Browsing by Subject "behavior"
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Exploring the factors associated with preconception health behaviors among women of childbearing age: a naturalistic inquiry
(2009-05-15)Poor maternal health is one of the major risk factors related to adverse birth outcomes. Women entering pregnancy with poor health status are at higher risk of these outcomes. Prenatal care has been established as the ... -
Expressing Feelings.
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Fission-fusion sociality in dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), with comparisons to other dolphins and great apes
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)I examined fission-fusion sociality in dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), and investigated aspects of social convergence between dolphins and great apes. I used boat-based group focal follows and photo-identification ... -
Fitting It All Together: How Courtship- and Mating-Responsive Genes Affect Drosophila melanogaster Male Behavior
(2011-10-21)Behavior is a complex process resulting from the integration of genetic and environmental information. Thus, the genetically tractable Drosophila melanogaster was utilized to better understand the interplay between these ... -
How Divorce Affects Children.
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The influence of contagion information and behavior on older adolescents' perceptions of peers with chronic illness
(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)To explore attributions about chronically ill peers, 545 older adolescents ages 17-26 read a short vignette describing a brief social encounter with a hypothetical peer suffering from a medical condition, and then responded ... -
Mechanisms and Genomic Patterns of Reproductive Isolation in Xiphophorus Fishes
(2014-04-14)Learned mate choice has a fundamental role in population dynamics and speciation. Social learning plays a ubiquitous role in shaping how individuals make decisions. Learning does not act on a blank slate, however, and ... -
Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds Associated with Decomposition Mediate Foraging Behavior of the Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(2017-09-05)Examining the chemicals involved in interkingdom interactions (e.g., microbe-insect) is useful for understanding the mechanisms governing insect behavior. Recent studies have shown that blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) ... -
Mother-Calf Behavior in Delphinapterus leucas in the Second Year of Life
(2012-04-17)A longitudinal investigation of two beluga whale mother-calf pairs located at SeaWorld San Antonio was conducted in order to examine and describe the calves’ change in swim positioning in relation to their mothers over ... -
The neuromolecular mechanisms that coordinate food availability with C. elegans male sexual behavior
(2009-05-15)Organisms must coordinate behavioral and physiological responses to changingenvironmental conditions. In the nematode C. elegans, the presence or absence of foodin the environment affects many metabolic and behavioral ... -
Privacy with DSRC Vehicle Safety Broadcasts
Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) is an emerging technology application allowing vehicles to communicate with each other for safety improvements. The current protocol calls for open broadcast of Basic Safety ... -
The Social Context of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control in Texas: Foundations for Effective Risk Communication
(2012-02-14)The introduction of FMD into the US would have serious economic and societal effects on the livelihoods and sustainability of affected livestock producers. Livestock producers serve as an important line of defense in both ... -
Social organization of the New Zealand dusky dolphin
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Social organization of dolphins in extensive societies has not been well studied. Off Kaikoura, New Zealand, thousands of dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) gather, feeding nocturnally on deep scattering layer prey, ... -
Spatial and temporal winter territory use and behavioral responses of whooping cranes to human activities
(2009-06-02)I investigated spatial and temporal winter behavior and behavioral responses of 5 territorial whooping crane families to human activities at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge during winters 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. Adult ... -
Striatal Function in Fragile X Syndrome
(2020-05-04)Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading genetic cause of autism caused by a mutation of the Fmr1 gene. This mutation results in the loss of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) which associates with and regulates ... -
The Effect of Diet on the Performance of Non-nutritive Oral Behaviors by Beef Cattle
(2019-03-29)Cattle display oral stereotypic behavior in the form of non-nutritive oral behaviors (NNOB). Stereotypic NNOBs, hypothesized to be caused by dietary challenges, include tongue rolling, bar licking, and ground licking. The ... -
The Effects of Pre and Post Hatch LED Lighting on Development and Behavior in Chickens
(2015-05-08)Lighting is an important factor in raising poultry and has been shown to impact behavior as well as physical aspects of birds. To investigate how light may impact poultry embryos differently depending on egg shell color ... -
Western Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Mother and Calf Ecology Off Sakhalin Island
(2012-07-16)The western population of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) is endangered with approximately 130 individuals remaining. Many individuals return annually to the same feeding sites off northeastern Sakhalin Island, indicating ...