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Author:

Parkinson, John Everett

Title:

The role of intraspecific diversity in coral-algal symbiosis ecology and evolution

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

Acropora palmata
climate change
coral reef
molecular biology
stress response
Symbiodinium
symbiosis ecology
taxonomy

File:

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Committee Members:

Iliana Brigitta Baums, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Todd C La Jeunesse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Alice Coffroth, Special Member
Istvan Albert, Committee Member
James Harold Marden, Committee Member
Andrew Fraser Read, Committee Member

Author:

Chan, Andrea

Title:

Climate Change Effects on Coral Symbioses

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

coral reef
population genetics
climate change
Symbiodiniaceae
gene expession
symbiosis
bioerosion
physiology

File:

Download AChan_Thesis_Final_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Iliana Brigitta Baums, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Iliana Brigitta Baums, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Todd C LaJeunesse, Committee Member
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Outside Member

Author:

Turnham, Kira

Title:

On the ecology and evolution of symbiotic dinoflagellates

Graduate Program:

Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

Dinoflagellate symbiosis
coral reef
mutualism
evolution
ecology
toxin
Symbiodiniaceae
speciation

File:

Download Kira_Turnham_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David Geiser, Outside Unit & Field Member
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Co-Chair of Committee
Iliana Baums, Major Field Member
Todd Lajeunesse, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Monica Medina, Co-Chair of Committee
Stephen Schaeffer, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Patton, B Wren

Title:

Changing minds: Fish behavior and cognition in human-altered habitats

Graduate Program:

Ecology (PHD)

Keywords:

ocean acidification
fish
coral reef
behavior
Lemon Damselfish
Pomacentrus moluccensis
climate change
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
tool use
cognitive ecology
behavioral ecology
resilience
enrichment

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Committee Members:

James Marden, Major Field Member
David Hughes, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Paola Ferreri, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sonia Cavigelli, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Roitman, Sofia

Title:

The microbiome and coral health: resilience and susceptibility in the face of a changing ocean

Graduate Program:

Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

microbiome
coral reef
NGS
metagenomics
amplicon
sequencing
bioinformatics
bioindicators

File:

Download SRoitman_FinalDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Schaeffer, Major Field Member
Carolee Bull, Outside Unit & Field Member
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Chair of Committee
Monica Medina, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Mcgraw, Program Head/Chair