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Causes And Consecuences Of Gene Expression Divergence In The Rodent Placenta, Luis Fernando Rodriguez Caro Jan 2025

Causes And Consecuences Of Gene Expression Divergence In The Rodent Placenta, Luis Fernando Rodriguez Caro

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Understanding the origin and diversification of reproductive traits is a central goal in evolutionary biology. In mammals, the placenta represents a key evolutionary innovation that reshaped developmental strategies and enabled the ecological success of the clade. Yet despite its importance, the genetic mechanisms and selective pressures driving placental evolution remain poorly understood, due in part to methodological challenges and the limited phylogenetic and genomic scope of prior studies. This dissertation research addresses these gaps by integrating comparative genomics, transcriptomics, and new analytical tools to investigate placental gene regulation across closely related rodent species. Chapter one presents an extensive comparison of …


A Retrospective Assessment Of Post-Fire Planting In The Us: Aligning Actual And Optimal Planting Sites To Address The Reforestation Gap, Lewis Faller Jan 2025

A Retrospective Assessment Of Post-Fire Planting In The Us: Aligning Actual And Optimal Planting Sites To Address The Reforestation Gap, Lewis Faller

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The natural regeneration processes that maintain semi-arid North American conifer forests are being disrupted. Increasingly, large wildfires burn core areas beyond the typical seed dispersal range of surviving adult trees and even when seeds are present, climate conditions increasingly are unsuitable for conifer recruitment, establishment, and survival. The USDA Forest Service (USFS), mandated to maintain forest cover in response to harvest or disturbance, now faces a planting backlog of over 3.8 million acres. Here, we conduct a retrospective assessment (1986–2023) of USFS post-fire reforestation to evaluate (1) whether historical planting patterns align with the goal to close the national reforestation …


Whole Genome Sequencing From Snowshoe Hare Fecal Samples, Jessica J. Powell Jan 2025

Whole Genome Sequencing From Snowshoe Hare Fecal Samples, Jessica J. Powell

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Genomic analyses can provide powerful insights into important issues in conservation biology, including rapid estimates of overall genetic diversity and related population genetic parameters. Noninvasive DNA sampling from fecal samples is an affordable, efficient, and broadly applicable sampling method that has been used in many targeted genetic analyses. However, the efficacy of whole genome sequencing from fecal samples remains relatively unexplored in most taxa. Here, we present results from two experiments designed to test the quantity and quality of whole genome resequencing data obtained from snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) fecal pellets. Extensive previous research has used genetic analyses …


Climate Change And Behavioral Plasticity: Migration, Parturition, And Phenological Mismatch In Northern Rockies Elk, Tara Kelly Meyer Jan 2025

Climate Change And Behavioral Plasticity: Migration, Parturition, And Phenological Mismatch In Northern Rockies Elk, Tara Kelly Meyer

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The survival and reproduction of large herbivores depend on the synchronization of life-history events with ephemeral resource availability. Migratory ungulates have navigated this seasonality by relying on environmental cues (e.g., snowmelt or green-up) to predict when to migrate to distant foraging areas. However, anthropogenic climate change is rapidly altering environmental baselines. This dissertation investigates the intersection of climate change, behavioral plasticity, and reproductive ecology in a partially migratory elk (Cervus canadensis) population in Alberta, Canada. Integrating 22 years of longitudinal monitoring data (2002–2024) of individual elk with remotely sensed NDVI and statistical modeling, I examine how three coexisting migratory tactics …


Mountain Pine Beetle Host Tree Selection And Climate-Growth Dynamics In Whitebark Pine, Hannah Rose Alverson Jan 2025

Mountain Pine Beetle Host Tree Selection And Climate-Growth Dynamics In Whitebark Pine, Hannah Rose Alverson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Recent climate-driven outbreaks of mountain pine beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae) in whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) have raised fears of increasing whitebark pine mortality with increased warming and drought due to climate change. However, little is known about how whitebark pine responds to climate, what characteristics may predict whitebark pine susceptibility to mountain pine beetle outbreaks, or how these may interact. This information is critical in understanding how whitebark pine might persist in a changing climate. My research investigated how whitebark pine growth responds to various climate variables and how these responses may be predictive of attack by …


Binoculars To Bytes: Development And Field Validation Of An Ai-Driven System For Avian Monitoring, Christian J. Dupree Jan 2025

Binoculars To Bytes: Development And Field Validation Of An Ai-Driven System For Avian Monitoring, Christian J. Dupree

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Autonomous camera-trap arrays coupled with artificial-intelligence (AI) vision can lift bird monitoring beyond the spatial, temporal, and labor limits of traditional field surveys. We present Binoculars to Bytes (B2B), an open-source pipeline that turns 180–360° time-lapse imagery into analysis-ready avian data. At Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area (Montana, USA) the system ran four-hour morning deployments during spring and fall migrations (2023–2024). A YOLO-NAS detector, incrementally refined with a “Specialized Localized Iterative Model” workflow, quadrupled local accuracy and, after confidence-based species-binning, cut false-positive rates in half. Daily AI species lists were benchmarked against contemporaneous eBird citizen-science checklists and recovered ≥ …


"I'Ve Never Felt A Pain Like This" A Dialogic Analysis Of Parent-Child Estrangement Narratives On Reddit, Grant W. Lane Jan 2025

"I'Ve Never Felt A Pain Like This" A Dialogic Analysis Of Parent-Child Estrangement Narratives On Reddit, Grant W. Lane

