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2. CONSERVATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF HAITIAN FROGS OF THE GENUS ELEUTHERODACTYLUS

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Open Access
Author:
Liguori , Alyssa Rose
Title:
CONSERVATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF HAITIAN FROGS OF THE GENUS ELEUTHERODACTYLUS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Eleutherodactylus
Conservation
Systematics
File:
Download ARL_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. SEED DISPERSAL BY MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS AND TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS INTO ABANDONED FARMLANDS IN PUERTO RICO

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Christine Alice
Title:
SEED DISPERSAL BY MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS AND TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS INTO ABANDONED FARMLANDS IN PUERTO RICO
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
tyrannus
mimus
seed dispersal
forest regeneration
File:
Download Christine_Alice_Wang_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE IN GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DIGE) PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF ARABIDOPSIS LEAF HETEROTRIMERIC G-PROTEIN MUTANTS IN RESPONSE TO ABSCISIC ACID TREATMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Auker, Erik Christopher
Title:
TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENCE IN GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DIGE) PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF ARABIDOPSIS LEAF HETEROTRIMERIC G-PROTEIN MUTANTS IN RESPONSE TO ABSCISIC ACID TREATMENT
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
DIGE
G-Proteins
proteomics
ABA
arabidopsis
File:
Download Auker_Erik_DIGEABA.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. FREQUENCY OF ALUYA5 INSERTION IN A REGULATORY REGION OF MICROSOMAL EPOXIDE HYDROLASE IN HUMAN DISEASED TISSUE

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Open Access
Author:
Fay , Emily Kathryn
Title:
FREQUENCY OF ALUYA5 INSERTION IN A REGULATORY REGION OF MICROSOMAL EPOXIDE HYDROLASE IN HUMAN DISEASED TISSUE
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
detoxification
bioactivation
carcinogenesis
microsomal epoxide hydrolase
Alu insertion element
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
File:
Download EmilyFayThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Supervisor
Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. ETHYL ALCOHOL METABOLISM AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN HUMANS: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ALCOHOLISM AND NEUROTOXICITY

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Open Access
Author:
Arnold, Josh
Title:
ETHYL ALCOHOL METABOLISM AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN HUMANS: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ALCOHOLISM AND NEUROTOXICITY
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Alcohol metabolism
Alcoholism
Neurotransmitters
Wernicke-Korsakoff
Thiamine deficiency
Glutamate Excitotoxicity
Ethanol
File:
Download Arnold_Josh_alcoholmetabandneuro_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. David Peter Hughes, Faculty Reader

9. CORRELATION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO A FRUSTRATING STIMULUS

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Open Access
Author:
Tobash, Kaitlin Marie
Title:
CORRELATION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO A FRUSTRATING STIMULUS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
frustration
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
File:
Download Tobash-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lisa Michelle Gatzke-Kopp, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Faculty Reader

10. Antidepressant action: The roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Wnt signaling, and cyclic AMP response element binding

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Open Access
Author:
Klabonski, Lauren Allison
Title:
Antidepressant action: The roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Wnt signaling, and cyclic AMP response element binding
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
antidepressant
BDNF
Wnt
CREB
File:
Download Lauren_Klabonski_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

11. Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA

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Open Access
Author:
Cousar, Michael Christopher
Title:
Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
ancient DNA
mitochondrial DNA
walrus
phylogenetic analysis
molecular biology
glacial history
population genetics
File:
Download Cousar_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF NEURAL PLATE BORDER SPECIFERS ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS ECTODERMAL DOMAINS IN THE DEVELOPING XENOPUS EMBRYO

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Open Access
Author:
Peterson, Meredith C.
Title:
DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF NEURAL PLATE BORDER SPECIFERS ESTABLISHES AND MAINTAINS ECTODERMAL DOMAINS IN THE DEVELOPING XENOPUS EMBRYO
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Xenopus
ectoderm
neural plate border
neural crest
preplacodal ectoderm
lateral neurogenic zone
File:
Download MCPTHESISFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Allison Virginia Moody, Thesis Supervisor
Allison Virginia Moody, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS

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Open Access
Author:
Shaw, Robert E.
Title:
ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
genetic diversity
passenger pigeon
ancient DNA
File:
Download Thesis_RobertShaw.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. DOES INVESTIGATOR DISTURBANCE NEGATIVELY IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY? AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN BREEDING RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS)

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Author:
Kemfort, Tara Lynn
Title:
DOES INVESTIGATOR DISTURBANCE NEGATIVELY IMPACT PRODUCTIVITY? AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN BREEDING RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS)
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
investigator disturbance
ring-billed gulls
mark-recapture
waterbirds
File:
Download Thesis_final_no_sign_page.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jennifer Marie Arnold, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor