Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Characterizing phenotypic effects of Spy1 mediated lateral branching, Iulian Eric Derecichei
Effects of gamma irradiation treatment of oil sands process material on zooplankton accrual and early community development in field based mesocosms, Chantal For Dings-Avery
Plasticity within the Auditory Systems of Fishes, Melissa Macksoud
Developing and Validating a Health-Related Quality of Life Measure for People with Aphasia, Dirusha Moodley
The song remains the same: an analysis of age-related changes in song structure and song use in male and female Rufous-and-white Wrens, Lincoln Marcus Savi
Effect of Male Age and Hormone Induction on Sperm Quality in the Critically Endangered Mississippi Gopher Frog (Lithobates sevosus), Ashley Michelle Watt
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
THE ROLE OF CYCLIN B3 IN DROSOPHILA FEMALE MEIOSIS, Mohammed Redha Boruouh
SPATIAL CUES AFFECT NEURAL RESPONSES TO ODDBALL PARADIGM IN THE RAT’S AUDITORY MIDBRAIN, Mathiang Ghai Chot
The function and evolution of vocal and visual signals in a Neotropical songbird, the Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons), Alana Dawn Demko
Providing negative feedback about the accuracy of details within scenes reduces appraisals of memory accuracy but does not affect appraisals of memory occurrence, Kassandra Helena Korcsog
Identification of Cancer Stem Cells: Applications for a Spy1 Clinical Trial, Ellen Marie Laurie
Protect Your Brain: The Impact of an Educational Intervention on Helmet Use in Adolescents, Daniella Mlinarevic
Disruption of Circadian Rhythm and its Impact on the Progression of Colorectal Cancer in the Murine Animal Model, Malika Nunes
Larval aggregation and competition for resources in populations of Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina, Patricia Obianuju Okpara
Novel Cell Cycle Regulation in Stem Cells; Implications in Reprogramming and Central Nervous System Development, Ingrid Qemo
An Exploration of Drivers of Behavioural and Morphological Laterality and Expensive Tissues in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Mallory L. Wiper
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Role of Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor as a Potential Suppressor of Growth and Survival of Colorectal Cancer Cells, Vaishali Basu
Testing the Robustness of the Circadian Clock, Nathaniel James Bernardon
Interactive effects of pre- and post-natal stressors on Chinook salmon performance and fitness, Pauline Marian Capelle
Exploring the roles of rax1 among genetic networks involved in vertebrate eye development, Mohamad Fakhereddin
OLFACTORY SENSORY NEURON AND OLFACTORY BULB RESPONSES TO NOVEL PUTATIVE PHEROMONE COMPONENTS AND COMBINATIONS IN THE SEA LAMPREY (Petromyzon marinus), Gianfranco Grande
Effects of multiple stressors on primary production in Lake Erie, Erin L. Hillis
Vocal duetting behaviour in a neotropical wren: Insights into paternity guarding and parental commitment, Zach Alexander Kahn
The nocturnal flight calls of migratory songbirds: interspecific variation in the “zeep” complex and intraspecific variation across North America, Blaine John Landsborough
Community Development of Terrestrial and Semi-Terrestrial Invertebrates Along Environmental Gradients in a Reclaimed Watershed, Kellie Menard
Behavioural, Morphological and Physiological Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Freshwater Fish, Megan Mickle
Profiling protein ubiquitination in Arabidopsis thaliana, Don Karl A. Roberto
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
TUBERIN REGULATION IN NEURAL TISSUE AND CELL FATE, Bashaer Abu Khatir
The Level of GABA(B) Receptor Subunits Increases in the Rat's Limbic Structures Following Sodium Salicylate Application, Fareeha Ashraf
ENVIRONMENTAL DNA DETECTION AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR DELIMITING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF RARE AND INVASIVE SPECIES, AND ASSESSING COMMUNITY IN FLOWING, FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Katherine Darshini Balasingham
IMPLICATIONS OF MITOTIC ONSET REGULATION IN TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS, Jessica Morgan Dare-Shih
A novel role for Skp2 in mitotic entry, Nilanjana Das
Cultural evolution in Rufous-and-white Wrens (Thryophilus rufalbus): Insights from acoustic and genetic analyses, Brendan Graham
Energetic physiology mediates reproductive decisions in a long-lived, capital-income breeding seaduck, Holly Lynn Hennin
Tolerance of the lamprey olfactory system to copper concentrations found in roadway runoff waters to the Great Lakes, Jenna May Jones
Assessing baseline glucocorticoids as conservation biomarkers in a declining aerial insectivore, Christine LaVern Madliger
Factors Affecting The Expression of the Dear Enemy Effect in Territorial Songbirds, Christopher Moser-Purdy
Brood Stock Establishment through Hormonal Induction of Gamete Expression and Cryopreservation of Spermatozoa in Bloaters (Coregonus hoyi), Alexander John Presello
Assessing physiological and behavioural energetics as biomarkers of environmental change in seabirds, Graham Sorenson
Independent and combined effects of land-use stress on macroinvertebrate community condition at Great Lakes coastal margins, Jasmine Isabel St. Pierre
Solitary chemosensory cells throughout the life cycle of the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, Tina E. Suntres
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Reintroduction of Atlantic salmon in Lake Ontario: the Implications of Genetic Quality on Individual Fitness, Chantal Audet
FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION OF PLUMAGE TRAITS IN TROGONS (AVES TROGONIFORMES), AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PARAMETERIZATION IN VISUAL MODELS, Pierre-Paul Bitton
Assessing the Accuracy of Fish-Based Indicators of Biological Condition in Coastal Wetlands of the Great Lakes, Jeffrey D. Buckley
The roles of individual variation and female choice in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) acoustic signalling, Meghan Donovan
Novel Cell Cycle Regulation in Breast Cancer Treatment Resistance, Rosa-Maria Ferraiuolo
Generation of Model Systems for the Study of Novel Cell Cycle Regulation in Development: Implications for Spy1 in Tumour Susceptibility, Bre-Anne Fifield
Maternal effects on egg quality in hatchery, wild, and farmed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Michaela Whitney Haring
Corticosterone in Feathers as a Biomarker: Biological Relevance, Considerations and Cautions, Christopher Mark Harris
Acoustic and Visual Signals of Species Discrimination in Competing Neotropical Wrens, Kristina Hick
PATTERN LEARNING IN LONG EVANS RATS (rattus norvegicus): 3-ITEM SERIAL REACTION TIME TASKS, Kaitlyn Marie April Iannicello
Polyandry and sperm competition in the alternative reproductive tactics in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Jason Lewis
Linking climate, arthropod emergence, and fitness in snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis), Peter Joseph Marier
Served medium rare: the effect of burnt remains on oviposition, survival and fitness of the local blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) community, Vincenzo Antonio Pacheco
Vocal and visual communication in an explosively breeding Neotropical toad, Nicolas Rehberg-Besler
An experimental analysis of the effects of plant and prey quality on the life history and behaviour of Dicyphus hesperus Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae), an omnivorous biological control agent, Meghan Ann Vankosky
Tumour suppressor role of s-phase kinase associated protein 1-cullin-F box-S-phase kinase associated protein 2 (SCFSkp2), Biju Vasavan
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Semantic Effects on Metaphor Processing Stages, Hamad Al-Azary
Serotonergic modulation of odour-evoked neural activity in the olfactory bulb of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Karl C. Boyes
The effect of sodium salicylate on the level of GABAB receptor subunits in the rat's central auditory system, Sehrish Butt
