Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Lizards of Kansas with Notes on Habits
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The Amphibians of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1933-08-31)The present work has largely as its object the bridging of the gap in the knowledge of the amphibians of the central plains region. For this reason, it is largely taxonomic and distributional, but, so far as possible, in ... -
Examining potential multi-scale drivers of flower visitor communities and plant-pollinator interactions in the context of tallgrass prairie habitat reconstruction
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)The processes governing community assembly, whereby species from a regional species pool colonize local sites, occur over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Studies of community assembly are fundamental to the ... -
The genomics of the gelatinous: Genomic insights into major evolutionary transitions within the Cnidaria
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Cnidaria is a marine phylum of over 13,000 species that possess an astounding diversity of habitats, body plans and life cycles. As early-diverging animals that are sister to all of the Bilateria, the study of cnidarians ... -
Foraging difference, potential competition, and resource overlap between Western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) and Asian honey bees (Apis cerana F.)
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)The anthropogenic introduction of Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apini) to the endemic range of Asian honey bees (Apis cerana Fabricius) began in the late 19th century. This human-induced movement of the ... -
Microbiological insights into ecology and taphonomy of prehistoric wetlands.
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)In the course of this dissertation, I present investigations of the microbial constituents of fossil plants preserved at an anatomical level of detail, and detail the results of an ecological survey of root-endogenous fungi ... -
The Evolution of Recombination Landscapes and Mechanisms in Drosophila in Light of Intragenomic Conflict
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Sex and recombination are ubiquitous across the vast majority of life on earth. In eukaryotes, recombination during meiosis yields new variation that selection acts upon and, thus, facilitates evolution. However, meiosis ... -
Phylogeny of the wasp subfamily Metopiinae and patterns of speciation in the Exochus albiceps species-group
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Metopiinae is a moderately large subfamily with over 850 described species distributed in 28 genera. The validity of Metopiinae had been doubted as they were suggested to be a derived member of the Ctenopelmatinae; and ... -
Fossil mammals of the Twelvemile Bonanza Local Fauna, late Tiffanian of southwestern Wyoming
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Twelvemile Bonanza is a recently discovered Paleocene fossil mammal-bearing locality in southwestern Wyoming. The environment it preserves was most likely a relatively poorly drained, well-forested floodplain. The Twelvemile ... -
A phylogenomic evaluation of the relationships among herons (Aves:Ardeidae)
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Herons (Aves: Ardeidae) are a cosmopolitan family of birds that comprises ~65 species and is found on all continents except Antarctica. Despite being well-studied by ornithologists, phylogenetic relationships within the ... -
Macro-scale avian migration, foraging, and dispersal: environmental and geopolitical perspectives
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Animal movements are complex behaviors shaped by internal and external processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Until recently, investigations of animal movements across landscapes often favored description over ... -
How germ line epigenetic regulators contribute to gene expression during genomic instability
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Genetically identical individuals can have strikingly different phenotypes due to differences in gene expression. One reason for this is because epigenetic regulators can modulate mitotically or meiotically heritable changes ... -
Systematics and Evolution of the Family Chrysopidae (Neuroptera), with an Emphasis on their Morphology
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Chrysopidae, commonly known as ‘green lacewings,’ are worldwide-distributed insects that are integral to sustainable agricultural practices, acting as important biological control agents. With approximately 1,400 species ... -
A Cladistic Analysis of Hawaiian Ophionine Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
(The University of Kansas, 2004)A cladistic analysis was performed on 29 of the 31 known species of Hawaiian ichneumonid wasps of the subfamily Ophioninae, based upon 64 adult morphological characters. Outgroups consisted of 17 species of Enicospilus, ... -
Hydrocarbon secretions and internal secretory systems of the Carduaceae, Ambrosiaceae, and Cichoriaceae
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The effects of a minimal lethal dose of X-rays upon chick embryos
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Studies on Kansas Cicadas
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The systematics of the genus Augochlorella (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) north of Mexico and the bionomics of A. Striata and A. Persimilis in eastern Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1965)Although bees of the genus Augochlorella (Halictidae) are common over much of the United States, the interspecific relationships and biologies of the species are little understood. In an attempt to clarify some of the ... -
Mountains and Migrations: Using Biogeography, Population and Landscape Genetics to Elucidate Patterns and Processes of Diversification in a Biodiversity Hotspot
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Elucidating the tempo and mode of diversification is a major goal of evolutionary biology and represents a fundamental step towards understanding how biodiversity is generated and maintained. Achieving this goal is challenging ... -
SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF THE LEAF-BEETLE TRIBE DORYNOTINI (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: CASSIDINAE)
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The impact of environmental gradients on morphology has been an important topic in ecology and evolutionary biology, as geographic variation in environmental conditions may be a major factor involved in diversification. ...