Dissertations from 2024
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON MARINE SPECIES PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, Jordanna M. Barley, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
THE WILD TOMATO CLADE OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO FLESHY FRUIT TRAIT EVOLUTION AT THE PHENOTYPIC AND MOLECULAR LEVELS, Jacob R. Barnett, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Impacts of Environment and Host Evolutionary Relationships on Lemur Microbiota, Rachel B. Burten, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2023
Contextual Effects on Pollination Processes: An Assessment of How Herbivory and Diversity Shape Plant-Pollinator Interactions, Luis A. Aguirre, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
BEYOND THE FAT: PROTEIN METABOLISM AND MUSCLE FUNCTION AS PART OF THE MIGRATORY SYNDROME OF SONGBIRDS, Cory R. Elowe, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Effect of Pollen Diet on Pathogen Infection, Immunity, and Gut Bacteria in Bees, Alison E. Fowler, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
TIMING IS EVERYTHING: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR PHENOLOGICAL EVENTS AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN RIVER HERRING, Meghna N. Marjadi, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Osmoregulation and appetite regulation in a basal vertebrate, the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Jessica Norstog, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Landscape Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Turtles Across the Eastern United States, H. Patrick Roberts, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2022
THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INVASIVE PLANT PRESENCE, ABUNDANCE, AND IMPACT, Evelyn M. Beaury, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
ECOLOGY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY OF THE NON-NATIVE PLANT THLASPI ARVENSE (BRASSICACEAE) IN SUBALPINE MEADOWS OF COLORADO, USA, Elsa Cousins, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
CONSTRAINTS OF THE IMAGINATION: HOW PHENOTYPES ARE SHAPED THROUGH GENETICS, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT, Michelle Gilbert, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
FLEXIBLE PHENOTYPES, ENERGETICS, AND WHOLE-ANIMAL PERFORMANCE OF MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS, Michael Griego, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Thermal Ecophysiology of Juvenile Anadromous River Herring, Lian W. Guo, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Drivers and Direct Impacts of Lean Mass Dynamics on the Stopover Ecology and Migratory Pace of Nearctic-Neotropical Migrant Songbirds in Spring, Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2021
MONITORING MAMMALS AT MULTIPLE SCALES: CASE STUDIES FROM CARNIVORE COMMUNITIES, Kadambari Devarajan, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
ON SPATIOTEMPORAL CONNECTIVITY DYNAMICS: PERSPECTIVES FROM A NATURALLY FRAGMENTED METAPOPULATION, Joseph Drake, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF FEEDING BY MODERN NEOSELACHIANS, Joshua Kent Moyer, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY, BIOMECHANICS, AND EVOLUTION OF RUMINANT MAMMALS, Abby Vander Linden, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2020
Don't Delay: The effects of tide gates and road-stream crossing culverts on river herring (Alosa spp.) spawning migrations, Derrick J. Alcott, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF WINTER DRAWDOWNS ON THE ECOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF LITTORAL ZONES IN MASSACHUSETTS LAKES, Jason R. Carmignani, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
INTEGRATING PHYLOGENOMICS AND CHROMOSOME MAPPING TO STUDY THE EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG EUKARYOTES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THEIR GENOMES, Mario A. Ceron Romero, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Fear, Parental Behavior, and Community Structure in Residential Lands, Aaron M. Grade, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
PHYSIOLOGY OF A BASAL VERTEBRATE, THE SEA LAMPREY (PETROMYZON MARINUS): OSMOREGULATION AND CORTICOSTEROID ACTION, Ciaran A. S. Shaughnessy, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2019
ECOLOGY OF THE ELUSIVE: GENOME-INFORMED INVESTIGATION OF SOIL MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, Lauren Alteio, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Pollinators as Vectors of Mummy Berry Disease in Highbush Blueberry, Matthew Boyer, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
MODELING FIRE OBSERVATIONS, IGNITION SOURCES, AND NOVEL FUELS TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN IMPACTS ON FIRE REGIMES ACROSS THE U.S., Emily Fusco, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