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

How do adult children estranged from their parent(s) create meaning and make sense of their estrangement in Reddit posts on the subreddit r/EstrangedAdultChild? This study analyzed Reddit posts written by estranged adult children for a presumed audience of other estranged adult children. Using relational dialectics theory (RDT) as a lens for analysis, this research examined the competing discourses that influence the meaning-making and sense-making processes of estranged adult children in their posts when the intended audience is fellow estranged adult children. Seventy-four posts from r/EstrangedAdultChild, authored by adult children who self-identified as estranged from at least one parent, were collected …


The Biopiracy Of Traditional Knowledge In United States Patent Law, Hannah Green Dec 2024

The Biopiracy Of Traditional Knowledge In United States Patent Law, Hannah Green

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The United States intellectual property (“IP”) system is deeply intertwined with our country’s history and constitution. t is foundational in favoring young American inventors. George Washington signed the first patent act in 1790 in hopes of promoting the innovation and progress of science and useful arts. Yet, our patent system was also built around the Western tradition of individualism and competition, which failed to recognize the communal nature and traditional knowledge of tribal communities. This disparity allows the biopiracy of traditional knowledge to be lawful. This comment will explore the harmful toll that United States patent law has taken on …


It's The Journey That Matters Most, Jenny Petersen Dec 2024

It's The Journey That Matters Most, Jenny Petersen

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

My MSW journey has been one of profound growth, marked by the integration of academic knowledge, hands-on fieldwork, and personal reflection. Through challenges and triumphs, I have developed resilience, empathy, and a deeper commitment to advocating for justice and empowering individuals and communities.


Msw Portfolio, Andrea E. Anderson Dec 2024

Msw Portfolio, Andrea E. Anderson

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

The portfolio narrative includes a brief introduction to my academic journey including field related work. The ten social work competencies are used as a guide while I reflect on the required appendices, theoretical frameworks and orientation to practice throughout the narrative.


Portfolio Project Social Work 599, Christopher S. Plummer Dec 2024

Portfolio Project Social Work 599, Christopher S. Plummer

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

Abstract This portfolio reflects the culmination of my journey to earn a Master of Social Work (MSW) and demonstrates my mastery of the 10 core competencies outlined by the University of Montana School of Social Work. Through the lens of the five elements of advanced integrated practice, this work illustrates the transformation I underwent as I developed the skills, knowledge, and values essential to ethical and effective social work practice. Each section of this portfolio provides evidence of my growth in applying critical self-reflection, integrating historical and cultural contexts, bridging direct practice with community intervention, engaging in evidence-based practices, and …


Msw Professional Portfolio, Jessica J. Christian Dec 2024

Msw Professional Portfolio, Jessica J. Christian

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.


The Fundamentals Of Advocacy, Tiffany Borland Dec 2024

The Fundamentals Of Advocacy, Tiffany Borland

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

A portfolio on a compilation and a celebration of my work throughout my MSW program.


Montana Kaimin, December 5, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Dec 2024

Montana Kaimin, December 5, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, November 21, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2024

Montana Kaimin, November 21, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montana Kaimin, November 14, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Nov 2024

Montana Kaimin, November 14, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


November 2024 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Nov 2024

November 2024 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, October 24, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Oct 2024

Montana Kaimin, October 24, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


Montanan, Fall 2024, University Of Montana--Missoula Oct 2024

Montanan, Fall 2024, University Of Montana--Missoula

Montanan Magazine, 1969-2024

This is the magazine of the University of Montana with news about the University for UM alumni as well as current faculty, students, staff, and administrators. This is volume 41.


October 2024 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Oct 2024

October 2024 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Bioe 448.01: Terrestrial Plant Ecology, Meredith A. Zettlemoyer Sep 2024

Bioe 448.01: Terrestrial Plant Ecology, Meredith A. Zettlemoyer

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Pt 529.01: Clinical Biomechanics, Ryan L. Mizner Sep 2024

Pt 529.01: Clinical Biomechanics, Ryan L. Mizner

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


September 2024 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Sep 2024

September 2024 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Bioh 105n.H50: Basic Human Biology Laboratory - Hamilton, Eric Gren Sep 2024

Bioh 105n.H50: Basic Human Biology Laboratory - Hamilton, Eric Gren

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Bioh 105n.01: Basic Human Biology Laboratory, Kins W. Loree Sep 2024

Bioh 105n.01: Basic Human Biology Laboratory, Kins W. Loree

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Chmy 121n.H51: Introduction To General Chemistry - Hamilton, Lily A. Apedaile Sep 2024

Chmy 121n.H51: Introduction To General Chemistry - Hamilton, Lily A. Apedaile

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Psyx 100s.H52: Introduction To Psychology - Hamilton, Katie Smith Sep 2024

Psyx 100s.H52: Introduction To Psychology - Hamilton, Katie Smith

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Csd 110.01: Introduction To Speech, Language, And Audiology, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson Sep 2024

Csd 110.01: Introduction To Speech, Language, And Audiology, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Anty 310.01: Human Variation, Meradeth H. Snow Sep 2024

Anty 310.01: Human Variation, Meradeth H. Snow

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Biob 260.00: Cellular And Molecular Biology, Scott Samuels, Mark L. Grimes Sep 2024

Biob 260.00: Cellular And Molecular Biology, Scott Samuels, Mark L. Grimes

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.