Theses/Project Reports from 2016
Effect of Oxygen-Limiting Tidal Conditions on Muscle Metabolism and Structure in the Giant Acorn Barnacle, Balanus nubilus, Katie O. Grady
Evaluation of the Estrogenic and Osmoregulatory Impacts of Exposure to 4-Nonylphenol Pollution in the Estuarine Arrow Goby, Clevelandia ios, Kaitlin Marie Johnson
Genes Encoding Flower- and Root-Specific Functions Are More Resistant to Fractionation Than Globally Expressed Genes in Brassica rapa, Naiyerah F. Kolkailah
The Effects of Quorum Sensing and Temperature on the Soluble Proteome of Vibrio salmonicida, Christopher L. Massey
Effects of Experimental Noise Exposure on Songbird Nesting Behaviors and Nest Success, Tracy I. Mulholland
Evaluating the Myth of Allelopathy in California Blue Gum Plantations, Kristen Marie Nelson
Effects of Bisphenol-A and Styrene on Fertilization and Development of the Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus), Nicole C. Uibel, Nikki L. Adams, Jennifer Carroll, and Sean Lema
The Preservation and Protection of Native Biodiversity in the Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes Complex, Lindsey M. Whitaker, Matthew Ritter, Scott J. Steinmaus, and Jonathan Hall
The Importance of the Multicomponent Display in Sexual Selection of Black Morph Girardinus metallicus (Pisces: Poeciliidae), Erin M. Wojan
Theses/Project Reports from 2015
Lyme Disease Ecology in San Luis Obispo County: The Role of the Western Gray Squirrel, Ryan William Baker-Branstetter
An Invasive Grass and a Desert Adapted Rodent: Is There an Effect on Locomotory Performance and Is It Modified by Prior Experience or Familiarization?, Camille D. Boag
Effects of Supplemental Hydration on Physiology and Behavior of Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus oreganus), Griffin D. Capehart
Exploring the Physiological Role of Vibrio fischeri PepN, Sally L. Cello
Demographics and Transfer of Escherichia coli Within Bos taurus Populations, Joshua Ryan Dillard
Multi-Stress Proteomics: The Global Protein Response to Multiple Environmental Stressors in the Porcelain Crab Petrolisthes cinctipes, Michael A. Garland
The Proteomic Response of the Carcinus maenas Y-organ Over the Course of the Molt Cycle, Mark S. Hamer
Morphological Response in Sister Taxa of Woodrats (Genus: Neotoma) Across a Zone of Secondary Contact, Michaela M. Koenig
An Investigation of the Effect of Malathion on Adaptive Plasticity of Pseudacris sierra, Michael Jonathan Maples
Investigation of Larval Sensory Systems in the Marine Bryozoan, Bugula neritina, Heather Leigh Price
How Are Rare Species Maintained?: Reproductive Barriers Between Layia jonesii, a Rare Serpentine Endemic, and L. platyglossa, Natalie L. Rossington
Native Small Mammal Use of an Invasive Grass: Heermann's Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys heermanni) and Veldt Grass (Ehrharta calycina) in Coastal California, Juliana P. Trunzo
Virulence Gene Expression of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Viable but Nonculturable State, Tiffany Pui-Yun Tse
Physiological Factors Affecting the Bactericidal Activity of the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) for the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, Kyle Russell Weichert