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Characterization of iron uptake into mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(2015-07-29)
Iron is abundant in the environment in the oxidized ferric state. However this form is not bioavailable. Cells require soluble ferrous iron and therefore many reduction strategies have evolved. FRE5 encodes a putative iron ...
Elucidating Biological Questions with Bioinformatics Tools, with a Case Study of Tube Worm Hemoglobin
(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 ...
Identification of new components involved in shoot gravitropism in Arabidopsis thaliana
(2015-07-24)
Plants can reorient their growth according to environmental cues such as light, water, nutrients, gravity etc. Shoots (hypocotyls and inflorescence stems) of the plants exhibit negative gravitropism. Germinating seeds are ...
Phylogenetic treatment and taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States
(2015-07-21)
This systematic study documents the taxonomy, diversity, and distribution of the tarantula spider genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 within the United States. Aphonopelma is a group wherein traditional morphological characters ...
On the influence of landscape-scale factors on stream ecosystems and macroinvertebrate assemblages in the southeastern USA: an examination of alternative statistical methods and case studies.
(2015-07-23)
The influence of land cover on stream ecosystems has increasingly been the focus of
research in a variety of fields, including ecology, hydrology, and engineering. Human-altered
land cover can increase overland storm ...
Energetic tradeoffs between reproduction and longevity in the house mouse (Mus musculus)
(2015-07-21)
Energy investment in reproduction comes at the cost of other life history traits, including future reproductive output and ultimately, lifespan. The disposable soma theory suggests that there is a negative relationship ...
Molecular Evolutionary and Functional Genomic Studies of Marshallia (Asteraceae) Utilizing Next Generation Sequencing Technology
(2015-05-06)
Several aspects of Marshallia (Asteraceae) genomics have been investigated using NGS
technologies. I have assembled and characterized Marshallia Clade III Cytokinin Response
Factor genes from DNA and RNA datasets. To ...
Expression and Functional Roles of Cytokinin Response Factor Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana
(2015-05-07)
Abstract
Cytokinin response factors (CRFs) are transcription factor proteins from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis). CRFs comprise a small, highly conserved subgroup of the AP2/ERF family of plant ...
Sexual Dimorphism, the Big-Mother Hypothesis, and Analyses of Hormones, Minerals, and Stable Isotopes to Determine Reproductive Events in Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus)
(2015-12-03)
Baleen from bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) provided an opportunity to study reproduction and sexual dimorphism via analyses of hormones, minerals, and stable-isotopes. Concentration of progesterone in baleen was ...
Population dynamics of clownfish sea anemones: Patterns of decline, symbiosis with anemonefish, and management for sustainability
(2015-12-10)
Giant sea anemones on Indo-Pacific coral reefs are important ecologically as hosts to obligate clownfish (anemonefish) and cleanershrimp symbionts, and also economically as major components of the global trade in reef ...