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A NEW RECORD OF THE PARASITIC BEAVER BEETLE (PLATYPSYLLUS CASTORIS RITSEMA) FROM TEXAS. Texas Journal of Science, (Samuel W. Kelley1 & Dana R. Mills2)

A CASE OF TAIL MUTILATION IN NORTH TEXAS SPECIMEN OF THE PLEISTOCENE DASYPUS BELLUS BELLUS (XENARTHRA: DASYPODIDAE) Texas Journal of Science, Frederick B. Stangl, Jr., Robert W. Stewart, and Dana R. Mills

Works submitted
PATHOLOGY OF AN UNUSUAL LUMBAR CONDITION IN A YOUNG BLACK BEAR (URSUS AMERCANUS) FROM THE BIG BEND REGION OF TRANS-PECOS TEXAS Frederick B. Stangl, Jr.,1 Dana R. Mills,1 and Michael W. Haiduk2

Works in progress
GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION OF SILKY POCKET MICE FROM TEXAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF PEROGNATHUS FLAVUS AND P. MERRIAMI ): ONE SPECIES OR TWO?: (NGAN NGUYEN, FREDERICK B. STANGL, JR. AND DANA MILLS)

STATUS OF TWO SPECIES OF HYBRIDIZING GROUND SQUIRRELS (SPERMOPHILUS MEXICANUS AND S. TRIDECEMLINEATUS) IN NORTH TEXAS, WITH COMMENTS ON THE FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF HYBRIDS (FREDERICK B. STANGL, JR., AMANDA SNOOK, LAURA HARMON AND DANA MILLS)

A STUDY OF THE VARIATIONS IN GEOMETRY, COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF RODENT TEETH: (WITH FREDERICK B. STANGL, JR., JON SCALES AND DALE MC DONALD)

AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE EXTENSION OF THE TARSAL COMB ONTO THE METATARSUS IN LACTRODECTUS MACTANS: (WITH REGINA HANSS AND NORMAN HORNER)

AN EVALUATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF A SCORBUTIC DISEASE OF SQUIRRELS: (WITH MICHAEL SHIPLEY)

A STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF USING ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS TO ESTABLISH THE PROVENANCE OF AMERICAN FOLK POTTERY: (WITH JESSE ROGERS, PAT KELLER AND JAMES WILCOX)

AN INVESTIGATION OF A PELAGE DISORDER IN RODENTS; AND AN ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A FUNGUS THAT MAY CAUSE THE DISORDER: (WITH FREDERICK B. STANGL, JR. AND JAMES MASUOKA)

PRODUCTION OF A SET OF TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS OF POLLEN GRAINS INTENDED TO BE USED AS A REFERENCE TO IDENTIFY CLOSELY RELATED SUBPOPULATIONS WITHIN A SPECIFIC GENUS OF PLANTS: (WITH WILLIAM COOK)

EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL SPECIALIZATION IN THE PARASITIC BEAVER BEETLE (PLATYPSYLLU CASTORIS RITSEMA), (WITH ROY VOGTSBERGER)

Presentations
VENOMOUS SNAKES, SNAKE HUNTS AND SNAKE BITES: (FREDERICK B. STANGL, JR. AND DANA MILLS) 
SNAKEBITE TREATMENT; FIRST AID TO SERUM SICKNESS: (DANA MILLS)
Presented October 6, 2008: RIVER BEND ADULT EDUCATION SERIES
Presented April 30, 2009: MASTER NATURALIST ADULT EDUCATION SERIES

Applied research
On going (2004 – Present) Reestablishing the transmission electron microscope (TEM), the environmental electron microscope (ESEM) and the electron dispersive x-ray analysis (EDAX) equipment as usable tools in the College of Science and Mathematics. It has been necessary to develop specimen preparation techniques associated with these tools; including carbon coating, gold sputter coating and critical point drying. The availability of this technology has made several lines of investigation possible. These tools have been used in work relating to biology, engineering, art and geology. Current endeavors include studies of archeological artifacts (pottery), biological specimens, geological specimens and materials/engineering specimens.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO METHODS TO ISOLATE AND ELIMINATE SURFACE CONTMINANTS FROM PRESERVED SPECIMENS IN PREPARATION FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION.


 

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