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Assessment of the effects of agricultural pesticide Chlorpyrifos on American Lobster larvae (Homarus americanus)
Date
2020
Author
Taylor, Laura Jane
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate that is currently used to reduce arthropod pests. Coastal marine ecosystems may be exposed to agricultural...
Thesis Supervisor
Greenwood, Spencer; van den Heuvel, Michael
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Evolving perspectives on urban wildlife and their implications for policy-making in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Date
2020
Author
Kumar, Pooja
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Dissertation/Thesis
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This research explores how apparent challenges to good urban wildlife conservation and management in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada...
Thesis Supervisor
Silva-Opps, Marina
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Establishing the test retest reliability of contralateral auditory suppression of Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions in a cohort of healthy individuals
Date
2019
Author
Mahawattage, Indika Pradeepa Kumari Gunasena
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Dissertation/Thesis
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In clinical practice, Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAE) are used to assess hearing impairments in several cohorts. The TEOAE can be...

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Montelpare, William
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Monitoring nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
Date
2019
Author
Coffin, Michael R.S.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Nutrient-induced impacts (eutrophication) in estuaries and coastal systems pose one of the greatest threats to aquatic ecosystem health. Given the...
Thesis Supervisor
van den Heuvel, Michael; Courtenay, Simon
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University of Prince Edward Island
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Microbial diversity of buckwheat rhizosphere in wireworm-infested and non-infested soils using metagenomics
Date
2019
Author
Alkhnajari, Aisha K.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Wireworm has become a major problem causing extensive crop loss in many potato production areas in Canada. Wireworm control methods includes the...
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Fofana, Bourlaye; Samis, Karen; Lacroix, Christian
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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A parasitological study of the red fox (vulpes vulpes) with a citizen science approach for describing red foxes on Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
2018
Author
Robbins, William T.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) has been described as the widest distributed member of the Order Carnivora and is capable of inhabiting both natural...
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Silva-Opps, Marina; Opps, Sheldon
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University of Prince Edward Island
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Movement, behaviour, and marine-derived nutrients
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A comprehensive assessment of issues related to fish passage in Atlantic Canada
Date
2018
Author
Landsman, Sean Joseph
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Demand for water resources and the subsequent proliferation of dams has led to habitat discontinuity within rivers and a subsequent reduction in...
Thesis Supervisor
Heuvel, Michael van den
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University of Prince Edward Island
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On the adaptation of salinity tolerance
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A study of phenotypic divergence between lacustrine and marine populations of Cakile edentula
Date
2018
Author
Ferrish, Justin Everett
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Dissertation/Thesis
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A species’ evolution is a process mostly driven by generations of adaptation to different conditions in the local environment. Due to the sedentary...
Thesis Supervisor
Samis, Karen; Lacroix, Christian
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Eelgrass (Zostera marina) responses to natural and anthropogenic gradients in estuaries of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada)
Date
2018
Author
Hitchcock, Jesse
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Dissertation/Thesis
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van den Heuvel, Michael; Courtenay, Simon
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Studies on natural products from select woody plants
Date
2018
Author
Stetson, Colin R.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Nannyberry is a plant species located in the northeastern USA and in southern Canada ranging from New Brunswick to southeastern Saskatchewan. The...
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McCallum, Jason; Hurta, Robert
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Exploring the expansion, impact and a control option for European green crab populations in Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada
Date
2017
Author
Poirier, Luke Anthony
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Dissertation/Thesis
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One of the world’s most successful marine invaders, the European green crab (Carcinus maenas), continues to spread and invade the coastlines of...
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Quijon, Pedro; St-Hilaire, Sophie
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Impacts of exposure to oil sands-derived contaminants on the white sucker (Catostomus commersonii)
Date
2017
Author
Arens, Collin James
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Dissertation/Thesis
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The rapid expansion and scale of development associated with the Athabasca oil sands industry has generated concerns regarding potential...
Thesis Supervisor
van den heuvel, Michael
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University of Prince Edward Island
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Assessing and managing metalaxyl-m resistant strains of the potato pink rot pathogen Phytophthora erythroseptica in Canada
Date
2017
Author
Crane, Bennett
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethybr. is the causal agent of potato pink rot which results in a wet rot and complete breakdown of tubers leading to...
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Peters, Rick; Hale, Larry
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Activation of natural killer (NK) cells and regulation of the NKG2D and DAP10 co-receptors by IL-2 and IL-18
Date
2016
Author
Tobin, Gailene A.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Interleukin-18 (IL-18), known to exert its potential effect on the promotion of NK cell function, has demonstrated considerable therapeutic...
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van den Heuvel, Michael
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University of Prince Edward Island
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Movement patterns, home range and den site selection of urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
2016
Author
Lambe, Hailey J.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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The opportunistic and adaptable nature of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in terms of habitat, diet and movement patterns, has contributed to their vast...
Thesis Supervisor
Silva-Opps, Marina; Opps, Sheldon
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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A study of green crab (Carcinus maenas) interactions, cannibalism, and a first approach to model the effects of harvesting on its populations
Date
2016
Author
Gehrels, Hannah B.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Green crabs (Carcinus maenas) have been extensively studied because of the negative impacts that they have on the ecosystems that they invade....
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Quijón, Pedro; Cox, Ruth
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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A comparative analysis of conventional and emerging methods for characterizing coastal morphology and change
Date
2016
Author
Clark, Andrew
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Small islands and coastal areas are threatened by the negative impacts of climate change. Sea-level rise, increased storm event and frequency, and...
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Fenech, Adam
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Zooplankton communities in Canadian ports
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Composition, relative abundance and occurrence of invasive species
Date
2015
Author
Curry, Siobhan R.M.
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Aquatic invasive species (AIS) cause significant damage to their host ecosystems, altering habitats and native species dynamics. Initiatives to...
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Davidson, Jeff; Quijon, Pedro
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Adapting to beach and dune environments
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A study of fitness and ecological factors in the coastal plant Cakile edentula
Date
2015
Author
Cole, Brittany Taylor
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Species’ geographical and ecological ranges are limited by the interaction of genotypes with the biotic and abiotic environment, and the quality of...
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Samis, Karen
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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Magnolol affects cellular growth and proliferation in human prostate cancer cells in vitro
Date
2015
Author
McKeown, Brendan Timothy
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Dissertation/Thesis
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in men in Canada and the United States. Both genetic and environmental factors...
Thesis Supervisor
Hurta, Robert
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
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PUBLISHED

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