Graduate Theses and Dissertations in Biology

 

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Habitat Characteristics That Drive Habitat Selection in Hyla Chrysoscelis (Southern Gray Treefrog) and Aquatic Insects, Ruric Bowman

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How Does the Creation of Temporary Wetland Habitat on Agricultural Fields in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Affect the Abundance of Migratory Shorebirds?, Emma McCarley Counce

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Milk and water kefir: microbial diversity and sensory properties, Xia Li

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Exploring Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Microbial Communities in a Marine Polymicrobial Culture and Biological Soil Crusts Using Multi-Omics Analysis., Thuy M. Nguyen

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Mechanisms and Consequences of Competition between Microstegium vimineum and Native Plants and Their Relevance to Invasion Theory and Oak Woodland Restoration, Griffin L. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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The N-Terminal Domains of Voltage Dependent Anion Channels as Novel Members of the BCL-2 Family: Their Roles and Interactions with the BH3 Domain of the BCL-2 Family Members, Clement Nana Agyemang

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Investigating Sound and Gear Modification as a Means of Reducing Shark bycatch, Eduardo Josue Rangel

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ROLE OF ASTROCYTIC INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1 IN THE REGULATION OF BEHAVIOR, COGNITION, AND NEUROINFLAMMATION, Brayden Thomas

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The Effects of Interactive Object Provisioning on Corticosterone, Stress-Related Behaviors, and Cognition in Juvenile and Adult Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata), Laura West

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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EPIGENETIC REGULATION IN BREVUNDIMONAS SUBVIBRIOIDES AND COMPARISON WITH THE CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS MODEL, Satish Adhikari

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QUANTIFYING MICROBIAL RESISTANCE TO NEMATODE PREDATION, Tyler Bacon

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A Perspective on Fungal-algal Symbioses Through Comparative Dual-Transcriptomics of "Franken-lichen" Tissues and "Microbial Speed-dating" Assays, Michael Clear

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How do Prey Capture and Simulated Fire Affect Growth and Nutrient Limitation in a Carnivorous Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia alata?, Jalen Christopher Holloway

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Describing the gut microbiome of Amblema plicata, Lauren Lawson

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MICROBIAL COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO SALINIFICATION: APPLICATIONS IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS, Eric Weingarten

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Transgenerational Effects Of Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Infection In Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis), Sarah Danielle Amonett

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Evolutionary History Of Subterranean Termites In The Geographic And Ecological Context Of The Appalachian Mountains In The United States, Chaz Hyseni

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Elucidating The Sloth Hair Microbiome: A Metagenomic Comparison Of Two- And Three-Fingered Sloths, Maya Kaup

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Habitat Selection Across A Temperature And Nutrient Gradient By Cope’S Grey Treefrog (Hyla Chrysoscelis) And The Mosquito, Culex Restuans, Sarah Christine McNamara

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Survival And Development Of Larval Odonates (Anisoptera) And Female Oviposition Site Choice In Response To Predatory Fish, Kevin Matthew Potts

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Spatial Context And The Role Of Competition In Oviposition Habitat Selection By Cope’S Grey Treefrog (Hyla Chrysoscelis) And Culex Restuans Mosquitoes, Reed Carroll Scott

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Nest Microclimate Manipulation Affects Growth, Development, And Heat-Shock Protein Production In The Eastern Bluebird (Sialia Sialis), Brooke E. Sykes

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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The Independent And Combined Effects Of Hypoxia And Tributyltin On The Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Ann Fairly Barnett

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Effects of Impoundments on the Community Assemblage and Gene Flow of Stream Crayfishes, Zanethia Choice Barnett

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Extended Adolescence: The Ecology and Endocrinology of Facultative Paedomorphosis, Jason R. Bohenek

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Application and refinement of molecular ecology techniques for amphibian conservation, Stephanie Marie Burgess

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Looking into the Past: The Diversification of Amphibians in the Neotropical Savannas, Ísis da Costa Arantes

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Description and alleviation of the stress response in Atlantic sharpnose sharks (rhizoprionodon terraenovae), white-spotted bamboo sharks (chiloscyllium plagiosum), and golden shiners (notemigonus crysoleucas), Lauren Nicole Fuller

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The Effects Of Hypoxia And Freshwater Intrusion On The Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea Virginica), James Henry Gledhill

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Diversification In The Neotropics – Evolution And Population Genetics Of The Armored Catfish Hypancistrus Sp. From The Xingu River, Marcella Goncalves Santos

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An Experimental Test of Controls on Resource Exchange in an Ectomycorrhizal Mutualism, Amber Lynn Horning

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The Evolution Of Coral Snake Mimicry, Renan Janke Bosque

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Examining The Role Of Reproductive Interference In The Decline Of Native Green Treefrogs Following Cuban Treefrog Invasions, Joseph Kennedy

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Field testing and simulation of vadose-zone recharge wells in the Mississippi river valley alluvial aquifer as an artificial recharge method, Kyungwon Kwak

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Environnmental Influences on Caribbean Octocoral-Symbiodiniaceae Symbioses, Mark McCauley

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Ecological Factors Associated with Habitat Use of Baird’s Tapirs (Tapirus Bairdii), Victoria Diane Monette

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Identifying Transcription Co-Regulators of Gcm/Repo in the Development of Glia in Drosophila Melanogaster, Glendin Kostantinos Pano

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Bacterioplankton biogeography of the Mississippi river basin, Jason Taylor Payne

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Variations in the Dragonfly Microbiome Through Life stages and Its Ability to Harbor Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, Sarah Russell

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The Influence Of Site Connectivity On Zooplankton Assemblage Dynamics Within The Lower Mississippi River Floodplain, Jarrod Sackreiter

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Analysis of Brevundimonas Subvibrioides Developmental Signaling Systems Reveals Unexpected Differences Between Phenotypes and c-di-GMP Levels, Lauryn Anne Sperling

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The Role Of Dunc13 In Ethanol Tolerance, Yusuke Wachi

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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The Effects Of Acidic Conditions And Tannins On The Survival, Development, And Behavior Of Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla Chrysoscelis), Caleb E. Dodd

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Effects of Hydrological Connectivity on the Benthos of a Large River (Lower Mississippi River, USA), Audrey B. Harrison

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Impact of Human Disturbance on the Behavior and Physiology of the Endangered Ringed Sawback Turtle (Graptemys oculifera), Jessica Mary Heppard

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Impacts And Implications Of Polytypism On The Evolution Of Aposematic Coloration, Justin Philip Lawrence

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Biodiversity And Evolution In The Guiana Shield, South America, Andrew Michael Snyder

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Leaping Behavior In Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix): Analysis Of Burst Swimming Speeds, Angle Of Escape, Height, And Distance Of Leaps, Ehlana Stell

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The Effect of Environmental Perturbations on the Plant Phyllosphere Microbiome, Bram W. Stone

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A Review of the Serica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of Mexico, Canada, and the western United States, Reese John Worthington

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Conditions Responsible For The Success Of Carnivorous Plants In Nutrient-Poor Wetlands, Matthew John Abbott

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The effect of road crossings on stream-associated salamanders within Holly Springs National Forest, Caleb Ashton Aldridge

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Historical refuges and recolonization routes in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, inferred through phylogeographic analysis of the spotted wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata), John Daniel Banusiewicz

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Evidence Of Chemical Camouflage In Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus Sayanus); Avoiding Detection By Colonizing/Ovipositing Prey Through Chemical Crypsis, Tyler Breech

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The Reptile Gut Microbiome: Its Role In Host Evolution And Community Assembly, Timothy Colston Colston

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The Impact Of Simulated Microgravity On The Growth Of The Model Legume Plant Medicago Truncatula, Gemma Elizabeth Lionheart

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Responses of the Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) to Human Disturbance, Thomas Hughes Martin

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Towards a Better Understanding of Secondary Metabolite Production in Toxic Marine Algae, Thuy My Nguyen

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Risk, Reward, And The Role Of Habitat Selection On Community Dynamics In Temporary Ponds, Matthew Robert Pintar

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Stress, sexual signaling, and alternative mating tactics in male green treefrogs, Hyla cinerea, Sarah Crocker-Buta

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Nemo no more? Spatial demographic and population genetic analyses of the two-band anemonefish, Amphiprion bicinctus, in the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, Jacob Seth Howell

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Influence of plant species, location, and seasonality on rhizosphere bacterial communities in freshwater wetlands, Hakchul Lee

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Seasonal Changes in Biomass of Two ComFreshwater Wetland plants: storage of nutrients, Emily Kathryn McCann

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Genetic And Temporal Variation In Resource Exchange Between An Ectomycorrhizal Fungus, Rhizopogon Occidentalis, And Seedlings Of Pinus Radiata, Mariah Meachum

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Competitive Effects Of Increased Plant Species Richness And Increased Endemic Versus Native Generalist Species Dominance On The Invasive Grass Microstegium Vimineum During Oak Woodland Restoration, Sean Anthony Moyer

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The biotic effects of tertiary geoclimatic change in the southern hemisphere, Stuart Val Nielsen

