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Increasing the analytical window of marine dissolved organic matter for orbitrap mass spectrometry
(2022-04)Marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a major carbon pool comparable to the atmospheric carbon pool and serves important roles in long term carbon storage. Elucidating the chemical composition of DOM is necessary to ... -
Habitat quality assessment of seagrass communities with potential impacts from shipping activity
(2022-04)Industrial activity can alter environmental conditions in a variety of ways that affect seagrass communities and associated fauna. Seagrass beds near Ingleside On The Bay, TX are potentially impacted through increased ... -
A new method for compound-specific radiocarbon analysis of amino acids
(2022-04)Radiocarbon (14C) measurements have been used to provide reliable age estimates extensively in the fields of climatology, atmospheric science, biogeochemistry, and paleoceanography. However, most radiocarbon data is generated ... -
Use of multilinear regression for prediction of PH and aragonite saturation in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
(2022-04)The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is home to large shellfish populations, and the northernmost tropical coral reefs in the contiguous US. Despite this, the progression of Ocean Acidification (OA) in the GOM is still poorly understood ... -
Bridged bis-bipyridinium-based amphiphiles for template-directed self-assembly
(2022-04)Amphiphilic surfactants are the principal components of soaps and detergents which are responsible for their ability to lower the surface tension of water to and solubilize hydrophobic agents. Their actions in aqueous ... -
An innovative approach to improving artificial insemination success
(2022-04)Artificial insemination is an important tool for conservation of endangered species and is highly reliant on access to high-quality sperm. Unfortunately, artificial insemination has had mixed success in different species, ... -
Determining the effect of variability on habitat quality on dispersal in a marine fish
(2022-04)The dispersal of individuals between populations is a foundational process to understand at the interface of ecology and evolution. Natal habitat is theorized to strongly influence the degree of dispersal expected. However, ... -
Impacts of nitrogen on avicennia propagule survival in the presence of UCA
(2022-04)In Winter 2021, Uri brought historically low temperatures to Texas. Avicennia germinans mangrove popula- tions in the salt marsh/mangrove ecotone were heavily impacted; damage varied from loss of exterior canopy leaves in ... -
Texas tortoise task force: Collaborative networks to increase surveillance of disease in tortoises
(2022-04)Texas tortoises are the only North American tortoise not receiving federal protection and due to life history traits of low fecundity and limited dispersal they are particularly susceptible to anthropogenically-mediated ... -
Investigation of anti-bacterial properties of some plant extracts on vibrio vulnificus strains
(2022-04)Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative mesophilic bacterium that is halophilic and asporogenous. It belongs to the gamma Proteobacteria phylum and family Vibrionaceae. It lives in coastal and estuary environments, and between ... -
Characterizing landing locations in the shore-based recreational shark fishery in Texas
(2022-04)Sharks are vital predators that keep the ocean ecosystems balanced; yet the potential impacts of improper handling during recreational shark fishing can increase their vulnerability. Successful conservation includes the ... -
A coral’s true colors: Understanding color hues to assess coral health and welfare
(2022-04)Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on Earth and various methods are utilized to monitor and assess coral health. But there is not a standardized method for quantifying coral health for ... -
The effect of acute thermotherapy on type 2 diabetic skeletal muscle gene expression
(2022-04)Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is among the chronic diseases increasingly affecting the human population. This disease potentially results in the interruption in the production of insulin and/or the dysregulation of insulin signaling ... -
Role of s-nitrosylation in learning-induced in-vitro neuronal plasticity in the mollusk aplysia
(2022-04)In Aplysia, in vivo exposure to aversive stimuli (i.e., electrical shocks) causes feeding suppression and a reduction in excitability of B51, a neuron linked to biting decision-making (Shields-Johnson et al. 2013). A ... -
Tracking bottlenose dolphin movement and behavior in the Corpus Christi ship channel
(2022-04)Port Corpus Christi and Port Aransas, Texas, have undergone considerable infrastructure and oil exportation growth over the past 40 years. As humans continue to transform and exploit these coastal marine habitats, understanding ... -
Effects of counter ions on physiochemical properties of linear anionic amino acid surfactants
(2022-04)This study focuses on surfactants that contain hydrophobic tails based upon undecylenic acid and an amino acid such as alanine, S-aminobutyric acid, Norvaline and Norleucine as a hydrophilic headgroup. For these amino ... -
Corals thriving in dynamic environments may hold key insights into future coral reefs
(2022-04)The coastal waters of Texas have dynamic environmental conditions and are heavily influenced by anthro- pogenic stressors, which are not conducive for corals. However, cryptic coral species (Astrangia poculata and Oculina ... -
Can a would-be predator itself become a prey?
(2022-04)The cyclical relationship of the Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model is a critical base component for expansion in the research field of mathematical modeling. Our study focusses on a species relationship, the blue striped ... -
The effect of supporting electrolytes on redox flow battery performance
(2022-04)In the current global transition to renewable energy sources, large scale of energy storage technologies are needed. Solar and wind energy are available intermittently, thus there is a mismatch between energy production ... -
Genital interactions in southern sea otters (enhydra lutris nerei)
(2022-04)Studies of copulatory fit, the interaction of the genitalia during intromission, provide insights on the biome- chanics of mating. Past studies on copulatory fit have primarily used insects as model species, although a ...
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