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OEB Alumni
| Name | Dissertation/Thesis Title | Current position |
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Suellen Almeida MS, 2012 |
The effects of environmental temperature on locomotor performance and growth patterns in spotted salamanders, Ambystoma maculatum |
Graduate student, Saarland University, Germany |
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Jeremy C. Andersen MS, 2009 |
A phylogenetic analysis of armored scale insects, based upon nuclear, mitochondrial, and endosymbiont gene sequences |
USDA Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Manny Azizi PhD, 2005 |
Biomechanics of Salamander Locomotion |
Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine |
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Kara L. Belinsky PhD, 2008 |
Imperfectly redundant signals: Color, song, and mate choice in Chestnut-sided warblers (Dendroica pensylvanica) |
Assistant Professor, State University of New York New Paltz |
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Philip J. Bergmann PhD, 2008 |
A phylogenetic and functional approach to the study of the evolution of body shape in lizards (Squamata) |
Assistant Professor of Biology, Clark University |
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Holly Bernardo MS, 2010 |
Spatial variation and tradeoffs in species interactions |
PhD Student, Washington University |
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Rachel T. (Bru) Bolus PhD, 2013 |
Birdsong as a source of social information for migrating |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Montana |
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Beth Bone PhD, 2007 |
Post-introduction evolution in invasive Bromus tectorum |
Biology First Year Coordinator, Clark University |
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Alexandria (Lexi) Brown PhD, 2014 |
How yellow is your belly? Honesty and carotenoids in a pigmented female fish |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Christine Buckley PhD, 2008 |
Phenotypic plasticity, functional morphology and ecomorphology of two terrestrial ectotherms |
Communications Manager, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut |
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Stephanie Carlson MS, 2002 |
Variation in Trout Growth and Survival Within and Among Seasons, Species, and Cohorts |
Associate Professor, University of California Berkeley |
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Ted Castro–Santos PhD, 2002 |
Swimming performance of upstream migrant fishes: New methods, new perspectives |
Research ecologist, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab |
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Noah D. Charney PhD, 2010 |
Movin' & Groovin' Salamanders: Conservation Implications of Large Scales and Quirky Sex |
Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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Kerin M. Claeson MS, 2005 |
New Interpretations the Skill of a Primitive Bony Fish: Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Actinopterygii: Cladistia) |
Assistant Professor, of Anatomy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Suzanne Cox PhD, 2016 |
The consequences of speed: Studies of cavitation during the mantis shrimp strike and the control of rapid deceleration during toad landing |
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Emily E. Curd MS, 2007 |
Wild mammals harbor bacteria with a diversity of novel and known antibiotic resistance genes: A resistance gene reservoir in the wild? |
PhD Student, UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability |
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Samuel Cushman PhD, 2003 |
Hierarchical, Multi-scale Analysis of Species Environment Relationships |
Director, Center for Landscape Science, Forest and Woodland Ecosystems, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Ugo D'Ambrosio MS, 1998 |
Ultrastructure and description of Cryptotermes cavifrons eukaryotic symbionts: Snyderella sp., Stephanonympha sp. and Caduceia sp. |
Doctoral student, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent |
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Evan Dalton MS, 2014 |
The effects of suburbanization on nest ectoparasites and nest defense behaviors in the Wood Thrush |
Lead Instructor, Climate Lab, Manomet Center for Conservation Services |
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Nicole Danos MS, 2005 |
Biomechanics of the Skin during Swimming in the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Irvine |
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Israel Del Toro PhD, 2014 |
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 |
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, U.Copenhagen, NMSU & JLTER |
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Eric Dewar PhD, 2008 |
Dietary ecology and community paleoecology of Early Tertiary mammals |
Associate Professor, Suffolk University |
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Mary Doherty PhD, 2009 |
Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates in the Choreotrichia and Oligotrichia: Patterns and Driving Forces |
Assistant Professor of Biology, Rhodes College |
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Michael Dolan PhD, 1999 |
Amitochondriate protists: Trichomonad symbionts of dry-wood-eating termites |
Adjunct Professor of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Sharon L. Dornhoff PhD, 2001 |
Mitochondrial Adaptive Change and a CAPr-correlated Polymorphism in Toxin-selected Brachionus plicatilis Rotifers |
Science Faculty, Lehigh Carbon Community College |
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Abby G Drake PhD, 2004 |
Evolution and Development of the Skull Morphology of Canids: An Investigation of Morphological Integration and Heterochrony |
Teaching Professor of Biology, Skidmore College |
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Micah Dunthorn PhD, 2009 |
Ciliate biodiversity and phylogenetic reconstruction assessed by multiple molecular markers |
Independent Junior Research Group Leader, Department of Ecology, University of Kaiserslautern |
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Thomas P. Eiting PhD, 2014 |
Functional and comparative morphology of the nasal cavity in phyllostomid bats |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah |
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Mark Erelli MS, 1999 |
The influence of material effects on the dispersal, growth, and population dynamics of gypsy moths (Lymantria dispar, l.) |
Singer/songwriter |
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Ana Gabela MS, 2007 |
Diversity and Movement Patterns of Passerine Birds near an Urban Center on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands |
Instructor, Hotchkiss School, CT |
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Sandra Gillespie PhD, 2011 |
Mutualisms in trophic cascades: The effects of parasites of bumblebees on pollination |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University |
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Eben Goodale PhD, 2005 |
Interspecific communication in mixed-species bird flocks of a Sri Lankan rainforest |
Associate Professor, Guangxi University |
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Elijah Goodwin PhD, 2008 |
The ecology and development of alternative vocal learning programs in birds |
Nature Photographer, Whimbrel Nature Photography |
| Sarah Goodwin | ||
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Joanna Grand PhD, 2004 |
Setting Conservation Priorities at the Local Scale: The Threatened Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Communities of Southeastern Massachusetts |
Research Fellow, Landscape Ecology Lab, University of Massachusetts |
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Matthrew Gruwell PhD, 2007 |
Investigating endosymbionts of scale insects from the family Diaspididae |
Assistant Professor, Penn State Erie |
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Rodger A. Gwiazdowski PhD, 2011 |
Discovery and evolution of cryptic species among North American pine-feeding Chionaspis scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) |
Post Doctoral Fellow, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Guelph University |
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Melissa Ha MS, 2014 |
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Justin P. Henningsen PhD, 2013 |
Performance and signaling in the green anole lizard |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas A&M University |
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Eric J. Hilton PhD, 2002 |
A Contribution to the Comparative Osteology and Phylogenetic Systematics of Fossil and Living Bony-tongue Fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) |
Associate Professor, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary |
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Chad Hoefler PhD, 2005 |
The Behavioral Ecology of Jumping Spiders (Phidippus sp.): Laboratory and Field Studies of Mating Behavior and Space Use |
Assistant Professor, Arcadia University |
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David Hof PhD, 2014 |
Aggressive Signaling in New World Warblers |
Lecturer, Southern Vermont College |
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Yinan Hu PhD, 2015 |
Evolvability of the skull: A study of genetic basis and integration in the teleost craniofacial skeleton |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Departmwent of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island |
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Sarah K. Huber PhD, 2007 |
Behavioral ecology of Darwin's finches: Song and mating patters in a bimodal population of the medium ground finches (Geospiza fortis) |
Visiting Assistant Professor, The College of William and Mary |
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Kate Jenks PhD, 2012 |
Distribution of Large Mammal Assemblages in Thailand with a Focus on Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Conservation |
Conservation Biologist, Minnesota Zoo |
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Steve Johnson PhD, 2005 |
Song learning and syntax patterns in the American Robin, and the soil characteristics of Bank Swallow nest sites |
Division Leader, Rare Species and Wildlife Division of New England Environmental |
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Michael Jones PhD, 2009 |
Spatial ecology, population structure, and conservation of the Wood Turtle, Glyptemys insculpta, in Central New England |
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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Rebecca Jordan PhD, 2001 |
Visual Factors Guiding Mate Choice in a Group of Lake Malawi Cichlids |
Professor of Environmental Education and Citizen Science in the Departments of Human Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University |
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Jeremy Jorgensen MS, 1999 |
Isolation and Cultivation of Spore-forming Filamentous Bacteria from Porcellio scaber |
Science teacher, Windsor High School, CT |
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Leann Kanda PhD, 2005 |
Factors Influencing Survival and Reproduction of Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) at their Northern Distributional Limit |
Associate Professor, Ithaca College |
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Katie Kauffman MS, 2012 |
Population dynamics, chick diet, and foraging behavior of the razorbill (Alca torda) at Matinicus Rock, Maine |
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Nathan Kley PhD, 2001 |
Functional Morphology and Evolution of the Feeding Apparatus of Blind Snakes |
Associate Professor, Stony Brook University |
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Chi–Yun Kuo PhD, 2015 |
A tale of lost tails: A cost-benefit analysis of the variation in an extreme antipredator trait |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, Duke University |
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Daniel Lahr PhD, 2011 |
Exploring patterns of evolution in the Amoebozoa |
Assistant Professor of Zoology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Tobias Landberg MS, 2003 |
Ontogeny of escape swimming performance in the spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum |
Assistant Professor, Arcadia University |
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Susannah Lerman PhD, 2011 |
The conservation value of residential landscapes for native bird communities: The patterns, processes and management implications |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, USFS Northern Research Station, UMass Amherst |
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Darren Lerner PhD, 2007 |
Endocrine control and disruption of physiological and behavioral smolt development in Atlantic salmon, |
Director, Sea Grant, University of hawaii |
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Robb Levine MS, 2003 |
Contribution of Eye Retraction to Swallowing Performance in the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens |
Physician Assistant, Cooley Dickinson Hospital |
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Yi–Fen Lin PhD, 2016 |
Burrowing and walking mechanisms of North American moles |
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Skye M. Long PhD, 2016 |
Spider Brains and Behavior |
Lecturer, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
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Kathryn Lord PhD, 2010 |
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) |
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Gettysburg College |
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Alexa McKenzie MS, 2014 |
Volatile profiles and resistance to herbivory in Eastern Hemlock |
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David McMillan PhD, 2009 |
Functional consequences of acute temperature stress in the Western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis |
Lecturer, Biology Department, Santa Clara University |
