The following is a list of recent graduates from the department along with their the thesis titles, department,
and the degree awarded. Theses and dissertations can be viewed online here.
Last
Name |
First Name |
Middle |
Year |
M.S./Ph.D. |
Department |
Thesis Title |
| Church |
James |
O'Connor |
2005 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Effects of clear-cut timber harvest on the aquatic invertebrate communities in seasonal wetlands efficacy of buffer strips |
| Davis |
Mark |
|
2005 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Gonadal effects of atrazine in two North American species of frogs: Rana pipiens and Psuedachris triseriata |
| Spinar |
Susan |
|
2005 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Sex ratio variation and sex-specific differences at hatching in the American coot |
| Gale |
Allegra |
|
2005 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Avian use of harvested crop fields in North Dakota during spring migration |
| Nelson |
Laura |
Elizabeth |
2005 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Regulation of somatostatin receptor expression in rainbow trout |
| Poppinga |
Jayson |
Lynn |
2005 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Effects of somatostatin on osmoregulation in rainbow trout |
| Barcelo |
Helene |
|
2004 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
The effect of dS6K on growth and the identification of interactors of dS6K in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Guinn |
Jeremy |
Eugene |
2004 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Bald eagle nest site selection and productivity related to habitat and human presence in Minnesota |
| Ralston |
Scott |
Terrance |
2004 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Quantification of cattail (Typha spp.) wetland attributes in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota |
| Rogowski |
David |
L. |
2004 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Direct, indirect, and potential effects of salinity on the White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa) |
| Safratowich |
Bryan |
Dennis |
2004 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Avian use of roadside habitat in the southern drift plains of North Dakota: implications for cattail management |
| Very |
Nicole |
Marie |
2004 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
The role of somatostatins in the regulation of growth |
| Cavalier |
David |
Mark |
2003 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Novel methods for the investigation of in vitro xyloglucan biosynthesis |
| Collyer |
Michael |
Lloyd |
2003 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Ecological morphology of the White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa) |
| Cooper |
Adriane |
|
2003 |
M.S. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
The evolution of the photosynthetic reaction centers |
| Cummings |
Dawn |
Renee |
2003 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
The nesting success of common loons in Voyageurs National Park : effects of water level manipulation and recreation |
| Gackle |
Natalie |
Jean |
2003 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Northern leopard frog parasites and body sizes relative to surrounding land uses in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota |
| Harstad |
Deborah |
L. |
2003 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Effects of digenetic trematode (Diplostomatidae) infection on life history traits of male White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon tularosa) |
| Potthoff |
Anthony |
Joseph |
2003 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Evaluation of walleye to suppress fathead minnow populations in class IV and V wetlands |
| Schaaf |
Dionn |
Arva |
2003 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Avian use of ripening sunflower fields in North Dakota |
| Slagter |
Barton |
James |
2003 |
Ph.D |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding for somatostatin receptors in rainbow trout. |
| Bell |
Jeff |
Andrew |
2002 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Acoustical communication in downy and hairy woodpeckers |
| Dean |
Michelle |
Lynn |
2002 |
M.S. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Assessing the biodiversity of Monoraphidium using 18s rDNA sequences |
| Jaskowiak |
Megan |
Aileen |
2002 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Periphytic algae in the Sheyenne River, North Dakota |
| Klatt |
Paul |
H. |
2002 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Territorial behavior of Red-necked Grebes |
| Leichty |
Ellen |
Ruth |
2002 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Black face patterns necessary for pairing in golden-winged warblers: a link to their displacement by blue-winged warblers through introgression |
| Sawin |
Richard |
Scott |
2002 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Male breeding experience in red-winged blackbirds |
| Torrence |
Shannon |
Marie |
2002 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Variables influencing within pothole habitat use by diving ducks foraging in the Prairie Pothole Region |
| Miller |
Anthony |
Thomas |
2001 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Aquatic communities in northern forest wetlands: characteristics and influences of timber harvest |
| Miller |
Kelly |
Marie |
2001 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
PGDH polymorphism in the White Sands pupfish: an investigation of a possible case of natural selection in the wild |
| Ossman |
Fred |
James |
2001 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Northern forest wetlands: characteristics and forest-age structure influences on invertebrate communities. |
| Tangen |
Brian |
Allen |
2001 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Variation in aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in Prairie Pothole Region wetlands |
| Walsh |
Kim |
Marie |
2001 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Relationships between benthic macroinvertebrates and environmental conditions in north lakes |
| Zimmer |
Kyle |
David |
2001 |
Ph.D |
Zoology |
Effects of fathead minnows and drainage history on prairie wetland
ecosystems |
| Collyer |
Michael |
Lloyd |
2000 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
The costs of parasitism for White Sands pupfish (Cyprinodon
tularosa) infected by white grubs (Diplostomatidae) |
| Donohue |
Christine |
Marie |
2000 |
M.S. |
Botany/Biology |
Molecular and biochemical studies of desmids (Charophyceae, Chlorphyta
[i.e. Chlorophyta]) |
| Hertz |
Jennifer |
Ann |
2000 |
M.S. |
Dept. of Botany/Biology |
Lichens of the native pine woodlands of North Dakota |
| Lunden |
Shaista |
Yasmin |
2000 |
Ph.D. |
Botany/Biology |
Effects of various factors on levels of a -amylase activity in cultured
roots of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) |
| Lutman |
Mark |
W. |
2000 |
MS |
Zoology |
Location and habitat characteristics of late-summer blackbird roosts in
the sunflower-growing region of North Dakota |
| Sagredo Diaz |
Boris |
|
2000 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Mapping insect resistance genes in tetraploid potatoes using AFLP markers |
| Schluchter |
Belinda |
Joy |
2000 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Characterization of bacteriophage 297; a novel T1-related coliphage. |
| Altenburg |
Karl |
Ralph |
1999 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Construction of yellowjacket wasp nests: internal models or collective
reactive behavior? |
| Freeman |
Pamela |
Lea |
1999 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Spectrogram analysis of variation in male barred owl vocalizations |
| Harsch |
Manya |
Ruth |
1999 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Geographic variation of red-winged blackbirds in the Prairie Pothole
Region |
| Hart |
Rick |
Alan |
1999 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Population dynamics of unionid mussels in Lake Pepin, upper Mississippi
River, Minnesota and Wisconsin |
| Johnson |
Andrea |
Marie |
1999 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Life history patterns of two Chironomus species in a eutrophic, dimictic
lake |
| Sawin |
Richard |
Scott |
1999 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Habitat characteristics of spring blackbird roost in eastern South
Dakota. |
| Armour |
Casey |
Lyn |
1998 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Badge size and parental care in the house sparrow, Passer
domesticus |
| Guerrero |
Felix |
|
1998 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
The red-shouldered hawk in Texas: a species on the edge |
| Hansel-Welch |
Nicole |
Jill |
1998 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Factors influencing the macrophyte community of a large, shallow lake in
west-central Minnesota |
| Hansen |
Katy |
Michelle |
1998 |
M.S. |
Botany |
A floristic and chemotaxonomic study of lichens in Maplewood State Park,
Minnesota |
| Homan |
Howard |
Jeffrey |
1998 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Ecology of ring-necked pheasants in southeastern North Dakota |
| Knutsen |
Gregory |
Anker |
1998 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Avian use of rice-baited and unbaited stubble fields during spring
migration in South Dakota. |
| Kostecke |
Richard |
Michael |
1998 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Evaluation of risks of secondary poisoning to birds and mammals following
