1994 REU Projects

Andrews, Ross (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill). Mentor: Patricia Peroni (Davidson College). The effects of acid rain on growth and integration of striped maple twigs.

Bowen, Carmen  (Ohio Weslyan University). Mentor: Patricia Peroni (Davidson College). Costs of fruiting in striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum L.).

Breedon, Julie (University of Virginia). Mentor: Anne Houtman (Knox College). Effects of testosterone on response of juncos to an EPC threat.

Dell, Laura (Ohio Weslyan University). Mentor: John Fauth (College of Charleston). Visual and olfactory detection of predators by salamanders.

Emery, Stacie (Nebraska Weslyan University). Mentor: Charlie Werth (Texas Tech.) Population genetics and species distinction in the North American Lycopodium obscurum complex.

Gonzalez, Galfira (University of Texas). Mentor: Ellen Ketterson (Indiana University). Effects of male treatment with testosterone on nestling begging vocalizations and parental feeding.

Hassler, Cynthia (Virginia Poly Tech and State University). Mentor: Michele Dudash and Charles Fenster (University of Maryland). Hummingbird-mediated selection on floral characteristics in Silene virginica.

Herbert, Adam (Denison University). Mentor: John Fauth (College of Charleston). Effects of predators and a competitor on choice of ovoposition sites by Desmognathus fuscus.

Hotchkiss, Andrew (Davidson College). Mentor: Patricia Peroni (Davidson College). Effect of photosynthesis by samara wings to fruit development in striped maple.

Karon, Amy (Armand Hammer College). Mentor: Robert Jaeger ( University of Southwestern Louisiana). Invertebrate predation on three age/size classes of Plethodon cinereus.

Kump, Kenny (University of Virginia). Mentor: Henry Wilbur (University of Virginia). Desmognathus quadramaculatus as a cause of tail loss in Plethodon cinereus.

Le, Duc (University of Virginia). Mentor: Jack Cranford (Virginia Polytech and State University). Predatory-prey relationships between shrews and red-backed salamanders.

Neighbors, Jennifer (University of Virginia). Mentor: Sharon Wise (Stephens College).  Ecology of tail autonomy in salamanders.

Paderewski, Sheri (Vanderbilt University). Mentor: Dave McCauley (Vanderbilt University). Effects of population size and isolation on seed set and pollen dispersal in Silene.

Queral, Alejandro (University of Virginia). Mentor: Sharon Wise (Stephens College). Preditor-prey relationships between ring neck snakes and red-backed salamanders.

Rosenberg, Leigh (University of Virginia). Mentor: Henry Wilbur (University of Virginia). Competitive interactions between juvenile and adult salamanders.

Sanchez, Mara (University of Maryland). Mentor: Michele Dudash and Charles Fenster (University of Maryland). Effects of nutrient and water additions on functional gender in Silene virginica.

Schecter, Karissa (Harvard University). Mentor: Alastair Inman (Knox College). Effects of recent foraging effects on distance traveled by hummingbirds.

Soenksen, Michele (Indiana University). Mentor: Ellen Ketterson (Indiana University). Interaction between male age and testosterone level on female mate choice in dark-eyed juncos.

Steele, Jennifer (Indiana University). Mentor: Ellen Ketterson (Indiana University). Effects of sex and testosterone manipulations on condition and immune response in dark-eyed juncos.

Steven, Janet (Davidson College). Mentor: Dave McCauley (Vanderbilt University). The effect of pollen addition, flower number, and percent of male flowers on fruit set in the andromonecious herb horsenettle, Solanum carolinense.

Stevens, Jennifer (University of Virginia). Mentor: David McCauley (Vanderbilt University). Analysis of Spatial patterns in the genetic structure of Silene alba using nuclear and chloroplast DNA.

Watts, Sean (University of Virginia). Mentor: Jack Cranford (Virginia Polytech and State University). Effects of log removal on demography and modes of travel for white-footed deer mice.

Wittenborn, Alyssa (University of Virginia). Mentor: Henry Wilbur (University of Virginia). Environmental education and ecotourism at Mt. Lake Hotel.