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A Data-Intensive Assessment of the Species Abundance Distribution, Elita Baldridge

Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Response to Environmental Factors in Alfalfa Fields in Northern Utah, Larry Edward Jech

Altered T Cell-Mediated Immunity and Infectious Factors in Autism, Yong Hu

An Ecological Study of the Bottom Fauna of Bear Lake Idaho and Utah, Earl W. Smart

An Evaluation of Landscape, Climate, and Management Impacts on Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) in Agroecosystems, Morgan Elizabeth Christman

Anthropogenic and Natural Stressors and Their Effect on Immunity, Reproduction, and the Stress Response, Lorin A. Neuman-Lee

Anthropogenic Influences on Bacterial Assemblages in Stream Biofilms, Elizabeth M. Ogata

Aqueous Solvation Method for Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins, Justin A. Jones

A Revision of the North American Species in the Genus Euodynerus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae), Ali Shallan Moalif

Assay and Control of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin a Development in Cheddar Cheese Slurries, Niranjan R. Gandhi

Assessing Plant Community Structure in the Upper Las Vegas Wash Conservation Transfer Area, Nevada: The Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Variables, Amy A. Croft

Avian Species Distribution Models: Using Location Data to Inform Management Decisions, Marilyn E. Wright

Behavioral Responses of Willow Flycatchers, Empidonax traillii, to a Heterogeneous Environment, Amanda V. Bakian

Biochemical Characterization of SAC9, a Putative Phosphoinositide Phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana, and Its Role in Cellular Abnormalities, Almut H. Vollmer

Biogeography, Population Genetics, and Community Structure of North American Bumble Bees, Jonathan Berenguer Koch

Bluetongue Virus Evolution: Sequence Analyses of the Gene Coding for the Major Serogroup Antigen, Timothy F. Kowalik

Bugs, Bullets and Birds: Factors Affecting the Health and Survival of Ferruginous Hawk Nestlings in the Intermountain West, Ellis A. Juhlin

Caddisfly Larvae (Limnephilidae) as Predators of Newt (Taricha granulosa) Eggs: Another Player in the Coevolutionary Arms Race Revolving Around Tetrodotoxin?, Brian G. Gall

Causes and Consequences of Local Variability in Aroga Websteri Clarke Abundance Over Space and Time, Virginia L.J. Bolshakova

Cellular Immunity in Children with Down Syndrome (Trisomy-21), Roger Lee Noble

Changes in Spider Community Attributes Along a Subalpine Successional Gradient, Gerald Norman Waagen

Characterization of Anti-Pichinde Virus Monoclonal Antibodies for the Directed Delivery of Antiviral Drugs and Toxins, Noah Jefferson Burns III

Characterization of Esterases and Glutathione S-Transferases in a Solitary Bee, Megachile rotundata (Fab.): Variability, Developmental Multiplicity, Substrate Specificity, and Inhibition, Donald R. Frohlich

Characterization of the Function and Interaction of Proteins Involved in Exopolysaccharide Synthesis in Streptococcus thermophilus, Streptococcus iniae, and Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Angela D. Cefalo

Community Level Effects of Vegetation Architecture and Prey Availability: A Study of Ground-dwelling Arthropods in a Shrub-Steppe Ecosystem, Mary E. Pendergast

Comparative Ecology of Narrowly Sympatric Horned Lizards Under Variable Climatic Conditions, Kevin V. Young

Comparative Morphology and Development of the Trigeminally Innervated Infrared-Imaging System in Boas and Pythons, Helen Bond Plylar

Consequences of Host Life Cycles for Symbiont Genome Evolution, Ashley Elizabeth Dederich

Consequences of Vegetation Change on the Dynamics of Labile Organic Matter and Soil Nitrogen Cycling in a Semiarid Ecosystem, Toby D. Hooker

Constraints on Patterns of Abundance and Aggregation in Biological Systems, Kenneth J. Locey

Control of Rat Testicular Monoamine Oxidase Activity: Age, Seasonality, Melatonin, HCG, FSH, Starvation and Irradiation, Ronald Lee Urry

Density and Diversity Responses of Summer Bird Populations to the Structure of Aspen and Spruce-Fir Communities on the Wasatch Plateau, Utah, Janet Lee Young

