Browsing Angelo State University by Author "Angelo State University. Department of Biology."
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A morphological comparison of Holospira monclovana and Holospira picta (Gastropoda: Urocoptidae) using X-ray computed tomography
Rilling, Rigel Keith (2012-05-12)This study was undertaken to re-evaluate the taxonomic placement of two species of xeric-adapted holospirids from near Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico using techniques unavailable to researchers at the time of the original ... -
An assessment of the genetic structure of a striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) population across an urban landscape
Brashear, Wesley (2013-08-23)Striped skunks act as reservoirs of many zoonotic diseases and are highly adept at persisting in urbanized landscapes in relatively high densities. A better understanding of the interaction between skunks and the urban ... -
Circadian and seasonal activity patterns of sympatric hog-nosed (Conepatus leuconotus) and striped (Mephitis mephitis) skunks
Cochran, Tyler (2012-08-10)Circadian and seasonal activity of sympatric hog-nosed (Conepatus leuconotus, n = 12) and striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis, n = 9) were monitored via activity-sensorequipped radiocollars from 15 October 2010 to 20 November ... -
Comparative venomic studies of the western cottonmouth (Agkistrodon Piscivorus Leucostoma) and the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus Atrox)
Pleen, Joseph J. (2012-08-10)The ability to identify and classify individual venomic variation is essential to understanding intraspecific and intergenus variation of snake venom proteomes (venomes) and useful for developing more toxin specific ... -
Influence of high school biology and mathematic courses on the introductory college biology course success at Angelo State University, TX
Smiley, Amanda (2013-08-23)For students to be adequately informed and prepared to succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, it is important to understand the influence of the number of science and mathematics courses ... -
Isolation of bacteriophages specific to Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in livestock from west-central Texas
Kang, Jonathan (2013-05-24)Cross-species infections of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from livestock to humans have been reported. Prior studies have isolated S. aureus and associated bacteriophages from dairy cattle. This research ... -
Molecular systematics of bonneted bats (Molossidae: Eumops) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences
Bartlett, Sarah (2012-05-12)Previous understanding of the relationships among the species of bats in the genus Eumops has been based on phenetic and cladistic analyses of morphological data. The objective of this study was to construct a phylogeny ... -
Morphological and molecular variation in Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townseendii) in West Texas
Tipps, Teresita (2012-05-12)Previous studies of Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) from Big Bend National Park (Brewster Co.) have been limited and inconclusive regarding the expected subspecific identity of specimens from this region. ... -
Phylogenetic relationships of five members of the family Vespertilionidae (Chiroptera) from Malaysian Borneo
Pacheco, Pablo Ricardo Rodriguez (2013-05-24)Several studies have been conducted to refine the historically unclear phylogeny of chiropterans within the family Vespertilionidae. However, the phylogenetic affinities of some taxa remain poorly resolved. My objective ... -
Phylogeography of the cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus, using AFLP and venom protein profiles.
Strickland, Jason L. (2011-05-25)The objective of this study was to examine population structure in cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) and compare genetic and venom protein profiles in Texas. AFLP ...