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Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

An Integrative Approach to Species Delimitation in the Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus Catenatus) with an Emphasis on the Western Massasauga, S.C. Tergeminus, and Desert Massasauga, S.C. Edwardsii in Texas, Steven R. Hein

Ecological Niche Modeling of Pteronotropis Hubbsi, the Bluehead Shiner: Evaluating the Effects of Spatial Filtering and Maxent Features Across Various Spacial Extents, Justin Matthew Hernandez

Using Ecological Niche Modeling and Genetics to Evaluate the Conservation Status of the Texas Gartersnake, Thamnophis Sirtalis Annectens, Kayla N. Key

Bactericera Cockerelli (SULC) (hemiptera: triozidae): Nearly Complete Mitochondrial Genome, Single Mitochondrial Genes and Complete Mitochondrial Genome Comparison, and Insecticide Resistance Genes of Potato Psyllid Populations from North America, Amalia Rosa Lopez Montiel

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Elastase Induces Restructuring of Actin Cytoskeleton by Phosphorylation of RhoA Proteins, Bidisha Pal

Triatominae (Hemiptera:Reduviidae) in Texas: Mitochondrial Genome Assembly, Trypanosoma Cruzi Detection, and Bacterial Community Analysis, Chissa-Louise Rivaldi

The Downregulation of Short Neuropeptide Receptor (SNPFR) in the Red Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis Invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the Tawny Crazy Ant Nylanderia Fulva (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) using RNA Interference, and the Use of an Anthranilic Diamide as a Novel Management Technique, Megan Rudolph

Manipulation of the Solenopsis Invicta Virus-1 by RNA Interference in the Red Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis Invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and Examination of Differences in Resulting Micro RNA Expression, Patrick Rydzak

Distinguishing the Neches River Rose Mallow, Hibiscus Dasycalyx, from its Congeners Using DNA Sequence Data and Niche Modeling Methods, Melody P. Sain

RNA Interference: Potato/Tomato Psyllid, Bactericera Cockerelli, Oral Delivery of Double-Stranded RNAI Construct, Bijaya Kumar Sharma

Importance of Tributary Data for Evaluating Rare East Texas Mussel Niche Models and Community Structure, Daniel Symonds

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Blattabacterium Genome: Structure, Function, and Evolution, Austin Alleman

The Role of PiuA, an Outer Membrane Iron Receptor, in the Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Brandon J. Beddingfield

A Description of Tolerance to Apical Meristem Damage in Wild Populations of Arabidopsis thaliana and its Genetic Basis, Justin Dalrymple

Identification of Potential Fish Hosts from Wild Populations of State-Threatened East Texas Freshwater Mussels Using a Molecular Identification Dataset, Nathaniel T. Marshall

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

BACTERICERA COCKERELLI: RANGE EXPANSION, CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER SOLANACAERUM DETECTION, AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS, Alex Arp

Recruitment and Survival of Post-Parasitic Juvenile Mussels in an East Texas River, David S. Bakkin

Propagation of Homalodisca Coagulata Virus-01 via Homalodisca vitripennis Cell Culture, Anna Biesbrock

Cellular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Omar Jorge Castillo

Ground-Truthing Maxent in East Texas Rivers, David F. Ford

Utilizing MAXENT to Improve and Explain a Species Distribution Model for Freshwater Mussel Species in East Texas, Kirian Bregan Heffentrager

Physiological Consequences of Compensatory Growth: A Look at Snake Species Exhibiting Differential Sexual Size Dimorphism, Kaitlyn Pettingill

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Population Genetics of the Potato Psyllid, Bactericera Cockerelli, Rebekah I. Chapman

Using Ecological Niche Modeling to Predict Occurence of Rare Fish and Unionid Mussels in East Texas, Ashley Dunithan

Influence of Substrate and Hydraulic Variables on Habitat Preferences of a Sculptured and an Unsculptured Freshwater Mussel, Daniel Goodding