Browsing College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Honors and Undergraduate Research Program by Subject "Zoology"
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Determining the impacts of residential lakeshore development and various physical factors on largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) growth rates
(2007)Development of residential lakeshore properties can have several effects on aquatic ecosystems including the thinning of littoral coarse woody habitat. Previous studies have shown that reduction of littoral coarse woody ... -
Female California mouse scent marking behavior and its implications for the pair bond
(2013)Scent marking has been shown to be an active form of communication for male mice in claiming territory, advertising for females, and mate guarding. Yet little is known about how females use scent marking behaviorally. ... -
Going from embryo to adult: How zebrafish zic genes are regulated during development
(2009)This project aims to further our understanding of developmental genetics by identifying unknown transcription factor binding sites that play an important role in regulating zic2a, a gene required for proper neural development ... -
Identification of two binding partners for the bacterial actin homolog MreB
(2007)A distinguishing characteristic of prokaryotes was long thought to be the lack of a cytoskeleton similar to eukaryotes consisting of actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments. However, recent work has shown ... -
LEF/TCF family transcription factors are important in the upregulation and restricted expression of zic genes in the dorsal neural tube
(2009)A central question in biology is how different cell-types arise from an initially one-celled embryo to form an organism. Many cellular differences arise through differential gene expression in space and time via the action ... -
Lithium and its effects on a novel (non drug-induced) hyperactive mouse model
(2010)Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a devastating long-term disease for which a significant symptom is mania. Researchers have long relied on the use of rodent models to study psychological disorders (like BPD), as well as to develop ... -
Present management practices and future possibilities for the Concha Prieta (Anadara tuberculosa) in the community of San Felipe, Ecuador
(2007)San Felipe is a small fishing village on the Caraquez estuary on the coast of Ecuador. Only twenty years ago, this community was able to sustain itself on clam collecting, but due to poor management and mangrove destruction, ... -
The role of offspring in mitigating extreme stress in lactating female mice
(2009)Mothers of many species find great comfort in their offspring, which in turn has been found to alleviate mild stress in the mother. In the face of a life-threatening event, however, do offspring still act as effective ... -
Starvation responses of invasive and non-invasive Eurytemora affinis populations
(2007)Within the past century, the copepod Eurytemora affinis have invaded freshwater from saline sources throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Two genetically divergent clades (Atlantic and North Atlantic) of E. affinis coexist ... -
Submerged macrophytes in Big Spring Creek, WI: Distribution and influence on phosphorus dynamics
(2007)Submerged macrophytes affect many aspects of lotic ecosystems, including nutrient dynamics. We performed longitudinal vegetation surveys to describe the distribution of macrophytes in Big Spring Creek, Wisconsin. We also ... -
Transgenic zebrafish that carry inducible zic2a fusion proteins
(2007)Zic genes encode proteins that contain zinc fingers used to bind DNA and modify transcription of target genes. Several zic genes have been identified that are critical in regulating nervous system development in a wide ...