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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
EFFECTS OF RECREATION IN THE NIOBRARA NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER ON AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES, Jennifer Dailey
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Effects of a chronic increase in plasma corticosterone on the brooding behavior of the prairie skink, Plestiodon septentrionalis , Alexander James Anton
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Evaluation of methods for establishing vegetation in created wetland mitigation sites in eastern Nebraska, Andrew A. Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
In vitro plant regeneration from petiole-derived callus and characterization of inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) markers of Amorphophallus Hewittii Alderw. (ARACEAE)., Douglas Charles Bertelsen
IN VITRO PLANT REGENERATION FROM PETIOLE-DERIVED CALLUS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INTER SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (ISSR) MARKERS OF AMORPHOPHALLUS HEWITTII ALDER W. (ARACEAE), Douglas Charles Bertelsen
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Taxonomic and paleoclimatic significance of Late Cretaceous wood from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico., Patrick J. Hudson
Restoration of Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak) savanna in Iowa's Loess Hills., David A. McKenzie
The Asteraceae of Pico Zunil., Taylor Sultan Quedensley
The influence of feedlots on Epiphytic lichen species composition and cover in eastern Nebraska., Margaret K. Reed
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
SUB2 helicase is a regulator of heterochromatic silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae., Jennie C. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The effect of fire season and frequency on the plant community of a restored tallgrass prairie., Nathaniel David Birks
Insect Communities of Native and Restored Wet-Mesic Tallgrass Prairies in Central Nebraska: Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, Treehoppers, and Ants., Kristine Trinette Nemec
Woody Plant Communities of the Iowa Loess Hills: Expansion From 1855 to 2000, Extant Composition, and Ecological Succession., Melanie I. Trecek-King
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Ecological Conditions of the Papillion Creek Watershed: Effects of Adjacent Land-Use., Pamela D. Cox
Paleoclimate estimates from the Late Cretaceous San Juan Basin using leaf physiognomy., Frederick Vogt
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Effects of Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis) Invasion on Tallgrass Prairie., Sarah Jo Mann
Lichens of the ponderosa pine forests of Nebraska., Sara M. Morgan
Age Structure, Species Composition and Succession in a Loess Hills Woodland., Peter Christian Phillips
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Vegetation and Soil Relationships of Interdunal Depressions in the Nebraska Sandhills Prairie., Danica Marie Kochis-Belleque
Qualitative and Quantitative Chances in Ubiquitin Transcripts during Dictyostelium mucoroides Development., Vincent Van Rothe
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Regulation of the gbn-1 Transcript during Vegetative Growth and Macrocyst Development in Dictyostelium., Jodi R. Hall
The effect of dredging on the plant community of a Missouri-River floodplain wetland., Lisa Ann Peterson
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Analysis of potential base-pairs between 16S and 23S ribosomel RNA in Escherichia coli., Bruce Carden
The relationship between nectar sources and regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia Drury) butterfly populations., Jeffrey J. Huebschman
Tallgrass Prairie Remnants of Western Iowa Cemeteries., Carrie L. Menges-Schaben
Root morphology, distribution of mycorrhizae, and nutrient status of the terrestrial orchid Spiranthes cernua., Veronique Simone Pileri
Comparison of Seeding and Sod-Transplant Methods for Restoring Tallgrass Prairie in Southeastern Nebraska., Gary P. Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Characterization of an octopamine receptor gene in Drosophila melanogaster., Kelley Lynn Colvin
The effects of hypoxic conditions on Dictyostelium mucoroides., Mary E. Kosinski
The Spatial Distribution of a Transcript of a Drosophila Octopamine/Tyramine Receptor., Laura M. McKay
A molecular analysis of an octopamine receptor gene in Drosophila melanogaster., Pramodini Purushottam Rode
A Comparison of Vegetation in Restored and Natural Wetlands in the Nebraska Sandhills., Warren Thomas Weaver
The effects of selected lichen extracts and purified compounds on the rat heart., Richard C. Witt
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Effects Of 5-Fiuorouracil On Escherichia coli Ribosomes., Susan Pelei Belleh
Analysis of ribosomal subunit association using mutations at position 790 of Escherichia coli 16S rRNA., William Roberts Staplin
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Characterization of cDNAs encoding potential Drosophila acetylcholine receptors., Gang Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Plant Species Distribution Along Topographic Gradients in Tallgrass Prairies of Eastern Nebraska., Ghanim A. S. Abbadi
Identification and characterization of Tdd-1 and related retrotransposons in Dictyostelium., Gail A. Henderson
The mode of action of intersex in terminal sexual differentiation in Drosophila., Robert Russel Risley
