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Student Research Projects/ Posters (to top)

Demography and Habitat Associations of Pond Dwelling Turtles in the Western Piedmont
of North Carolina
Shane Lindsey and Michael Dorcas

Herpetological Surveys of Hanging Rock and Crowder's Mountain State Parks
Ross Cocklin and Michael Dorcas

Eastern Bluebirds as Environmental Indicators on North Carolina Golf Courses
Ian Kaplan ('00), David Lamar ('01), Suzanne Moore ('00), Megan Seifert ('01), Mark Stanback, Ambrose Tuscano ('01), Catherine Walsh ('00), Annie Welsh ('01)

Body Condition within Eastern Bluebird Pairs: Cause or Consequence of Mate Choice
Ian Kaplan ('00), Megan Seifert ('01), Mark Stanback, Ambrose Tuscano ('01), Catherine Walsh ('00)

Nest Site Fidelity in Eastern Bluebirds: Predator or Parasite Avoidance
Ian Kaplan ('00), David Lamar ('01), Suzanne Moore ('00), Megan Seifert ('01), Mark Stanback, Ambrose Tuscano ('01), Catherine Walsh ('00), Annie Welsh ('01)

Optimizing Amphibian Monitoring Programs: The Use of Automated Recording Systems to Measure Variation in Anuran Calling Activity
Scott R. Briggs ('99) and Michael E. Dorcas - Spring 1999

Regional Body Temperature Variation in Corn Snakes Measured Using Temperature-Sensitive Passive Integrated Transponders
Andrew W. Roark ('99) and Michael E. Dorcas - Spring 1999
IN PRESS in Journal of Herpetology

Comparative Turtle Ecology in the Piedmont of North Carolina
Shane Lindsay ('00), Jenny Roberts ('00), and Michael E. Dorcas - Summer 1999
Paper to be submitted to Chelonian Conservation and Biology

First Annual Davidson College Animal Physiology Symposium - Spring Semester 1998

Molecular Characterization of a Mutation that Disrupts Agglutination in Chlamydomonas
AM Campbell, AJ Coble ('98), TH Ch'ng ('99), LD Cohen ('99), EM Long*, KM Russo ('99), and EV Armbrust**
in collaboration with *Molecular and Cellular Biology Program and **Marine Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Subcloning of the H+-ATPase pmh1in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Lindsay Cohen ('99), and A. Malcolm Campbell

Effects of Pollen Addition on Gender Expression and Fruiting in North Carolina Piedmont Populations of Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), an Andromonoecious Herb
Katherine R. Okey ('98), Kelly N. Kiefer ('99), and Patricia A. Peroni

Ecological Genetics of White Campion (Silene latifolia) Seed Banks: A Comparison of Light and Dark Germination Among Maternal Families
Kelly N. Kiefer ('99), Katherine R. Okey ('98), and Patricia A. Peroni

A Comparison of Queen Number and Reproductive Allocation in Two Southeastern Populations of the Ant Leptothorax curvispinosus
Poster by Kenneth Howard ('98), Valerie Banschbach, and Patricia A. Peroni

Pepper, Palatability, and Pedagogy: Seed Choice and Competition in Campus Birds
Poster by Mark Stanback and Katie Lannon ('98)

Male Infant Care in Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia Variegata): Parental Investment or Access to Mates?
Poster by Margaret B. Scott ('96)

Purification and Characterization of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase from Brassica oleracea
Poster by Rudy Beiler ('97), Leo Dozier ('97), Brad Edwards ('97), Slade Worley ('97), and John H. Williamson

Effects of Pollen Addition on Andromonoecy in Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
Poster by Janet C. Steven ('96) and Patricia A. Peroni

Purification and Characterization of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Poster by Brad Ellison ('97) and John H. Williamson

Purification and Characterization of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Poster by Edward Gordon ('97), Chad Newman ('97), A. Malcolm Campbell, and John H. Williamson

Development Of The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum As A Calcium Pool In Early Embryonic Chicken Hearts
Poster by Jeffery D. Cromartie ('97), Sean M. Mercer ('96) Sallie R. Permar ('97), and A. M. Campbell

Development Of Calcium Pools In Early Embryonic Chicken Hearts
Poster by Sean M. Mercer ('96) and Jeffery D. Cromartie ('97)

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Honors Theses (to top)

Using and Developing Bioinformatics Tools to Elucidate the Evolution of Proteins
Rahul Karnik ('00)

Molecular Characterization of pmh1: A Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiMating Mutant That Fails to Agglutinate During Sexual Reproduction
Toh Hean Ch'ng ('99)

Purification of Novel Neuroregenerative Purine Analog Binding Protein
Dan Cooke ('99)

Isocitrate Dehydrogenase in Drosophilamelanogaster: One Subunit or Two?
Lowell Rayburn ('99)

Condition and Mate Choice in Eastern Bluebirds, Sialia sialis.
Kelly E. Westbrook ('99)

A Project-Based Biotechnology Laboratory Course - Clone and Express Yeast IDH
Erin Mooney ('98)

The Molecular Characterization of GA1, a Mutant Strain of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Allison J. Coble ('98)

The developmental expression of calsequestrin, a calcium buffering protein,
in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of chicken hearts.
Sallie R. Permar ('97)

Development of Calcium Pools in Early Embryonic Chicken Hearts
Jeffery D. Cromartie ('97)

Immunological Investigation of ChlamydomonasMalic Enzyme
Amy Lindstrom ('97)

The Purification and Characterization of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Bradley S. Ellison ('97)

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