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Creator:: Spaan, Robert S.
Abstract:: North American bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) have experienced significant declines and population extirpations due to novel pathogens such as Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. This disease continues to limit the population restoration of bighorn sheep. Therefore, understanding the demographic consequences of pathogen presence and the risk of contact between bighorn populations and potential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: my Ph.D. Thanks, too, for the fun field trips, whether for research or adventure! I would also

Creator:: McColley, Campbell J.
Abstract:: Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter. These contaminants are increasingly found in the environment due to increased plastic production, use, and improper disposal. Detecting and measuring these contaminants in the environment has proven difficult, requiring the use of fate and transport models to assess MP...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the future. To my graduate committee, Drs. Harper, Baio, Mackiewicz, and Field, thank you for

Creator:: Rericha, Yvonne
Abstract:: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a broad class of anthropogenic chemicals characterized by highly stable carbon-fluorine (C-F) bonds. PFAS are widely used in industrial and consumer products for their surface-active and stain-resistant properties and are ubiquitously detected in environmental media, biota, and human biomatrices. Although some PFAS are known...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: field. This dissertation investigated PFAS developmental toxicity and elucidated structure-bioactivity

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