Dissertations from 2004
Using the mouse egg as a model system for the study of intracellular calcium signaling mechanisms, Jeremy T Smyth
The biology, ecology, and cytogenetics of the genus Axarus (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Connecticut River, Sean F Werle
Dissertations from 2003
Hierarchical, multi-scale analysis of species-environment relationships, Samuel Alan Cushman
Cyclooxygenase and cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase regulate actin organization and cell motility, Honor L Glenn
Vegetation patterns and species diversity in floodplain ponds of the Nashua River, north central Massachusetts, Matthew Green Hickler
Comparative hindlimb anatomy and fossoriality of three armadillos: Dasypus novemcinctus, Tolypeutes matacus, and Chaetophractus vellerosus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata, Dasypodidae), Timothy Owen Koneval
Characterization and analysis of the cuticlin gene family of the human parasite Onchocerca volvulus, Michelle Renee Lizotte-Waniewski
The role of N-linked glycans in protein quality control in the early secretory pathway, Sherri L Svedine
When stress is good: Exercise and stress protein responses in mice and humans, Heather Sue Thompson
The role of oxidative stress in apoptosis, Noriko Tonomura
Overlapping and distinct functions for Gli proteins: Key mediators of hedgehog signaling in cell specification during embryonic development, Oksana V Tyurina
Acheron, a novel regulator of myoblast differentiation, Zhaohui Wang
Dissertations from 2002
Swimming performance of upstream migrant fishes: New methods, new perspectives, Theodore R Castro-Santos
Functional analysis of actin depolymerizing factor (ADF) in Rac-mediated pollen tube growth, Christine Yeihua Chen
A contribution to the comparative osteology and phylogenetic systematics of fossil and living bony-tongue fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha), Eric James Hilton
Diversification of the bovine primary immunoglobulin heavy chain repertoire: Ontological and hypermutational analyses in fetal and neonatal animals, Stephen Mark Jackson
Comparative ecology and behavior of the mountain cuscus (Phalanger carmelitae), silky cuscus (Phalanger sericeus) and coppery ringtail (Pseudochirops cupreus) at Mt. Stolle, Papua New Guinea, Leonardo Alberto Salas
Advances in the reconstruction of extant ungulate ecomorphology with applications to fossil ungulates, Gina Marie Semprebon
Characterization of arachidonic acid-mediated signal transduction in regulation of NIH-3T3 cell adhesion to extracellular matrix, Rebecca A Stockton
Ecology and status of the bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in New England, Alison Leslie Whitlock
Dissertations from 2001
Visual factors guiding mate choice in a group of Lake Malawi cichlids, Rebecca Carina Jordan
Functional morphology and evolution of the feeding apparatus of blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia), Nathan Jeremy Kley
Development, variation, and use of songs by chipping sparrows, Wan-Chun Liu
Patterns and processes of speciation in desmognathine salamanders, Louise Souther Mead
Structural changes between signaling states of bacterial chemoreceptors probed by solid-state NMR and hydrogen exchange, Owen James Murphy
The influence of behavior on size-structured predator-prey interactions: Prey susceptibility, predator selection, and population-level consequences for juvenile estuarine fishes, Frederick Scott Scharf
Biosynthetic introduction of aryl bromide functionality into proteins, Nandita Sharma
Analysis of the interaction between the epidermal growth factor receptor and actin, Jun Tang
Heterochronic perturbations in the craniofacial evolution of Homo (Neandertals and modern humans) and Pan (P. troglodytes and P. paniscus), Frank L'Engle Williams
Analysis of programmed cell death in Drosophila, John Patrick Wing
Identification of genes affected by fetal alcohol exposure during brain development, Jun Yang
Dissertations from 2000
A behavioral ecology of the Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon), Daniel Joseph Albano
Maternal thyroid hormone regulates gene expression in the fetal rat brain, Amy Louise Skinner Dowling
The effect of dominant negative EGR-1 and hyperbaric oxygen on immune cell apoptosis, Bishu Jeet Ganguly
Replication and 3'-end repair of a subviral RNA associated with turnip crinkle virus, Hancheng Guan
The singing behavior of prairie warblers (Dendroica discolor), Peter William Houlihan
Multi-scale analysis for microscopic models in materials science and cell biology, Alvin Thong-Juak Kho
Inhibition of protein synthesis in Escherichia coli by expression of RNAs containing multiple ribosome binding sites, Mary V Mawn
The localization, differential expression, and potential immunological role of thioredoxin peroxidase-2 (TPX-2) in the filarial parasite Brugia malayi, Lori J Saunders
The role of cell cycle progression and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 in thymocyte negative selection, Jennifer Lynn Trimble
Cytokinesis in plant cells and the role of the cytoskeleton, Aline Hendrika Valster
Calmodulin and the kinesin-like calmodulin-binding protein in plant cell division, Johannes W Vos
Symptom modulation by subviral RNAs associated with turnip crinkle virus, Jianlong Wang
Dissertations from 1999
Photopolymerization of biomembrane templates: Nanometer-scale hydrogels and the photoinduced release of vesicle contents, Howard K. Bowman
