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Undergraduate Senior Theses
The Environmental Biology undergraduate summer internship program allows students to conduct original research under the supervision of the department's extensive core, adjunct and affiliate faculty. Most often, students do real fieldwork, collecting data for their senior theses. The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), the Earth Institute, the Craig Family Scholars Fund, and other donors provide funding for undergraduate research. Internships are required for undergraduate majors in Environmental Biology who have completed their junior year. They are open ONLY to Environmental Biology majors. (Sorry, neither CERC nor E3B provides internship opportunities to students from other universities!)
Evolution Biology of the Human Species (EBHS) students may also complete unfunded senior theses. Some are library based projects while roughly half are field-oriented and based on research that students conduct either during the summer or over the course of the year.
2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011
2012
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
Mentor's Affiliation |
| Bailey, Nathan |
Contest competition within a tree crown: vertical stratification of
feeding by blue monkey females |
Elisa Bone |
Marina Cords |
E3B |
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| Chen, Jin |
Changing Views of Body and Illness in Chinese Medicine from the Shang to Zhou Dynasties |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| D'Angelo, Heather |
Evaluating the impact of oil palm agriculture on soil microbial biomass and community composition
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Spahr Webb |
Krista McGuire |
Barnard |
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| Dean, Caitlin |
Relationship Between Acacia Ant Aggressiveness and Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) Nest Site Choice |
Elisa Bone Jenna Lawrence |
Dustin Rubenstein |
E3B |
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| Diao, Julia |
The Development of Precision Pinch in Human Children |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Hardy, Frances |
Factors Influencing Infant Survival in Wild Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) |
Jill Shapiro |
Marina Cords |
E3B |
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| Hollarsmith, Jordan |
Success of outplanted Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) colonies based on genotypes and attachment methods |
Elisa Bone |
Sean Griffin and Tom Moore |
National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA |
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| Jurburg, Stephanie |
Decomposition of a Bioplastic by Common Fungal Enzymes |
Matthew Palmer |
John Dighton |
Pinelands Field Station, Rutgers |
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| Macias, Miguel |
Thermal sensitivity of the photosynthetic apparatus of Quercus rubra along a rural to urban transect |
Matthew Palmer |
Kevin Griffin |
Earth Environmental Science, LDEO |
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| Pendergast, Greg |
Temperature response of leaf respiration influenced by emerging canopy dynamics in Arctic shrub species |
Matthew Palmer |
Kevin Griffin |
Earth Environmental Science, LDEO |
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| Pilowski, Julia |
Comparing male and female song in a cooperatively breeding songbird
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Spahr Webb |
Dustin Rubenstein |
E3B |
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| Pollack, Lea |
Female dispersal and kin coalitions in the cooperatively breeding superb starling
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Elisa Bone |
Dustin Rubenstein |
E3B |
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| Resetarits, Emlyn |
Two Toxic Pseudo-nitzschia Species Occupy Different Niches during a Georges Bank Summer Transition |
Stephanie Pfirman |
Kate Hubbard |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
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| Rohrer, Rebecca |
The Community Ecology of Spontaneous Vegetation on New York City Green Roofs |
Elisa Bone |
Matthew Palmer |
E3B |
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| Salcedo-Watson, Camille |
Effects of the invasive fungus Amanita muscaria on the native ectomycorrhizal diversity of Mountain beech roots |
Matthew Palmer |
Ian Dickie |
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research |
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| Stimola, Maureen |
A comparison of heat and cold tolerance among closely related Anolis lizards from different thermal environments |
Jenna Lawrence and Martin Stute |
Jonathan Losos |
Harvard University |
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| Vandersall, Abbey |
The Effect of Weight Loss and Gain on the Mode of Delivery of Labeled Xenobiotics to Tissues |
Satyajit Bose |
Alison Kohan and Patrick Tso |
Univ of Cincinnati |
2011
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
Mentor's Affiliation |
| Bitterman, Danielle |
Early Season Respiration in Betula nana nana and Eriophorium vaginatum, Two Important Tundra Species |
Matthew Palmer |
Kevin Griffin |
DEES, Columbia |
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| Du, Vicky |
Self-Directed Behaviors as Measures of Anxiety in Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) |
Jill Shapiro |
Marina Cords |
E3B |
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| Ford, Elizabeth |
Depth, Temperature and Substrate as Macrobenthic Community Drivers in the Gulf Marine |
Matthew Palmer |
Bob Steneck |
School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine |
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| Gaughran, Stephen |
Demographic Significance of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) Mortality from Incidental Capture by Longline Fishing in the Western Mediterranean |
Jenna Lawrence |
Lluís Cardona |
Universitat de Barcelona |
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García, Carla
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Influence of Nesting Density on Hatching and Emerging Success of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Tortuguero, Costa Rica |
Matthew Palmer |
Emma Harrison |
Sea Turtle Conservancy, Costa Rica |
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| Law, Jeremy |
Mechanisms for Recognition and its Relation to Eusociality in Synalpheus Snapping Shrimp |
Jenna Lawrence |
Dustin Rubenstein |
E3B |
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| Matesanz, Cristina |
Influence of Cestode Parasites on the Spatial Distribution of the Brine Shrimp Artemia parthenogenetica in the Odiel marshes, Spain |
Matthew Palmer |
Andy J. Green |
Doñana Biological Station, CSIC, Seville, Spain |
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| Papas, David |
Hermaphroditism: The Evolution of an Identity
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Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Rojas, Patricia |
Monitoring the Effects of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) on Semivolatile & Nonvolitile PAH levels in NYC |
Brian Mailloux |
Kyung Hwa Jung |
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University |
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| Schachter, Miriam |
An Analysis of Anthropomorphism and Its Implications for the Human-Animal Relationship |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Stutchin, Margot |
Using Molecular Techniques to Identify Bushmeat Confiscated for Pathogen Surveillance |
Matthew Palmer |
Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis |
AMNH |
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| Villegas-Ramirez, Berenice |
The Wild Meat Crisis: Identifying Mislabeled Species in New York City Markets with DNA Barcodes |
Matthew Palmer |
George Amato |
AMNH |
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| Yapuncich, Gabriel |
Pedal Morphology and phylogeneitc affinities of Plagiomene zalmouti (Mammalia, Dermoptera) from the late Paleocene of Wyoming
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Jill Shapiro |
Douglas Boyer |
NYCEP-CUNY |
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2010
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
Mentor's Affiliation |
| Baison, George |
The Role of Ecological Characteristics on Soil-transmitted Helminth Prevalence |
Matthew Palmer |
Shahid Naeem and Jason Sircely |
E3B |
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| Brown, Laura Darby |
The Risks of Increased Artisinal Mining to Human and Non-Human Primates in the Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
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Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Chou, Cleo |
Macrofossil Evidence for Middle to Late Holocene vegetation shifts at Iona Island Marsh, Hudson Valley, NY |
Matthew Palmer |
Dorothy Peteet |
LDEO |
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| del Fierro, Sara |
The Influence of Drag Transect Arrangments for Ixodes scapularis Ticks on Infection Prevelance Estimates of Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) |
Brian Mailloux |
Maria Duik-Wasser and Kim Tsao |
Yale, School of Public Health |
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| Díaz, Tomás |
Source-tracking Fecal Contamination of Pond and Shallow Well Water in Matlab, Bangladesh using F+RNA Coliphages |
Matthew Palmer |
Brian Mailloux |
Barnard |
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| Douds, Courtney |
Using American Kestrel Behavior and Nest Box Characteristics to Predict Fledging Success |
Matthew Palmer and Jenna Lawrence |
Keith Bildstein |
Acopian Center for Conservation Learning |
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| Gaynor, Kaitlyn |
Anti-predator and social monitoring functions of vigilance behavior in blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) |
Jenna Lawrence |
Marina Cords |
E3B |
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| Greaves, Heather |
The Role of Leaf Carbon Exchange in Arctic Shrub Expansion |
Matthew Palmer |
Kevin Griffin |
LDEO |
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| Guo, Jessica |
Inter- and intra-specific functional trait response to environmental change in an herbaceous forest understory |
Matthew Palmer |
Julia Burton |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| Jacobson, Eiren |
Song sharing between humpback whales of Madagascar and Gabon: Directional demographic exchange between populations in the Southern Hemisphere |
Meredith Nettles |
Salvatore Cerchio |
WCS & AMNH |
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| Kahn, Amanda |
The Physiology and Psychology of Stress in the Context of Human Evolution
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Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Kelly, Christopher |
The Evolution of Dreams: A Critical Analysis of the Threat Simulation Theory
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Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Kemp, Aimee |
The Effects of the Invasive Shrub Berberis thunbergii and Exotic Earthworms on Salamander Populations and Leaf Litter Communities |
Brian Mailloux |
Matthew Palmer |
E3B |
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| Molano, Shaina |
Forensic Identification in Polynesia: Conflicts, Contrasts and the Search for Compromise between Science and Culture |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Kinet, Noé |
Analyzing ways of species classification for the coral symbionts Symbiodinium using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) and molecular phylogeny from partial chloroplast large subunit (23S)-rDNA sequences |
Brain Mailloux |
Andrew Baker |
University of Miami |
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| Sanchez, Tiffany |
Toenail Samples as an Indicator of Manganese Exposure from Drinking Water in Bangladeshi Children |
Brian Mailloux |
Joseph Graziano |
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
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| Schweitzer, Amanda |
The Effect of Temperature of the Development of a Critically Endangered Neotropical Frog, Hyloxalus vertebralis |
Matthew Palmer |
Luis A. Coloma |
QCAZ |
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| Spears, Jeff |
Analyzing Occupation, Movement, and Identity through Projectile Points Recovered from The Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, New Mexico
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Jill Shapiro |
Severin Fowles |
Barnard Anthropology |
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| Thomas, Samuel |
Diurnal changes in light-use characteristics reveal adequate photoprotection of sun leaves of red mangrove |
Matthew Palmer |
Ernesto Medina |
Center of Ecology, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research |
2009
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
Mentor's Affiliation |
| Beckett, Sarah |
Modern Psychiatry’s Midlife Crisis: Is Evolutionary Theory its Fast New Car? |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Booms, Andrew |
Prey Species, Remotely-Sensed Habitat Classifications Best Predict Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Trap Success |
Matthew Palmer |
Marcella Kelly |
Virginia Tech |
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| Guzzardo, Jamie |
To Breed or Not to Breed: Eugenics and the Science of Sterilization Laws |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Hersch, Rebecca |
Gene flow in the Philippines: genetic diversity in two Scleractinian corals |
Martin Stute |
Craig J. Starger |
UCLA |
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| Jordan, Jarrod |
Exercise and Obesity and their Effects on the Developing Skeleton |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Kelly, Rebecca |
Scale-dependent variability of infauna in a New Hampshire mudflat |
Martin Stute |
Wan-Jean Lee & Jeb Byers |
UNH |
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| Kudroff, Alex |
A Biological Lens on the Sexual Awakening in Chile |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Lax, Simon |
Proteobacteria Dominate the Bacterial Diversity in the Deep
Subseafloor Sediments of the Cascadia Margin |
Martin Stute |
Greg O’Mullan |
LDEO |
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| Littlebird, Sarracina |
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Managing Fish Resources in the Peruvian Amazon |
Matthew Palmer |
Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez |
CERC |
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| Marshall, Bradley |
Impacts of Changes in Snow Cover on the Distribution of New Zealand Alpine Plants |
Matthew Palmer |
Janice Lord |
University of Otago |
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| Martin, Meredith |
Effect of Management and Habitat on Population Structure and Density of Agave cupreata in Guerrero, Mexico |
Matthew Palmer |
Charles Peters |
NYBG |
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| Patinkin, Jason |