Determinants of Small Rodent Distribution and Abundance in a Shrub-Steppe Ecosystem: Influences of Seeds, Ants and Shrubs, Linda Suzanne Broome

Ecological Effects of Genotypic Diversity on Community and Ecosystem Function, Megan K. Kanaga

Ecological Management of the Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee, Megachile pacifica (Panzer), with Emphasis on Diapause Induction, Ron M. Bitner

Edaphic and Climatic Regulation of Microbial Carbon-Use Efficiency in Managed Semi-Arid Systems, Kirsten R. Butcher

Effects of DDT Upon the Hematology and Immunology of the Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Maurice G. Zeeman

Effects of Folic Acid or Zinc Malnutrition on Rotaviral Infection in a Murine Model, John Douglas Morrey

Effects of Physical and Emotional Stress, Catecholamines and Naloxone on HDL and LDL Cholesterol Levels in Rats and Man, Andrew G. Goliszek

Enhancing Spider-Silk Protein Materials through Continuous Electrospinning and Photo-Initiated Cross-Linking, Dan Gil

Estimating Esterase and Monooxygenase Detoxication by Bioassay, Electrophoresis and Metabolic Studies in Pea Aphid, Acrythosiphon pisum (Harris) Populations (Homoptera: Aphididae), Deifalla H. Al-Rajhi

Evaluating Process- and Constraint-Based Approaches for Modeling Macroecological Patterns, Xiao Xiao

Evolutionary Consequences of the Introduction of Eleutherodactylus Coqui to Hawaii, Eric Michael O'Neill

Evolutionary Genetics of Canyon Treefrogs (Hyla arenicolor), Roy A. Murray

Evolutionary Genetics of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) Resistance in Snakes: Tracking a Feeding Adaptation from Populations Through Clades, Chris R. Feldman

Expression Analysis of Plant Defense Responses during the Establishment of Biotrophy and Role of Abiotic Stress in the Infection of Dyer’s Woad (Isatis tinctoria) by Puccinia thlaspeos, Elizabeth Thomas

Factors Affecting Seeds in a Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystem and Implications for the Dispersion of an Annual Plant Species, Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), Michael Ira Kelrick

Factors Relating to Diapause in the Alfalfa Weevil Parasite Bathyplectes curculionis (Thomson), David S. Parrish

Fat Taste Transduction in Mouse Taste Cells: The Role of Transient Receptor Potential Channel Type M5, Pin Liu

Fatty Acid Induced Insulin Resistance in the Brain, Hyoung Il Oh

From Inbreeding to Admixture: How the Diverse Consequences of Gene Flow Shape Evolutionary Dynamics and Population Viability, Amy L. Springer

Functional Study of the Structural VP6 Protein of Bluetongue Virus, Emiko Hayama

Garter Snake (Thamnophis) Natural History: Food Habits and Interspecific Aggression, Michael J. Edgehouse

Genomic Perspectives on Evolution in Bracken Fern, Joshua P. Der

Global Change Effects on Carbon Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems, Guopeng Liang

Growth of Phytophthora infestans Race 1.2.4 and Synthesis of Steroid Glycoalkaloids by the Fungus in Synthetic Media, Melanie R. Maas

Historical Biogeography and Natural History of Nocturnal Wasps in the Southwestern Deserts with Special Emphasis on the Genus Chyphotes (Hymenoptera: Chyphotidae), Emily A. Sadler

Historical Biogeography of North American Nightsnakes and Their Relationships Among the Dipsadines: Evidence For Vicariance Associated With Miocene Formations of Northwestern Mexico, Daniel G. Mulcahy

Historical Biogeography of Velvet Ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in the North American Deserts and Arid Lands, Joseph S. Wilson

Host and Habitat Preferences, Life History, Pathogenicity and Population Regulation in Species of Protocalliphora Hough (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Terry Lee Whitworth

Host Plant Use, Phenology, and Biological Control of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae; Halymorpha halys) in Northern Utah, Mark Cody Holthouse

Host Shifts in Phytophagous Insects: A Mathematical Modeling Perspective, Meenakshi Venkataraman

Humoral and Secretory Immunoglobulins of the Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, A Marine Teleost, Craig J. Lobb

