komposition, dirigering och musikteori, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-2489.

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Weese, David Andrew. "Molecular population genetics of the Atlantic sand fiddler crab, Uca pugilator, along the Atlantic Coast." Click here to access thesis, 2006. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/archive/fall2006/david_a_weese/weese_david_a_200608_ms.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Georgia Southern University, 2006.
"A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science" ETD. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-35)

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Skov, Martin Wiggers. "Reproduction and feeding ecology of East African mangrove crabs, and their influence on forest energy flow." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250459.

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Hubbard, Charles Robert. "A comparison of invasive and non-invasive techniques for emasuring fiddler crab density in a salt marsh by Charles R. Hubbard." Click here to access thesis, 2008. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/archive/fall2008/charles_r_hubbard/Hubbard_Charles_R_200808_MS.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Georgia Southern University, 2008.
"A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science." Directed by Sophie B. George. ETD. INDEX WORDS: Fiddler crabs, Population density, Salt marsh, Survey techniques Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30) and appendices.

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Hong, Luke. "Spatial navigation in fiddler crabs: Goal oriented path integration of Uca pugilator." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384850701.

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Muramatsu, Daisuke. "Mating investment for sand structure construction by the fiddler crab Uca lactea." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/124456.

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Bidgood, Lee. "Review: Fiddler's Dream: Old-Time, Swing, and Bluegrass Fiddling in Twentieth Century Missouri." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3244.

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Stueckle, Todd Alan. "An evaluation of the non-target effects of mosquito control pesticides on Uca pugnax physiology, limb regeneration and molting processes." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2008. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5767.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2008.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xv, 239 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

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Michie, Laura. "Investigating the coexistence of fiddler crabs in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2017. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/investigating-the-coexistence-of-fiddler-crabs-in-the-wakatobi-marine-national-park-indonesia(c7645e39-0e5c-4df4-be13-7735e85b9773).html.

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The coexistence of ten species of fiddler crab was studied at Ambeua, on the island of Kaledupa, Indonesia. This remarkable level of biodiversity has been used to investigate the species-specific differences that support coexistence. Through studying their morphology, behaviour and the structure of their habitat it can be seen that they occupy distinct but overlapping niches. Each species is described and studied in detail, with notes and imaging based on morphology, phylogenetics, ecology and behaviour. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted using the cytochrome oxidase subunit I and sequences provided strong evidence to support classification. Five transects were delimited in the area of coexistence as well as four outside of this area. Shore height profiles, shading and substrate type were quantified for all transects. Mouthpart morphology was analysed to determine whether associated substrate type correlated with mouthpart morphology. Tubuca coarctata, Tubuca demani, Tubuca dussumieri, Paraleptuca crassipes, and Austruca triangularis were all active in shaded areas and on fine muddy substrates. Austruca cryptica and Austruca mjoebergi were active in unshaded/open areas on sandy substrates, whilst Gelasimus jocelynae, Gelasimus tetragonon and Austruca perplexa were found in both shaded and unshaded areas on sandy substrates. Morphological analysis showed that Tubuca coarctata, Tubuca demani, Tubuca dussumieri, Paraleptuca crassipes, Austruca triangularis, Gelasimus jocelynae and Gelasimus tetragonon all had mouthparts associated with finer sediments whilst Austruca cryptica, Austruca perplexa and Austruca mjoebergi had mouthparts associated with coarser sediments. Detailed analysis of distribution, individual home ranges and nearest neighbours revealed numerous interspecific overlaps and interactions. The close proximity of the local village increases habitat heterogeneity, with crabs recorded living underneath the stilted houses. These anthropogenic factors are directly altering the ecosystem, increasing niche availability and allowing crabs to dwell in places otherwise uninhabitable.

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Didion, Jeremiah E. "Spectral Sensitivity Underlying Two Different Visual Behaviors in the Fiddler Crab, Uca Pugilator." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin156387282269598.

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Walls, Michael. "Path integration in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator: Evidence for a stride-based odometer." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1258475516.

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Ebie, Jessica D. "The role of sensory systems in directional perception of the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1343052088.

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Walls, Michael L. "Path integration in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator evidence for a stride-based odometer /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1258475516.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Cincinnati, 2009.
Advisor: John E. Layne. Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Feb. 24, 2010). Includes abstract. Keywords: path integration; fiddler crabs; uca pugilator. Includes bibliographical references.

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Rajkumar, Premraj. "Spatial, temporal and spectral properties of photoreceptor cells in the fiddler crab Uca pugilator (Bosc, 1802)." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1346171602.

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Žák, Josef. "Fiddle music - úloha houslí v americké lidové hudbě." Master's thesis, Akademie múzických umění v Praze. Hudební fakulta AMU. Knihovna, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-79388.

