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Coastal Sciences Ph.D. Dissertations and M.S. Theses

Dissertations

• 2005

  4.	Kuhl, Adam. 2005.The effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on sex differentiation in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) and the role of brain aromatase. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Marius Brouwer

• 2004

3.	Drury, Donna Marie. 2004. Effects of grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.) density manipulations and nutrient enrichment on widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima) condition, epiphyte load, and epiphyte functional groups. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: Chet Rakocinski

• 2001

  2.	Geter, David Roy. 2001. Detoxification and mutagenic response in medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to MX, a drinking water carcinogen. University of Southern Mississippi. Dissertation. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: William Hawkins

  1.	Geter, David Roy. 2001. Detoxification and mutagenic response in medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to MX, a drinking water carcinogen. University of Southern Mississippi. Dissertation. Ph.D. Dissertation. Major Professor: William Hawkins

Theses

• 2007

  28.	Walker, Allison Kennedy. 2007. Assessment of fungal diversity of gulf coat saltmarshes and seagrass beds using morphological, molecular and biochemical methods. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Jinx Campbell

• 2005

  27.	Knight, Julianne. 2005. Descriptions of four new species and a new genus belonging to the family Apseudidae (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea) from New Zealand Marine Waters. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Richard Heard.

  26.	Partyka, Melissa L. 2005. Salt marsh communities in an anthropogenic landscape: habitat characteristics, distribution, and density of infauna, epifauna and nekton along an estuarine gradient. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Mark Peterson.

  25.	Phillips, Andrea M.B. 2005. Investigating Vibrio parahaemolyticus incidence in Gulf Coast water and underlying oysters (Crassostrea virginica) using remote sensing: A comparative study of archived and real-time data for risk assessment. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: D. Jay Grimes

  24.	Wells, Tami Maureen, M.S. 2005. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Noxious Aquatic Plant Species in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Mark Peterson. Research Advisor: Gregory A. Carter

• 2004

  23.	Bakenhaster, Micah Daniel. 2004. External morphological features of mancas of four parasitic isopod species (Cymothoidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Richard Heard.

  22.	Jones, Cheryl Lynn Taylor. 2004. Hydrocarbon transport in Keegan Bayou, Biloxi, MS, using coprostanol as a tracer . M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Julia S. Lytle

  21.	Lezina, Brian Joseph. 2004. Life history of the Gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta, in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Mark Peterson

  20.	Pelleteri, Sara T. 2004. Tanaidmorpha (Crustacea: Malacostraca) of Hawaii. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Richard Heard

  19.	Vervaeke, William Chesley. 2004. Stage-structured, predator/prey interactions between seasonal transients and permanent residents of an estuary. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Mark Peterson

  18.	Waggy, Gretchen L. 2004. Life history of the silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura Lacepède in the north-central Gulf of Mexico, 75p. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Mark Peterson.

• 2003

  17.	Chiluiza, David. 2003. Development of the digestive system in cultured larvae of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: William Hawkins

  16.	Zimmerman, Jacqueline Kathleen. 2003. Salinity tolerance of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) eggs and larvae. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Jeff Lotz

• 2002

  15.	Bleich, Matthew Daniel. 2002. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Prionotus (Teleostei: Triglidae), with an emphasis on the northern Gulf of Mexico and the western Atlantic. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Stuart Poss.

  14.	Bullard, Stephen Ashton. 2002. Blood flukes (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from commercially and recreationally important fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Robin Overstreet

  13.	Crochet, Nicole Marie. 2002. Investigations of flyingfish larvae (Exocoetidae) in the western central Atlantic: Identification, distribution and abundance, and developmental descriptions of Prognichthys occidentalis. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Bruce Comyns

  12.	Flowers, Charles Harry, Jr. 2002. Evaluation of host potential of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) for white spot syndrome virus: susceptibility, pathogenicity, and transmission. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Jeff Lotz

  11.	Opel, Nicole Merree. 2002. Assessment of genetic variation among and within populations of shoalgrass (Halodule wrightii) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Major Professor: Cynthia Moncrieff

  10.	Salazar Anton, Lesber. 2002. The effect of chronic Taura syndrome virus (TSV) infections on stress tolerance and development of a semi-quantitative infectivity assay for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Jeff Lotz

  9.	Wheeler, Kersten N. 2002. Feedings habits of juvenile Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) from northern Gulf of Mexico barrier island beaches. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Richard Heard

  8.	Zapfe, Glenn A. 2002. Effects of marsh access on the feeding success and growth of juvenile spot, Leiostomus xanthurus. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Chet Rakocinski

• 2001

  7.	Garber, Amber Frances. 2001. Utilization of a hypervariable region as a molecular marker for red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, stock enhancement. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Ken Stuck

  6.	Lemus, Jason Thomas. 2001. Development of a protocol for the mass production of copepods. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Jeff Lotz.

  5.	Woodley, Christa Myranne. 2001. Measurement of increased predation threat using behavioral and physiological metrics: Implications for aquatic habitat loss in estuarine ecosystems. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Mark Peterson

• 2000

  4.	Karels, Arthur Alan. 2000. Reproductive effects of estrogenic and antiestrogenic chemicals on sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), along with partial isolation and sequence of its estrogen receptor. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Marius Brouwer

  3.	Pederson, Eric John. 2000. Bryozoa as an ephemeral esturaine habitat used by invertebrates and young fishes. University of Southern Mississippi. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Mark Peterson

  2.	Smedley, Kristy Louise. 2000. Life histories and taxonomy of some members of Monorchiidae (Digenea). M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Robin Overstreet

  1.	Syring, Rachel Ann. 2000. The role of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, metallothioneins in metal metabolism and detoxification of heavy metals and the crab's potential as a bioindicator of trace metals in the estuarine environment. M.S. Thesis. Major Professor: Marius Brouwer