Effects of Gastrointestinal Paratism on Threatened Amazon River Turtles (Podocnemis spp.) in Peru |
Oscar Pineda-Catalan |
Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez |
CERC and E3B |
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| Tandon, Olivia |
Using a Video to Stimulate Social Behavior in the Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisea minor) |
Matthew Palmer |
Christine Sheppard |
WCS, Bronx Zoo |
2008
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
Mentor's Affiliation |
| Arias, Sara |
The Marquesan Islander Skull Examined: A Test Case for Theories of Cranial Robusticity |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Breyre, Amelia |
Assessing Homogamy and Interracial Marriage using Genetic Distance
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Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Burdette, Christopher |
Coarse Woody Debris Dynamics in Black Rock Experimental Forest of the Hudson Highlands |
Matthew Palmer |
Kevin Griffin |
LDEO |
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| Fernandez, Matias |
Quaternary Environmental Reconstruction of Lower Decker Lake, Sawtooth Ridge, Central Idaho |
Matthew Palmer |
Cathy Whitlock |
Montana State University |
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| Han, Kaythi |
Population Level Phylogeography of the Congo River Cichlid Genus Teleogramma through Morphological and Molecular Techniques |
Matthew Palmer |
Melanie Stiassny and Robert Schelly |
AMNH |
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| Laso, Francisco |
Anthropogenic pressures and effects on river turtles (Podocnemis spp.) of the Peruvian Amazon |
Matthew Palmer |
Oscar Pineda and Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez |
E3B |
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| McGrath, Sarah |
Significance of Estuarine Hypoxia to Altered Microbial Nutrient Cycling and Toxic Nitrate Accumulation in the Hudson River Estuary |
Martin Stute |
Gregory O’Mullan |
LDEO |
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| Monopoli, Alycia |
The development of the larval migration inhibition assay for the detection of drug resistance in equine parasites |
Matthew Palmer |
Ray Kaplan |
University of Georgia |
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| Pedersen, Henry |
Osteological Analysis of Faunal Remains Found in Association with an Infant Burial in Room 822 at T’aitöna (Pot Creek Pueblo), New Mexico |
Jill Shapiro |
Severin Fowles |
Barnard Anthropology |
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| Ruskin, Kate |
An Evaluation of Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Behavior and Productivity as Chemical Contaminant Biomonitors in New York Harbor |
Meredith Nettles and
Brian Mailloux |
Susan Elbin |
Wildlife Trust |
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| Smith, Bryan |
The Modeling of Primate Cognitive Evolution: Materials, Methods and Application Toward Evolutionary Neuroscience |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Sparks, Adam |
A Naturalist’s Perspective on the Evolution of Artifacts |
Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Thompson, Nicole |
The Evolution of Nihilsm: The Coevolution of Language and Morality
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Jill Shapiro |
Jill Shapiro |
E3B |
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| Wagner, Peter |
Genetics of Microbial Subsurface Arsenic Reduction by Detoxification and Respiratory Mechanisms |
Brian Mailloux |
Martin Stute |
Barnard College |
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| Wolf, Zach |
The Effects of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Riparian Habitat and Macroinvertebrate Diversity in Connecticut Streams |
Matthew Palmer |
Carole Cheah |
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station |
2007
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
Mentor's Affiliation |
| Blanas, Demetri |
Shifting Agriculuture and Pterocarpus erinaceous in Southeastern Senegal |
Matthew Palmer |
Charles Peters |
NYBG |
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| Craig, Elizabeth |
An Assessment of the Impacts of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) on New York Harbor Island Habitats |
Matthew Palmer |
Susan Elbin, James Danoff-Burg |
Wildlife Trust, CU |
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| Jimenez, Violeta |
Inferences on the Basis of Culex pipiens Biting Preferences and Their Effects on West Nile Virus Transmission |
Brian Mailloux |
A. Marm Kilpatrick |
Wildlife Trust |
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| Smith, Stephanie |
Assessing the Acclimation of Rehabilitated Orphaned and Captive-born Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Released Into the Wild |
Matthew Palmer |
James Powell, Monica Ross |
Wildlife Trust |
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| Speed, Cymone |
Assessing vitamin A levels in invertebrates used as food bycaptive aerial insectivores, specifically bee-eaters |
Brian Mailloux |
