Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Transcriptome Analysis of Drought Induced Stress in Chenopodium Quinoa, Joshua Arthur Raney
Summer Watering Patterns of Mule Deer and Differential Use of Water by Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Mule Deer, and Pronghorn in Utah, Andrew V. Shields
Alteration of behavior by desert bighorn sheep from human recreation and Desert Bighorn Sheep Survival in Canyonlands National Park: 2002 - 2010, Kanalu K. Sproat
Effectiveness of Phosphorus Fertilizers in Hydroponics and Glasshouse Settings with Moderate and High Organic Matter Soils, Jeffrey Sean Christian Summerhays
Habitat Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus and Northern River Otters Lontra canadensis in Utah, Matthew D. Westover
Plant Establishment and Soil Microenvironments in Utah Juniper Masticated Woodlands, Kert R. Young
Post-Fire Soil Water Repellency: Extent, Severity and Thickness Relative to Ecological Site Characteristics Within Piñon-Juniper Woodlands, Daniel Lewis Zvirzdin
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Transcriptome Characterization and Polymorphism Detection in Subspecies of Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Prabin Bajgain
Marker Discovery in Allotetraploid Cotton Using 454 Pyrosequencing, Robert L. Byers
Geochemical Analysis of Ancient Activities at Two Plazas in Cobá, Mexico, Eric G. Coronel
Genome Snapshot and Molecular Marker Development in Penstemon (Plantaginaceae), Rhyan B. Dockter
Assessment of Genetic Diversity Among Peruvian Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.) Germplasm Using SNP Markers, Felix Ruben Jimenez Rondan
Scarification and Cultural Practice of Four Lupine Species Native to the Great Basin, Covy Dennis Jones
Evaluating Nutrient Availability in Low Fertility Soils With Resin Capsules and Conventional Soil Tests, Mary Pletsch Jones
Environmental Implications of Polymer Coated Urea, Joshua James LeMonte
Apparent Competition with Bromus tectorum Through Pyrenophora semeniperda Reduces Establishment of Native Grasses, Katherine Temus Merrill
Usage and Development of Molecular Markers for Investigation of the Population and Ecological Genetics of Bromus tectorum L., Keith R. Merrill
Stable Isotope Diet Reconstruction of Feral horses (Equus caballas) on the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, USA, Megan Kathleen Nordquist
Seasonal Habitat Selection by Greater Sage Grouse in Strawberry Valley Utah, Riley D. Peck
Geochemical Analysis of Ancient Fremont Activity Areas at Wolf Village, Utah, Laura Morrison Pyper
Oat SNP Marker Discovery and Mapping Based on 454 Pyrosequencing of Genome-Reduced Avena magna Murphy et Terrell, Rachel Rebecca Redman
Reproductive Success and Soil Seed Bank Characteristics of Astragalus ampullarioides and A. holmgreniorum (Fabaceae): Two Rare Endemics of Southwestern Utah, Allyson B. Searle
De novo Genome Assembly and SNP Marker Development of Pyrenophora semeniperda, Marcus Makina Soliai
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Dirt on the Ancient Maya: Soil Chemical Investigations of Ancient Maya Marketplaces, Daniel Aaron Bair
Multidisciplinary Assessment and Documentation of Past and Present Human Impacts on the Neotropical Forests of Petén, Guatemala, Christopher Stephen Balzotti
Agronomic performance of five varieties of forage grasses inroduced in Carmen Pampa, province of Nor Yungas, La Paz, Joel Eliseo Bautista Vargas
An Examination of the DNA Content, Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Penstemon (Plantaginaceae), Shaun R. Broderick
Diversity and Abundance of the Dark Kangaroo Mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus, in Communities of Nocturnal Granivorous Rodents in Western North America, Ashley Sagers Haug
Part I: Evaluation of Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG)in Two Different Biology 100 Classes Part 2: What Biology Concepts are Important in General Education?: Analysis of Seventeen Core Concepts, Jessica Marie Rosenvall Howelle
Community Response to False Hellebore (Veratrum californicum Durand) Harvest 18 Years after Treatment, Craig Douglas Johnson
Historic Fire Regimes on Eastern Great Basin (USA) Mountains Reconstructed from Tree Rings, Stanley G. Kitchen
Variable Palatability of Quaking Aspen for Large Ungulate Herbivores, Patrice Alexa Nielson
Developmental Contributions to Variation in Aspen Clones and the Influence of Pre-Fire Succession Status on Aspen Regeneration Success, Eric A. Smith
Diet Reconstruction of Wild Rio-Grande Turkey of Central Utah Using Stable Isotope Analysis, Benjamin D. Stearns
Development and Use of Microsatellite Markers for Genetic Diversity Analysis of Canahua (Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen), Amalia Vargas
Diet Reconstruction of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Using Stable Isotopes, Joshua M. Whitaker
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Stable Carbon Isotope Evidence of Ancient Maya Agriculture at Tikal, Guatemala, Richard Lee Burnett
Ecophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Aspen to Conifer Succession, William J. Calder
Predictive Modeling of Sulfur Flower Buckwheat (Erigonum umbellatum Torrey) Using Non-Parametric Multiplicative Regression Analysis, David B. Davis
Production of the edible mushroom (Agaricus sp.) under laboratory conditions for their multiplication in different culture media, Mercedes Victoria Galeón Alcón
Identification and Manipulation of Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Derived From Solanum peruvianum, Luis F. Gordillo Jr.