INVESTIGATING THE GENETIC BASIS OF AND PLASTICITY IN ECOLOGICALLY RELEVANT PHENOTYPES IN AFRICAN CICHLIDS, Dina Navon, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
DRIVERS and CONSEQUENCES of CARBON USE EFFICIENCY - and ITS MEASUREMENT in SOIL, Grace Pold, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
CHANGES IN SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AFTER LONG-TERM WARMING EXPOSURE, William G. Rodríguez-Reillo, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
EVOLUTION OF THE PATHOGENIC FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM THROUGH THE LENS OF COMPARATIVE GENOMICS, YONG ZHANG, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2018
IMPACT OF NATIVE NATURAL ENEMIES ON POPULATIONS OF THE INVASIVE WINTER MOTH (OPEROPHTERA BRUMATA L) IN THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES, Hannah J. Broadley, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
An Integrative Approach to Understanding Morphological Novelties: Anatomy, Development, Genetics, and Evolution of an Extreme Craniofacial Trait in East African Cichlids, Moira R. Conith, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
MODELING THE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF TERRESTRIAL PLANTS THROUGH SPACE AND TIME, Caroline Curtis, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Gynodioecy and Biotic Interactions: Plant Traits, Insect Preferences, and Population-Level Consequences, Laura A. D. Doubleday, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
IMPACTS OF GENOME AND NUCLEAR ARCHITECTURE ON MOLECULAR EVOLUTION IN EUKARYOTES, Xyrus Maurer-Alcalá, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
EFFECTS OF FLORAL PHYTOCHEMICALS ON GROWTH AND EVOLUTION OF A PARASITE OF BUMBLE BEES, Evan Palmer-Young, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
HABITAT SELECTION, CONNECTIVITY, AND POPULATION GENETICS OF A TIMBER RATTLESNAKE (CROTALUS HORRIDUS) METAPOPULATION IN SOUTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ENGLAND, Anne Stengle, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2017
The Role of Phenotypic Integration in Mammalian Tooth Function and Jaw Morphological Diversity, Andrew Conith, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
BURROWING AND WALKING MECHANISMS OF NORTH AMERICAN MOLES, YI-FEN LIN, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Specialization and trade-offs in plant-feeding insects, Daniel Peterson, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2016
The Consequences of Speed: Studies of Cavitation During the Mantis Shrimp Strike and the Control of Rapid Deceleration During Toad Landing, Suzanne M. Cox, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Song perception in communication networks, Sarah Goodwin, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Evolvability of the Skull: A Study of Genetic Basis and Integration in the Teleost Craniofacial Skeleton, Yinan Hu, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Spider Brain Morphology & Behavior, Skye M. Long, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Meat-Farming Ants: Predatory Mutualism Between Melissotarsus Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Armored Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), Scott A. Schneider, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2015
An integrative, cost-benefit analysis on animal perturbations: autotomy and life-history related weight gain, Chi-Yun Kuo, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Estimation Problems in Complex Field Studies with Deep Interactions: Time-to-Event and Local Regression Models for Environmental Effects on Vital Rates, Krzysztof M. Sakrejda, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2014
Honesty and Carotenoids in a Pigmented Female Fish, Alexandria Christine Brown, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
TURNING UP THE HEAT ON THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD: EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ANT BIODIVERSITY IN THE TEMPERATE FOREST COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, Israel Del Toro, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
FUNCTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY OF THE NASAL CAVITY IN PHYLLOSTOMID BATS, Thomas P. Eiting, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Aggressive Signaling in New World Warblers, David Hof, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Vocal Performance in Songbirds: Territorial Defense and the Development of Male Song and Female Mating Preferences, Dana L. Moseley, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2013
Birdsong variation as a source of information for migrating common yellowthroats, Rachel Theresa Bolus, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Performance and Signaling in the Green Anole Lizard, Justin P. Henningsen, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Evolution of Hybrid Incompatibilities in Gene Regulatory Networks, Alexander Y. Tulchinsky, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2011
