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Students
| Name | Dissertation/Thesis Title | Current Position |
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Almeida, Suellen MS, 2012 |
The effects of environmental temperature on locomotor performance and growth patterns in spotted salamanders, Ambystoma maculatum |
Graduate student, Saarland University, Germany |
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Andersen, Jeremy C. MS, 2009 |
A phylogenetic analysis of armored scale insects, based upon nuclear, mitochondrial, and endosymbiont gene sequences |
Doctoral Student, University of California Berkeley |
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Azizi, Manny PhD, 2005 |
Biomechanics of Salamander Locomotion |
Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine |
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Belinsky, Kara L. PhD, 2008 |
Imperfectly redundant signals: Color, song, and mate choice in Chestnut-sided warblers (Dendroica pensylvanica) |
Assistant Professor, Arcadia University |
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Bergmann, Philip J. PhD, 2008 |
A phylogenetic and functional approach to the study of the evolution of body shape in lizards (Squamata) |
Assistant Professor of Biology, Clark University |
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Bernardo, Holly MS, 2010 |
Spatial variation and tradeoffs in species interactions |
Plant Ecology Research Technician, Tyson Research Center, Washington University |
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Bone, Beth PhD, 2007 |
Post-introduction evolution in invasive Bromus tectorum |
Biology First Year Coordinator, Clark University |
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Buckley, Christine PhD, 2008 |
Phenotypic plasticity, functional morphology and ecomorphology of two terrestrial ectotherms |
Communications Manager, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut |
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Carlson, Stephanie MS, 2002 |
Variation in Trout Growth and Survival Within and Among Seasons, Species, and Cohorts |
Assistant Professor, University of California Berkeley |
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Castro-Santos, Ted PhD, 2002 |
Swimming performance of upstream migrant fishes: new methods, new perspectives |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Charney, Noah D. PhD, 2010 |
Movin' & Groovin' Salamanders: Conservation Implications of Large Scales and Quirky Sex |
Author and naturalist |
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Claeson, Kerin M. MS, 2005 |
New Interpretations the Skill of a Primitive Bony Fish: Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Actinopterygii: Cladistia) |
Assistant Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Curd, Emily E. MS, 2007 |
Wild mammals harbor bacteria with a diversity of novel and known antibiotic resistance genes: A resistance gene reservoir in the wild? |
PhD Student, UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability |
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Cushman, Samuel PhD, 2003 |
Hierarchical, Multi-scale Analysis of Species Environment Relationships |
Research Landscape Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station |
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D'Ambrosio, Ugo MS, 1998 |
Ultrastructure and description of Cryptotermes cavifrons eukaryotic symbionts: Snyderella sp., Stephanonympha sp. and Caduceia sp. |
Doctoral student, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent |
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Danos, Nicole MS, 2005 |
Biomechanics of the Skin during Swimming in the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Irvine |
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Dewar, Eric PhD, 2008 |
Dietary ecology and community paleoecology of Early Tertiary mammals |
Associate Professor, Suffolk University |
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Doherty, Mary PhD, 2009 |
Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates in the Choreotrichia and Oligotrichia: Patterns and Driving Forces |
Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland |
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Dolan, Michael PhD, 1999 |
Amitochondriate protists: Trichomonad symbionts of dry-wood-eating termites |
Adjunct Professor of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Dornhoff, Sharon L. PhD, 2001 |
Mitochondrial Adaptive Change and a CAPr-correlated Polymorphism in Toxin-selected Brachionus plicatilis Rotifers |
Science Faculty, Lehigh Carbon Community College |
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Drake, Abby G PhD, 2004 |
Evolution and Development of the Skull Morphology of Canids: An Investigation of Morphological Integration and Heterochrony |
Visiting Assistant Professor, Skidmore College |
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Dunthorn, Micah PhD, 2009 |
Ciliate biodiversity and phylogenetic reconstruction assessed by multiple molecular markers |
Junior Research Group Leader, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany |
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Gabela, Ana MS, 2007 |
Diversity and Movement Patterns of Passerine Birds near an Urban Center on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands |
Instructor, Hotchkiss School, CT |
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Gillespie, Sandra PhD, 2011 |
Mutualisms in trophic cascades: The effects of parasites of bumblebees on pollination |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, University of California Davis |
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Goodale, Eben PhD, 2005 |
Interspecific communication in mixed-species bird flocks of a Sri Lankan rainforest |
Associate Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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Goodwin, Elijah PhD, 2008 |
The ecology and development of alternative vocal learning programs in birds |
Science Teacher, The Potomac School & |
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Grand, Joanna PhD, 2004 |
Setting Conservation Priorities at the Local Scale: The Threatened Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Communities of Southeastern Massachusetts |
Research Fellow, Landscape Ecology Lab, University of Massachusetts |
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Gruwell, Matthrew PhD, 2007 |
Investigating endosymbionts of scale insects from the family Diaspididae |
Assistant Professor, Penn State Erie |
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Gwiazdowski, Rodger A. PhD, 2011 |
Discovery and evolution of cryptic species among North American pine-feeding Chionaspis scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) |
Post Doctoral Fellow, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Guelph University |
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Hilton, Eric J. PhD, 2002 |
A Contribution to the Comparative Osteology and Phylogenetic Systematics of Fossil and Living Bony-tongue Fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) |
Associate Professor, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary |
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Hoefler, Chad PhD, 2005 |
The Behavioral Ecology of Jumping Spiders (Phidippus sp.): Laboratory and Field Studies of Mating Behavior and Space Use |
Assistant Professor, Arcadia University |
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Huber, Sarah K. PhD, 2007 |
Behavioral ecology of Darwin's finches: Song and mating patters in a bimodal population of the medium ground finches (Geospiza fortis) |
Visiting Assistant Professor, The College of William and Mary |
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Jenks, Kate PhD, 2012 |
Distribution of Large Mammal Assemblages in Thailand with a Focus on Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Conservation |
Conservation Biologist, Minnesota Zoo |
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Johnson, Steve PhD, 2005 |
Song learning and syntax patterns in the American Robin, and the soil characteristics of Bank Swallow nest sites |
Senior Scientist, Biodrawversity Ecological Consulting |
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Jones, Michael PhD, 2009 |
Spatial ecology, population structure, and conservation of the Wood Turtle, Glyptemys insculpta, in Central New England |
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Jordan, Rebecca PhD, 2001 |
Visual Factors Guiding Mate Choice in a Group of Lake Malawi Cichlids |
Associate Professor, Rutgers University |
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Jorgensen, Jeremy MS, 1999 |
Isolation and Cultivation of Spore-forming Filamentous Bacteria from Porcellio scaber |
Science teacher, Windsor High School, CT |
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Kanda, Leann PhD, 2005 |
Factors Influencing Survival and Reproduction of Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) at their Northern Distributional Limit |
Assistant Professor, Ithaca College |
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Kley, Nathan PhD, 2001 |
Functional Morphology and Evolution of the Feeding Apparatus of Blind Snakes |
Associate Professor, Stony Brook University |
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Lahr, Daniel PhD, 2011 |
Exploring patterns of evolution in the Amoebozoa |
Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of São Paulo Brazil |
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Lerman, Susannah PhD, 2011 |
The conservation value of residential landscapes for native bird communities: The patterns, processes and management implications |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, USFS Northern Research Station, UMass Amherst |
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Lerner, Darren PhD, 2007 |
Endocrine control and disruption of physiological and behavioral smolt development in Atlantic salmon, |
Associate Director, Sea Grant, University of hawaii |
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Levine, Robb MS, 2003 |
Contribution of Eye Retraction to Swallowing Performance in the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens |
Physician Assistant, Cooley Dickinson Hospital |
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Lord, Kathryn PhD, 2010 |
A heterochronic explanation for the behaviorally polymorphic genus Canis: A study of the development of behavioral differences in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and wolves (Canis lupus lupus) |
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McMillan, David PhD, 2009 |
