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Dissertations from 2024
SPATIAL AND BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF WHITE-TAILED DEER: IMPLICATIONS FOR WILDLIFE DISEASE TRANSMISSION, Michael Egan
THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF IN-VITRO TISSUE DIGESTION AS A MEANS OF PRODUCING SPECIES-SPECIFIC LARVAL DIETS AND THE IMPACT OF DIETARY PROTEIN COMPOSITION ON GROWTH AND METABOLISM IN FRESHWATER FISH, Giovanni Settle Molinari
Studies on molecular and morphological evolution and biogeography of squids, Abigail M. Pratt
Dissertations from 2023
DEMOGRAPHICS AND STATUS OF THE EASTERN WOODRAT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Tiffanie Atherton
PHYSIOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND MICROBIAL FACTORS SHAPING THERMAL TOLERANCE AND PERFORMANCE IN ECTOTHERMIC VERTEBRATES, Jason Warren Dallas
Spatial patterns of resource use of a native fish assemblage in the Upper Mississippi River System, Shaley Ann Valentine
Dissertations from 2022
Development of Genomic Resources for the Conservation of the Endangered Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), Richard, Jr. Flamio
THE ROLE OF GENE DUPLICATIONS IN THE INVASION OF FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS BY METAZOANS, Kevin Horn
Dissertations from 2021
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE HELIGMOSOMIDAE (NEMATODA: TRICHOSTRONGYLINA) IN NORTH AMERICA, Haitham Alnaqeb
AN EVALUATION OF THE LOWER OHIO RIVER CHANNEL, BLUE, AND FLATHEAD CATFISH FISHERY, Devon C. Oliver
Dissertations from 2019
CONSERVATION GENETICS OF PADDLEFISH: GENETIC EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE AND RANGEWIDE GENETIC STRUCTURE, Allison Marie Asher
RECOVERY OF THE EASTERN WOODRAT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: DISTRIBUTION, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND NONINVASIVE MONITORING, Aaron Clinton Gooley
BIOACCUMULATION, TROPHIC MAGNIFICATION, AND MATERNAL TRANSFER OF LEGACY AND ALTERNATIVE FLAME RETARDANTS IN SHARKS OF THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN, Hillary Rose Marler
Dissertations from 2018
Assessments of Midwestern Stream Restoration and Management Practices, Jessica Fulgoni
APPLICATION OF THE TENAX TECHNIQUE TO ASSESS BIOACCESSIBILITY OF SEDIMENT-ASSOCIATED POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS, Federico Leonardo Sinche Chele
EFFECTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES INTRODUCTIONS ON NUTRIENT PATHWAYS IN AQUATIC FOOD WEBS, Elizabeth Tristano
EPIZOOTIOLOGY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF CYTAUXZOON FELIS, AN APICOMPLEXAN PARASITE OF FELIDS, Elliott Andrew Zieman
Dissertations from 2017
Mammalian carnivores as bioindicators to evaluate the exposure and bioaccumulation of organic contaminants in terrestrial ecosystems, Esmarie Boyles
RESOURCE SUBSIDIES ACROSS THE AQUATIC-TERRESTRIAL BOUNDARIES OF TEMPORARY PONDS, Kelley Ann Fritz
The Effects of Neuroendocrine Stress on Larval Development, Lucas James Kirschman
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TISZA RIVER MINE TAILINGS POLLUTION AND EFFECT OF CHRONIC CADMIUM EXPOSURE ON FISH PHYSIOLOGY, Jenny Sueanna Paul
ECOLOGY AND COEXISTENCE OF SCAPHIRHYNCHUS STURGEON AT MULTIPLE SCALES, Anthony Porreca
Dissertations from 2016
BRIDGING AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: ECOLOGY OF SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Angela Holland
The science behind Tenax extractable concentrations and their use in evaluating environmental risk, Samuel Anthony Nutile
ALTERNATIVE LIPIDS IN NUTRITION OF MARINE FINFISH, Artur Nishioka Rombenso
EFFECTS OF SCALE AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT ON GRASSLAND BIRD RESPONSE IN CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM FIELDS IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS, Justin J. Shew
Dissertations from 2015
EFFECTS OF FLOW REGIME ON FISHES AND FISHERIES: FROM LIFE HISTORIES TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, Micah Bennett
Dissertations from 2014
FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF DUCKS DURING SPRING MIGRATION IN THE WABASH RIVER REGION, ILLINOIS, Adam Christopher Behney
FISH MEAL AS A POTENTIAL END USE OF INVASIVE ASIAN CARP FROM THE ILLINOIS RIVER, John Cory Bowzer
SEED DISPERSAL ROLE AND NUTRITIONAL STUDIES OF TWO SERRASALMID FRUGIVORE AMAZON FISH, BLACK PACU AND RED PACU, Fred William Chu Koo
COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: GROUP CAPACITY, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSESSING SUCCESS, Natalie Jones Mountjoy
FATE, TRANSPORT, AND MIXTURE TOXICITY OF TRANSGENIC BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CORN (ZEA MAYS) AND ASSOCIATED INSECTICIDES, Sara Ann Mueting
FACTORS DETERMINING HABITAT SELECTION BY SPRING MIGRATING WATERFOWL ALONG THE WABASH RIVER, ILLINOIS, Ryan O'Shaughnessy
Host-Pathogen Ecology: Effects of Species Ecology and Environmental Factors on the Intensity and Distribution of Disease Among Illinois Amphibians, Brooke Lee Talley
Ecology of the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in southern Illinois: wetland dynamics, metapopulations, and trophic position, Jorista van der Merwe
Dissertations from 2013
KEY DEVELOPMENTAL EVENTS IN THE ORIBATID MITE, ARCHEGOZETES LONGISETOSUS, AND THE EVOLUTION OF CHELICERATE BODY PLANS., Austen Alan Barnett
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL STRUCTURE OF A CARNIVORE GUILD IN THE CENTRAL HARDWOOD REGION, Damon B. Lesmeister
INFLUENCES OF DISEASE-DRIVEN AMPHIBIAN DECLINES ON ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN PANAMANIAN HEADWATER STREAMS, Amanda T. Rugenski
Dissertations from 2012
Landscape genetics of northern bobwhite and swamp rabbits in Illinois, Leah Berkman
What is the best chemical approach to estimate the bioavailability of pyrethroid insecticides to benthic invertebrates?, Amanda D. Harwood
ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF SUBURBAN WHITE-TAILED DEER: A CASE STUDY IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA, Rachael Elizabeth Urbanek
Dissertations from 2011
SCAPHIRHYNCHUS STURGEON EARLY-LIFE HISTORY, Quinton Edward Phelps
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARS: THE MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS AND COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF LIVING GARS (ACTINOPTERYGII: LEPISOSTEIDAE), Justin Todd Sipiorski
Systematic revision of the South American armored catfish genus Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), Matthew Randall Thomas
Dissertations from 2010
ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WHITE-TAILED DEER IN AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE: ANALYSES OF HUNTER EFFICIENCY, SURVEY METHODS, AND ECOLOGY, Charles Wayne Anderson
BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY, NEST DISTRIBUTION, AND POPULATION ECOLOGY OF WOOD DUCKS IN FLOODPLAIN AND UPLAND FORESTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Robert Gray Anderson
Habitat Niche Modeling in the Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum): Applications to Planned Translocation, Victor Bogosian III
Individual-based modeling of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) movements and epizootiology, Lene Jung Kjaer
Biotic and abiotic influences on aggressive interactions within larval Ambystoma assemblages, Cy Larue Mott
Response of avian, arthropod, and vegetation communities to mid-contract management in Conservation Reserve Program tall fescue monocultures, Douglas C. Osborne
Dissertations from 2009
Eastern Redcedar Encroachment In Southern Great Plains Grasslands: Wildlife Consequences And Management Implications, Aaron Larrs Alford
Population genetics and phylogeography of bobcats (Lynx rufus) using microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA, Emily Katherine Croteau
Toxic effects of dietary methylmercury on immune system structure, function, and development in the American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Dawn Fallacara
Distributional Modeling Of Rare Fishes And Mussels: From Ecological Theory To Biodiversity Conservation, Rob Hopkins
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Central California, Gretchen Elizabeth Padgett-Flohr
Determining The Occurrence, Fate, And Effects Of Pesticide Mixtures Using The Aquatic Amphipod Hyalella Azteca, Andrew John Trimble
Dissertations from 2008
ENERGY FLOW AND MACROINVERTEBRATE PRODUCTION IN PANAMANIAN HIGHLAND STREAMS: ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF AMPHIBIAN DECLINES, Jose Checo Colon-Gaud