Movin' & groovin' salamanders: Conservation implications of large scales and quirky sex, Noah Charney
Movin' & Groovin' Salamanders: Conservation Implications of Large Scales and Quirky Sex, Noah D. Charney, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Multitrophic effects of bumblebee parasites on plant reproduction, Sandra D Gillespie
Discovery of cryptic species diversity in North American pine-feeding chionaspis scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), Rodger A Gwiazdowski
Phylogenetics and patterns of molecular evolution in amoebozoa, Daniel J. G Lahr
Phylogenics and Patterns of Molecular Evolution in Amoebozoa, Daniel J.G. Lahr, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Conservation Value of Residential Landscapes for Native Bird Communities: Patterns, Processes, and Management Implications, Susannah Beth Lerman, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Population dynamics of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), Annie F Paradis
New Genomic Approaches Reveal the Process of Genome Reduction in Prochlorococcus, Zhiyi Sun, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Role of Dawn Song in Tree Swallows and its Place in the Diversity of Oscine Song Learning, Benjamin Nichols Taft, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Diversity of eukaryotes and their genomes, Laura E Wegener Parfrey
Diversity of Eukaryotes and Their Genomes, Laura Ellen Wegener Parfrey, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2010
Reproduction in the Wild: The Effect of Individual Life History Strategies on Population Dynamics and Persistence, Jason Asa Coombs, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
A Heterochronic Explanation For The Behaviorally Polymorphic Genus Canis: A Study Of The Development Of Behavioral Differences In Dogs (Canis Lupus Familiaris) And Wolves (Canis Lupus Lupus), Kathryn A Lord, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Functional Consequences of Acute Temperature Stress in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus Occidentalis, David Michael McMillan, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Evolution Of Cranial Morphology, Feeding Performance And Behavior In Neotropical Leaf-Nosed Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), Sharlene E Santana Mata, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The evolution of cranial morphology, feeding performance and behavior in neotropical leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), Sharlene E Santana Mata
Spatial ecology of eastern box turtles (Terrapene c. carolina) in central Massachusetts, Lisabeth L Willey
Dissertations from 2009
Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates: Patterns and Processes, Mary Doherty, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Ciliate Biodiversity and Phylogenetic Reconstruction Assessed by Multiple Molecular Markers, Micah Dunthorn, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Spatial Ecology, Population Structure, and Conservation of the Wood Turtle, Glyptemys Insculpta, in Central New England, Michael T. Jones, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Functional and comparative morphology of the pectoral fins among scorpaeniform fishes, Natalia K Taft
Functional And Comparative Morphology Of The Pectoral Fins Among Scorpaeniform Fishes, Natalia K Taft, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Dissertations from 2008
Imperfectly redundant signals: Color, song, and mate choice in chestnut-sided warblers (Dendroica pensylvanica), Kara Loeb Belinsky
A phylogenetic and functional approach to the study of the evolution of body shape in lizards (Squamata), Philip Jacob Bergmann
Functional morphology, phenotypic plasticity, and geographic variation in two terrestrial ectotherms, Christine R Buckley
Dietary ecology and community paleoecology of early Tertiary mammals, Eric Walter Dewar
The ecology and development of alternative vocal learning programs in birds, Elijah Anthony Goodwin
Investigating endosymbionts of scale insects from the family Diaspididae, Matthew E Gruwell
Dissertations from 2007
Post-introduction evolution in invasive Bromus tectorum, Elizabeth Bone
Behavioral ecology of Darwin's finches: Song and mating patterns in a bimodal population of the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis), Sarah Krott Huber
Impacts of episodic acid and aluminum exposure on the physiology of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, smolt development, Michelle Y Monette
Physiological effects of pesticides on different life stages of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Katherine Nieves-Puigdoller
Ontogeny and life history of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur 1818): Effects of latitudinal variation and water temperature, Erika L Parker