Theses & Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Genetic Characterization of the Gene Coding for a 77 kD Ascospore-Specific Protein in Aspergillus nidulans, Chad Edward Galer, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Case Study of Four Fifth Grade Teachers and Their Perceptions of How and Why They Teach Science, Ana K. Houseal, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Breeding bird use of intensively managed rotational grazing pastures, native prairies and savannas: A comparison, Jennifer Marie Hurley O'Hara, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1999 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Understanding of Wetlands as Expressed by Selected Community Leaders, Donald Nathan Bardole, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Ecomorphology of Peromyscus in Iowa, Frederick Dramani Biga, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Role of Calcium and Other Cations on Contractile Vacuole Activity of Tetrahymena thermophila, Robert William Bird, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Fat Storing Patterns of Migrating Sharp-Shinned Hawks, David John Conrads, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Macrophyte-macroinvertebrate interactions in a lentic ecosystem and the effect of fluridone treatment to control Myriophyllum spicatum L., Gregory J. Moeller, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1999 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The development of SCARS for identification of AM fungi, Jason Daniel Abbas, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1997 Award
Pre-instructional Student Conceptions of Natural Selection and Evolution and Their Relationship to Cognitive Level, Terence John Coleman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) on the Hexadecane Mineralization Potentials of Microbial Consortia, Christopher Matthew Horan, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of the Physics Teaching Experiences of Selected Iowa Teachers Who Have an Undergraduate Major in Biology, Jody Williams Bintz, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Impact of Elementary Teachers’ Science Backgrounds on the Teaching of Science in Iowa Elementary Classrooms, Nancy Lynn Heiter, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A Study of Science Teacher Perceptions and the Implementation of Science-Technology-Society Education in Iowa Senior High Schools, David L. Johnson, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Stream microcosm toxicity tests: Colonizing test organisms and predicting the effects of fenvalerate on riffle insect communities, Dan H. Breneman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1994 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Nesting Ecology of the Cooper’s Hawk in Iowa, David John Conrads, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Predicting Success of Entering Freshman Biology Majors Taking either Biology or Biology and Chemistry, Sue Ann Smith, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Multivariate analysis of the Carex brevior group in Iowa, Scott C. Zager, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Gas exchange of four Viburnum species, Lisa Gayle De Berg, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis 1991 Award
Factors related to the occurrence of certain prairie graminoid species in Black Hawk County, Iowa, roadsides, Pauline Mary Drobney, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The Product Distribution and Structural Assignment of the Monobromination Products of 7-Hydroxy-2,2,5-Trimethylchroman-4-One, Rene Dutkowski, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Polypeptides Associated With Spikelet Development in Zea mays L. Ear Organogenesis, Teresa A. Schoneman Findlay, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Permeability of Isolated Leaf Cuticles of Lemon and Pear to Acids, Hugh David Hauser, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Receptor Sites and Light Stimuli in Soybean Leaf Orientation, Raymon Alan Donahue, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Behavioral Responses of Drosophila robusta and Drosophila tripunctata in Response to a Temperature and Humidity Gradient, Ellen E. Hostert, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Changes in the Protein Composition of the Female Inflorescence of Zea mays L. During Early Development, Catherine Thompson Howard, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
A survey of the vascular flora of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Karen E. Van Norman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Status of Evolution as a Topic in Iowa High School Biology Classrooms, Heidi Ann Andre, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Applications of aerial imagery in identification of natural areas, Kendall Duane Wessel, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
A Natural Areas Inventory of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Mary Frances Duritsa, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
A Calcium-Phosphate-Phospholipid Complex Extracted From Rats Exhibiting Calciphylactic Nephrocalcinosis, Elaine Bardes Haynes, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Taxonomy and Geographical Distribution of Onagraceae in Iowa, Robert Lee Allbaugh, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Chromosome Stability and Regenerative Potential of Anther and Seedling Callus of Arabidopsis thaliana: Effect of Age, Race and Induction Medium, Kenneth A. Feldman, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The decapod crustaceans of Iowa, Gary S. Phillips, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Temporal and Depth Stress Dynamics of Lake Diatom Communities on Glass Substrates, Gregg A. Cunningham, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Iowa Environmental Education Needs Assessment: An Evaluation by Teachers and Administrators in Grades K-12, Debra Elaine McRae, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Ectoparasites of Mammals from Winneshiek County, Iowa, Dennis George Albertson, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Germination Ecology of Three Chihuahuan Desert Crucifers, Larry L. Bell, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Germination of Prairie Forbs Liatris aspera Michx. And Amorpha canescens Pursh, Lewis Marshall Churbuck, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Trap Biases and Weather Parameters Influencing Mosquito Collecting and Activity, Virgil Roy Acuff, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Germination Ecology of Five Chihuahuan Desert Winter Annuals, Andreas George Christou, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Propylene Oxide Sterilization of Microbiological Media in the High School Classroom, Marvin A. Andersen, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Mosquitoes of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Martin Burdett Christiansen, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Biosystematic Evidence for Hybridization Between Lysimachia quadriflora Sims and Lysimachia hybrida Michaux (Primulaceae), Michael Owen Dillon, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Estrogen on Ionized Calcium in Ovariectomized Calciphylactic Rats, Edward Luverne Hatcher, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
An Annotated Checklist of the Butterflies of Iowa, Michael C. Christenson, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Lichens of the Genus Parmelia From Columbia, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, Donald G. Flenniken, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
The Development of Behavior and the Ossification of Bone in the Bantam-Chick Embryo, Christine M. Hagedorn, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Development of a Prediction Equation for the Placement of Students in Seventh-Grade Life Science, Lloyd Harley Barrow, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Inhabition of Stapylococcus pyogenes Var. Aureus With Ethanol-Extracted Precipitates of Cephalobus SP. (Nematoda: Cephalobidae), Rollin H. Heinzerling, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Paper Chromatography of Proteins and Amino Acids of Pandorina and Morphologically Distinct Forms of Eudorina, Margaret Dean Davis, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1956
Some Photographic Materials and Techniques for High School Biology Teachers, Robert L. Calentine, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1954
A Study of Conservation Education Presented at the Iowa Teachers Conservation Camp from 1950 through 1953, Novella Dorothy Bredbenner, Department of Biology, Open Access Thesis
