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Browsing Masters Theses by Thesis (Discipline) "Biology"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)A new promising energy crop, giant reed (Arundo donax. L), has the potential for high biomass production with low agricultural input. However, two field experiments completed in Nova Scotia showed that giant reed cannot ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-08-22)Biomass energy is crucial for Canada's renewable sector, but biofuel sustainability faces cost and technology challenges. To combat this, we aimed to establish a biomass production system on marginal lands using low-value ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This thesis analyzed various approaches in order to improve plant survival and increase species diversity on an extensive green roof. Three different techniques were used: heterogeneous soil depth, interspecies facilitation ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)Lady beetles play an important role in the regulation of aphids and other soft-bodied insects in nature. A noticeable decline in lady beetle populations in North America in recent years has become a significant cause for ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)To understand the underlying mechanisms and bioactive components within ANE, the effects of ANE and its compositional oligosaccharides on the soybean transcriptome profile were compared. All treatments commonly up-regulated ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Extensive green roofs offer the opportunity to grow plant species that are being lost due to urbanization. With shallow substrate that is low in organic matter and highly erodible, green roofs are a difficult environment ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)Helping Nature Heal Inc. has developed plant-based methods for coastal erosion management that can be classified as Living Shorelines. These Living Shorelines have been used in Nova Scotia for over a decade and appear to ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)Little is known about how salinity tolerance evolves in fishes. In this study I measured salinity tolerance, and candidate mechanisms underlying tolerance, in Common Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus), Banded Killifish ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2010)Ecological studies at the periphery of a species' distribution provide an opportunity to explore the limits of population viability under unique conditions. Research regarding specific factors that limit temperate bat ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2009)Coastal barrens are relatively open areas consisting of sparse tree cover and are dominated by shrubby vegetation, primarily from the Ericaceae family. These habitats are generally found within a forest matrix and may ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Freshwater tolerance has evolved repeatedly in fishes, including in the Gasterosteidae family. However, Blackspotted Stickleback (Gasterosteus wheatlandi) and the endemic Nova Scotian “white” Threespine ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)Fungal root endophytes are ubiquitous plant associates which colonize their host asymptomatically, but the plant-endophyte relationship is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to determine plant growth response ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)The goal of this project was to assess the influence that genetic characteristics at gamete compatibility genes have on the reduced reproductive rates in the endangered North Atlantic right whale. To do this candidate genes ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)A common trait among mammals is group living, where individuals come together as a temporary or permanent group. In little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus), this is a common behavior of hibernation and at maternity roosts. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Between 2008-2013, 1,981 eels were collected from 174 localities throughout mainland Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and necropsied for the swim bladder nematode Anguillicoloides crassus. Overall prevalence of A. crassus was ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)Microarthropods, including Collembola and mites, are a highly diverse and abundant group of soil animals. Previous information on interactions between microarthropods and ectomycorrhizal fungi has been mainly based on ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2010)Green roofs are increasing substantially in urban areas because they contribute to numerous environmental, social and economic benefits while occupying unused city space. This study has two objectives: to quantify the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)Though green roofs offer an integrated response to urban issues, no designs that promote seedling survival and diversity have been investigated, and few studies have quantified the relationship between green roof resources ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2009)The persistence of allegedly inefficient hydrogenase uptake negative (HUP⁻) legume-rhizobia associations may be accounted for by the beneficial effects of hydrogen release to soil, including the stimulation of H₂-oxidizing, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)Plumage spectral characteristics are thought to play an essential role in mate choice. Male and female birds may benefit from mating outside of their social-pair bond if they obtain genetic benefits for their offspring by ...
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