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Theses from 2023

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Strategy-specific Differentiation in Response to Resources and Drivers of Spring Migration Phenology in Rocky Mountain Elk, Storm Crews

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SOCIAL ISOLATION IN FISH: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NUTRITION, Aubrey Dissinger

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MULTI-SPECIES TROPHIC RESPONSE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE OHIO RIVER ALONG A GRADIENT OF AN INVASIVE PLANKTIVORE, Justin Kowalski

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Differential Movement Response of Silver Carp to Individual and Environmental Conditions in the Illinois and Wabash Rivers, Taylor Mogavero

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Determining Upstream Movement and Dam Passage of Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) Within the Mississippi River Basin Using Otolith Microchemistry, Patrick William Padilla

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FINE-SCALE MOVEMENT AND SPACE USE OF BEAVERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, John Brooks Pitman III

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POTENTIAL FOR BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOTRANSFORMATION OF BIFENTHRIN AND 4, 4’-DDT THROUGH SEDIMENT EXPOSURE TO CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS, Eleni K. Robinson

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TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CHANGES IN HABITAT QUALITY FOR SILVER CARP (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) AND NATIVE PLANKTIVOROUS FISHES, George Quinten Schaffer

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The Connection between the Gut Microbiome and Diet in Wood Frog Development & Growth, Ayana Scott-Elliston

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THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT ON THE PARASITES OF LARGEMOUTH BASS, Adrienne Stanley

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AN INTEGRATIVE INVESTIGATION OF NORTH AMERICAN GYRINICOLA (NEMATODA: OXYUROIDEA), Matthew Walker

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A MICROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS TO ASSESS CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCKED AND WILD CHANNEL CATFISH (ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS) TO STATE-OWNED LAKES IN ARKANSAS, Morgan Reeves Winstead

Theses from 2020

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THE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY ON BIOCONCENTRATION OF PERMETHRIN IN HYALELLA AZTECA AND SUBSEQUENT BIOACCUMULATION IN INLAND SILVERSIDES (MENIDIA BERYLLINA), Andrew Patrick Derby

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Comparison of Resource Use by Invasive Black Carp and Native Fish Using Isotopic Niche and Diet Analyses, Hudman Evans Jr.

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Application and evaluation of mobile hydroacoustic sampling to inform management of bigheaded carps near the invasion front in the upper Illinois waterway, Michael Glubzinski

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Comprehensive phylogenomic reconstruction of Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) and introduction of a new method for phylogenetic niche modeling, Wilson Guillory

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NINE-BANDED ARMADILLOS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: DISEASES, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, AND LIVE-CAPTURE TECHNIQUES, Carly Haywood

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THE USE OF NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING AND DIPEPTIDE SUPPLEMENTATION AS A MEANS OF MITIGATING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF PLANT PROTEIN AND IMPROVING THE GROWTH OF FISH FED WITH PLANT-BASED DIETS, Giovanni Settle Molinari

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Phylogenomic Analysis Of Evolutionary Relationships In Ranitomeya Poison Frogs (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae) Using Ultraconserved Elements, Morgan Renee Muell

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THE EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING ON GUT MICROBIOTA IN BROODSTOCK AND PROGENY FISH, Samuel Patula

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Tick species and tick-borne disease surveillance in southern Illinois, Victoria Phillips

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DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN INVASIVE AND NATIVE POPULATIONS OF BIGHEAD AND SILVER CARP USING MS-AFLP, Erika Renee Sarvela

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Gene Expression Profiling in Heat Stressed Scaphirhynchus Sturgeon, Nolan R. Smith

Theses from 2019

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USE OF ADULT ANURAN COMMUNITIES AND DIETS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF STREAM RESTORATION ON AQUATIC TO TERRESTRIAL FOOD WEB SUBSIDIES, Kelsey Lyn Bowe

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BASAL RESOURCE COMPOSITION AND MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN TALLGRASS, MIXED-GRASS, AND SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE HEADWATER STREAMS, Kasey Elizabeth Fralick

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USE OF STABLE ISOTOPES, FATTY ACID ANALYSES, AND IMMUNE FUNCTION ASSAYS TO ASSESS STREAM AND RIPARIAN FOOD WEB CONNECTIVITY ALONG A HYDROLOGICALLY ALTERED LOW GRADIENT RIVER, Katie Diane Heiden

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CAN OCEANIC EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND TIME TO FLEDGING MEDIATE TERRESTRIAL PREDATOR LIMITATION OF AN AT-RISK SEABIRD?, Timothy Wade Knudson

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Identifying Recruitment Sources, Dispersal and Movement of Sauger in the Ohio River Using Otolith Microchemistry., Alexander Loubere

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Genetic and Morphometric Analysis of a Unique Population of Pondmussel (Ligumia) and its Implications for Other Species in Lampsilini (Family Unionidae), Joshua C. Peters

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EFFECTS OF THE FUNGAL PATHOGEN BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS ON THE TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF TADPOLES OF ANDEAN WATER FROGS, Andrew Otto Rubio

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A microchemical analysis of native fish passage through Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Des Plaines River, Illinois, Claire Snyder

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Community perception and valuation of Southern Illinois University Campus Lake as a recreation space and educational tool, Rachel L. Steiger

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Population Genetics of Rice Rats (Oryzomys palustris) at the Northern Edge of the Species Range, Phillip Conrad Williams