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11. Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA

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Author:
Cousar, Michael Christopher
Title:
Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
ancient DNA
mitochondrial DNA
walrus
phylogenetic analysis
molecular biology
glacial history
population genetics
File:
Download Cousar_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF NEURAL PLATE BORDER SPECIFERS ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS ECTODERMAL DOMAINS IN THE DEVELOPING XENOPUS EMBRYO

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Author:
Peterson, Meredith C.
Title:
DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF NEURAL PLATE BORDER SPECIFERS ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS ECTODERMAL DOMAINS IN THE DEVELOPING XENOPUS EMBRYO
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Xenopus
ectoderm
neural plate border
neural crest
preplacodal ectoderm
lateral neurogenic zone
File:
Download MCPTHESISFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allison Virginia Moody, Thesis Supervisor
Allison Virginia Moody, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS

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Author:
Shaw, Robert E.
Title:
ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
genetic diversity
passenger pigeon
ancient DNA
File:
Download Thesis_RobertShaw.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. DOES INVESTIGATOR DISTURBANCE NEGATIVELY IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY? AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN BREEDING RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS)

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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 disturbance
ring-billed gulls
mark-recapture
waterbirds
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor