ScholarWorks@GVSU

Headstarting Eastern Box Turtles in Southwest Michigan: Implications for Growth, Survival, and Spatial Ecology, Faith C. Kuzma
Masters Theses

Examining the restoration potential of prescribed fire and tree girdling treatments on a fire dependent ecosystem: ecosystem responses and management implications, Rebecca Daigle
Masters Theses

Seasonal top-down effects of fish on benthic macroinvertebrates and periphyton in a coldwater Michigan stream, Travis John Ellens
Masters Theses

Go big or go home: Divergence in morphology and behavior between island and islet populations of the San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus), Emilio J. Mancero
Masters Theses

The Application of Microbial Source Tracking to aid in Site Prioritization for Remediation in Lower Michigan, John J. Hart
Masters Theses

Use of Resources by Adult Karner Blue Butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in Michigan: Comparisons of Nectar Selections on Native and Non-native Species, Afafia Herweyer
Culminating Experience Projects

Benthic Macroinvertebrate Pre-assessment of a Proposed Restoration in the Grand River, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, Matthew L. Bain
Masters Theses

Relationships Among Age, Relative Telomere Length, and DNA Methylation in Pteropus Bats, Erika E. Forest
Masters Theses

Habitat Use of the Threatened River Redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) in the Grand River, MI, USA, Nicholas M. Preville, Eric B. Snyder, Dan O'Keefe, Scott Hanshue, Amy Russell, Justin Radecki
Peer Reviewed Publications

BIO 120: General Biology OER Curation, Erica L. Schiller
Curated OER Collections

Vectors, Pathogens and Climate Change: How Will Human Health be Affected?, Joseph T. Barry
Honors Projects

An overview of the current research on epiphyte ecology, Kelsey Inman-Carter
Honors Projects

The epiphytic diatom community of an invasive macroalga, starry stonewort (Charales: Nitellopsis obtusa) and its native relative, Chara contraria (Charales) from two drowned river mouth lakes, Kelsey Inman-Carter
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Open System Metabolism of the Grand River from Headwaters to Mouth, Colin J. Assenmacher
Honors Projects

The Scoop on Composting: A Comprehensive Literature Review on Composting with a Focus on Grand Valley State University, Alexandria Snabes
Honors Projects

Detecting Apple Crop Pest Insects From Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat) Feces Using Metabarcoding In Southern Michigan Apple Orchards, Randi Lesagonicz
Culminating Experience Projects

Pedigree and Molecular Assessment of Relatedness in a Captive Chimpanzee Population, Francesca Golus
Masters Theses

Assessing the Short-Term Effects of Translocation on Freshwater Mussels: Is Habitat or Water Quality More Important?, Joshua D. Arnold
Masters Theses

Effects of AM Fungi from Conventional and No-till Michigan Crop Fields on Plant and Soil Health, Derek Bennett
Masters Theses

Shelter Dogs Need A Home: The Effect of Enrichment and Human Contact on the Welfare and Adoptability of Shelter Dogs, Hannah G. Clark
Honors Projects

Spatial and demographic patterns of two threatened turtle species in an urban environment, Carly E. Brouwers
Masters Theses

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Cardiomyocytes Provide an In Vitro Model of the Myocardial Environment for Investigating Stem Cell Therapies, Jacob M. Gunn
Honors Projects

Use of imaging flow cytometry to assess the hematology of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus), Jennifer H. Kovach
Masters Theses

Fecal Findings: Investigating Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Diet Using DNA Metabarcoding, Alyssa Swinehart
Masters Theses

Evaluation of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning success on an artificial reef constructed in the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, Jason P. Lorenz
Masters Theses

Change in the behaviors and spatial use of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) over time at John Ball Zoo, Hailee Cederquist
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Drivers of decadal vegetation change in Northern Alaska, Jacob Allen Harris
Masters Theses

Hormonal Responses to Seasonal Thermal and Ecological Stressors in Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), Lilianne Nelson
Masters Theses

Analysis of seasonal changes in thermal stress resilience and innate immunity in the temperate coral, Astrangia poculata, from future climate impacts, Tyler Eugene Harman
Masters Theses

The Status of Northern Flying Squirrels in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Phathit Renas
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Great Lakes Snake: Estimating the Occupancy and Detection Probabilities of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus), Arin June Thacker
Masters Theses

Variation in Tundra Plant Traits Across a Latitudinal Gradient, Katlyn Rose Betway
Masters Theses

Bloom or bust: Search for phytoplankton community drivers using long-term time-series observations and field measurements in a model Great Lakes estuary, Jasmine Mancuso
Masters Theses

Competitive Interactions: Spatial and temporal niche partitioning between Brook and Brown Trout in southwest Michigan, Frederick J. Glassen
Masters Theses

Carbon Sequestration in a Restored West Michigan Oak Savanna: Implications for Management Practices, Jeffrey A. Heise
Masters Theses

From the Dinner Pot to Smoking Pot; How a Better Understanding of Cannabidiol in Crayfish could Alleviate Anxiety and Modulate Hunger, Christopher Michael Timmer
Masters Theses

The Investigation of Group 1 Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein 6 and its Role in Arabidopsis thaliana Desiccation Tolerance, Joann Eise Thomson
Masters Theses

From Aristotle to Wunderkammer: The Development of Entomology and Insect Collections, Erica Fischer
Honors Projects

Detection Probability of the American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Taylor Brian Root
Masters Theses

Analysis of Dental Topography of Early Eocene North American Tetonius Lineages in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, Emily Dear, Emily Elliott, Emma Miller, Jeremy Wood
Student Scholars Day Posters

Impact of Cell Density on Cx43 Expression in Endothelial Cells, Madison Goen, Kyle Morrison
Student Scholars Day Posters

The Organic Synthesis of Anthranilic Acid Derivatives as Potential Active Antibiotics, Paul Chappell
Student Scholars Day Posters

Thing 1 and Thing 2 are in a New Zoo: Changes in Behavior of Amur Tigers Following Introduction to John Ball Zoo, Caitlin Gerke, Faith Hensley
Student Scholars Day Posters

Structural Allometry of Three Locally-dominant Deciduous Tree Species in West Michigan, Joshua Stayman
Student Scholars Day Posters

Using GIS to Analyze Graminoid and Shrub Composition Change from 1997 to 2017 at Atqasuk, Alaska, Rebecca Daigle
Student Scholars Day Posters

The Effects of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Imidacloprid on the Abundance and Diversity of Eastern Hemlock Ectomycorrhizae, Jessica Avalos
Student Scholars Day Posters

Miss Independent: Social Group Composition Influences Spatial Patterns in a Female Lion, Andrew Mayfield, Abigail Smith
Student Scholars Day Posters

Linking Vegetation Change with Functional Traits in a Changing Arctic, Katlyn Betway
Student Scholars Day Posters

Linking CO2-flux with Tundra Vegetation, Mackenzie Lift
Student Scholars Day Posters

Annual Veg Change on the ARCSS Subplots at Atqasuk and Utqiagvik, Jacob Harris
Student Scholars Day Posters

Love it or List it: Enclosure Alterations Affect Behavior of Canada Lynx at John Ball Zoo, Hailee Cederquist, Chelsea Clark
Student Scholars Day Posters

Comparison of Branching Allometry between Ginkgo biloba and Several Native Michigan Trees, Collin Fox, Noah Holkeboer
Student Scholars Day Posters

Alternative Reproductive Tactics in Lake Michigan Populations of Invasive Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus): How Fish Increase Fitness by Doing Less, Alex Florian
Student Scholars Day Posters

Senior Project: An Investigative Study into the Bacterial Contamination of Little Black Creek, Margaret I. Brenneman
Honors Projects

Farm to Forest: A Multivariate Approach to Understanding Stream Habitat and Stressor Impacts on Coldwater Designation in a Lake Michigan Tributary, Matthew Allen
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Carbon Sequestration in a Restored West Michigan Oak Savanna: Implications on Management Practices, Jeff Heise
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Habitat Use of the Climate-Sensitive Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) In the Manistee National Forest in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Spencer D. West
Masters Theses

The implementation of qPCR beach monitoring methods: Analysis of a multi-lab validation study and the role of environmental parameters on a comparison of Colilert and qPCR methods, Molly J. Lane
Masters Theses

Impacts of Shoreline Restoration and Source of Nutrient Enrichment on Macrophytes and Epiphytic Algal Communities, Paige Marie Kleindl
Masters Theses

Alternative reproductive tactics in Lake Michigan populations of invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus): How fish increase fitness by doing less, Alex Florian, Steve Smit
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Evaluating remote site incubators to support restoration of Arctic Grayling in Michigan, Alan J. Mock
Masters Theses

The Association Between Dietary Niche Variation in Rodents and Climate Change Across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Hannah K. Vermeer
Masters Theses

Using landscape genetics to understand connectivity of an island population of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus), Nathan Kudla
Masters Theses

Phylogenetic Analysis of Palisota (Commelinaceae) Using Chloroplast and Nuclear Regions, Alexandra H. Crum
Masters Theses

An assessment of periphyton communities in five Upper Peninsula streams, MI, Aaron Jeffrey Christiansen
Masters Theses

Habitat Use and Tributary Occupancy of the Threatened River Redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) in the Grand River, MI, USA., Nicholas Michael Preville
Masters Theses

Biological Invasions on a Large Scale: Investigating the Spread of Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata) Across North America, Sarah K. Lamar
Masters Theses

Dynamic Carbon Cycling in Muskegon Lake – a Great Lakes Estuary, Katie Lynn Knapp
Masters Theses

A Critical Analysis of Bumblefoot: Care and Preventative Measures in Captive Penguins, Jamie A. Wolanin
Honors Projects

Environmental factors influencing amphibian community assemblage in dune wetlands on the Lake Michigan coast, Alex H. Jouney
Masters Theses

Occupancy and detection of Yellow Perch in Great Lakes coastal wetlands, Kaitlyn M. Dykstra
Masters Theses

Effects of fire season and temperature on a spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) infested grassland, Zachery T. Pitman
Masters Theses

Impacts of Sediment Dredging on Phosphorus Dynamics in a Restored Riparian Wetland, Kimberly Oldenborg
Masters Theses

Genetic structure of invasive baby’s breath (Gypsophila paniculata) populations in a Michigan dune system, Hailee B. Leimbach-Maus
Masters Theses

Estimating Components of Stream Metabolism Using the Free Water Dissolved Oxygen Method, Jay R. Zuidema Jr.
Masters Theses

Investigating Erosion and Ecological Impacts to an Urban Coldwater Stream Using Multiple Techniques, Daniel T. L. Myers
Masters Theses

Assessment of invasive Gypsophila paniculata Control Methods in the northwest Michigan dunes, Emma K. Rice
Masters Theses

Assessment of northern bobwhite survival and fitness in the West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion, Jacob Doggett, Alexandra Locher
Funded Articles

Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, Angela Kujawa
Masters Theses

Restoration of native-dominated plant communities on a Centaurea stoebe L.-infested site, Neil W. MacDonald, Kaitlyn M. Dykstra, Laurelin M. Martin
Funded Articles

Evaluating Reproducibility in Computational Biology Research, Morgan Oneka
Honors Projects

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my! Assessing Enrichment Protocols for Carnivores at the John Ball Zoo, Francesca Golus
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Phosphorus Retention in West Michigan Two-stage Agricultural Ditches, Emily Kindervater
Masters Theses

Brook Trout Behavioral Thermoregulation and Habitat Selection in a Small Michigan Coldwater Stream: Implications for Successful Management, Justin Emory Wegner
Masters Theses

Surveying the Circular Rep Encoding Single Stranded (CRESS) DNA viral consortium found in invasive quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and sediments of the central Lake Michigan benthos, Nicholas Gezon
Masters Theses

Potential for DMP 543, a potassium channel blocker, to increase acetylcholine release and provide neuroprotective effects for retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma., Grace Peterson
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Analyzing Survival, Growth, and Environmental effects of Willow Biomass Energy Crops at GVSU, Jessica A. Crawford
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Nest-Site Selection and Neonate Survival of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, Joseph T. Altobelli
Masters Theses

Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations in Fish from Lake Michigan Tributaries and a Preliminary Risk Assessment Concerning their Consumption by Sport and Tribal Fishermen, Amanda K. Potter
Masters Theses

Seasonal Ecology of Mottled Sculpin and Brown Trout in a Coldwater Michigan Stream, Susanna K. LaGory
Masters Theses

Yellow Perch Genetic Stock Structure in Eastern Lake Michigan: What is the Importance of Drowned River Mouth Lakes?, Gregory M. Chorak
Masters Theses

Effective Population Size, Demography, and Viability of Eastern Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) in Southwest Michigan, Danielle R. Bradke
Masters Theses

The Impact of Graduate Student Leadership on Land Management Work at Blandford Nature Center in the Summer of 2016, Emily Dunnigan
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Source or Sink? Phosphorus in Two-stage Agricultural Ditches of West Michigan, Emily Kindervater, Alan D. Steinman
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Spatial Ecology of the Adult and Neonate Eastern Box Turtle in a Forested Landscape, Patrick B. Laarman
Masters Theses

Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Eneolithic Trypillians from Ukraine Reveals Neolithic Farming Genetic Roots, Alexey Nikitin, Inna Potekhina, Nadin Rohland, Swapan Mallick, Malcolm Lillie
Funded Articles

Macroinvertebrate Community Composition, Food Web Structure, and Emergence Rate in Neotropical Cloud-Forest Streams in Mindo, Ecuador, Anna M. Harris
Masters Theses

From Land to Lake: Contrasting Microbial Processes Across a Great Lakes Gradient of Organic Carbon and Inorganic Nutrient Inventories, Deborah K. Dila
Masters Theses

Trophic Transfer of a Naturally Occurring Algal Toxin from a Freshwater Lake to Little Brown Bats, Devin Jones
Masters Theses

Evaluating Foraging Habits, and Estimating Prey Consumption, and Growth of Brook Trout in a Coolwater Michigan Stream, Graeme R. Zaparzynski
Masters Theses

Examining the Effect of Climate Change on the Upper Mesophotic Coral Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767), John Skutnik
Masters Theses

Green and Choking: Exploring the Dynamics of Seasonal Productivity and Hypoxia in a Great Lakes Area of Concern and Habitat Blueprint Estuary Using Time-Series Measurements, Anthony D. Weinke
Masters Theses

Does Phosphorus from Agricultural Tile Drains Fuel Algal Blooms?, Delilah R. Clement
Masters Theses

The Effect of Seasonal Fish Migration on Energy Budgets in Two Coastal Michigan Streams, Emily M. Dean
Masters Theses

Environmental DNA Analysis of Lake Michigan Water for the Detection of Asian Carp, Taylor Kraus
Honors Projects

Detection and Attribution of Long-Term Vegetation Changes in Northern Alaska, Robert Barrett
Masters Theses

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes in Southwest, Michigan: Population Monitoring using Genetic and Demographic Data, Danielle Bradke, Jeffrey Bartman, Nathan Kudla, E. T. Hileman, Y. Lee, Jennifer A. Moore
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Toxin Production and Population Dynamics of Gloeotrichia echinulata with Considerations of Global Climate Change, Sarah Stamann
Masters Theses

Microcystin Accumulation in Fish Muscle Tissue: Exploring the Safety of Fish Consumption in Several Michigan Water Bodies, Heather Snyder
Masters Theses

Evaluating Accuracy and Bias in Genetic Monitoring Under Scenarios of Population Decline, Susan K. Munster
Masters Theses

Documenting Annual Differences in Vegetation Cover, Height and Diversity near Barrow, Alaska, Timothy Frederick Botting
Masters Theses

Computational Modeling of β5-β6 Carbapenemase Loop in Wild Type and Selected Mutants of OXA-24 Class D β-Lactamase, James Roland LaFleur
Masters Theses

Evolution of Invasive Species in Response to Management: Potential for Herbicide Resistance in Watermilfoil, Lindsey-Ann Louise Schulte
Masters Theses

Photophysiological Studies of Cyanobacterial Mats in Submerged Sinkholes of Lake Huron, Michael Snider
Masters Theses

Comprehensive Literature Review: Effects of Different Warm-ups on General Muscle Performance, Alexandra K. Hickox
Honors Projects

Are Little Brown Bats Ingesting Microcystin Through Hexagenia Mayfies, Devin Jones
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Adult Rainbow Trout Habitats Selection in the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Idaho, Zachary Kuzniar
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Assessment of Northern Bobwhite Survival and Fitness at Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas, Jacob W. Doggett
Masters Theses

Effect of Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Anti-telomerase with Anthracycline based Chemotherapy on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells, Luke T. Pardy
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

A Current Understanding of Trisomy 21, Molly Ford
Honors Projects

Bridging In Vi Tro & In S Il Ico Techniques: Uncovering the Structural Characteristics and Light-Dependent Modifications of the Light-Response Btb Proteins in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Nicholas Reitz
Masters Theses

Predictive Modeling of Floral Species Richness in Michigan Prairie Fen Communities, Nichole R. Mason
Masters Theses

Genetic Health and Population Viability of Reintroduced American Marten in Michigan, Tamara L. Hillman
Masters Theses

Evaluation of Natural Steelhead Recruitment in the Muskegon River, Michigan, Nicholas C. Albrecht
Masters Theses

