Theses from 2023
Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Genus Physaria in North America, Binoshi Hettihewa
Disease Risk of Reintroducing Primates Confiscated from the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Ana Patricia Mendoza Becerra (Available for download on Friday, October 25, 2024)
Theses from 2022
The Effects of Floral and Social Information on Bumblebee Forager Learning and Memory, Avery Hume Baker
Bee Brains: Dissecting pollinator behavior and the importance of plasticity in the face of changing environments, Rachel Brant (Available for download on Saturday, July 26, 2025)
The Effects of Prescribed Fire on Ant-Mediated Seed Dispersal in Missouri, Eva M. Colberg
Effects of Forest Restoration on the Recovery of Dead Wood, Associated Arthropods, and Insect-mediated Wood Decomposition, Estefania Fernandez Barrancos
The Effects of Overshadowing in Drosophila melanogaster with Experimentally Evolved Preference, Jill Lee
Cell Size Control Mechanisms in the Multiple Fission Cell Cycle of Chlamydomonas, Dianyi Liu (Available for download on Friday, November 28, 2025)
Interspecific Pollen Transfer, Gene Flow, and Speciation in Bat-Pollinated Burmeistera H. Karst. & Triana (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), Juan Moreira-Hernandez
Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Microbial Colonization in Wild Birds, Sage Rohrer
Regulation of Parkinson’s Disease-Associated Genes by Pumilio Proteins and MicroRNAs in the Human Neuroblastoma Cell Line SH-SY5Y, Lisa J. Snoderly-Foster (Available for download on Friday, December 05, 2025)
Taxonomic Revision and Morphometric Analysis of Selected Anthurium (Araceae) Species From Bolivia and Peru, Daniel M. Tarazona Ocana
The Ecology and Evolution of Species Rarity in Oaks (Quercus spp.), Yingtong Wu
Roles of Phospholipase Dε in Arabidopsis and Soybean Response to Nitrogen Deficiency, Shuaibing Yao (Available for download on Friday, May 02, 2025)
Theses from 2021
Zygomorphic Flowers May Reduce Extinction Rates by Allowing Angiosperms to Occur in Low Abundances, Maria Belen Alvestegui
The Role of Zingiberales Shared Evolutionary History and Leaf Traits in Structuring Rolled-leaf Beetle Assemblages in a Tropical Forest, José Miguel Chaves Fallas (Available for download on Sunday, November 17, 2024)
The Influence of Pollinator Behavior on Patterns of Pollen Dispersal and its Implications for Floral Evolution, Alex Lascher
Cognitive Ecology of Color Vision in Orchid Bees, Andreia Queiroz Santos A Figueiredo
Dissertations from 2020
The Role of Plasticity in Bumble Bee Responses to Environmental Variability, Matthew Austin
Investigating Drivers of Genetic Structure in Plants: Global, Regional and Local Scales, Diana Gamba-Moreno
Identification and Characterization of Novel Genes and Genetic Interactions that Influence IBA Metabolism, Vanessica Jawahir
Trilepisium (Moraceae): Four New Species from Madagascar, Shawn Kelley
Dissertations from 2019
Taxonomy, Species Limits, and Phylogenetic Relationships of Anoura Gray 1838 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), Camilo Andres Calderon Acevedo
Phylogeographic Relationships of Coereba flaveola and Their Malaria Parasites, Meghann Humphries
Regional and Historical Influences on the Spatial Distribution of Neotropical Trees, Maria Isabel Loza
A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Burmeistera (Campanulaceae) in Ecuador, Brock Mashburn
The Role of Multidrug Resistance Regulators MarA, SoxS, Rob and RamA in Regulating Virulence Traits in Salmonella enterica, Srinivas Thota
Theses from 2018
Temporal Changes in the Diversity and Composition of Tropical Andean Forest Communities, Claudia Andrea Aparicio-Chavez
The ecology and feeding behavior of mosquitoes in the Galapagos Islands, Samoa S. Asigau
Systematics of Malesian-Pacific Piper (Piperaceae), Rani Asmarayani