Calcium regulation in Tradescantia virginiana: Roles for involvement of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and cyclic ADP-ribose, Anthony Lyndon DePass
Amitochondriate protists: Symbiotic trichomonads of dry-wood-eating termites, Michael Francis Dolan
Use of ion-selective microelectrodes to determine the contribution of H+, K+, and HCO3- towards the asymmetric current in Xenopus laevis oocytes, Ellen Evelyn Faszewski
Characterization of the yolk protein lipovitellin and its developmental fate in embryos and larvae of winter flounder, Pleuronectes americanus, Ruth C Hartling
Ecology of mature-forest and early-successional-shrubland birds in managed temperate deciduous forests, David Ian King
Role of lipid signalling pathways in an intra and an extracellular phenomenon, Banafshe Larijani
Long-term genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation: A study of isozyme variation in the alpine plants; Carex bigelowii Torr., Diapensia lapponica L., and Minuartia groenlandica Retz, Bruce Henning Lindwall
Programmed cell death in daylily (Hemerocallis hybrid) petals: Biochemical and molecular aspects, Tadas Panavas
Contributions to the herpetology of New England, Alan M Richmond
Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in the pollen tube, Luis Vidali
Biology and behavior of Lymantria mathura Moore (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), Marina A Zlotina
Dissertations from 1998
Toward an antibody peptidase: Mechanistic studies of peptide-bond hydrolysis, Rebecca A. R Bryant
Molecular markers and Y chromosome evolution in {\it Silene\/}, section {\it Elisanthe\/}, Veronica Sandra Di Stilio
The role of mitochondria and proteasomes in T cell apoptosis, Lisa Marie Grimm
Modulation of epidermal growth factor receptor function by mutations within the actin-binding domain, Michael Ray Holbrook
The cloning and characterization of the CKNOX-A gene from Ceratopteris: The first isolated KNOTTED-like homeobox gene from a non-flowering plant, Cristina M Juarez
A study of retinal antioxidants in a model membrane system, Susan A Keys
Quantifying the avian pelvis: Statistical correlations of lifestyle to pelvic structure among non-passeriform birds, Rebecca George Mattison
The major function of eukaryotic small nucleolar RNAs is nucleotide modification in ribosomal RNA, Jingwei Ni
Alternative splicing of MDM2 during breast tumorigenesis and mammary gland development, Jan Pinkas
Models of conceptual understanding in human respiration and strategies for instruction, Mary Anne Rea-Ramirez
Box C/D small nucleolar RNAs: Biogenesis, structure and utilization for in vivo ribozyme studies, Dmitry A Samarsky
Understanding mitochondrial biogenesis through gene relocation, Marie Elise Sanchirico
{\it CSE1}, an essential yeast gene required for cell cycle progression, encodes a nuclear transport factor, Andrew J Schroeder
Foraminifera: New approaches to their paleobiology, biology and evolution, Oona Lesley Octavia Snoeyenbos-West
Molecular and genetic characterization of the 10.4 kDa cytoplasmic dynein light chain and its effects on the neuroanatomy of {\it Drosophila\/}, Debbie Marie Statton
Characterization of proteolytic events during senescence of vegetative and reproductive plant tissues, Paul Thompson Stephenson
Osmoregulation in American shad, Alosa sapidissima, and the role of teleost chloride cells in ion movement, Joseph Zydlewski
Dissertations from 1997
Effects of amino acid substitution on chain packing in genetically engineered periodic polypeptides, Eric Jim-Bai Cantor
Evolutionary consequences of genome-plastome interaction in {\it Oenothera\/} species and hybrids, Michael J Chapman
Characterization and phosphorylation of an MPM-2 reactive sperm protein complex involved in zygotic aster formation, Richard Peter Duncan
Comparative osteology of tapiromorph perissodactyls and its phylogenetic implications, Luke Thomas Holbrook
Characterization of {\it midline uncoordinated\/}, a mutation affecting behavior and neuroanatomy in Drosophila, Jennifer Ellen Klenz
The energetics of swimming and upstream migration in adult American shad ({\it Alosa sapidissima\/}) in the Connecticut River, Jill Beth Kippax Leonard
Floristics, zonation and succession of vascular vegetation in fifteen beaver-impacted wetlands in western Massachusetts, Robert Theron McMaster
The misplace mapping system in rhesus monkeys, Donna Marie Platt
{\it wingless\/} signaling in development of the {\it Drosophila\/} optic ganglia, Xiwei Wang
Cloning and characterization of a new gene involved in lymphocyte activation, Meng Zhang
Dissertations from 1995
Follicle cell calmodulin: transcript accumulation in vitellogenic follicles of {\it Blattella germanica\/} is regulated by juvenile hormone, Anand R Iyengar
Dissertations from 1993
Skeletal anatomy of the North American shovelnose sturgeon {\it Scaphirhynchus platorynchus\/} (Rafinesque 1820) with comparisons to other Acipenseriformes, Eric Kramer Findeis
Dissertations from 1991
The systematics and phylogeny of North American Eocene brontotheres (Mammalia:Perissodactyla), Bryn John Mader
Cranial morphology, systematics, and evolution of neogene Tayassuidae (Mammalia), David Brian Wright
Dissertations from 1989
Dissertations from 1980
COMPARATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF SELECTED GENERA OF NON-GLIDING AND GLIDING MAMMALS (PHALANGERIDAE, SCIURIDAE, ANOMALURIDAE, AND CYNOCEPHALIDAE), JANE LOUISE JOHNSON-MURRAY