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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 2001
Ultraviolet Radiation and Carotenoid Pigmentation in Symbiotic Anthozoans, Kenyon B. Mobley
Natural History and Ecology of the Flatwoods Salamander, Ambystoma cingulatum on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Adam Safer
A Comparative Study of the Reproductive Biology of Sympatric Morning Glories (Ipomoea-convolvulaceae), Dexter R. Sowell II
Vector Potential of Two Southeastern Tick Species (Acari: Ixodidae) for a Northeastern Strain of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto, Denise Bonilla Steinlein
Group VIII Spiroplasma of Costa Rica, Kimberly M. Stewart
An Investigation of Captive Florida Manatee (Trichecus manatus latirostris) Behavior and Social Interactions, Jennifer Sadler Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Variance in Reproductive Characteristics in Four Morning Glory Species (Ipomoea, Convolvulaceae), David M. Abbott
Effects of Height and Vegetation on Success of Bird Nests in Maritime Forests, Sharon M. DeFalco
Cloning and Sequencing of Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger in the Gills of the Long-Horned Sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus), Danielle Lee Gunning
Transfer Patterns of Free-Ranging Infant Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) on St. Catherines Island, Alisha L. Jolliffe
Genetic Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in the Southern United States, Tao Lin
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of Three Mutants of Neurospora crassa, Shemariah E. G. Love
The Abundance and Distribution of Arthropods from Sandstone Outcrops in Coffee County, Georgia, F. Michael McAloon
Bionomics of Mosquitoes in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Burrows in Southeast Georgia: Potential Bridge Vectors of Easter Equine Encephalitis, Derek Andrew McCoy
The Effect of Forage Quality on Reproduction and Growth of the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus in Southeast Georgia, Virginia K. Perdue
Use of Oak Hammocks by Neotropical Migrant Songbirds During Stopover in Coastal South Carolina, Scott Glen Somershoe
The Effects of Low pH on Sunfish Assemblages in Southeast Georgia, William Boyd Tate
Immunological Analysis of Sodium/Proton Exchangers in the Gills of Fishes, Brian P. Wall
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Uca pugilator's Response to Sucrose, Clifton Lamar Cannon III
Immunological Analysis of Ion Transporters in the Gills of Fishes, Keith Patrick Choe
Faunal Analysis and Paleoecology of Miocene Fossil Fish from Porters Landing, Effingham County, Georgia, Leann Michele Hubiak
Ecological Interactions between Red-Eyed (Vireo olivaceus) and Blue-Headed Viroes (V. solitarius alticola) in the Southern Appalachians, Stephen Philip Hudman
Temporal and Spatial Variation in Abundance of Migratory Birds at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Andrew Allen Kinsey
Genetic Variation in the Tick Ixodes scapularis Detected Using SSCP, Tonya Rachelle Mixson
Behavioral and Endocrine Correlates of Dominance Rank in Female Jackson's Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus jacksoni), Kelly Shropshire Spratt
The Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Floral Polymorphisms in Linaria canadensis (Scrophulariaceae), Andrea Sue Whatley
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Molecular Analysis of H+ Excretory Pathways in Branchial Epithelium of the Long-Horned Sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus), Christie Rose Blackston
Palynology and Environments of Deposition of Sediments from Two Barrier Islands: St. Catherines Island and Skidaway Island, Georgia, USA, Robert Klaas Booth
Spiroplasma Diversity in Two Tabanid Flies and in vivo Interactions of Spiroplasma and Entomoplasma, LaTonya T. Brown-Derrick
Genetic Variation within and among Populations of Florida Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia floridana), Wendy T. Denton
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of SS-18, a new Osmotic-Sensitive Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Schona Symnobia Dortch
Characterization of Vitellin and Quantification of Vitellogenin in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae), C. Kenneth Dudley Jr.
Salinity-Induced Behavior and Morphological Responses in the Larvae of Three Species of Intertidal Echinoderms, Anne Visser Holte
Evaluation of Coverboards for Sampling Salamanders in South Georgia, Charles Michael Houze Jr.
Abundance and Distribution of Nantucket Pine Tip Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Their Associated Parasitoid Complex, Bannie C. Hulsey
The Effects of Fish Chemical and Visual Cues on Behavior and Development on Larval Mole Salamanders, Ambystoma talpoideum, Laura L. Kohnke
Factors Affecting Biparental Care in the American Kestrel Falco sparverius, Stacy Ann Lindemann
Molecular Studies of Hydrogen Transport Proteins in the Gill Epithelia of Marine Fish, Laura Ann MacKenzie Ingano
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of SS-462, an Osmotic-Sensitive Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Katrina LaTrese Mack
Do Endoparasites and Hematophagous Ectoparasites Have an Effect on Reproduction in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)?, Kristina M. Mataxas
Effects of Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) on Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) Nesting Success, Lee Robert Mitchell
Biology and Behavior of the Nantucket Pine Tip Moth Rhyacionia frustrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Hyssopus rhyacioniae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Delbert Lee Smee
Seasonal Activity and Diversity of Snakes Utilizing Temporary Wetlands in Southeastern Georgia, Michael Robison Walden
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Acute and Chronic Exposure to Lead: Cellular and Behavioral Effects on the Pond Snail Helisoma trivolvis, Virginia T. Bennett
Site Selection by Intestinal Helminths of the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with a Review of Previously Reported Helminths from Georgia, Ronnie Darrell Ellis
Mosquitoes and Other Diptera Associated with the Burrows of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in Southeast Georgia, Bagie Mariam George
Small Miracles: Propagation Efforts Using Plants in the Family Hamamelidaceae, Martha Sasser Joiner
Spiroplasma (Entomoplasmatales) Associated with Two Tabanid (Diptera) Flies, Chrysops brimleyi and Hybomitra difficilis and a Simplified Medium for Tabanid Spiroplasmas, Rebekah Wilbourn Moulder
Genetic Analysis of an Insertional Translocation in an Osmotic-Sensitive Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Amy Richardson
Tree Elevation Preferences of Nantucket Pine Tip Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Their Parasitoids on Loblolly Pines, Jennifer Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of the OS-8 Locus of Neurospora crassa, Christie Elaine Canady
Characterization, Genetic Analysis and Reversion of a Fungicide-Resistant Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Regan Matteil Challinor
The Identification and Description of Four Forest Communities Located on the Floodplain of the Ogeechee River in Jefferson County, Georgia, Anna Hodges Franklin
The Effect of Controlled Burning on Neotropical Migrant Bird Species at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Jana Gravitt Goss
The Effects of Motor Oil and Silt on Growth and Metamorphosis of Two Ambystomatid Salamanders, Kevin Hancock
Population Biology of the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, in Southeast Georgia, Douglas N. Jones Jr.
