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Androgen and progesterone receptor knockouts in Danio rerio affect aggression and social dominance (part 1)
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-07)
It is well known that competition for the basic resources of food, shelter, and mates will always exist in nature. The most prevalent method of competing for such resources is aggression and social dominance. There is ...
Environmental Development of the External Genitalia
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)
Hypospadias is one of the most common birth defects in the world. The incidence of hypospadias has nearly doubled over the past 50 years and now occurs on average in 1 in 125 male newborns each year. Hypospadias is a ...
SALT MARSH MOSQUITO DITCH ALTERATIONS: ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND PERSPECTIVES IN MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)
Salt marsh ecosystems are prized for the numerous ecological and economic services that benefit society. On the U.S. east coast, virtually all salt marsh habitat from Maine to Virginia has been hydrologically degraded by ...
Carbon Budget of an Eastern North Carolina Pocosin Following Nutrient Gradient Manipulation
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)
Wetlands store ~25-30% of the earth's soil pool of carbon. Seventeen percent of the US' wetlands are found in North Carolina (NC) where 70% of NC's freshwater wetlands are pocosin peatlands. Pocosins are known for thick ...
Purifying Scorpion Antarease from E. coli
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Vesicular trafficking is a system of intracellular transport that allows for the distribution and secretion of molecules. In the pancreas, normal secretory processes have been found to be interrupted by Antarease, a ...
Folic acid elicits diverse effects over all major life stages and body systems
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-25)
Over several decades, the vitamin supplement folic acid has been praised for its ability to reduce neural tube defects in the developing embryo. Many studies show that folic acid plays a vital role in the reduction of ...
Effects of nutrient addition on plant community composition: a functional trait analysis in a long-term experiment
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-19)
The effects of nutrient availability on plant community composition and diversity have been well-documented, but the mechanisms behind the community response remain unclear. Plant species interact with variation in the ...
SOCIAL REGULATION OF THE ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM IN ZEBRAFISH MOTOR CIRCUITS
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-20)
Social status-dependent modulation of neural circuits has been investigated extensively in vertebrate and invertebrate systems. However, the effect of social status on shifting the balance in activation between competing ...
THE ROLE OF HNRNPS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF GERMLINE STEM CELLS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
An organism’s ability to grow and regulate tissue repair relies on the stimulation of stem cells in response to changes in physiological state, such as cell damage, sexual maturation and growth. Tissue-resident stem cells ...
ZOMBIE HIDE & SEEK: INVASIVE PARASITE’S INFLUENCE ON HOST PREDATORY HIDING BEHAVIOR IN MUD CRABS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Parasites are known to affect behavior and physiology of hosts, influencing how hosts interact with biotic and abiotic factors of the community. An invasive castrating parasitic barnacle, Loxothylacus panopaei (L. panopaei), ...