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Area-Species Curve Applies To Gaps In A Canada Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis (L.) Carr.) Forest In The Shenandoah National Park, Joseph John Lacroix

Master's Theses

A typical area-species curve shows that species richness (number of species) and island size are positively correlated. I tested whether the area-species concept, which was developed using islands, could be applied to herbaceous plants in canopy gaps in a hemlock community.

I conducted studies in Limberlost, Shenandoah National Park. I measured the species richness of herbaceous plants in six gaps during the summer and fall of 1995 and eight gaps and one non-gap site in the spring of 1996. The two additional gaps in 1996 extended the upper range of gap sizes. I calculated the correlation between species richness and …

Phorbol Ester Activation Of An Nhe-Like Electroneutral Na+ /H+ Antiporter In Isolated E-Cells Of Lobster (Homarus Americanus) Hepatopancreas, Jeff Duerr, Gregory A. Ahearn

Faculty Publications - Department of Biological & Molecular Science

The basolateral membrane of Atlantic lobster (Homarus americanus) epithelium possesses an electroneutral Na+ /H+ antiporter that functionally resembles members of the vertebrate NHE family. Regulatory mechanisms of this antiporter in purified hepatopancreatic E-cell suspensions, produced with a centrifugal elutriation technique, were investigated. Suspensions routinely consisted of greater than 95% E-cells displaying greater than 90% viability. Intracellular pH (pHi) was monitored by loading cells with the fluorescent dye 2´,7´-bis(carboxyethyl)-5,6- carboxyfluorescein (BCECF), and placing suspensions in a spectrofluorometer. Recovery from induced acid-loading was mediated by a Na+ -dependent, dimethylamiloride-sensitive proton efflux. Antiport activation was a sigmoidal function of pHi at values below …

Radiomorphometry And Biomechanical Assessment Of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 And Polymer In Rabbit Radius Ostectomy Model, Donna L. Wheeler, David L. Chamberland, John M. Schmitt, David C. Buck, John H. Brekke, Jeffrey O. Hollinger, S.-P. Joh, K.-W. Suh

Faculty Publications - Department of Biological & Molecular Science

No abstract provided.

Charged Beads Enhance Cutaneous Wound Healing In Rhesus Non-Human Primates, Elisa Burgess, Jeffrey Hollinger, Steven Bennett, John M. Schmitt, Dave Buck, Robert Shannon, Seong-Pill Joh, Jaghu Choi, Thomas Mustoe, Xuanhan Lin, Walter Skalla, Dave Connors, Chris Chrisoforou, Elliott Gruskin

Faculty Publications - Department of Biological & Molecular Science

Enhanced cutaneous wound healing by positively charged cross-linked diethylaminoethyl dextran beads (CLOD) was studied in a standardized incisional wound model in 20 adult and 20 geriatric 111acaca mulatta (rhesus) partitioned equally over five time periods. Physiologic saline served as a control. Soft-tissue linear incisions were prepared between and l cm inferior to the scapulae. There were four incisions per rhesus; each incision was 1.5 cm long with 1 cm of undisturbed tissue between incisions, and both the experimental CLDD and physiologic saline treatments were administered to each rhesus. The incision treatments were either CLDD and soft-tissue closure with 4-0 BioSyn …

Intraspecific Heterochrony And Life History Evolution: Decoupling Somatic And Sexual Development In A Facultatively Paedomorphic Salamander, Travis J. Ryan, Raymond D. Semlitsch

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Morphological features such as size and shape are the most common focus in studies of heterochronic change. Frequently, these easily observed and measured features are treated as a major target of selection, potentially ignoring traits more closely related to fitness. We question the primacy of morphological data in studies of heterochrony, and instead suggest that principal sources of fitness, such as life history characteristics, are not only the chief targets of selection, but changes in them may necessitate changes in other (subordinate) elements of the organism. We use an experimental approach to investigate the timing of metamorphosis and maturation in …

"The African And Madagascan Freshwater Crabs In The Zoologische Staatssammlung, Munich" , Neil Cumberlidge

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Dealing With Death And The Grieving Process, David M. Gabel

