Biology Theses
Theses from 1998
A Floristic Study of Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camden County, Missouri, Barbara Jane Farnsworth
Hypoxia and Ventilation of the Marsupium in the Amphipod, Gammarus Pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, Darby May Hansen
Variable Tnf-α Production By Murine Macrophages to a Cell Wall Extract of Candida Albicans, Erica L. Harris
A Role For Parasites in the Behavior of the Ozark Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon Angusticlavius), Daria Sonya Maksimowich
The Effect of Adenosine on the Production of Inflammatory Mediators By Macrophages in Response to Candida Albicans, Nina A. Petrushova
Missouri Stream Team Program: Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes, Brian H. Roddiger
Overexpression of the Hmp Gene in Esherichia Coli and Its Effect on Growth Rate, Jon-David S. Sears
Botanical Survey of Seven Sites Along the Jack's Fork River, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Michael Kevin Skinner
The Effect of Turbidity on the Distribution and Life History of River Zooplankton, Lori Anne Soeken
Transgenic Plants, Current State, and Influence on the Environment, Xian Xie
Theses from 1997
Induction of Apoptosis and Necrosis By Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus in Chinook Salmon Embryo Cells, Timothy M. Doyle
Estimation of Time of Death (TOD) of White-Tailed Deer: a Comparison of Three Indicators, Bradley Michael Hadley
Utilizing Diatoms (Bacilliariophyceae) For the Assemblage of Diversity Indices, Trophic Status, and Soprobity Status in the Uppermost Region of Lake Taneycomo, Erich Geister Harris
The Ontogeny of Thermoregulatory Abilities in Neonatal Cotton Rats and Montane Voles, Ginny Y. Hew
Biomonitoring an Impacted Stream Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Bioassays, Jocelyn F. Korsch
Effects of Hypoxia on Embryonic Development and Hatching in Two Ambystoma and Two Rana Species, Nathan E. Mills
Reproductive Biology of the Flat Floater Mussel, Anodonta Suborbiculata, Say, 1831 (Mollusca: Unionidae), Andrew David Roberts
Determination of an Estrous Cycle in Female Giraffes (Giraffa Camelopardalis) By Radioimmunoassay of Fecal Hormones, Karla Ann Rues
Analysis of Hopanoids From Three Psychrophilic Marine Bacterial Strains, Brian Weber
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Production By Murine Peritoneal Macrophages in Response to Candida Albicans Yeasts, Germ Tubes, and Mycelia, Laura J. Willis
The Ephemeroptera Larvae of Guatemala, Bryan R. Yates
Theses from 1996
The Effect of Storage on Activity of Murine Tnf-α: a Comparison of Inbred and Outbred Strains, Jeffrey T. Bookout
The Nesting Biology & Parental Behavior of the Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria Citrea, in Southwestern Missouri, Jeffrey N. Cantrell
Determining Proportions of Game Animals Using Remote Censusing Camera Systems on Hunted and Non-Hunted Areas, Matthew D. Curry
Reproduction and Diet of Kinosternon Odoratum Inhabiting a Cold Water Reservoir in Southwest Missouri, Stacey D. Davis
Allozyme Diversity and Hybridization in Castanea Pumila (Section Balanocastanon, Fagaceae), Michael David DeBacker
Opercular Flaps as Sexual Ornaments For Male Longear Sunfish (Lepomis Megalotis), Kaye Goddard
Conservation Knowledge and Attitudes of Missouri Sixth Grade Students: the Missouri Conservation Survey, 1995-1996, Ginger I. Gray
The Status of the Puma (Puma Concolor) in Missouri, Based on Sightings, Stephen E. Hardin
The Effects of Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Aquatic Invertebrates, Robin D. Hurtubise
The Aging of Two Madtom Catfish Species From a Southwest Missouri Stream, Lisa Kay Kiner
Land Condition Trend Analysis Plot Inventory Field Methods: a Natural Resource Inventory and Forest Community Analysis Camp Clark, Nevada, Missouri, Susan Joan Mattheis
An Evaluation of Knowledge Gained By Eighth Grade Students Using Project Wet Activities, Debra Marie Mayers
Attitudes of Developers and the General Public on Land Development and the Environment in Southwest Missouri: a Comparison Study, Paul J. Rakowski
The Central Stoneroller, Campostoma Anomalum, as an Indicator of Heavy Metal Contamination Using Otolith Age Determination and Growth Analysis, Robert G. Schulz
Breeding System, Heterozygosity, and Seed Germination in a Population of Missouri Bladder-Pod, Lesquerella Filiformis Rollins, Michiko Brenda Smart
Isolation and Characterization of Chitinases From Dasypus Novemcinctus, the Nine-Banded Armadillo, Stephanie Ann Smith
Thyroid Hormones and the Onset of Hibernation in the 13-Lined Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus Tridecemlineatus, Andy M. Stribling
Maturation and Reproduction of the White Sucker (Catostomus Commersoni) in Lake Taneycomo, Missouri, Carl Kent Wakefield
The Role of Alarm Pheromones in Predation Avoidance By Adult Central Newts, Notophthalmus Viridescens, David R. Woody
Action of Allelochemicals on Algal Growth and Photosystem Ii Efficiency, Zhengfang Yang
Theses from 1995
Early-Life History of the White Sucker (Catostomus Commersoni) in Lake Taneycomo, Missouri, John W. Calfee
