This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Department of Biology, in the College of Arts & Sciences. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Breaking virulent: The coincidental evolution of virulence factors in bacteria., Rhiannon Emmanuelle Cecil

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The evolution of empathy: through the lens of a rodent model., Caroline Driscoll-Braden

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Understanding the impacts of global change: from students to microbes., Kylea Garces

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Biotic and abiotic factors contributing to the invasion success of microstegium vimineum in eastern deciduous forests., Kimberly Koenig

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Tropical understory and canopy twig ants (pseudomyrmex): natural history, sensory homing, and neuroecology., Daniella Prince

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Transmission and the evolution of diseases caused by chlamydia trachomatis, SARS-CoV-2, and plasmodium species., Nathan Steffens

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Death of a bacterium: exploring the inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus by Burkholderia cenocepacia., Tiffany Brandt

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Determination of the functional role of Rab-GGT in Physcomitrium patens., Hyun Jin Jung

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Functional role of PPAL and potential for moss in industrial applications., Susana Perez Martinez

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Plant-pollinator communities responsive to local and landscape level factors in grassland restorations., Aaron Sexton

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Porphyromonas gingivalis, ethanol, and chronic diseases., Nicholas Alan Short

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Role of Galactose, Thiazolidinediones, and NEET proteins in Mitochondrial physiology and therapeutic development., Robert Anthony Skolik

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Characterization of microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae secreted effector proteins that manipulate its host plant, Silene latifolia., Ming-Chang Tsai

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Community structure and dynamics of benthic macroinvertebrates in a recreated headwater stream system on a valley fill in a retrofitted watershed located in the Appalachian Coalfields of Southeastern Kentucky (U.S.A.), Steven W. Bailey

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Visualizing Anhydrobiosis: Liquid-liquid phase separation, membraneless organelles, and cellular reorganization., Clinton J. Belott

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Computational and biochemical characterizations of anhydrobiosis-related intrinsically disordered proteins., Brett R. Janis

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Investigation of mitochondrial inheritance in the smut fungus sporisorium reilianum., Hector Eduardo Mendoza

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Ecological, evolutionary, and molecular mechanisms driving pyocin diversity in pseudomonas aeruginosa., Aubrey A. Mojesky

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Saving butterflies in the city: gardens as conservation spaces in urban landscapes., Lindsay D. Nason

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The peacock in the room: confronting the hidden curriculum of androcentrism and gender bias in undergraduate biology education., Sarah Hamilton Spaulding

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Distribution and ecological effects of Azteca Chartifex/Trigona in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument., Rachel LeAnn Wells

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Aboveground-belowground interactions: roles of soil biotic and abiotic factors on switchgrass's (panicum virgatum) growth, defense against herbivory and cell wall chemistry., Binod Basyal

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Comparative secretomics and functional analysis of effectors utilized by the Microbotryum genus of anther-smut fungal pathogens, and their role in host-specificity., William Christopher Beckerson

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Costs and benefits of HIPV-mediated eavesdropping under field conditions., Grace Ellin Freundlich

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Development of in vitro models to study the rapid extraintestinal dissemination of salmonella., Adarsh Gopinath

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Genes involved in nitrogen assimilation in Ustilago maydis., Sunita Khanal

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Role of plant volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in seed priming and plant-herbivore interactions., Abhinav Kumar Maurya

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On the straight and narrow: how cultural beliefs about sex/gender manifest in college biology learning environments., Katherine Ray Kng

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Undergraduate students use moral reasoning and belief in genetic determinism in response to a CRISPR/Cas9 socioscientific Issue., Katie M. Seiter

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Transforming moss P. patens with lignin peroxidase through heterologous protein expression., Jesse Lee Rozsa

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Plant protein prenylation in environmental responses and protein production., Parul Singh

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Exploring the role of PTN1 in ustilago maydis., Lalu Murali Krishna Vijayakrishna Pillai

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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The effects of habitat and connectivity on tropical ant ecology and behavior., Benjamin Jacob Adams

