Eryn Barber Hadley and Dr. Greg Burton, Microbiology Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). There is currently no cure for HIV infection, and AIDS has been reported as the fourth highest killer in the world [1]. The initial success of the drug cocktail used in Highly Active Anti-Retroviral […]
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Homing Behavior of the Limpet Species Collisella scabra Living on the Limpet Species Lottia gigantea
Lee F. Braithwaite, Integrative Biology Limpets are one-shelled marine mollusks that live on rocky beaches in the intertidal zone. The limpet species Collisella scabra is also found living on the shell of the limpet species L. gigantea. C. scabra exhibits an interesting phenomenon known as homing. This means that while not feeding, C. scabra are […]
Anti-Cancer and Anti-Microbial Activity of Selected Hawaiian and Sonoran Desert Plant Species
Christopher Wickstrom and Dr. Rex Cates Integrative Biology Background Previous research into the anti-microbial and anti-cancer properties of certain plant species provided the basis of this project. Plants from various parts of Hawaii and the Sonoran Desert in Arizona had been obtained through interviewing of traditional medicinal practitioners in those areas. The plants were then […]
Defining Species Concepts: Testing Species Boundaries of Sceloporus Grammicus
Daniel H. Chappell and Dr. Jack W. Sites, Jr. Integrative Biology Species concepts are the methods biologists use to name and describe species. There are many important reasons for having an empirically based species concept. Species definitions are important to the fields of population biology and phylogenetics. Species are the fundamental unit of evolution. Operationally […]
Homing Behavior of the Limpet Species Collisella scabra Living on the Limpet Species Lottia gigantea
David Baugh and Dr. Lee F. Braithwaite, Integrative Biology Limpets are one-shelled marine mollusks that live on rocky beaches in the intertidal zone. The limpet species Collisella scabra is also found living on the shell of the limpet species L. gigantea. C. scabra exhibits an interesting phenomenon known as homing. This means that while not […]
A New Species of Blackish Deer Mouse
Jared B Lee and Dr. Duke S. Rogers, Integrative Biology Biodiversity is a hallmark of our planet. We can see this everyday in the various habitats and environments that we live in, from the desert in Utah to the lush rain forests of South America. These great ecosystems provide a diversity of life in plants […]
Investigation of Plant Species and Environments for Large Scale Buildings
Michelle Chandler and Dr. Brad Geary, Plant and Animal Sciences INTRODUCTION As I began working on my project, I was also asked to work as the lead student coordinator for a national conference that was to be held at Brigham Young University. In discussions with Dr. Brad Geary, Dr. Phil Allen and Greg Jolley it […]
Heats of Combustion for Four Utah Leaf Species
Megan M. Woodhouse and Dr. Thomas Fletcher, Chemical Engineering Empirical models have been developed to predict the spread of forest fire models from data about the burning plant species, terrain, and wind conditions. Over the past three years, a research group at Brigham Young University has collected data for ignition temperatures and time to ignition […]
The Effect of Row Spacing and Irrigation on Seed Production of Four Forb Species from the Uncompahgre Plateau, Colorado
Mark Judson and Dr. Val Jo Anderson, Plant and Animal Science The Uncompahgre Plateau Project involves a series of studies to help with the production of native seeds for large-scale restoration of this Colorado Plateau Region. Studies are being conducted at various research centers throughout the United States. The present study at Brigham Young University […]
Phylogeography and Species Boundaries in the Lesser Treefrog Hyla minuta in the Guiana Shield
Monty A. Hawkins and Drs. Jack W. Sites Jr. and Brice P. Noonan, Biology The lesser tree frog (Hyla minuta) is found in abundance throughout most of South America. Earlier studies have suggested that this taxon includes populations which differ significantly in ecological (Cardoso & Haddad, 1994) and morphological (Kaplan, 1994) characteristics (fig 1), and […]
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