Habitat Analysis of the Ozark Hellbender, Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis Bishopi, in Missouri, Timothy Matthew Fobes
Hypoxia-Limited Survival, Respiration, and Mate-Guarding Behavior in the Amphipod Gammarus Pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, William Wyatt Hoback
Physiological Characterization of Four Psychrophilic Marine Bacterial Strains, Rebecca Koziel
Habitat Selection By Size Classes of Largemouth Bass, James M. Long
An Evaluation of a Preventive Health Management Method: Using the Personal Health Guide Produced By the Washington Business Group on Health, Tammy J. Tucker
Reproduction and Diet of Pseudemys Concinna Inhabiting a Cold Water Reservoir in Southwest Missouri, Lisa Kay Turner
A Skeletochronological Study to Determine the Age of the Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma Annulatum), David Taylor Winter
Theses from 1994
The Distribution of Genetic Variation Among Relictual Populations of Missouri Tallgrass Prairie Plants, Cay Anne Carter
The Effects of Progesterone on Extracellular Serotonin Levels in Rat Hypothalamus, Carla J. Farmer
Oxygen Uptake as an Indictor of Metabolic Rate in a Neotenic Population of Eurycea Multiplicata, Cary A. Guffey
Food Habits, Distribution and Impact of the Nine-Banded Armadillo in Missouri, Kimberley Jo Lippert
Reproductive Endocrinology of the Ozark Hellbender, Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis Bishopi, Stephanie Gail Reed
Spatial, Dietary, and Temporal Niche Parameters of Two Species of Box Turtle (Terrapene) in Microsympatry, Daniel Vito Sammartano
The Genetic Consequences of Disjunction in Campanula Rotundifolia (Angiospermae: Campanulaceae), Gwenlyn Kay Waller
Theses from 1993
Progesterone and Prolactin Profiles of the Female Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus), Melissa Ann Carden
Ecology of the Tropical Freshwater Turtle Rhinoclemmy's Funerea in Caribbean Costa Rica, Kevin P. Jansen
The Effect of Cholecystokinin Antagonist Lorglumide on Dopamine Levels in the Rat Caudate, Kathleen A. Kedzie
Antigenic Determinants on the Surface of Granulocytes of Battella Germanica, Belinda D. Presley
The Effect of Candida Hyphal Inhibitory Product (Chip) on Murine Peritoneal Macrophage Killing of Candida Albicans Hyphae, Angela L. Spence
Growth, Diet, and Reproduction of the Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys Scripta) Inhabiting a Reservoir Receiving a Cold Effluent, R. Brent Thomas
Validation of Age Estimates and Comparisons of Growth Rates of the White Sucker, Catostomus Commersoni, in Three Southwest Missouri Populations, Kip R. Thompson
Predation of Ringed Salamander Larvae, Ambystoma Annulatum, Terry Jean Wilson
Theses from 1992
The Effects of Odonates on a Littoral Prey Community, Frederick E. Dry
Spatial Genetic Structure in the Mount Vernon Prairie Population of Rudbeckia Hirta, Anthony Lee Hampton
The Effects of Landfill Leachate on the Behavior, Feeding Rate, and Growth Rate of the Freshwater Prosobranch Snail Elimia Potosiensis, Katherine Sue Koontz
A Study of the Vegetation of the White River Balds Natural Area, Taney County, Missouri, Linda Lathrop
A Study on the Effectiveness of Activated Murine Peritoneal Macrophages in Killing Candida Albicans Hyphae, Kelli J. Lawson
Changes in Thyroid Function Associated With Pregnancy in Golden Hamsters, Lisa Harmon Walker
Theses from 1991
Food Habits of Larval Ringed Salamanders, Ambystoma Annulatum, Mark A. Kluhsman
Hematoza of Wood Ducks (Aix Sponsa) in Missouri, Jeffrey Paul O'Dell
Computer-Made Versus Handmade Tests in a Mathematical Modeling Course: Effectiveness and Efficiency, Teresa Ann Paxton
Theses from 1990
Characterization of Bacteria From the Sea Ice of Antarctica, Virginia E. Davis
Habitat and Ecological Observations on Gymnodinium Acidotum Nygaard, a Colorless Dinoflagellate Phagocytizing Blue-Green Cryptophytes, Stephen D. Fields
An Ecological Study of the Black-Tailed Jack-Rabbit Lepus Californicus in Missouri, Andrew W. Hodge
Characterization of Attachment and Receptor Isolation of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus to Chse-214 Cells, Nora Sherry Jones
Seasonal Energetics of the Cotton Rat (Sigmon Hispidus) From Southwest Missouri, Dora Ann Mitchell
The Vascular Flora of Grand Gulf State Park Oregon County, Missouri, Linda Sue Orr
Use of Artificial Nesting Cavities By Wood Ducks (Aix Sponsa) and Other Species in an Urban Environment, Rollin F. Sachs
A Survey of the Ephemeroptera of North Fork River, Missouri, Randy J. Sarver
Photoperiodic Control of Reproduction in Male Hispid Cotton Rats, Sigmodon Hispidus, Drew D. Shoemaker
Genetic Variation Among Populations of Eurycea Tynerensis and Neotenic Eurycea Multiplicata Griseogaster, Stephen Gerard Thornhill
Theses from 1989
A Study of the Life History and Larval Productivity of Corydalus Cornutus Linnaeus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) in Southwest Missouri, Ronald I. Carr
An Evaluation of Two Interleukin-1 Assays, Frank Anthony DiVincenzo
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
