Theses/Project Reports from 2025
Plastic Microfibers Impact the Immune System of the Pacific Oyster, Ashley M. Adams
Investigating Rattlesnake Social Networks and Improving Their Public Image Through Unobtrusive Technologies and Community Science, Owen M. Bachhuber
Effects of Temperature and Oxygen Stress on Two Populations of Olympia Oysters (Ostrea lurida) from Central California, Buyanzaya S. BuyanUrt
The Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga Angustirostris) of the Piedras Blancas Colony: A Story of Recolonization, Monitoring and Movement, Mackenzie Davidson
Density-Dependent Habitat Selection and Home Range Sizes in a Recovering Population of Island Foxes (Urocyon Littoralis) on Santa Rosa Island, California, Kathleen B. Elder
The Effect of Food and Temperature Acclimation on the Proteomic Response to Heat Shock in the Mussel Mytilus, Robert F. Fabela
Subalpine and Alpine Plant Community Turnover in Yosemite National Park Following 30 Years of Climate Warming, Rachel Friesen
Understanding the Habitat Associations of Nearshore Rockfishes Inside and Outside of Marine Protected Areas Using Hook-and-Line Data, Kaila Raeanne Fritch
Impacts of Temperature Acclimation on Swimming Performance and Metabolic Dynamics of the Amargosa River Pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae, Teresa E. Guerre
Enhancing Preparedness: A Genetic Study of Sar-CoV-2 and Other Microbial Public Health Threats in Wastewater From a College Town, Christian N. Hutchinson
From Conflict to Clarity: Resolving Differences in Habitat Assessments to Inform Conservation Priorities for the Giant Kangaroo Rat, Caroline Mackenzie
Coyote (Canis latrans) and Non-target Wildlife Responses to Livestock Guardian Dogs at Sheep Grazing Sites on the California Central Coast, Tricia T. Nguyen
Alpine Plants and Climate Change: Tracking Community Shifts in Yosemite National, Brooke L. Wallasch
Theses/Project Reports from 2024
The Effect Of Temperature Acclimation On The Stress Protein Sirtuin 5 In Intertidal And Subtidal Mussels (Mytilus Californianus) Using A Tide Simulator, Alexandra E.S. Hardcastle
Automated Tree Mortality Detection Using Ubiquitously Available Public Data, michael t. huggins
Effects Of Extreme Starvation On The Fasting-Adapted Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus Oreganus), Brandon R. Kong
Stress Effects on the Growth Physiology of Pacific Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.): Negative Impacts of Cortisol and Elevated Temperature Exposure, Hayley M. Mapes
Of Geese And Grass: Investigating Impacts Of Brant Grazing On Eeelgrass, Dakota L. Osborne
Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Provisioning Behavior of Western Bluebirds and Artificial Light at Night on Nestling Development, Kerstin H. Ozkan
Theses/Project Reports from 2023
Evaluation Of Facilitation On Translocation Outcomes For San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel In The Carrizo Plain, California, Patrick R. Anderson
AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF AN ENDANGERED LICHEN FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: SULCARIA ISIDIIFERA, THE SPLITTING YARN LICHEN, Elijah C. Balderas
Food For Thought: The Effects Of Feeding On Neurogenesis In The Ball Python, Python Regius, Hannah F. Bow