Explore our collection of dissertations, master's theses and master's reports from the Department of Biological Sciences below.
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2016
SALT SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION AND OREXIN, Mike Huber
SORGHUM AND MAIZE AS BIOLOGICAL MODELS FOR STUDYING THE EFFECT OF MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS ON GROWTH AND METAL TOLERANCE IN MINING-IMPACTED SOIL, Faten Dhawi Almuhanna
SYMPATHETIC NEURAL REACTIVITY TO MENTAL STRESS IN HUMANS: RELIABILITY, HEREDITY AND RACE, Ida Tchuisseu Fonkoue
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2015
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING IN LAKE SUPERIOR TRIBUTARIES: SEASONALITY, QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF EXPORT, Ashley Anne Coble
FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF HIGHLY EXPRESSED MICRORNAS IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA BY APPLYING STTM STRATEGY, Mengmeng Qiao
MICRORNAS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER, Li Chen
MULTITASKING GRASSES: PHYTOSTABILIZATION AND BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION ON METAL-CONTAMINATED MARGINAL LAND, Emily Geiger
Rice callus suspesion culture acts as an efficient anticancer agent on lung cancer cell line inducing apoptosis, Nafeesa Rahman
THE MECHANISMS OF α-AMANITIN RESISTANCE IN THE FRUIT FLY DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, Chelsea L. Mitchell
TRANSLOCATION AND TELEMETRY TRACKING OF LAKE STURGEON IN THE MENOMINEE RIVER, MI / WI, Jeremy G. Olach
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Big Manistee River Tributaries as Potential Arctic Grayling Habitat, Brian M. Danhoff
EXPLORING CHANGES IN DETRITAL FLOCCULENT LAYER DYNAMICS DUE TO SHIFTS IN MACROPHYTE COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN EVERGLADES, Erin Leigh McKenney
FISHERY CO-MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRIBAL AND STATE AGENCIES: CONFLICT TO COLLABORATION, J. Marty Holtgren
INVESTIGATING THE IMPACTS OF STREAMBED HABITAT HETEROGENEITY ON ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES USING BASIC AND APPLIED PERSPECTIVES, James C. Olson
REMEDIATION OF TETRACYCLINE FROM WATER SOURCES USING VETIVER GRASS (Chrysopogon zizanioides L. Nash) AND TETRACYCLINE-TOLERANT ROOT-ASSOCIATED BACTERIA, Aparupa Sengupta
ROLE OF MICRORNA LET-7 IN PANCREATIC BETA CELLS, Shungang Zhang
USING INDICATORS OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY FOR ASSESSMENT OF STREAM CONDITION, Stephanie A. Ogren
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2013
APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Foad Yousef
BIOCHEMICAL AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF RETINA AND RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM APOPTOSIS, Srinivasa Rao Sripathi
DISSECTION OF STRESS RESPONSE NETWORKS REGULATING MULTIPLE STRESSES IN RICE, Rafi Shaik
Ethanol Production from Hardboard Manufacturing Process Wastewater: Methods for Improving Product Yields from Hemicellulose Hydrolysates, Stephanie Lee Groves
FACTORS AFFECTING DIPOREIA GROWTH RATES IN LAKE SUPERIOR, Miles J. Corcoran
VERIFYING SUCCESS OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS IN THE HURON-ERIE CORRIDOR FOR LAKE STURGEON, Emily K. Bouckaert
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Acute alcohol ingestion and sympathetic neural responses during orthostatic stress in humans, Sarah F. Stream
Biofilm responses to salmon carcass analog addition in central Idaho streams, Jonathan D. Ebel
Effects of Chemical Deicers on Amphibian Communites, Meagan Leigh Harless
Functional analysis of rice bidirectional promoters, Surendar R. Dhadi
Inhibition of L-type amino acid transport with non-physiological amino acids in the Pahenu2 mouse model of phenylketonuria, Kara R. Vogel
Predator-prey: interactions between the spiny waterflea (Bythotrephes longimanus) and pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus), Jaime F. LeDuc
Sleep Deprivation and Pain Intensity, Robert Arnold Larson
Uptake and fate of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine by Chrysopogon zizanioides, Claire M. Doskey
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Effects of fixed night shift work on 24 hour blood pressure regulation, state anxiety levels and total sleep time, Jennifer L. Witting
Impact of copper mine tailings (stamp sand) on survival and development of aquatic organisms near Gay, Michigan, Danielle M. Haak
Omega-3 fatty acids and the neurovascular responses to mental stress in humans, Christopher Elmer Schwartz
Relationship between instream habitat characteristics, emergent insects, and riparian bird communities, Kyle D. Forgette
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Bacteriorhodopsin protein hybrids for chemical and biological sensing, Eric Michael Winder
Extracellular matrix of the charophycean green algae, Sarah Nelson Kiemle
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Arrangement of gene pairs, retrotransposon insertions, and regulation of gene expression in plants, Nicholas D. Krom
Effects of pediatric adiposity on heart rate variability, Angela K. Lucas
Optimization of ethanol production by yeasts from lignocellulosic feedstocks, Stephanie Lee Groves
Screening, optimization and extraction of polyhydroxyalkanoates and peptidoglycan from Bacillus megaterium, Louis Paul-Anthony Paladino
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Ecology of larval fishes and large zooplankton in the Keweenaw Current region of Lake Superior, with special focus on lake herring, Coregonus artedi, Jason K. Oyadomari