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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Organismal Biology"”.
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Genomics of Butterflies
… of model organisms to connect molecular and organismal biology by means of genomics, ripe in future discoveries.
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Transcript Diversity In The Protozoan Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii
… coverage data, and provides new insights into organismal biology and regulatory mechanisms. This dissertation provides an extensive analysis of mRNA-seq data from the obligate intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a ubiquitous pathogen of humans and other vertebrates. We produced …
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A Proximate Perspective on the Cooperative Behavior of a Lekking Passerine
… in behavior is a foundational question in organismal biology. Answering these types of questions is necessary for understanding how tradeoffs are mediated as well as potential constraints on evolutionary responses to selection. In Chapter I, I synthesize the evidence suggesting that …
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HABITAT USE AND THE EFFECTS OF DISTURBANCE ON WINTERING BIRDS USING RIPARIAN HABITATS IN SONORA, MEXICO
Riparian systems are important for breeding bird communities and are highly used as migratory corridors; however, their importance for wintering birds has not been assessed systematically. In order to assess the value of riparian areas for birds wintering in Sonora, data from 1,816 standard point …
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HABITAT USE AND THE EFFECTS OF DISTURBANCE ON WINTERING BIRDS USING RIPARIAN HABITATS IN SONORA, MEXICO
Riparian systems are important for breeding bird communities and are highly used as migratory corridors; however, their importance for wintering birds has not been assessed systematically. In order to assess the value of riparian areas for birds wintering in Sonora, data from 1,816 standard point …
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Habitat Mapping and Predator-Prey Dynamics in Ohio Resevoirs
Mechanisms associated with habitat choice in fish are often unknown, and require exploration of many different abiotic and biotic habitat features. The importance of finding these drivers lies in helping to explain population variation. Saugeye Sander vitreum ¿ X S. canadense ¿ are stocked with …
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Roles for Chd7 in Zebrafish Development with Implications for Human Disease
… students form connections between molecular and organismal biology and then described the use of two model organisms, zebrafish and <em>C. elegans</em>, in the classroom to help students understand how genes and the environment interact to affect organismal development.</p> <p>Cumulatively, this …
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A study of the self concept of the secondary biology teachers and the relationship to student achievement and other teacher characteristics
… the self concepts of a study population of biology teachers, measure their biological knowledge, determine their biology teaching proficiency and examine certain characteristics to find out if there was a correlation between any of these variables. To carry out this task 30 teachers who …
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The design and evaluation of multimedia, audio-tutorial learning materials concerning evolution and behavior for a college general education biology course
… in several innovations.A general education biology course, Man and the Life Sciences, has been taught with an audiotutorial component at Ball State University since 1965. Quarterly evaluations by the students provided the staff with evidence that three of the units should be redesigned 1) to …
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The organization and evolution of heterochromatin in the Anopheles gambiae complex
… can provide an incomplete picture in regards to organismal biology. A lack of information regarding heterochromatin, even in An. gambiae, necessitates further understanding and characterization of this chromatin type that can provide valuable information about the mosquito's biology. …
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The role of midgut serine proteases in Aedes aegypti vector competence
Numerous gut-associated viruses utilize host proteolytic enzymes to facilitate enhancement of infection. Similarly, arboviruses infecting the invertebrate host (vector) through the alimentary tract may exploit serine proteases in the midgut to enhance vector infection. Recent genetic and …
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Characteristics of the Unionid Community and Habitat in a Power Plant Thermal Plume in Western Lake Erie
Native unionids are endangered in the Laurentian Great Lakes due to habitat degradation and biofouling by dreissenids. However, a robust community was discovered living within the thermal discharge of a power plant at Oregon, Ohio, on the south shore of Lake Erie. Chapter 1 describes comparisons of …