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Chemical cues and the molecular basis of olfactory chemoreception in caudate amphibians

Creator:: Kiemnec, Karen M.
Abstract:: Chemoreception is one of the dominant sensory modalities for many species of salamanders (reviewed in Chapter 2). At least seven of the ten currently recognized salamander families are known to respond to some sort of chemical cue. These responses are as varied as delaying hatching, seeking refuge, or initiating aggressive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Karen M. Kiemnec for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Population dynamics of coral-reef fishes : spatial variation in emigration, mortality, and predation

Creator:: Overholtzer-McLeod, Karen L.
Abstract:: Understanding the dynamics of open marine populations is difficult. Ecological processes may vary with the spatial structure of the habitat, and this variation may subsequently affect demographic rates. In a series of observational and experimental studies in the Bahamas, I examined the roles of emigration, mortality, and predation in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Karen L. Overholtzer-McLeod

Host parasite relationships between deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and their eimerian parasites (protozoa)

Creator:: Fuller, Claire A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: supportive throughout this venture, Robert G. Anthony, Mark A. Hixon, Philippe A. Rossignol, David

Activation, modification and suppression of sex pheromone production in garter snakes

Creator:: Parker, M. Rockwell
Abstract:: Vertebrates communicate with one another and coordinate intraspecific reproduction by using a variety of sexually dimorphic signals, such as plumage, ornaments, sounds, and/or scents. These sexual dimorphisms are maintained by physiological factors, typically sex-specific hormones (though see Chapter 3 for an exception). The purpose of the research in this dissertation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Robert T. Mason Vertebrates communicate with one another and coordinate intraspecific

New insight into the morphology and physiology of Mesozoic archosaurs

Creator:: Jones, Terry D.
Abstract:: Inferences regarding the biology of extinct taxa are often founded primarily on cladistically-based phylogenetic hypotheses. However, these inferences are frequently inconsistent with the morphology and physiology of modern animals. I suggest that reference to the biology of modern animals might be a more appropriate tool to aid in the reconstruction...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Beatty, Art Boucot, Charlie Miller, and Karen Timm, the faculty, staff, and current and former graduate

Taxonomy and some aspects of the biology of the sea pen Ptilosarcus gurneyi (Cnidaria, Pennatulacea)

Creator:: Batie, Robert Edward
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ROBERT EDWARD BATIE for the (Name

Mutual mate choice in a terrestrial salamander, Plethodon shermani, with long-term sperm storage

Creator:: Eddy, Sarah L.
Abstract:: Sexual selection can influence the mating system of an organism through multiple mechanisms. These mechanisms result in variation in reproductive success among individuals, and include scramble competition, endurance rivalries, contests, mate choice and cryptic choice, and sperm competition. Understanding the mating system of a species requires the identification of which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: sitting right behind me in the same bay and allowing me to pepper him with questions; Karen Kiemenc

On the evolution of correlated color traits in garter snakes

Creator:: Westphal, Michael F.
Abstract:: How complex traits evolve continues to be a major focus of evolutionary investigation. A current topic of debate is the hypothesis that the phenotypic integration of complex traits gives rise to evolutionary constraints. I studied two color traits in the common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, that show a high level...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: theory. Karen Kiemnec was a keen fellow investigator and a patient listener who kept me going through

The role of the vertebral column during jumping in quadrupedal mammals

Creator:: Harty, Tyson H.
Abstract:: Little, if any, quantifications have been made on the contribution of the vertebral column during jumping in quadrupedal mammals. Previous studies of jumpers have focused on the morphological and physiological specializations of the hindlimbs. In this study, such specialization was measured during the supramaximal jumps of the Pacific jumping mouse...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: appreciation to Thomas J. Roberts and John A. Ruben for their guidance on both the experimental and

Indirect effects of fishing on predators and their prey

Creator:: Stallings, Christopher Derek
Abstract:: Predators are fundamentally important for regulating and driving prey population dynamics as well as structuring ecological communities. Over-exploitation of marine resources has caused dramatic depletions of predatory fish species and shifts in marine community composition, with attendant declines in productivity and diversity of marine ecosystems. Despite the important ramifications of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and for their friendship. Karen McLeod (aka Big Sis) was instrumental in helping me to get settled

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Chemical cues and the molecular basis of olfactory chemoreception in caudate amphibians

Population dynamics of coral-reef fishes : spatial variation in emigration, mortality, and predation

Host parasite relationships between deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and their eimerian parasites (protozoa)

Activation, modification and suppression of sex pheromone production in garter snakes

New insight into the morphology and physiology of Mesozoic archosaurs

Taxonomy and some aspects of the biology of the sea pen Ptilosarcus gurneyi (Cnidaria, Pennatulacea)

Mutual mate choice in a terrestrial salamander, Plethodon shermani, with long-term sperm storage

On the evolution of correlated color traits in garter snakes

The role of the vertebral column during jumping in quadrupedal mammals

Indirect effects of fishing on predators and their prey

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