Characterization of Histidine Decarboxylase in Drosophila Using an Internal FLAG Epitope, Maxwell Mianecki
Masters Theses

Structural Comparison of Arctic Plant Communities Across the Landscape and with Experimental Warming in Northern Alaska, Jessica L. Gregory
Masters Theses

Genetic Structure of Yellow Perch Populations in Coastal Areas of Eastern Lake Michigan, Jessica N. Wesolek
Masters Theses

Fern Community Reassembly in Secondary Forests of Puerto Rico: Predictors, Complexity, and Niche Model Assessment, Thomas J. Schmidt
Masters Theses

Performing Soil Analysis Tests at the Sustainable Agriculture Project on a Regular Basis, Nick Woldyk
Environmental and Sustainability Studies Undergraduate Projects

Evidence for Transfer of Membranes From Mesenchymal Stem Cells to HL-1 Cardiac Cells, Robert Boomsma, David Geenen
Funded Articles

Wetland Sediment Nutrient Flux in Response to Proposed Hydrologic Reconnection and Climate Warming, James T. Smit
Masters Theses

Historical Demography and Dispersal Patterns in the Eastern Pipistrelle Bat (Perimyotis subflavus), Alynn M. Martin
Masters Theses

Genetic Analysis of Ancient Human Remains from the Early Bronze Age Cultures of the North Pontic Steppe Region, Jeff Pashnick
Masters Theses

The Initial Effects of Community Variables on Sand Prairie Restoration: Species Establishment and Community Responses, Robert Christopher Roos
Masters Theses

Spatial and Temporal Variation of Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Muskegon River and Bigelow Creek, Michigan, Travis Hauri Foster
Masters Theses

Resting Site Characteristics of American Marten in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Robert L. Sanders
Masters Theses

Predictive Modeling of Floral Biodiversity and Invadedness of Michigan Prairie Fen Communities, Nichole Kupisz, Gary Greer
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Population Status of Lake Sturgeon in the Muskegon River, Michigan, Brandon Harris
Graduate Showcase: Education for the Future

Diet of Kit-rearing Female Martens in Northern Michigan, Angela Kujawa, Paul Keenlance, Joseph Jacquot
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Native Warm-Season Grasses Resist Spotted Knapweed Resurgence, Neil W. MacDonald, William J. Bottema
Peer Reviewed Publications

Native Plant Establishment Success Influenced by Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) Control Method, Laurelin M. Martin, Neil W. MacDonald, Tami E. Brown
Funded Articles

Climate Change and Metapopulation Implications for Species Re/introductions: A Spatial Analysis of Suitable Habitat for the American Marten (Martes americana) in Northern Michigan, Joshua Michael Green
Masters Theses

Native Plant Establishment Success Influenced by Centaurea stoebe Control Method, Laurelin Marie Martin
Masters Theses

Hand Pulling Following Mowing and Herbicide Treatments Increases Control of Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe), Neil W. MacDonald, Laurelin M. Martin, Corey K. Kapolka, Timothy F. Botting, Tami E. Brown
Peer Reviewed Publications

Purification of cAR1 Antibody in Dictyostelium discoideum, Grace Bommarito
Honors Projects

Laboratory and Field Performance of the Biosand Point of Use Water Filtration System in the Artibonite Valley, Haiti, Andrew John Sisson
Masters Theses

Origin of Great Lakes Brown Trout, Salmo trutta: A Phylogeographic Analysis Using mtDNA Sequence Variation, David Baisch
Masters Theses

Winter Habitat Selection and Genetic Relatedness of Southern Flying Squirrels in Southwest Michigan, Sheila M. Miara
Masters Theses

Effects of Ailanthus altissima Soil Leachates on Nodulation and Expression of Two Genes that Regulate Nodulation of Trifolium pratense, Jesse Michael Lincoln
Masters Theses

A Landscape Perspective on Bird Beak Deformity: An Epizootic of Unknown Etiology, Rachelle McLaughlin, Shaily Menon
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

The Synthesis and Testing of GV-2 Chemical Derivatives for Antibacterial Activity, Brittany Wildgen, Roderick Morgan, Robert Smart
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Ancient Mitochondrial DNA From the North Pontic Steppe Spanning the Transition From Farming to Pastoralism, Jessica Riley, Alexey Nikitin
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Don’t Spray the Wasps! Using Polistes Paper Wasps for Pest Management in the Home Garden, Laura Goldsmith, Michael Henshaw
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Food Webs and Rivers: Importance of Contiguous Habitat Interactions, Noah Jansen-Yee, Eric Snyder
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Book Review of "Natural Climate Variability and Global Warming: A Holocene Perspective" Edited by Richard W. Battarbee and Heather A. Binney, Shaily Menon
Other Scholarly Publications

