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Characterization of orthoreoviruses isolated from American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) winter mortality events in eastern Canada
Date
2017
Author
Kalupahana, Anil Wasantha
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
A putative reovirus has been isolated from mortality events in American crows, of eastern Canada. The purpose of this research is to establish...
Thesis Supervisor
Kibenge, Fred; McBurney, Scott
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Cyclooxygenase and CD147 expression in human and feline oral squamous cell carcinoma
Date
2017
Author
Nasry, Walaa Hamed Shaker
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Many investigators have provided evidence supporting the role of chronic inflammation in the development and progression of many types of cancer,...
Thesis Supervisor
Martin, Chelsea; Rodriguez-Lecompte, Juan C.
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Transcriptional signatures of sexual selection, stress, and development in salmon lice (lepeophtheirus salmonis)
Date
2017
Author
Poley, Jordan
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
ABSTRACT The salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) is an important ectoparasitic copepod of wild and farmed salmon. Management of this parasite in...
Thesis Supervisor
Fast, Mark
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Microscopic and metabolomic investigation of Hematodinium sp. infections in Newfoundland snow crabs, Chionoecetes opilio
Date
2016
Author
Buote, Melanie A.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Bitter Crab Disease (BCD) is a fatal disease of crustaceans caused by parasitic syndinian dinoflagellates of the genus Hematodinium. Over forty...
Thesis Supervisor
Cawthorn, Rick; Kerr, Russ
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Regulation of genes associated with avian B cell receptors involved in innate and adaptive immunity
Date
2016
Author
Elad, Ori
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Epigenetics is a group of mechanisms associated with gene expression control. One of these mechanisms is methylation of cytosines which are part of...
Thesis Supervisor
Rodriguez-Lecompte, Juan Carlos
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Improved detection of a fish virus with a segmented genome by Real-Time RT-qPCR
Date
2016
Author
Pérez Lazo, Jocelyn Ginette
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) is a virus that infects farmed and wild salmonids in Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland, Chile, United States and Canada....
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Kibenge, Fred
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Manipulation of the Loma salmonae-rainbow trout disease model with special reference to integrated multitrophic aquaculture practices
Date
2015
Author
McConnachie, Sarah
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) can potentially mitigate concerns related to traditional monoculture (e.g., nutrient loading). An...
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Speare, David
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Pathogenesis of frog virus 3 (Ranavirus sp, Iridoviridae) in the wood frog, Rana sylvatica (Lithobates sylvaticus)
Date
2015
Author
Forzán Gómez , María de Jesús
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Amphibian populations suffer massive mortalities from infection with Frog Virus 3 (FV3, Ranavirus, Iridoviridae), a pathogen also responsible for...
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Daoust, Pierre-Yves; Markham, Fred
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Title
Mitochondrial bioenergetics
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An integrated platform to study interactions of multiple stressors
Date
2015
Author
Sappal, Ravinder
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Animals must expend energy to deal with a wide array of stressors associated with environmental change. Because mitochondria produce >90% of the...
Thesis Supervisor
Kamunde, Collins; Fast, Mark
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Optimal treatment regimes from productivity and economic standpoints
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The management of suspended mussel lines using high pressure water treatments for the vase tunicate, Ciona intestinalis
Date
2015
Author
Davidson, John D.P.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The invasive tunicate Ciona intestinalis (L., 1767) had an economic impact on the aquaculture of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis (L., 1758) in...
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Johnson, Gerry; Quijon, Pedro
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Changes in Lepeophtheirus salmonis gene expression during host switching and selection
Date
2014
Author
Wotton, Heather J.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Lepeophtheirus salmonis is a copepod parasite of salmonid fish, commonly referred to as sea lice, and is particularly pathogenic to Atlantic salmon...
Thesis Supervisor
Fast, Mark
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Light and ultramicroscopical aspects of the in vitro development of Hematodinium sp. (Dinoflagellata) from Atlantic snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio)
Date
2014
Author
Gaudet, Peter H.
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Hematodinium is a parasitic dinoflagellate of numerous crustacean species, including the economically important Atlantic snow crab, Chionoecetes...
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Greenwood, Spencer; Cawthorn, Rick
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Comparative immunological development and responses in lower vertebrates
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sturgeon
Date
2013
Author
Gradil, Ana Maria Meireles
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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Sturgeon are harvested worldwide for their meat and eggs, sold as caviar and are among the most economically important fish species worldwide. A...
Thesis Supervisor
Fast, Mark; Wright, Glenda
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Discovery of novel molecular immune mediators in the American lobster (Homarus americanus) during bacterial, eukaryotic parasitic and viral challenges
Date
2013
Author
Clark, Kenneth Fraser
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is the most economically significant commercial fishery species in Canada. The Canadian lobster fishery...
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Greenwood, Spencer
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Analysis of gene expression in female American lobsters (Homarus americanus) to determine reproductive status by oligonucleotide microarray analysis
Date
2013
Author
Moore, Mitchell David
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
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The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is harvested along the eastern seaboard of North America and forms the economic backbone of many small...
Thesis Supervisor
Greenwood, Spencer
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Proteomic and biochemical approaches to investigate the interactions between the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica and the MSX parasite, Haplosporidium nelsoni
Date
2012
Author
Savoie-Swan, Victoria
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The host parasite system of the MSX parasite, Haplosporidium nelsoni, in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, poses many challenges for...
Thesis Supervisor
Ross, Neil; Markham, Frederick
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Analysis of gene expression in endosulfan exposed Homarus Americanus larvae using an oligonucleotide microarray
Date
2012
Author
Bauer, Megan
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Potato farming and lobster fishing are two important industries on Prince Edward Island. However for both industries to be sustainable, they must...
Thesis Supervisor
Greenwood, Spencer; Jackman, Paula
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Trichomonosis
Subtitle
an emerging disease in Canadian Maritime wild finch populations and a welfare issue
Date
2012
Author
Kelly-Clark, Whitney K.
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Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
In 2005, trichomonosis emerged as a new cause of substantial mortality in United Kingdom (UK) greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) and chaffinch ...
Thesis Supervisor
Greenwood, Spencer; McBurney, Scott
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Molecular assays for the detection of invasive tunicates and phylogeography of a tunicate invasion in Prince Edward Island
Date
2010
Author
Stewart-Clark, Sarah Elizabeth
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
There are currently four invasive tunicate species which are causing significant challenges to the aquaculture industry in Atlantic Canada: Ciona...
Thesis Supervisor
Davidson, Jeff; Greenwood, Spencer
ISBN
9780494822654
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED