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Fall 2002Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Berg, Karl.  Anatomy of the acoustic amphitheater in a neotropical avifauna.  November 14, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Victor Apanius

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Ferdie, Meredith.  Nutrient Limitation of Benthic Primary Production in the Upper Florida Keys.  November 15, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean
  2. Viehman, Tiffany Shay.  Black band disease of corals: Ecology and physiology of the sulfur bacteria Desulfovibrio spp. and Beggiatoa spp.  November 20, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Richardson
  3. Rutten, Leanne Miller.  An Assessment of Nearshore Benthic Communities of the Florida Keys.  November 18, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Rose, Craig.  The Role of Disturbance and Resource Availability in the Structuring Plant Communities.  November 20, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean

Summer 2002Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Remily, Elizabeth.  Ecological Physiology of Aurantimonas coralicida Associated with the Coral Disease White Plague Type II.  August 8, 2002.  Major Professor:  Dr. Laurie Richardson
  2. Williams, Alissa Jade.  Influence of hydroperiod and productivity on Florida Everglades food webs.  June 18, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  3. Verdon, Emilie.  Habitat Use and Seasonal Activity Patterns of the Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) in the Florida Keys and Implications for Conservation and Management.  May 1, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly 
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Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Andrus, Nicole.  The origin, phylogenetics and natural history of Darwiniothamnus (Asteraceae: Astereae), an endemic shrub of the Galapagos Islands.  July 24, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Javier Francisco-Ortega
  2. Panneerselvam, Kalaiselvi.  
  3. Konnert, Timothy.  Population dynamics of two fishes, Heterandria formosa and Poecilia latipinna, across a hydroperiod gradient in the Florida Everglades.  August 21, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Dishaw, Larry.  Immunophylogenetic aspects of a gorgonian coral.   July 17, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger
  2. Sah, Jay Prakash.  Vegetation Dynamics and Their Implications for the Management of Wetlands in the Lowlands of Nepal.  July 25, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. David Lee

Spring 2002Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Mir, Danielle.  Groundwater Nutrient Availability Controls on Nearshore Benthic Community Structure in Biscayne Bay, Florida.  February 13, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Ronald Jones
  2. Parker, Inga.  Relating Seasonal Patterns of CO2 Flux to Spatial Representations of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in Arctic Alaska.   March 25, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer
  3. Sadle, Jimi.  Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Variegata complex in the genus Tolumnia (Orchidaceae).  April 15, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. David Lee
  4. Snyder, Jenise.  The Effectiveness of Anemophily: Pollination Biology of Sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense Crantz (Cyperaceae).  May 3, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Jennifer Richards
  5. Voss, Joshua.  The Effects of Anthropogenic Influence, Tidal Flux, and Colony Morphology on Coral Diseases in Reefs of the Florida Keys and the Bahamas' Exuma Chain.  May 2, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Richardson    
  6. Saporito, Ralph.  The Relationship Between Diet and Toxicity in the Strawberry Poison Frog, Dendrobates pumilio.  May 30, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly  
  7. Verdon, Emilie.  Habitat Use and Seasonal Activity Patterns of the Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) in the Florida Keys and Implications for Conservation and Management.  May 1, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. DiBonito, Rita.  Use of luxA Sequences for Investigation on Luciferases Kinetics and Classification.  April 18, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. John Makemson

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Borrone, James.  Developing Useful Molecular Genetic Markers in Tropical Trees.  February 7, 2002.  Major Professor: Dr. David Kuhn  

 

Fall 2001 Top of Page

Master's Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Cornett, Virginia.  Spatial Characterization of the Distribution of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Shark River Slough Estuary with Implications for Restoration and Conservation Management of Endangered Florida Manatees.  November 9, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean
  2. Frances, Anne.  A Comparative Study of Ngobe (Guaymi) and Tico House Gardens in Southern Costa Rica.  December 3, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Brad Bennett
  3. Plata, Andres.  Role of Alginate in Biofilm Formation and Resistance to Host Immune Response in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Pseudonomas aeruginosa Pulmonary Infection.  November 2, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Kalai Mathee
  4. Rubio, Gustavo.  Decomposition of Cladium jamaicense and Eleocharis spp. in the Ecotone Region of Taylor Slough and Shark River Slough.  November 1, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers
  5. Thornton, Elizabeth.  Linking Research and Management in the Field of Conservation Genetics.  December 13, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Javier Francisco-Ortega

