Spring 2003 (alphabetical by last name; advisor name in parentheses)

Jason Cadenhead and Rebecca Clifton. Biodiversity at a temporary wetland following a five year drought. (Rostal)

Shahnjayla Connors, Christa Rayl and Alex Zarzuela. Serological profiles of Spiroplasma bacteria from horse flies in Australia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. (French/Regassa)

Dacia Davis. Windows as a source of bird mortality. (Chandler)

David DeShazo. Allocation strategies in males and females of Rumex. (Wolfe)

Abe Freiji. Molecular detection of ion transporters in fish gills. (Claiborne)

Chermaine Guice. Effects of vegetation and building design on probability of bird-window collisons. (Chandler)

Jason Hewett. Weather effects on gobbling rates in Wild Turkey. Chandler

Jodie Griffin. Sex ratio evolution in Rumex. (Wolfe)

Chip Hancock, Rich Simpson, and Aileen Polanco. Surveillance of mosquitoes
for West Nile Virus Infections. (Irby)

Alexis Mann & Patrick Winnubst. Effect of nucleotides on the reproductive output and development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (George)

Elaine Miller. Antibody production against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Apx toxins. (Regassa)

Sarah Mock. Community of arthropods in social spider webs. (Harvey)

Nguyen, Ngoc Tran. Detection of Ehrlichia spp. from ticks using molecular
techniques. (Fang)

Kaneshia Poole. An experimental study of scavenger removal of dead birds. (Chandler)

Sheryl Sheppard. Ectoparasites of Oldfield Mice (Peromyscus polionotus). (Chandler)

Shonda Talton. Timing in synchronic fireflies. (Copeland)

Krystal Tomlin - A comparison of the ectoparasite faunas of sympatric cotton mice and golden mice. (Durden)

Fall 2002 (alphabetical by last name; advisor name in parentheses)

Dournina Beal. The cost of chemical defense in a beach mustard. (Leege).

Leonard Brown. Redbay leaf preferences of generalist and specialist herbivores. (Leege).

Jada Carter. A comparison of flower traits between European and North American populations of an invasive plant. (Wolfe).

Lindsay Davis. Using red, green, and blue filters to quantify coral bleaching in situ. (Gleason).

Jerry Evans. A study on the feeding habits of southeastern American kestrel nestlings. (Parrish).

Jamika Fanning. An analysis of first observation bias in the study of bird behavior. (Chandler).

Abraham Freiji. The evolution of mating incompatibility in an invasive plant. (Wolfe).

Amy C. Gray "Serological evaluation of some enigmatic Spiroplasma cultures associated with Costa Rican Tabanidae (Diptera). (French)

Michael J. Gutierrez. Serological evaluation of unknown Spiroplasma cultures associated with Australian Tabanidae (Diptera). (French)

Latasha Gilliard. Does the number of commensal crabs (Dissodactylus mellitae) affect egg production of the sand dollar Mellita isometra? (George).

Samir Hajariwala. Consumption rates of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus fed an artificial diet. (George).

Brendon Harvey. Population ecology of the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) in Southeast Georgia. (Gleason).

Kristin Kelly. Sex allocation strategies in a dioecious plant. (Wolfe).

Roger McConkey. Parking lots as habitat sinks for the cosmopolitan dragonfly Pantala flavescens. (Harvey).

Maggie Mitchell. Approximating Home Range of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using GIS. (Rostal).

Sarah Mock. Ecology of the "Spider bug" (Ranzovius contubernalis), a commensal resident of spider webs. (Harvey).

Andy O'Neil. Canopy Cover and its Correlation to Burrow Abandonment by the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). (Rostal).

Julie Powell: Growth and survivorship in redbay: do galls limit plant success? (Leege).

Amanda E. Slider. Serological evaluation of unknown Spiroplasma cultures associated with Ecuadorian and Australian Tabanidae (Diptera). (French)

Heather Strickland and Thomas Miller. Surveillance of Mosquitoes in Bulloch Co. for West Nile Virus Infection. (Irby).

David Suttinger: Effect of consumption rates on the reproductive output of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (George).

David K. Swain. Laboratory techniques in Neurospora genetics. (Bennett/Krissinger).

Jacob Warren. A re-evaluation of MacDonald's equation for vectorial capacity. (Irby).

Alex B. Zarzuela. Spiroplasma bacteria and serological profiles. (French).

Spring 2002

Suzanne Anderson. Sex differences in foraging behavior of woodpeckers. (Chandler).

Allison Berry. Adaptive antisymmetry of fiddler crab walking legs. (Pratt).

Clint Brown. Spiroplasma Bacteria. (French).

Christopher Carter. Screening pathogens of ehrlichiosis from museum preserved
specimens using nested PCR. (Fang).

Rebecca Clifton. Census techniques for salamanders. (Chandler).

Adrienne Crow. Characteristics of fiddler crab claws a function of male activity. (McLain).

John Crowe. A comparison of the ectoparasites associated with the eastern gray
squirrel in two different habitats, and screening of selected ectoparasites
for bartonellae. (Durden).

Darlinda Douglass. Foraging Dynamics of Honeybees. (Schulte).

Lindsey Etheridge. Spiroplasma Bacteria. (French).

Christina Futch. Inheritance of parental characters in the hybrid between two Ipomoea species. (Wolfe).

Amy Gray. Spiroplasma Bacteria. (French).

Belgicia Howell. Activity budget of the resource-defending polygynous fiddler crab U. pugilator. (Pratt).

Daisy Kangeter - Inducibility and cost of chemical defense in sea rocket, a beach annual. (Leege).

Christine Mayo - Does plant allocation to chemical defense vary with age and plant organ? (Leege).

Mary Beth Newsome. Flash Behavior in Photuris frontalis. (Copeland).

Paul Phillips - The effects of moisture and nutrients on the growth of two species of oak. (Leege).

DeAnna Moultrie. Generation of confirmatory A. pleuropneumoniae apx II mutants. (Regassa).

Julianna Terrell. Spiroplasma Serology, Identification. (French).

Devoc Walker. Interspecific and geographic variation in the frequency of replacement claws of fiddler crabs. (McLain).

Fall 2001

Suzanne Anderson. Size-Specific Assessment of Predation Risk in Gambusia affinis. (Vives).

Allison Berry. Lunar cycles and fiddler crab predation risk. (McLain).

Shawn Boone. Occurrence of the small commensal crab Dissodactylus mellitae on the sand dollar Mellita isometra. (George).

John Crowe. Ectoparasites of the eastern gray squirrel in two different habitats and molecular screening of ectoparasites for bartonellae. (Durden).

Shahnjayla Connors. Test of microsatellite markers in blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Fang).

Ben Dukes. The value of waterfront property: fiddler crab colonization of artifical mounds. (Pratt).

Claire Erlacher. Competition between and among Honeybees and Yellow Jackets at a Provisioned Food Source. (Schulte).

Christina Futch. A reevaluation of the systematics of some confused Ipomoea species. (Wolfe).

Brooke Hastings. Biological Constraints to Reproductive Success in Populations of Coastal and Inland Redbay (Persea borbonia). (Leege)

Christina Harris & Julianna Terrell. Spiroplasma bacteria from Costa Rician horse flies. (French).

Lindsay Heaton. Sex differences in habitat use of American Kestrels. (Chandler).

Chong Ko. Study of ticks and spirochetes. (Oliver).

Maggie Mitchell. Sugar-water concentration preference by honeybees and yellow jackets. (Schulte).

Donald Mosley. Membrane proteins: molecular techniques. (Morrison-Shetlar).

Beth Newsome. Flash Behavior Buring Synchronous Flashing in Caged Photuris frontalis Fireflies. (Copeland).

Chris O'Neil. Alligator distribution and habitat use at the Savannah River Site. (Schulte).

Joshua Stevenson - Fall Baltimore Orioles in pecan orchards in Bulloch, Co. GA. (Parrish).

Paul Uribe. Flowering phenology of sympatric Ipomoea species. (Wolfe).

Spring 2001

Ben Churcher. Distribution of redbay galls across ontogeny. (Leege).

Chad Blackburn. A vegetational analysis of an Altamaha Grit outcrop in Bulloch Co., Georgia. (Averett/Drapalik).

Brooke Brandenburg . Do the sexes differ in use of communication devices? (Wolfe).

Spencer Cowart & Belgicia Howard. Population structure of Ixodes scapularis using microsatellite markers. (Fang).

Gregory Digby. Cross of an osmotic-sensitive mutant of Neurospora crassa to a tester strain to facilitate mapping. (Bennett/Krissinger).

Brian Friel. Age-related variation in wing morphology: adaptation or constraint? (Chandler).

Regina Garrad & Erin Lowe. Intrageneric predation in Fiddler Crabs. (Pratt/McLain).

Christina Harris. Serology of tabanid spiroplasmas. (French).

Brook Hawk. Effect of the commensal crab Dissodactylus mellitae on population structure of the sand dollar Mellita isometra. (George).

Michael Hodges. Effect of consumption rates on egg production and maintenance in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (George).

Jessica Jones. Seasonal variation of MAA: when do coral apply sunscreen? (Gleason).

Ashley Kirkley. Behavioral thermoregulation in the gopher tortoise. (Rostal).

Vontressia Lawson & Marion Marshall. Optimal conditions for the in-vitro excystment and cultivation of a trematode parasite. (Pung).

Chad Klopotic. Effect of a trematode on grass shrimp behavior (Pung).

Ernest Lewis. Changes in status of the White-winged Dove in GA. (Chandler).

Erik Lunsford. Selection of tree species by beavers. (Schulte).

Tekla Smith. Generation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae transposon mutants w/ altered ApxII hemolytic activity. (Pung).

Devoc Walker. Reduction in salinity affects growth & development of sea urchin larvae: effect of experimental design. (George).

Jill Weakley. Molecular techniques applied to membrane transport. (Claiborne).

Brad Wells. Bionomics of insects from a sandstone outcrop in the Coastal Plain of Georgia. (Hagan).

Brad White. Populations of Accipiters in Georgia. (Chandler).

Fall 2000

Susan George. A Study of Gall Distribution in Redbay Trees in Three Habitats. (Leege)

Trey Yearwood. A Study of the Effects of Non-Native Horses on Spartina alterniflora on Cumberland Island (Leege)

Chris O'Neil. Do pollination syndromes exist?: Testing the dogma with a suite of morning glory species. (Wolfe)

Erin Merritt. The influence of life history variation on allocation strategies in morning glories. (Wolfe)

Deanna Moultrie. Serological Profile of a Spiroplasma from a Local Tabanid Fly (French)

Kelsie Fitzgerald. Serological Evaluation of Unknown Spiroplasma Cultures Associated with Tabanidae (Diptera). (French)

Nicole Young. Allometry of Claw Size in Sand Fiddler Crabs Across Their Range (Pratt/McLain)

Khrystel Kirschstein. Podding Behavior in Sand Fiddler Crabs (Uca pugilator) (Pratt/McLain)

Brian Boles. Population Trends in Migratory Birds at Two Sites in Coastal Georgia (Chandler)

Michael Hodges. Plasticity in skeletal density in the Caribbean coral Porites astreoides. (Gleason)

Lindsay Davis. Population dynamics of the sand dollar Mellita isometra. (George)

Dawud Best. Egg size and Consumption rates of Lytechinus variegatus. (George)

Spring 2000

Curtis Lanier. Direct PCR amplification of Na+/H+ antiporter-2-NHE-2) isoform from sculpin cDNA library. (Morrison-Shetlar)

Kelli Miller. Construction of a Promoter-Probe Vector for Use in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. (Regassa)

Jody Sapp. Prevelance of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Ixodes scapularis from the southeastern US. (Fang)

Jeremy Rayfield. Morph Frequency in populations of Gelsemium sempervirens (Wolfe)

Catherine Prior. Nectar Production in Gelsemium sempervirens. (Wolfe)

Kenae Rucker. Floral Herbivory in Yellow Jessamine. (Leege)

Brent Paige. Trends in shorebird numbers on Tybee Island, Chatham County, GA. (Chandler)

Christa Bone. Comparison of Arthropod Taxa at Four Sites on a Sandstone Outcrop in south Georgia. (Hagan)

Michael K. Hopp. Comparison of Arthropod Abundance at Two Sites in Broxton Rocks Nature Preserve

Keyla McNeely. Update on the New York City Outbreak of West Nile Virus. (Irby)

Jeremiah Watkins. Neuroethology of grass shrimp escape behavior. (Copeland)

Chad Klopotic. Effects of a chemical stimulant on locomotion in the mudsnail Ilyanassa obsoleta. (Copeland)

Kwame Kwakye. The reproductive output and larval development of the sea urchin, Lytechinus variegatus, acclimated in different salinities. (George)

Nicole Young. Growth and development of sea urchin larvae in artificial and natural seawater. (George)

LaShawn Wells. The Effect of an Artificial Diet on the Growth of Young, Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). (George)

Jennifer Wheeler. The effects of an artificial diet on the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (George)

Fall 1999

Paul Barger. Bioerosion Rates and Skeletal Density in the Caribbean Coral Porites astreoides (Gleason)

Charlie J. Bridges. The Distribution and Effect of Galls on Redbay Leaves in Sand Dune and Maritime Forest Habitats: Is Life Really Better at the Beach? (Leege)

Steve Carter. Population size distribution and egg size variation in Mellita isometra. (George)

Kristina Drake. Population Restorations of the Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) Sea Turtle Along the Coast of Tamaulipas, Mexico. (Rostal)

Christine Dulock. Pollinator Choice at a Floral Breakfast Buffet of Morning Glories. (Wolfe)

Brandi Dunham. The prevelance of the Ehrlichia bacterium in ten barrier islands. (Fang)

Jennifer Gordon. NHE in Sculpin: The Search for the Sequence. (Claiborne)

Grace R. Lathrop. Intra- and Interspecific Combat in Male Fiddler Crabs (Pratt)

Brian Murrell. Enhancing growth of juvenile sea urchins using an artificial diet.(George)

Brent Paige. Sex and Feeding: Herbivory on the Flowers of Four Morning Glory Species. (Wolfe)

Tonya Pickelsimer. Concentration of Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids in Montastrea faveolata Among Sites and Depths. (Gleason)

Ashley Russell. The effect of an artificial diet on egg size variation of the edible sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (George)

Joey Smiley. Influence of a carotenoid mixture on fertilization success and larval development to metamorphosis in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (George)

Anthony E. Sylvester. Arthropods from Sandstone Outcrops at Broxton Rocks Nature Preserve, Coffee County, GA. (Hagan)

Spring 1999

Lawrence Anochie and Tawnjai Bellinger. Characterization of Microsatellite Loci in Two Species of Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum and Dermochelys coriacea. (Rostal)

Toshica Conyers. Are flying squirrel intestinal helminths a good model for the study of interactions between parasites? (Pung)

Kristi Drake. Reproductive Biology of the Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) in Southeast Georgia. (Rostal)

John Ford. Effect of salinity on larval growth, development and metamorphosis of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. (George)

Stewart Hamilton. An ethogram for Jackson's Hartebeest. (Chandler)

Jennifer Hawkins. Population dynamics of the sand dollar Mellita isometra. (George)

Minerva Hughes. Detection of Ehrlichia sp., a pathogen of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, from ticks using Nested PCR techniques. (Fang)

Emily Kuhnlein. Variation in the architecture of pine seeds: does morphology influence dispersal ability? (Chandler/Wolfe)

Janelle Marie Mahdi. Genetic Mapping of an Osmotic-Sensitive Mutant, SS-18, of Neurospora crassa. (Bennett/Krissinger)

Wesley A. Meadows. Composition of winter droves of the sand fiddler crab. (McLain)

Regina Morgan. Habitat use by three species of shrews. (Chandler)

Sarah Piotrowski. Reevaluation of mosquito proboscis dimensions and their relation to blood cell size of their hosts. (Irby)

Joseph M. Richter. Mosquitoes associated with gopher tortoise burrows and other habitats at George L. Smith State Park. (Irby)

Kevin Roads. Screening DNA for Wolbachia Bacteria Using Nested PCR Techniques. (Fang)

Stephanie Schopmeyer. UV absorbing compounds in larvae and adults of the coral Favia fragum. (Gleason)

Nikita Stodgill. The effect of Ammonia on the culturing of the shrimp Penaeus vannamei. (George)

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