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Student Research Projects from 2009





Student

Faculty Mentor

Title of Project



Baumgartner, Andrew Dr. Julie Shaffer
Laboratory exercise to introduce students to the importance of biofilms in antimicrobial resistance
Bonner, Stacey Dr. Keith Geluso
Re-examination of diets of the common barn owl and the great horned owl in western Nebraska
Bonner, Stephanie
Dr. Kim Carlson
Characterization of microbes in frass from two populations of Drosophila melanogaster
Brown, Brittany
Dr. Brad Ericson
Exon-Intron structure of the Immulectin-1 gene of Manduca sexta
Caldwell, Brittany
Dr. Wyatt Hoback Month variation in bot fly parasitism of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Callahan, Richard Dr. Brad Ericson Prevalence of creationists among Nebraska’s K-12 educators
Calleroz, Amanda
Dr. Kim Carlson

Characterization of OTK18 function in monocytic cells using RNAi

Christensen, Amy
Dr. Janet Steele Effectiveness of detoxification by Kinoki® cleansing detox foot pads
Clark, Ashley
Dr. Joseph Springer
Time budget and ethogram of the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) in South Africa
Cordes, Ethan
Dr. Joseph Springer & Dr. Kim Carlson
Hybrid zone investigation of two short-tailed shrew (Blarina) species in a hybrid zone using mitochondrial DNA analysis
Curry, Elizabeth
Dr. Joseph Springer Impact of Juniperus virginiana on small mammal diversity in the Nebraska National Forest (Oral presentation of this project was voted "Best Research Presentation" in Spring 2009 by the Biology Department faculty)
Davis, Zach
Dr. Kim Carlson
Characterization of candidate aging genes during the life span of female Drosophila melanogaster
DuVall, Richard
Dr. Brad Ericson
Sequencing of the innate immunity gene, Immulectin-4, of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta
Fujiwara, Kenta
Dr. Brad Ericson
The exon-intron DNA sequence of Manduca Sexta Immulectin-3 gene
Granger, Joshua
Dr. Steve Rothenberger
A size and distribution study of burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa) savannahs in the Middle Loup River valley and the lower Platte River valley of Nebraska
Hadden, James
Dr. Julie Shaffer
Consequences of toilet lid use on toothbrush contamination by aerosolized coliform bacteria
Hastings, Naomi
Dr. Steve Rothenberger
A floristic analysis and comparison of one pasture site and two riparian sites in Harlan County, Nebraska
Horwart, Andrew
Dr. Wyatt Hoback
Dietary analysis of Labidesthes sicculus and effects of preservation on stomach contents
Johnson, Owen
Dr. Keith Geluso
Discarded bottles entrap and kill small mammals along roadsides in Nebraska
Kellogg, Morgan
Dr. Wyatt Hoback
Introduced western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, also consume Trichoptera larvae
Langenfeld, Katie
Dr. Paul Twigg
Assessment of differential gene expression in buffalograss cultivars exposed to chinch bugs using subtractive hybridization
Murdoch, Jarod
Dr. Janet Steele
Influence of exercise and Hydroxycut® on weight loss and body composition
Nott, Patrick
Dr. Wyatt Hoback
Gut analysis of western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) during winter
Ruble, Spencer
Dr. Brad Ericson
RNAi-mediated knockdown of Immulectin-2 gene expression in Manduca sexta
Schall, Rodney
Dr. Joseph Springer
Diet comparison of the coyote (Canis latrans) in central Nebraska
Scheef, Kyle
Dr. Joseph Springer
The effects of prairie dogs on small mammal populations
Serbousek, Kimberly
Dr. Robert Murphy
Behavior of sandhill cranes flying near powerlines over the Platte River in central Nebraska
Shearer, James
Dr. Robert Murphy & Dr. Leticia Reichart
Abundance and habitat associations of breeding Eurasian collared-doves (Streptopelia decaocto) and mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) residential areas in Kearney, Nebraska
Suhr, Evan
Dr. Mary Harner
Independent and mixed-species decomposition of Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) and cottonwood (Populus deltoides) leaf litter  (Oral presentation of this project was voted "Best Research Presentation" in Fall 2009 by the Biology Department faculty.)
Ueno, Maiko
Dr. Joseph Springer
Habitat preference of raccoons in Higashi-matsuyama, Saitama, Japan
Wicks, Levi
Dr. Paul Twigg
Developing Panicum virgatum as a better bioenergy crop by use of dormancy-breaking chemicals






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