Seed Ecology of Bunchgrasses of Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass Communities at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Alison J. McGee
The Role of the Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) in the Enzootic Cycle of the Etiologic Agent of Lyme Disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Joseph B. Phillips
The Histological Effects of Trypanosoma cruzi on Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Georgia, U.S.A., Stephanie M. Pietrzak
Reproductive Ecology of Pinckneya bracteata (Bartram) Raflnesque (Rubiaceae), George H. Rountree
Investigation of Sexual, Transplacental, and Contact Transmission of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, in Laboratory Hamsters, Julie E. Van Eycke
Biology of the Nantucket Pine Tip Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and the Associated Parasitoid Complex in Bulloch County, Georgia, Marvin Leonard Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The Use of American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Nest Boxes by American Kestrels and Other Secondary Cavity Nesting Birds in South Georgia, Timothy F. Breen
Genetic Analysis and Characterization of SS-788 and SS-1044, New Osmotic-Sensitive Mutants of Neurospora crassa, Scott McCollum Buntin
Laboratory Spawning and Territorial Behavior in Two Threatened Fishes of the American Southwest, Stephanie L. Cannon
Prevalence of Presumed Dirofilaria tenuis in Raccoons and Mosquitoes in Southeast Georgia, Paul H. Davis
Genetic Relatedness of Ixodes scapularis Populations Based on Isozyme Analysis, James R. Harrington
A Floristic Study and Vegetation Analysis of a Floristically Diverse Powerline Right-of-Way in Tattnall County, Georgia, Rosa Carol Helton
A Survey of the Hematozoa of Birds in Southeast Georgia and South Carolina, Nancy E. Maxwell
Rana capito capito, The Carolina Gopher Frog, in Southeast Georgia: Reproduction, Early Growth, Adult Movement Patterns, and Tadpole Fright Response, Kelly Michele Phillips
Ecology and Behavior of Ectoparasitic Arthropods Associated with the Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat in Jenkins County, Georgia, Ronald E. Spears
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Determination of the Functional Morphology and Locomotor Mode of an Early Eocene Protocetid Whale from Georgia, David Patrick Aleshire
Herpetofaunal Diversity of a Temporary Wetland in the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Plain, William B. Cash
Susceptibility of Eumeces Species Skinks to a Southeastern Isolate of the Lyme Disease Spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi), Gregory A. Cummins
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of a Newly Isolated Colonial Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of a Newly-Isolated Pigmentation Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Michele Deleann Hall
Urban Avian Ecology in Southeastern Georgia, Lenora Jean Justice
Intraspecific and Interspecific Variation in the D3 Region of the Eukaryotic 28S rRNA Gene, Jing Li
Assessment of Newborn Resemblance by Parents and Newborn Recognition Abilities of Unrelated Individuals, Deanna L. Setters
The Role of Sexual Selection in Structuring West Indian Passerine Communities, C. Lynne Starling
Spiroplasma (Entomoplasmatales) Associated with Tabanidae (Diptera) and Lampyridae (Coleoptera), Jimmy Wedincamp Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Morphology of Near-Ultraviolet Reflecting Wing Scales in Southeast Asian Butterflies, Stephenia Diane Cooler
Bionomics and Control of Culicoides Spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Coastal Georgia, Lynda L. Jenkins
Determinants of Success in Experimental Introductions of the Rodent (Mus musculus) onto Habitat Islands, Mark W. Krissinger
The Influence of Sexual Selection on the Fate of Species Introductions, Todd P. Redfearn
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Pigmentations, Morphology, and Genetics of Colonial Mutants of Neurospora crassa, Andrew Lynn Bristow
The Effects of Alarmed Prey on the Behavior of a Predator, Karyn D. Fordham
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of a Newly-Isolated Crisp-Like Mutant and an Osmotic-Sensitive Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Charlene Renee Jackson
Effects of Microhabitat Variables on the Breeding Success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) in Southeast Georgia, Melissa A. Scott
A Floristic Study and Vegetation Analysis of the Southern Portion of the George L. Smith State Park in Emanuel County, Georgia, USA, Marcus Arvin Toole Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Morphological Characterization and Genetic Analysis of a New Colonial Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Winfreda McCloud Council
Morphology, Competition, and the Structure of Some Introduced Passerine Communities, Julie L. Lockwood
Phenology and Bionomics of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Glynn County, Georgia, Lisa M. Westberry
Biology and Control of Culicoides Spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Coastal Georgia, Stephen W. White