Puf Proteins: Regulation of Condition-Specific mRNA Decay and Contributions to Ribosome Biogenesis in Yeast, Anthony Fischer
Investigation of the role of gene clusters in terpene biosynthesis in Sorghum bicolor, Rebecca Hay
Haemosporidian Parasites and Host Immune Function of Galapagos Avifauna, Maricruz Jaramillo
Interactions and Pathogen Transmission Between Carnivores in Madagascar, Fidisoa Rasambainarivo
Dissertations from 2017
The Diversity, Costs, and Benefits of Shelters Built by Lepidopteran Caterpillars in a Costa Rican Dry Forest, Christina Baer
Parasitism of free-ranging Neotropical primates: examining parasite-host and parasite-parasite relationships, Gideon A. Erkenswick
In Vivo Characterization of the Drosophila mRNA 3’-end Processing Core Cleavage Complex: Poly(A) mRNA & Histone mRNA 3’-end Processing, Daniel Michalski
The Evolution of Fear Ecology: A Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Perspective, Itachi Mills
Estimating the range shift and harvesting intensity of Junipers in Bhutan (Eastern Himalaya), Rinchen Namgay
Systematics, Biogeography, and Species Delimitation of the Malagasy Psorospermum (Hypericaceae), Heritiana S. Ranarivelo
Theses from 2016
Forgetting and the Value of Social Information, Benjamin James Abts
Investigations of Storage Root Development in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), Yeetoh Chaweewan
Historical Biogeography, Spatial Distribution, and Within-Host Interactions of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida), Leticia De Souza Soares
Anthropogenic disturbance modulates mammal community diversity, assembly, & abundance: Emerging infectious disease risk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Leticia Andrea Gutiérrez Jiménez
Endogenous Small Interfering RNA: Insights into esiRNA biogenesis and their precursors, Andrew White Harrington
Nectar bats and their flowers across cloud forests of Ecuador and the effect of artificial nectar feeders, Nora Rossana Maguina Conde
Color-mediated foraging by pollinators: A comparative study of two passionflower butterflies at Lantana camara, Gyanpriya Maharaj
A Review of Evolution, Behavior, and Vision with an Experimental Evolution Study on Color Vision in Drosophila melanogaster, Mellissa Ann Marcus
Aggression Dynamics and Hormone Fluctuations in Black and White Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata), Alicia N. Marty
Synthetic Ion Channels: A New Class of Membrane Disruptor and Efflux Pump Inhibitor for the Recovery of Antibiotic Potency, Mohit Bharatkumar Patel
Predicting Choices in Bumblebees (Bombus impatiens): Learning Rules and The Two-Armed Bandit, Isabel Lucia Rojas-Ferrer
Theses from 2015
Discovery and Metabolic Engineering of Steroid Alkaloid Biosynthetic Genes from (Veratrum californicum), Megan M. Augustin
COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORIES OF WEST INDIAN BIRDS, Maria Wilhelmina Barbosa de Oliveira Pil
RELATIONSHIPS OF HAEMOSPORIDIAN PARASITES TO POPULATIONS OF THEIR AVIAN HOSTS IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, Vincenzo Alexander Ellis
Spatial Ecology, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Armenian Vipers, Montivipera raddei, in Two Different Landscapes, Jeffery Alan Ettling
Climate-driven change in Himalayan Rhododendron phenology, Robert Evan Hart
The role of abiotic and biotic factors in limiting Piper abundance and distribution in a lowland Costa Rican wet forest, Haydee Hernandez-Yanez
Morphology and Characterization of Abscission Zone Development and its Role in Domestication in Setaria viridis and Setaria italica, John Gerard Hodge
Leaf-cutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) Behavioral Ecology of Folivory in a Mixed-use Guyanan Lowland Rainforest, Elizabeth Brianne Karslake
