Theses from 2024
Intra and interspecific competition via allelopathy among native and non-native plants, Mimi Byrne and Robert Warren
Theses from 2022
Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) seasonal diet, drift impacts, and influence on stream connectivity in Great Lakes tributary streams, Kyle R. Glenn Mr
Regional-scale climate-induced variation in ant physiology and morphology, Daniel E. Murphy
Native and non-native ant impacts on soil microbes, Hannah A. Stewart
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
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
Native and non-native ant impacts on native fungi, Chloe Mokadam
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
Functional Analysis of a Critical Glycine (Glycine 12) in Beta-type Connexins of Human Skin, Rasheed Bailey
Cloning and Expression of Hydra Innexin 2, a Gap Junction Protein Required for Coordinated Contraction of the Body Column, Ashley O'Brien
Life History and Metabolic Responses of Daphnia magna Exposed to Effluents of Urban Origin Treated by Advanced Oxidation, Benjamin Z. Szczygiel
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
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
Release of captive-raised Eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) to test the success of a chytrid vaccine and new cage design, Megan C. Kocher
Theses from 2018
Experimental evidence that the non-native European fire ant alters invertebrate communities, Madeson C. Goodman
Genetic Analysis of the Role of GRP170B (T14G8.3) During Toxin Induced Protein Folding Stress in Caenorhabditis elegans, Nancy T. Nsengiyumva
Reproductive Effort and Lipid Dynamics of the Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) in the Upper Niagara River, New York, Christopher A. Osborne
pH Sensitivity of Connexin 50 Hemichannels: H95 and Beyond, Leah Volk
Theses from 2017
Immunological Strategies to Study GRP170 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Raven P. Baxter-Christian
Characterizing the Influence of Gap Junction Communication on Cell Volume Dynamics, Bona Mu
Theses from 2016
The Skin Disease Mutation Cx31L209F Induces a Calcium- and Cobalt-Sensitive Leak Current Across the Plasma Membrane, Husain A. Bneed
An Analysis of Morphometric Differentiation in Lake and River Populations of the Emerald Shiner, Notropis Atherinoides, John J.V. Lang
Forest Islands in a Sea of Urban Habitat, Michael J. Olejniczak
Do Novel Weapons that Degrade Mycorrhizal Mutualisms Explain Invasive Species Success?, Philip L. Pinzone Mr.
It’s Complicated: Does Food Web Structure Affect Detrital Processing in Streams?, Stephen H. Tentinger
Theses from 2015
Rareness Starts Early for Disturbance-Dependent Grassland Plant Species, Matthew Candeias
More than Movement – Ant Seed Dispersal Inhibits Phytopathogenic Fungi, Charlene H. Gray
The Effect of Warming and Simulated Rainfall on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function, Torri A. Ivancic
Expression and Characterization of Connexin31 Mutations Associated with Skin Disease and Deafness, Shahd Abdulamer Kadhim
Forest Sustainability in an Altered Landscape Requires Human Intervention, Adam C. Labatore
Distinct Physiological Roles for the Two Isoforms of the ER Chaperone GRP170 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Yuanyuan Li
Differential Regulation of the Two grp170 Paralogues of Caenorhabditis elegans, Antonio L. Rockwell
Theses from 2014
Comparison of Movement Patterns in Captive-Released Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) Using Three Different Release Methods, Julie A. Boerner
Effects of Round Goby Presence on Invertebrate and Microbial Communities in Decaying Leaf Matter of a Lake Erie Tributary Stream, Allyse M. Fischer
Conversion Factors for Dreissena spp. Biomass, Paul M. Juette
Theses from 2013
The Incidence of Antibiotic Resistance in Mesophilic Aeromonas Isolated from the Buffalo River and from a Non-Urban Site Upstream, Amy L. Chapman
The Effects of Calcium Concentration and Food Levels on Daphnia, Fawn Goodberry
Conservation Genetics of New York’s Giant Salamander: The Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), Meghan K. Jensen
Homing Behavior in Response to Displacement and Orientation of the Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, Nicole M. Lainhart
Changes in Tissue-Specific Fatty Acid Composition of the Freshwater Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in Response to Temperature, William D. Schregel
Theses from 2012
Structural Analysis of the Drosophila Innexin ShakB: Role of the N-Terminus in Rectifying Electrical Synapses, William Marks
Influence of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Ecosystem CO2 Exchange in a Restored Temperate Grassland, Lynn M. Socha
Proteins Associated with Hsp110 in Drosophila, Rujing Wen
Theses from 2011
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
Variation in Ovary Size of Osmerus mordax (Mitchell), the Rainbow Smelt, in Lakes Erie and Ontario, Stephen E. Bresee
