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Author:

Conn, Caitlin Elizabeth

Title:

Evolution and Extinction of West Indian Skinks (Scincidae)

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

evolution
systematics
extinction

File:

Download Conn-Thesis-2011.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. S Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Smith, Evan James

Title:

Using GDDA BLAST as a statistical method to study the HAD superfamily

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

HAD
GDDA BLAST
phylogenetic
evolution
multiple sequence alignment
divergence
convergence

File:

Download FINALTHESIS_EvanSmith_NoSignatoryPage.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Randen Patterson, Thesis Supervisor
Randen Patterson, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rotella, Michelle Anne

Title:

Physical and Social Dominance in Mate Choice

Area of Honors:

Anthropology

Keywords:

contest competition
mate choice
sexual selection
evolution
evolutionary psychology
anthropology

File:

Download rotellafinalthesisfinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Andrew Puts, Thesis Supervisor
David Andrew Puts, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Basu, Rituparna

Title:

A Timescale of Nematode Evolution

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

evolution
nematode
phylogenetics
timetree
phylogeny

File:

Download basu_thesis_5.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew George Stephenson, Faculty Reader

Author:

Moncla, Louise Hillier

Title:

An Examination of Polar Bear and Brown Bear Phylogeny Using Nuclear Genes as Molecular Markers

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

phylogeny
polar bear
brown bear
evolution
biology
gene

File:

Download Moncla_Louise_anexaminationofpolar.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Szymanski, Alyssa Marie

Title:

Exploring the Origins of Adoption in Human Evolution: A Literature Review

Area of Honors:

Anthropology

Keywords:

adoption
origins
evolution
kin-selection
allomothering
parental investment
intercountry
reform
demographics
ethics

File:

Download SHC_Thesis_Origins_of_Adoption_in_Human_Evolution_A_Literature_Review.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bruce, Laura Jean

Title:

Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

adaptive radiation
evolution
taxonomy
Anolis cybotes
anoles
Hispaniola
biodiversity
speciation
molecular phylogeny

File:

Download Bruce_Laura_MolecularPhylogenySpeciationAnolisCybotesLizards.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kerrigan, Olivia Scout

Title:

A Curriculum Study of Evolution in Secondary Biology Textbooks

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

biology
education
secondary
textbook
curriculum
evolution

File:

Download kerrigan_olivia_evolutionintextbooks.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

William Carlsen, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ye, Danling

Title:

VARIATION IN AMPLICONIC GENE COPY NUMBER AMONG HUMAN Y CHROMOSOMAL HAPLOGROUPS

Area of Honors:

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

human genetics
ampliconic genes
evolution
Y chromosome

File:

Download Ye_Danling_VARIATION_IN_AMPLICONIC_GENE_COPY_NUMBER_AMONG_HUMAN_Y_CHROMOSOMAL_HAPLOGROUPS__2_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Thesis Supervisor
Robert John Vansaun, Thesis Honors Advisor

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:

parasite
phylogenetic
evolution
human migration

File:

Download Angela_Battaglia_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

George H Perry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor