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This article discusses the diplomatic policies employed by Romulus and Numa Pompilius, the legendary first and second kings of Ancient Rome. The author comments on their pacifistic tendencies with neighboring nations and peoples, particularly those of the Lazio, an ancient region of Italy. He analyzes the diplomacy structured and developed by Romulus and examines Numa Pompilius' efforts to increase and extend these policies during his reign. The legal aspects of this Roman diplomacy, including such concepts as Hospitium, Ius gentium, and Prisci Latini, are also explored.

This article presents a study which examined the impact of dispersal and its correlates on Peregrine Falcon demography and encounter rates in eastern North America. Researchers searched for patterns of sex- and site-based differences in the dispersal movements of falcons from Pennsylvania. They also looked at the linkages between natal- and breeding-site characteristics and the causes of death of Peregine Falcons. The study results revealed that female peregrines showed greater natal dispersal distances than did males.