Influence of Soil Water Repellency on Post-fire Revegetation Success and Management Techniques to Improve Establishment of Desired Species, Matthew D. Madsen
Diversity and abundance of insects from the Reduviidae and Pentatomidae families in three ecological niches of six communities in the Coroico and Coripata municipalities, Department of la Paz, Fernando Miguel Manrique Mamani
Physiological Assessment of Chenopodium quinoa to Salt Stress, Arturo Jason Morales
Genetic Dissection of Triterpenoid Saponin Production in Chenopodium quinoa Using Microarray Analysis, Derrick James Reynolds
The Grass Seed Pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda as a Biocontrol Agent for Annual Brome Grasses, Thomas E. Stewart
Concentration of metabolites and behavior of live weight in llamas (Lama glama) fed with natural grass and barley during gestation, postpartum, and new born phases in Turco, department of Oruro, Eduardo Ticona Benique
Metabolic effect of three protein levels in the nutrition of alpacas (Lama pacus) in the experimental station of Brigham Young University, Rolando Freddy Uruña Tito
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Using a Chelator-Buffered Nutrient System to Study Phosphorus, Manganese and Zinc Interactions in Russet Burbank Potato, Steven A. Barben
Effect of Ca and pH on Disease Severity of Pink Rot Phytophthora erythroseptica in Russett Norkotah Potato Solanum tuberosum, Jared H. Benson
Domain Duplication, Darwinian Selection, and the Origin of the Globulin Seed Storage Proteins, Nathaniel S. Cannon
Comparative Cytotoxicity of an FDA-approved Cancer Drug to Extracts of Atriplex confertifolia on Human Breast and Cervical Cancer Cells, Christopher James Capua
Quantification of pollinating insects of the superfamily Apoidea in three ecological niches of three communities in the municipality of Coroico-Nor Yungas, department of La Paz, Óscar Jaime Claros Sossa
Studies on Transformation of Tomato(Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Arabidopsis thaliana using Chimerical constructs of varying Tospoviral Origin, Joshua Nathaniel Cobb
Evaluation of five lines of amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus) in three locations within the Imbabura province, Lorena Marivel Dávila Pullas
Resistance of different tomato varieties (Lycopersicon esculentum) to late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in laboratory conditions at UAC Carmen Pampa, in the province of Nor Yungas, department of La Paz, Andrez Faustino Florez Paxi
Arthropod and Plant Communities as Indicators of Land Rehabilitation Effectiveness in a Semi-arid Shrub-steppe, Eric T. Gardner
Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) Habitat Use, Activity Patterns and Conservation in Relationship to Habitat Treatments, Janet E. Lee
Hair, Feces and Breath Isotope Fractionation in Alpacas (Llama pacos), Llamas (Llama glama) and Guanacos (Llama guanacoe) from Bolivia and Chile, Lino Constancio Lopez Lopez
Effect of three cryoconservation diluents on sperm motility and vitality in the ejaculate of bulbourethal-ectomized llamas (Lama glama), department of La Paz, Edwin Eddy Maceda Tintaya
Competitive Exclusion of Cyanobacterial Species in the Great Salt Lake, Hillary Christine Roney
Physical Mapping of Ribosomal Genes in New World Members of the Genus Chenopodium Using Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization, Maria C. Sederberg
The Maya Footprint: Soil Resources of Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico, Ryan V. Sweetwood
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The ecology of translocated greater sage-grouse in Strawberry Valley, Utah, Rick Joseph Baxter
Evaluation of the nutritional quality of twelve species of grass tolerant to salt and drought in function to their dry matter accumulation curve in the Tamborada region, Julio César Bustamante Alavi
Diluents for cryopreservation of semen from non-woolly llamas (Lama glama), Franz Nicolas Bustos Fernández
Evaluation of vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) fed with three types of hay in stables in the municipality of Tiahuanaco, department of La Paz, José Cartagena Catacora
Beneficial Fungal Interactions Resulting in Accelerated Germination of Astragalus utahensis, a Hard-Seeded Legume, Sean D. Eldredge
Analyses of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Translocation Release Methods and Chick Survival in Strawberry Valley, Utah, Jordan P. Hennefer
Calcium Dynamics Affecting Egg Production, Skeletal Integrity, and Egg Coloration in Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), Landon R. Jones
Development and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers for the Grain Amaranths (Amaranthus spp. L.), Melanie Ann Mallory
A Study of Habitat Variables Associated with Northern Goshawk Nest Site Activity on the Three National Forests in Southern Utah, Keeli Shea Marvel
Response of three ecotypes of maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) to five levels of ovine manure in the community of Yampupata (Manco Kapac province - La Paz), Sabina Quispe Paye
The Prolamins of Pearl Millet, Christian B. Ricks
Trapping, Survival, and Probable Causes of Mortality of Chukar Partridge, Aaron Clark Robinson
Evaluation of hair production in angora rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), fed with three different rations of reed in the Desaguadero municipality - department of La Paz, Angel Sullca Mamani
Cloning and Characterization of the Salt Overly Sensitive 1 (SOS1) Gene in Chenopodium quinoa WILLD., Taylor Brian Turner
Adaptations of five pale-type grain amaranth accessions (Amaranthus caudatus) and five ataco or sangorache accessions (Amaranthus hybridus) in the cities of Otavalo and Antonio Ante, Sixto Stalin Tuston Torres
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Application of different levels of byproducts from quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) in the preparation of rations for guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus L.) in the growing and fattening stages, Grover Antonio Aduviri Paredes
Metabolic profile and nitrogen balance in llamas (Lama glama) fed with jipi quinua and barley hay, Viacha municipality - department of La Paz, Meliton Ajata Avircata
Identification, Sequencing, Expression and Evolutionary Relationships of the 11S Seed Storage Protein Gene in Chenopodium quinoa Willd., Marie Renee Barrett Balzotti
Apparent digestibility in vicunas fed with soft straw and alfalfa in the C.E.A.C., Felisa Capriles Apaza
Effects of Cheatgrass Control on Wyoming Big Sagebrush in Southeastern Utah, Daniel Blaine Eddington
Effect of the use of amaranth leaf flour in the development of a diet for guinea pigs, Verónica del Rocío Guerrero Carrera
Sequence Analysis of PMEL17 as Candidate Gene for Causing Rat-Tail Syndrome in Cattle, Benjamin C. Hecht
Predicting Maize Yield, Nutrient Concentration and Uptake in P and K Fertilized Soils: Pressurized Hot Water and Other Alternatives to Mehlich I Extraction in Guatemala Soils, Heather Mae Hunsaker
Simple Sequence Repeat Development, Polymorphism and Genetic Mapping in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), David Jarvis
Ecological Investigations of Chukars in Western Utah, Randy T. Larsen
Effect of early weaning on piglet weight gain and fertility in sows (Sus scrofa) in Carmen Pampa of Nor Yungas - La Paz, Darwin Juan Luna Isita
Determination of the primary levels of the residues of the seeds of wheat, maize, and barley for the elaboration of the food mixture for rabbits, Aida Esperanza Morejon Jacome
Effect of chemical fertilization and organic amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.) var. Alegria INIAP Chaltura, Andrade Andrade Pablo Raúl
Agronomic evaluation and comparison of the yield of six multiannual forage species, under dry land conditions in the Ingavi province, Freddy Óscar Paye Paye
Energy value in llamas (Lama glama) fed with alfalfa hay (Modicago sativa) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) for apparent digestibility in vivo in the National Camelid Germplasm Bank (CEAC), Edwin Gonzalo Ugarte Huanca
Agronomic growth characteristics of two varieties of baby carrots (Daucus carota L.) at three planting densities in Walipini (Ingavi Province), María Eugenia Valdez Cuba
Evaluation of the seed production of tall grasses tolerant to drought and salinity in the Tamborada region - Cochabamba, Magali Vallejos Arnez
Apparent digestibility in lamas (Lama glama), fed with Brazilian grass and wheat in the C.E.A.C., William Edson Velez Contacayo
Forage Adaptability Trials for Forage and Seed Production in Bolivia; Effect of 5 Herbicides on 7 Native Utah Forbs, Joshua C. Voss