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October 2003 Subject

Grants from the October 15, 2003 Deadline
Alphabetical by Subject

Anthropology Paleontology / Sedimentation
Behavioral Ecology/Ethology Petrology / Geochemistry
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Physics / Astronomy
Chemistry Physiology / Functional Morphology
Computer Science/Mathematics Psychology
Ecology Systematics / Evolutionary Biology
Engineering Tectonics / Geophysics
Hydrology / Geomorphology  

 
Subject Student College / University Title Mentor
Anthropology Laura Jean Alport University of Texas at Austin Fungiform papillae and the evolution of primate taste perception Deborah J Overdorff
Anthropology Deborah Lenz Cunningham University of Missouri-Columbia Postcranial proportional variation in Australopithecus Carol Ward
Anthropology Nicole Loraine Falk University of South Florida Were Pre-Inca Agriculturalists and Herders Buried Together in the Lurin Robert H. Tykot
Anthropology Suzanne Elizabeth Hagell City University of New York Graduate Center Body Size Variation and Ecology in Papio: Illuminating the Kinda Baboon (Papio hamadryas kindae) in Northwest Zambia Eric Delson
Anthropology Luca Lai University of South Florida Tracing differences in dietary patterns between inland and coastal sites in Neolithic Sardinia Robert H. Tykot
Anthropology Sarah Barbara McClure University of California, Santa Barbara Assessing Prehistoric Local Interaction Through Elemental Analysis of Ceramics Michael A. Jochim
Anthropology Tara Anne Peburn City University of New York Graduate School and University Center Cranial Architecture of the Papionini (Primates: Cercopithecidae): Analyses of Structural Variation and its Functional and Phylogenetic Implications Eric Delson
Anthropology George Herbert Perry Arizona State University Inter-Specific Variation of Tooth Development Genes in Primates Anne C Stone
Anthropology Maria Anne Serrat Kent State University Variation in mammalian proximal femoral ossification patterns C. Owen Lovejoy
Anthropology Margaret Ann Streeter University of Missouri-Columbia Histomorphometric characteristics of the sub-adult rib cortex: normal patterns of dynamic bone modeling and remodeling during growth and development Carol V Ward
Anthropology Laura Renee Vandiver University of Missouri-Columbia Gender, Perceptions of Harm, and Reported Substance Use Patterns in Alcohol and Marijuana Users in a Rural Caribbean Village Mark V. Flinn
Anthropology Hilary Catherine Young University of Calgary Foraging of Cebus capucinus on Ant-Defended Acacia Trees in Costa Rica Linda Marie Fedigan
Behavioral Ecology Juan Antonio Baeza University of Louisiana at Lafayette Experimental test of the effect of local mate competition on sex allocation in the marine shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni: a protandric simultaneous hermaphrodite with low risk of sperm competition Raymond T. Bauer
Behavioral Ecology Daniel Alan Bergman Bowling Green State University Understanding chemical communication under lotic and lentic conditions Paul Andrew Moore
Behavioral Ecology Brendan Jonathan Borrell University of California, Berkeley Nectar preferences in orchid bees: testing Baker's Viscosity Hypothesis Robert Dudley
Behavioral Ecology Emily Rebecca Cramer St Mary's College of Maryland Vocal performance and song type use in red-winged blackbirds J Jordan Price
Behavioral Ecology Amanda Lynn Ensminger University of Kentucky Mhc, mate choice, and a novel disease in house sparrows David F Westneat
Behavioral Ecology Elise Donnelly Ferree University of California Santa Cruz The influence of male attractiveness on maternal care in two populations of Oregon juncos Bruce E Lyon
Behavioral Ecology Valerie Suzanne Foster University of California, Irvine Sex allocation in zebra finches may depend upon differential costs to parents Nancy Tyler Burley
Behavioral Ecology Susan N. Gershman University of California, Riverside Multiple mating and paternity in wild-caught Gryllus vocalis field crickets Daphne Fairbairn
Behavioral Ecology Clint Dale Kelly University of Toronto at Mississauga Ejaculation strategies of males using alternative mating tactics Darryl Trevor Gwynne
Behavioral Ecology Christian Harald Krupke Washington State University Investigation of the role of intra-specific acoustic communication in mate selection of Euschistus conspersus Vince P Jones
Behavioral Ecology Danielle N. Lee University of Missouri - St. Louis Early social environment influences the development of individual behavioral differences Zuleyma Tang-Martinez
Behavioral Ecology Patrick Ray Lemons University of Nevada, Reno Long-term Fitness Consequences of Conspecific Brood Parasitism James Stone Sedinger
Behavioral Ecology Kenneth Maxwell Levenstein Arkansas State University Breeding ecology of the cooperatively polyandrous Galapagos Hawk: how many males are enough? James Cary Bednarz
Behavioral Ecology Candace Low University of California, Santa Barbara Vibrational interactions between a leaf-mining species and their parasitoids John A. Endler
Behavioral Ecology Patrice M Ludwig University of Virginia Relating phenotypic plasticity, behavioral ecology, and population dynamics in the forked fungus beetle, Bolitotherus cornutus Henry M Wilbur
Behavioral Ecology Kathleen Sheila Lynch University of Texas as Austin The role of estrogen in modulating neuronal activity of central auditory areas in female anurans Walter Wilczynski
Behavioral Ecology Elizabeth Ann Miller Wilkes University Agro-Farming by Gray Squirrels: An Experimental Approach Michael Alan Steele
Behavioral Ecology Noah Garb Perlut University of Vermont The effects of hayfield management on mating systems of Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) breeding in the Champlain Valley of Vermont Allan M Strong
Behavioral Ecology Mor Salomon-Botner Ben-Gurion University The role of maternal care in the evolution of sociality in the spider genus Stegodyphus (Araneae, Eresidae) Yael Lubin
Behavioral Ecology Robert William Senkiw Manitoba Contagious Communication in Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus): Do Individuals Test Their Neighbors' Awareness? James F. Hare
Behavioral Ecology Ana Kate Skemp University of Arizona Life History Tradeoffs between Learning and Senescence: Behavioral and Neuroanatomical Approaches Daniel R. Papaj
Behavioral Ecology Jennifer Laura Verdolin State University of New York at Stony Brook Variation in the social structure and mating system of Gunnisons Prairie Dogs Charles Janson
Behavioral Ecology Maren Noelani Vitousek-Bemis Princeton University Finding the Right Man: Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Female Mate Choice in the Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Martin C Wikelski
Behavioral Ecology Pamela D. Widder Oklahoma State University Sub-Lethal Effects of Environmentally Relevant Levels of an Organophosphate Pesticide on Amphibian Larvae Joseph R. Bidwell
Behavioral Ecology David Robert Wilson University of Manitoba Ultrasonic communication in Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) James F. Hare
Behavioral Ecology Kerri Margaret Wrinn University of Cincinnati The effects of leg loss and regeneration on prey capture in wolf spiders George William Uetz
Behavioral Ecology Julie Kirsten Young Utah State University Spatial ecology of coyotes John Anthony Shivik
Behavioral Ecology Sara Rebecca Zimnavoda Long Island University, CW Post Effects of the Environment on Diamondback terrapin Hatchling Behavior Matthew Jay Draud
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Angel Anthony Alvarez University of Illinois at Chicago Differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into retinal cells Kiminobu Sugaya
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Nicolas G Azios University of Texas at Austin Effects of Resveratrol from Red Wine on Metastatic Breast Cancer Surangani Flanagan Dharmawardhane
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Corinne Anya Balint Middlebury College Investigating a putative role for FimA in Streptococcus mutans adherence to endothelial cells Grace Ann Spatafora
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Lindsay Rachel Barclay Albertson College of Idaho Differential Cell Sensitivity to Cadmium: A Study of Apoptosis Sara Jane Heggland
Cell Biology / Biochemistry John Michael Buchner University of Georgia In vitro DNA binding studies of the Novel Site-Specific Recombinase, Piv Anna Cecilia Karls
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Irina Ciubotaru University of North Carolina at Greensboro The effect of EPA / DHA on the activation of transcription factors involved in the CRP gene expression Rosemary C. Wander
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Jeffrey Scott Coker North Carolina State University Accumulation of V-ATPase transcripts in tomato leaves during a systemic wound response Eric Davies
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Rebecca Lyn Coppins University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Controlling the Regioselectivity of RNA Ligation with DNA Enzymes Scott Korey Silverman
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Erin Lynn Crowgey Miami University Understanding the Roles of Hsp70 and Hsp90 in Protein Deficient Mice John R. Stevenson
