Theses/Project Reports from 2021
Natural and Experimental Noise Affects Acoustic Communication in Songbirds, Veronica Arlene Reed
Selection of Overwintering Microclimate by Migratory Western Monarch Butterflies, Kiana Saniee
Theses/Project Reports from 2020
Transgenerational Plasticity Causes Differences in UV-Tolerance of Intertidal and Subtidal Populations of the Purple Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Yareli Alvarez and Nikki L. Adams
Analysis of Biofilm Remediation Capacity for Octenyl Succinic Anhydride (OSA), a Bioactive Food Starch Modifier Compound, Matthew R. Borglin
Feeling out Your Food: A Histological Analysis of the Whisker System in Seals, Cameron Cooper
Patterns in Size Distribution and Catch of Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) in Fisheries-Independent and Fisheries- Dependent Hook-and-Line Surveys on the Central Coast of California, Rose Elizabeth Dodgen
The Influence of the Sensory Environment on Avian Reproductive Success and Human Well-Being, Danielle Marie Ferraro
Thermal Ecology of the Federally Endangered Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard, Kathleen N. Ivey
Pismo Clams (Tivela stultorum) in Califorina: Population Status, Habitat Associations, Reproduction, and Growth, Alexandria R. Marquardt
Quantifying the Ecological Drivers and Impacts of Parrotfish Predation on Caribbean Corals Communities, Hannah Sima Rempel
Study of Plants Used Against Infections by California Native American Tribes, Maria J. Rojas
Phantom Ocean, Real Impact: Natural Surf Sound Experiments Alter Foraging Activity and Habitat Use Across Taxa, Ryan N. Wardle
Artificial Night Lighting and Anthropogenic Noise Alter Animal Activity, Body Condition, Species Richness, and Community Structure, Joshua Willems
Sensory Stressors Impact Species Responses Across Local and Continental Scales, Ashley A. Wilson
Theses/Project Reports from 2019
Comparative Thermal Ecology of Coastal and Inland Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus Oreganus), Hayley Layne Crowell
Effects of Intertidal Position on Metabolism and Behavior in the Acorn Barnacle, Balanus glandula, Kali Horn
Development of a Prolyl Endopeptidase Expression System in Lactobacillus Reuteri to Reduce the Clinical Manifestation of Celiac Disease, Kara Lynn Jew
Infestation Intensities, Attachment Patterns, and the Effect on Host Contest Behavior of the Tick Ixodes pacificus on the Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis, Dylan M. Lanser
The Democratization and Development of Cell-Free Protein Synthesis, Max Z. Levine
Effectiveness of Windrow Composting Methodology in Killing a Thermo-Tolerant Species of Salmonella During Mortality Composting, Spencer Gabriel Myers
Effects of Barotrauma on Four Species of Pacific Rockfishes (Sebastes Spp.), Lesley Salter
The Proteomic Response of Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga Angustirostris) Pups to Physiological Stress During Development, Melissa P. Voisinet
The Development of Diving Capabilities in Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes Weddellii) Pups Throughout Early Ontogeny, Emma Weitzner