This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Division of Biological Sciences. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Analysis of Envelope Glycoprotein Complex of Arenaviruses, SUNDARESH SHANKAR
ECOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON ALTRICIAL BIRD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, Riccardo Ton
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
THE ROLE OF DKSA IN THE STRINGENT RESPONSE IN THE LYME DISEASE SPIROCHETE BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, Britney Cheff
Aerodynamics, kinematics, and ecology of slow flight in birds, Kristen Elizabeth Crandell
POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION AND HABITAT SELECTION OF A MONTANE RED FOX POPULATION IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, Patrick Cross
Use of Airborne Digital Imagery to Examine Floodplain Complexity at Varying Discharges, Katelyn P. Driscoll
Microbial responses and contributions to climate change in Greenland, Frances Rose Gilman
THE SENSITIVITY OF SOIL RESPIRATION TO SOIL TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE, AND CARBON SUPPLY AT THE GLOBAL SCALE, Andrew Hursh
SATELLITE MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT OF LAND SURFACE PHENOLOGY: CLARIFYING VEGETATION PHENOLOGY RESPONSE TO CLIMATIC DRIVERS AND EXTREME EVENTS, Matthew Oushana Jones
It's a Small World: Biogeography and Invasion in the Mouse Intestine, Ellen Lark
Chromosomal rearrangements directly cause underdominant F1 pollen sterility in Mimulus lewisii-M. cardinalis hybrids, Angela M. Stathos
The evolution of nutritional co-endosymbionts in cicadas, James Theodore Van Leuven
Factors Affecting Plant Responses to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Fungal Communities, Lauren Priestman Waller
Non-coding RNAs of the Q fever agent, Coxiella burnetii, Indu Ramesh Warrier
Patterns in static: noisy infochemical cues and their use by insect receivers, Jerome Keaton Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
CHARACTERIZATION OF NIPAH VIRUS PATHOGENICITY IN VITRO AND IN VIVO AND PROTECTION FROM DISEASE USING A SINGLE DOSE RECOMBINANT VACCINE, Blair Lynn DeBuysscher
THE EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN IN ATRAZINE-MEDIATED FOXP3 INDUCTION AND INHIBITION OF CD4+ T EFFECTOR CELLS, Tiffany Emmons
Consequences of color vision variation on performance and fitness in capuchin monkeys, Andrea Theresa Green
THE IMPACTS OF REMOVING WILDFIRE ON PINUS PONDEROSA RESISTANCE AGAINST DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE, Sharon Metzger Hood
IDENTIFICATION OF MASTIGOCLADUS LAMINOSUS GENES ASSOCIATED WITH ENHANCED NITROGEN FIXATION PERFORMANCE, Patrick R. Hutchins
Assessing ecological condition of large landscapes with limited human impacts, William James Kleindl
Cougar foraging ecology: new insights from intensive field monitoring and GPS collars, Blake Lowrey
Elaboration and diversification of rhinoceros beetle horns, Erin Louisa McCullough
Biological invasions: Insights into ecology and evolution, Jennifer Naomi Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Developmental stress in birds: phenotypic and fitness, Ondi L. Crino
Effects of local and landscape processes on animal distribution and abundance, Aaron David Flesch
Locomotor Ontogeny and the Evolution of Avian Flight, Ashley Margaret Heers
The genetic basis of fitness: detecting inbreeding depression and selective sweeps in bighorn sheep, Martin Dennis Kardos
Biological effects of trogocytosis on CD4+ T lymphocytes, Douglas Grant Osborne
The influence of exotic plant invasion on native bee abundance and demography, and the pollination and abundance of native plants, Jennifer Palladini
Causes and consequences of dominance and diversity in grasslands, Sarah Pinto
Costs and benefits of an extended phenotype: Chambers made by Manduca sexta larvae, Jonathan Cooley Sprague
