This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Biology, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Characterizing Mekk1: Candidate Behavioural Isolation Gene, Caryn Dooner
The Effects of Crossbreeding and Low Fish Meal Diets on Growth-Related Traits in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Katarina H. Doughty
Urea as an Effective Nitrogen Source for Cyanobacteria, Kevin J. Erratt
Thermal Biology of Insect Immunity and Host-Microbe Interactions, Laura V. Ferguson
Autumn Foraging and Staging Ecology of Eastern Population Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis tabida), Everett E. Hanna
Cerebral lactate metabolism and memory: Implications for Alzheimer's disease, Richard Andrew Harris
Chromatin accessibility dynamics in the Arabidopsis root epidermis and endodermis during cold acclimation, Shawn Hoogstra
Characterization of Acaricide Resistance, Plant-Mediated RNAi Against Two-Spotted Spider Mites (Tetranychus urticae Koch), and Assessing Off- and Non-Target Effects, Hooman Hosseinzadeh Namin
Expression, Characterization and Metallation Studies of Human Metallothionein Isoform 2a Using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Devika P. Jayawardena
The Effects of Sex, Energy, and Environmental Conditions on the Movement Ecology of Migratory Bats, Kristin A. Jonasson
Gene Expression Changes in the Mushroom Body of Drosophila melanogaster During a Time Course of Long-Term Memory Formation and Maintenance, Spencer G. Jones
Deciphering Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism in Developing Seeds of Common Bean, Jaya Joshi
Role of Asparagine as a Nitrogen Signal and Characterization of a Nitrogen Responsive Glutamine Amidotransferase, GAT1_2.1 in Arabidopsis thaliana, Shrikaar Kambhampati
Cellular/Molecular Analysis of Interspecies Sterile Male Hybrids In Drosophila, Rachelle L. Kanippayoor
Relative Attraction of the Cabbage Looper Moth (Trichoplusia ni (Hübner)) to Wild-type and Transgenic Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), William J. Laur
Transcriptional Regulation of Cell-type Specific Expression in the Arabidopsis Root, Keegan M. Leckie
Methylmercury Production in Two Northern Fen Peatlands, Mikhail J. Mack
Elevated Temperature and CO2 Concentrations Affect Carbon Flux in Two Boreal Conifers, Sasha Madhavji
Identifying the neural basis of female receptivity within and between Drosophila species, Pria Mahabir
Nutritional Regulation of Sulfonamide Antibiotic Biodegradation by Microbacterium sp. Strain C448, Tonya Malcolm
The Mixed Source Chinook Salmon Fishery in Lake Huron: A Comparison of Spawning and Foraging Habitat Use by Naturalized and Hatchery Fish, Stephen A.C. Marklevitz
Winter Warming Affects the Onset of Reproduction but not Cognition or The Hippocampus in Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus), Robert J. Martin
Regulation of liver mitochondrial metabolism during hibernation by post-translational modification, Katherine E. Mathers
Gatekeepers of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis: Cytokinin-ethylene crosstalk regulates symbiotic interaction in Lotus japonicus, Seyedehmandana Miri
Induction of alternative pathway respiration by nitrate in Chlamydomonas, Shanmugasundaram Pakkiriswami
Peatland Plant-soil Feedbacks Dictate Ecosystem Properties and Processes, Julia E. Palozzi
Resource Selection, Survival, and Departure of Adult Female Mallards From The Lake St. Clair Region During Autumn And Winter, Matthew Palumbo
Expression and Characterization of a Putative Βeta-Glycosidase from the Ginseng Pathogen Pythium Irregulare, Scarlett Puebla Barragan
Exploiting Fission Yeast Genetic Interaction Data to Identify Disease-Specific Drug Targets for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Ashyad Rayhan
Unravelling Organelle Genome Transcription Using Publicly Available RNA-Sequencing Data, Matheus Sanita Lima
Regulation of Learning and Memory by the Drosophila melanogaster SWI/SNF complex, Max H. Stone
Evolutionary genetic aspects of host association in generalist ectoparasites, Benoit Talbot
Developing a plant virus-based expression system for the expression of vaccines against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, Hong Hanh Tran
The genetic improvement of protein quality in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Rosa Cecilia Viscarra Torrico
The genetic and environmental basis for CHC biosynthesis in Drosophila, Heather KE Ward
MHC class IIβ diversity as a correlate of neutral-locus similarity and diversity, and a predictor of overwinter return, in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia), Matthew J. Watson
Fungi Associated with Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in Southern Ontario, Nimalka M. Weerasuriya
The Lasting Effects of Perceived Predation Risk on the Avian Brain and Behaviour, Lauren E. Witterick
Transcriptomic correlates of caste differentiation and invasiveness in a subterranean termite, Tian Wu
Bioinformatics and Next Generation Sequencing: Applications of Arthropod Genomes, Zaichao Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Mechanism of Activation of Potassium Dependent and Potassium Independent Asparaginases from Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), Ebenezer Oluwafemi Ajewole
The Impacts of Climate Change on Communities of Fungi in Boreal Peatlands, Asma Asemaninejad Hassankiadeh
Evaluating the interaction between buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum (Polygonaceae) and wireworm Agriotes sputator L. (Coleoptera: Elateridae), Yeritza L. Bohorquez
A Genetic Test of a Model for Two Activities of Fushi Tarazu Protein in Drosophila Melanogaster, Alaa Briek
Photosynthetic acclimation to warming and elevated CO2 in two Antarctic vascular plant species, Vi NT Bui