Christine Sheppard |
WCS |
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| Taylor, Kathryn |
The Influence of Substrate Composition an Habitat Complexity on Artificial Reef Communities in the Dominican Republic |
Matthew Palmer |
James Danoff-Burg |
CU |
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| Woodley, Michael |
Microbial ecology of bacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients |
Matthew Palmer |
Kenneth Bruce |
King's College |
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2006
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
| Dushane, Jennifer |
First description of a bottlenose dolphin population in Antongil Bay, Madagascar |
Brian Mailloux |
Salvatore Cerchio |
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| Foster, Matthew |
Wolbachia infections in North American & Costa Rican Lepidoptera |
Chris Scholz |
Rob DeSalle |
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| GnanaDev, Yamuna |
Impace of Artifical Reefs on Algae Biodiversity in nearshore lagoons in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
Brian Mailloux |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Gregier, Joel |
The effects of seasonal change and group size on the feedingbehavior of Rhynchopsitta terrisi at clay licks |
Matthew Palmer |
Sonia Ortiz |
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| Haeckel, Ingrid |
Firewood use, supply, and harvesting impact in cloud forests of central Veracruz, Mexico |
Matthew Palmer |
Charles Peters |
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| Hawrysz, Alexa |
Automated Sprecies Identification of Bees |
Matthew Palmer |
Kimberly Russell |
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| Jimenez-Fabian, Fausto |
The effects of environmental sensitivity in Punta Cana on terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity |
Chris Scholz |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Mason, Sona |
Scramble competition in a social mammal: group size,travel costs and social hierarchies in blue monkeys |
Matthew Palmer |
Marina Cords |
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| Mulholland-Olson, Caitlin |
A Predictive Macroalgae Habitat Model, Great Exuma, the Bahamas |
Matthew Palmer |
Daniel Brumbaugh |
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| Padula, Veronica |
Health Assessment of Black-crowned Night Heronsin New York Harbor Estuary |
Brian Mailloux |
Scott Newman |
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| Ronen, Maskit |
Relationship of understory vegetation, tree regeneration, and soil composition to stand age in Black Rock Forest |
Matthew Palmer |
William Schuster |
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| Silverstein, Rachel |
Latitudinal patterns in algal symbiont community structure in reef-building corals from Western Australia |
Matthew Palmer |
Andrew Baker |
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| Venner, Laura |
Enrichment Program Implementation to Modify Stereotypic Behavior of Captive Polar Bears at the Central Park Zoo |
Stephanie Pfirman |
Yula Kapetanakos |
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| Warren, Lindsay |
Predicting Malaria Risk Using Climate Parameters |
Cris Scholz |
Lareef Zubair |
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2005
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
| Boretsky, Kyle |
Plant and Algal Community Structure on Artificial Reef Structures |
James Danoff-Burg |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| DiLorenzo, Michael |
Effect of increased Nitrogen and Phosphorous concentrations on algae growth on coral reefs in Glover's Reef, Belize |
Gareth Russell |
Tim McClanahan |
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| Konecky, Bronwen |
The Distribution of High-Altitude Amphibian Populations in the Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru |
Gareth Russell |
Tracie Seimon |
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| Moffitt, Lena |
Impact of Artificial Reefs on Fish Community Assemblage in the Dominican Republic |
James Danoff-Burg |
Chris Scholz |
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| Sarna-Wojcicki, Daniel |
Horticulture in Lenape Native American Diet and its Impact on the "Manahatta" Landscape Ecology |
Martin Stute |
Eric Sanderson |
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| Simpson, Scott |
Kinship Bias in the Socail Behavior of Adult Female Blue Monkeys (Cercophithecus mitis stuhlmanni) in the Kakemega Forest, Kenya |
Gareth Russell |
Marina Cords |
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| Staver, Carla |
Fruit fly (Drosophila, Drosophilidae, Diptera) and tropical rainforest associations, Madre de Dios, Peru |
Gareth Russell |
David Grimaldi |
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2004
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
| Baranetsky, Christina |
Ecosystem Modeling: A Historic Reconstruction of the Sherman CreekWetland Area c. 1609 |
Don Melnick |
Eric Sanderson |
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| Bean, Timothy |
