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On the Origin of Modern Horse Breeds from Four Distinct Subspecies of Equus Caballus
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Although the evolution and domestication of the horse has been extensively studied, many mysteries remain. No other animal has been as influential on the development of human societies and cultures as the horse. Horses ...
Aspects of Job Satisfaction in Female Millennial Generation Retail Employees
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Since young adult female employees represent a sizeable portion of the retail workplace, particularly in clothing, shoes and jewelry, this study focused on aspects of job satisfaction of female Millennial generation (born ...
Suites of Behavioral and Physiological Characteristics of Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica)
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The concept of personalities is used as a way to understand suites of behaviors associated with how animals cope with change. Animal personalities can be described along a continuum from bold to shy and describe suites of ...
Visual Merchandising Strategies for Small Businesses
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The sole purpose of this research was to focus specifically on visual merchandising strategies for small apparel stores since little research had been done on these types of stores. Visual merchandising literature to-date ...
Telomere Correlations during Early Life in a Long Lived Seabird
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Telomere dynamics in blood cells have been linked to aging in a variety of organisms. However, whether blood telomeres correlated with telomeres in other parts of the body is not well known, especially during early life ...
Growth and Development of Native Range Plants in the Mixed Grass Prairie of Western North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 1963)
This study was initiated to secure quantitative data on growth characteristics of the major species in the mixed grass prairie of western North Dakota; to determine the extent and range in yearly variations in growth ...
The Evolution and Development of a Novel Trait in Sepsidae
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Evolutionary novelty, the appearance of new traits with no existing homology, is central to the adaptive radiation of new species. Novel traits inform our understanding of development and how developmental mechanisms can ...
Examination of Age at Death Methods and the Effects on Estimation Accuracy when Applied to Computed Tomography Scans and Virtual Models of Mummies
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Three-dimensional (3D) medical imaging provides a method to non-invasively examine the sub-surface structures of a mummified body, particularly the skeleton. The unique nature of both natural and anthropogenic mummification ...
Evolution of the Growth Hormone Receptor: Insights Into the Molecular Basis of the Physiologically Pleiotropic Nature of the Growth Hormone Receptor
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
One of the oldest, extant, lineages of vertebrates, the sea lamprey, was used to clarify the evolutionary origin and divergence of the growth hormone receptor (GHR) family. A single, full-length, cDNA, and a second, partial, ...
Social and Acoustic Behavior of the Leaf-Roosting Bat Thyroptera Tricolor
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The limited availability of refuges may represent an important factor promoting the evolution of sociality, particularly in bats. Spix’s disc-winged bats (Thyroptera tricolor) show highly specialized morphological adaptations ...