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Loblolly Pine Genetics Structure Its Mycorrhizal Community, Bridget Joan Piculell

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Community Ecology Of Soil Microbes In Southeast Usa Oak-Pine Woodlands, Ann L. Rasmussen

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Biochemical Composition of Caribbean Gorgonian Corals and Their Symbiosis Under Ambeint and Stressful Conditions, Kartick Prakash Shirur

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Negative Effects Of ComMycorrhizal Networks And Roots On Upland Oak Seedlings In Open-Canopy Woodlands And Closed-Canopy Forests, William Chase Bailey

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Soil bacterial structure and function associated with the invasive grass Microsteguim vimineum and two native grasses, Jennifer Kay Bell

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Behavior, Energetics, And Swimming Performance Of The American Paddlefish, Polyodon Spathula, In A Lower Mississippi River Oxbow, Bryan Andrew Cage

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The Effects Of Clinorotation In The Host Plant, Medicago Truncatula, And Its Microbial Symbionts, Ariel Dauzart

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Oviposition Site Selection By Mosquitoes: Predator-Released Kairomones And Responses To Different Taxa, Lauren Larea Eveland

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Systems biology approach to understanding the control of glucose metabolism in healthy and apoptotic neurons, Hoda Gebril

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Birdie see, Birdie do: Zebra finch observational learning in three cognitive domains with discussion of cerebellar involvement, Amy Hribar

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Adaptive Movements And Thermoregulation In Big-Eared Bats, Cody Jordan

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The influence of current year fire on leaf litter decomposition rates and microbial enzyme activity in forests undergoing ecological restoration, Megan E. Overlander

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Autoregulation of the Glial Gene reversed polarity in Drosophila melanogaster, Jamie L. Wood

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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The effects of stress hormones on preferences for acoustic signals in female green treefrogs (Hyla cinerea) and barking treefrogs (Hyla gratiosa), Anna Gabriell Davis

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Location, location: Factors influencing greenhouse gas fluxes from the Mississippi Delta agricultural region, Michael P. Keating

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Regulators of repo: A Search for gcm/repo Transcription Factors, Kathy Ann Nipper

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Investigating the photosynthesis of Symbiodinium in Caribbean gorgonian corals, Blake Ramsby

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Determinants Of Bite Force In Four Species Of Sharks From The Gulf Of Mexico With An Emphasis On The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Rhizoprionodon Terraenovae, Kyle Walter Rice

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Growth Of Bald Cypress Boles And Knees As Influenced By Precipitation And Inundation At Sardis Lake, Mississippi, Emily M. Stauss

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Male Reproductive Strategies And Mating Displays In The Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris Ocellata), Edward Merrill Hanlon

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Linking The Functional Diversity Of Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Species To Soil Carbon And The Genetics Of A Foundational Tree Species, Nicole Marie Hergott

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Phylogeography of the Malagasy Ant Species Otontomachus coquereli, Jason Jackson

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Bacterial Assemblages And Microbial Enzyme Activity In The Major Tributaries Of The Lower Mississippi River, Justin Millar

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A Neurophysiological Examination Of Stress Control In Martial Artists, Jack Pemment

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Mixing it up: Multiple symbiont acquisition strategies as an adaptive mechanism in the coral Stylophora pistillata, Kristen A. Byler

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Functional Morphology of the Sphyrnid Shark Cephalofoil: an Assessment of the Hydrodynamic Lift Hypothesis Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Matthew K. Gaylord

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Stochastic Models For Evolutionary Genetic Problems, Wei Liao

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Effects of Hydrologic Connection on Physicochemical Conditions and Algal Properties in Backwaters of the Lower Mississippi River, Orathai Pongruktham

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Survey of the Native and Nonnative Vascular Plant Species of Three Islands in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, Mark Gardner Winkler

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Invasion of Hurricane-Disturbed Scrub Communities on Barrier Islands in Mississippi: a Battle Between Native and Non-Native Ecosystem Engineers, Christine Annette Bertz

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Effects of Tornado Damage, Prescribed Fire, and Salvage Logging on Oak (Quercus Spp.) Saplings in Upland Oak Forests in Northern Mississippi, Jeffery B. Cannon

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Relationship between coastal vegetation biomass with elevation and salinity gradients, Ying Chen

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The Effects of Seasonal Changes and Turbidity on Swimming Performance in White Crappie Pomoxis Annularis and Black Crappie Pomoxis Nigromaculatus., Caleb Joseph Gaston

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Response of riparian plant communities to hydrological alteration: Are seed banks a means of restoration?, Siobhan Boyer Gorham