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
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Fall 2020
This study investigated the current state of Ikema—a dialect of Miyako Ryukyuan language spoken on Ikema Island and two other small communities in southern Japan—among speakers aged between late 40s and late 60s in the Ikema Island community, by focusing on their proficiency levels and their past...
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Fall 2019
Ungulates are known to avoid predation by grouping up, increasing vigilance, and reducing residency time among preferred habitats. Similarly, shifting return rates may represent a means of pre-emptively minimizing exposure to risk by being less predictable on the landscape to predators. We...