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My thesis treats the fiddling as the fundament of the Country music. I write about various styles of the fiddle music : old-time music, bluegrass, Irish & Scottish fiddling, French-Canadien style, Texas contest style, Western swing, and about the great fiddlers. I think this dissertation could be an inspiration for violinists in the Czech Republic because this genre of music is not very known there.

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Brownlee, Jane. "The Transmission of Traditional Fiddle Music in Australia." Master's thesis, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13919.

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Brownlee, Jane. "The transmission of traditional fiddle music in Australia." Master's thesis, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7913.

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Caldwell, Connor Thomas. "Did you hear about the poor old travelling fiddler? : the life and music of John Doherty." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600127.

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A study of John Doherty (1900-1980) contextualising his life as a traveller in the early 20th century. A break down of his musical style and repertory is included with transcriptions of over 25 years of music.

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Choi, Kwong-chuen, and 蔡廣全. "The ecology of fiddler crabs (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) at the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1991. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31209671.

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Taylor, Leigh M. "Photoinduced Toxicity in Early Lifestage Fiddler Crab (Uca longisignalis) Following Exposure to Deepwater Horizon Spill Oil." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822799/.

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The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill resulted in a large release of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) into the Gulf of Mexico. PAH can interact with ultraviolet radiation (UV) resulting in increased toxicity, particularly to early lifestage organisms. The goal of this research was to determine the sensitivity of fiddler crab larvae (Uca longisignalis) to photo-induced toxicity following exposure to Deepwater Horizon spill oil in support of the DWH Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Five replicate dishes each containing 20 larvae, were exposed to one of three UV treatments (10%, 50%, and 100% ambient natural sunlight) and one of five dilutions of water accommodated fractions of two naturally weathered source oils. A dose dependent effect of PAH and UV on larval mortality was observed. Mortality was markedly higher in PAH treatments that included co-exposure to more intense UV light. PAH treatments under low intensity sunlight had relatively high survival. These data demonstrate the importance of considering combined effects of non-chemical (i.e. UV exposure) and chemical stressors and the potential for photo-induced effects after exposure to PAH following the Deepwater Horizon spill.

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Ward, Landon Alan. "Effects of Sediment Characteristics on the Distribution of Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp) at Goodwin Island, Virginia." W&M ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539617815.

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Perttu, Melinda Heather Crawford. "A Manual for the Learning of Traditional Scottish Fiddling: Design, Development, and Effectiveness." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299300924.

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Meurig, C. L. "The music of the fiddler in eighteenth-century Wales : a study of the manuscript of John Thomas." Thesis, Bangor University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395980.

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Souza, Silas Candido Principe. "Differential effects of water loss and temperature increase in the physiology of fiddler crabs from distinct habitats." Botucatu, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/151743.

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Orientador: Tânia Marcia Costa
Resumo: A temperatura é uma das principais restrições ambientais à distribuição dos organismos, afetando a fisiologia e sobrevivência. Organismos que habitam a zona do entremarés estão constantemente expostos à variação da temperatura e, com as mudanças climáticas, esses organismos devem enfrentar condições diferentes, que incluem temperaturas mais elevadas, levando a maiores taxas de perda de água por evaporação e, consequentemente, redução do desempenho ou mortalidade. Neste estudo, testamos os efeitos da dessecação em duas espécies de caranguejos violinistas (Leptuca thayeri e Minuca rapax) que ocupam habitats distintos em relação à cobertura da vegetação e posição no entremarés e, portanto, podem responder de forma diferente ao estresse por dessecação e ao aumento da temperatura. Leptuca thayeri, que é restrita à zona intermediária do entremarés, é mais sensível à dessecação do que M. rapax, uma espécie generalista, com maiores taxas de dessecação e mortalidade quando expostas à dessecação por 120 minutos. Além disso, em comparação com M. rapax, L. thayeri possui uma carapaça mais permeável. Também avaliamos se o aumento de temperatura pode causar alterações fisiológicas na espécie mais restrita L. thayeri, tendo acesso a alimento e à água. Uma elevação de temperatura de 10 ° C e 20 ° C durante 72 h não causou mortalidade em L. thayeri nem mudanças na concentração de glicose e proteína na hemolinfa. No entanto, as temperaturas mais altas aumentaram os níveis de lactato desidrogen... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
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Murphy, Gwendolyn Ann. "HABITAT PREFERENCES OF GULF COAST FIDDLER CRABS AND RESPONSES OF PLANT AND SOIL CHARACTERISTICS TO THEIR BURROWING." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2714.