Molecular Characterization of Viruses Infecting Greenhouse Vegetables in Ontario, Bin Chen
Decomposition Dynamics Under Climate Change Conditions in Boreal Peat, Rosa Del Giudice
Cell Signaling Crosstalk and Differentiation of F9 Cells into Extraembryonic Endoderm, Gurjoth Singh Deol
The Role of NADPH Oxidase in ROS Mediated Differentiation, Benjamin J. Dickson
Ecosystem Level Effects of Climate Change on Northern Peatlands, Catherine M. Dieleman
Hemolytic Activity in the Euryhaline Fish-Killing Phytoflagellate Prymnesium parvum under Environmental Stresses, Christine Dulal-Whiteway
Inhibition Of MT1-MMP Proteolytic Function And ERK1/2 Signalling Influences Breast Cancer Cell Migration And Invasion Through Changes In MMP-2 And MMP-9 Expression, Caitlin L. Evered
An Investigation of The Plant Growth Promoting Abilities of Pseudomonas Fluorescens UW4 Under Toxic Metal Stress, Joshua J. Frank
Role of Fatty Acid omega-Hydroxylase 1 and Abscisic Acid in Potato Tuber Suberin Formation, Meg Haggitt
Agaricomycetes of Ontario Tallgrass Prairies, Christopher R. J. Hay
Inheritance, differential expression, and candidate gene analyses for Avr2 in Phytophthora sojae, Chelsea S. Ishmael
Effects of gut-associated yeasts on Drosophila melanogaster performance, Yanira Jiménez Padilla
Multi-gene resistance to neonicotinoids in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Emine Kaplanoglu
Producing a Subunit Vaccine for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, Zayn Khamis
Identification and Functional Characterization of GmMYB176-Specific Protein Kinases in Soybean, Pravesh Lama
Evaluation of the Water Stress-Inducible Promoter Wsi18 in the Model Monocot Brachypodium distachyon, Patrick D. Langille
A Long-Term Neuroepigenomic Profile of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Benjamin I. Laufer
Innate and learned predator recognition in four strains of captive-bred atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, Malcolm J. Lau
Population Genetic Structure And Parasite Communities In A Nomadic Songbird, The Red Crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra), Erica L. Lovett
Temperature-dependent alterations of brown adipose tissue metabolism during hibernation in the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus., Sarah V. McFarlane
Molecular Characterization of the Potyviral First Protein (P1 Protein), Qiuyue Pan
GLUCAN SYNTHASE-LIKE 8: A Key Player in Early Seedling Development in Arabidopsis, Behnaz Saatian
Testing for aggression and nestmate recognition in the eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes), Victoria K. Simkovic
Identification and Characterization of the Isoflavonoid-Specific Prenyltransferase Gene Family to Prevent Stem and Root Rot in Soybean, Arjun Sukumaran
Weather and Photoperiod Indices of Autumn and Winter Dabbling Duck Abundance in the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyways of North America, Lena M. Van Den Elsen
The Association Between Oxidative Stress, Cellular Differentiation And Galectins In Human Promyelocytic Leukemia Cells (HL-60), James R. Vinnai
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Inferring plastid metabolic pathways within the nonphotosynthetic free-living green algal genus Polytomella, Sara Asmail
Characterization of Seed Transmission of Soybean Mosaic Virus in Soybean, Tanvir Bashar
Effects of Recurrent Inclement Winter Weather Cues on White-Throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis), Andrea C. Boyer
Light up the fly: Drosophila as a non-social model in insect sociobiology, Alison L. Camiletti
Assessment of Genome-Wide Genetic and Epigenetic De Novo Variation in Families with Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Schizophrenia, Christina A. Castellani
Effect of carotenoid volatiles on oviposition and feeding choice of T.ni and T.vaporariorum, Sneha Challa
Females in Control: Female Sensitivity to Predation Risk Affects Courtship and Reproductive Behaviours, Tin Nok Natalie Cheng
Seasonal and Long-term (1995-2009) Changes in the Distribution and Abundance of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Dreissenid Mussels in Inner Long Point Bay, Lake Erie, Robin TJ Churchill
Improving the Use of Migration Counts for Wildlife Population Monitoring, Tara L. Crewe
Soybean isoflavonoid biosynthesis: constituents and circumstance at the transcriptomic and molecular levels, Mehran Dastmalchi
Organelle Genome Evolution Within The Green Algal Genus Dunaliella, Michael Del Vasto
Fear Of Predators Compromises Parental Care And Juvenile Survival In A Songbird, Philip Blair Dudeck
Movement, habitat selection, and survival of female wood ducks (Aix sponsa) and ducklings at Long Point, Ontario., Matthew E. Dyson
HD2D is a Regulator of Abscisic Acid Responses in Arabidopsis, Joshua A. Farhi
Investigation of Cell-Penetrating Peptide Transformation in Two Regenerable Tissue Culture Systems, Atiyyah S. Ferouz
Wnt Signalling During F9 Cell Differentiation, Gregory M. Golenia
Sex and Seasonal Differences in Cognition and the Brain in Brood-parasitic Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater), Mélanie F. Guigueno
The evolution of kin recognition, Timothy JA Hain
Thermal performance covaries with environmental temperature across populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Kayla J. Harding Gradil
Seasonality of the Stress Response in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)., Michael R. Hasstedt
The Effects Of Perceived Predation Risk On The Avian Brain, Emma C. Hobbs
Genetic Analysis of a Non-Germinating Mutant of Arabidopsis Thaliana, Md Jakir Hossan
Restoration of Native Biodiversity in Altered Environments: Reintroduction of Atlantic salmon into Lake Ontario, Aimee Lee S. Houde
Ginsenosides, Glycosidases and the Ginseng-Pythium Interaction, Dimitre A. Ivanov