The pleiotropic effects of dexamethasone on breast cancer cell behaviour, Martin Vance Crozier
Regulation of chromosome segregation in Drosophila meiosis, Zhi Hao Guo
The Effect of WDR1 and a Spliced Isoform (WDRΔ35) on Cell Migration in Mammalian Cells, Nicoletta Harabor
THE ROLE OF SPY1 IN BREAST CANCER STEM/PROGENITOR POPULATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, Nicole LeAnne Lyons
THE ROLE OF SPY1 IN BREAST CANCER STEM/PROGENITOR POPULATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, Nicole LeAnne Lyons
Exploring the developmental roles of plk4, Candace Rapchak
Spatial and Temporal Variability in the Carrion Insect Community: Using Blow Flies (Family: Calliphoridae) as a Model System to Study Coexistence Mechanisms at Multiple Scales, Jennifer Yvonne Rosati
Acoustic communication in thicket habitats: Vocal behaviour and vocal divergence in mesoamerican Melozone ground-sparrows, Luis Andres Sandoval Vargas
Polo-like kinase 4 at the nexus of epigenetic modifications and the DNA damage signaling network, Gayathri Sivakumar
Female Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) Movement Responses to Pheromones: An Investigation of Current Methods and Future Needs, Jennifer Lee Smith
Vocal behaviour, geographic variation, and the evolution of song in Troglodytes wrens, Jose Roberto Sosa Lopez
The Polo-like kinases as recipients and enablers of epigenetic modifications in tumourigenesis, Rosa alejandra Ward
Quantification of Molecular Changes in the Brown bullhead ( Ameiurus nebulosus) Exposed to Environmental Toxins, Rebecca A. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
REGULATION OF THE ANAPHASE PROMOTING COMPLEX/CYCLOSOME IN DROSOPHILA FEMALE MEIOSIS, Osamah Batiha
The influence of weather and ambient light on the dawn chorus start times of north temperate birds, Adrianna Bruni
Characterization of SCF Ubiquitin-Ligase Subunits in Arabidopsis, Mohammad Haj Dezfulian
The evolution of iridescent plumage in the Galliformes: Proximate mechanisms and ultimate functions, Kevyn K. Gammie
Living on the Edge: Conservation of Fish Species at Risk in Canada, William R. Glass
The neuroanatomical organization and chemosensory response characteristics of the olfactory bulb in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Warren W. Green
Spy1 Regulation of the DNA Damage Response; Checkpoint Activation and Cellular Senescence, Espanta E. Jalili
Rats' (Rattus norvegicus) Encoding and Retrieval of Spatial and Non-Spatial Environmental Features in a Foraging Task, Corrine Nicole Keshen
Cooperative Functions of Duetting Behaviour in Tropical Wrens, Kristin Kovach
Cooperative Functions of Duetting Behaviour in Tropical Wrens, Kristin Ashley Kovach
Novel Regulation of the Cell Cycle During Cell Fate Decisions in the Central Nervous System, Dorota D. Lubanska
Coordinated display, social hierarchy, and the development of dancing ability in young long-tailed manakins, Chiroxiphia linearis, Katrina Lukianchuk
Role of Spy1 in hematopoiesis: Implications for blood malignancies, Kaitlyn N. Matthews
Avian Species-Area Relationships and Environmental Covariates in Natural and Constructed Wetlands of Northeastern Alberta, Sheeva Nakhaie
Bioacoustic Monitoring of Nocturnal Songbird Migration in a Southern Great Lakes Ecosystem, Claire Elizabaeth Sanders
ADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO AQUATIC POLLUTION: DISPERSAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL ACCLIMATION, GENETIC ADAPTATION IN THE BROWN BULLHEAD (AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS), Linda Söderberg
Fanning behaviour and communication in the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), an invasive fish, Kristina Elizabeth Wantola
Relative distribution and biomass of invertebrates in fens and marshes in the boreal region of Northeastern Alberta, Kathryn L. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Expression of miRNA in different regions of the colon: An investigation in Zucker(fa/fa) rats, Vaishali Basu
Regulation of Tuberin in Cell Fate Acquisition within Developing Neural Tissues, Gordon Omar Davis