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Author:

Carlson, Bradley Evan

Title:

The evolutionary ecology of intraspecific trait variation in larval amphibians

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

tadpoles; personality; local adaptation; antipredator behavior;

File:

Download Dissertation_carlson_2014_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Tracy Lee Langkilde, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Victoria Anne Braithwaite Read, Committee Member
James Harold Marden, Committee Member
John Frazier Tooker, Committee Member
Durland Laurence Shumway, Special Member

Author:

Richter, Kristine K

Title:

DNA preservation under extreme conditions

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

ancient DNA
environmental DNA
geologically ancient DNA
deep subsurface microbial communities
transfer DNA
DNA preservation

File:

Download Richter-dissertation-v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Beth Shapiro, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Harold Marden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee Member

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:

Download parkinson_dissertation_final.pdf

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