Department of

Biology

Research Archives - 2013

• Title: Analysis of bacteria and fungi in Populus tremula axenic shoot tip cultures
  Student: Teala Terrell
  Mentor: Mark Bolyard
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: Occurrence and variance of external parasites on raptor species
  Student: Adrian Cain
  Mentor: James Huggins
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: Modification of green fluorescent protein to contain affinity tags for isolation and purification
  Student: Joshua Brinkman
  Mentor: Mark Bolyard
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: A preliminary comparison of avian and vegetation communities between a forested wetland and an adjacent wetland mitigation site prior to restoration
  Student: Patrick Clark
  Mentor: Andy Madison
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: Investigating the escape response to auditory and visual stimuli in American crows
  Student: Chelsea Cothran
  Mentor: James Huggins, JF Kerfoot
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: Measuring the stress levels of French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) from hatchery-rearing to the marketplace
  Student: Sarah Porter
  Mentor: JR Kerfoot
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: Evaluation of growth regulators in Khaya senegalensis regeneration
  Student: Robyn Reynolds
  Mentor: Mark Bolyard
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: Time course of the effect of three adjuvants on antibody response in mice 
  Student: Jill Evans
  Mentor: Jennifer Gruenke
  Date: Fall 2013
• Title: A comparison of the effect of the three adjuvants on the antibody response to ovalbumin in mice
  Student: Jill Evans
  Mentor: Jennifer Gruenke
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Examining abiotic factors and growth regulators associated with regenerating plant tissue from African mahogany Khaya senegalensis
  Student: Megan Nettle
  Mentor: Mark Bolyard
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Influence of temperature on prey escape success between Gambusia affinis and Belonesox belizanus
  Student: Justin Williams
  Mentor: J.R. Kerfoot
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Measuring the effects of beta-2-glycoprotein on thrombin production through direct inhibition and the prothrombinase complex
  Student: Ryan Mantooth
  Mentor: Marc Lockett
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Assessing the effects of priority growth and competition of Microstegium vimineum on Liquidambar styraciflua
  Student: Mark Kartzinel
  Mentor: Michael Schiebout
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Examining wildlife populations in urban vs. rural areas in West Tennessee
  Student: William Johnson
  Mentor: Andy Madison
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Identification of a fungus in Populus tremula axenic shoot tip cultures and histological study
  Student: Jeffery Hirtes
  Mentor: Mark Bolyard
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: DNA discrimination in the rbcL gene of Quercus margaretta & Quercus stellata and in Acer rubrum & Acer drummondii
  Student: Chelsea David
  Mentor: Carol Weaver, Wayne Wofford
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: The effects of the feeding habits of sunshine bass on the largemouth bass population in Lake Seminole
  Student: Justin Bryan
  Mentor: J.R. Kerfoot
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Developing an assay in the analysis on poly(ethyleneglycol) indcued fusing of spleen cells with myeloma cells using calcein am flouorescent labeled B lymphocytes
  Student: Andrew DiBenedetto
  Mentor: Jennifer Gruenke
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Testing potential growth stimulators in the production of hybridoma cell lines
  Student: Julie Cobb
  Mentor: Jennifer Gruenke
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Effects of DE-71 on Xenopus laevis during metamortphosis and adult development
  Student: Jonathan Dissinger
  Mentor: Wayne Wofford
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: Development of an assay to test for inhibitors of coagulant enzymes factor Xa and thrombin
  Student: Liane Gozmao
  Mentor: Mark Bolyard
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: The evaluation of ticks in West Tennessee for Rickettsia bacteria
  Student: Evan Hare
  Mentor: James Mahan
  Date: Spring 2013
• Title: The effects waste water inputs into local fresh water sources have on aquatic Eustrongylides species populations
  Student: Daniel Kelley
  Mentor: Marc Lockett, James Kerfoot
  Date: Spring 2013