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Author:

Schilder, Rudolf

Title:

Mechanics, Metabolism & Menosporinae: An integrative analysis of dragonfly flight performance

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

mechanics
metabolism
muscle
insect flight muscle
infection
gregarine
parasite

File:

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Committee Members:

James Harold Marden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Cavener, Committee Member
Richard W Ordway, Committee Member
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Committee Member

Author:

Holt, Holly Lauren

Title:

Honey bees and intestinal disease: molecular, physiological and behavioral responses of honey bees (Apis mellifera) to infection with microsporidian parasites

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

honey bee
Apis mellifera
Nosema
parasite
integrated pest management
immunity
genomic study

File:

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Committee Members:

Christina M Grozinger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christina M Grozinger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kelli Hoover, Committee Member
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Committee Member
James Harold Marden, Special Member

Author:

Fredericksen, Maridel A

Title:

Fungal parasites that manipulate ant behavior: toward a mechanistic understanding of an extended phenotype

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

parasite
Ophiocordyceps
behavioral manipulation
Camponotus
extended phenotype
scanning electron microscopy

File:

Download Final_Draft_Fredericksen.pdf

Committee Members:

David Peter Hughes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christina M Grozinger, Committee Member
Thomas Charles Baker, Committee Member
Istvan Miko, Committee Member

Author:

Coco, Angela M

Title:

THE INFLUENCE OF CROP PHYLODIVERSITY ON HERBIVOROUS INSECTS OF SQUASH AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

ecology
entomology
biology
squash
butternut
evolution
phylogeny
insect
plant
interaction
structure
volatile
ipm
cues
response
behavior
parasite
parasitoid
Centistes diabroticae
Celatoria setosa
nematode
gregarine
coco
angela
tooker
john
kaplan
ian
rock springs
agriculture
vegitable
crop
intercrop
polyculture
herbiore
pest
phytophageous
bug
cucumber beetle
squash bug
wasp
fly
food
integrated
management
cucurbit
balduf
community
phylogenetic
relatedness
neighbor
divergence
zucchini
associational
resistance
apparency
research
thesis
2017
2018
2019
regression
elytron
length
sticky
pitfall
trap
foliage
flower
scout
scouting
rain
natural
enemies
diversity
merkle
control
eastern
north
america

File:

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Committee Members:

John F Tooker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelby Jay Fleischer, Committee Member
Beth Krueger Gugino, Committee Member

Author:

Tiffin, Hannah

Title:

“Scratching” the Surface: Ticks and Sarcoptic Mange (Sarcoptes scabiei) in American Black Bears

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

black bear
ursus americanus
mange
sarcoptic mange
parasite
host-parasite interactions
carnivores
red fox
grey fox
coyote
ticks
Ixodes scapularis
backlegged tick
Sarcoptes scabiei
scabies
neglected diseases
zoonotic disease
zoonoses
One Health
Pennsylvania
wildlife
disease spillover
disease ecology
emerging disease

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Committee Members:

Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Edwin Rajotte, Major Field Member
Erika Machtinger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Justin Brown, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jennifer Mullinax, Special Member
Mark Ternent, Special Member
Joyce Sakamoto, Major Field Member

Author:

Brown, Jessica

Title:

"Tick"-et to Success: Unraveling the Ecology of Host-Tick Interactions in Small Mammals

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

rodent
host
parasite
coevolution
disease
Ixodes scapularis
tick

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Committee Members:

Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Isabella Cattadori, Major Field Member
Erika Machtinger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Carolyn Mahan, Outside Unit Member
Pierre Chuard, Special Member
Jacob Werner, Outside Field Member