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Negative transcriptional regulatory elements in the human chorionic gonadotropin a-subunit gene., Yongjun Zeng
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Evidence for attrition from certain Pennsylvanian conodonts., Edwin Booth Bave
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
The search for branchio-oto-renal syndrome on human chromosomes 1 and 8., Kimberly Kay Comeau
Dicotyledonous rosettes of eastern Nebraska: Descriptions and key., Phillip David Moore
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Response of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman) to specific date of spring burning., Tracy Lea Benning
Linkage Analysis of Reading Disability on Chromosome 6., Yin Yao Shugart
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Vegetation of the Coniferous-Deciduous Forest Overlap Region Along the Niobrara River Valley of North-Central Nebraska., Carol Sue Crosby
Presettlement savanna in Eastern Nebraska., Mary K. Rozmajzl
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Reproductive and life history characteristics of a North American prairie orchid Spiranthescernua cernua (Linnaeus) L.C. Richard., John Maclay Schmidt
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Woody Vegetation of a Disjunct Oak Woodland in East-Central Nebraska., Debra Ann Beightol
An investigation of the chlorophylls of selected prasinophyte algae., Leslie Carlat Kwasnieski
Recent ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) occurrence in Nebraska sandhills prairie., Ernest M. Steinauer
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Lichen Flora of Eastern Nebraska Riparina and Adjacent Bluff Forests., Teresa Lynn Ingold Cherney
Variation in membrane proteins of developmentally aberrant mutants in Dictyostelium mucoroides., David L. Kelly
Assay for 5-methylcytosine in the DNA of Dictyostelium mucoroides at two different stages in its life cycle., Cynthia A. Rice
A taxonomic study of variation in Leptochloa fascicularis in the central Great Plains., Todd A. Templeton
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
The pollination ecology of Asclepius incarnata L. subsp. incarnata., Thomas S. Brotherton
Membrane protein variation in Dictyostelium mucoroides during development along alternative pathways., Nancy Jo Dohse Hanson
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Vegetational changes under isolated Juniperus virginiana in an eastern Nebraska bluestem prairie., Janet L. Gehring
Habitat utilization of mammals in a man-made forest in the Sandhills region of Nebraska., Richard W. Manning
Reproduction and morphology of two annual taxa of Sporobolus (Poaceae)., Elvera W. Skokan
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Effects of burning on soil algae in a restored tallgrass prairie., Sandra Lou Kragskow
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Native Tallgrass Prairie Remnants of Eastern Nebraska: Floristics and Effects of Management, Topography, Size, and Season of Evaluation., Judith F. Boettcher
Effects of fire on the soil microbial ecosystem in a native tallgrass prairie., Anthony R. Sambol
Effects of controlled burning on small mammal populations of a restored tallgrass prairie., P. Lynne Vacanti
Spatial heterogeneity in the plankton community of an ice covered reservoir., Douglas B. Wondrasek
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
A technique for evaluating Nebraska Sandhill wetlands., Michael C. Gilbert
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Timing of burning and mowing management of a bluestem prairie in eastern Nebraska., Edward I. Hover
A Vegetation Study of the Musci of the Niobrara River Valley of Nebraska., Donald E. Jacobson
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
A floristic survey of Fontenelle Forest and Neale Woods nature centers., Gary Garabrandt
The effects of three lectins on the cellular agglutination and morphogenesis of Dictyostelium mucoroides., William H. Roccaforte
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Physiological and mutagenic responses in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh to aldrin, lindane and perthane., Susan B. Koba
Effects of mowing and burning on small mammal populations of a restored prairie., Francis A. Tworek
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Grassland reestablishment under burning and mowing management in Eastern Nebraska., James N. Becic
A taxonomic investigation of some rhizomatous species of the genus Muhlenbergia (Gramineal)., James Kurtz
The effects of grazing management on small mammal density and diversity in Nebraska sandhills., Michael C. Schrad
Anatomical data for the classification of Muhlenbergia pungens., C. Martin Warwick
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
An electron microscopic study of microbody types found in dwarf pea internode., Charles Thomas Bringle
Sodium azide inhibition of germination, growth and development in Dictyostelium discoideum., Nancy Taylor Morris
Motility in Scenedesmus quadricauda., Roman Zielinski
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
An investigation of the melanistic phase of the Western Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger rufiventer) in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa, Edward W. Lueninghoener
Planktonic crustacean populations in a Missouri River Oxbow Lake., Charles Frederick Ray
Winter limnology of the shallow pond, Levi Carter Lagoon, Omaha, Nebraska., Robert C. Zeigler
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
The Taxonomic Use of Leaf Characteristics in the Funariaceae., Craig R. Christiansen