Effects of Invasive Lonicera maackii on Bat Activity via Changes in Vegetation Structure and Food Resources, Iwona Kuczynska
Evolution and ecology of two iconic Australian clades: the Meliphagidae (birds) and the Hakeinae (plants), Eliot Trimarchi Miller
Factors Influencing Asiatic Oak Weevil Interactions with Native Ecosystem Engineers Over Time, Daniel Rothschild O'Brien
Ecological strategies and disturbance response of tropical forest trees: insight from functional trait variation, Oyomoare Lolade Osazuwa-Peters
The role of Philornis downsi in avian disease transmission in the Galápagos Islands, Courtney Lauren Pike
Galapagos seabirds' lice community: host hetero-specific interactions and parasite evolution, Jose Luis Rivera
Environmental and density-dependent modulation of type III secretion system genes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, Jennifer Louise Stauber
Oxidative Stress in Avian Embyros, Toshi Tsunekage
Theses from 2014
Galapagos Mosquitoes as Avian Disease Vectors, Daniel Anthony Hartman
Phylogenetic patterns of rarity in a regional species pool of tropical trees, MARIA ISABEL LOZA
Mechanisms of Condition-Specific Regulation of mRNA Stability by Puf Proteins: From Yeast to Humans, Joseph Russo
Elucidation of the role of auxin-input pathways in auxin homeostasis., Gretchen Spiess
Community organization of avian malaria parasites in lowland Amazonia: Prevalence, diversity, and specialization in a local assemblage, Linda Maria Elenor Svensson
Dissertations from 2013
Middle Mississippi River Islands: Historical Distribution, Restoration Planning, and Biological Importance, Teresa Cecilia Allen
Effects of nest and nest site characteristics on Humboldt penguins’ breeding success at Punta San Juan, Peru: Implications for conservation, Alonso Joaquin Bussalleu
Diversification and coexistence in the Madagascar olive (Noronhia, Oleaceae), Cynthia Hong-Wa
Elucidating the Factors that Modulate the Distribution of Avian Haemosporida Parasites across a Community of Hosts, Matthew Christopher Ikaika Medeiros
Exploring the local and regional effects of plant diversity on plant herbivore interactions, Diego Salazar
Colonization History and Origin of the Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) and its parasites, Eloisa Helena Reis Sari
Floristics and above-ground biomass (AGB) in Peatlands in Peruvian Lowland Amazonia, Loreto – Peru, Elvis Valderrama
The evolution of floral symmetry across the plant order Lamiales, Jinshun Zhong
Dissertations from 2012
Coexistence of sympatric taxa of Chamaecrista section Xerocalyx: addressing the interplay between morphology and biotic interactions, Beatriz Baker-Méio
Evolution and biogeography of fire-eye antbirds (genus Pyriglena): Insights from molecules and songs, Marcos Maldonado Coelho
The effect of photoperiod on regulation of key components of the life cycle in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)., Edgar Javier Hernandez
Morphological, Phylogenetic, and Ecological Analyses of the New Model Grass Species Setaria viridis (Poaceae) and its Close Relative Setaria faberi, Daniel J. Layton
Host-parasite interactions in Galapagos seabirds, Iris Ilena Levin
Modeling the potential effects of Plasmodium infection on the Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), Robert James Meile
Analysis of the Condition-Specific Regulation of Puf3p Activity and Puf3p-Mediated Translational Repression of mRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Melanie A. Miller
Urban development in Costa Rica: the direct and indirect impacts on local and regional avian assemblages, Jeff L. Norris
Contribution of the Mnr2 Protein to Magnesium Homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Nilambari Prafulla Pisat
Dissertations from 2011
Role of Pseudomonas Produced Hydrogen Cyanide in Biological Control of Plant-parasitic Nematodes, Haytham Aly