Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Thesis: The Annual Reproductive Cycle of Oryzomys Palustris in a Virginia Tidal Marsh, Erin A. Dreelin
Thesis: Effect of Cocaine on Rabbit Renin Angiotensin System: Cocaine Detection in Adult and Fetal Tissue and Adult Plasma Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Barbara Belinda Guinn
Thesis: Stomach Content Analysis of Stranded Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops Truncatus, in Virginia, 1987-1996, John McGurk
Dissertation: Microzooplankton Dynamics in Lower Chesapeake Bay and Its Major Tributaries, Gyung Soo Park
Dissertation: Systematics of the Freshwater Amphipod Genus Crangonyx (Crangonyctidae) in North America, Jun Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Dissertation: Factors Affecting Nitrogen Fixation Rates in Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes) and Termite Nitrogen Contributions of Forest Ecosystems, Anthony Duane Curtis
Thesis: Comparison of Sapling Community Structure in Created and Natural Forested Wetlands in Southeastern Virginia, Sharon Ann Haines
Thesis: Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) Range Expansion into the Southeast: Effects on the Passerine Populations Using North American Breeding Bird Survey Data, Elizabeth Pruitt Henderson
Thesis: The Evaluation of Succinylcholine Chloride for Harmful Effects Upon Early-Stage Mouse Embryos, Francis Warren Prescott
Thesis: The Diet of Oryzomys Palustris Based on Stomach Content Analysis, Shannon L. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Dissertation: Identification and Characterization of Genes Associated with V-Jun Induced Cell Transformation, Martin Toralballa Hadman
Thesis: Population Dynamics of Oryzomys palustris and Microtus pennsylvanicus on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, John A. March Jr.
Thesis: Nutritional Condition of Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis) Larvae as Determined by Constituent Lipid Analysis, William Frank Patterson III
Thesis: Movement Patterns and Habitat Use of the Copperhead Snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) in Southeastern Virginia, Christopher Edwin Petersen
Dissertation: Demography, Reproduction, Diet and Crop Depredation in Three Species of Rodents in Natural and Irrigated Fields in Nigeria, Safianu Rabiu
Thesis: Zooplankton Community Dynamics in the Elizabeth River, Virginia, William C. Sharp
Thesis: The Distribution of Rice Rats (Oryzomys palustris) and Meadow Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) in Tidal Marsh Communities on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Allison L. Sowell
Thesis: Fine Root Biomass Distribution and Production Along a Barrier Island Chronosequence, Mark Jeffrey Stevenson
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Dissertation: The Role of Nitrogen Availability, Hydroperiod and Litter Quality in Root Decomposition Along a Barrier Island Chronosequence, Christine Elizabeth Conn
Thesis: Seasonal Composition of Mesozooplankton in the Pagan River, a Nutrient Enriched Virginia Estuary, Lillian Norman Davis
Thesis: Aboveground Biomass and Net Primary Production Along a Virginia Barrier Island Dune Chronosequence, John Joseph DiLustro
Thesis: Characterization of an Antiviral Agent Based on Nonionic Surfactants and It's Effects on Human Dermal Fibroblasts, Ji Young Li
Thesis: Eutrophication and Macrobenthic Communities of the Lower Chesapeake Bay: Effects of Organic Enrichment in Pocomoke Sound, Saxis Virginia, Janice D. McDonnell
Dissertation: Biosystematics and Diversification in the Genus Striga Lour. (Scrophulariaceae) in Africa, Kamal-Eldin Ibrahim Mohamed
Thesis: Seasonal Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Pagan River, David Wade Seaborn
Thesis: Benthic Community Responses to Hypoxic Conditions in the Lower Rappahannock River, Virginia, Mary Elaine Smith
Thesis: The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on the Phenology of Roots in a Barrier Island Sand Dune Community, Everett P. Weber
Thesis: Reproductive Biology of Chesapeake Bay Black Drum, Pogonias cromis, with an Assessment of Fixatives and Stains for Histological Examination of Teleost Ovaries, Brian K. Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Thesis: The Effect of 6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone on Reproductive Condition in the Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon Hispidus, Vera Lee Adams
Thesis: The Influence of Temperature Salinity and Postlarval Transport on the Distribution of Juvenile Spiny Lobsters, Panulirus argus, in Florida Bay, Jennifer Marie Field
Thesis: The Distribution and Occurrence of Aerobic Heterotrophic Antimicrobic-Producing Bacteria Isolated from the Lower Chesapeake Bay, Linda Lea Gilmer
Thesis: Evaluation of Long Term Changes in the Macrobenthic Community of the Southern branch of the Elizabeth River, Virginia, William S. Hunley
Thesis: Age and Growth of Larval and Juvenile Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus, from the Middle Atlantic Bight and Estuarine Waters of Virginia, Stephen W. Nixon
Dissertation: Population Dynamics in Response to Fire in Quercus laevis - Pinus palustris Barrens and Related Communities in Southeast Virginia, Allen E. Plocher
Thesis: Pheromonal Composition of Two Species of African Amblyomma Ticks: Similarities, Differences and Possible Species Specific Components, Thomas Lem Price Jr.
Thesis: Phytoplankton Assemblages Associated with a Bloom of Ptychodiscus brevis off the North Carolina Coast, Traycie Lea West
Thesis: Evaluation of the Gross Anatomy Seasonal Changes Function and Histology of the Perineal Gland in the Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus, Julie Anne Winchell
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Thesis: Seasonal Changes in Brown Adipose Tissue and Pelage of the Southern Short-Tailed Shrew Blarina carolinensis, Elisa Michelle Dew
Thesis: Biodegradation of Crude Oil by Marine Higher Fungi, Brian J. Dyer
Thesis: Retention of Cellular Viability and Growth Potential in Cryopreserved Bovine Arterial Tissue: Implications for Clinical Use of Cryopreserved Vascular Allografts, Kip G. Gardner
Thesis: The Functional Role of Peripheral Nerves in IgE-Mediated Inflammation, Gary Wright Miller
Dissertation: Differential Utilization of Allochthonous and Autochthonous Carbon By Aquatic Insects of Two Shrub-Steppe Desert Spring-Streams: A Stable Carbon Isotope Analysis and Critique of the Method, Alfred Lynn Mize
Dissertation: Evidence for the Sensory Receptor(s) of the Mounting Sex Pheromone in Two Species of Ixodid Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) and Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, James Stephen Phillips
Thesis: A Multivariate Characterization of Assemblages of Planktonic Mysids Decapods and Sergestids in the Chesapeake Bay Mouth Area, John Charles Seibel
Dissertation: Mat Movement in Coastal Louisiana Marshes: Effect of Salinity and Inundation on Vegetation and Nutrient Levels, Christopher Martin Swarzenski
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Thesis: Age Growth and Reproduction of Black Drum, Pogonias cromis, in Virginia, Stephen J. Bobko
Thesis: Population Dynamics of Feral House Mice and Meadow Voles on a Dredge Disposal Site, Georgia E. Kratimenos
Thesis: Community Structure of the Macrobenthos in Back Bay, Virginia, Michael F. Lane
Thesis: Fertilization and Mouse Embryo Development in the Presence of Midazolam, Maria Leavitt
Thesis: A Laboratory Study of Predation on the Trinidadian Guppy, Poecilia reticulata, by Two Natural Piscine Predators: Effects of Predator Size, Prey Size, and Habitat Complexity, Hayden Thomas Mattingly
Thesis: The Identification, Distribution, and Status of the Threatened Dismal Swamp Shrew (Sorex Longirostris Fisheri), Thomas M. Padgett
Dissertation: Nitrogen Dynamics of the Acacia Senegal Agroforestry System in the Sudan, Zakaria Abdalla Mohammed Saad
Thesis: Computer Simulation Techniques to Assess Bias and Precision in the Roving Creel Survey Estimator, David L. Wade
Thesis: Osteoinductivity of Demineralized Bone: A Quantitative In Vitro Assessment, Yihong Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Dissertation: Seasonal and Diel Patterns of Abundance and Productivity of Phototrophic Picoplankton in the Lower Chesapeake Bay, Lewis Francis Affronti Jr.
