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Genetic Structure, Diversity, and Connectivity of Alabama Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Populations 

Graham, Stephanie (2016-05-18)
Black bear (Ursus americanus) abundance and distribution has declined drastically across the southeastern United States, where a range reduction of 80% has occurred. In this study, the structure, diversity, and connectivity ...

Genetic Technologies for Disease Resistance Research and Enhancement in Catfish 

Elaswad, Ahmed (2016-12-09)
A microinjection protocol was developed and validated for CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. This protocol proved to be rapid, efficient and does not require elaborate equipment or a high ...

Genetic Technologies for Growth Enhancement in Catfish 

Coogan, Michael (2021-04-19)
The effects of CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of the myostatin (MSTN) gene in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, was investigated. A total of 209 fish survived microinjection over 3 years with an average mutation rate of 58%. ...

Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) on Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Cultivated Peanut 

Kumral, Fulya Eda (2019-07-16)
The peanut root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne arenaria, is one of the major soil-borne pests for peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). It causes economic losses in the production of peanut in the southeastern region, especially in ...

Genome-wide association studies for columnaris resistance and morphology in hybrid catfish 

Geng, Xin (2016-03-03)
Catfish is the primary aquaculture species in the United States. Recently, the catfish industry in the USA has encountered unprecedented challenges due to increasing feed and energy costs, devastating diseases, and severe ...

Genome-Wide Associations Identifying Marker-Trait-Associations for Root Morphology and Photosynthetic Related Traits in a Soybean (Glycine max) Diversity Panel 

Abendroth, Jillian (2023-04-26)
Soybean is a staple crop for the food, feed, and fuel industries because of its unique oil and protein composition. It is the second most produced crop globally, with average acres planted and harvest yield increasing ...

Genome-wide Characterization of Heat Shock Proteins in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and Determination of Their Involvement in Diseases 

Song, Lin (2014-11-24)
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) consist of a large group of chaperones whose expression is induced by a number of stresses such as exposures to high temperature, hypoxia and infection. In this study, I identified a total of ...

Genome-wide comparative analysis of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) 

Jiang, Yanliang (2013-04-22)
Comparative map is a powerful tool to transfer the genomic information from well-studied model species to non-model species whose genomic resources are limited. Channel catfish is a primary aquaculture species in United ...

Genome-wide DNA Methylation and Transcriptome-wide Responses to a Bout of Higher- Versus Lower-load Resistance Training in Previously Trained Men 

Sexton, Casey (2022-07-27)
We sought to determine how genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome responses in skeletal muscle differed between one bout of lower-load versus higher-load resistance exercise. Previously trained college-aged males ...

Genomic Analyses of Hybridization and Speciation in Macaques 

Bailey, Nick (2023-05-01)  ETD File Embargoed
Speciation, the origin of species, is a process fundamental to producing the current diversity of life, and has been a central subject of evolutionary biology for the past century. Hybridization, the mating of individuals ...

Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of genes involved in disease resistance against enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC) in catfish 

Tan, Suxu (2018-11-08)
Catfish is the leading aquaculture species in the United States, accounting for over 50% of all U.S. aquaculture production. In recent years, catfish industry has been facing numerous challenges, including increased costs ...

Genomic Approaches to Characterization of the Innate Immune Response of Catfish to Bacterial Infection 

Peatman, Eric (2007-05-15)
Genetic selection for disease resistance encoded in the genomes of blue catfish and channel catfish continues to hold the greatest potential for long-term solutions to aquaculture-based disease outbreaks. Progress towards ...

Genomic Characterization of Expressed Sequence Tags and Gene Expression Profiling of the Three Life-Cycle Stages of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis 

Abernathy, Jason (2010-05-05)
The ciliate protozoan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ich) is an important parasite of freshwater fish that causes 'white spot’ disease. Ich is a major contributor of fish mortalities and economic loss to both the ornamental ...

Genomics of permthrin resistance in the Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus Say 

Reid, William (2014-01-14)
The Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, is a vector of several human diseases including West Nile fever and St. Louis encephalitis, owing to its blood feeding behavior whereby the female takes multiple blood ...

Genotype-Environment Interactions For Growth, Survival, Sexual Dimorphism and Seinability For Different Genetic Types of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ♀ X Blue Catfish (I. furcatus) ♂ Cultured In Three Environments 

Makhubu, Nonkonzo (2014-08-01)
For this study, eight genetic types of channel catfish (Ictarulus punctatus) female x blue catfish (I. furcatus) male hybrids were reared in three environments: a low density pond, a high density pond and an in-pond raceway ...

Genuine Sequential Estimation Procedures for Gamma Populations using Exact Evaluation Criteria 

Tolliver, Kevin (2009-12-09)
In this dissertation, we develop genuine two-stage sequential procedures for bounded-risk and fixed-width confidence interval estimation for Gamma distributed populations, based on exact evaluation criteria. The term ...

A Geochemical and Hydrological Assessment of Oil and Related Compounds from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Gulf Coastal Saltmarshes 

Guerra, Kirsten (2013-08-02)
In April of 2010, the Macondo-1 wellhead ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, releasing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil. Ten saltmarsh sites along the northern Gulf coast were investigated to determine the fate, ...

Geochemical Characterization of Groundwater and Mineralogical Assessment in Hatiya Island, Southeastern Coastal Region of Bangladesh 

Tajwar, Mahir (2023-05-05)  ETD File Embargoed
Groundwater is a vital source of fresh water for drinking and agricultural purposes in the region of Hatiya Island, Bangladesh, yet is subject to contamination by natural and anthropogenic activities. To address this issue, ...

Geochemical Modeling Study of Shale–Brine–CO2 Interaction 

Turkes, Ozan (2021-05-04)
A promising large-scale mitigation option for reducing CO2 footprint is Geological Carbon Sequestration (GCS) in depleted oil and gas reservoirs and deep saline aquifers. This study investigated the interaction between CO2 ...

Geochemical Studies of the Battleship Rock Ignimbrite, Valles Caldera, New Mexico 

Lombardo, Josh (2023-08-07)  ETD File Embargoed
Valles Caldera is the third largest active super volcano in the United States. Despite this, it remains a poorly understood volcanic system. Evidence has been presented within the last 5 years that suggests that Valles ...