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Genetic structure and disease prevalence of boreal toads (Bufo boreas) in Glacier National Park, Brett Rebekah Addis
Interplay between competition and evolution in invaded and native plant communities, Daniel Atwater
Ecological Causes of Life History Variation Tested by Meta-analysis, Comparison, and Experimental Approaches, Daniel Croft Barton
Spatial Drivers of Ecosystem Structure and Function in a Floodplain Riverscape: Springbrook Nutrient Dynamics, Samantha Kate Caldwell
History, Ecology and Restoration Potential of Salmonid Fishes in the Umpqua River, Oregon, Kelly Crispen Coates
THE ECOLOGY OF TICK-BORNE RELAPSING FEVER IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA, Tammi Lynne Johnson
Effects of host stored resources on bark beetle-fungal-conifer interactions, Eleanor Carol Lahr
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Indirect interactions and plant community structure, Erik Aschehoug
Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) alters human neutrophil viability and function, Shawna Graves
The genetics of parallel evolution: a case study using thermal and non-thermal ecotypes of Mimulus guttatus from Yellowstone National Park, Margaret Frisbie Hendrick
Corticosterone as a mediator of the tradeoff between survival and reproduction, Stephen Harold Patterson
THE ROLE OF MICROBIAL ENDOSYMBIONTS IN SORGHUM HALEPENSE INVASIONS: EVIDENCE OF A NEW INVASION STRATEGY, MICROBIALLY ENHANCED COMPETITIVE ABILITY (MECA), Marnie Erin Rout
Immune Suppression By The Herbicide Atrazine Involves Inhibition Of CD4+ T Cells And Expansion Of Foxp3+ Regulatory T cells, Lindsay Elizabeth Thueson
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THE GENUS CHLOROFLEXUS ALONG AN ALKALINE HOT SPRING GRADIENT, Michael Louis Weltzer
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
VIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS ACROSS GEOGRAPHICALLY-DISTINCT SULFOLOBUS SPINDLE-SHAPED VIRUS SYSTEMS, Ruben Michael Ceballos
FEMALE COMPETITION AND THE ROLE OF TESTOSTERONE IN A POLYGYNOUS SYSTEM, Lars Stefan Ekernas
Causes and consequences of prolonged dormancy: Why stay belowground?, Jennifer R. Gremer
Habitat influences on avian diversity and reproductive success in western aspen forests, Amy B. Johnson
Using patchy plant invasions to understand how diffuse interactions modify facilitation and competition, Kerry Lee Metlen
Lead exposure in large carnivores in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, Thomas Alan Rogers
The Importance of Multiple Study Areas in Landscape Genetics: The American Black Bear in the Rocky Mountains, Ruth Short Bull
Elemental Stoichiometry of Freshwater Hyporheic Microorganisms, Alejandra Valenzuela
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Biogenesis, Assembly and Intracellular Trafficking of Junin Arenavirus Envelope Glycoprotein Complex, Sudhakar Srinivasarao Agnihothram
The role of small mammals in the population dynamics of two native grassland forbs: Lupinus sericeus and Lithospermum ruderale, Mary Carolyn Bricker
The allometry of bird flight performance, Brandon Edward Jackson
Wildfire responses and tree longevity in old-growth ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests, Eric G. Keeling
Adaptive Variation in Microbes: Insights from Wild and Experimental Populations of Escherichia coli, Margaret Ann Kinnersley
Scale dependent genetic structure of Idaho Giant salamanders (Dicamptodon aterrimus) in stream networks, Lindy Beth Mullen
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Factors Affecting Soil Organic Matter Storage, Carl Lee Rosier
Characterization of CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS Virulence Factors: Plasticity Zone MACPDF Domain Family Protein CT153 and Polymorphic Membrane Protein D, Lacey Diane Taylor
ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL RESPONSES TO BIOCHARS IN SOILS - POTENTIAL MECHANISMS OF INTERACTION AND OBSERVED RESPONSES IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS, Daniel Warnock
The Genesis of Ribosome Structure: A Tale of Two Proteins, Christopher James Woolstenhulme
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The edge effect: lateral habitat ecology of an alluvial river flood plain, Michelle Louise Anderson
Evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung, Christine Bryanne Chandler
Probing Structural Differences of Recombinant Prion Isoforms Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Jessica Louise Gilbert
Cottonwood Establishment in a Gravel-Bed River, Claudio Ivan Meier
The Contribution of Spawning Pacific-salmon to Nitrogen Fertility and Vegetation Nutrition during Riparian Primary Succession on an Expansive Floodplain of a Large River, Michael Roger Morris
Changes in forest structure and composition associated with unique land use histories: Implications for restoration, Cameron Edwards Naficy
Lessons to learn from all out invasion: life history of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a Patagonian River, Sarah Louise O'Neal
Mobile genetic elements in Coxiella burnetii: Friends, foes or just indifferent?, rahul raghavan
PRE- AND POST-COPULATORY SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE TORTOISE BEETLE ACROMIS SPARSA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE), Paula Alejandra Trillo
An experimental demographic approach to exotic plant success: Cynoglossum officinale in its native and introduced ranges, Jennifer Lynn Williams
Causes and consequences of the postfire increase in deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) abundance, Rafal Pawel Zwolak
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Effects of seed dispersal by gibbons, sambar, and muntjac on Choerospondias axillaris demography, and the disruption of this mutualism by wildlife poaching, Jedediah Farrell Brodie
Alternate States in a Large Oligotrophic Lake: A Retrospective Analysis of Nutrient Loading and Food Web Change, Bonnie Kathleen Ellis
Probing Isoforms of the Prion Protein through Tyrosine Nitration, Christopher William Lennon
SEX AND DIVERSITY IN THE INVASIVE PLANT HIERACIUM AURANTIACUM, Eli Stuart Loomis
MATERNAL EFFECTS AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE HELICONIA BUG, LEPTOSCELIS TRICOLOR (HEMIPTERA: COREIDAE), Christine Whitney Miller
Energy Flow in a Floodplain Aquifer Ecosystem, Brian Reid
NO SIMPLE TRADEOFFS: CENTAUREA PLANTS FROM AMERICA ARE BETTER COMPETITORS AND DEFENDERS THAN PLANTS FROM THE NATIVE RANGE, Wendy Margaree Ridenour
Hormonal Mediation of a Unique Behavioral Polymorphism in the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Meredith Bettencourt Swett
AMPHIPODS ARE STRONG INTERACTORS IN THE FOOD WEB OF A BROWN-WATER SALMON RIVER, Audrey Marie Thompson
HABITAT USE AND THE EFFECTS OF DISTURBANCE ON WINTERING BIRDS USING RIPARIAN HABITATS IN SONORA, MEXICO, Jose Fernando Villasenor
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Microbes Stoneflies and Fish: Tophic Interactions in Aquati Ecosystems, Sandra Adams
Rainbow trout invasion and the spread of hybridization with native westslope cutthroat trout, Matthew C. Boyer
Colonization and local adaptation of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of Lake Clark Alaska, Kristina Marie Ramstad
THE ROLES OF FOOD AND PREDATION IN SHAPING ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS IN POSTFIRE BIRD SPECIES, Bruce Andrew Robertson
A 3-Dimensional Evaluation of Wing Movement in Ground Birds During Flap-Running and Level Flight: An Otogenetic Study, Paolo Stefano Segre
Biochemical effects of Centaurea maculosa on soil nutrient cycles and plant communities, Andrea S. Thorpe
FIV-FCA and FIV-PCO Reverse Transcriptases: Expression, Purification and Activity Comparison, Jingjing Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Muscle function and energy use during bird flight, Matthew W. Bundle
Negotiating a three-dimensional environment : limb kinematics of terrestrial birds during sloped ascents, Heather D. Davis