What Made the Harlem Plains a Grassland? Computer Modeling for Historical Ecology of an Urban Environment |
Don Melnick |
Eric Sanderson |
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| Cabezas, Brian |
Impact of Artificial Reef Introduction on Seagrass Bed Fish Community Composition |
Don Melnick |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Chmura, Aleksei |
Two New Potential Natural Reservoirs for Nipah Virus: Cynopterusbrachyotis and Eonycteris spelaea |
Don Melnick |
Pter Daszak |
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| Gluzberg, Yekaterina |
Qualitative risk assessment of the main pathways by which West Nile virus can potentially be introduced into Hawaii |
Don Melnick |
Jeff Burgett |
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| Greenfield, Ben |
Agonistic Behavior of the Palawan Peacock Pheasant, Polyplectron emphanum |
Don Melnick |
John Rowden |
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| Hoyt, Emma |
Carbon in Coarse Woody Debris on the Long-term Plots of Black RockForest, Cornwall, NY |
Don Melnick |
Peter Bower |
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| Maynard, Ryan |
Increased Algal Growth Due to Decreased Urchin Herbivory |
Don Melnick |
Tim McClanahan |
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| Pashmakova, Medora |
Analysis of Sterotypical Swimming Patterns of Captive Pacific Walruses(Odobenus rosmarus divergens) |
Don Melnick |
Diana Reiss |
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| Neugarten, Rachel |
The effect of environmental education on knowledge and attitudes of children on Margarita Island, Venezuela |
Don Melnick |
Kathryn Rodriguez-Clark |
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| Turza, Lauren |
Molecular Phylogenetics and Molecular Evolution of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase A (AdhA) Gene in the Palms |
Don Melnick |
William Hahn |
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| Seidman, Emily |
The effect of water flow rate on the growth and diversity of coral and marcoalge on patch reefs in Glover's Reef, Belize |
Don Melnick |
Tim McClanahan |
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| Vickerman, Elizabeth |
The Behavioral Effects of Uropygial Gland Malfunction in Two Species of Captive Penguins, Pygoscelis papua and Pygoscelis antarctica |
Don Melnick |
John Rowden |
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2003
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Project Advisor/Mentor |
| Glatt, Batsheva |
Foraging Behavior and Whole Prey Nutritional Analysis for the American American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) |
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Ellen Dierenfeld |
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| Hayden, James |
Species Composition of Moths in Three Maine Habitats: Salt Marsh, Pine Barren, and Mixed Forest, With Estimates of Habitat Similarity, Emergence Rate, and Weather-Dependent Mobility |
William Hahn |
David Grimaldi |
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| Hemond, Elizabeth |
A Study of Fish Diversity in a Coral Reef Community Andros Island, the Bahamas |
William Hahn |
Kate Holmes |
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| Osei-Agyemang, Mimi |
An Investigation of Xanthones as Anti-malarial and Anti-Leishmanial Agents |
William Hahn |
Michael Riscoe |
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| Pietri, Diana |
The Interactve Role of Inorganic and Organic Nutrients in Controlling Coral Health and Bioeroding in Algal Communities |
William Hahn |
Tim McClanahan |
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| Sheppard, Jacob |
The effect of invasive Argentine ants on the herbivorous arthropod community of Dubautia menziesii in Haleakala National Park, Maui |
William Hahn |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Smith, Amelia |
Venezuela's Fisheries Since the Economic Crisis of 1983: How Sustainable Are They |
William Hahn |
Jon Paul Rodriguez |
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| Yackulic, Charles |
The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Biochemistry and Growth of Plants Growing in the Desert |
Kevin Griffin |
Charles Cockell |
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2002
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Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
| Bryant, Emily |
Habitat Characteristics Associated with Green Sturgeon, Acipensermedirostris, in the Rogue River, Oregon |
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Danial Erickson |
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| DiBlasi, Catherine |
Bedotia Freshwater Fish of Madagascar-Examintion of the Northeastern "spotted" subclade |
William Hahn |
Malanie Stiassny |
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| Engelberg, Emilia |
Effects of Researcher Visitation on Depredation of Bird Nests |
William Hahn |
Eduardo Santan Castellon |
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| Barranco, Angela |