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Jenna Flora DuMond University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inhibition of Glycosylasparaginase John M. Risley
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Robert Gregory Ellis-Hutchings University of California-Davis Effects of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Exposure on Biochemical Indicators of Nervous System Development Carl L Keen
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Elizabeth Paige Falwell Virginia Tech Fibrosarcoma-induced dysregulation of interleukin activity and modulation through paclitaxel (Taxol™)-mediated signal transduction Klaus Dieter Elgert
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Ryan Nicholas Fiorini Medical University of South Carolina Pharmacological Alterations of Hepatic Steatosis for Successful Transplantation Kenneth David Chavin
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Bryan Christopher Fuchs St. Louis University Link between ASCT2, cell swelling, Bad phosphorylation and cancer cell survival Barrie Patrick Bode
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Smita Gopinath Mount Holyoke College RT-PCR analysis of select genes in BL / 6 and BALB / c Sharon A Stranford
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Nathaniel Edwards Head Marshall University Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis Hongwei Yu
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Sherry Tomiko Hikita University of California, Santa Barbara Investigation of the Role of Osteopontin in Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis Dennis O Clegg
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Andrea Jean Hoffmeister San Francisco State University Specificity of histone lysine acetylation in the human beta-globin region Michael Alan Goldman
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Steven Akira Kawamoto Ohio State University Elucidating the mechanism of inhibition of bacterial RNase P by aminoglycoside derivatives Venkat Gopalan
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Sara Michelle Kienzle Michigan State University Escherichia coli Adherence in Secondary Environments Thomas S. Whittam
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Gage Koehler Indianapolis University / Purdue University Expression and characteristic study of cold regulated proteins in roots Stephen Randall
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Mark Andrew Kroenke University of Rochester The effects of IFN-beta on MIP-1alpha and RANTES secretion in multiple sclerosis Benjamin Matthew Segal
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Jae-Kyung Lee University of North Texas Health Science Center Characterization of a novel CD2 receptor, CS1 on human Natural Killer cells Porunelloor A. Mathew
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Lei Li University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Acute regulation of Acyl-CoA synthetase 1 by phosphorylation Rosalind A Coleman
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Carolina Griselda Luchetti Universidad de Buenos Aires Insulin Resistance in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Alicia Beatriz Motta
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Gaurangi Vinaykumar Malthankar Idaho State University Investigation of Relation between Energy-Metabolism and Cell Death in Rat Hippocampal Slice Cultures Exposed to Kainate Excitotoxicity James C.K. Lai
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Paula Sofìa Nieto School of Chemistry, National University of Córdoba Expression of the Photopigment Melanopsin in Chicken Retinal Cells (RGCs) Mario Eduardo Guido
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Stephenson Wuyika Nkinin University of Cincinnati Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii Infections in Cameroon Edna S. Kaneshiro
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Sarah Ruth Null Indiana State University Characterization of the mccC-like gene of plasmid pHPM8 and determination of microcin production by Helicobacter pylori HPM8 H Kathleen Dannelly
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Dawn Marie O'Dee Miami University Does Corticosterone Inhibition of Cytokine Production Block Macrophage Activation in Protein Malnourished Mice? John R. Stevenson
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Chris Lawrence Pagliarulo University of Arizona Mechanisms enabling salt tolerant plants to grow in saline environments Karen Sue Schumaker
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Gitika Panicker University of Alabama at Birmingham Identification of genes expressed in Vibrio vulnificus in its quiescent and active state Asim K Bej
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Cecilia Poderoso University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine Differential mitochondrial ERK1 / 2 trafficking during proliferative and steroidogenic responses in MA-10 cells Ernesto Jorge Podesta
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Jennifer Sparkman Pressley Virginia Tech Contributions of T Cell Subsets to Tumor Immunity: Implications for Tumor Vaccine Development Klaus Dieter Elgert
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Muthuramanan Rameswaran Widener University Is Atrazine an innate immune system disruptor in adult Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens)? Itzick Vatnick
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Elena A Repnikova Texas A&M University Investigation of bystander cell induction in low-LET irradiated human fibroblasts John R Ford
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Lynn J. Richter Plattsburgh State University Isolation and Sequencing of the Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene in Paramecium tetraurelia Nancy L. Elwess
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Jason Peter Roth Utah State University Detection of HPIV-3 Accessory Proteins Dale L Barnard
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Joanna Marie Rueth University of Wisconsin Madison Sequence specific effects of nucleoside analogs on the Hepatitis C Virus Rob Striker
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Lisa M Sanders Texas A&M University Oxidative environment of the colon vs small intestine: relationship to cancer susceptibility Joanne R Lupton
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Soma Sarkar University of North Caroilna at Wilmington Aerobic scope and lactate production in mice with an inherited capacity for hypoxic exercise Stephen T Kinsey
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Sharmilee P Sawant University of Louisiana at Monroe Molecular mechanisms of development of diabetes in type 2 diabetic rats Harihara M Mehendale
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Matthew aaron Smart Merrimack College A Molecular Basis For The Functional Differences in Cytochrome c Oxidase In Human Prostate Carcinoma Versus Control Epithelial Cells Josephine Modica-Napolitano
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Jason Smucny Amherst College Role of Glutamate Receptor Trafficking in Horizontal Optokinetic Nystagmus in Frog Stephen A. George
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Thynn KALAYAR Thane Northern Illinois University The role of Antizyme Inhibitor in regulation of cellular polyamines John L. A. Mitchell
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Shiva Kumar Tyagarajan Pennsylvania State University Examining the Role of JCV Proteins in Cellular Oncogenicity Richard John Frisque
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Julie Beth Wahlstrand Carleton College Effects of Bisphenol A on Chromatin Remodeling of the Interferon-Gamma Promoter Debby Rae Walser-Kuntz
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Mutegi Rosemary Wanja Kenyatta University Molecular Characterization of Transgenic Sweet Potatoes Following Genetic Transformation with Viral Coat Protein Genes Nkanata Mburugu Gitonga
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Kristy DeRhea Wendt University of Missouri, Columbia Characterization of retinal degeneration in a mouse model of the Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses Martin L Katz
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Jeremy Alan Wickenheiser University of California at Santa Barbara An Identification and Investigation of CED-4 Mediated Apoptotic Suppressors in Caenorhabditis elegans Joel H Rothman
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Katherine Reneau Willcox University of California, Riverside Role of Threonine 55 Phosphorylation in Apoptosis Xuan Liu
Cell Biology / Biochemistry Alfred Joseph Zullo Purdue University BATF Transgenic Mice: Investigating the role of AP-1 in NKT cell development Elizabeth Jane Taparowsky
Chemistry Eric Jovan Austria University of Colorado Determination of Catechins in Over-The-Counter Dietary Supplements David J Weiss
Chemistry Guy William Dadson California State University, Fullerton Spectroscopic and Kinetic Studies of Atmospheric Radicals Scott Hewitt
Chemistry Emily Michele Haas Gettysburg College Photodissociation Dynamics of Acetaldehyde Michael Richard Wedlock
