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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
From Alcelaphus to Zapus: Conservation of Modern Mammalian Populations
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Conservation priorities are increasingly important in the face of modern human activities.
Anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, pollution, and climate change have negative
impacts on all vertebrates. In chapter ...
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 ...