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Ayala, Aniveny.  Identification of Endothelin-3 Signaling: Characterization of WSB1 and the 12kDa Subunit of Mammalian Signal Peptidase.  November 27, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Lidia Kos
  2. Geiger, John.  The Reproductive Biology of Ruellia succulenta (Acanthaceae) and the Effects of Habitat Fragmentation.  November 21, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur
  3. Gann, Tiffany.  Investigating Tree Island Community Reponse to Increased Water Flow in the Southern Everglades.  November 26, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers  
  4. Nakamura, Kyoko.  Isolation and Characterization of Nuclear Microsatellite Markers in the Sailfin Molly, Poecilia latipinna.  November 27, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  5. Volmar, Claude.  Lithium as a Potential Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease?  November 21, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Ophelia Weeks

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Trusty, Jennifer.  Biogeography and Speciation of Endemic Plants on a Tropical Island: Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.  December 7, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Javier Francisco-Ortega

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. O'Brien, Joseph.  The Effects of Climate on the Growth and Physiology of Tropical Rainforest Canopy Trees.  November 7, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer

Summer 2001 Top of Page

Master's Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Ryder, Jill.  The Effect of Australian Pine Removal on Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Patterns and Nest Incubation Temperature on Keewaydin Island, Florida.  June 28, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly

Master's Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Stevenson, Christine.  Fish Decomposition and the Role of Fish Detritus in Nutrient Cycling within an Oligotrophic Everglades Marsh.  July 10, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Cardel, Yuria.  Linking herbivory and pollination: costs and selection implications in Centrosema virginianum
    Bentham (Fabaceae)    .  June 26, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Susan Koptur

Spring 2001 Top of Page

Master's Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Ahlquist, Lorraine.  Effects of Climate Change on Arctic Soil and Plant Nutrients Under Lengthened Growing Season and Soil Warming.  March 2, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer
  2. Baker, Jennifer.  Influence of hydroperiod on the life history parameters of Lucania goodei (Fundulidae) and Jordanella floridae (Cyprinodontidae).  May 29, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  3. Ferdie, Meredith.  Nutrient Limitation of Benthic Macrophytes in the Upper Florida Keys: An In-situ nutrient Enrichment Experiment.  March 6, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean
  4. Linares, Lauren.  Floral Biology and Breeding System of the Crenulate Leadplant, Amorpha Crenulata, a South Florida Pine Rockland Endemic.  April 10, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur
  5. Salazar, Vielka.  The Energetic Cost of Electric Signal Production in a Pulse-Type Gymnotiform Fish, Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus, and its Role in Signal Plasticity.  March 26, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Philip Stoddard

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Hines, Kirsten.  Variation in Vocalizations of Male Dendrobates pumilio from La Selva, Costa Rica.  January 8, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly
  2. Kobza, Robert.  Community Structure of Fishes Inhabiting Hydrological Refuges in a Threatened Karstic Habitat.  April 2, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Liston, Shawn.  Defining the Role of the Periphyton Mat in Shaping Food Web Dynamics in the Florida Everglades.  March 29, 2001.  Major Professor:  Dr. Joel Trexler
  2. Redwine, Jed.  Leaf Population Biology, Ecophysiology, and the Successional Process of the Upland Hardwood Forests of the Northern Florida Keys.  April 24, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Cirocco, Robert.  Cytokine Analysis in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins: Molecular Characterization of IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10.  March 30, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger 
  2. Baber, Mathew.  Understanding Amphibian Community Dynamics in Isolated Wetlands: The Interaction and Relative Importance of Landscape and Biotic Processes.  April 4, 2001.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers

Fall 2000 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Miller, Michelle.  The Presence of Vibrio Harveyi lux Regulatory Genes in other Luminous Marine Bacteria.  December 5, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. John Makemson

