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Theses from 2022

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Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) seasonal diet, drift impacts, and influence on stream connectivity in Great Lakes tributary streams, Kyle R. Glenn Mr

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Regional-scale climate-induced variation in ant physiology and morphology, Daniel E. Murphy

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Native and non-native ant impacts on soil microbes, Hannah A. Stewart

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Filamentous green algae (Cladophora glomerata) in near shore Lake Ontario: an investigation of tissue and water nutrient dynamics through a period of growth and decomposition., James L. Wagner Jr

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Combining historic records and multi-criteria habitat suitability analysis for the potential reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque) into tributaries of Lake Erie, Kylie P. Wirebach, Christopher Pennuto, and Dimitry Gorsky

Theses from 2021

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Developmental and Behavioral Responses of Early Life Stages of Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) to Urban Effluents Treated with Advanced-Oxidation Processes, Amy Cavanaugh

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Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) distribution, diet and seasonality in western New York and morphological condition in lake and stream habitats., Adam M. Haines

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Native and non-native ant impacts on native fungi, Chloe Mokadam

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Shell Calcification and Growth of the Aquatic Snail Planorbella trivolvis Under Low Calcium Conditions Typical of Decalcified Northern Lakes, Shawn A. Witte

Theses from 2020

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Electrophysiological Analysis of Homotypic and Heterotypic Channels Formed by Human Connexin30.3, a Gap Junctional Protein Associated with Erythrokeratodermia variabilis (EKV), Jesse K. Asiedu

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Functional Analysis of a Critical Glycine (Glycine 12) in Beta-type Connexins of Human Skin, Rasheed Bailey

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Cloning and Expression of Hydra Innexin 2, a Gap Junction Protein Required for Coordinated Contraction of the Body Column, Ashley O'Brien

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Life History and Metabolic Responses of Daphnia magna Exposed to Effluents of Urban Origin Treated by Advanced Oxidation, Benjamin Z. Szczygiel

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Incidence of antibiotic resistance and plasmid content in freshwater beach sand and water and clinical urinary tract infection Escherichia coli isolates, Robert F. White

Theses from 2019

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16S rRNA analysis and toxin gene presence in Escherichia coli isolated from beach water and sand at a public beach (Erie County, NY), Jennifer D. Jackson

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A biotelemetric study comparing diving behavior and brumation sites of translocated and resident northern map turtles (Graptemys geographica) and their response to replica model turtles on artificial basking/nesting platforms in the Upper Niagara River, Jesse M. Karcher

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Release of captive-raised Eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) to test the success of a chytrid vaccine and new cage design, Megan C. Kocher

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Movements and Behaviors of Resident and Translocated Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in the Upper Niagara River with Artificial Basking/Nesting Platforms as a Management Strategy, Chelsea L. Moore

Theses from 2018

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Experimental evidence that the non-native European fire ant alters invertebrate communities, Madeson C. Goodman

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Genetic Analysis of the Role of GRP170B (T14G8.3) During Toxin Induced Protein Folding Stress in Caenorhabditis elegans, Nancy T. Nsengiyumva

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Reproductive Effort and Lipid Dynamics of the Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) in the Upper Niagara River, New York, Christopher A. Osborne

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pH Sensitivity of Connexin 50 Hemichannels: H95 and Beyond, Leah Volk

Theses from 2017

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Immunological Strategies to Study GRP170 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Raven P. Baxter-Christian

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Characterizing the Influence of Gap Junction Communication on Cell Volume Dynamics, Bona Mu

Theses from 2016

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The Skin Disease Mutation Cx31L209F Induces a Calcium- and Cobalt-Sensitive Leak Current Across the Plasma Membrane, Husain A. Bneed

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Behavioral Differences Between Native and Exotic Invertebrate Prey Affect Susceptibility to Predation by a Native Amphibian Predator, Zachary Cava

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An Analysis of Morphometric Differentiation in Lake and River Populations of the Emerald Shiner, Notropis Atherinoides, John J.V. Lang

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Forest Islands in a Sea of Urban Habitat, Michael J. Olejniczak

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Do Novel Weapons that Degrade Mycorrhizal Mutualisms Explain Invasive Species Success?, Philip L. Pinzone Mr.

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It’s Complicated: Does Food Web Structure Affect Detrital Processing in Streams?, Stephen H. Tentinger

Theses from 2015

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Rareness Starts Early for Disturbance-Dependent Grassland Plant Species, Matthew Candeias

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More than Movement – Ant Seed Dispersal Inhibits Phytopathogenic Fungi, Charlene H. Gray

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Home Range, Habitat Use, and Movements of Native Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica), and Sympatric Invasive Red-Eared Slider Turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans), in the Upper Niagara River, Brian E. Haas

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The Effect of Warming and Simulated Rainfall on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function, Torri A. Ivancic

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Expression and Characterization of Connexin31 Mutations Associated with Skin Disease and Deafness, Shahd Abdulamer Kadhim

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Forest Sustainability in an Altered Landscape Requires Human Intervention, Adam C. Labatore

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Distinct Physiological Roles for the Two Isoforms of the ER Chaperone GRP170 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Yuanyuan Li

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Differential Regulation of the Two grp170 Paralogues of Caenorhabditis elegans, Antonio L. Rockwell

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Prevalence of a Chytrid Pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Eastern Hellbender Salamanders in New York and Pennsylvania, Linxuan Wu

Theses from 2014

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Comparison of Movement Patterns in Captive-Released Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) Using Three Different Release Methods, Julie A. Boerner

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Effects of Round Goby Presence on Invertebrate and Microbial Communities in Decaying Leaf Matter of a Lake Erie Tributary Stream, Allyse M. Fischer

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Conversion Factors for Dreissena spp. Biomass, Paul M. Juette

Theses from 2013

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The Incidence of Antibiotic Resistance in Mesophilic Aeromonas Isolated from the Buffalo River and from a Non-Urban Site Upstream, Amy L. Chapman

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The Effects of Calcium Concentration and Food Levels on Daphnia, Fawn Goodberry

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Conservation Genetics of New York’s Giant Salamander: The Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), Meghan K. Jensen

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Homing Behavior in Response to Displacement and Orientation of the Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, Nicole M. Lainhart

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Changes in Tissue-Specific Fatty Acid Composition of the Freshwater Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in Response to Temperature, William D. Schregel

Theses from 2012

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Structural Analysis of the Drosophila Innexin ShakB: Role of the N-Terminus in Rectifying Electrical Synapses, William Marks

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Influence of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Ecosystem CO2 Exchange in a Restored Temperate Grassland, Lynn M. Socha

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Proteins Associated with Hsp110 in Drosophila, Rujing Wen

Theses from 2011

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Feeding Ecology of the Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus- Pallas, 1814) in Two Contrasting Environments: Eastern Lake Erie and a Fourth Order Stream, Beryl A. Ankrah

Theses from 1991

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Variation in Ovary Size of Osmerus mordax (Mitchell), the Rainbow Smelt, in Lakes Erie and Ontario, Stephen E. Bresee