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Research in salt marshes dominated by the grass Sporobolus alterniflorus indicates that plant characteristics affect fiddler crab burrowing and in turn, crab activity can enhance primary productivity by increasing soil oxygen and nutrient cycling. Crab-plant interactions are less understood in microtidal Gulf Coast marshes compared to Atlantic Coast tidal marshes. It is unknown how structure of the dominant Gulf Coast vegetation zones (salt marsh, brackish marsh, fresh marsh and salt pannes) affects density of crab burrows and how burrows may influence primary productivity. I hypothesized that fiddler crabs would be most abundant in marsh zones with intermediate substrate hardness and vegetation density (Goldilocks Hypothesis). A seasonal habitat preference study was conducted during 2016-2017 in tidal marshes at Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in coastal Mississippi using burrow density as a proxy for crab abundance. Plant above- and below-ground biomass, burrow proximity to vegetation, and soil hardness were also surveyed as potential drivers of fiddler crab populations. The results indicated that fiddler crabs burrow in all four zones, but to varying degrees, and that burrow density was highest during autumn. The fresh marsh had the highest average density of burrows, as well as vegetation and soil parameters most representative of intermediate habitat, thereby supporting the “Goldilocks Hypothesis”. The brackish marsh also proved to be important fiddler crab habitat. Preferential fiddler crab usage of habitat upslope of salt marsh, e.g., fresh and brackish marsh, in Gulf Coast sites suggests that they may avoid immediate impacts of rising sea levels and possibly even migrate to higher ground if needed.

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Glen, Katherine Marshall. "Expressive microtimings and groove in Scottish Gaelic fiddle music." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54477.

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This project examines how “groove” can be created through the microtimings of a solo instrument, rather than as discrepancies between multiple instruments or parts, as is often the case in similar studies. Groove is the nuanced rhythmic element of music in which microtiming patterns play upon listeners’ bodies in complex ways and stimulate movement. My study focuses on the reel, a type of dance tune used in the Scottish Gaelic tradition. Despite the repetitiveness and relative simplicity of the melody in this genre, these tunes have been widely played and performed for many years, and this seems to be due, in large part, to their rhythmic features. I analyze five recordings of a popular reel, “Jenny Dang the Weaver,” by different performers, using methodologies typically applied to the jazz canon. Each recording features only a solo fiddle, so any expressive microtimings are the result of the single performer and musical line, not influenced by interaction with other instruments. My analysis demonstrates that these recordings create groove through beat subdivisions and subversion of expected microtiming patterns. The primary method for analysis is a comparison of beat-upbeat ratios (BUR) and upbeat-beat-ratios (UBR) throughout the measure to determine any trends or significant outliers. The analysis shows that these performers, despite their different backgrounds, share certain microtiming trends and patterns (particularly in the performance of beats 2 and 3, and the presence of phenomenal accents on beat 2), which could therefore be understood as characteristic features of the Gaelic style. Conversely, I also demonstrate that while conforming to those patterns, each musician nevertheless has idiosyncrasies of microtiming that distinguish them from each other.
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Peat, Maggie. "Second fiddle or second chance? : the significance of grandfatherhood." Thesis, University of York, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.422539.

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Campbell, Katherine. "Learning to play Scots fiddle : an adult learning perspective." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30415.

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This thesis examines how adults learn to play Scots fiddle. It focuses on a group of adults who are members of an intermediate-standard fiddle class in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The class is part of the wider contemporary phenomenon in Scotland whereby traditional music is being taught on the fiddle and other instruments in evening classes, workshops and residential courses. Although the current investigation is located within the field of ethnomusicology, insights are also drawn from modern adult learning theory. A review of related literature reveals that, hitherto, studies which have considered settings in which traditional music is formally taught have often chosen to focus on the role of the teacher. As a consequence, considerable emphasis has been given to the concept of transmission. I argue here, however, that the ethnomusicologists' prevailing view of transmission as a transfer of information from a teacher to those being taught may not be the most appropriate framework through which to consider learning, and particularly so where adult learners are concerned. If we are to deepen our understanding of how people learn to play traditional music, we need to understand in greater depth the learner's perspective. The results of the study shed significant insights into the complexity of practice and the importance of this activity for learning the fiddle. The findings also highlight the variable and individual nature of the learning process. In turn, this underlines the inadequacy of the traditionally held view of transmission as a framework for understanding how instrumental skills are taught and learned. The implications arising from this investigation for conceptual understanding in ethnomusicology, adult music education and the formal tuition of traditional music in Scotland are discussed, and topics for further research are indicated.

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von, Wachenfeldt Thomas, Sture Brändström, and Juvas Marianne Liljas. "Folkmusikundervisningen på fiol och gitarr och dess historiska rötter." Högskolan Dalarna, Pedagogiskt arbete, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-10942.

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How folk musicians of today learn to play their instruments is an over-all question in this article. One violin lesson and one guitar lesson have been observed at Framnäs folk high school. Three research questions were formulated. What do the two lessons have in common? What are the differences? How could the folk music education of today be related to the Swedish fiddler movement in the 1920s and other folk music traditions? Theoretically, the interpretation of the results was based on the mimesis theory of Ricoeur. Two teachers and three students participated in the study. The results showed that the lessons were structured in a similar way and dominated by master apprenticeship teaching. The violin teacher showed a more respectful attitude towards the tradition compared to the guitar teacher. Great parts of the manifest ideology of the fiddler movement seems to have become concealed into a latent or frozen ideology in the formal folk music education of today. There seems to be no big differences between learning the music by way of visiting an older fiddler hundred years ago compared to the study of music today at a formal institution.
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Beaver, Shirley Ruth Oetjen. "Second fiddle? an interpretive study of followers of servant leaders /." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.

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Crane, Dakota A. "Future Changes to Species' Range along the South American Coast Based on Statistically Downscaled SST Projections." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555352153855504.

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How, Martin John, and martin how@anu edu au. "The fiddler crab claw-waving display: an analysis of the structure and function of a movement-based visual signal." The Australian National University. Research School of Biological Sciences, 2004. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20081001.111333.

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Communication is an essential component of animal social systems and a diverse suite of signals can be found in the natural environment. An area of animal communication that, for technical reasons, we know very little about is the field of movement-based or dynamic visual signals. In this thesis, I make use of recent advances in measurement and analysis techniques, including digital video and image motion processing tools, to improve our understanding of how movement-based signals are adjusted according to signalling context. I measured and characterised the flamboyant claw-waving displays of male fiddler crabs (Genus Uca) and made use of their transparent lifestyle to record the behavioural contexts in which these signals are produced.¶ The claw-waving displays of seven Australian species of fiddler crab are compared and contrasted to show that these signals are species-specific, but also vary within and between individuals. I show that the species Uca perplexa produces different types of signal in different behavioural contexts, a lateral wave for courtship, and a vertical wave during short-range agonistic and courtship interactions. The structure of the lateral courtship waves of Uca perplexa vary according to the distance of signal receivers, the first time this kind of relationship has been shown in a dynamic visual signal. Finally, I describe and analyse the signalling and orientation behaviour of U. elegans during courtship herding, an unusual mating system that uses the claw-waving display in a novel way.¶ The adjustments made by fiddler crabs to their displays during changes in behavioural contexts suggest that the fine-scale context-sensitivity of animal signals may be far more widespread in communication than hitherto recognised.

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Stock, Jonathan Paul Janson. "Context and creativity : the two-stringed fiddle erthu in contemporary China." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.334644.

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Rancier, Megan Margrey. "The Kazakh qyl-qobyz biography of an instrument, story of a nation /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1930892981&sid=11&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Holmes, Ramona Adella. "A model of aural instruction examined in a case of fiddle teaching /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/11219.

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Olson, Ted. "Carroll Best: Old-Time 'Fiddle-Style Banjo' from the Great Smoky Mountains." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1217.

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Excerpt: In an interview published in the February 1992 issue of The Banjo Newsletter and conducted by bluegrass historian Neil Rosenberg and banjo player and instruction book author Tony Trischka, Carroll Best conveyed the depth of his connections to the instrument he had mastered: “When I was old enough to pick up a banjo I wanted to play.”

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Henry, Iain. "Playing Second Fiddle – Australia’s Strategic Policy towards the East Timor Issue, 1998 - 1999." Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/117146.

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The deployment of an Australian-led peacekeeping force to East Timor in September 1999 was arguably the most significant strategic decision faced by an Australian government since the Second World War. The operation posed a grave risk of military conflict with Indonesia, strained the Australia-US relationship and redefined Asian perceptions of Australia. It is therefore important to examine how this scenario arose. Data obtained in thirteen interviews with key Australian decision-makers has revealed new information about Australia’s strategic policy throughout 1998-1999. Despite having advocated an internal political settlement that would have legitimised Indonesia’s incorporation of East Timor, Australia accepted Indonesia’s decision to conduct a self-determination ballot in East Timor as a fait accompli. From this point on Australia’s policy was largely reactive, working not to promote nor prevent independence but rather to ensure that the ballot was credible and accompanied by minimal violence. These efforts had to be delicately balanced against Australia’s primary strategic objectives – Indonesia’s democratic progress and the development of the bilateral relationship. Managing these conflicting objectives throughout 1999 was a significant challenge for Australia. Despite the severe violence that occurred after the ballot, Australia’s strategic policy was managed in an adroit manner that prioritised the most important objectives and avoided worst-case outcomes. Given Australia’s limited strategic options throughout 1998 and 1999, this is not an insignificant achievement.

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Bidgood, Lee. "Performance at Music in the Valle Concert Series." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3256.

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Bidgood, Lee, and Andrew Finn Magill. "Performance at Live at Grassy Creek." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3257.

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