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Pagan, Xavier.  Effects of Water Level and Predation on Survival on Spotted Sunfish Larvae in the Florida Everglades.  November 9, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  2. VanGelder, William.  Chemical and Microbial Characteristics Along a Nutrient Gradient in Everglades National Park.  November 17, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Ronald Jones

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Moreno, Flavio.  Dynamics of Soil Carbon in Mature and Young Tropical Forests of Colombia.  September 13, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer
  2. Ugarte, Cristina.  The Effects of Harvest on Pig Frogs (Rana grylio Stejneger) from South Florida Wetlands.  December 4, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Saenz, Braulio.  The Significance of Chloroplast Movement in Leaves of Tropical Plants.  December 7, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. David Lee    
  2. Dailey, Susan.  Phosphorus Enrichment Effects on Interactions Among the Ecosystem Components in a Long-Hydroperiod Oligotrophic Marsh in Everglades National Park.  November 21, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers
  3. Kuta, Kevin.  Black Band Disease of Corals: Ecology and Physiology of Phormidium corallyticum.  October 2, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Richardson
  4. Stewart, Kristine.  The Commercial Bark Harvest of the African Cherry (Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm) Mount Oku, Cameroon: Effects on Traditional Uses and Population Dynamics.  November 15, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett.

Summer 2000 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Li, Yu.  Isolation and Characterization of the Mouse Zinc Finger Kr2 Gene.  August 3, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Lidia Kos

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Becker, Lillian.  Aspects of the Transplantation , Storage and Maintenance of Corals (Monstastraea Faveolata, Acropora, Cervicornis and A. Palmata) for the Purposes of Restoration.  July 24, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Walter Goldberg
  2. Watling, James.  Reproductive Patterns Among the Leaf Litter Anurans of Le Selva, Costa Rica.  July 6, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly
  3. Garcia Espinoza, Maria.  Evaluation of the Cytotoxic and Cytostatic Activities of Medicinal Plants Used by Peruvian Healers Against Cancer Related Symptoms.  July 11, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett
  4. Parker, Frank.  Quantifying Spatial and Temporal Variability in Marsh-Water Column Interactions in a Southern Everglades Marsh.  July 31, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers
  5. Riggs, Diane.  The Influence of Habitat on the Distrivution and Abundance of Small Mammals in the Southwest Everglades.  July 31, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly
  6. Roberts, Martin.  Light Response and Drought Tolerance in Two Southern Florida Species of Psychotria.  July 27, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. David Lee
  7. Rogers, Theus.  Anatomy and Gas Flow in Eleocharis cellulosa.  July 27, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. David Lee
  8. Steindler, Jason.  The Ethnobotany and Chemistry of Ligusticum porteri Coult. & Rose.  June 15, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Gottlieb, Andrew.  Periphyton Mat Structure and Function in Short and Long Hydroperiod Everglades Marshes.  July 25, 2000.  Major Professor:  Dr. Jennifer Richards
  2. Hodge, Vance.  A Biochemical Analysis of Sodium and Potassium Channels in the Electric Organ of the Weakly Electric Fish.  January 21, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Philip Stoddard

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Cortes, Blanca.  Horizontal Genetic Transfer in Asexual Fungi.  July 7, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. David Kuhn
  2. Loftus, William.  Accumulation and Fate of Mercury in an Everglades Aquatic Food Web.  August 21, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  3. Starr, Gregory.  A Multi-Scale Assessment of Physiological Processes in Arctic Tundra Plants Under Natural and Simulated Climate Change Scenarios.  July 28, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer

Spring 2000 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Panneerselvam, Kalaiselvi.  Investigating the Mode of Action of Endothelin Receptor B Signaling in Melanocyte Development.  January 7, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Lidia Kos
  2. Rutten, Leanne.  An Assessment of Nearshore Benthic Communities of the Upper Florida Keys.  February 28, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean
  3. Walker, Michael.  Characterization of a Bacterial Pathogen Associated with Plague Type II: The Role of Chemotaxis and Mechanism of Coral Tissue Necrosis.  February 4, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Richardson

