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Browsing by Thesis (Degree/Level) "Bachelor of Science (Honours Biology)"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Urea-formaldehyde polymers undergo hydrolysis to break into their monomeric components; one of which is formaldehyde. When resin containing wood chips are put into anaerobic bioreactors it is suspected that formaldehyde ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Adaptation is a process that occurs through natural and sexual selection and can drive variation within species. By showing that certain sexual traits are inherited, I demonstrated that these traits can vary, at least in ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-14)Endochondral ossification is a bone developing process in which a cartilaginous template gets replaced by bone. Zebrafish, Danio rerio, are teleost fish that undergo this process throughout their skeletons. This ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary/s University, 2016)The green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, and the two-‐spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata L., are two natural enemies commonly used in biological control in North America. They are used in greenhouses and ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)The scapula, including the glenoid cavity has been used for the metric sex estimation of human remains. Studies have shown that using the glenoid cavity for sex estimation requires population specific data. There are ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-14)Collagen is one of the main macromolecular components in the extracellular matrix (ECM), and its structure undergoes changes during cell differentiation and cancer progression in the tumour microenvironment. The main goal ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)The wing mite Spinturnix americanus is a sanguivorous and obligate ectoparasite on bats of the genus Myotis, including Myotis lucifugus (little brown bat) and Myotis septentrionalis (northern long-eared bat). These hosts ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)The little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) is a vagile species occupying a large distributional throughout most of North America. Myotis lucifugus separate into female maternity colonies to rear their young, and males appear ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)Neuroplasticity is related to the addition of additional axon collaterals and dendrites between a nerve cell and one it has previously shared a connection in order to strengthen, re-establish or forge brand new connections ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)Green roofs, also known as vegetated roofs, have been shown to provide a wide range of environmental benefits in urban areas. However, runoff from green roofs may contain soil nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, as ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Avian egg mass and colouration have been correlated with female condition, in that eggs of greater mass and colouration intensity have been shown to have a positive relationship with female condition. Individuals that ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-26)Every bird requires a mate to have a successful breeding attempt. After each brood, they are faced with the choice to stay with or separate from this mate. The choice to stay together is referred to as mate fidelity and ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Often the most striking displays of colour in animals arise from interactions during mating. Nuptial colouration is exclusively associated with mating and typically functions in either female mate choice by signalling male ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary/s University, 2016)Mercury pollution has become a significant concern to environmentalists over the past several decades. With natural releases of mercury and increasing anthropogenic activities releasing larger quantities of mercury into ...
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A microbe-derived treatment to help inhibit white-nose syndrome in hibernating North American bats (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-04-26)Pseudogymnoascus destructans (P. destructans) is known to be the causative agent of White-Nose Syndrome in hibernating North American bats. To date, this disease has caused largescale mortality in bat ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Knowing the age of individuals within a population provides a wealth of information that is important for understanding aspects of their biology, including many aspects that are important for conservation. Some of these ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Metastasis, the migration of cells from a primary tumour site to distant tissues, is associated with the degradation of the epithelial basement membrane and extracellular matrix in connective tissue and often leads to poor ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Elymus is a polyploid genus within the grass tribe (Triticeae) and is thought to have originated from the hybridization between species in other Triticeae genera. As Elymus originated from processes such as hybridization ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary`s University, 2022-04-11)Avian nests provide critical shelter for offspring and differ in structure according to the species. They typically consist of natural materials such as dried grass, feathers from other species, and anthropogenic materials ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)Nestlings vocalize while begging to elicit food from parents, and although many studies examine their begging behaviour, surprisingly little is known about vocal development in nestling passerines. European Starlings ...
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