809 Phospho-regulation of the anillin-related scaffolding protein, Mid1, Jennifer Phelan, Kathleen L. Gould, Dawn M. Hart
Honors Projects

Recent Advances in the Climate Change Biology Literature: Describing the Whole Elephant, A. Townsend Peterson, Shaily Menon, Xingong Li
Shaily Menon

The Beneficial Sexually Transmitted Microbe Hypothesis of Avian Copulation, Michael Lombardo, Patrick Thorpe, Harry Power
Michael P Lombardo

Left-sided Directional Bias of Cloacal Contacts During Tree Swallow Copulations, Aaron Petersen, Michael Lombardo, Harry Power
Michael P Lombardo

On the Evolution of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Birds, Michael Lombardo
Michael P Lombardo

Within-pair Copulations: Are Female Tree Swallows Feathering Their Own Nests?, Michael Lombardo
Michael P Lombardo

Microbial Colonization of the Cloacae of Nestling Tree Swallows, Tamara Mills, Michael Lombardo, Patrick Thorpe
Michael P Lombardo

Access to Mutualistic Endosymbiotic Microbes: An Underappreciated Benefit of Group Living, Michael Lombardo
Michael P Lombardo

Individual, Temporal, and Seasonal Variation in Sperm Concentration in Tree Swallows, Michael Lombardo, Armetris Forman, Matthew Czarnowski, Patrick Thorpe
Michael P Lombardo

Homosexual Copulations by Male Tree Swallows, Michael P. Lombardo, Ruth M. Bosman, Christine A. Faro, Stephen G. Houtteman, Timothy S. Kluisza
Michael P Lombardo

Left-sided Directional Bias of Cloacal Contacts During House Sparrow Copulations, Karen Nyland, Michael Lombardo, Patrick Thorpe
Michael P Lombardo

Communities of Cloacal Bacteria in Tree Swallow Families, Michael Lombardo, Patrick Thorpe, R. Cichewicz, M. Henshaw, C. Millard, C. Steen, T. Zeller
Michael P Lombardo

Repeated Sampling Affects Tree Swallow Semen Characteristics, Michael Lombardo, M.L. Green, P.A. Thorpe, M.R. Czarnowski, H.W. Power
Michael P Lombardo

Effect of Feathers as Nest Insulation on Incubation Behavior and Reproductive Performance of Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor), Michael Lombardo, Ruth Bosman, Christine Faro, Stephen Houtteman, Timothy Kluisza
Michael P Lombardo

Recent Advances in the Climate Change Biology Literature: Describing the Whole Elephant, A. Townsend Peterson, Shaily Menon, Xingong Li
Peer Reviewed Publications

Differential Gene Expression and Protein Abundance Evince Ontogenetic Bias toward Castes in a Primitively Eusocial Wasp, James H. Hunt, Florian Wolschin, Michael T. Henshaw, Thomas C. Newman, Amy L. Toth, Gro V. Amdam
Peer Reviewed Publications

Demonstration of Loser Effects in a Novel Crayfish Species, Orconectes virilis, Stephen C. Meade, Aaron Steele, Daniel A. Bergman Ph.D.
Honors Projects

GV-1 Chemical Derivatives as Potential New Antibiotics, Julie Wesselink, Roderick Morgan
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and the Great Lakes: A Paradigm for Understanding the Morality of Aquatic Invasive Species Management, M. Andrew Sanford, John Uglietta, PhD
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Den Tree Characteristics and General Ecology of the Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans,) in Western Michigan, Tamara L. Hillman, Paul Keenlance, Joseph Jacquot
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Diel Fish Habitat Selection in a Tributary Stream, Andria K. Salas, Eric B. Snyder
Peer Reviewed Publications

Biological and Photochemical Transformation of Organic Matter in a Great Lakes Watershed, Kaitlyn Driza
Honors Projects

Alternative Breaks River Restoration Legacy Notes, Katherine Hyde
Honors Projects

Deforestation in the Tropics: Reconciling Disparities in Estimates for India, Shaily Menon, Kamaljit S. Bawa
Shaily Menon

