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E. faecalis Exhibits Virulence Towards S. Carpocapsae
(Kalamazoo College, 2017)Steinernema carpocapsae, a pathogenic nematode, penetrates and kills insects to use them as a source of nutrition and a place for reproduction. S. carpocapsae does this through anally releasing its bacterial symbiont into ... -
Early Cellular Changes Related to Overproduction of Alzheimerʼs Amyloid-β Alter Synchronized Network Activity in Computational Model of Hippocampal Theta Rhythm Generation
(Kalamazoo College, 2015)Hippocampal network dysfunction is thought to be an important component of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Understanding hippocampal network dysfunction can lead to better understanding of the time course and progression ... -
Early Changes in the Striatum in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease
(Kalamazoo College, 2005)Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by a decrease in dopamine (DA) levels within the cell bodies in the substantia nigra pars compacta and at terminations in the striatum. It has been observed ... -
Ecological Analysis of the Presence and Absence of Interommatidial Bristles in Tachinidae
(Kalamazoo College, 2017)Tachinidae, a subfamily of the order Diptera, is comprised of over 8,000 documented species, and it is postulated that there are thousands more. Tachinidae flies are very influential in the environment due to their potential ... -
An Ecological Field Study as a Basis for a Woodlot Management Plan
(Kalamazoo College, 1979)Facilities of the Kalamazoo Nature Center include three buildings which are heated by wood stoves which require a large volume of fuel-wood over the course of a Michigan winter, in addition to that used during special ... -
An Ecological Study of Branchiostoma Caribaeum in Tampa Bay, Florida
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Ecological Succession: The Temporal Pattern of Late Successional Tree Establishment in a Michigan Old-Field
(Kalamazoo College, 1979)The ages of late successional trees were estimated in a Michigan old-field in order to test Egler's (1954) hypothesis of old-field plant succession. Trees appeared to have established according to Clements' traditional theory ... -
Ecological Survey of the Makeup of a Plot of Land One-Hundredth of an Acre at the Kalamazoo Nature Center
(Kalamazoo College, 1969)The purpose of this paper was to make an ecological, primarily qualitative, survey of a 21' by 21' plot of land. Weather data were recorded from the marsh plot and from the beech plot, a piece of land in a beech-maple ... -
The Ecology of a Prairie Legume (Raptisia Leucantha) and an Associated Curculioned Seed Predator (Apoin Rostrum)
(Kalamazoo College, 1978)The ecology of seed-eating insects and the plants they attack remains, for the most part, unexplored. It has been thesised that the interacting characteristics of certain insect-plant associations result in a contradiction ... -
Ecosystem services in the Mariana Islands: implications of bird loss for a wild chili pepper species
(Kalamazoo College, 2013)Birds play an important ecological role in tropical forests, yet the ecosystem services they provide to the world’s human community are less understood. In addition, forest birds are declining at an alarming rate, thus ... -
The Effect of 15(s)-Methyl Prostaglandin E1 on Glomerulonephritis in MRL-1pr/1pr Mice
(Kalamazoo College, 1981)Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease affecting humans in various organs. The kidneys, spleen, brain, joints, heart, gastrointestinal tract and lymphatic tissue all show symptoms associated with an auto-immune ... -
The Effect of a 6-hour Immersion in Thermoneutral Water on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems in Man
(Kalamazoo College, 1987)A study of nine men (18-24 years) was undertaken to determine the effect of weightlessness on the human respiratory and cardiovascular functions of the body. Weightlessness was simulated by a six hour immersion ... -
The Effect of A D3 Dopamine Antagonist and Phencyclidine (PDP) on Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in the Rat Brain
(Kalamazoo College, 1996)Schizophrenia, which affects almost 1% of the world population, remains perhaps the most enigmatic diseases of the central nervous system. The most prominent biological theory describing schizophrenia's etiology is the ... -
The Effect of a Lipoxygenase Inhibitor on the Adhesion and Migration of Feline Leukocytes
(Kalamazoo College, 1983)Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious post-operative complication of unclear etiology. Leukocytes are believed to play a role in the initiation of DVT by producing leukotrienes. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) is an ... -
The Effect of a Mutation in the Shine-Dalgarno Sequence Preceding the Rop Gene on the Level of Rop Protein Produced
(Kalamazoo College, 1987)The exact mechanism by which plasmid replication is controlled is not yet known. The key elements in plasmid copy number control have been identified as RNA I, RNA II and rop. The most widely accepted model hypothesizes ... -
The Effect of a Progestin, an Estrogen and an Estrogen-Antagonist on Androgen Binding Protein Levels in the Intact Male Rat
(Kalamazoo College, 1977)Male rats were administered either a progestin, an estrogen, or an estrogen antagonist, alone, and in combination with androgen. The effects on spermatogenesis were observed. In addition, serum FSH, LH, and testosterone were ... -
Effect of a Stem I Substitution on the Self-Cleavage Rate of a Hammerhead Ribozyme
(Kalamazoo College, 2012)RNA is a significant fixture in important biological processes. It serves a diverse array of functions, such as a catalyst in chemical reactions and a role in gene regulation. RNAs that catalyze chemical reactions are ... -
Effect of Alternating Temperature on Embryonic Developmental Time of the Mayfly Cloeon triangulifer McDunnough
(Kalamazoo College, 1986)The number of generations produced annually by the parthenogenetic mayfly Cloeon trianqulifer varies throughout its geographic range. It is hypothesized that in a polyvoltine species such as this one, the effect of ... -
The Effect of Anterior Callosal Transection on Learning and retention in the Rhesus Monkey
(Kalamazoo College, 1971)The model upon which we base the following investigation is a fairly simple one. It appears that the corpus callosum is a communications center for the two hemispheres of the brain and that interhemispheric communication is ... -
The Effect of Ants on Membracid Nymph Growth Patterns: Size and Developmental Rate
(Kalamazoo College, 2008)Mutualisms are a symbiotic relationship between two species by which both species benefit from the interaction. Membracid nymphs (Publilia modesta), young treehoppers, are larger when their mutualist partner (Formica ...
