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Biology Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

The effects of 60-Hz electromagnetic fields and teratogens on Drosophila melanogaster embryonic cultures: Analysis of heat shock proteins 23 and 70, Edmund James Koundakjian

Assessment of anti-neoplastic activity in cancerous and non-cancerous cells using nuclear growth indicators, James Michael Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Ecological correlates of protein polymorphisms in a desert and non-desert population of Belonia saturata (Odonata: Anisoptera), Melissa Jean Hamilton

Reproduction and life history theory in semelparous and iteroparous varieties of yucca whipplei, Travis Eugene Huxman

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

Thyroid hormone influence on oxygen consumption rates, body mass, and lipid metabolism in mice with noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus, Catherine Renee Clark

Preparation of a site-specific lymphotoxin- mutant to be used in protein characterization and receptor binding studies, Derek Andrew Knight

Temporal variation of esterase activity associated with three amplified esterase genes in a field population of Culex quinquefasciatus, Janine Marie Milligan

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Induction of heat shock protein 70 in Chinese hamster ovary cells during chlamydia trachomatis infection, Tsehay Eshete Mekonnen

Heat shock proteins in Mojave Desert dragonflies, Carol Juanita Promisel

60 Hz magnetic field exposure inhibits protein Kinase C dependent induction of Neuropeptide Y mRNA in PC-12 cells, William James Thomas

Maturation modulates both synthesis and degradation of cGMP in ovine vascular smooth muscle, Charles Ray White

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Cervical cancer: A retrospective study of the DNA ploidy status using flow cytometry and its prognostic applications, Omar Roberto Fagoaga

The effects of teratogens on serotonin expression in drosophila embryonic cell cultures, Keri Joel Hopkins

Characterization of early B lymphocyte activation during Trichinella spiralis infection in rats, Elizabeth Margaret Richards

Modeling trihalomethane formation in bromide-containing surface water undergoing conventional treatment, Maureen McBride Smith

Vegetative habitat analysis of proposed mine sites in the Mojave Desert: The first step towards revegetation of disturbed desert communities, Jim Van Brunt

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

The effects of varying orientation to light and wind on temperature excess in the dragonfly Belonia saturata, James Eric Dunn

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Reproductive insularity in a migratory sparrow: A field study of Lincoln's sparrow populations in Southern California, Cin Greyhaven

Invertebrate responses to the effects of thinning and understory burning in a canyon live oak (Quercus Chrysolepis) forest in the San Bernardino Mountains, California, Marcia Gay Narog

Cloning and immunogenicity of a Chlamydia Trachomatis 36 kilodalton recombinant gene product in Escherichia Coli, Hector Rivera

Theses/Dissertations from 1989 1989

Investigation of lower Colorado River Valley desert soil mineral and nutrient content in relation to plant proximity and identity, Jane N. Hildreth

Use of urine samples for ethanol analysis, Patricia Schechter Lough

Characterization of pulmonary surfactant apoproteins in the diabetic mouse, Kenneth Dean McCarty

A cytogenetic examination of eight species of Tribolium (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Lisa Anne Shimeld

Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988

A floristic and vegetational analysis of the Mill Creek drainage area of the San Bernardino Mountains, California, Carol Elaine O'Casey

Theses/Dissertations from 1987 1987

Investigation of the neutralizing activity for Treponema Pallidum of neonatal rabbit basal serum taken at 2, 3, and 4 weeks of age, Helen Ceclie Mercier

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

The effect of intraperitoneally administered thyroxine, thiidothyronine and iopanoic acid on the in vivo and in vitro oxygen consumption rates of normal (C57BL/KsJ DB/M) and diabetic (C57BL/KsJ DB/DB) mice, A. Kay. Kalousek

A study of changes in algal population density diversity and distribution and changes in physical and chemical characteristics of Lake Elsinore, Robert H. Nyman

The effects of a four-day treatment with Prophylthiouracil (PTU) on thyroid histology and serum levels of thyroxine (T₄) and triiodothyronine (T₃) in the diabetic mouse C57BL/KsJ (d̲b̲/d̲b̲), Sterling Roulette

Theses/Dissertations from 1985 1985

Changes in the growth and food utilization of the cabbage looper Trichoplusia Ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) after consumption of an artificial diet incorporating the non-protein amino acid L-canavanine, Bradley F. Binder

The reduction of the diabetic syndrome in the C57Bl/KsJ (db/db) diabetic mouse by diet-restriction and exercise, Horst R. Rudrich

Theses/Dissertations from 1984 1984

Contributions to the genetics of Tribolium (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Aaron Brownlee

Theses/Dissertations from 1982 1982

Band pattern in Helix Aspersa: Variation, selection and microgeographic distribution, John. Elliott

Linkage studies on Maxillopedia, a homeotic mutant in Tribolium castaneum herbst (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae), Robert Francis Ferrone

Theses/Dissertations from 1981 1981

The foods and associated feeding behavior of the Yellow-bellied Marmot, Marmota flaviventris, Mark William Jonasson

Forms of phosphorus in nutrition of Halobacterium Halobium and Halobacterium Salinarium, Pramodbala Parekh

Theses/Dissertations from 1980 1980

Environmental factors affecting the diversity of reptiles in the deep canyon transect of the Colorado Desert, California, James W Cornett

Linkage studies in Tribolium confusum Duval (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), Halluma Mohamed Edongali

Polyphenal oxidase activity and dark pigment of oospore walls in Chara Globularis, Michael F. Glinternick

Anti-neoplastic actions in vivo and in vitro by non-toxic natural products from Chara globularis, a multicellular green alga, Abdessalam Sherif

Theses/Dissertations from 1979 1979

Floristics and phytosociology of the pavement plains in the San Bernardino Mountains, California, Jeanine A. Derby

The effects of selected pre-germination treatments on six species of summer and winter annual plants of the east Mojave Desert, James R. Earsom

A floristic and vegetational analysis in the Lytle Creek drainage area of the San Gabriel Mountains, California, Roy W. Martin

Characterization and identification of an isolate of halobacterium from Soda Springs Mojave Desert, Abayomi Odubela

Root anatomy of fine species of Abronia from Southern California and its ecological implications, Jan Webster

Theses/Dissertations from 1978 1978

Localization of specific mRNAs for human placental lactogen and human chorionic gonadotropin-alpha and beta subunits, Richard Fehn

A comparative scanning electron microscope study of leaf surface morphology and anatomy for four species of Abronia found within California, Elliott Helm

An ecological study of a natural population of Tribolium brevicornis Le Conte (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), Gary D. Mulder

Effects of irradiation on black antennapedia mutants of Trilobium castaneum, Ellen K. Yamada

Theses/Dissertations from 1977 1977

Biosystematics of the abronia villosa complex from Southern California, Ned R. Curtis

A comparison of the leaf anatomy and leaf water potentials of six populations of Quercus occurring at four elevations in the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, Roger Kahns

Theses/Dissertations from 1976 1976

The effect of sex and irradiation on crossing-over in Tribolium castaneum, Daryl Faustini

The effect of Ketamine Hydrochloride on the rat's adrenal-pituitary system, Dwight Douglas Gallo

The effects of Altosid®, a juvenile hormone analogue, on the development of Tribolium castaneum, Tribolium confusum, Tribolium audax, and Tribolium madens, Clark Taylor