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52. Effects of Polymorphism in the Hypoxia Signaling Pathway on Oxygen Delivery and Mitochondrial Integrity

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Open Access
Author:
Doerfler, William Reed
Title:
Effects of Polymorphism in the Hypoxia Signaling Pathway on Oxygen Delivery and Mitochondrial Integrity
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
hypoxia signaling
Succinate dehydrogenase
mitochondrial integrity
File:
Download Updated_Final_Thesis_Draft-Reed_Doerfler.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Faculty Reader
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

57. milligan's trichrome stain for use in comparing the development of penile spines to hair and nails in mice

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Open Access
Author:
Georgeson, Andrew Robert
Title:
milligan's trichrome stain for use in comparing the development of penile spines to hair and nails in mice
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
histology
milligan's trichrome stain
penile spines
keratin
skin appendages
File:
Download thesis_final_draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Philip L Reno, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

58. Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost

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Open Access
Author:
Garrison, Andrew James
Title:
Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Autocorrelation
Competition
Disturbance
Disturbance aspects
Reciprocal-Yield Law
Species coexistence
File:
Download Garrison_Andrew_leveraging_disturbance_autocorrelation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Katriona Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

59. Genetic Analysis in Drosophila Reveals a Novel Role for the ESCRT Component VPS24 in Synaptic Transmission

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Open Access
Author:
Cao, Kerry
Title:
Genetic Analysis in Drosophila Reveals a Novel Role for the ESCRT Component VPS24 in Synaptic Transmission
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila
VPS24
synaptic
transmission
paralysis
genetics
ESCRT
vesicle
neurotransmitter
File:
Download Kerry_Cao_Honors_Thesis_in_Biology_2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fumiko Kawasaki, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

62. The possibility of trophic transfer of neonicotinoid insecticides from crop plants to Pterostichus melanarius (coleoptera: Carabidae) via prey

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Open Access
Author:
Zhao, Sherry
Title:
The possibility of trophic transfer of neonicotinoid insecticides from crop plants to Pterostichus melanarius (coleoptera: Carabidae) via prey
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
neonicotinoids natural enemies P. melanarius
File:
Download sherryzhao_final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Craig Saunders, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Supervisor

64. Genetic Comparison Of Castanea dentata And Castanea mollissima Using RAPD Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Briley, Nicole Elizabeth
Title:
Genetic Comparison Of Castanea dentata And Castanea mollissima Using RAPD Analysis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Castanea
dentata
mollissima
chestnut
American
Chinese
RAPD
PCR
Molecular
Cryphonectria
parasitica
disease resistance
File:
Download Nicole_Briley_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas Eberlein, Faculty Reader

65. Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway

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Open Access
Author:
Witowski, Rachel L
Title:
Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
methylation
epigenetics
LINE elements
Gdnf
glial derived neurotrophic factor
nicotine
drug addiction
File:
Download Witowski_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader

67. Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico

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Open Access
Author:
Huang, Chunya
Title:
Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
vestimentiferan
tubeworms
Gulf of Mexico
population genetics
population structure
Seepiophila jonesi
microsatellites
File:
Download Huang_finalthesis_032614.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Faculty Reader

68. The Game Has Changed: Do Accommodations Level the Playing Field, or Alter the Sport?

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Open Access
Author:
O'brien, Sean T
Title:
The Game Has Changed: Do Accommodations Level the Playing Field, or Alter the Sport?
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
accommodations
modifications
students with special needs
education
UDL
Braille
extended time
File:
Download OBrien_Honors_Thesis_2014.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard Cyr, Thesis Supervisor
William Carlsen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

70. Shoaling Behavior and Boldness in Guppies Descended from High and Low Predation Populations

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Open Access
Author:
Cooper, Hannah Marie
Title:
Shoaling Behavior and Boldness in Guppies Descended from High and Low Predation Populations
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
shoaling behavior
boldness
temperament
Poecilia reticulata
guppies
predation
File:
Download Shoaling_Behavior_and_Boldness_in_Guppies_Descended_from_High_and_Low_Predation_Populations_Hannah_Cooper.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Faculty Reader

72. The Effects of Exogenous Corticosterone and Testosterone on Juvenile Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus

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Open Access
Author:
Norjen, Courtney M
Title:
The Effects of Exogenous Corticosterone and Testosterone on Juvenile Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
corticosterone
testosterone
fence lizards
maternal affects
growth
sex ratios
hatching success
size at hatching
survival
File:
Download CourtneyNorjen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. Can Individual Differences in the Range of Stress Hormone Production Predict Behavioral Coping with Challenge?

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Open Access
Author:
Platz, Erin Renee
Title:
Can Individual Differences in the Range of Stress Hormone Production Predict Behavioral Coping with Challenge?
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Sprague Dawley
rats
reactive scope
stress
corticosterone
successive negative contrast
SNC
coping
stress hormone
File:
Download Final_Thesis__Updated_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

75. Phenotypic Plasticity of Dispersal Characteristics of the Invasive Thistle Carduus nutans in Response to Mowing and Fertilizer

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Open Access
Author:
Saperstein, Jonathan Charles
Title:
Phenotypic Plasticity of Dispersal Characteristics of the Invasive Thistle Carduus nutans in Response to Mowing and Fertilizer
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Carduus nutans
dispersal
phenotypic plasticity
File:
Download Thesis_Draft_-_Final_Version.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Katriona Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

76. The Effect of Red Imported Fire Ant Venom on Whole Body Performance and Erythrocyte Lysis of Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus

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Open Access
Author:
Goldy-brown, Mark Joseph
Title:
The Effect of Red Imported Fire Ant Venom on Whole Body Performance and Erythrocyte Lysis of Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
pre-adaptation
invasive species
venom
physiological resistance
fire ants
fence lizard
File:
Download Final_Final_Formatted_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

78. MOLECULAR EVOLUTIOINARY GENETICS OF THE DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA THIRD CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENTS.

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Open Access
Author:
Leopold, Ian Stuart
Title:
MOLECULAR EVOLUTIOINARY GENETICS OF THE DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA THIRD CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENTS.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila pseudoobscura
cline
inversion mutation
third chromosome
File:
Download 2014_03_31_Leopold_Ian_Thesis_SWS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

82. Effects of Sequence Complementarity and Argonaute Slicing Activity on RNA-Dependent DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis

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Open Access
Author:
Page, Charles A
Title:
Effects of Sequence Complementarity and Argonaute Slicing Activity on RNA-Dependent DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Biology
Plant Biology
File:
Download 2014_04_04_Page_Charlie_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

84. Evidence for a Role of β-subunit Splice Variants in Establishing G-protein Heterotrimer Specificity in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Open Access
Author:
Dawson, Matthew Zachary
Title:
Evidence for a Role of β-subunit Splice Variants in Establishing G-protein Heterotrimer Specificity in Arabidopsis thaliana
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Arabidopsis thaliana
G-protein
beta-subunit
hormone signaling
receptor-like kinase
yeast 2-hybrid
phenotype assay
File:
Download Biology_Thesis_Dawson.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

86. Lasting Impact and Recovery From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of a Deepwater Coral Community in the Gulf of Mexico

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Open Access
Author:
Fu, Bo
Title:
Lasting Impact and Recovery From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of a Deepwater Coral Community in the Gulf of Mexico
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
coral
deepwater horizon
oil
gulf of mexico
hydroid
File:
Download thesis_format__final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

87. Morphological evidence of speciation in croaking geckos (Aristelliger spp.)

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Open Access
Author:
Rutter, Amy R
Title:
Morphological evidence of speciation in croaking geckos (Aristelliger spp.)
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Aristelliger
Caribbean
croaking gecko
cryptic diversity
Jamaica
morphology
speciation
File:
Download Rutter_Amy_CroakingGeckoSpeciation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Heather M Hines, Faculty Reader

93. Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group

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Open Access
Author:
Bruce, Laura Jean
Title:
Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
adaptive radiation
evolution
taxonomy
Anolis cybotes
anoles
Hispaniola
biodiversity
speciation
molecular phylogeny
File:
Download Bruce_Laura_MolecularPhylogenySpeciationAnolisCybotesLizards.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

94. Establishment Of Subculture Protocol For The Maintenance Of Bxpc3 Cell Health In Preparation For In Vitro Cytoxicology Screening Of Calcium Phosphosilicate Nanoparticles

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Open Access
Author:
Kumpf, Danielle Nicole
Title:
Establishment Of Subculture Protocol For The Maintenance Of Bxpc3 Cell Health In Preparation For In Vitro Cytoxicology Screening Of Calcium Phosphosilicate Nanoparticles
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
pancreatic
cancer
calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles
drug delivery
File:
Download Kumpf_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

95. The Molecular Modeling and Characterization of Acetaminophen Using Spartan 5.0 Computational Software

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Open Access
Author:
Jardine, Kayla Michelle
Title:
The Molecular Modeling and Characterization of Acetaminophen Using Spartan 5.0 Computational Software
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
chemistry
computational chemistry
molecular modeling
acetaminophen
Spartan
File:
Download Jardine_Kayla_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lorena Tribe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

96. Competitive Advantage of an Introgressed Transgene in the Presence of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus on the Male Function of Cucurbita pepo ssp. texana

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Open Access
Author:
Weakland, Danelle Rae
Title:
Competitive Advantage of an Introgressed Transgene in the Presence of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus on the Male Function of Cucurbita pepo ssp. texana
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Cucurbita pepo
virus resistant transgene
Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus
competitive advantage
selective benefit
File:
Download Weakland_Complete_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew George Stephenson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

98. Improving the Primary Healthcare in Bauchi, Kaduna, and Lagos.

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Open Access
Author:
Akinmorin, Olabisi Shade
Title:
Improving the Primary Healthcare in Bauchi, Kaduna, and Lagos.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
healthcare
health administration
public health
health policy
Nigeria
primary care
primary healthcare
medicine
case study
File:
Download Shade_Akinmorin-_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Salar Ghahramani, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Pierce Salguero, Thesis Honors Advisor

100. Potential Implications on the Giraffe DNA Repair Pathway through the Modification of MDC1

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Open Access
Author:
Wood, Brendan Rich
Title:
Potential Implications on the Giraffe DNA Repair Pathway through the Modification of MDC1
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Giraffe
Okapi
MDC1
H2AX
DSB Repair
Double-Stranded Break
cancer
non-homologous end joining
homologous recombination
File:
Download Wood_Brendan_Honors_Thesis_Sp2015.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas Cavener, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Honors Advisor