Browsing PhD Dissertations - DO NOT EDIT by Author "Demuth, Jeffery"
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Insights into the genomic and metabolic adaptations of Termite Associated Verrucomicrobia strains using functional and comparative genomics
Kotak, Malini Sharadkumar (2016-12-16)The symbiotic gut organisms of termites play an important role in lignocellulose digestion and other related metabolic processes. Previous studies on Diplosphaera colitermitum TAV2, a Verrucomicrobium isolated from the ... -
Reproductive Isolation In Drosophila: From Behavior To Genome
Ma, Daina (Biology, 2010-11-01)In this study, I investigate factors underlying reproductive isolation in Drosophila. I begin (Part I) by measuring behavioral isolation between Zimbabwe and cosmopolitan D. melanogaster, and asking the following questions: ... -
Synthesis And Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses Of The Causes And Consequences Of Karyotype Evolution In Arthropods
Blackmon, HeathCytogenetic data in the form of karyotypes are complex, highly-variable traits that offer opportunities to detect changes in genome organization, uncover phylogenetic history, and distinguish cryptic species. However, the ... -
The Genetics Of Hybrid Incompatibility Early In The 'speciation Continuum'
Watson, EricSpecies are discrete groups of organisms that are reproductively isolated from other related groups of organisms. Variation in the strength of reproductive isolation between closely related taxa falls along a `speciation ...