Measuring abundance of the Pontoporia blainvillei in BahiaSan Blas, Argentina |
William Hahn |
Pablo Bordino |
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| Lindsay, Kevel |
Plant Herbivore and Parasitoid Wasp Richness and Abundance Relationships in Fragmented Habitats in New York City Community Gardens |
William Hahn |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Ross, Katie |
Scramble Comptetion in Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) in theKakamega Forest, Kenya |
William Hahn |
Marina Cords |
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| Stacks, Lauren |
Trophic Interactions Among Plants, Pests and Parasitoids in New York City Community Gardens |
William Hahn |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Van Bers, Carina |
Conservation of Flying Foxes in Cambodia: An Analysis of Preliminary Data from a Study on a Mixed Roost of Pteropus vampyrus and Pteropus lylei in Phnom Penh |
William Hahn |
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| Walsh, Catherine |
Home Range dynamics of the Maroon-Fronted Parrot (Ryhnchopsitta terrisi) |
William Hahn |
Claudia Macias |
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2001
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
| Cokos, Brie |
Coral Reef Degradation in Glovers Reef, Belize: Algal growth and biomass accumulation under experimental control of herbivory, nutrients, and coral abundance on a patch reef |
William Hahn |
Tim McClanahan |
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| Goldstein, Leigh |
The Effects of Elevated CO2 and Temperature on Plant Competition |
William Hahn |
Andrew Peterson |
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| Goodman, Rachel |
Parsitology and Denning Ecology of Raccoons, Procyon lotor, in Black Rock Forest, New York |
William Hahn |
Matthew Gompper |
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| Lorr, Benjamin |
Examining the Effects of Epiphyte Removal on the Hydrology of a Shade Coffee Ecosystem |
William Hahn |
Charles Peters |
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| MacDonald, James |
Observed behavior of wild Franciscana Dolphins (Pontoporia Blainvillei) in the presence of acoustic alarms in Bahia, San Blas, Argentina |
William Hahn |
Pablo Bordino |
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| MacFarlane, Alex |
Pollination Syndromes of Six Tropical Nocturnally Flowering Trees |
William Hahn |
Scott Mori |
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| Psillides, Despina |
Behavioral Ecology of Two Captive Poplations of the Bee-Eaters, Merops nubicus and Merops albicollis |
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| Scully, Christina |
The Effects of Human Disturbance on the Vegetation of Kakamega Forest, Kenya |
William Hahn |
Marina Cords |
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| Tenzer, Joshua |
The Mismanagement of Water in the Jordan River Basin: The Problems, the Effects, and Some Solutions |
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| Weitz, Brian |
The Roleof Whale Sharks in Belizean Ecotourism |
William Hahn |
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2000
| Student Name |
Title |
Academic Advisor |
Project Advisor/Mentor |
| Bryant, Emily |
Habitat Characteristics Associated with Green Sturgeon, Acipensermedirostris, in the Rogue River, Oregon |
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Danial Erickson |
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| DiBlasi, Catherine |
Bedotia Freshwater Fish of Madagascar-Examintion of theNortheastern "spotted" subclade |
William Hahn |
Malanie Stiassny |
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| Engelberg, Emilia |
Effects of Researcher Visitation on Depredation of Bird Nests |
William Hahn |
Eduardo Santan Castellon |
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| Barranco, Angela |
Measuring abundance of the Pontoporia blainvillei in BahiaSan Blas, Argentina |
William Hahn |
Pablo Bordino |
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| Lindsay, Kevel |
Plant Herbivore and Parasitoid Wasp Richness and Abundance Relationships in Fragmented Habitats in New York City Community Gardens |
William Hahn |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Ross, Katie |
Scramble Comptetion in Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya |
William Hahn |
Marina Cords |
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| Stacks, Lauren |
Trophic Interactions Among Plants, Pests and Parasitoids in New York City Community Gardens |
William Hahn |
James Danoff-Burg |
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| Van Bers, Carina |
Conservation of Flying Foxes in Cambodia: An Analysis of Preliminary Data from a Study on a Mixed Roost of Pteropus vampyrus and Pteropus lylei in Phnom Penh |
William Hahn |
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| Walsh, Catherine |
Home Range dynamics of the Maroon-Fronted Parrot (Ryhnchopsitta terrisi) |
William Hahn |
Claudia Macias |
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