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

There are two things that our society doesn't really openly discuss. Oddly enough, they are things that will affect everyone on this planet regardless of race, religion, gender, class, or nationality. I am speaking of the beginning of life, and the end of life. The subject of how life begins is for some reason "taboo" in our society. Children are told absurd things like children are brought to their parents by birds, such as a stork. Another popular tale is that children are "grown" in gardens and are discovered under leaves. The subject of sex seems to be one that …

Age, Growth, And Mortality Of Black Drum, Pogonias Cromis, In The Chesapeake Bay Region, Cynthia M. Jones, Brian Wells

OES Faculty Publications

We used otolith ageing to describe the population dynamics of black drum, Pogonias cromis, collected over a three-year period from the Chesapeake Bay region's commercial and recreational fisheries. Black drum average age, total length, and weight were 26 years, 109.5 cm, and 22.1 kg respectively. The oldest fish was 59 years and fish older than 50 years were present in the catch from 1990 to 1992. Growth in length slowed by age 20, whereas growth in weight did not slow until age 45. A von Bertalanffy growth function was fitted to our data (L(infinity) = 117.3 cm, …

Demographics And Condition Of Coyotes In Illinois, Daniel M. Lloyd

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Detection Of The Filarial Parasite Mansonella Streptocerca In Skin Biopsies By A Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Assay, Peter U. Fischer, Dietrich W. Büttner, Jotham Bamuhiiga, Steven A. Williams

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

To differentiate the skin-dwelling filariae Mansonella streptocerca and Onchocerca volvulus, a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed from small amounts of parasite material present in skin biopsies. One nonspecific and one specific pair of primers were used to amplify the 5S rDNA spacer region of M. streptocerca. Biopsies with different microfilaria densities obtained from 104 Ugandans living in an area endemic forM. streptocerca were tested using both the nested PCR assay and standard parasitologic assessment of microfilariae. All 82 samples from microfilaria carriers were positive when tested using the nested PCR assay. In addition, M. streptocerca DNA could …

Effect Of Transatlantic Transport On Reproduction Of Agouti And Nonagouti Deer Mice, Peromyscus Maniculatus, Virginia Hayssen

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

In conjunction with establishing colonies of deer mice in the UK, effects of transportation on reproduction in agouti (A) and nonagouti (a) deer mice were assessed. Adults were shipped via ground courier and air freight from Northampton, Massachusetts, USA to Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, England in February and June. Deer mice were paired upon arrival in Sutton Bonington, whereas matched controls were paired in the original colonies at shipping. To assess reproduction, the following variables were monitored for 110 days for all 96 pairs: number of pairs producing litters, time from pairing to birth, interlitter interval, litter size at birth, and …

Man's Linear Dream Upon A Curved Earth: A Literary Record Of The Indiana Landscape, Fani Anagnostou

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

The purpose of this study is to illustrate that the works of Indiana authors Edward Eggleston, Gene StrattonPorter, Booth Tarkington, Jessamyn West, Ross Lockridge, Jr., Jean Shepherd, and William Gass serve as a literary record about the landscape and reveal emotions associated with change and progress, ranging from celebration to despondency.

Chondrocranial And Oral Morphology Of Pipoid Frogs, Charles Christopher Swart

Master's Theses

The Pipoidea are a diverse group of frogs. Their diversity is demonstrated in their morphology, ecology, and behavior. One pipoid species, Xenopus laevis, has been used as a model system of developmental, physiological, and molecular studies of vertebrates. My work has focused on the developmental morphology of the chondrocranium and oral morphology of four pipoid taxa: Hymenochirus boettgeri, Rhinophrynus dorsalis, Pipa carvalhoi, and Xenopus laevis. Previous studies have suggested that the Anura may be diphyletic based on the unique characteristics of the chondrocanial morphology of pipoids. The chondrocranial and internal oral morphology of the pipoids indicates that as a group …

Phanerochaete Chrysosporium And Funalia Trogii For The Degradation Ofcotton Stalk And Their Laccase, Peroxidase, Ligninase And Cellulaseenzyme Aktivities Under Semi-Solid State Conditions, Sibel Şik, Ali Ünyayar