the use of a pesticide. |
| Pesek |
Marty |
Joe |
1998 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Modulation of hepatic somatostatin binding in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
| Phillips |
Karen |
Anne |
1998 |
Ph.D. |
Botany/Biology |
Phytoplankton community structure under ice in shallow North Dakota lakes |
| Rezanka |
Richard |
Lewis |
1998 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Variations among benthic invertebrate communities from lakes in a
five-state region |
| Schroer |
Julie |
Marie |
1998 |
M.S. |
Botany |
Analysis of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L. ) distribution in Richland County, North Dakota. |
| Yang |
Zhiyong |
|
1998 |
M.S. |
Dept. of Botany/Biology |
Partial purification and characterization of xyloglucan
glucosyltransferase from Pisum sativum (pea) Golgi membranes |
| Guo |
Yonghong |
|
1997 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Studies of the phytoplasma associated with chokecherry X-disease in North
Dakota |
| Kao |
Yung-hsi |
|
1997 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
The control of lipid metabolism during metamorphosis of lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. |
| Kittilson |
Jeffrey |
Daniel |
1997 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding for preprosomatostatin
from the endocrine pancreas of rainbow trout. |
| Koel |
Todd |
Marvin |
1997 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Distribution of fishes in the Red River of the North basin on
multivariate environmental gradients. |
| Santoso |
Adi |
|
1997 |
Ph.D |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
The ornithine decarboxylase gene of
Musca domestica: cDNA cloning, sequence analysis, regulation , and expression
during embryogenesis. |
| Yun |
Yue |
|
1997 |
M.S. |
Dept. of Botany/Biology |
Phylogeny and systematics of coccoid prasinophytes and Pseudoscourfieldia marina: evidence from 18s rDNA
sequence data |
| Barras |
Amy |
Edwards |
1996 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Evaluation of spring baiting with an avicide, DRC-1339, and habitat
preferences of migratory blackbirds |
| Bjerke |
Marty |
Shawn |
1996 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Gender-related variation in bald eagle vocalizations |
| Kenyon |
Mary |
Jo |
1996 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Nontarget avian risks associated with the avicide DRC-1339. |
| Larson |
Diane |
Joy Bond |
1996 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Functions of song rate and repertoire size in Red-eyed Vireos. |
| Cong |
Shaoguang |
|
1995 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Middle Wisconsinan fossil beetles from mid-latitudinal sites in eastern
and western North America |
| Feigum |
Cheryl |
Dinga |
1995 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Measurements of the biological integrity for undisturbed and disturbed
sites of the Buffalo River, Minnesota |
| Hart |
Rick |
Alan |
1995 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) habitat suitability criteria for the Otter
Tail River, Minnesota |
| Heim |
LeRoy |
J. |
1995 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Abundance, exploitation, and food habits of bullheads (Ameiurus) in Lake Ashtabula, North Dakota |
| Kang |
Tae-Jin |
|
1995 |
Ph.D. |
Botany/Biology |
Simple sequence repeat DNA and its variability in the alga Chlamydomonas. |
| McMurl |
Curtis |
Paul |
1995 |
MS |
Zoology |
Response of breeding waterfowl and broods to herbicide-treated wetlands |
| Nagendran |
Meenakshi |
|
1995 |
Ph.D |
Zoology |
Behavioral ontongeny and release of costume-reared Siberian and Sandhill
Crane chicks |
| Ramsay |
Jodie |
Lyn |
1995 |
M.S. |
Botany/Biology |
Plant regeneration of Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum L.) through ovary culture |
| Roath |
Paul |
David |
1995 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Sequence analysis of a cytopathic and noncytopathic pair of bovine viral
diarrhea virus isolates |
| Roy |
Christiane |
Caroline |
1995 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Impact of fathead minnows on invertebrate communities and mallard
ducklings in experimental wetlands |
| Stout |
Bonnie |
Ellen |
1995 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Fall migration of red-necked grebes in the Great Lakes region |
| Fraser |
Gail |
Stewart |
1994 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Feeding and nesting behaviors of the Forster's Tern on Lake Osakis,
Minnesota |
| Nelson |
Susan |
Lynn |
1994 |
M.S. |
Botany/Biology |
Autecological aspects of Pyrola elliptica Nutt. |
| Overland |
John |
David |
1994 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Effects of glyphosate-induced changes in wetland vegetation on aquatic
