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STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT NCUR 2003

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
March 13 – 15 , 2003

Student Presentations:

“Biodiversity of Ommatine Flies of Viet Nam, Laos, and Thailand” Ms. Jessica Costantino, Department of Biological Sciences Mentor: Dr. Aubrey Scarbrough (Biological Sciences)
“The Effects of Hydrin 2 on TEP, Isc, and R in the Grass Frog (Rana pipiens)” Ms. Nikki Ford, Department of Biological Sciences Mentor: Dr. Gerald Robinson (Biological Sciences)
“Habitat Selection by the Northern Dusky Salamander(Desmognathus fuscus) Over Multiple Spatial Scales” Ms. Megan Lahti, Department of Biological Sciences Ms. Emily Lehman, Department of Biological Sciences Mentor: Dr. Don C. Forester (Biological Sciences)
“Age-Dependent Predator Recognition by the Mountain Dusky Salamander(Desmognathus ochrophaeus): the Role of Substrate-Borne Chemical Cues” Ms. Megan Lahti, Department of Biological Sciences Ms. Emily Lehman, Department of Biological Sciences Mentor: Dr. Don C. Forester (Biological Sciences)
“Adaptive Manipulation of Offspring Sex in House Wrens” Ms. Robyn Milkie, Department of Biological Sciences Mr. Brendan Gallagher, Department of Biological Sciences Mentors: Dr. Scott Johnson and Dr. Larry Wimmers (Biological Sciences)
“Feeding Responses to Selected Phytochemicals by Larvae of the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar” Ms. Erin Rodgers, Department of Biological Sciences Mentor: Dr. Vonnie Shields (Biological Sciences)

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT NCUR 2002

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
April 25 – 27, 2002

Student Presentations:

“What to Eat and What Not to Eat: Feeding Choice Tests with Gypsy Moth Larvae Lymantria dispar”
“Investigating Fungal Spore Properties with Atomic Force Microscopy”
“The Role of Substrate-bourne Chemical Cues During Predator Avoidance by the Pygmy Salamander, Desmognathus wrighti”
“Differences in Anti-Predator Behavior Between Blacknose Dace from Urbanized and Rural Watersheds”
“Photometric & Companion Analysis from Hubble Space Telescope Main Belt Asteroid Survey”
“Isolation and Characterization of Novel PM H⁺- ATPases Genes in Tomato”
“Post-Breeding Migration and Habitat Utilization by Female American Toads: Quantifying Natural History to Promote Conservation”
“Multicellular Isolates as a Bioassay for Environmental Stress in Corals”
“Characterization of Spiroplasma Isolated From Poland Satin Moth Larvae”
“The Nanomechanical Study of Silicon Using Atomic Force Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction Techniques”
“Generation of Plasmids For Expression of the Plasmodium Yoelli CSP Antigen In Mycobacterium”

National Conference for Undergraduate Research
April 27 – 29, 2000
Missoula, MT

Authors and Abstracts

"Age-dependent predator recognition by the mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus): the importance of substrate-borne chemical cues"
“Classification and Characterization of the First Spiroplasma Isolated from a Biting Midge (Forcipomyia glauca) Using Serological and Molecular Techniques”
“Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Spiroplasma Strains 5298 and 5398 Isolated from Biting Midges (Atrichopogon sp.)”
“Effects of various antibiotic concentrations on fiber degradation by anaerobic zoosporic fung”
“Angiotensin II (ANG II) Induced Constriction of Rat Outer Medullary Descending Vasa Recta (OMDVR) is Partially Thromboxane (TXA₂) Receptor Dependent”
“Biodiversity of Oriental Ommatune Flies with Special Reference to Sri Lanka/ the Oriental Genus Pseudomerodontina (Diptera: Asilidae) with two new Species”
“Development of a Malaria Vaccine using Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG”
“Dietary Preference of Panaque maccus”
“Digestive Physiology of Panaque maccus”
“Expression of Semaphorin III & Neuropilin 1 Following CNS Lesion”
“A Comparative Study of the Cutaneous Electrical Properties in Anuran and Urodele Amphibians”

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