Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Desantis, Lanna Marie, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Thesis advisor (ths): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Rafferty, Steven, Degree committee member (dgc): Wilson, Paul, Degree committee member (dgc): Boonstra, Rudy, Degree committee member (dgc): Vijayan, Mathilakath M, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Across vertebrate taxa, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (or the stress axis) is highly conserved, and is central to vertebrate survival because it allows appropriate responses to psychological stressors. Habitat shapes successful physiological and ecological strategies, and to appreciate how individual species respond to stressors in their environment, it is essential to have a… more Full Text: STRESS AXIS FUNCTION AND REGULATION IN NEW WORLD FLYING SQUIRRELS: AN ASSESSMENT OF ACUTE STRESS RESPONSE, NEGATIVE FEEDBACK, AND THE ROLE OF CORTICOSTEROID-BINDING GLOBULIN A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Stotesbury, Theresa E., Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Paul, Thesis advisor (ths): Vreugdenhil, Andrew, Degree committee member (dgc): Illes, Mike, Degree committee member (dgc): Easton, Brad, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The research and development of synthetic blood substitutes is a reported need within the forensic community. This work contributes to the growing body of knowledge in bloodstain pattern analysis by offering a materials science approach to designing, producing and testing synthetic forensic blood substitutes. A key deliverable from this research is the creation of a robust silicon-based… more Full Text: 0&)& ,+0,) $")--/, %1,1%" !"3"),-*"+1,# #,/"+0& ),,!0201&121"0 !@NDBI JIND?@M …