1. Critical Resource Limitation and the Properties of Deadwood that Influence Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Extractive Foraging Open Access Author: Thompson, Katharine Et Title: Critical Resource Limitation and the Properties of Deadwood that Influence Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Extractive Foraging Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Daubentonia madagascariensisconversationMadagascarlemurendangered File: Download THESIS4.7.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors AdvisorSarah Barbara Mcclure, Faculty Reader
2. Population genomic assessments of the plausibility of evolutionary ecology hypotheses for human rainforest hunter-gatherers Open Access Author: Cohen, Jacob Aubrey Title: Population genomic assessments of the plausibility of evolutionary ecology hypotheses for human rainforest hunter-gatherers Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: rainforest hunter-gathererpygmy phenotypeconvergent evolutionpolygenic adaptationecology File: Download Jacob_Cohen_Final_Thesis_Format_Edits.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorKatriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Sequencing The Genome Of The Nittany Lion (puma Concolor From Pennsylvania) Open Access Author: Evanitsky, Maya Nicole Title: Sequencing The Genome Of The Nittany Lion (puma Concolor From Pennsylvania) Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: DNAmolecular biologygeneticsmountain lionspuma concolorancient DNAmitochondrial DNA File: Download Evanitsky_Maya_Thesis__Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDr. Teh-hui Kao, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Supervisor
4. A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution Open Access Author: Battaglia, Angela Teresa Title: A Phylogenetic Meta-Analysis Of Human-Specific Parasites And Diseases To Elucidate Patterns Of Diversity and Evolution Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: parasitephylogeneticevolutionhuman migration File: Download Angela_Battaglia_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Evolutionary genomic patterns of recent natural selection on body size sex differences in humans Open Access Author: Arner, Audrey Title: Evolutionary genomic patterns of recent natural selection on body size sex differences in humans Area of Honors: Biological Anthropolgy Keywords: GWASUK Biobanknatural selectionheightsexual dimorphism File: Download AArnerThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Warren Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Starvation and metabolic rates over time in colonies of Cimex lectularius Open Access Author: Elser, Mariah Title: Starvation and metabolic rates over time in colonies of Cimex lectularius Area of Honors: Biological Anthropolgy Keywords: bedbugbed bugscimexstarvationmetabolism File: Download MariahElser_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Domestication, Fertilization, and Nodulation: Assessing the Role of Anthropogenic Impositions on the Symbiosis between Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria Open Access Author: Fry, Gwendolyn Title: Domestication, Fertilization, and Nodulation: Assessing the Role of Anthropogenic Impositions on the Symbiosis between Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: DomesticationCommon BeanLegumesSymbiosisRhizobiaArtificial SelectionFertilizerGreenhouse ExperimentNitrogen Fixation File: Download GMF_DomesticationFertilizationNodulation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Liana T Burghardt, Thesis SupervisorLaurel Nichole Pearson, Thesis Honors AdvisorGeorge H Perry, Faculty Reader