1. Evolution and Extinction of West Indian Skinks (Scincidae) Open Access Author: Conn, Caitlin Elizabeth Title: Evolution and Extinction of West Indian Skinks (Scincidae) Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: evolutionsystematicsextinction File: Download Conn-Thesis-2011.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. S Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorDaniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Using GDDA BLAST as a statistical method to study the HAD superfamily Open Access Author: Smith, Evan James Title: Using GDDA BLAST as a statistical method to study the HAD superfamily Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: HADGDDA BLASTphylogeneticevolutionmultiple sequence alignmentdivergenceconvergence File: Download FINALTHESIS_EvanSmith_NoSignatoryPage.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Randen Patterson, Thesis SupervisorRanden Patterson, Thesis SupervisorRichard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. A Timescale of Nematode Evolution Open Access Author: Basu, Rituparna Title: A Timescale of Nematode Evolution Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: evolutionnematodephylogeneticstimetreephylogeny File: Download basu_thesis_5.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorDr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors AdvisorAndrew George Stephenson, Faculty Reader
4. An Examination of Polar Bear and Brown Bear Phylogeny Using Nuclear Genes as Molecular Markers Open Access 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: phylogenypolar bearbrown bearevolutionbiologygene File: Download Moncla_Louise_anexaminationofpolar.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group Open Access Author: Bruce, Laura Jean Title: Molecular Phylogeny and Speciation in Hispaniolan Lizards of the Anolis cybotes Species Group Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: adaptive radiationevolutiontaxonomyAnolis cybotesanolesHispaniolabiodiversityspeciationmolecular phylogeny File: Download Bruce_Laura_MolecularPhylogenySpeciationAnolisCybotesLizards.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorRichard Cyr, Thesis SupervisorDr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. A Curriculum Study of Evolution in Secondary Biology Textbooks Open Access Author: Kerrigan, Olivia Scout Title: A Curriculum Study of Evolution in Secondary Biology Textbooks Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: biologyeducationsecondarytextbookcurriculumevolution File: Download kerrigan_olivia_evolutionintextbooks.pdf Thesis Supervisors: William Carlsen, Thesis SupervisorSarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. 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
8. Meiotic Drive Via Sex Ratio Chromosome In Drosophila Psuedoobscura Open Access Author: Westlake, Jonathan George Title: Meiotic Drive Via Sex Ratio Chromosome In Drosophila Psuedoobscura Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Geneticsdrosophilabiologyevolutionnatural selectionchromosome File: Download Westlake_Jonathan_Meoitic_Drive_via_SR_chromome.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
