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Red-Winged Blackbird Migration Distance and Its Relationship with Reproduction
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) are one of the most commonly researched birds in North America. My study aims to build upon what is known about migration patterns and reproduction in this species. My first ...
Environmental Components of Phenotypic Variation Dietary and Trans-Generational Effects on Behavior
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Phenotypic variation, or the total variation in a trait, and its components are of great importance in the fields of evolutionary and behavioral ecology. Phenotypic variation can be broken down into both environmental and ...
Characterization of Variation in Growth Performance in Inbred Strains of Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Although zebrafish have been a widely utilized model organism for several decades, there is little information available on physiological variation underlying genetic variation among the commonly used inbred strains. This ...
Characterizing the Immune Response of the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee throughout Pupal Development
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Megachile rotundata is a solitary cavity nesting bee that is the primary commercial pollinator of alfalfa in North America. During prepupal to adult development, they may be exposed to fungal, parasitic, and bacterial ...
The Prairie Science Classroom: Original Outcome Durability and Impact on the Connection to Nature
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Environmental Education (EE) seeks to create an informed citizenry capable of taking action on environmental issues. Recent calls for more consistent evaluation of EE point to a need for more long-term evaluations as well ...
Assessment of Blackbird Damage to Sunflower and Corn Fields in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
North Dakota is the top sunflower producing state in the United States, annually harvesting about 405,000 ha (1 million acres). Up to 63% of this crop is grown in central North Dakota in an area known as the Prairie Pothole ...
Establishing and Characterizing Patient-Derived Breast Cancer Cell Lines
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Commercial cancer cell lines have long been extensively used as an important platform to study cancer. They have contributed to a plethora of discoveries in the field of cancer research. However, there are limitations with ...
Energetics of Interrupted Development in Megachile rotundata
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Insects in temperate regions may experience temperature fluctuations during springtime development which can lead to low temperature stress. Previous research has shown that short artificial fluctuations in temperature ...
The Effects of Variation in Temperature and Parental Behavior on Offspring Body Mass, Telomeres and Survival Are Context-Dependent in Free Living House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Although developing birds are vulnerable to extreme and erratic temperature conditions associated with climate change, parents have some ability to buffer these effects via incubation and postnatal behavior. However, parents ...
Long-Term Monitoring of Bat Populations in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2022)
Throughout the past few decades, North American bat species have experienced population declines due to White-Nose Syndrome, wind energy, climate change, and other factors. In North Dakota, the presence of wind energy, and ...