Summer 2009 Research Projects
Marina Caillaud
- Which cDNAs influence plant preference in aphids specialized to either alfalfa or clover
Ed Cluett
- Intracellular cholesterol trafficking in eukaryotic cells: mechanisms, routes involvement of actin cytoskeleton, and the identity of intracellular compartments
Jason Hamilton
- Endangered species conservation
- Ithaca College Natural Lands internship possibilities
- Plant-insect ecophysiology
Jean Hardwick
Leann Kanda
- Relationship between exploratory and dispersal movement of juvenile muskrat
- Predator-prey interactions: space and time use of mink and muskrat
- Relationship of social and movement behaviors in dwarf hamsters
- Animal surveys of South Hill
Peter Melcher
- Investigating plant xylem hydraulics and its impact on xylem sap pressure
Kit Muma
- Research in Canada: Neuroecology of bat/moth interactions
Kirwin Providence
- Identification of the integrin crosstalk mechanism
- Determine the mechanism by which bacteria re-initiate PMN motility
Andy Smith
- Sequencing and biochemical characterization of adhesive proteins used by marine animals
- Identifying factors that control the mechanical properties of biological glues
Bruce Smith Research in Canada:
- host / parasite interactions: population dynamics of parasitic mites infesting insect populations
- the evolutionary loss of larval parasitism in water mites
- photopositive response of invertebrates: spectral sensitivities, use of behavioral traps for sampling aquatic communities
Susan Swensen
- Studies in the evolution of plants and their parasites
- Sustainability Projects
