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Creator:: Blakemore, Leslie A.
Abstract:: The red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) of Manitoba, Canada, have been extensively studied for decades with little investigation into their immune system. These animals live very close to the arctic circle and spend over half of the year underground brumating. The annual cycle of the red-sided garter snakes make...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________ Robert T. Mason The red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) of Manitoba

Creator:: Bentz, Ehren
Abstract:: The Harderian gland is a large cephalic gland present in most groups of terrestrial vertebrates. Although the Harderian gland has been the focus of numerous studies for more than 300 years, its physiological function has remained largely unresolved. Harderian gland secretions are diverse among different taxa, and many putative functions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Robert T. Mason The Harderian gland is a large cephalic gland present in most groups of

Creator:: Hubert, David L.
Abstract:: At a time when environmental conditions are rapidly changing, understanding how thermal extremes impact wildlife is imperative to fully understanding the consequences of climate change in natural ecosystems. While many organisms are currently impacted by rapidly warming and more erratic environmental conditions, identifying and investigating model species whose life histories...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thank my advisor, Dr. Robert T. Mason, for his support during my time as a graduate student. I believe

Creator:: Leppin, Mark V.
Abstract:: The Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) is a small, secretive boa native to the Pacific Northwest. Despite this being possibly the highest latitude boas and one of only two boas native to the continental U.S., it has received surprisingly little attention. Most of the research on the natural history of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________ Robert T. Mason The Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) is a small, secretive boa native

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