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Helen Fitting, MA Candidate, Department of Biological Sciences; BA Biology (Delaware Valley College) Research Topic: Predicting the distribution of Del Norte salamander habitat in northwestern California using GIS modeling. Research Interests: Conservation biology, landscape ecology, spatial habitat modeling, GIS, natural resources management. Advisory Committee: Sharyn Marks (Chair), Michael Camann, John Sawyer, Howard Stauffer, Steven Steinberg E-mail: hfitting@c-zone.net |
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Bettaso Research Topic: Detection of the female protein vitellogenin in male northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora aurora) along a potential pollution gradient in northwestern California as a test of the use of amphibians as a bioindicator of xenobiotic estrogens. Research Interests: Endocrine disruption in amphibians, frog vocalization, exotic species influences on native amphibians. Advisory Committee: Hartwell Welsh (Chair), Rick Botzler, David Kitchen, Sharyn Marks E-mail: jamieb@tidepool.com |
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Jim Spickler, MA
Candidate, Department of Biological Sciences; BS Wildlife Management
(Humboldt State University)
Research Topic: First investigations into the life history and ecology of a canopy-dwelling salamander (Aneides vagrans). Research Interests: Arboreal behavior in amphibians, forest canopy ecology. Advisory Committee: Sharyn Marks (Co-chair), Steve Sillett (Co-chair), Hartwell Welsh, Mike Camann. E-mail: spickler@northcoast.com |
| Laura Burkholder,
MS Candidate, Department of Wildlife Management; BS Zoology (Humboldt
State University) Research Topic: Population ecology and life history of post-metamorphic tailed frogs in north coastal California. Research Interests: Conservation biology, population ecology, effects of timber harvest practices on amphibians, ecology and life history of amphibians. Major Professor: Lowell Diller Email: lburkho@simpson.com |
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Terra Fuller,
MS Candidate, Department of Wildlife Management; BS Natural Resources:
Water Quality and Watershed Management, Minors in Environmental Ethics
and Studio Art (Humboldt State University). Research Topic: Bullfrog habitat parameters associated with downstream dam influences in the Trinity River system. Research Interest: Aquatic restoration ecology. Major Professor: Hart Welsh Email: tef1@humboldt.edu |
| Miranda Haggarty,
MA candidate, Department of Biological Sciences; BA Psychology (Humboldt
State University) Research Topic: Synergistic effects of introduced, non-native bullfrogs and fish on native freshwater communities. Research Interests: I am broadly interested in the ecology of amphibians, but more specifically conservation biology and the reasons for amphibian decline. Major Professor: Sharyn Marks Email: squidgyfrog@yahoo.com
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Clara A. Wheeler,
MS Candidate, Department of Wildlife; BA Biology (University of Montana) Research Topic: Reproductive ecology and mating strategy of the foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii). Research Interests: Conservation biology, animal behavior, mating strategies, territorial behavior, ranids, anuran ecology. Major Professor: Hartwell H. Welsh, Jr. Email: caw40@humboldt.edu |
| Larkin Chases,
MA Student, Department of Biological Sciences; BS in Zoology (Humboldt
State University) Research topic: Olfactory preferences in the Pacific giant salamander, Dicamptodon tenebrosus. Major Professor: Dr. John Reiss Email: lgc1@humboldt.edu |
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Ryan M. Bourque,
MA Candidate, Department of Biological Sciences; BA Environmental Sciences (University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Research Topic: Seasonal habitat use and spatial ecology of the foothill yellow-legged frog, Rana boylii, in Tehama County. Research Interests: Herpetology, conservation biology, spatial ecology, GIS, wildlife management, forest canopy ecology, and chemical ecology. Major Professor: Sharyn Marks Email: rmb32@humboldt.edu |
