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  • Biogeography of nonindigenous species: from description to prediction

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    Reusser, Deborah A.
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    Nonindigenous species are a major threat to the ecological integrity and biodiversity of marine and estuarine ecosystems. To become a successful invader, species must pass through four phases: (1) survive transport, (2) survive release, (3) establish a population, and (4) expand their range. To better understand these processes, an integrated...
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    Nonindigenous Species: From Description to Prediction Abstract approved: Dawn J. Wright

  • Crossing behavior, RAPD analysis and chlorophyll flourescence in relationship to the geographic adaption of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.)

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    García de los Santos, Gabino
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    Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) is a popular perennial, non-bloating forage legume used for pasture, hay and silage throughout the temperate regions of Europe, Asia Minor, North Africa and North and South America. It is regarded as the most morphologically and biochemically variable species in the genus. Research investigating the...
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    .) Abstract approved: ey J. Steiner Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) is a popular perennial

  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms of aromatic hydrocarbon axonopathy

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    Kim, Min-Sun
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    Hydrocarbon solvents are widely used in the production of paints, adhesives, dyes, polymers, plastics, textiles, printing inks, agricultural products and pharmaceuticals. While the neuropathic potential of aliphatic solvents was shown in the 1970s, little is known about the neuropathic potential of aromatic solvents. The present study examines such solvents, 1,2-diethylbenzene...
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    Axonopathy. Abstract approved: Ian J. Hydrocarbon solvents are widely used in the production of paints

  • Phylogeography and Evolution of Effector Genes in Phytophthora Species

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    Shakya, Shankar K.
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    Plant pathogens in the genus Phytophthora are known to cause disease on field crops, nursery plants, and forest trees. The best known example probably is Phytophthora infestans, which triggered the infamous Irish potato famine. Other important Phytophthora species include: P. ramorum (sudden oak death pathogen), P. sojae (soybean root rot...
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Niklaus J. Grünwald

  • Essays on strategic behavior in supermodular settings : lobbying, advertising and price

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    Kudo, Yasushi
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    This dissertation addresses issues of strategic behavior of firms in lobbying, brand and generic advertising, and advertising-price relationships in imperfectly competitive markets. In the first study, we investigate conditions under which lobbying can improve social welfare and show that this type of lobbying will be undersupplied from society’s perspective. We...
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    Abstract approved: Victor J. Tremblay This dissertation addresses issues of strategic behavior of

  • Improving Projections of Tidal Marsh Persistence under Climate Change with Remote Sensing and Site-Specific Data

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    Buffington, Kevin J.
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    Tidal marshes are dynamic ecosystems that are threatened by climate change and sea-level rise. To characterize baseline condition and historic climate sensitivities, and improve projections into the future, new methods are required that integrate data from the field and remote sensing platforms. Marsh elevation response models can be calibrated with...
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    . Christian, D. M. Boesch, A. Yáñez-Arancibia, J. Morris, R. R. Twilley, L. Naylor, L. Schaffner, and C

  • The genus Caenorhabditis : a system for testing evolutionary questions

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    Raboin, Michael J.
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    Caenorhabditis elegans is arguably the best understood animal on the planet. Used for over 50 years to study development, we have a vast amount of knowledge of the inner workings of this worm. Our knowledge is incomplete, however, without placing this organism in its evolutionary and ecological context. In this...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Michael J. Raboin for

  • A Microeconomic Analysis of Wildfire Suppression Programs in the Western United States

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    Rossi, David J.
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    This dissertation studies the microeconomics of forest fire suppression programs. It starts with an inquiry into the causes of increasing shares of public land management budgets devoted to wildland fire suppression in lieu of hazardous fuel reduction or other pre-fire risk mitigation programs. The first two chapters consider competing economic...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF David J

  • Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

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    Hansen, Eric J.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore the applicability of Collins’ (2001) Good-to-Great theory, as originally introduced for the business sector and as adapted for the social sector, to the ways a community college moved from being “good” to being “great.” The following questions guided the research: (1) Which...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Eric J. Hansen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • New Techniques to Monitor and Characterize Landslide Behavior and Controls Using Digital Terrain Models

    Creator:
    Senogles, Andrew
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    Coastal landslides and erosion are major natural hazards resulting in unstable slopes, constituting immense challenges to modern infrastructure. Developing, maintaining, and performing risk assessments of infrastructure on, or close to, these hazards require a detailed understanding of the geophysical processes destabilizing the slope. These efforts start with the collection of...
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    J. Olsen Ben Leshchinsky Coastal landslides and erosion are major natural hazards resulting