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Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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

Home Range, Activity Period, Burrow Use, and Body Temperatures of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus Novemcinctus) on the Northern Edge of Its Range, Paul T. Schell

The Genetic Consequences of Disjunction in Campanula Rotundifolia (Angiospermae: Campanulaceae), Gwenlyn Kay Waller

Theses/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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/Dissertations 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