31. DOES INVESTIGATOR DISTURBANCE NEGATIVELY IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY? AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN BREEDING RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS) Open Access Author: Kemfort, Tara Lynn Title: DOES INVESTIGATOR DISTURBANCE NEGATIVELY IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY? AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN BREEDING RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: investigator disturbancering-billed gullsmark-recapturewaterbirds File: Download Thesis_final_no_sign_page.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
32. The effect of corticosterone on behavior in Sceloporus undulatus Open Access Author: Trompeter, Whitney Paige Title: The effect of corticosterone on behavior in Sceloporus undulatus Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: BehaviorCorticosteroneInvasive SpeciesLocomotor ActivitySceloporus undulatusSolenopsis invictaStressThermoregulation File: Download Trompeter_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis SupervisorTracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
33. The effect of elevated Temperature on Larval Development of Acropora palmata Open Access Author: Xu, Dongchen Title: The effect of elevated Temperature on Larval Development of Acropora palmata Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: temperaturecorallarval developmentparentage File: Download Thesis_DennisXu_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis SupervisorIliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
34. Understanding the Hippo (Hpo) Kinase and its function in tissue growth and organ size control. Open Access Author: Oboudiyat, Sahba Title: Understanding the Hippo (Hpo) Kinase and its function in tissue growth and organ size control. Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: HippoHpoKinasefunctiontissue growthorgan size controlDrosophila File: Download Oboudiyat_Sahba_UnderstandingTheHippoKinase.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zhi-Chun Lai, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
35. The effect of atmospheric composition on the production of hydrogen cyanide: implications for the origin of life Open Access Author: Gruen, Danielle Sarah Title: The effect of atmospheric composition on the production of hydrogen cyanide: implications for the origin of life Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: prebiotic chemistryorigin of lifespark dischargehydrogen cyanide File: Download DanielleGruenThesis Thesis Supervisors: Christopher Howard House, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor
36. Investigating Consistency and Stability of Temperament in Two Strains of Rattus Norvegicus Open Access Author: Wang, Kayllie Title: Investigating Consistency and Stability of Temperament in Two Strains of Rattus Norvegicus Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: temperamentpersonalitybehaviorLong-EvansSprague-Dawleyenrichmentchronic mild stressopen fieldnovel object File: Download Wang_Kayllie_InvestigatingTemperamentinRats.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
37. Rat Strain Differences in Response to an Unexpected Reduction in Reward Open Access Author: White, Amanda Marie Title: Rat Strain Differences in Response to an Unexpected Reduction in Reward Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: successive negative contrastlaboratory strain differenceindividual behavior variationneuroscienceanimal behavior File: Download White_Amanda_StrainDifferencesRewardReduction.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
38. Inbreeding and herbivory affect plant physical defenses in Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense L.) Open Access Author: Moraski, Ryan Patrick Title: Inbreeding and herbivory affect plant physical defenses in Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense L.) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: plant-insect interactionsherbivoryinbreedingplant defensetrichomespine File: Download 1-Moraski_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew George Stephenson, Thesis SupervisorSarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
39. The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites Open Access Author: Parmar, Manpreet Kaur Title: The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Microtubule PolarityDendritesDrosophila melanogasterMinus-end-out microtubulePlus-end-out microtubulepolarized traffickingKap3RNAiRtnl2RNAiClass I neuronddaEmorphologyendosomesmitochondria File: Download Parmar_Manpreet_FunctionofMicrotubulePolarityinDrosophilaDendrites__Final_4-9-12_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Gong Chen, Faculty Reader
40. Molecular phylogeny reveals hidden diversity among Cuban blindsnakes Open Access Author: Lipp, Kelly M Title: Molecular phylogeny reveals hidden diversity among Cuban blindsnakes Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Typhlops lumbricalistyphlopidstyphlopidaescolecophidiablindsnakecryptic speciesphylogenyCuba File: Download Thesis-Completed-Kelly_Lipp.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor