Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Herzog, Jens A
- 2Miyashita, Tetsuto
- 2Richardson, Evan Shaun
- 2Vernygora, Oksana V
- 1Abbott, Sean P. (Sean Patrick), 1966-
- 1Abd Elhafiz, Areeg
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Spring 2021
Ticks vector diverse pathogenic bacteria that are important to identify in public health. Recent advances in high throughput sequencing have allowed a comprehensive catalog of these bacteria to be compiled for individual ticks. In this thesis I identify the bacterial assemblages associated with...
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Assessment of current and future needs for entomological extension in agriculture in Alberta
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Recent changes to the structure of agricultural extension in Alberta have raised concerns about the effectiveness and efficiency of the system. There is a need to evaluate the effectiveness of the current agricultural extension system to identify opportunities for growth and collaboration....
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Fall 2011
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting North American cervids. I assessed the feasibility of association mapping for CWD genetic risk factors in wild white-tailed deer and mule deer using a high density microsatellite map of cattle. I chose a...
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Fall 2013
The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 encodes for an RNA helicase, crhR, whose expression is regulated by the redox status of the electron transport chain and further enhanced by temperature downshift. In this study, the effect of crhR inactivation was investigated in response to...
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Spring 2021
Most multicellular organisms solve the problem of long-distance transport of water, signals and nutrients by means of networks of cells and tissues such as the vascular systems of plants and animals. What controls the formation of vascular systems is thus a key question in biology. In animals,...
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Aversive conditioning of grizzly bears produces high probabilities of retreat from human-bear conflict locations
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Parks and protected areas provide important refugia for source populations of threatened grizzly bears in Alberta, where high human-use and recreation can cause human-bear conflict. Many jurisdictions in Alberta and beyond use hazing and aversive conditioning (hereafter AC) programs to deter...
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Aversive conditioning on horse back: A management alternative for grassland systems threatened by sedentary elk populations
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Loss of migratory behaviour in ungulates has been observed worldwide and invites new tools for managing the habitat degradation that results from these sedentary populations. We assessed use of aversive conditioning on horseback as a means of reducing grazing pressure and restoring migratory...