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62. The possibility of trophic transfer of neonicotinoid insecticides from crop plants to Pterostichus melanarius (coleoptera: Carabidae) via prey

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Author:
Zhao, Sherry
Title:
The possibility of trophic transfer of neonicotinoid insecticides from crop plants to Pterostichus melanarius (coleoptera: Carabidae) via prey
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
neonicotinoids natural enemies P. melanarius
File:
Download sherryzhao_final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Craig Saunders, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Supervisor

64. Genetic Comparison Of Castanea dentata And Castanea mollissima Using RAPD Analysis

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Author:
Briley, Nicole Elizabeth
Title:
Genetic Comparison Of Castanea dentata And Castanea mollissima Using RAPD Analysis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Castanea
dentata
mollissima
chestnut
American
Chinese
RAPD
PCR
Molecular
Cryphonectria
parasitica
disease resistance
File:
Download Nicole_Briley_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas Eberlein, Faculty Reader

65. Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway

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Author:
Witowski, Rachel L
Title:
Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
methylation
epigenetics
LINE elements
Gdnf
glial derived neurotrophic factor
nicotine
drug addiction
File:
Download Witowski_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader

67. Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico

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Author:
Huang, Chunya
Title:
Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
vestimentiferan
tubeworms
Gulf of Mexico
population genetics
population structure
Seepiophila jonesi
microsatellites
File:
Download Huang_finalthesis_032614.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Faculty Reader

68. The Game Has Changed: Do Accommodations Level the Playing Field, or Alter the Sport?

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Author:
O'brien, Sean T
Title:
The Game Has Changed: Do Accommodations Level the Playing Field, or Alter the Sport?
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
accommodations
modifications
students with special needs
education
UDL
Braille
extended time
File:
Download OBrien_Honors_Thesis_2014.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard Cyr, Thesis Supervisor
William Carlsen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

70. Shoaling Behavior and Boldness in Guppies Descended from High and Low Predation Populations

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Author:
Cooper, Hannah Marie
Title:
Shoaling Behavior and Boldness in Guppies Descended from High and Low Predation Populations
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
shoaling behavior
boldness
temperament
Poecilia reticulata
guppies
predation
File:
Download Shoaling_Behavior_and_Boldness_in_Guppies_Descended_from_High_and_Low_Predation_Populations_Hannah_Cooper.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Faculty Reader

72. The Effects of Exogenous Corticosterone and Testosterone on Juvenile Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus

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Author:
Norjen, Courtney M
Title:
The Effects of Exogenous Corticosterone and Testosterone on Juvenile Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
corticosterone
testosterone
fence lizards
maternal affects
growth
sex ratios
hatching success
size at hatching
survival
File:
Download CourtneyNorjen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. Can Individual Differences in the Range of Stress Hormone Production Predict Behavioral Coping with Challenge?

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Author:
Platz, Erin Renee
Title:
Can Individual Differences in the Range of Stress Hormone Production Predict Behavioral Coping with Challenge?
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Sprague Dawley
rats
reactive scope
stress
corticosterone
successive negative contrast
SNC
coping
stress hormone
File:
Download Final_Thesis__Updated_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

75. Phenotypic Plasticity of Dispersal Characteristics of the Invasive Thistle Carduus nutans in Response to Mowing and Fertilizer

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Author:
Saperstein, Jonathan Charles
Title:
Phenotypic Plasticity of Dispersal Characteristics of the Invasive Thistle Carduus nutans in Response to Mowing and Fertilizer
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Carduus nutans
dispersal
phenotypic plasticity
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Katriona Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

76. The Effect of Red Imported Fire Ant Venom on Whole Body Performance and Erythrocyte Lysis of Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus

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Author:
Goldy-brown, Mark Joseph
Title:
The Effect of Red Imported Fire Ant Venom on Whole Body Performance and Erythrocyte Lysis of Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus undulatus
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
pre-adaptation
invasive species
venom
physiological resistance
fire ants
fence lizard
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

78. MOLECULAR EVOLUTIOINARY GENETICS OF THE DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA THIRD CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENTS.

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Author:
Leopold, Ian Stuart
Title:
MOLECULAR EVOLUTIOINARY GENETICS OF THE DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA THIRD CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENTS.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila pseudoobscura
cline
inversion mutation
third chromosome
File:
Download 2014_03_31_Leopold_Ian_Thesis_SWS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor