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Theses from 1989

The Effects of Diazinon on the Growth Rates and Population Dynamics of Planktonic Algae and the Possible Uptake By Two Algal Species, Steven M. Doggett

Concentrations of Selected Metals in Benthic Algae From the Headwaters Region of Crane Creek, Stone County, Missouri, Gerald David Kinroth

Survival of Antarctic Bacteria Exposed to Ultraviolet and Visible Light, Timothy A. Klages

The Vascular Flora of Piney Creek Wilderness: Barry/Stone Counties, Missouri, Jon Paul Rebman

Annual Reproductive Potential, Diet, and Growth of the Map Turtle, Graptemys Geographica (Le Sueur)) in a Missouri Stream, Donnell D. White

Theses from 1988

Early Development of the Stippled Darter, Etheostoma Punctulatum and Arkansas Darter, Etheostoma Cragini, Kathleen M. Allen

The Population and Activity of Airway Macrophages in Patients Requiring Continuous Mechanical Ventilation, Thomas Dieckhoff

Egg Maturation and Fecundity in Etheostoma, John E. Fishback

Food Habits, Growth, Conversion Efficiency and Response to Prey Odors of the Copperhead, Agkistrodon Contortrix, Brian D. Greene

Movement and Life History Aspects of the Pygmy Rattlesnake in Southwest Missouri, Thomas L. Holder

Murine Peritoneal Macrophage Response to Colonial Phenotypes of Candida Albicans, Janice L. Horton

Antimicrobial Resistance Mediated By Synthesis of Richmond and Sykes Type I Beta-Lactamase, Verna L. Morton

Occurrence and Growth Characteristics of Algae Isolated From Shallow Wells, Deep Wells, and Springs in Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri, Jon D. Noelker

Evidence of Bacteriocinogeny in Yersinia Ruckeri, Elmer W. Otteson

The Food Habits of the Amphipod Gammarus Pseudolimnaeus (Holsinger) in the Upper Region of Lake Taneycomo as Related to the Benthic Diatom (Bacillariophyceae) Microflora, Joseph David Pitts

Scrape Behavior and Physical Characteristics of Scrapes and Rubs of White-Tailed Deer, Grant R. Woods

Revision of the Genus Homaliodendron (Neckeraceae) of Southeast Asia, Su Yong-ge

Theses from 1987

The Vascular Flora of Bona Glade Natural Area, Dade County, Missouri, Arlene J. Collett

The Status of the Black-Tailed Jackrabbit in Missouri, Jamie L. Norton

A Comparison of Genetic Differentiation and Gene Flow Among Populations of Two Species of Mice (Peromyscus), Janice Elaine Schnake

Reproductive Patterns of Three Plethodon Salamanders Endemic to the Ouachita Mountains, Cindy L. Taylor

Theses from 1986

Susceptibility Testing of Pathogenic Fungi With a Radiometric System, Rhonda Gay Allen

Hydrogen Gas Production By a Species of Ectothiorhodospira, Laurie J. Chadwick

Propagation and Restriction Enzyme Mapping of Bacteriophage Pbli Dna, Mark Henry Entrup

The Byrophytes of Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camden County, Missouri, Carol A. Fuller

The Effect of Centrally Administered D-Alanine-Methionine-Enkephalinamide (Dala) on the Copulatory Behavior of Male Hamsters, Marjenna L. Gittings

Steroid Stimulated Protein Synthesis in Fish Cell Cultures, Carla B. Green

A Study of Slime-Positive Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci, Rita Marie Heuertz

A Possible Role For Prostaglandin E-B2-S as a Suppressor of Macrophage Phagocytosis, Deborah L. Hutchison

Central Cardiovascular Effects of Arginine Vasopressin in the Lateral Habenular Region in Anesthetized Rats, Kristy Dean Lake

Patterns of Change in Catalysis Activity as an Indicator of Aging in Drosophila Melanogaster, Ralf Michael Luche

Population Dynamics of Ice Nucleation Active Bacteria on Prunus Persica Cultivars, Donna Denise Mashburn

Effects of Central and Peripheral Administration of 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine (Mptp) in the Rat and Mouse, Leila T. Najafi

Initial Characterization of Attachment of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Annette Renee Stewart

Theses from 1985

Changes in LDH Activity in Cryptobranchus Due to Imposed Environmental Stress, Norman Reid Brown

Catalase and Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Response to Elevated Oxygen in Drosophila Melanogaster, Thomas Richard David

Growth and Metamorphosis of the Ringed Salamander, Jackie E. Hutcherson

Bacteriophage Sp10 Infection of Bacillus Subtilis, Wayne Charles Katt

Macrophage Suppression Across Genetic Barriers By a Spleen Cell Culture Derived Factor, Kenneth L. Mackey

Comparable Effects of Morphine Sulfate and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in the Midbrain Reticular Formation of Rats, Melinda Sue Walker

Theses from 1984

Growth and Characterization of Cell Cultures of Rainbow Trout, Janice M. Hickok

Life History of the Stippled Darter, Etheostoma Punctulatum, Donal R. Hotalling

Big Bluestem (Andropogon Gerardi) and Indiangrass (Sorghastrum Nutans) Establishment Using Minimum-Till Seeding Methods, David E. Pitts

Theses from 1983

Macrophage Suppression By a Low Molecular Weight Fraction of Murine Spleen Cell Culture Supernatant, Glenda Gayle Allen-Abbott

Mouse Protection Assay For Measurement of Antibody and M Protein Antigen of Streptococcus Equi, Sharon A. Bryant

Food Habits and Biology of Stonerollers (Campostoma) in Southwest Missouri, James F. Fowler

The Life History of the Yoke Darter, Etheostoma Juliae, Paul W. James

Fish and Reptile Remains From the Late Eocene, Crow Creek Local Fauna, St. Francis County, Arkansas, James William Westgate

A Survey of the Ephemeroptera of Pearson Creek, Missouri, Natalie R. Witte

Theses from 1982

Home Range and Nocturnal Activity of the Ozark Hellbender, Charles E. Coatney

Microbial Ecology of a Bat Guano Community, M. W. Fletcher

Population Dynamics and Productivity of the Prosobranch Snail Goniobasis Potosiensis, Stephen John Flora

Allelopathic Effects of Festuca Arundinaceae on the Growth of Juglans Nigra Seedlings, Carl E. Hauser

Seasonal Reproductive Changes in Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis, Chris Alan Ingersol

Transformation of Lymphocytes From Patients With Histoplasmosis and Other Pulmonary Infections, Debra Lynn Moran

The Phytosociology of the Bryophytes At La Petite Gemme Prairie, Polk County, Missouri, Steve Lee Timme

In Vitro Evidence For A Spleen-Derived Macrophage Suppressor Factor, Rebecca Van Ferell

Theses from 1981

Morphologic and Phenolic Variation in Quercus Alba and Q. Stellata: Evidence For Hybridization, Raymond J. Budde

A Vegetative Analysis of Hercules Glades Wilderness, Janet L. Hicks

Modern Pollen Spectra in Pond Sediments in Southwest Missouri and Its Relationship to the Contiguous Forests, Dona Pray Key

Water Quality and the Primary Producers in the Upper James River, Missouri, Steven R. Lemons

Orally Induced Tolerance to Streptococcus Mutans and Glucosyltransferase in Neonatal Mice, Kay Ellen Sterner

The Biosystematics of Isonychia Bicolor (Walker) of the Finley Creek, Missouri, David Michael Sullivan

Theses from 1980

Splenic Regulation Of Macrophage Activity In Mice Infected With Listeria Monocytogenes, Nancy Ann Cavender

The Vascular Flora of Roaring River State Park, Barry County, Missouri, Kathleen Lee Hornberger

The Dragonfly Fauna (Odonata:Anisoptera) of a Lentic Habitat in Southwestern Missouri, Daryl Wayne Maddox

