Research Projects by CSUR-REU Students in 2010



Back Row (L to R): Brian Bell, India Brown, Matthew O'Carroll, Gregory Russo, Nell Roberts.  Front Row (L to R): Jamelia Frink, Megan Harries, Samantha Boustani, Kayla Corriea

Mathew O'Carroll (University of Redlands)

Factors affecting the quality of transported matter in streams.¹

Supervisors: Dr. John Wehr and Mr. Kam Truhn
[ABSTRACT]    [POSTER]


Brian BeLl (Fort Valley State University)


Effects of entomopathogenic fungi on the behavior of Ixodes scapularis nymphs.^1,2

Supervisors: Drs. Thomas Daniels, Richard Falco and Amy Tuininga
[ABSTRACT]   
 

Gregory Russo (Fordham University)


Song form and function in birds with split-song repertoires.¹

Supervisors: Dr. Alan J. Clark
[ABSTRACT]    [POSTER]


India Brown (Fort Valley State University)


The role of Brassica rapa FLC genes in flowering time.^1,4,6

Supervisors: Drs. Amy Litt and Steven Franks
[ABSTRACT]   [POSTER]


Jamelia Frink (Fort Valley State University)


Increasing breeding behaviors in a captive flock of American Flamingos.^1,6

Supervisor: Dr. Alan J. Clark
[ABSTRACT]   [POSTER]


Megan Harries (Fordham University)


Oviposition and larval development of the invasive mosquito Oclerotatus japonicus in tree holes and artificial containers.^1,2,5

Supervisors: Drs. Thomas Daniels and Richard Falco
[ABSTRACT]   [POSTER]


Samantha Boustani (Fordham University)


Fitness effects of enhanced intragenomic recombination in small populations.^1,3

Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Plague
[ABSTRACT]   [POSTER]


Kayla Correia (University of Massachusetts-Dartmounth)


The effects of eutrophicationon oviposition and larval development of Culex mosquitoes.^1,2

Supervisors: Dr. Michael Rubbo, Thomas Daniels and Richard Falco
[POSTER]


Nell Roberts (Fordham University)


Distribution of pollination service across an urbanized landscape.1,5

Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Matteson






1. Funded in part by the Calder Research Program.
2. Funded in part by NIH grant 5R21-AI075238-01 to TD and RF.
3. Funded in part by a NIH grant to GP.
4. Funded in part by the New York Botanical Garden (AL), and a Fordham Faculty Research Grant to SF.
5. Funded in part by the Dean of Fordham College.
6. Funded in part by Dr. Sarawan Dir, Fort Valley State University.