Students
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| Name | Dissertation/Thesis Title | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Buckley, Christine R. PhD, 2008 |
Phenotypic plasticity, functional morphology and ecomorphology of two terrestrial ectotherms | Communications Officer, Ecological Society of America |
| Gruwell, Matthew PhD, 2008 |
Investigating endosymbionts of scale insects from the family Diaspididae | Postdoctoral Fellow, University at Buffalo |
| Dewar, Eric PhD, 2008 |
Dietary ecology and community paleoecology of Early Tertiary mammals | Assistant Professor of Biology, Suffolk University |
| Doherty, Mary PhD, 2008 |
Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates in the Choreotrichia and Oligotrichia: Patterns and Driving Forces | Postdoctoral Fellow, Marine Research Institute, University of Gerogia |
| Belinsky, Kara Loeb PhD, 2008 |
Imperfectly redundant signals: Color, song, and mate choice in Chestnut-sided warblers (Dendroica pensylvanica) | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University |
| Bergmann, Philip J. PhD, 2008 |
A phylogenetic and functional approach to the study of the evolution of body shape in lizards (Squamata) | Simpson Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona |
| Nieves-Puigdoller, Katherine PhD, 2007 |
Physiological effects of pesticides on different life stages of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) | Postdoctoral Fellow, Amherst College |
| Monette, Michelle PhD, 2007 |
mpacts of episodic acid and aluminum exposure on the physiology of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt development | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine |
| Lerner, Darren PhD, 2007 |
Endocrine control and disruption of physiological and behavioral smolt development in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar | Associate Director, Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaii |
| Huber, Sarah K PhD, 2007 |
Behavioral ecology of DarwinÕs finches: Song and mating patters in a bimodal population of the medium ground finches (Geospiza fortis) | Assistant Professor of Biology, Randolph Macon College |
| Gabela, Ana MS, 2007 |
Diversity and movement patterns of passerine birds near an urban center on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands | Avian Disease Coordinator, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii |
| Curd, Emily MS, 2007 |
Wild mammals harbor bacteria with a diversity of novel and known antibiotic resistance genes: A resistance gene reservoir in the wild? | Research Associate, UCLA Institute of the Environment |
| Wang, Baiqing PhD, 2005 |
ntrogression and Genomic Differentiation in Sympatric Hybridizing Colias Butterflies | Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University |
| Sei, Makiri PhD, 2005 |
The Ecological Study of the Maritime Ringlet Butterfly (Coenonympha nipisiquit McDunnough) in Daly Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, Miami University |
| Kanda, Leann PhD, 2005 |
Factors Influencing Survival and Reproduction of Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) at their Northern Distributional Limit | Assistant Professor, Biology, Ithaca College |
| Landberg, Tobias MS, 2005 |
Ontogeny of escape swimming performance in the spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum | Doctoral Student, Ecology and Evolutinary Biology, University of Connecticut |
| Johnson, Steve PhD, 2005 |
Song learning and syntax patterns in the American Robin, and the soil characteristics of Bank Swallow nest sites | Lecturer, Hampshire College and UMass Amherst |
| Hoefler, Chad PhD, 2005 |
The Behavioral Ecology of Jumping Spiders (Phidippus sp.): Laboratory and Field Studies of Mating Behavior and Space Use | Assistant Professor of Biology, Arcadia University |
| Goodale, Eben PhD, 2005 |
Interspecific communication in mixed-species bird flocks of a Sri Lankan rain forest | NSF International Postdoctoral, Fellow, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Danos, Nicole MS, 2005 |
Biomechanics of the Skin during Swimming in the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata | Doctoral Student, Orgranismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University |
| Claeson, Kerin MS, 2005 |
New Interpretations the Skill of a Primitive Bony Fish: Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Actinopterygii: Cladistia) | Doctoral Student, U Texas Austin |
| Azizi, Manny PhD, 2005 |
Biomechanics of Salamander Locomotion | Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University |
| Werle, Sean F. PhD, 2004 |
The biology, ecology and cytogenetics of the genus Axarus (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Connecticut River | Director and Senior Scientist, Axarus Environmental Consulting, LLC |
| Ward, Andrea PhD, 2004 |
Morphology and Development of the Axial and Appendicular Systems in Fishes | Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Adelphi University |
| Drake, Abby G. PhD, 2004 |
Evolution and Development of the Skull Morphology of Canids: An Investigation of Morphological Integration and Heterochrony | Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh |
| Levine, Robb MS, 2003 |
Contribution of Eye Retraction to Swallowing Performance in the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens | Physicians Assistant, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA |
| Cushman, Samuel PhD, 2003 |
Hierarchical, Multi-scale Analysis of Species Environment Relationships | Research Landscape Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT |
| Hilton, Eric PhD, 2002 |
A Contribution to the Comparative Osteology and Phylogenetic Systematics of Fossil and Living Bony-tongue Fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) | Assistant Professor, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences |
| Carlson, Stephanie MS, 2002 |
Variation in Trout Growth and Survival Within and Among Seasons, Species, and Cohorts | PhD, University of Washington, 2006; Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Mgmt, UC Berkeley |
| Whitlock, Alison PhD, 2001 |
Ecology and Status of the Bog Turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in New England | Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Amherst, MA |
| Mead, Louise PhD, 2001 |
Patterns and Processes of Speciation in Desmognathine Salamanders | Education Project Director, National Center for Science Education |
| Kley, Nathan PhD, 2001 |
Functional Morphology and Evolution of the Feeding Apparatus of Blind Snakes | Assistant Professor of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University |
| Jordan, Rebecca PhD, 2001 |
Visual Factors Guiding Mate Choice in a Group of Lake Malawi Cichlids | Assistant Professor, Cook College, Rutgers University |
| Dornhoff, Sharon PhD, 2001 |
Mitochondrial Adaptive Change and a CAPr-correlated Polymorphism in Toxin-selected Brachionus plicatilis Rotifers | Instructor, Lehigh Community College |
| Summers, Adam PhD, 1999 |
The Functional Implications of a Cartilaginous Skeleton | Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine |
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