Establishing a Diverse Assemblage of Native Grasses and Forbs on a Knapweed-Infested Site in the Bass River Recreation Area, Ottawa County, Michigan, Corey K. Kapolka, Neil W. MacDonald
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Preliminary Analysis of the Ecology and Geography of the Asian Nuthatches (Aves: Sittidae), Shaily Menon, Zafar-Ul Islam, Jorge Soberon, A. Townsend Peterson
Shaily Menon

Fish Assemblages in Manistee River Tributaries: Longitudinal Distribution Analysis, Seasonal Variation, and Riparian Improvement Evaluation, Nicholas J. Gressick
Masters Theses

A Community Ecology and Stable Isotope Study of Plankton, Macroinvertebrate, and Fish Communities Surrounding Groundwater Vents in Lake Huron, Michigan, Thomas Garrison Sanders Jr.
Masters Theses

From In-Vitro to In-Vivo: Corporate Development and Efficacy of a Topical Hair Growth Agent Derived from Natural Extracts, Kelly Michael Glynn
Masters Theses

Sex Differences In Innate Immunity In Tree Swallows, Bradley J. Houdek, Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

An Examination of Speciation, Extinction, and Evolutionary Relationships in Plants from Two Continents, Corey Davis, Timothy Evans
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

The Effect of Caffeine on the Bacterial Populations in a Freshwater Aquarium System, Adrienne M. Gibson, Roderick M. Morgan, Alexey G. Nikitin
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Preliminary Analysis of the Ecology and Geography of the Asian Nuthatches (Aves: Sittidae), Shaily Menon, Zafar-Ul Islam, Jorge Soberon, A. Townsend Peterson
Peer Reviewed Publications

Population structure of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, M. Ben Stacey, Ryan Thum, Carl Ruetz III, Tyler Armstrong
Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Access to Mutualistic Endosymbiotic Microbes: An Underappreciated Benefit of Group Living, Michael P. Lombardo
Peer Reviewed Publications

Mid-Spring Burning Reduces Spotted Knapweed and Increases Native Grasses during a Michigan Experimental Grassland Establishment, Neil W. MacDonald, Brian T. Scull, Scott R. Abella
Peer Reviewed Publications

Predicting Distribution, Habitat Suitability and the Potential Loss of Habitat for Sitta formosa, The Beautiful Nuthatch, Jill C. Witt
Masters Theses

Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Fragmentation: Edge Effects on Zooplankton, Macroinvertebrate, and Larval Fish Communities, Keto F. Gyekis
Masters Theses

Repeated Sampling Affects Tree Swallow Semen Characteristics, Michael P. Lombardo, M.L. Green, P.A. Thorpe, M.R. Czarnowski, H.W. Power
Peer Reviewed Publications

Left-sided Directional Bias of Cloacal Contacts During House Sparrow Copulations, Karen B. Nyland, Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe
Peer Reviewed Publications

Native warm-season grass establishment on spotted knapweed-infested gravel mine spoils, Neil W. MacDonald, Mitchell T. Koetje, Brenda J. Perry
Peer Reviewed Publications

Decoupling Between Bacteria and the Surf-zone Diatom Asterionellopsis glacialis at Cassino Beach, Brazil, Paulo C. Abreu, Leonardo R. Rorig, Virginia Garcia, Clarisse Odebrecht, Bopaiah Biddanda
Peer-reviewed scientific publications

Individual, Temporal, and Seasonal Variation in Sperm Concentration in Tree Swallows, Michael P. Lombardo, Armetris N. Forman, Matthew R. Czarnowski, Patrick A. Thorpe
Peer Reviewed Publications

Hydrologic Events and Water Quality in the Pigeon River, Ottawa County, Michigan, Neil W. MacDonald, Richard R. Rediske, Jonathan E. Van Denend
Peer Reviewed Publications

Left-sided Directional Bias of Cloacal Contacts During Tree Swallow Copulations, Aaron D. Petersen, Michael P. Lombardo, Harry W. Power
Peer Reviewed Publications

The Beneficial Sexually Transmitted Microbe Hypothesis of Avian Copulation, Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe, Harry W. Power
Peer Reviewed Publications

Soil Warming and Carbon Loss from a Lake States Spodosol, Neil W. MacDonald, Diana L. Randlett, Donald R. Zak
Peer Reviewed Publications

Microbial Colonization of the Cloacae of Nestling Tree Swallows, Tamara K. Mills, Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe
Peer Reviewed Publications