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Abdelrahman, Omar.  The Distribution and Abundance of the Exotic and Native Urban Avifauna in Miami-Dade county, Florida.  March 15, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Victor Apanius
  2. Gorsuch, Dennis.  Analysis of Xylem susceptibility to Cavitation in arctic Plants: Physiological and Anatomical Studies Under Natural and Simulated Climate Conditions.  March 31, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer
  3. Phipps, Allan.  Japanese Use of Amanita muscaria and the Efficacy of Traditional Detoxification Methods.  March 23, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett
  4. Waddle, James.  The Effect of Habitat on the Distribution Patterns and Mating Opportunities of Female Gopher Tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus.  April 27, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Fragoso, Miryam.  The Effects of Mechanical Stress on the Behavior of Vascular Endothelial Cells.  May 11, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera
  2. Rowold, Diane.  Molecular Markers and Human History.  April 24, 2000.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera

Fall 1999 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Gann, Tiffany.  Investigating the Response of Tree Island Function to Increased Water Flow in a Southern Everglades Ecosystem.  November 29, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers
  2. Viehman, Tiffany Shay.  The Role of Beggiatoa spp. in Black Band Disease of Scleractinian Corals.  December 2, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Laurie Richardson

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Kilburn, Mark.  Reproductive Behavior of the Weakly Electric Fish, Brachyhypopomus Pinnicaudatus.  November 18, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Phillip Stoddard
  2. Borgia, Lisa.  Factors Affecting Growth and Survival of Snowy Egret Nestlings.  November 8, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Victor Apanius
  3. Calandriello, Carlos.  The Rodent Fauna of Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park: A Comparison of Habitat Types.  November 15, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly
  4. Colbert, Gisele.  The Effects of Phosphorus and Carbon Additions on Anaerobic Microbial Activity in Peat Soils of the Florida Everglades.  December 2, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Ronald Jones
  5. Curtis, Caroline.  Female Mate Choice in the Weakly Electric Fish Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus.  November 17, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Philip Stoddard
  6. Mumford, Patricia.  The Effects of Environmental Stress and Primary Productivity on Food Chain Length in Florida Bay.  November 16, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Steuerwald, Nury.  Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Analysis of Gene Expression, Nuclear DNA and Cytoplasmic DNA.  November 16, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera

Summer 1999 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Hemmings, Clarence.  Mating Type in the Filamentous Fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc).  July 16, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. David Kuhn

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Cantonwine, Emily.  Phenylheptatriyne Variation in Bidens Alba Var. Radiata Leaves.  June 30, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Kelsey Downum
  2. Carter, Lauralyn.  Induction of Phototoxic Acetylenes in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) by Mechanical Wounding.  July 23, 1999.  Professor: Dr. Kelsey Downum
  3. Geddes, Pamela.  Omnivory and Periphyton Mate: Uncoupling and Quantifying Consumer Effects in the Florida Everglades.  July 21, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  4. Jelensky, Adrian.  Life History Variation in the Eastern Mosquitofish from Nutrient Gradients in the Florida Everglades.  July 22, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  5. Romero, Luis.  Controlling Wood Decomposition of Three Florida Mangroves.  July 21, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Ittah, Avner.  The Role of Endothelin receptor B/Endothelin-3 Signaling in Neural Crest-derived Melanocytes.  July 20, 1999.  Major Professor: Lidia Kos
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars
  1. Davis, Stephen.  The Exchange of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus in Dwarf and Fringe Mangroves of the Oligotrophic Southern Everglades.  July 21, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers
  2. Mills, Rhonda.  Interaction of the Pentraxin, C-Reactive Protein, with its Receptor.  July 23, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera
  3. Ramseuer, Victoria.  Binding of Small Molecules to DNA Junctions.  July 23, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Stephen Winkle

Spring 1999 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Geiger, John.  Habitat Fragmentation Effects on Pollination and Fecundity of the Pine Rochland Endemic Ruellia succulenta Small.  March 18, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Penwell, Rebecca.  The Effects of Turbidity on the Growth, Photosynthesis, and Respiration of Porites Divaricata (Lesueur).  March 19, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Walter Goldberg

