Browsing by Author "Teel, Pete D."
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Dell, Zachary A (2014-10-06)Estimating the post mortem interval of human remains is extremely important in death scene investigations. Currently, the rate of decomposition is gaged by a number of techniques, such as insect development, a function in ...
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Donaldson, Taylor G.; Pèrez de León, Adalberto A.; Li, Andrew I.; Castro-Arellano, Ivan; Wozniak, Edward; Boyle, William K.; Hargrove, Reid; Wilder, Hannah K.; Kim, Hee J.; Teel, Pete D.; Lopez, Job E.; Vinetz, Joseph M. (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016)
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Sanford, Michelle Renée (2012-07-16)The association of olfactory information with a resource is broadly known as olfactory-based associative learning. From an ecological perspective, associative learning can reduce search time for resources and fine tune ...
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Kjos, Sonia Alane (2009-05-15)Trypanosoma cruzi is endemic in the U.S., infecting humans, dogs, and wildlife. This study identified a new geographic distribution for triatomine species within Texas based on 2,449 records obtained from published data ...
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Holmes, Steven P. (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Myokinins are invertebrate neuropeptides with myotropic and diuretic activity. The lymnokinin receptor from the snail Lymnaea stagnalis was the only previously identified myokinin receptor. A cDNA encoding a neuropeptide ...
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Dickerson, Catherine Zindler (2009-05-15)Causative influences that impact the separation of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus populations in different geographic areas were determined, as well as how they are affected by the abiotic conditions as seen in the habitats ...
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Fleetwood, Scott Curti (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)Analysis of the meterological data showed a high degree of accuracy was obtained from microclimate data for predicting biological events of Amblyomma maculatum Koch. The main factor affecting developmental and survival ...
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Pérez de León, Adalberto A.; Teel, Pete D.; Auclair, Allan N.; Messenger, Matthew T.; Guerrero, Felix D.; Schuster, Greta; Miller, Robert J. (Frontiers in Physiology, 2012)
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Wexler, Aaron (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Concern over the vector potential of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch, with the pathogen Ehrlichia ruminantium Dumler, causative agent of the disease heartwater, has increased the need for fundamental knowledge ...
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Swain, Christopher R. (2010-07-14)Feeding preferences of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki were evaluated on 60 field-collected pecan Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh) cultivars. The Moneymaker cultivar of C. illinoinensis was most preferred by C. formosanus, and ...
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Sleeba, Sarah Beth (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)The overall goal of this research was to examine the interactions of adult Amblyomma maculatum Koch, the Gulf Coast tick, with respect to their utilization of hosts and to male-female cross strain interaction. Historical ...
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Coburn, Jordan McQuade (2010-10-12)The interaction of tick species and the microclimate that they inhabit is a subject that is frequently studied. The known biology of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae), was used to conduct ...
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Molecular comparisons of Babesia odocoilei using the internal transcribed spacers of ribosomal RNA Schoelkopf, Lorien (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Babesia odocoilei is an intraerythrocytic apicomplexan parasite which infects cervidae, sometimes causing babesiosis. It is vectored by the tick Ixodes scapularis and is distributed throughout the southeastern United ...
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Blount, Keith Wayne (2009-05-15)Tularemia is a one of the most complex zoonotic diseases. Francisella tularensis McCoy and Chapin, the causative agent of tularemia is considered endemic in Texas, but outbreaks are rare and there are few human cases each ...
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Physiological Ageing as it is Related to Gene Function in the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum Catena, Amanda M. (2010-07-14)With advances in molecular technology, the study of human ageing has turned to DNA for answers as to how humans age. Due to the size of the human genome and the longevity of humans, organisms with smaller genomes and shorter ...
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Tolleson, Douglas Ray (2009-05-15)Three studies utilizing a single group of growing beef steers were conducted to ascertain the effects of tick stress on cattle and to evaluate the use of bio-forensic techniques of detection. Steers (n = 28, 194 ± 3.0 kg) ...
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Kim, Hee Jung (Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)The aggregation-attachment-pheromone (AAP) of two geographic strains of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch, was investigated to evaluate practicality of using solid-phase-microextraction (SPME) in an AAP study ...
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Menchaca, Arturo C.; Visi, David K.; Strey, Otto F.; Teel, Pete D.; Kalinowski, Kevin; Allen, Michael S.; Williamson, Phillip C.; Gilbert, Jack Anthony (PloS One, 2013)
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McIlveen, Jr., Garland; Teel, Pete D.; Hamman, Philip J. (Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1990)
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Schuster, Anthony (2012-02-14)Feral pigs, European wild boars and their crosses are ubiquitous and found in all ecological zones from Florida to California. These introduced animals are recorded in 39 US states and four Canadian provinces. Texas currently ...