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Author:

Gonzalez, Natalia Laura

Title:

The Effects of Leucine Deprivation and Caloric Restriction on the Human Metabolism

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

leucine deprivation
caloric restriction
obesity
insulin sensitivity
metabolic regulation

File:

Download NataliaGonzalez_ThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Douglas Cavener, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Cavener, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Abidi, Nadia Yasmin

Title:

The effect of Symbiodinium spp. symbiont diversity on coral host performance

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Acropora palmata
zooxanthellae
symbiosis

File:

Download Thesis_FINAL_2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis Supervisor
Iliana Brigitta Baums, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nagpal, Nikita

Title:

Studying the Relationship Between Quality of Prenatal Care and Substance Use in Birth Mothers

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Prenatal care
substance use

File:

Download ThesisDraftFinalDraft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Supervisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Breen, Peter C.

Title:

LINKAGE MAPPING AND PCR-BASED DNA FINGERPRINTING IN BLACK CHERRY (PRUNUS SEROTINA)

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

PCR
DNA fingerprinting
black cherry

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Edward Carlson, Thesis Supervisor
John Edward Carlson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor
Claude Walker Depamphilis, Faculty Reader

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

Author:

Eddinger, Rebecca Lynn

Title:

Frontal EEG Asymmetry in Relation to Withdrawal, Approach, and Attention Behaviors

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

frontal asymmetry
child development
social anxiety
attention

File:

Download thesis_RLE.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, 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:

Dennison, Stephanie Lauren

Title:

Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of Neotropical Lizards of the Family Diploglossidae

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

biogeography
molecular phylogeny
Diploglossidae

File:

Download StephanieDennisonThesisSubmission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Wagner, Stephen Matthew

Title:

EXAMINATION OF THE PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF THE EXTINCT PASSENGER PIGEON THROUGH THE USE OF NUCLEAR DNA

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

passenger pigeon
ancient DNA
phylogeny

File:

Download Thesis_SMW.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sandirasegarane, Sandeep

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE ON ADULT BEHAVIORS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Drosophila
developmental ethanol exposure
fetal alcohol syndrome
ethanol sensitivity
eclosion clock
locomotor activity
cocaine sensitivity

File:

Download Schreyer_Honors_Thesis_-_11-30-09.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Kyung An Han, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kyung An Han, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor