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The works in this student research collection have been approved by the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Biology from the College of Science and Mathematics.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Assessing Drought Effects on Consumer-Mediated Processes Using Experimental Wetlands, Victoria T. Baglin

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Endogenous Antioxidant Response and Lipid Peroxidation Levels in Muscle Tissue of the Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), Bailey Berry

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Use of Hematological Markers to Assess Physiological Condition and Health Status in Free-Ranging Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharius taurus), Chestina N. Craig

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A Comparison of Microsatellites and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for the Assessment of Population Structure in the Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844 Species Complex, Henrey A. Deese

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DNA Methylation and the Response to Infection in Introduced House Sparrows, Melanie Gibson

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The Effects of Cucurbitacin B and Silmitasertib on Metastasis and Itga6 Using the Zebrafish Tumor-Xenograft, Alexandra Griffis

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Developing Best Practices for the Propagation of Spartina alterniflora for use in Salt Marsh Restortaion, Justin Hinson

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The Effect of Genetic Relatedness on Mate Selection and Spatial Distribution in the American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, Mark Hoog

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Investigating Salinity Intrusion Effects on Sapelo Island, Georgia Using Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioindicators, RAYMOND PAUL KIDDER II

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Spatial Drivers of Freshwater Fish Biodiversity, Community Structure, and Diet Composition Across Georgia, USA, Patrick Lewis

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Sustainability Practices in Aquaculture: Using Algae Turf Scrubber Biomass to Raise Black Soldier Flies as an Alternative Feed in Blue Tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, Culture, Michelle C. Lowery

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The Diversity of Hymenolepidid Cestodes Inhabiting Sorex caecutiens and Sorex isodon Shrews in Mongolia, Nicholas C. Moore

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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Response to Submarine Groundwater Discharge, Brielle K. Robbins

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Plankton Responses to Microplastic Fiber Exposure, Conner J. Simon

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nesting Experience, Seasonal Variation, and Hatching Success on a Georgia Barrier Island, Luke Sundquist

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Comparing Amphiuma Means in Mainland and Coastal Georgia, Alexandra L. Theisen

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Sediment Disturbance Effects on Bacterial Resuspension: Implications for the Presence and Persistence of Antibiotic Resistance in Surface Waters, Samantha G. Alvey

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Cestode Diversity of Shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) From North Carolina, Joshua E. Anderson

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Mortality in Interspecific Hybrids of Nasonia vitripennis and Nasonia giraulti, Bonnie Cobb

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The Use of Microsatellite Markers to Analyze the Gene Flow Between Two Geographically Distinct Populations of the Tick Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844 (Family: Ixodidae) In the United States, Bailee N. Dorsey

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Investigating the Effect of a Facultative Symbiont, Hamiltonella defensa, on Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Fecundity and Behavior in Elevated CO₂ Atmospheres, Tyler J. Follman

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Applying Conservation Genomic Techniques to Guide Management of the Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi), Miranda Gaupp

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Epigenetic Buffering in Introduced House Sparrows, M. Ellesse Lauer

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Hemocyte-mediated immune response to a bacterial infection in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides Felis), Melanie Muñoz

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Amblyomma quadricavum (Schulze, 1941) (Acari:Ixodidae): First Description of the Nymphal Stage and Phylogenetic Assessment of Its Taxonomic Status, Ashleigh V. Riggs

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Male Color Badges Advertise Multiple Messages: Tradeoffs Among Color Badge Intensity, Size, and Ectoparasite Load, Katherine M. Roberts

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Behavior and Chemical Signals as Markers of Colony Identification in Argentine Ants (Linepithema Humile), Stephanie A. Rohrbach

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Evaluation of Hemp Seed Meal as a Fish Meal Replacement through Growth and Digestibility Trials in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis), Anthony Sample

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The Influence of Faculty Peer Network Communication in the Diffusion of a Centralized CURE, Nicole L. Scheuermann

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Florida Sand Skink and Blue-tailed Mole Skink: Expanding Geographic Coverage of Genetic Analysis for Conservation, Emma Simpson

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Population Genomics of Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis Auritus): Exploring Gene Flow and Local Adaptation in a Widely Distributed Freshwater Fish, Garret J. Strickland

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Effects of Unpaved Roads on Relative Abundance and Epigenetics of Early Successional Lizards, David Tevs

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The Influence of Microplastic Fibers on Copper Concentration in the Ribbed Marsh Mussel (Geukensia demissa), Alina S. Tucker

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Stop, Then Go! Rapid Acceleration Offsets the Costs of Intermittent Locomotion When Turning in Florida Scrub Lizards, Cheyenne Walker

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Sexual Dimorphism of Thermal Preference in Florida Scrub Lizards (Sceloporus woodi) and Predicting Response to Climate Change in Two Rare Habitats, Sidney E. Anderson

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Assessing Habitat Suitability of Ribbed Mussels (Geukensia Demissa) in Georgia Salt Marshes by Examining Predicted Mussel Densities and Mussel Population Parameters, William K. Annis Jr

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The Role of Symbiotic Algae in the Acclimatization of Oculina arbuscula to Ocean Acidification, Erin M. Arneson

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Disease Prevalence and the Population Genetic Structure of Crassostrea virginica Along the Georgia Coast, Sarah Batchelor

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Free-Roaming Cat Abundance Across a Habitat Gradient, Rachel E. Bird

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The Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Avian Mobbing Behavior, Jada T. Daniels

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Using Genetic Approaches to Understand Tumorigenesis In Drosophila, Shawna Defreitas

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Lack of Plasticity in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Nesting Behavior and Fecundity in a Translocated Population, Jennifer N. DeSha

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Habitat Use of Wintering Henslow's Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in Power Line Right-of-Ways, Abigail W. Dwire

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Development and Scaling of Skull Shape for Snakes in the Genus Tantilla, Patrick J. Hennessey

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Creating a Georgia Southern Spider Collection: Can DNA Barcoding Help?, Guy B. Hobbs

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Assessing the Utility of Environmental DNA Techniques to Monitor White Shrimp (LITOPENAEUS SETIFERUS) Abundance on the Georgia Coast, Raven Hurt

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Assessing Short-Term Microalgal Community Responses Over Altering Hydrological Conditions in Experimental Wetlands of Costal Georgia, Maggie M. Kuhn

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Optimizing a Whole-Genome Approach to Screen DNA Methylation in Chestnut-crowned Babblers, Faith Loggins

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Transcriptional Regulation of DUOX-Dependent Reactive Oxygen Species Production Against Bacterial Infection in the Gut of Cat Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis)., Ryne W. Maness

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Measuring the Success of a Coastal Sand Dune Restoration on Tybee Island: Plant Growth, Sand Accretion, and Implications for Management, Shannon Matzke

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Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) to Evaluate the Use of Food Waste Based Feed in Sustainable Small-Scale Aquaculture, Caitlin May

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Comparative Conservation Genomics of a Suite of Imperiled Freshwater Mussels, Scott C. Meyer

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Lipid Metabolites as Energy Stores in Four Stingray Species, Lauren Moniz

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Predation Threat in a Variable Landscape: Connecting Predation Risk to Nesting Success for the Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima macgilivraii), Corina D. Newsome

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Novel Quantification and Localization of Water and Solute Transporters in the Tissues of the Spiney Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), Tolulope B. Ojo

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Identification and Characterization of Clinically Relevant Small Molecules Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Melanocyte Systems, Jack T. Philp

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Macroinvertebrate Responses To Hydrological Variation In Experimental Wetlands., Sergio A. Sabat-Bonilla

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Negative Effects of Common Herbicides on Non-target Invertebrates, Debbi Albanese

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Investigating the Role of Coyotes, Canis Latrans, in the Spread of Parasites and Arthropod-Borne Diseases in Georgia, USA., Ansleigh Banks

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Behavioral and Molecular Analysis of Memory in the Dwarf Cuttlefish, Jessica M. Bowers

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Assessing Physiological Responses of C3 and C4 Coastal Wetland Plant Species to Experimental Warming and Elevated CO2, Lyntana R. Brougham

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Inferring Food Web Structure to Identify Seasonal and Longitudinal Patterns in Ogeechee River Invertebrate Communities, Julien Marc Buchbinder

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Evaluating the Effects of Antibody-Conjugated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Combination with Microwave Irradiation, Amy Chall

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The Role of Local Adaptation on Biting Performance in Trinidadian Guppies, Hannah E. Cohen

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Quantification of AQP11 Paralog Expression in the Osmoregulatory Organs of Anguilla rostrata, Keith C. Kurt

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Thermal and Low Oxygen Tolerance of a Southern Population of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis), Daniel A. Lleras

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Bird Window Strikes on a College Campus: Mortality Estimates and Possible Mitigation, Antarius D. McLain

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Effects of Climate Variability: A Long-term Perspective on Leaf Litter Processing in the Ogeechee River, Jose A. Sanchez

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Wetland Biogeochemical Responses to Predicted Climate Change Scenarios, Angela R. Shaffer

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Taxonomic revision of the Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) spinulosa subgroup, parasites of carnivores and other mammals in sub-Saharan Africa, Jackson A. Tomlinson

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Disease Prevalence, Intensity, and Kin Structure Within the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, in Oyster Creek, Georgia, Jessica Watts

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Quantifying the Morphological and Physiological Effects of Drought, Grass Invasion, and Fire on Longleaf, Loblolly, and Slash Pine, Laura Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Tissue Specificity of Sex-biased Gene Expression and the Development of Sexual Dimorphism, Albert K. Chung

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Quantifying Genetic Responses of Plants to Drought Stress with a Comparative Transcriptome Approach, Jessica K. Devitt

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Population Dynamics and Movement Patterns of an Early Successional Species within Fragmented Landscapes, Emily H. Evans

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Environmental and Physiological Regulation of Yellow Stingray Color Change, Theresa Rose Gunn

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Morphological and Behavioral Traits Associated with Locomotion in Lizards, Chase T. Kinsey

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Characterizing the Complex Relationship Between the Brown Widow Spider and Its Bacterial Endosymbiont, Wolbachia, Emily Knight

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Comparison of Three Benthic Macroinvertebrate Passive Sampling Devices for Non-Wadeable Streams, Kelsey A. Laymon

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Foraging Ecology of a Winter Bird Community in Southeastern Georgia, Rachel E. Mowbray

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Movement in Cats, Valerie N. Plummer

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Evaluating Elasmobranch Bycatch and Shark Depredation in the Georgia Shrimp Fishery, Matthew M. Scanlon

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Predictors of Fish Assemblage Structure and Dynamics in Atlantic Coastal Plain Streams, Rebecca Scott

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An Investigation into the Physiological Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Recruits of the Temperate Coral, Oculina arbuscula, Brianne Varnerin

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MCHM (4-methylcyclohexane Methanol) Influences the Predator-Prey Interaction Between Danio Rerio and Daphnia Magna, Anna C. Wagner

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Environmental Factors Affecting Hatch Success in the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), Mattie J. Whitesell