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 1967
Partial characterization of Elytroderma deformans, Theodore Winters Legge
PATHOGENESIS OF ABORTIVE RABIES, Donald Louis Lodmell
Thermoregulation of the red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), John N. Mugaas
Urea excretion in the hibernating Columbian ground squirrel Citellus columbianus, John Charles Passmore
DYNAMICS OF ALPINE SMALL MAMMAL POPULATIONS, Donald D. Pattie
An investigation of the ecology of the wolf spider Pardosa groenlandica th. (Araneae Lycosidae), David Raynor Ricards
Freshwater snails of the family Lymnaeidae (Mollusca: Basommatophora) from western Montana, Richard H. Russell
Study of the water quality of the Flathead River, Lawrence Calvin Sonstelie
Effect of protein intake on urine and renal tissue water concentrations in the muskrat, Terrence J. Zahn
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
Analysis of the vegetation on the glacial moraines in the upper Blackfoot Valley Montana, Dean W. Blinn
Antibacterial immunity to Corynebacterium diphtheriae, James Lantham Claflin
Comparative wood anatomy of some shrubwoods native to the northern Rocky Mountains, Frances Arlene Dale
The megasporogenesis of Arceuthobium americanum Engelm, David Nathaniel Hudson
The dispersion and activity of the terrestrial gastropod Allogona ptychophora (A. D. Brown) in relation to its micro-habitat, Polley McClure Illich
Helminths of Microtinae in western Montana, John Michael Kinsella
A study of the littoral invertebrates of three mountain lakes in Glacier National Park Montana, Dennis M. Lehmkuhl
Ecology of the golden eagle, Jerome McGahan
REPRODUCTION IN THE SPOTTED SKUNK (SPILOGALE PUTORIUS), Rodney Adair Mead
STUDIES OF RENAL FORM AND FUNCTION IN THE OPOSSUM (DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS VIRGINIANA), Ronald Keith Plakke
Genetic studies on antibiotic resistance in Bordetella pertussis, Richard George Quist
Dark COb2 fixation in Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, Carlton Keith Scott
EFFECTS OF SOME CYTOKININS ON TOBACCO AND THEIR RELATION TO TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS INFECTION, Livingston C. Soans
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Phytosociology of the bottomland hardwood forests in western Montana, Geoffrey Goodall Foote
Mineral relationships of western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.) as compared with lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Loudon var. latifolia Engelm.), William Friedrich
EXPERIMENTS IN HORMONAL CONTROL OF SEX REVERSAL IN PHALAROPES, Jerry Everett Johns
Foliar organization in twenty species of the Ranunculaceae, Rita Audrey Kason
A survey of distribution patterns in the Montana alpine flora, Richard H. Pemble
The response of Marchantia polymorpha L. gemmae in aseptic culture to temperature light and substrate, Robert J. Thullen
The thyroid gland of metamorphosing larval suckers Catostomus catostomus and Catostomus macrocheilus, Norman Sperry Tweed
Breeding biology behavior and ecology of the water pipit ( Anthus spinoletta), Nicolaas A. Verbeek
Variation in the spruce complex of the northern Rocky Mountains Picea glauca Picea pungens and Picea engelmannii, Theodore Walker Weaver
Meristic characters of the cutthroat trout; Salmo clarki, Gail Dean Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Study comparing the orbital anatomy and histology of the microphthalmic and normal Syrian hamster; Cricetus (Mesocricetus) Auratus, John Lewis Carpenter
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Ordination of the Alpine plant communities at Logan Pass Glacier National Park Montana, Charlu Menard Choate
A survey of the glycolytic enzyymes of Bordetella pertussis, Mary Ann Craig
The embryogenesis of Arceuthobium douglasii Engelm, B. L. Jones
A comparative investigation of normal and irradiated Blastomyces dermatitidis, Donald Louis Lodmell
Investigations of habitat segregation in Microtus in western Montana, Jan O. Murie
Survival of Shigellae in foods and biological materials, Barbara Coday Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Lactose fermentation and beta-galactosidase activity of Shigella sonnei, Carla Clausen
A study of the cryoflora in the Pacific Northwest states, Richard Keith Garric
Effect of a high protein diet on the renal concentrating response to vasopressin and dehydration of Aplodontia rufa and the domestic rabbit, Edwin W. House
Studies of the developmental morphology and life history of Elytroderma deformans, Thomas H. Laurent
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Studies on the white clover mosaic virus, Hari O. Agrawal
Effect of Pitressin on the renal concentrating ability of a primitive rodent Aplodontia rufa, Claus Ivar Dolph
The effects of tritiated thymidine incorporation on secondary root production by Pisum sativum L. var. "Laxton's Progress", Margaret Raper Hummon
Chemical protection and reactivation of ultraviolet irradiated Shigella sonnei, Marius Glen Peacock
Ultraviolet irradiation studies with Shigella sonnei, Carol Mardene Ramage
The developmental morphology of Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. White Burley as influenced by virus infection and gibberellic acid, Diana Borut Stein
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
Immunization studies with Ehrlich mouse ascites tumor, Khurshed A. Ansari
Observations of the reproductive activities of white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) in Glacier Park Montana, Thomas Scribner Choate
The periphyton of Nasturtium officinale, Phyllis Runyon Dolph
A Study of the enzymes of Entamoeba histolytica, Philip R. Edwards
Preliminary investigation of caribou in northwestern United States, Henry Frank Evans
Study of the growth factor requirements of Shigella sonnei, Bonnie Loretta Pitsch
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
Isolation and characterization of the heat labile toxin of Bordetella pertussis, Amiya Banerjea
Effects of auxins on abscission in virus-infected plants, Joan Gwyneth Dyson
Mouse anaphylaxis and Schultz-Dale reaction of the mouse smooth muscle, Maung Maung
Effects of exercise upon the cardio-vascular and respiratory systems, Gordon Martin Osborn
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
The wind-pollinated plants of the Missoula Valley Montana with special reference to the flowering seasons, Eugene E. Addor
Some preliminary studies on the in vitro cultivation of Pseudotsuga menziesii callus and the dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium douglasii, Lawrence Mace Blakely
An ecological study of the grasslands in the region of Missoula Montana, William Warren Mitchell
Study in the developmental anatomy of the eye in a selected series of postnatal microphthalmic white rats, George A. Schultz
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
The life history of the dipper on Rattlesnake Creek Missoula County Montana, Gerald J. Bakus
Theses/Dissertations from 1956
Morphology of the embryonic and fetal development of the Rocky Mountain mule deer, Paul Hudson
Theses/Dissertations from 1955
Factors which affect the periodicity and abundance of algae of the upper Clark Fork of the Columbia River drainage, William Thomas Barry
Theses/Dissertations from 1954
A determination of the correlation between glycemic levels and the estrous cycle in the white rat, Floyd Hunter
Some taxonomic considerations of the genus Pseudomonas, Herbert Halpenny James
Some pathological changes in trout organs caused by certain strains of the genera Cytophaga and Pseudomonas, John W. Jutila
The effects of various nutritional deficiencies on the susceptibility of Nicotiana glutinosa L. to tobacco mosaic virus, Howard Allen Scott
Certain taxonomic considerations of the genus Cytophaga, Victor Joseph Vilk
Theses/Dissertations from 1953
The morphology of the flower of Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis (A. Nels.) Wms., Marjorie Claire Holden
Analysis of some age criteria in a domestic and a wild population of mink (Mustela vison), Robert Richard Lechleitner
Study of variation in a Dodecatheon (Primulaceae) colony in western Montana, Richard Ray McMullin
The summer dragonflies of Flathead Valley Montana, Howard Ellsworth Nelson
Certain aquatic bacteria associated with western Montana waters, Richard Gaylord Raymond
Theses/Dissertations from 1952
Antigenic relationships of some organisms of the genus Pasteurella as determined by the antigen-antibody diffusion test, Lloyd Laverne Dahl
Survey of the normal bacteriological flora of the respiratory tract of the Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus), Charles Wesley Fishel
The Time of spawning age and secondary sex character of adult chubs (Mylocheilus caurinum) from Flathead Lake Montana as correlated with histological changes in their testes, Ruth Navarre Scott
Theses/Dissertations from 1951
Comparative effects of fish and beef pituitarty on water imbibition and retention in Rana pipiens, Edgar A. Lazo-Wasem
Theses/Dissertations from 1950
Contribution to the taxonomy and life history of Sorex vagrans monticola and Sorex obscurus obscurus, Ronald Raymond Clothier
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
Effect the alteration of pH has upon a basic and acid dye for use in a modified bacterial capsule staining technic, Eldred Eugene Annas
Contribution on the life history of the water shrew (Sorex palustris navigator Baird), Clinton Harper Conaway
On the mechanism of tumor formation of experimentally induced neoplasms in a resistant strain of mice, Juan Alberto Hernandez
Blood picture in rabbits injected with Salmonella typhosa, Bynum McNeil Jackson
Cancer studies| a thesis in three parts, George Elwood Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 1948
Nesting habits and some general notes on Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana Wilson), Leonard Richard Mewaldt
Theses/Dissertations from 1947
On the Reproductive Cycle of the Male Columbian Ground Squirrel (Citellus columbianus), Phil Simon Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 1944
An investigation of the behavior of trichopterous larvae, John W. Adams
Theses/Dissertations from 1942
The morphology of maturing and matured testes of the sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); with a comparison to the testes of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdnerii), George Ferdinand Weisel
Theses/Dissertations from 1940
Embryology of microphthalmus in Rattus norvegicus albinus the albino rat, A. Frank Ramsey
Theses/Dissertations from 1939
Effect of vitamin A deficiency on anaphylaxis in the guinea pig, Nancy Lennes
A key to the spring flora of Missoula County, Millard E. Peterson
Theses/Dissertations from 1938
Effects of theelin and castration on the urogenital system of the lizard Anolis carolinensis, Mary Lincoln Clapp
The effect of stream flow on the local distribution of mayfly nymphs (Insecta: Ephemeroptera), Joe Linduska
Theses/Dissertations from 1937
The antigenic properties of trichloromethyl-m-chlorophenylcarbinol and similar compounds, Thomas Herbert Hayes
Theses/Dissertations from 1936
Gelatinases produced by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, Eldon Creighton Couey
Electrophoretic studies of isohemagglutination, Walter S. Custer