Chemistry Jess H Jacobs Jacksonville University Fuel Cell Teaching Package David N Bohenke
Chemistry Karen Jean Lipscomb Indiana State University Synthesis of Epiquinamide Richard Wayne Fitch
Chemistry Virginia Gail McHugh-Kurtz Northern Illinois University A Systematic Comparison of Alkaloidal Profiles of Coca Tea Hans T. Beck
Chemistry James Wanjohi Ndiritu Kenyatta university The stability of beta-carotene in dehydrated dark-green leafy vegetables stored in presence of an oxygen absorber Hudson Nyambaka
Chemistry Jelena Petrovic Saint Francis University Effects of Solution Composition on Adsorbed Cytochrome c Electrochemistry Rose A. Clark
Chemistry R. Bryan Sears Georgia Southern University Investigation of Adenochrome: A Possible Iron Chelation Therapy Drug C. Michele Davis
Computer Science / Mathematics Xiaohui Cui University of Louisville Collaboratively searching and operating with multiple robots using local communication Adel S. Elmaghraby
Computer Science / Mathematics Weilin Williams Fu San Francisco A Pen Input ER Design Tool Marguerite Murphy
Ecology Salvatore Joseph Agosta University of Pennsylvania Tritrophic interactions in a tropical dry forest: Influence of the parasitoid Enicospilus lebophagus (Hymenoptera) on host plant suitability for Rothschildia lebeau (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Arthur E Dunham
Ecology Barry Wilmer Alto University of Florida The effects of larval competition on vector competence of mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Ae aegypti for dengue virus Leon Philip Lounibos
Ecology Lorenzo Alvarez Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada Influence of substrata over structure of fish communities in Cabo Pulmo coral reef, BCS Mexico Luis Eduardo Calderon
Ecology David E Ausband University of Montana Assessing the success of reintroducing swift fox to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana Kerry R Foresman
Ecology Jill Anne Awkerman Wake Forest University Comprehensive Distribution of Waved Albatrosses within the Galapagos Marine Reserve David John Anderson
Ecology Lynne Rae Baker University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Conservation Status of the Sclater's Guenon (Cercopithecus sclateri) in Southern Nigeria David Lance Garshelis
Ecology Kristin Ann Bakkegard Utah State University The genetics of colonization of two amphibian species after the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens Edmund D Brodie, Jr
Ecology Nabin Baral Florida International University Naural Resources Use and Conservation Attitudes of Local People in the Western Terai Landscape Complex, Nepal Jeol T. Heinen
Ecology María Noelia Barrios Universidad Nacional del Comhue Historical deer abundance, patterns of damage and deer use in native forests on Isla Victoria, Patagonia, Argentina Thomas Kitzberger
Ecology Anthony John Baumert University of Pittsburgh A novel evaluation of a proposed mechanism of competition can resource consumption predict patterns of abundance? Walter P. Carson
Ecology Jake John Beaulieu University of Notre Dame Effects of nitrate and land use on N2O production from denitrification in aquatic sediments Jennifer Tank
Ecology Joshua Benjamin Benoit Wittenberg University Investigating antimycotics for biological control of ticks Jay Yoder
Ecology Sarah Kosting Berke University of South Carolina Decorating for the Invertebrate Ball: The Whys and Wherefores of Behavioral Evolution Sarah Ann Woodin
Ecology Lori Ann Blanc Virginia Tech University Experimental study of the longleaf pine cavity-nesting bird community: the role of the red-cockaded woodpecker Jeffrey R Walters
Ecology David Robert Brown Tulane University Sex-biased winter distribution of a monomorphic songbird at multiple spatial scales Thomas, W., Sherry,
Ecology Denise Ann Bruesewitz University of Notre Dame Effect of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on the fate of dissolved inorganic nitrogen Jennifer L. Tank
Ecology Amy J Burgin Michigan State University Nitrate removal in aquatic ecosystems Stephen K Hamilton
Ecology Jane Elizabeth Carlson Louisiana State University The adaptive significance of female-biased nectar rewards in a neotropical herb Kyle Edward Harms
Ecology Samantha Katherine Chapman Northern Arizona University Legacy Effects of Drought on Forest Ecosystem Nutrient Fluxes George, W, Koch,
Ecology Stephanie Ming Hei Cheng University of Alberta Microbial Community Analysis in a High Arctic Glacier Julia M Foght
Ecology Leslie Wetherill Cook Davidson College Effects of the Pesticide Malathion on the Development of Zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio Barbara Mary Lom
Ecology Lisa Heather Crampton University of Nevada Reno Phainopepla Population Dynamics and Genetic Structure in Fragmented Habitats Mary M Peacock
Ecology Alison Margaret Derry Queen's University Rapid Evolution of Zooplankton Following Environmental Change Shelley Elizabeth Arnott
Ecology Sarah Elizabeth Diamond Bucknell University Mordellistena convicta: Did nutritional variation facilitate a host shift from stems to galls? Warren G Abrahamson
Ecology Tracy Lynn DiMezzo Unversity of Illinois at Springfield Uptake Anaylsis of Fluorescently-labeled Organic Phosphate Substrates by Aquatic Hydrophobic Bacteria Michael Joseph Lemke
Ecology Michael Roy Disney Oklahoma State University Mesocarnivore Abundance in Oak Forest Patches: A Comparison of Scent Station and Live-Trapping Techniques Eric Charles Hellgren
Ecology Mathew Edwin Dornbush Iowa State University Species-Specific Impacts on Grassland Biogeochemistry Mediated Through Plant-Microbe Interactions James W Raich
Ecology Justin Lamar Edge Berry College Population Study of Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Northwest Georgia Christopher Bruce Mowry
Ecology Damon Thomas Ely University of Georgia Export of stream organic matter during storms as an indicator of recovery from logging disturbance James Bruce Wallace
Ecology Michelle Allayne Evans-White University of Notre Dame Ecological stoichiometry in benthic aquatic ecosystems Gary A Lamberti
Ecology Laurie de los Ángeles Fajardo Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas Tropical dry forest restoration on Isla de Margarita, Venezuela Jon Paul Rodríguez
Ecology Tara Starr Fletcher University of Washington Factors driving Hedera hibernica (English ivy) invasion in Pacific Northwest forests Roger del Moral
Ecology Alex Caroline Gilman University of California - Los Angeles Species range and diversity across tropical envrionmental gradients Philip W Rundel
Ecology Timothy Earl Goode University of Illinois at Springfield The functional significance and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria on the Illinois River floodplain Michael Joseph Lemke
Ecology Barbara Pamela Graff School of Agronomy. University of Buenos Aires. Impact of Selective Grazing on Plant - Plant Interactions: The Role of the Spatial Pattern Martin Roberto Aguiar
Ecology Joshua Edwards Grainer James Madison Universirty Influence of predatory brook trout on algal biomass and leaf decomposition rate in streams Kevin Scott Simon
Ecology Bree Ann Hardcastle University of California - Santa Cruz Effects of Serpentine-Associated Edaphic Variation on a Plant / Pathogen Interaction Gregory S. Gilbert
Ecology Laurel Mae Hartley Colorado State University Effects of Prairie Dogs on Plant Community Composition and Nutrient Cycling on the Shortgrass Steppe James K. Detling
Ecology Christopher David Heckel Georgia Southern University Effects of invasive vines and pollinators on seed production in the endangered Trillium reliquum Lissa M. Leege
Ecology Christopher Michael Holbrook University of Maine Diet of endangered Atlantic salmon and potential competitors in a Maine stream Michael T. Kinnison
Ecology Agata Ewa Kamler San Francisco State University Analysis of the coastal distribution of Distichlis spicata, a C4 grass: a focus on microhabitat and competition Virgil Thomas Parker
Ecology Brian Patrick Kinlan University of California Santa Barbara Linking environmental forcing, dispersal and patch dynamics in kelp forest communities Steven D Gaines
Ecology Katrina Klugh West Virginia University Identification of a novel aluminum resistance mechanism of mycorrhizal plants Jonathan Cumming
Ecology Rochelle Grover Labiosa Stanford University The Red Sea Paradox: A highly productive oligotrophic region? Kevin Robert Arrigo
Ecology Melanie A Link-Perez Miami University Using distance-similarity relations to evaluate the importance of ecological drift Martin Henry H Stevens
Ecology Elena Maria Lopez University of Colorado at Boulder Effects of aquatic exposure to methoprene on amphibian development David O. Norris
Ecology Ryan Walker McEwan Ohio University A dendroecological analysis of remnant oak-ash savannas in the Bluegrass Region of central Kentucky Brian C. McCarthy
Ecology Richard Morgan Mitchell Auburn University The Role of a Top Omnivore in Three Coastal Plain Headwater Streams Jack William Feminella
Ecology Jennifer Marie Moody-Weis University of Kansas Large-scale abundance, colonization, and extinction patterns of the annual sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Helen Miller Alexander