Turkish Journal of Biology

The potential of white rot fungi, namely Phanerochaete chrysosporium ME 446 and Funalia trogii for the degradation of lignocellulosics and their ligninolytic enzyme activities under semi-solid state conditions has been studied. In this study, cotton plant stalk which is an agrowaste, is used as lignocellulosics material. It's very good source of fibrous raw material for the manufacture of pulp and paper industry, and also is available abundantly. In this study, proportion of lignin and cellulose is in cotton stalk 23±2 % and 40±3 % respectively. Degradation of lignin and cellulose by P. chrysosporium and F. trogii under semi-solid state were …

Combined Effects Of Endosulfan, Dimethoate And Carbaryl On Serumcalcium Levels And Heart Muscle Of Rats, Güldeniz Özmen, E. Arzu Elcüman

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, combination of low [acceptable daily intake (ADI)] and high (10xADI) doses of endosulfan, dimethoate and carbarly were administrated orally to the male rats for 3.5 months. Serum calcium levels of rats in all groups were determined. At the same time, whether or not there was calcification in heart muscle of rats in all groups were investigated histochemically. Serum calcium levels of rats treated with high dose of endosulfan+carbaryl and dimethoate+carbaryl mixture decreased significantly in comparison with controls. Calcification was not found in heart muscle tissues of the rats in all groups according to the results of histochemical …

Fatty Acid Composition In Phospholipid And Triacylglycerol Fractions Ofmelanogryllus Desertuspall. (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), Mehmet Başhan

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, the fatty acid compositions in phospholipid and triacylglycerol factions of ten-day- old adults of both sexes of Melanogryllus desertusreared on stock culture medium under labora-tory conditions, and the total fatty acid composition of the stock culture medium were analysed sep-arately by gas chromatography. Quantitative analysis of both fractions and the stock culture medium showed that oleic, palmitic and linoleic acids constituted the major part of the fatty acid compositions. The fatty acid compositions of the phospholipid and triaclglycerol fractions were quantitatively different. Moreover, a polyunsaturat-ed fatty acid. linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acids which is the precursor of …

The Characterization Of The Ty5 Strain Of Chamydomonas Reinhardtii, A Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Mutant, Robert Graham '98

Honors Projects

Chlorophyll is the light harvesting molecule for many photosynthetic organisms. As a result, chlorophyll is an extremely important molecule, directly or indirectly, to nearly all life. The production of chlorophyll involves a long and complex pathway. The conversion of protochlorophyllide to chlorophyllide is one of the final steps in chlorophyll biosynthesis. Some of the factors affecting the regulation of this process were the focus of this project.

The Role Of The Comstock-Kellogg Glands In Egg Tanning In Romalea Guttata, Elizabeth A. Elasser '98

Honors Projects

FreshIy laid eggs of the Eastern Lubber grasshopper, Romalea guttata, are yellow and soft-shelled, but within several hours the eggs become hardened and dark brown. In a similar process, calyx and oviduct secretions, which from the egg pod, become frothy, darkened, hardened, and water insoluble during oviposition. It has been suggested that secretions from the paired Comstock-Kellogg glands accelerate tanning of both the eggs and egg pod foam. I investigated the effects of Comstock-Kellogg gland secretions on the rate of egg and egg pod tanning during egg pod production in the female Eastern Lubber grasshopper, R. guttata. Eggs streaked with …

Concentrations Of Creatine Kinase And Myocardial Creatine Kinase Inrabbits Constituted Experimental Hyperthyroidism, İsmail Çeli̇k, Mehmet Kara, Eşref Yeği̇n, Halis Köylü

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, 20 male (1500±50 g) white, New Zealand strain rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus huxley) jere used. Of these ten were used for experimental group, and the others were used controls. To get hyperthyroidism in the experiment animals, L-Thyroxin 50 µg/kg of body weight daily for two weeks, was injected to the animals by intravenous. The control group rabbits were injected only 0.9% isotonic salt water which L-Thyroxin dissolved in it. The levels of total ceratine kinase (CK) and cardirac creatine kinase (CK-MB) were recorded as 1079 ± 597 U/L and 879 ± 128 U/L in control group whereas …

The Effects Of Copper Chloride On The Gene Activity Of The Salivarygland Polytene Chromosomes Of Drosophila Melanogaster, Sevgi Levent, Handan Uysal, Zafer Bahçeci̇

Turkish Journal of Biology

The effects of copper chloride on the salivary gland polytene chromosomes of third instar larvae of Drosophila melanogaster have been investigated. Copper chloride have been applied to the larvae in vivo. It has been shown that different band sections of the salivary gland chromosomes become puffed and many developmental puffs were inactivated. As a result of the copper chloride treatment, band 22A, 23EF, 27E, 28B, 35F on chromosome arm 2L; 47A, 54BD, 55DE, 56DE, 58CF, 59B on chromosome arm 2R; 62A, 62DE, 68BC, 70DE, 73B, 74D on chromosome arm 3L have become puffed. The average size of these puff have …

Effects Of Carbohydrates On Levels Of Total Glycogenand Protein In Adult Female Pimpla Turionellae L., Pınar Özalp, İskender Emre

Turkish Journal of Biology

Effects of 22 carbohydrates belonging to various groups on the levels of total glycogen and protein in the adult female Pimpla turionellae L. were investigated. Sucrose was used as control in all experiments. Among the tested carbohydrates, xylose, ribose, rhamnose, mannose, maltose, cellobiose, melesitose, raffinose, glycogen, dulcitol and mannitol caused significant decreases on total glycogen level, but arabinose, fructose, galactose, glucose, sorbose, lactose, melibiose, trehalose, starch, sorbitol and a-methyl-d-glucoside did not any significant effect. The levels of total protein of the insect was increased by xylose, while it was decreased by glucose. The other carbohydrates tested did not cause any …

The Targeting Mechanisms Of Membrane Proteins, Nihat Di̇lsi̇z

Turkish Journal of Biology

This review describes what is known about the way of insertion and translocation of membrane proteins and the factors that determine these structures. The translocation of proteins across the cytoplasmic membrane in prokaryotes and that across the endosplasmic reticulum membrane in eukaryotes are similar in that both require the sinyal peptide that is attached to the amino terminus of the proteins. In general, mebrane proteins reach their final target via the secretory (Sec) pathway which are called Sec-dependent proteins. However, it has become clear that a few membrane proteins are not involved in Sec-pathway and these are called Sec-independent proteins.

The Determination Of Biological Activities Of Indole-3-Acetic Acid (Iaa),Gibberellic Acid (Ga_3 ), Abscisic Acid (Aba) And Zeatin Obtained Fromphanerochaete Chrysosporium Me446, Serpil Ünyayar, S. Fatih Topcuoğlu

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, the biological activities of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), gibberellic acid (GA_3 ), abscisic acid (ABA) and zeatin obtained from the culture medium and mycelia of Phanerochaete chrysosporium ME446 were determined. With this aim, oat coleoptile growth test for IAA and ABA and rice germination test for GA_3 and chlorophyl amount test for zeatin were used. At the end of biological tests IAA, ABA and zeatin were observed to have full biological activity, whereas GA 3 has only partial biological activity.

The Changes Of The Localization Of Ascorbic In The Rat Adrenalgland On Microwave Applied, Yusuf Nergi̇z, M. Aydın Ketani, Zülküf Akdag, M. Salih Çeli̇k, Ö. Mukaddes Şahan

Turkish Journal of Biology

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of microwave on the localization of ascorbic acid in the rat adrenal gland. We studies on 21 male Spraque-Dawley rast (220-250 g), aged 2.5 month. The animals were divided into three different groups. First group was taken on control (n:7). The second group (n:7) 9450 MHz, 2.65 mW/cm 2 was applied for one hour a day for 13 days, while in the third group (n:7) this application continued for 52 days. Rast were sacrified under ether anaesthesia and then their adrenal gland were removed enbloc and fixed in silver nitrate …

The Effect Of Some Plant Materials On The Grwth And Productivity Ofpleurotus Ostreatus (Jacq. Ex. Fr.) Kum. Var. Salignus (Pers. Ex. Fr.)Konr. Et Maubl., Abdunnasır Yildiz, Ramazan Demi̇r

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, the soybean, sorghum, peanut and wheat straw were used as culture media for Pleurotus ostreatus var. salignus. Mycellium growth period, basidiocarp formation period anda first, second, third and fourth harvesting periods were determined as; 10.0, 24.3, 28.6 38.6, 47.3 and 58.6 days respectively as the shortest periods found with peanut straw; and 22.6, 52.6, 56.6, 68.6, 73.6 and 88.6 days respectively, as the longest periods found with sorghum straw. The fresh mushroom yield obtained with 100 g material (70 % moisture) at first, second, third and fourth harwesting periods and total yield was 8.6, 8.1, 4.8, 3.4 …

