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Samantha Abelson
Marine Science/Geological Science
Title:
Elemental Analysis of Lime Mud on Great Bahama Bank: Implications for the formation mechanism of whitings
Research Supervisor:
Amanda Oehlert, Ph.D.
Peter Aronson
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
Different Types of Anthropogenic Disturbances Have Unique Impacts on Sea Urchin Abundances and Coral Cover in a Nearshore Marine Habitat in the Solomon Islands
Research Supervisor:
J Al Uy, Ph.D.
Landon Chen
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
Serotonin Transporter mRNA Expression and Hemolymph Serotonin Concentrations in
Aplysia californica
Research Supervisor:
M. Danielle McDonald, Ph.D.
Gabrielle D'Alonzo
Marine Biology & Ecology
Title:
Microbiome differences in control and disease inoculated Caribbean corals
Acropora palmata
and
Acropora cervicornis
)
Research Supervisor:
Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Ph.D.
Joshua Dominguez
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
The Alien Brittle star
Ophiothela mirabilis
in South Florida: Abundance, distribution, ecological interactions, and asexual reproduction
Research Supervisor:
Peter Glynn, Ph.D.
Liam Dorsey
Marine Biology & Ecology
Title:
Comparing Frequency of Aquatic Surface Respiration (ASR) Between
F. heteroclitus
from distinct estuarine microhabitats
Research Supervisor:
Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.
Agatha Freedberg
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
The influence of age on differences in tolerances to extreme environmental conditions in
Fundulus heteroclitus
populations
Research Supervisor:
Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.
Juliana Grilo
Marine Affairs
Title:
South Atlantic cephalopod fisheries and conservation
Research Supervisor:
Donald Olson, Ph.D.
Viktoria Grossman
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
Assessing Variability in Nutrient Transport in the Mississippi Watershed
Research Supervisor:
Dennis Hansell, Ph.D.
Caroline Koschik
Marine Science/Geological Science
Title:
Rare earth element patterns of modern stromatolites from Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Research Supervisor:
Amanda Oehlert, Ph.D.
Meghan Roberts
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
The influence of age on metabolic and thermal tolerance traits in New Jersey populations of Atlantic killifish (
Fundulus heteroclitus
)
Research Supervisor:
Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.
Julia Saltzman
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
Use of non-invasive and emerging technologies to explore the behavioral and movement ecology of the Atlantic tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Research Supervisor:
Catherine MacDonald, Ph.D.
Emily Speciale
Marine Science/Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Title:
Using Bioinformatics to Analyze DNA Methylation in
Fundulus heteroclitus
Research Supervisor:
Marjorie Oleksiak, Ph.D.
Kayle Stremler
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
Compound-specific isotope analysis of periostracum growth bands from
Bathymodiolus childressi
: Potential temporal archive of ecology at methane seeps
Research Supervisor:
Hilary Close, Ph.D.
Sabrina Ufer
Marine Science/Chemistry
Title:
Enhanced Phosphorus Uptakeand Biomass Production Rates in Marine Microbes exposed to Smoke and Dust Aerosols
Research Supervisor:
Kimberly Popendorf, Ph.D. & Cassandra Gaston, Ph.D.
John Urquhart
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
Generalized Additive Models for Categorical Count Data: An exploration of the distribution of Queen triggerfish (
Balistes vetula
) in the REEF Dataset
Research Supervisor:
Donald Olson, Ph.D.
Rebecca VanArnam
Marine Science/Biology
Title:
Effects of mitochondrial haplotype on critical thermal maximum under hypoxic and normoxic conditions in the common killifish,
Fundulus heteroclitus
Research Supervisor:
Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.
Joshua Zahner
Marine Science/Computer Science
Title:
Impacts of Climate Change on Larval Fish Dispersal and Connectivity in the Northwest Atlantic
Research Supervisor:
Donald Olson, Ph.D.
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