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Elucidating Biological Questions with Bioinformatics Tools, with a Case Study of Tube Worm Hemoglobin 

Waits, Damien (2015-07-24)
The goal of my Master’s Thesis research was to utilize sequenced data in conjunction with new data to investigate the sulfur binding hemoglobin of the annelid family Siboglinidae. To accomplish this, multiple bioinformatic ...

Evolution of Miniaturization and Paedomorphism in Fishes of the Order Cypriniformes 

Tan, Milton (2016-08-05)
The order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows and their allies) is a morphologically diverse freshwater fish clade numbering over 4000 species. One species is the model organism zebrafish, Danio rerio. Cypriniform fishes have ...

Gene flow, morphology, and taxonomic revision of cave-obligate Hesperochernes pseudoscorpions 

Stephen, Charles (2022-05-01)
Pseudoscorpions are small predatory arthropods that are found in surface and subterranean habitats. Subterranean habitats such as caves tend to harbor pseudoscorpion species with highly restricted gene flow and high degrees ...

Phylogeography and biodiversity of ophiuroids in the Southern Ocean 

Galaska, Matthew (2017-06-28)
The Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica is home to a highly endemic benthic fauna, often attributed to the strong oceanic barrier, the Antarctic Polar front. The Antarctic Polar Front and Antarctic Circumpolar Current ...