Functional consequences of acute temperature stress in the Western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis |
Lecturer, Biology Department, Santa Clara University |
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Mead, Louise PhD, 2001 |
Patterns and Processes of Speciation in Desmognathine Salamanders |
Education Director, BEACON, NSF Center for the Study of Evolution in Action |
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Monette, Michelle Y. PhD, 2007 |
Impacts of episodic acid and aluminum exposure on the physiology of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt development |
Postdoctoral Associate, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale School of Medicine |
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Paradis, Annie PhD, 2011 |
Studies of the population dynamics of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) |
Biology Teacher, Amherst Regional High School |
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Parfrey, Laura W. PhD, 2010 |
The diversity of eukaryotes and their genomes |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry |
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Pezet, Joshua MS, 2013 |
Patterns of volatile resin secondary metabolism of eastern hemlock and interactions with its exotic herbivores |
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Razafimahaimodison, Jean Claude PhD, 2004 |
Impact of habitat disturbance, including ecotourism activities, on breeding behavior and success of the pitta-like ground roller, Atelornis pittoides, an endangered bird species in the Eastern rainforest of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar |
TEAM Site Manager, Centre ValBio, Ranomafana, Madagascar |
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Roehrig, Artemis D. MS, 2013 |
Regional comparison of overwintering mortality, fecundity and virulence in the hemlock woolly adelgid |
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Rounds (DaMota), Carolyn MS, 2010 |
New Species of Moropus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Chalicotheriodea) in the Batesland Formation, Great Plains Area of North America |
Instructor, Dutchess Community College |
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Santana, Sharlene PhD, 2010 |
The evolution of cranial morphology, feeding performance and behavior in Neotropical leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) |
Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
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Sei, Makiri PhD, 2005 |
The Ecological Study of the Maritime Ringlet Butterfly (Coenonympha nipisiquit McDunnough) in Daly Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick |
Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Arcadia University |
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Summers, Adam P. PhD, 1999 |
The Functional Implications of a Cartilaginous Skeleton |
Associate Director, Friday Harbor Laboratories and |
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Sun, Zhiyi (Gigi) PhD, 2011 |
Genome reduction in a marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus |
Postdoctoral Scientist, New England Biolabs |
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Taft, Benjamin N. PhD, 2010 |
The role of dawn song in tree swallows and its place in the diversity of oscine song learning |
Lecturer, Loyola University |
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Taft, Natalia K. PhD, 2009 |
Functional and comparative morphology of the pectoral fins among benthic "scorpaeniform" fishes |
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Parkside |
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Thomas, Stephen R. PhD, 2005 |
Pathogenicity and Virulence of Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu, Soper and Hajek (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae), a fungal pathogen of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) |
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University |
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Veselka, Nina MS, 2013 |
Diet, feeding behaviour, and the evolution of thumb morphology in phyllostomid bats |
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Ward, Andrea PhD, 2005 |
Morphology and Development of the Axial and Appendicular Systems in Fishes |
Associate Professor, Adelphi College |
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Werle, Sean F. PhD, 2004 |
The biology, ecology and cytogenetics of the genus Axarus (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Connecticut River |
Axarus Environmental Consulting and Photography |
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Whited, Brenda MS, 2006 |
The Population Ecology of the Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) in Eastern Massachusetts |
Adjunct Faculty, Columbia Community College and Merced College |
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Whitlock, Alison PhD, 2001 |
Ecology and Status of the Bog Turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in New England |
Wildlife Biologist, Northeast Region, USF&WS |
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Willey, Lisabeth L. PhD, 2010 |
Spatial Ecology of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene c. Carolina) in Central Massachusetts |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Massachusetts Amherst |