1996 REU Projects

Barber, Amy M.  (Michigan State University).  Mentor:  Leslie Rissler (University of Virginia).  Interactions between a native and introduced salamander.

Brock, Marc  (Vanderbilt University).  Mentor:  David McCauley (Vanderbilt University).  The effects of sex ratio variation on an individual's fitness of gynodioecious Silene vulgaris.

Heuhsen, Miriam  (University of Virginia).  Mentor:  Peter Kareiva (University of Washington).  The effect of an exotic ladybug on a native ladybug.

Jernigan, Sadie  (University of Maryland).  Mentors: Michele Dudash and Charles Fenster (University of Maryland).   Hummingbird selection on floral traits through male fitness in Silene virginica.

Johnson, Jennifer  (University of Virginia).  Mentor: Jennifer Secki (University of Virginia).  Size-structured interactions:  evidence for competition between juvenile Plethodon cinereus and Plethodon glutinosus.

Kieweg, Heather  (Carleton College).  Mentor:  Jeffrey Corbin (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).  The effects of nutrient addition on photosynthetic and dark respiration rates in Aster acuminatus and Rubus hispidus.

Kniskern, Joel  (University of California, Davis).  Mentor: Doug Taylor (University of Virginia).  Fitness differences among local populations of Silene alba and the potential for purging.

Levy, Eric T.  (Duke University).  Mentor:  Jeffrey Corbin (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).  The effects of 3 years of nitrogen addition on root biomass.

Nehrling, Jessica S.  (University of Virginia).  Mentor:  Jeffrey Corbin (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).  The effects of nutrient additions on soil chemistry.

McIntyre, Peter  (Harvard University).  Mentor:  Henry Wilbur (University of Virginia).  Effects of conspecific density and predatory salamander larvae on growth, survival, and cover usage in larval Desmognathus fuscus.

Shahani, Priya  (University of Virginia).  Mentor:  Peter Kareiva (University of Washington).  The effect of cannibalistic behavior on the ability of ladybugs to serve in the biocontrol of pest populations.

Strong, Larkin  (Brown University).  Mentors:  Eric Nagy and Laura Galloway (University of Virginia).  Contributions of autogamy to reproductive fitness in Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia (Ericaceae).