invertebrates and water quality |
| Xin |
Yi |
|
1994 |
Ph.D. |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Xylogulcan glucosyl transferase in golgi membraines from Pisum sativum (Pea) |
| Zheng |
Yuzhi |
|
1994 |
Ph.D |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Evaluation of the role of b -1, 3-glucanase in transgenic plants |
| Blixt |
Dage |
Christopher |
1993 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Effects of glyphosate-induced habitat alteration on birds, using wetlands |
| Brua |
Robert |
Brian |
1993 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Incubation behavior and embryonic vocalizations of Eared Grebes |
| Eilertson |
Carmen |
Denise |
1993 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Regulation of somatostatin secretion from rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, pancreas |
| Koel |
Todd |
Marvin |
1993 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Fertilization and hatching success of fishes in the sulfate-saline waters
of Devils Lake. |
| Shostell |
Joseph |
Mark |
1993 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Direct and indirect effects of fish on turbidity: implications for
macrophyte growth. |
| Sovada |
Marsha |
Ann |
1993 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Differential effects of coyotes versus red foxes on duck nest success in
managed uplands |
| Cifuentes Barreto |
Maria |
Claudia |
1992 |
M.S. |
Botany |
Accumulation of the light harvesting complex proteins in two pleiotropic
chlorina wheat mutants with different gene dosages |
| Cowley |
Darrin |
James |
1992 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism in salmon and trout |
| Harmon |
Jamie |
Susan |
1992 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Regulation of lipid mobilization in the liver of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| Homan |
Howard |
Jeffrey |
1992 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Nest-site selection by common grackles (Quiscalus
quiscula) in Benson County, North Dakota |
| Jiao |
Shuping |
. |
1992 |
M.S. |
Dept. of Botany/Biology |
Characterization of a cDNA clone encoding a light-harvesting chlorophyll
a/b binding protein of the green flagellate |
| Violett |
Jeffrey |
John |
1992 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Effects of salinity on the reproduction, growth, and relative abundance
of fishes in Devils Lake, North Dakota |
| Boe |
Janet |
Sharon |
1991 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Breeding habitat selection by eared grebes in Minnesota |
| Eilertson |
Carmen |
Denise |
1991 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Effects of somatostatin-14 and somatostatin-25 on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| Garner |
Lindely |
Ann Neely |
1991 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Intra- and interspecific aggression by red-necked grebes |
| Garner |
Shannon |
Harlan |
1991 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Aspen management for ruffed grouse: effects on male ruffed grouse and
nongame bird populations |
| Nelms |
Curtis |
Olyn |
1991 |
MS |
Zoology |
Population estimates and comparison of sampling methods of breeding
blackbirds in North Dakota |
| Nilles |
Matthew |
Laurance |
1991 |
M.S. |
Veterinary Science/Microbiology |
Constructon of a genomic library of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli strain DB1 |
| Brooks |
Larry |
James |
1990 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Distribution and relative abundance of Gammarus
lacustris and Hyalella azteca in Devils Lake, North
Dakota |
| Hanson |
Mark |
Alan |
1990 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Responses of plankton, turbidity, and macrophytes to biomanipulation in a
shallow prairie lake |
| Hendrickson |
Jeffrey |
Charles |
1990 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Salinity and fish reproduction in the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota |
| Olson |
Hope |
Rebecca |
1990 |
M.S. |
Microbiology |
Molecular analysis of integration of plasmid pCS1 into the chromosome of Clavibacter michiganense subspecies sependonicum |
| Rosenfield |
Robert |
Norman |
1990 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Pre-incubation behavior and paternity assurance in the Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte)) |
| Triebold |
Beverly |
|
1990 |
M.S. |
Zoology |
Purification and characterization of a sex-limited antennal esterase of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera--Chrysomelidae) |
| Twedt |
Daniel |
Jay |
1990 |
Ph.D. |
Zoology |
Diet, molt, and geographic variation of yellow-headed blackbirds, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
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