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The population ecology and behavior of the cave salamander, Eurycea lucifuga (Rafinesque, 1822)., Joseph Gavin Bradley

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Impacts of ammonia and temperature on freshwater snail behavior and physiology., Megan Christine DeWhatley

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Dead wood and decomposition in a tropical forest : vertical patterns, long-term processes, and the role of lightning., Evan Matthew Gora

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Identification and functional characterization of effectors from an anther smut fungus, Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae., Venkata Swathi Kuppireddy

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Soil ecology of the exotic dune grass Leymus arenarius., Matthew L. Reid

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Social dynamics, network structure, and information diffusion in fish shoals., Matthew Jerome Hasenjager

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Environmental factors, not plants, contribute to functional diversity of soil bacteria in the dunes of lake michigan., Andrea Stark Howes

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Intraspecific differences in belowground associations and seedling root morphology for the biofuel crop, Panicum virgatum., Erin Renee Kinnetz

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Gene expression of ammonium transporters in Ustilago maydis and their role in pathogenicity and virulence., Kirsten Richardson

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Regulation of haplid phenotypes in Ustilago maydis by ammonium transporters and components of the b mating locus., Rena Margaret Wallen

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Effects of glyceollin on mRNA expression in the female mouse brain., Sanaya Firdaus Bamji

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Examination of the relevance of PI3K and PTEN pathway in Ustilago maydis., Nathaniel Edward Dalton

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Using a mouse model to investigate male bias in autism spectrum disorder incidence., Elizabeth Ann Gordon

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Woody plant communities of three urban wetlands and the success of an invasive shrub (Lonicera maackii) over natural and experimental flooding gradients., Meghan Rhea Langley

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Plant community responses to the removal of Lonicera maackii from an urban woodland park., Elihu H. Levine

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Effects of invasive shrub honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) and forest composition on bird communities in woodland stands., Katie Rae Lynch

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Dietary resource utilization patterns and head morphology among three sympatric watersnake species., Micah Warren Perkins

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Approaches to arthropod conservation : landscape genetics, community assessment, and prediction of extinction risk., Victoria Annette Prescott

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Identification and characterization of genes involved in metabolism of n5 monoene precursors to n5 anacardic acids in the trichomes of Pelargonium x hortorum., Richa A. Singhal

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Insights into the introduction histories and population genetic dynamics of the Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) and Argentine black and white Tegu (Salvator merianae) in Florida., Jared Price Wood

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Do hydrocarbon and salinity disturbance affect marine meiofauna diversity and community structure?, Kyle Edward Anderson

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The evolution and ecology of individual specializations amongst a group of dietary generalists., Carl S. Cloyed

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Atmospheric nitrogen assimilation in Ustilago maydis., Michael Cooper

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Dietary carotenoids and the complex role of redness in the behavior of the firemouth cichlid Thorichthys meeki., Sarah Anne Fauque

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Effects of different agricultural management systems on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity, community structure, and ecosystem services., Charles Bradford Gottshall

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Next-gen transcriptomics reveals variable gene expression in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279A when grown in co-culture with Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2192., David Jensen 1984-

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Plant community responses to invasive shrub and vine removal in an urban park woodland., Eric Richard Moore

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Metabolic profiles of household Pseudomonas species groups., Ogochukwu S. Onyiri

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Impact of urban factors and invasive species on white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) habitat use and foraging behavior in an urban forest park., William Persons

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Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae provide insights into the biology of a fascinating fungal phytopathogen., Su San Toh

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Invasive plants as drivers and passengers of community change in a disturbed urban forest., Jeffery A. Masters

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Earthworm, microbial biomass, and leaf litter decay responses after invasive honeysuckle shrub removal from urban woodlands., Robert Preston Pipal

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Plant and arthropod diversity in prairie restorations around Louisville, KY., Sarah Elizabeth Atherton

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Influence of Lonicera maackii on leaf litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate communities in an urban stream., Catherine A. Fargen

