WWU BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM
 

 

Previous Research 


2003

Spawning and recruitment events for the invasive Varnish Clam, Nuttallia obscurata, and the fisheries Littleneck Clam, Venerupis philippinarum, Jamey Selleck

          Advisor: Deborah Donovan

  2002

2. The Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assay And It’s use in Determining Bacterial Community Succession at Hydrothermal Vents. Jeff Engebretson, M. S.

Advior: Craig Moyer

Pools and Soil Fluxes of Carbon in Marshes of Padilla Bay, Leslie Allen, M.S.                   

 Advisor: David Hooper

Rainbow Gardens: An Ecological Assessment and Baseline Survey of a Caribbean Coral Reef. Robyn K. Woodman, M.S.

Advisor: Gisele Muller-Parker

  2001

The Energetics of Crawling and Swimming in the Hooded Nudibranch, Melibe leonina, Sandra Caldwell, M.S.

Advisor: Deborah Donovan

The Molecular Evolution of Two Strains of Helicobacter Pylori.  Richard T. Llewellyn, M.S.

Advisor: Craig L. Moyer

The Microbial Composition and Effects of Dietary Chitin and Cellulose on Enzyme Activity (Chitinase and Cellulase) in the Digestive System of Arion ater. Brett Wallden, M.S.

Advisor: Don C. Williams

Vulnerability of Juvenile Littorina sitkana to Environmental Stresses of the High Intertidal Zone. Anne Warren, M.S.

Advisor: David E. Schneider

Effects of Swinomish Channel Jetty and Causeway on Outmigrating Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Steven Yates.

Advisor: David E. Schneider

  2000

         

        Bacterial Community Structure and Phylogenetic Diversity of Hydrothermal Vents at Axial Volcano, Juan De Fuca Ridge. Karen Sue Lynch, M. S.

 Advisor: Craig Moyer

An Early Phase of Pollination-Induced Ethylene Promotes Pollen Tube Growth in Petunia inflata and Other Species With Bicellular Pollen.  Joanne M. Holden, M.S.

Advisor: Anu Singh-Cundy

Effects of Habitat Variation on Florida Scrub Lizard (Sceloporus woodi) Populations During Post-logging Site Recovery. Darcie H. Johnson, M.S.

Advisor: Roger Anderson

Effects of Training on Muscle Mass and Composition in the Six-Lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus. Naomi B. Jones, M.S.

Professor: Roger Anderson

Bacterial Community Structure of Hydrothermal Vents at Guaymas Basin, Mexico as Determined by Amplified Robosomal DNA Restrictions Analysis.  Scott P. Kleinkauf, M.S.

Advisor: Craig L. Moyer

Preburn Mechanical Thinning, Fuels Reduction, and Fire Effects on Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Cascade Mountains, Washington.  Barbara J. Swanson, M.S.

Advisor: Richard Fonda

Gradient Analysis of Species Distribution on the North Wall of the Columbia River Gorge, Washington.  B.J. Wolter, M.S.

Advisor: Richard Fonda

  1999

A study of Phyllaplysia taylori in the Eelgrass Ecosystem of Padilla Bay.  Amy Delorenzo, M.S.

Advisor: David Schneider

Aerial Respiration of Anoplarchus purpurescens During a Varied Thermal Regime. Thad Ekle, M.S.

Advisor: David Schneider

Effects of the invasive Seaweed Sargassum muticum on Native Marine Communities in Northern Puget Sound, Washington.  Karen Giver, M.S.

Advisor: Gisele Muller-Parker

Fire, Environment, and Vegetation in a Ponderosa Pine Forest, Washington.  Mara Kelley McGrath, M.S.

Advisor: Richard Fonda

The Role of Sulfuric Acid in the Brown Alga Desmarestia mundaKaren Nicole Pelletreau, M.S.

Advisor: Gisele Muller-Parker

The Effect of Wind Velocity on Desiccation and Microhabit Selection in the Intertidal Snail Littorina sitkanaKristine Penrod, M.S.

Advisor: David E. Schneider

Chemosensory and Feeding Responses of A. papillosa to A. elegantissima Symbiotic with Two Algae.   Barbara F. Emerson Seavy, M.S.

Advisor: Gisele Muller-Parker