1. The Effect of Parasitism on the Population Dynamics of the White-footed Mouse (peromyscus leucopus) Open Access Author: Spore, Kelly Richelle Title: The Effect of Parasitism on the Population Dynamics of the White-footed Mouse (peromyscus leucopus) Area of Honors: Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Keywords: mouseparasitepopulationecologycyclerodent File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter John Hudson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Spatial distribution by size and age and allometric relationships of a spruce population in west Greenland Open Access Author: Mistrick, Janine Title: Spatial distribution by size and age and allometric relationships of a spruce population in west Greenland Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Picea glaucaP. glaucaKangerlussuaqGreenlandclimate changeecologyArcticsprucewhite sprucenovel ecosystem File: Download MISTRICK_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric S Post, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. 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
4. RHIZOMATIC PENNSYLVANIA: PHILOSOPHY, ECOLOGY, AND THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN THREE FIGURES OF PLANT LIFE Open Access Author: McCullough, Andrea Leigh Title: RHIZOMATIC PENNSYLVANIA: PHILOSOPHY, ECOLOGY, AND THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN THREE FIGURES OF PLANT LIFE Area of Honors: Letters, Arts, and Sciences Keywords: rhizomatous plantsDeleuze and GuattarirhizomeecologypennsylvaniaJapanese honeysuckleWatercressKentucky bluegrass File: Download THESIS_FINAL_ALM.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Heather Davis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jack L Selzer, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Genotypic Diversity of Coral in Palau Open Access Author: Trabocco, Kyle Corsini Title: Genotypic Diversity of Coral in Palau Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: coralbioerosionecology File: Download Kyle_Trabocco_Thesisupdate.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis SupervisorDr. Gong Chen, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Nature and University Park: Creating a Forest Network within The Pennsylvania State University's Flagship Campus Open Access Author: Gomez, Hannah Title: Nature and University Park: Creating a Forest Network within The Pennsylvania State University's Flagship Campus Area of Honors: Landscape Architecture Keywords: campusnetworklandscape architecturedesignpathcorridormatrixafforestationhistorypenn stateThe Pennsylvania State UniversityecologybiophiliaforestwoodsHort WoodsHartley WoodsFisher Plaza File: Download Gomez_Hannah_FInal_Thesis_FinalEdits.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis SupervisorPaul Daniel Marriott, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. 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
8. Determining the optimal substrate for the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) Open Access Author: Ghannam, Sally Title: Determining the optimal substrate for the invasive New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: New Zealand mud snailPotamopyrgus antipodaruminvasive speciesecologybiologyperiphytonwoody debrisleaf litterSpirulina algaeoptimal substrate File: Download Ghannam_Sally_Determining_the_Optimal_Substrate_for_the_Invasive_New_Zealand_Mud_Snail__Potamopyrgus_antipodarum_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Edward P Levri, Thesis SupervisorLaura Rotunno, Thesis Honors AdvisorAllison Cornell, Faculty Reader
9. Observations on the Natural History of Purseweb Spiders (Sphodros spp.) in Pennsylvania and Specimen Digitization of the Genus Sphodros (Araneae, Atypidae) Open Access Author: Sava, Blaise Title: Observations on the Natural History of Purseweb Spiders (Sphodros spp.) in Pennsylvania and Specimen Digitization of the Genus Sphodros (Araneae, Atypidae) Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Plant Sciences and Entomology Keywords: Sphodrosentomologyarachnologytaxonomysystematicsphotographynatural historyecologyradio telemetry File: Download Blaise_Sava_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael Joseph Skvarla, Thesis SupervisorDennis R Decoteau, Thesis Honors AdvisorGary Felton, Thesis Honors Advisor