Ecology Julian Martin Norghauer University of Toronto The Role of Predation and Herbivory in the Regeneration Ecology of Big Leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla KING) Jay R. Malcolm
Ecology C. E. Timothy Paine Louisiana State University Testing the key assumptions of recruitment limitation Kyle Edward Harms
Ecology Thomas Lee Parchman New Mexico State University Coevolution on the Island of Hispaniola Between Crossbills and the Hispaniolan Pine Craig Warren Benkman
Ecology Stephen Porder Stanford University Erosion, landscape development, and nutrient availability in tropical ecosystems Peter M Vitousek
Ecology Nichole Noel Price University of California, Santa Barbara Indirect effects of herbivory on the recruitment of hard corals in Moorea, French Polynesia Russell J Schmitt
Ecology Megan Marie Reese St. Cloud State University Impact of marine reserves vs non-protected areas using otolith growth analy Gregory W Stunz
Ecology Erin Alison Scheessele Oregon State University Effect of Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) Radiated Food on LIfe History Traits of Amphibians Andrew R. Blaustein
Ecology Anja Martina Schiller Evergreen State College The role of remnant trees in the restoration of abandoned pastures in Costa Rica John T Longino
Ecology Scott Reid Schlossberg University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Loss of an Ecosystem Dominant: Impacts on Animal Communities Jeff Brawn
Ecology Ginny Anne Short University of California, Riverside Metapopulation Dynamics of the Western Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea) John T. Rotenberry
Ecology Adam John Storch State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Predator-Prey Interactions: Effects of an Exotic Invertebrate on Planktivore Consumption Kimberly Linn Schulz
Ecology Lina Taneva University of Illinois at Chicago Responses of forest soil respiration to elevated CO2 Miquel A Gonzalez-Meler
Ecology Audrey Rebecca Taylor University of Alaska Fairbanks Pre-migratory habitat use and physiology of shorebirds staging on Alaska's North Slope Abby N Powell
Ecology Carolina Trochine Bariloche University Regional Centre. Comahue National University The effect of Turbellaria and Hirudinea predators in north Patagonian piedmont and high altitude ponds Beatriz Estela Modenutti
Ecology Briggs S Venetia University Of Miami Sexual selection and larval performance of Neotropical frogs in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Belize Julian C Lee
Ecology Michael Scott Wetz Oregon State University Release of dissolved organic matter by coastal diatoms Patricia Wheeler
Ecology Stefan Woltmann Tulane University Factors influencing local extinction of tropical understory forest birds in fragmented landscapes Tom, W., Sherry,
Ecology Riqing Yu Louisiana State University Metal Bioavailability of Natural Microbial Assemblage in Saltmarsh Sediment to Amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus Influenced by Eutrophication John W. Fleeger
Engineering Scot David Bohnenstiehl Montana Tech of the University of Montana Photolysis of Titanium Tetrachloride Larry G Twidwell
Engineering Laura Ashley Buchanan University of Kentucky Effect of Chemical Composition and Crystalline Structure on Protein Adsorption Ahmed R El-Ghannam
Engineering Dezba Gannett Coughlin University of California - Berkeley Effects of Elastin and Collagen on Local Residual Strains Lisa Pruitt
Engineering Matthew Joseph Demmer St. Louis University Spontaneous Formation of Hydroxyapatite on Alkali treated Titanium Marcel E Roy
Engineering Mandar V. Deshpande University of Illinois at Chicago Characterization of Photostrictive PLZT Material for Developing a Light Driven Micro-fluidic dispenser for a Chemical based Visual Prosthesis Saggere Laxman
Engineering Jeremiah Scott Hill Louisiana Tech University Ultrawideband Biomedical Research Kit Rastko R. Selmic
Engineering Jesse Shay Little Stony Brook University Flexion Creep of the Human Lumbar Facet Joint Capsule Partap Singh Khalsa
Engineering Samrat Mukherjee Lehigh University Fabricating and characterizing a "micro sized" membrane reactor- a thrust towards realizing miniaturized fuel processors Mayuresh V. Kothare
Engineering Liang Tang University of Louisville Real-time, Fiber Optic, Multi-analyte Immuno-biosensor for Accurate Anticoagulant Deficiency Diagnosis Kyung A. Kang
Engineering Matthew David Wood St. Louis University Electrical stimulation on patterned surfaces affects DRG neurite extension Rebecca Kuntz Willits
Hydrology / Geomorphology Amy Lynn Brock University of Nevada, Las Vegas Development a stage IV calcium carbonate soil at Mormon Mesa, Nevada Brenda J Buck
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