Fatty Acid Composition Of Agaricus Bisporus (Lange) Sing., Abdurrahman Aktümsek, Celâleddin Öztürk, Giyasettin Kaşik

Turkish Journal of Biology

Fatty acid compositions of fruit body, stem, lamellae and total of Agaricus bisporus were seperately analysed by GLC. In the all fatty acid compositions of A. bisporus, linoleic acid were predominant. Percentages of linoleic acid were varied between 53.45 - 68.78%. It was showed that the other major fatty acids were palmitic, oleic and stearic acid in the fatty acid compositions.

The Algal Flora Of The Littoral Region In Lake Akşehir, Ayşe Elmaci, Olcay Obali

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, composition and seasonal variations of littoral algae in Lake Akşehir were investigated from June 1992- November 1993. In the littoral region, the algal flora were composed of 115 species belonging to Bacillariophyta, Charophyta, Chlorophyta, Cyanophyta, Euglenophyta. Bacillariophyta was predominant in respect to species diversity and density. Cyanophyta and Chlorophyta were in minority. In general, the most of the identified species of the algal flora of Lake Akşehir are considered as the members of eutrophic lakes which are rich in nutritional salts.

Antimicrobial Activity Of The Lichen Cetraria Islandica (L.) Ach., Başaran Dülger, Fahrettin Güci̇n, Ali Aslan

Turkish Journal of Biology

In this study, extracts of Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. were prepared with Ethyl acetate, Acetone, Chloroform and Ethanol and antimicrobial activities of these extracts were examined on test microorganisms as follows: Escherichia coli ATCC 11230, Enterobacter aerogenes CCM 2531, Staphylococcus aureus 6538P, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus subtilis La2114, Bacillus cereus var. mycoides, Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillus thurigiensis, Bacillus megaterium, Mycobacterium smegmatis RUT, Salmonella thyphimurium, Candida utilis La991, Candida albicans CCM314, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus fumigatus, Trichophyton rubrum, Botrytis cineriae, Fusarium oxysporium, Streptomyces murinus ISP 5091 and Nocardia cornea IFO 14403 by Disc Diffusion Methods. As a result of study, we have …

The Investigation Of Antimicrobial Effect Of Some Plant Extract, Ahmet Ilçim, Metin Diğrak, Eyüp Bağci

Turkish Journal of Biology

The Parmelia furfuracea (L) Zopf. (Liken), Crocus chrysanthus (Herbert) Herbert (Çigdem), Rumex scutatus L., (Kuzukulagi), Myrtus communis L. subsps. communis Ic: Sibth. and Sm. (Mersin), Asphodelus aestivus L. (Çiris) Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Karanfil) which were collected from Kahramanmaras and Hatay region have been investigated in respect of their antimicrobial and antifungal activities against different test organisms ( Bacillus megaterium DSM 32, Bacillus subtilis IMG 22, Bacillus, brevis FMC 3, Escherichia coli DM, Klebsiella pneumoniae FMC 5, Enterobacter aerogenes CCM 2531, Pseudomonas aeruginosa DSM 50071, Staphylococcus aureus COWAN 1, Listeria monocytogenes SCOTT A, bacteria and Candida albicans CCM 314 and Saccharomyces …

Effects Of Various Proportions Of Different Additive Substances On Themiselle Growth Of Pleurotus Florida Fovose, On Druationof Formation And Development Of Basidiocarps And On The Yield, Abdunnasır Yildiz

Turkish Journal of Biology

Into aliment place that we prapered for vegetative propagation of the miscell, in 1 lt pure water 10 g malt-extract, 0.2 g K 2 HPO 4 , 0.1 g CaCl 2 .2H 2 O 0.05 g MgSO 4 . 7H 2 O, and g (NH 4 )SO 4 as well as 15 g agar, barley broken and wheat flour in 10, 15 and 20 g doses were added as contribution substance (contribution substance, however, weren't added to the control group). In petri boxes, it has been identified that P. florida miscelles grafted for aliment-agar medium covered the medium in 8.6 …