Hybridization, Population Genetic Structure and Gene Expression in the Genus Boechera, Martin Peter Schilling

Immunological Tradeoffs and the Impacts of Urbanization on the Reproductive Ecology and Physiology of the Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana), Emily E. Virgin

Impacts of Tourism on the Ecophysiology of the Endangered Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura), Alison C. Webb

Influence of Soil Water Potential and Environment on the Internal Water Status of Grasses, Ray W. Brown

Insights on Reticulate Evolution in Ferns, with Special Emphasis on the Genus Ceratopteris, Sylvia P. Kinosian

Integrated Management of Billbugs (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Intermountain West Turfgrass, Madeleine M. Dupuy

Interaction of the Human Serine Protease Inhibitor Alpha-1-antitrypsin with Cryptosporidium parvum, John Russell Forney

Interactions Between Plant Water-Stress and Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Spider Mite Infestations in Corn, Alice Ruckert

Interactions Between Water-Stress and Maize Resistance to Spider Mites with Varied Host Specialization, Gunbharpur S. Gill

Investigating Routes and Effects of Pesticide Exposure on the Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria), Andi M. Kopit

Investigating the Roles of Bacterial Endosymbionts in the Evolution of Adelgidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), Kathryn M. Weglarz

Kisspeptins - Expression, Purification, and Biological Assays, Mathew Puthayathu Kurian

Larval Biology of Some Utah Chrysididae, Bakary Vassery Ouayogode

Learning Ability and Factors Influencing Nest Establishment of the Solitary Bees Osmia lignaria and Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Cory A. Vorel

Local and Regional Drivers of Biodiversity: From Life-History Traits to System-Level Properties, Sarah R. Supp

Mechanisms of Induced Cell Death in Bluetongue Virus Challenged Human Cell Lines, Justin Darrel Hoopes

Metapopulation Genomics of American Goshawks in the Intermountain West, Megan M. Sidran

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Toxin Resistance in Toad-Eating Snakes, Shabnam Mohammadi

Molecular Systematics, Historical Biogeography, and Evolution of Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Juanita Rodriguez

Movement Patterns of Phrynosoma mcallii and Phrynosoma platyrhinos in Response to Substrate Texture, Daniel H. Foley III

Natural and Anthropogenic Effects on Life History Characteristics in the Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana), Geoffrey David Stuart Smith

Nest Location and Nest Recognition in Two Solitary Bee Species Osmia lignaria Say and Megachile rotundata (F.) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Christelle Guédot

Nitrogen Fixation, Ammonification, Denitrification in Great Basin Arid Soils, Brian Paul Klubek

Nitrogen Fixation in Arid Western Soils, Robert Charles Rychert

Novel Aminoglycosides: Bioactive Properties and Mechanism of Action, Sanjib K. Shrestha

Nutrient Uptake and Water Quality in Great Salt Lake Wetland Impoundments, Rachel L. Buck

On the Behavioral Responses of Free Uinta Ground Squirrels to Trapping, David F. Balph

Organic Matter Sources, Composition, and Quality in Rivers and Experimental Streams, Julia E. Kelso

Patterns and Processes of Population Differentiation in the Chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus) in Southern Nevada, Paul C. Ustach

Patterns of Singing by House Wrens with Respect to the Breeding Cycle, Michael H. Tove

Phenotypic Plasticity and the Post-Modern Synthesis: Integrating Evo-Devo and Quantitative Genetics in Theoretical and Empirical Studies, Alison G. Scoville

Phylogenetic Studies of the United States Bluetongue Viruses and Characterization of the Viral VP4 Protein, I-Jen Huang

Physiological Consequences of Adrenal Enlargement and Implications for Toxin Resistance in North American Snakes, Megen E. Kepas

Plant Spacing: A Size Sensitive Model With Implications for Competition, Robert L. Bayn Jr.

Plastic and Genetic Determination of Population, Community, and Ecosystem Properties in Freshwater Environments, Leigh C. Latta IV

Pollination Dynamics in Two Subalpine Flower Meadows, Peter Andrew Beedlow III

Population Physiology, Demography, and Genetics of Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) Residing in Urban and Natural Environments, Spencer B. Hudson