Browsing Undergraduate Research Scholars Capstone (2006–present) by Department "Entomology"
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(2019-04-23)While distinct meanings between sex and gender have been known to the anthropological community for some time, the presence of trans-exclusive language in academic writing is still a problem. With the current violent climate ...
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(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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(2013-09-25)ABSTRACT Description of the Larva of Thraulodes centralis. (May 2014) Kevin Anthony Henson Department of Entomology Texas A&M University Research Advisor: Dr. David Baumgardner Department of Biology The genus Thraulodes ...
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(2018-04-23)Mass mortality events (MME) impact local ecosystems especially in systems where insects play a major role in recycling carrion. Insects may be unable to efficiently recycle the carrion. Selecting the appropriate taxonomic ...
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(2019-04-29)Forensic entomology is the scientific study of arthropods in legal investigations. Lucilia cuprina is a carrion feeding blowfly and a primary colonizer commonly used to calculate postmortem interval (PMI) and time of ...
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(2013-02-04)Swine and wild boars in Africa, and parts of Europe and Russia continue being decimated by a severe form of hemorrhagic fever known as African Swine Fever (ASF). This viral disease has been responsible for the deaths of ...
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Cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii, are a major threat to agricultural and horticultural crops due to their broad host range, high reproductive rate and disease transmission to plants. Thus, crop protection is essential in both ...
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(2021-04-27)Forensic entomology is the application of insects and other arthropods in a legal setting. Most commonly, forensic entomologists are asked to perform time of colonization calculations (TOC), which may equate to the post ...
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(2018-04-30)Calliphoridae is a large family of insects, and contains species Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (Meigen), Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (Fabricius) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) ...
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(2014-09-04)Adipose tissue plays a major role in energy storage and Adipokine secretion to maintain systemic balance. However, adipocytes that experience hypertrophy or hyperplasia have negative effects on the processes of obesity-associated ...
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2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, also known as dioxin, is a powerful, environmental teratogen that researchers have failed to properly assess. Current maternal exposure studies do not consider genetic background as ...
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(2012-04-30)One species of net-winged midge, belonging to the family Blephariceridae, is known from the island of Dominica. This project involved examining specimens brought back from Dominica. We compared the morphology of male and ...
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(2013-02-06)On average approximately 80 cases of Lyme Disease are diagnosed in Texas annually, yet recent studies conclude Texas is considered at low risk for exposure to the disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, based upon collections ...
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(2019-04-19)Hair evidence is one of the most common types of evidence in the field of forensic sciences, yet analysis is subjective and is interpreted by an analyst, adding in bias to the outcome of the analysis. By applying Surface ...