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Louise Mead PhD, 2001 |
Patterns and Processes of Speciation in Desmognathine Salamanders |
Education Director, BEACON, NSF Center for the Study of Evolution in Action |
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Michelle Y. Monette PhD, 2007 |
Impacts of episodic acid and aluminum exposure on the physiology of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt development |
Assistant Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Western Connecticut State University |
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Dana L. Moseley PhD, 2013 |
Vocal performance in songbirds: Territorial defense and the development of male song and female mating preferences |
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at The College of William and Mary |
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Theresa Murphy MS, 2017 |
Investigating the effect of mortality factors on emerald ash borer biological control |
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Annie Paradis PhD, 2011 |
Studies of the population dynamics of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) |
Biology Teacher, Amherst Regional High School |
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Laura W. Parfrey PhD, 2010 |
The diversity of eukaryotes and their genomes |
Assistant Professor in Botany and Zoology, University of British Columbia |
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Adam Pepi MS, 2015 |
Density-Dependent Survival in the Larval Stage of an Invasive Insect: Dispersal vs. Predation |
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Joshua Pezet MS, 2013 |
Patterns of volatile resin secondary metabolism of eastern hemlock and interactions with its exotic herbivores |
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Jean Claude Razafimahaimodison PhD, 2004 |
Impact of habitat disturbance, including ecotourism activities, on breeding behavior and success of the pitta-like ground roller, Atelornis pittoides, an endangered bird species in the Eastern rainforest of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar |
TEAM Site Manager, Centre ValBio, Ranomafana, Madagascar |
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Artemis D. Roehrig MS, 2013 |
Regional comparison of overwintering mortality, fecundity and virulence in the hemlock woolly adelgid |
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Carolyn Rounds (DaMota) MS, 2010 |
New Species of Moropus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Chalicotheriodea) in the Batesland Formation, Great Plains Area of North America |
Instructor, Dutchess Community College |
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Krzysztof Sakrejda PhD, 2015 |
Estimation problems in complex field studies with deep interactions: time-to-event models for environmental responses in vital rates |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, UMass Amherst |
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Sharlene Santana PhD, 2010 |
The evolution of cranial morphology, feeding performance and behavior in Neotropical leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) |
Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
| Paul Schueller | ||
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Makiri Sei PhD, 2005 |
The Ecological Study of the Maritime Ringlet Butterfly (Coenonympha nipisiquit McDunnough) in Daly Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick |
Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Arcadia University Staff Scientist, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
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Andrew J. Smith PhD, 2017 |
The role of phenotypic integration in mammalian tooth function and jaw morphological diversity |
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Anne G. Stengle PhD, 2017 |
Metapopulation structure, habitat selection, and spatial ecology of the timber rattlesnake |
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Adam P. Summers PhD, 1999 |
The Functional Implications of a Cartilaginous Skeleton |
Associate Director, Friday Harbor Laboratories and |
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Zhiyi (Gigi) Sun PhD, 2011 |
Genome reduction in a marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus |
Computational Biologist, New England Biolabs |
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Benjamin N. Taft PhD, 2010 |
The role of dawn song in tree swallows and its place in the diversity of oscine song learning |
Founder, Landmark Acoustics |
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Natalia K. Taft PhD, 2009 |
Functional and comparative morphology of the pectoral fins among benthic "scorpaeniform" fishes |
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Parkside |
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Stephen R. Thomas PhD, 2005 |
Pathogenicity and Virulence of Entomophaga maimaiga Humber, Shimazu, Soper and Hajek (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae), a fungal pathogen of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) |
Assistant Curator for Science Education, MSU Museum
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Alexander (Sasha) Tulchinsky PhD, 2013 |
Evolution of hybrid incompatibilities in gene regulatory networks |
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Thomas F. Tyning MS, 1995 |
Phenology, Conservation, and Behavioral Ecology of the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) in Western Massachusetts |
Professor of Environmental Science, Berkshire Community College |
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Nina Veselka MS, 2013 |
Diet, feeding behaviour, and the evolution of thumb morphology in phyllostomid bats |
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Kim O. Vitale MS, 2013 |
Habitat use and seasonal movement patterns of four-toed salamanders (Hemidactylium scutatum) in Massachusetts |
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Andrea Ward PhD, 2005 |
Morphology and Development of the Axial and Appendicular Systems in Fishes |
Associate Professor, Adelphi College |
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Sean F. Werle PhD, 2004 |
The biology, ecology and cytogenetics of the genus Axarus (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Connecticut River |
Axarus Environmental Consulting and Photography |
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Brenda Whited MS, 2006 |
The Population Ecology of the Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) in Eastern Massachusetts |
Adjunct Faculty, Columbia Community College and Merced College |
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Alison Whitlock PhD, 2001 |
Ecology and Status of the Bog Turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in New England |
Wildlife Biologist, Northeast Region, USF&WS |
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Lisabeth L. Willey PhD, 2010 |
Spatial Ecology of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene c. Carolina) in Central Massachusetts |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Massachusetts Amherst |