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Dishaw, Larry.  Isolation and Characterization of Immune Response Related Genes in the Gorgonian Coral, Swiftia exserta.  April 12, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger
  2. Liu, Hong.  Effects of Fire on Population Dynamis and Viability of Chamaecrista keyensis (Caesalpinioideae), an endemic herb of the Lower Florida Keys.  May 20, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. McHargue, Laurie Ann.  Factors Affecting the Nodulation and Growth of Tropical Woody Legume Seedlings. April 1, 1999.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer

Fall 1998 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Kennedy, Suzanne.  The Seed Bank and Seedling Dynamics of Polygala smallii, the Tiny Polygala.  November 23, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur
  2. Reinhardt, Steven.  The Effects of Binding of the Carcinogen 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide to DNAs on Enzyme Activities.  November 18, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Stephen Winkle
  3. Taylor, Ryan.  The Effects of Competition and Age-Structured Predation in an Everglades Fish Community.  November 17, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  4. Walter, Maureen.  Foraging Behavior of Halodule wrightii.  November 20, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Jim Fourqurean

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Cox, Anne.  Comparative Reproductive Biology of Two Florida Pawpaws Asimina reticulata Chapman and Asimina tertramera Small.  October 5, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur

Summer 1998 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Spence, Iquo-Ote.  Duration of Alloimmune Memory in the Gorgonian Coral, Swiftia Exserta.  July 13, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger
  2. Becker, Lillian.  Using Explants for Ship-Grounding Restoration while Minimizing the Impact to the Donor Site.  June 26, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Walter Goldberg

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Chen, Megan.  The Herpetofauna of Iwokrama Reserve: A Comparison of Sampling Methods.  July 2, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly
  2. Davis, Braxton.  Understanding Interactions Between Dominant Macrophytes of Tropical Seagrass Communities.  July 23, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. James Fourqurean
  3. Farrell, Christopher.  A Study of the Herpetofaunal Assemblages in the Floodplain Habitats of the Kissimmee River.  July 1, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Dray, F.A.  Melaleuca quinquenervia: population variation in Florida and its effect
    on biological control insects    .  June 25, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Brad Bennett

Spring 1998 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Brashear, Cindy.  Autumn Raptor Migration Through the Florida Keys.  March 27, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Philip Stoddard
  2. Combs, Christy.  The Relationship Between Calling and Body Condition in Hyla Cinerea.  March 31, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Maureen Donnelly
  3. Cutler, Jenny.  Clonal Diversity in Populations of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Rabbit Key Basin, Florida Bay.  April 1, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers
  4. Daoust, Robert.  Investigating How Phosphorus Controls Structure and Function in Two Everglades Wetland Plant Communities.  March 25, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers
  5. El-Sawa, Sherine.  Pollination and Breeding of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) in South Florida.  February 26, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur
  6. Flynn, Laura.  Soil Seed Banks of Tropical Hardwood Hammocks in Southern Florida: Implications for Restoration.  March 27, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett  
  7. Koncza, Elisabeth.  Impact of Infant Mortality and Skewed Sex Ratios on the Captive Management of the Semi-free Ranging Population of Long-tailed Macaques.  April 20, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Heinen
  8. Nelson, Brian.  Accuracy of Sound Localization and Spectro-temporal Association with Sound-pressure Level in Calls of the Eastern Towhee.  April 7, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Phillip Stoddard
  9. Oehm, Nicholas.  The Effects of Nutrient Limitation and Salinity on Soil Carbon Mineralization Rates in a Carbonase-Based Mangrove Ecosystem.  April 1, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Childers

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Maloney, Barbara.  Cell death in the Lowest Metazoan: Porifera: Demospongiae.  April 9, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger
  2. Webb, Barbara.  The Divergence of the Complement C2 from Factor B.  April 9, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Lorenzo, Eric.  Genomic Variation of HIV-1 and its Effects on Drug Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology Analyses.  March 27, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera
  2. Wen, Jinghai.  Biological Activities of Compounds from Piper Species.  April 21, 1998.  Major Professor: Dr. Kelsey Downum

Fall 1997 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Bern, Amanda.  Carnivory and Bladder Control in the Aquatic Plant, Utricularia foliosa L.  November 19, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Brian Fry
  2. Pop, Eric.  Salix pulchra and Betula nana in a Globally Warmed Climate: A Model for Bud Break of Two Key Arctic Plant Species.  November 20, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer
  3. Sullivan, Maureen.  Red Pigments in Alternanthera maritima.  September 8, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. David Lee

