Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Frog Virus 3: Tracking Viral Spread using Molecular Tools

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Year: 2018, 2018
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Grant, Samantha Adrianna, Thesis advisor (ths): Kyle, Christopher J, Thesis advisor (ths): Brunetti, Craig R, Degree committee member (dgc): Wilson, Chris C, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Understanding the maintenance and spread of invasive diseases is critical in evaluating threats to biodiversity and how to best minimize their impact, which can by done by monitoring disease occurrences across time and space. I sought to apply existing and upcoming molecular tools to assess fluctuations in both presence and strain variation of frog virus 3 (FV3), a species of Ranavirus,… more
Full Text: FROG VIRUS 3: TRACKING VIRAL SPREAD USING MOLECULAR TOOLS A thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences TRENT UNIVERSITY …

Enhancing post-mortem interval estimates: refinements of technical, morphometrical, and species considerations within forensic entomology

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Year: 2018, 2018
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Bourne, Donald Richard, Thesis advisor (ths): Beresford, David V, Thesis advisor (ths): Kyle, Christopher J, Degree committee member (dgc): LeBlanc, Helene N, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The growth of immature insects that develop on human remains can be used to estimate a post-mortem interval (PMI). PMI estimate confidence is negatively affected by: larval killing and preservation methods altering their size, limited morphological parameters to assess larval growth and therefore age, and few available alternate species development data. I compared live specimens to… more
Full Text: ENHANCING POST-MORTEM INTERVAL ESTIMATES: REFINEMENTS OF TECHNICAL, MORPHOMETRICAL, AND SPECIES CONSIDERATIONS WITHIN FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of …