1. Seed rain and seedling community assembly changes during secondary succession Open Access Author: Druschel, Liz Title: Seed rain and seedling community assembly changes during secondary succession Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: ecologysuccessiondispersalseed rainseedling recruitmentcommunity assemblydisturbance File: Download Druschel_SHC_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Tomas A Carlo-Joglar, Thesis SupervisorTimothy J Jegla, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Evaluating the foraging preferences of the avian community in tropical urban areas Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Giombetti, Allison Title: Evaluating the foraging preferences of the avian community in tropical urban areas Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: urban landscapesbird foragingdietary guildsresource abundancePuerto Rico File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Tomas A Carlo-Joglar, Thesis SupervisorCharles T Anderson, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The Influence of Plant Neighborhood Diversity on Herbivory and Arthropod Communities in Experimental Tropical Forests Communities Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Timmins, Ellie Title: The Influence of Plant Neighborhood Diversity on Herbivory and Arthropod Communities in Experimental Tropical Forests Communities Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: plant diversityherbivoryarthropodsarthropod abundancearthropod species richnessplant neighborhood diversity File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Tomas A Carlo-Joglar, Thesis SupervisorJames Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Investigating a Mysterious Retention of Photosynthesis in the Parasitic Plant Cuscuta gronovii Open Access Author: Goubet-Mc Call, Leo Title: Investigating a Mysterious Retention of Photosynthesis in the Parasitic Plant Cuscuta gronovii Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: parasitic plantscuscutagene expressionstable isotopesplant biologyRuBisCOphotosynthesisbioinformaticstranscriptomegenomedifferential expression File: Download Goubet-McCall_Leo_PhotosynthesisRetentionCuscuta.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Claude Walker Depamphilis, Thesis SupervisorJames Harold Marden, Thesis Honors AdvisorTomas A Carlo-Joglar, Faculty Reader