Antigenic Variation in Candida Albicans, Jana Podzimek

Studies on Potential of Resistance Development By Monilinia Fructicola to Selected Fungicides and Isolation of Uv Induced Cga 64251 Resistant Colonies, Randy L. Reese

Theses from 1979

The Bryophytes of Roaring River State Park, Barry County, Missouri, Teresa L. Hilton

Age and Growth of the Ozark Hellbender, Chris L. Peterson

Splenic Regulation Of Cell Mediated Immunity To Listeria Monocytogenes: Suppression Of Macrophages, Mary Kathryn Poirot

Bird Community Structure in Southwestern Missouri, Mark Ritke

Spontaneous Rosette Formation In Mice Immunized With Listeria Monocytogenes, Laura Lynn Vanlandingham

An Examination of Trophic State Indices For Some Missouri Reservoirs, Christopher B. Vitello

Theses from 1978

The Biosystematics of the Mosquitoes of Greene County, Missouri, Sammie Lee Dickson

Life History of the Ozark Minnow, Dionda Nubila, Jeffrey R. Glazier

The Effects Of Dissolved Oxygen Content Of Water On Blood Ph, Pco4, Po4 And Rocking Activity For Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis, Richard A. Harlan

Initial Revegetation Of Small But Severely Disturbed Areas In The Oak-Hickory Forest Of Southwest Missouri, James Theodore Sheldon

Theses from 1977

The Vernal And Summer Zooplankton In Surface Waters From A Small Cove In Stockton Reservoir, Rick Casey

Reproduction And Survivorship Of Two Species Of Daphnidae, Marvin Claus

Food Partitioning Between Two Sympatric Cricetid Species, John C. Cook

The Occurrence and Distribution of Limnetic Larval Fishes from a Small Cove of Stockton Reservoir, Timothy Robert Donovan

A Comparison of Several Parameters of Aging in Drosophila Melanogaster Under Normal and High Oxygen Tension, Joyce B. Himes

A Vegetational Continuum of the Upland Forests of Three Counties in South Central Missouri, Charles L. Pope

Theses from 1976

Responses Of Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis Alleganiensis To Different Oxygen Concentrations, Temperatures And Photoperiod, David Arthur Beffa

Nitrogen Fixation By Azotobacter Species In Mixed Culture, John S. Lacy

Anaerobic Digester Liquor as a Source of Ammonium and Phosphate For Single-Cell Protein Production, Andrew M. Saunders

Food Habits, Starvation and Growth in the Hellbender, Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis, Jamie Nevelle Wiggs

Theses from 1975

Accelerated Maturation of Fetal Alveolar Epithelium in New Zealand Rabbits After Single Maternal Injections of Solu-Medro, John Joseph Ancy

An Analysis Of Phenetic Variation In The Least Shrew Cryptotis Parva (Say), David C. Belt

Facilitation At Neuromuscular Junctions in Crayfish Deep Abdominal Extensor Muscles, Russell Hampton Hill

Pteridophytes of the Interior Highlands of North America, James S. Key

The Vascular Flora of Montauk State Park, Dent County, Missouri, Gordon Todd Maupin

Peroxidase, Protein, and Growth Responses of Cultured Tomato Pith Explants, Wallace Edward Neuhart

The Vascular Flora of Lost Valley, Newton County, Arkansas, Ralph Luther Thompson

Food Size And Foraging Site Selection In A Breeding Population Of Red- Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius Phoeniceus), Stephen Wallace Wilson

Theses from 1974

Effects of Calcium Cyclamate on the Immune Response in Rabbits, Cecil Monroe Hampton

The Effects of Cyclohexylamine on Antibody Production in Rabbits, John David Lloyd

Hepaticae of the Interior Highlands, North America, Patricia Eggee Thomas

Theses from 1973

The Effect Of Adrenal Hormones On Plasma Electrolyte Levels In Thamnophis Sirtalis After Bufo Marinus Parotoid Venom Ingestion, James D. Early