Browsing Biology by Type"Undergraduate Thesis"
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An assessment of the polytypic status of the Namib darkling beetles Onymacris unguicularis and Onymacris rugatipennis
(2014)The southern African beetle genus Onymacris (family Tenebrionidae) comprises 14 species, six of which are polytypic. Despite longstanding research on the physiological and behavioral adaptations of these desert beetles, ... -
Co-teaching Biology 1100 with Dr. Jason Gee
(2014)For my Senior Honors Project, I participated in co-teaching an Introductory Biology, or Biology 1100, class alongside department faculty member Dr. Jason Gee. My overall goals for this project were to better master the ... -
Components of Reproductive Isolation between Subspecies of an Annual Plant
(2014)Reproductive isolation is required in the divergence of species. The components of reproductive isolation are separated into either ecological or genetic components. In plants these include: habitat, temporal, pollinator ... -
Conservation and Expression of SNF2 Proteins in Chondrus crispus
(2014)The SNF2 families of ATP-dependent helicases are the central catalytic subunits for chromatin remodeling complexes. The most widely studied is the multisubunit SWI/SNF complex, which has been found in plants, yeast, and ... -
Delayed Self-Fertilization in Triodanis perfoliata
(2014)Self-fertilization is a reproductive technique that allows a plant to produce offspring even when pollinators may be scarce. Utilizing the process of delayed selfing, a species is with the benefits of both cross-pollination ... -
Developing a Panel of Microsatellite Markers for Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) as a Research Tool for Population Studies
(East Carolina University, 2013)The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) sometimes exhibits brood parasitism - a parent manipulating a conspecific host to raise its offspring, relieving the parent of the encumbrance of parental investment. It has been ... -
Educational engagement and the environment: Investigating service learning in the nonhuman sciences
(2014)Classic definitions outline service learning as engaging students in experiential education where learning goals are reached when service activities are combined with reflective assignments. In an effort to integrate ... -
The Genetic Basis of Pigmentation Variation in Domesticated Zebra Finches
(2014)The zebra finch is the most common estrildid finch native to Australia and Southeast Asia. The zebra finch has also been domesticated and is now a common pet and experimental model system for research. As part of the ... -
Investigating the Relationship between Environmental Lead Exposures and the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease Pathologies
(2014)It is been estimated that nearly 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's Disease (AD), making finding its cause one of medicine's top priorities. It has long been known that genetics plays a major role in the development ... -
The Role of Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation and Acquisition of a Cardiac Phenotype
(East Carolina University, 2013)Introduction: With an increased understanding of myocardial infarction, human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) transplantation therapies have shown promising results as a possible treatment for heart failure. However, little ... -
Using Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, as Bioindicators for the presence of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Greenville's Wastewater Effluent
(2014)Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are compounds that arise from an assortment of manufactured sources (plastics, pharmaceuticals, pulp mill waste), which have the potential to interrupt hormone pathways by mimicking ...