Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Tamborindeguy, Cecilia"
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Xiong, Caixing (2020-12-04)Due to the worldwide prevalence of pesticide resistance in disease vectors, novel targets and corresponding reagents for alternative pest control are needed. Invertebrate neuropeptide G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) ...
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Hancock, Joseph (2013-08-23)Aquaporin is a family of major intrinsic proteins found in every living organism which play a vital role in channeling water through cellular membranes. These “water channels” have many roles within insects, some of which ...
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Harrison, Kyle Edward (2017-04-07)Host-associated differentiation (HAD) is a form of ecologically mediated host-race formation between parasite populations. Since HAD can ultimately lead to speciation, it has been proposed as a way to account for the vast ...
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Kay, Sasha (2013-12-10)‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (Lso), a pathogen of many solanaceous crops, and its insect vector, Bactericera cockerelli, are increasing their geographic range in North America, Central America, and abroad. ...
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Ibanez-Carrasco, Freddy Anibal (2017-07-26)The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc), is a phloem-feeding insect with preference for Solanaceae. This insect species transmits the pathogenic bacteria ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (Lso) the causative ...
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Vyavhare, Suhas (2014-08-04)Redbanded stink bug (RBSB), (Piezodorus guildinii Westwood) has recently emerged as an economic pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill in the southern US. Having only recently emerged as a pest in the US, little information ...
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Thinakaran, Jenita (2014-04-30)Host plant preferences of the potato psyllid B. cockerelli among wild and cultivated solanaceous hosts in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and transmission of the endosymbiotic bacterial pathogen, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter ...
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Odokonyero, Denis 1984- (2012-12-11)ARGONAUTE proteins (AGOs) are generally accepted as key components of the post transcriptional gene silencing mechanism, also involved in plant antiviral defense. Except for reports on the antiviral roles of AGO1, AGO2 and ...
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Vigue, Samuel Jacob (2018-11-29)Zebra chip (ZC) disease, caused by the bacteria ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (Lso), and vectored by the potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli Šulc.) causes significant yield and quality losses in potatoes. ...
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Xie, Jialei (2013-08-27)Maternally-transmitted associations between endosymbiotic bacteria and insects are diverse and widespread in nature. To counter loss by imperfect vertical transmission, many heritable microbes have evolved compensational ...
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Huot, Ordom Brian (2017-04-26)Zebra chip is an emerging plant disease of solanaceous crops that poses a threat to global food security. Understanding plant biological and molecular responses to Bactericera cockerelli and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter ...
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Tang, Xiaotian (2020-03-13)‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (Lso), is an emerging and serious bacterial pathogen of solanaceous crops, and it can cause very damaging plant diseases (e.g., zebra chip in potatoes). Presently, two haplotypes of ...
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Hawkings, Chloe Lauren (2018-12-04)The reproductive ground plan hypothesis suggests that the evolution of social insects has resulted in genes being co-opted from reproductive functions into functions that enable the division of labor. To test this hypothesis ...
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Castillo Bravo, Paula Andrea (2015-12-16)The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) is one of the worst invasive species in the United States. Investigating their physiology to understand its molecular basis could lead to the discovery of new gene targets ...
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Martinez Montoya, Humberto (2017-01-23)Intimate associations of maternally-inherited endosymbiotic bacteria and arthropods are ancient and taxonomically diverse. The nature of such relationships includes reproductive parasitism, as well as nutritional and ...
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Tillman, Devin Marie (2016-05-06)Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (Cyperales: Poacea) is a cereal grain crop grown worldwide. National Agriculture Statistics Service reported that in 2014 and 2015 over 6 million hectares of sorghum were planted in the United ...
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Starkey, Jesse A. (2023-08-04)Division of labor is one of the major pillars of eusociality, alongside overlapping generations and cooperative care of young. This phenomenon allows for individuals within a eusocial setting to be specialized for performing ...