Deforestation in the Tropics: Reconciling Disparities in Estimates for India, Shaily Menon, Kamaljit S. Bawa
Peer Reviewed Publications

Environmental Stress Effects on Vigor, Mortality, and Growth in Northern Hardwood Forests Along a Pollution-Climate Gradient, Neil W. MacDonald, John A. Witter, David R. Reed, Andrew J. Burton, Kurt S. Pregitzer, Hal O. Liechty
Peer Reviewed Publications

On the Evolution of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Birds, Michael P. Lombardo
Peer Reviewed Publications

Growth and Survival of Jack Pine Exposed to Simulated Acid Rain as Seedlings, Neil W. MacDonald, Brandon J. Ducsay
Peer Reviewed Publications

Electromyographic Comparison of Internal and External Obliques Using a Modified Version of Kendall's Strength Test Positions for Upper and Lower Abdominals, Rebecca A. Currier, Margie L. Johnson
Masters Theses

Book Review of "The Battle of Beginnings: Why Neither Side is Winning the Creation-Evolution Debate" by Del Ratzsch, Carl J. Bajema
Other Scholarly Publications

Communities of Cloacal Bacteria in Tree Swallow Families, Michael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe, R. Cichewicz, M. Henshaw, C. Millard, C. Steen, T. K. Zeller
Peer Reviewed Publications

Comparison of the Effects of Aerobic Dance to Water Aerobic Training on Maximal Oxygen Consumption, Terri L. Bedford, Tamara A. Dusterwinkle, Darcy J. Hoppman
Masters Theses

The Effects of Partial Unweighting on Hemiplegic Gait, Natasha A. Creaser, Michael W. Jones
Masters Theses

Temperature Effects on Kinetics of Microbial Respiration and Net Nitrogen and Sulfur Mineralization, Neil W. MacDonald, Donald R. Zak, Kurt S. Pregitzer
Peer Reviewed Publications

Effect of Feathers as Nest Insulation on Incubation Behavior and Reproductive Performance of Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor), Michael P. Lombardo, Ruth M. Bosman, Christine A. Faro, Stephen G. Houtteman, Timothy S. Kluisza
Peer Reviewed Publications

Within-pair Copulations: Are Female Tree Swallows Feathering Their Own Nests?, Michael P. Lombardo
Peer Reviewed Publications

The Effect of Family Participation on the Outcome of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury in Rehabilitation, Grant Middleton, Brett Ransom
Masters Theses

The Relationship Among Isokinetic Knee Parameters and Three Functional Tests, Kristen Brinks, Ronda DeLong, Tanya Stout
Masters Theses

Normal Kinetic Patterns of the Lower Extremities During Natural Walking in Children Aged Six to Ten, Thomas Ellexson, Christopher Nawrocki, Darrin Schober
Masters Theses

The Effect of High Intensity Exercise Training Verses Low Intensity Exercise Training on Fractionated Plasma High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Teresa L. Spate
Masters Theses

Homosexual Copulations by Male Tree Swallows, Michael P. Lombardo, Ruth M. Bosman, Christine A. Faro, Stephen G. Houtteman, Timothy S. Kluisza
Peer Reviewed Publications

Long Term Mobidity and Mortality of Adolescent Obesity: A Follow-up of Third Harvard Growth Study Participants of 1922 to 1935, Aviva Must Ph.D., Paul F. Jacques Sc.D., Gerard E. Dallal Ph.D., Carl J. Bajema Ph.D., William H. Dietz M.D., Ph.D
Peer Reviewed Publications

Book Review of Evolution as Religion, Carl J. Bajema
Other Scholarly Publications

Book Review of "A Theory of Technology", Carl J. Bajema
Other Scholarly Publications

Passion for Sexual Pleasure, the Measurement of Selection, and Prospects for Eugenics: Commentary on "Social Versus Reproductive Success" by Daniel Vining, Carl J. Bajema
Other Scholarly Publications

Height, Weight, and Fertility Among Participants of the Third Harvard Growth Study, Eugenie Scott, Carl J. Bajema
Peer Reviewed Publications

Book Review of "The Little Universe of Man" by C. D. Darlington, Carl J. Bajema
Other Scholarly Publications

Comments on "The Evolutionary Theories of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer" by Derek Freeman, Carl J. Bajema
Other Scholarly Publications

Age at Menarche: Accuracy of Recall After Thirty-Nine Years, Albert Damon, Carl J. Bajema
Peer Reviewed Publications