Betty Jacques
Senior Lecturer
Office:
BHS
331 |
Phone: (308) 865-8817 |
Email: jacquesbj@unk.edu
Biography
Areas of Interest:
- Ecological Microbiology
- Wildlife Biology
Degrees:
Thesis:
- Wieck, B. J. 2006. Effects of sex, feeding, and temperature on the production of antimicrobial compounds in Nicrophorus marginatus, and Nicrophorus carolinus. M. S. Thesis. University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska.
Publications:
- Jacques, B. J., Bourret, T. J., and Shaffer, J. J. 2017. Role of fly cleaning behavior on carriage of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Medical Entomology tjx124, doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx.
- Jacques, B. J., Akahane, S., Abe, M., Middleton, W., Hoback, W. W., and Shaffer, J. J. 2009. Temperature and food availability differentially affect the production of antimicrobial compounds in oral secretions produced by two species of burying beetle. Journal of Chemical Ecology 35(8):871-877.