Thesis: Comparison of the Protein Content in Selected Tissues at Different Feeding Stages in the American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Say), Mark John Beveridge
Thesis: Evidence of a Neurogenic Component During IgE-Mediated Inflammation in Murine Skin, Victoria Jean Cavanaugh
Thesis: Assessment of Lipid Extraction from Human Bone on Subsequent Demineralization, JaeEun Lee
Thesis: An Autecological Study of Pyxidanthera Barbulata in the Blackwater Ecologic Preserve Virginia, John Marc Lowenthal
Thesis: An Analysis of External Features as Predictors of Reproductive Status in Small Mammals, Kenneth Wayne McCravy
Dissertation: Investigations of the Trophic Relationships, Feeding Ecology and Feeding Behavior of Larval Spot, Leiostomus Xanthurus Lacepede, and Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus (Linnaeus) (Pisces:Sciaenidae), Dirk Edward Peterson
Thesis: Phytoplankton in Lake Drummond and Two Drainage Ditches in the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia, Christine Gregory Phillips
Thesis: Root Biomass and Production in Four Communities Within the Great Dismal Swamp, Susan West Powell
Thesis: Effects of Chemical Aneuploidogens on Taxol Purified Drosophila and Mouse Brain Microtubules Polymerization and Depolymerization In Vitro, Anil Sehgal
Thesis: A Study of Striga Chromosome Numbers with a Comparison to Those of Some Genera in the Rhinathoideae and the Orobanchaceae, Cynthia White
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Thesis: Electrostatic Effects on Airborne Asbestos Monitoring, Roxanne Francis
Thesis: Changes in Caloric Content as a Result of Sub-Lethal Stress in Neanthes Virens (SARS), Phyllis J. Friello
Thesis: Isolation and Partial Characterization of Basic, Sperm-Specific, Nuclear Proteins in the Dog and Hampster, Richard William Hall
Thesis: Studies on the Giant Mealie Witchweed, Striga forbesii Benth., in Zimbabwe, David Allen Knepper
Thesis: The Composition and Concentrations of Cyanobacteria in the North Landing River, Virginia and Upper Currituck Sound, North Carolina, Sonja E. Midgette
Dissertation: Evidence for the Role of Ecdysteroids in the Genital Sex Pheromone of Two species of Hard Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) and Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, DeMar Taylor
Dissertation: The Remipedia (Crustacea): A Study of Their Reproduction and Ecology, Jill Yager
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Dissertation: Effects of Ammonia, Salinity and Oxygen on the Growth and Energetics of the Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, Ahmad Mohammed Altayaran
Thesis: A Review of the Pacific Members of the Gobiid Fish Genus Bollmannia Jordan, Robin L. Bedenbaugh
Thesis: The Development and Comparative Morphology of the Mandibular Symphysis in Salamanders, Jennifer Lorenz Elwood
Thesis: Interactions Between Aquatic Chromogenic Bacteria and Pathogenic Vibrio SPP., John Louis Harris
Thesis: Age and Growth of the Tautog, Tautoga onitis (Pisces: Labridae), from Lower Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Waters of Virginia, E. Brian Hostetter
Thesis: Effects of Ethanol and Caffeine Administered Maternally on Neonatal Adrenocortical Function, Rhonda L. Mullins Rohlfing
Thesis: Seasonal Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Nansemond River, Virginia, Cindy Eleanor Shomers
Thesis: A Simple Solid-Phase Electrophoretic Procedure for the Separation of Plasmid DNA, Linda Ann Simurra
Thesis: Decomposition of Roots in the Great Dismal Swamp, Edward G. Tupacz
Thesis: Vertical Distribution of Phytoplankton Populations Along the Northeastern Continental Shelf Margin of the United States, Bruce Burwell Wagoner
Thesis: A Light and Electron Microscopic Study of the Rat Olfactory Tubercle: Normal Morphology and Acetylcholinesterase Localization, James Curtis Woodley
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Thesis: A Taxonomic Survey of the Family Gyrinidae (Coleoptera) of the State of Virginia, Jerrold R. Harris
Thesis: Biochemical and Histological Evaluation of Normal Human Epidermis vs Cultured Human Epidermis, Ngo Thi Bich Lien
Thesis: Short Term Temporal and Spatial Variability of Phytoplankton in the Elizabeth River, Robert L. O'Reilly
Thesis: An Annual Study of Phytoplankton Composition and Associated Environmental Conditions of Lake Trashmore, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Seba B. Sheavly
Thesis: Evaluation of Two Methods for Estimating Belowground Production in the Great Dismal Swamp, Millie Symbula
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Thesis: Solid Phase Extraction of Mammalian Cell Mitochondrial DNA and its Electrophoretic Separation in Agarose Gels, Theresa Brick-Miller
Thesis: The Pollen Exostructure of Striga (Scrophulariaceae), Mark A. DeLeonardis
Thesis: Organic Matter Budgets and Models for Four Plant Communities in the Great Dismal Swamp, J. Patrick Megonigal
Thesis: Environmental Factors Affecting Nocturnal Migrations of Macrobenthos, C. Timothy Morris
Thesis: Urbanization and Environmental Change in the Lynnhaven Estuary, Randal D. Owen
Thesis: The Effect of Pre-Sterile Medium PH Photoperiod and N6-(2-Isopentenyl)-Adenine (2IP) on Shoot Production During Stage II Micropropagation of Rhododendrons, Lori Longo Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Thesis: Acetylcholinesterase in the Neonatal Rat Brain: The Effects of Prenatal Ethanol Exposure, Linda M. Boland
Thesis: The Relationship Between Habitat Structure and Small Mammal Communities in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, Roger Keith Everton
Thesis: A Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of the American Shad Alosa Sapidissima Migrating into the Chesapeake Bay, Edward Norbert Sismour
Thesis: The Distribution of Ceratia Over the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Paul V. Zimba
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Thesis: Life History Patterns of Dytiscidae in a Temporary Pool, Annabel C. Blanco
Thesis: Evaluation of Peptide Assimilation in Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Cells, John M. Castellano