Theses from 2018
Factors Affecting the Regrowth of Ilex glabra in a Routinely Burned Longleaf Forest, Jaybus Price
Theses from 2017
Biodiversity and Phenology of the Epibenthic Macroinvertebrate Fauna in a First Order Mississippi Stream, Jamaal Bankhead
A Neuroprotective Role for Mir-1017, a Non-Canonical Mirna, Matthew de Cruz
Effects of Wave Action on the Structure of Fish Assemblages Across an Exposure Gradient, Lauren Liddon
Theses from 2016
Reconstitution of Munc18-Dependent Mast Cell Degranulation, Matthew Grant Arnold
Effects of Prebiotics on Gut Bacterial Communities and Healing of Induced Colitis in Mice, Krystyn Elizabeth Davis
Fecal Bacterial Communities as an Indicator of Trophic Interactions Among Anuran Larvae, Steven Jacob Everman
Effects of Fire on Soil CO₂ Efflux in a Mature Longleaf Pine Forest, Knox Lemee Flowers
Effect of Fragmentation and Habitat Type on Coastal Nekton in Mississippi, Thomas Bennett Sevick
Theses from 2015
Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Microbial-Mediated Cellulose Decomposition in Mississippi Gulf Coast Salt Marshes, Jerrid Shawn Boyette
Seasonal Variation in Corticosterone, Stress Responses, and Physiology in the Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis, Benjamin Matthew Duckworth
Territorial Defense Strategies in the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis): Who is the Bigger Threat?, Kaylee M. Gentry
Maternal Effects and Offspring Behavior: Potential Contributors to the Lack of Recruitment in Mississippi Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), Aaron L. Holbrook
Stressed Induced Changes in Karenia brevis Ribosomal RNA, David Scott Jayroe
Gut Microbiota of Migratory Passerines at Stopover, William Bagley Lewis
The Vascular Flora of Wayne County, Mississippi, Daniel M. McNair
Naturalists’ Perspectives on the Use of Mobile Technology During a Nature Hike, Aubin Marishka Radzewicz St. Clair
Latitudinal Variation in Thermal Tolerance and Preference of Fundulus notatus and F. olivaceus: Implications for Temperature Mediated Reproductive Isolation, Laura Kristin Stewart
Elucidating the Molecular Function of Reprolysin Metalloproteases in Tick-Host-Pathogen Interaction, Jaclyn Bo Williams
Theses from 2014
Role of msaA Gene in Regulation of the msaABCR Operon and Biofilm Development in Staphylococcus aureus, Ahmed Alzuway
Characterizing Populations of Non-Coding RNAs in Karenia brevis at Different Times of the Diel Cycle, Scott Boyd Anglin
Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Marine Clay Nano- and Microstructure By Transmission Electron Microscopy: Analysis of Fabric and Pore Network, Jessica Rae Gardner Douglas
Identification and Characterization of msaB Gene Involved in Biofilm Formation and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus, Amelsaad Elbarasi
The Effects of Olfactory Stimuli on the Behavior of the Far Eastern/Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) in Captivity, Marks Stimson McWhorter
The Conservation Genetics of Two Emydid Turtles: Emydoidea blandingii and Malaclemys terrapin, Charlotte Lizana Petre
A Phenological Study of Bat Communities in Southern Mississippi Caves, Zachary Uriah Roth
Effects of Water Parameters on Container Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Oviposition and Performance, Stephanie Sue Schelble
Theses from 2013
Conservation Genetics of Gar (Atractosteus spp.), Sandra Elizabeth Bohn
An Insight Into the Microbial Diversity and Expression of Cysteine Protease Inhibitors (Cystatin) in Rickettsia parkeri Infected Amblyomma maculatum, Khemraj Budachetri
The Effects of Angiogenic Growth Factors on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation to Vascular Cell Fates, William Anthony D'Angelo
Spring Landbird Migration along the Northern Coast of the Gulf of Mexico: Multi-Scaled Investigation of Stopover Ecology Within an Urbanized Landscape, Jill Marie Gautreaux
Conservation Genetics of Threatened Gopher Tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus: An Assessment of Genetic Variation and Parentage in Two Populations in South Mississippi, Angela Huang Getz
Convergence of Life History Phenotypes in Two Species of Topminnows, Fundulus notatus and Fundulus olivaceus, Jared Aubin Harris
Characterizing the Persistence of Sewage Enterococci in Mississippi Coastal Waters, Kimberly Anne-Marie Lewis
Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens Associated With Ixodid Tick Species Infesting Migratory Songbirds and Ruminants, Nabanita Mukherjee
Interactions Between Protozoan Prey (Phylum protista) and Their Mosquito Predators (Order Diptera, Family Cuclicidae) Prey Size and Predator Behavior Effects, Jeffrey Jay Skiff
Comparative Analysis of Antiviral Responses in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells and in Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Jundi Wang
Theses from 2012
Effects of Hurricane Disturbance on the Stopover Ecology of Intercontinental Landbird Migrants in Coastal Louisiana, Emily Johanna Lain
Identifying and Characterizing Non-Coding RNAs in the Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, Helen Namataka
Immunostimulatory and Cellular Toxic Effects of Single-Stranded RNA On Cancer Cells, Chengwen Teng
Theses from 2011
Diet and Feeding-Related Morphometrics of the Blackstripe Topminnow, Fundulus notatus, in Allotropic and Syntopic Populations with the Blackspotted Topminnow, Fundulus olivaceus, Charles Michael Champagne
Feeding Selectivity and Habitat Usage of Esox americanus, Scott Richard Clark
Investigating Mechanisms of Co-Occurrence Between Two Similar Specis of Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Temporary Aquatic Habitats, Kristopher Alexander Pitcher
Tick Infestations and Their Consequences for Migratory Songbirds During Spring Stopover, Johnny Michael Sellers Jr.
Ornamentation, Behavior, and Maternal Effects in the Female Northern Cardinal, Caitlin Winters
Blueberry Fruit Development and Splitting, Carrie Lee Witcher
Theses from 2010
Predictive Habitat Model for the Snapping Shrimp Genus Alpheus in the Coastal Southeastern United States, Laura Catherine Anderson
Reproductive Behaviors of Male and Female Blackspotted Topminnows, Fundulus olivaceus, Melissa Ann Gutierrez
Burrowing Behavior of the Fiddler Crab Uca panacea in Relation to Food Availability, Jennifer A. Mraz
Theses from 1978
Ecology and Life History of the Speckled Madtom, Noturus leptacanthus (Ictaluridae), Kathleen E. Clark