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Community level impacts of Microstegium vimineum on arthropod community structure and foodweb dynamics in a temperate deciduous forest., Judith L. Metcalf

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Recovery and biogeography of Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species from the human home., Megan E. Purdy

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Territoriality and landscape of aggression., Piyumika Sureshni Suriyampola

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Specific b alleles matter in phytopathogenic Ustilago maydis., Kavita Burman Aulakh

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Ecological interactions affecting the role of mosquito larvae on dengue virus transmission., Jeffrey J. Bara 1984-

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Depression in reproductive-age women : assessment of infectious, endocrinological, and immunological correlates from an evolutionary perspective., Amber N. Carrier

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The use of mathematical and computational models to define the role of mutation and infection in colorectal cancer., Chandler D. Gatenbee 1982-

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Zooplankton in freshwaters : potential responses to global warming, nutrient enrichment, and exotic jellyfish., Allison S. Smith

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Of mice and sigma : conferred antibiotic resistance in the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium murine model., Rena Margaret Wallen 1981-

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Demography of the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) in the central region of Thailand., Apinya Chaitae 1977-

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Regulation of morphogenesis by ammonium transporters in Ustilgo maydis., Jinny A. Paul

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Species composition, demographics, and ecosystem services of residential trees in Louisville, Kentucky., Shannon A. Scroggins

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Riparian corridor vegetation structure and soil function along urban, suburban, and rural streams in Louisville, KY, USA., R. Jonathan White

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Life history and convervation of Elliptio crassidens from the Blue River, Indiana., Cassandra L. Hauswald 1975-

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The role of HSL7 in morphology and pathogenicity and its interaction with other signaling components in the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis., Charles Ben Lovely 1977-

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The effects of estrogen and phytoestrogens on focal infarct, PTEN, and p-AKT expression in aged rats., Karen Powell

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Role of eukaryotic Sel-1 like repeat containing genes in Helicobacter pylori evolution and pathogenesis., Kalyani Putty

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Testing the use of molluscs to infer climate with special reference to the late Cenozoic molluscs of the Meade Basin, southwest Kansas., Brian William Steffen 1975-

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Chemical signals as a means of determining health status and selecting mates in humans., Amy M. Cavanaugh

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Trihalomethane formation potential in two Kentucky reservoirs., Richard Scott Pirkle 1980-

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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Amphibian colonization of new habitat : "if you build it, they will come"., Piper Lee Roby-Thomas 1977-

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Physical and biological control of zooplankton in the Ohio River., Tamara Dawn Sluss

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Characterization of microbial communities in karstic sediments : a study of cave bacteria in central Kentucky., Justine Kay Roback 1964-

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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Life history and production of three species of isopods in Beargrass Creek Louisville, KY, James A. Eckstein

Theses/Dissertations from 1975

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The effects of selected pesticides on ten isolates of terrestrial algae., Martha Scheer Salk 1945-

Theses/Dissertations from 1966

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The systematics and ecology of the Characeae (Nitella and Chara) of southwestern United States and northern Mexico., Donald R. Tindall

Theses/Dissertations from 1949

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Agarics of the Louisville area : a taxonomical problem., Eugene H. P. Mondeau

Theses/Dissertations from 1948

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Distribution of the herpetofauna of Kentucky., Symoine Kamin Laufe

Theses/Dissertations from 1946

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A survey of the Rhopalocera of Jefferson County, Kentucky., Delbert Kenneth Weniger

Theses/Dissertations from 1945

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Abstracts of source materials on the conservation of our natural resources., Eunice Wheeler Duncan

Theses/Dissertations from 1943

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The development of the megagametophyte of Ailanthus altissima., Esther L. Bossung 1912-1994

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A study of sex differentiation in Lebistes reticulatus as affected by estradiol stilbestrol and pregneninolon., Esther Coogle

Theses/Dissertations from 1941

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Studies in clinical allergy., M. Lacefield Waterstone