Summer 1997 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Almeida, Margarita.  Substructuring in Four Populations of African Descent.  July 24, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Martin Tracy
  2. Whelan, Kevin.  Short Term Response of Two Cypress Communities (Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium (Nuttal) Croom) within Everglades National Park to the Effects of Hurrican Andrew.  July 23, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Steve Oberbauer

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. D'Alessio, Naomi.  Mitochondrial Inheritance in Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Cubense.  July 28, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. David Kuhn
  2. Ritter, Steven.  The Costs and Controls of Flowering and Fruiting in Spondias pupurea.  July 31, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer.

Spring 1997 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Ehringhaus, Christiane.  Medicinal Uses of Piperspp. (Piperaceae) in an Indigenous Kaxinawa Community in Brazil, Acre.  March 20, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett
  2. Hoffman, Bruce.  The Biology and Harvest of Nibbi, Heteropsis flexuosa (Araceae): An Aerial Root Fiber Product in Guyana.  March 20, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett

Master's Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Ugarte, Cristina.  The Ethnopharmacology of Plants Used as Both Food and Medicine in Totonac Community of Mexico.  March 27, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Bennett
  2. Zhang, Jin.  Heteromorphic Incompatibility in Piriqueta caroliniana: Influences on Pollen Tube Growth and Inhibition.  March 25, 1997

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. O'Brien, Joseph.  Tropical Forest Canopy Tree Response to Climatic Variation.  April 20, 1997.  Major Professor:  Dr. Steven Oberbauer
  2. Sah, Jay.  Vegetation Dynamics and its Implications for the Management of Wetlands in the Lowlands of Nepal.  March 24, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Heinen

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Burch, James.  Interaction of the Parasitic Angiosperm Cassytha filiformis L. (Lauraceae) with the Exotic Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) in Southern Florida.  March 21, 1997.  Major Professor: Dr. Steven Oberbauer

Fall 1996 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. O'Brien, Joseph.  Habitat Preferences of Rare and Common Galactia (Fabaceae) Native to South Florida Pine Rocklands with a Discussion of the History of Plant Endemism in Florida.  December 2, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur
  2. Davis, Katharine.  Diel Ammonium Fluxes of Selected Caribbean Reef Corals and Algas Under Non-Enriched and Mildly Enriched Conditions.  November 25, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Ronald Jones
  3. Jia, Jing.  Wild Type GFP as a New Marker in Anabaena PCC7120 Unicellular Mutant Uc15.  December 6, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Martin Tracey
  4. Pu, Hong.  Genetic Varitation Within Cycas Section Seangerioides Detected Using Anchored Microsatellite Primers.  November 21, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Wan-Ling Chiu

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Duncan, George.  Microvariation at the D1S80 Minisatellite Locus.  November 15, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Martin Tracey
  2. Turner, Thomas.  A Comparative Study of Life History and Gene Flow in Darters (Pisces: Percidae).  October 10, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler

Summer 1996 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Almeida, Margarita.  Inbreeding in Four Populations of African Descent.  July 31, 1996.  Major Professor:  Dr. Martin Tracy

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Cirocco, Robert.  Cytokine Analysis in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins: Protein and Messenger RNA levels in Activated Lymphoid Cells.  August 27, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminars

  1. Saenz, Braulio.  Significance of Chloroplast Movement in Terrestrial Plants.  June 6, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. David Lee

Spring 1996 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Amengual, Jennie.  The Use of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification Method to Determine Sex Ratio of Human Spermatozoa in Semen and to Determine Maternal Contamination of Amniotic Fluid Samples.  March 20, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera
  2. Kariyawasam, Piyal.  An Ecophysiological study of South Florida Slash Pine Pinus Elliottii var. densa: A Comparative Approach.  January 25, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur
  3. Noppinger, Kevin.  VNTR (Variable Number of Tandem Repeat) Heterogeneity Among Caribbean Populations.  April 22, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Martin Tracey
  4. Stoiloff, Stephanie.  Carrier Frequency of Canavan Disease Among Ashkenazi Jews.  April 22, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Rajinder Kaul

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Schirripa, Michael.  Evaluation of Growth Rate Estimation from Fish Otoliths Using a Striped Bass Bioenergetics Model.  March 27, 1996.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler

Fall 1995 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Bell, Hildegarde.  Effects of Hypergravity on Fiber Type and Muscle Mass in Ankle Extensore, Including a Compartmentalized Muscle.  November 16, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Ophelia Weeks
  2. Forbes, Nadine.  The Effects of Corticosterone on the Growth and Development of Long Bone.  October 16, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Scott Quakenbush
  3. Rodriguez, Maria.  Interactions Between Lysiloma Bahamensis Benth. and Herbivorous Insects in the Everglades.  October 3, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Bossart, Gregory.  Immunocytes of the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins and West Indian Manatee: Morphologic Characterizations and Correlation Between Healthy and Disease States Under Free-ranging and Captive Conditions.  November 16, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Charles Bigger
  2. Novic, Gabriel.  Polymorphic Alu Repetitive Elements as Molecular Markers for Human Identifications and Population Genetics.  October 31, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera
  3. Sinigalliano, Christopher.  Detection and Characterization of Ammonia Monooxygenase Genes from Nitrifying Bacteria and Natural Waters.  December 8, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Ronald Jones
  4. Von Sternberg, Richard.  Genomic Organization, Concerted Evolution and Conservation of a Shrimp Satellite DNA Element Family.  December 8, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Scott Quackenbush

Summer 1995 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Krysko, Kenneth.  A Resolution of the Controversy Regarding the Taxonomy of the Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula, in Southern Florida.  July 14, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. George Dalrymple
  2. Nair, Meera.  Nitrogen Cycling in Everglades Peat Soils.  July 28, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Ronald Jones

Spring 1995Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. Amengual, Jennie.  Sex Ratio Determination of Human Spermatozoa in Semen and of Amniocytes by Means of Quantitative PCR.  April 19, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Rene Herrera

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Howard, Kenneth.  The Seasonal Dynamics of Fishes in Artificial Culvert Ponds, Dade-County, Florida.  April 25, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler
  2. Vardaman, Sandra.  The Reproductive Ecology of Melaleuca quinquenervia.  April 21, 1995.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur  

Summer 1994Top of Page

Doctoral Dissertation Defense Seminars

  1. Gudi, Vandana.  A Feasibility Study of RAPD-markers to Define the Breeding System and Population Structure of a Tropical Distylous Shrub Guettarda scabra.  July 29, 1994.  Major Professor: Dr. Jennifer Richards
  2. Neff, Dana.  Fat Storage Fluctuations as a Function of Seasonability and Reproduction in Sailfin Mollies, Poecilia Latipinna (Pisces: Poeciliidae), in Southern Florida.  July 6, 1994.  Major Professor: Dr. Joel Trexler

Spring 1994 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Machovina, Brian.  Ecology and Life History of the Salamander Amphiuma Means in Everglades National Park..  April 5, 1994.  Major Professor: Dr. George Dalrymple

Fall 1993 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Proposal Seminars

  1. O'Brien, Joseph.  The Ecology of Galactia (P. Browne) Species Native to South Florida Pine Rocklands.  December 17, 1993.  Major Professor: Dr. Suzanne Koptur

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Lewis, Elizabeth.  Resource Use by the Woodpeckers of Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park.  November 3, 1993.  Major Professor: Dr. George Dalrymple

Summer 1993Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Gunther, Elizabeth.  Effects of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide on Regeneration and Reorganization of Neuromuscular Structures following Peripheral Nerve Transection.  July 23, 1993.  Major Professor: Dr. Ophelia Weeks

Spring 1991Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Shen, Jing.  The Effects of Dietary Vitamin E on Neuromuscular Regeneration in Rats.  April 15, 1991.  Major Professors: Dr. Ophelia Weeks/Dr. Evelyn Enrione

 

Fall 1986 Top of Page

Masters Thesis Defense Seminars

  1. Guerrero, Maria. Relationship Between Electron Transport and Bioluminescence in Bacteria.  October 30, 1986.  Major Professor: Dr. John Makemson