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 1979
Thesis: Animal-Sediment Relationship Study of the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River, Charles Perry Seymour
Thesis: Studies on the Anatomy of the Parasitic Gymnosperm Parasitaxus Ustus (Podocarpaceaea), Evelyn Wilkinson
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Thesis: The Fall and Winter Food Habits of the Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia, Francis Leonard Daniel
Thesis: Herbaceous Production in Burned-Cut Burned-Uncut and Control Areas of a Chamaecyparis Thyoides (L.) BSP (Cupressaceae) Stand in the Great Dismal Swamp, Caroline Elisabeth McKinley
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Thesis: Duck Plague Virus an Investigation of Cytopathic Effects, in-vitro Host Range, and Inhibition by Phosphonoacetic Acid, Ronald Attanasio
Thesis: A Seasonal Study of Phytoplankton Composition Abundance and Productivity in Back Bay, Virginia, Robert Ringgold Comegys
Thesis: Contributions to the Reproductive Biology and Natural History of the Pirateperch, Aphredoderus Sayanus, Edward O. Murdy
Thesis: Plant Distribution and Succession Within Interdunal Depressions on a Virginia Barrier Dune System, Robert Wayne Tyndall
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Thesis: Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoretic Studies Demonstrating Cytoplasmic Protein Components Unique to the Mycelial Phase and to the Yeast Phase of Candida albicans, Theresa Catherine Burgess
Thesis: Sex Pheromone Activity in the Foveal Glands in the Two Species of Ixodid Ticks: Dermacentor Andersoni (Stiles) and Dermacentor Variabilis (Say), Lynn Anne Collins
Thesis: The Pathophysiology of Acute Venous Occlusion, Lewis H. Curd Jr.
Thesis: Structural Comparisons of Four Plant Communities in the Great Dismal Swamp, Claire Virginia Dabel
Thesis: The Distribution of Submersed Hydrophytes in Currituck Sound, Steven Harry Davis
Thesis: Variation in the Ecology Morphology and Behavior of the Troglobitic Amphipod Crustacean Crangonyx Antennatus Packard (Crangonchidae) from Different Habitats, Gary Wayne Dickson
Thesis: An Investigation of the Nucleotide Cyclic 3'5' Adenosine Monophosphate in Young Hypocotyls of Pisum sativum L., Gary Marsh Hilton
Thesis: Improved Techniques for Marking, Night-Viewing, and Aging White-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus Virginianus, Barnard Hodge Powell
Thesis: An Intensive Study of the Spring Phytoplankton Bloom in Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia, Donald Lynn Webster
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Thesis: Osteology of Trypauchenichthys sumatrensis Hardenburg, Christine Parrish Baer
Thesis: Application of Satellite Data and Lars' Data Processing Techniques to Mapping Vegetation of the Dismal Swamp, Jeffrey Allan Messmore
Thesis: Seasonal Distribution of Higher Marine and Aquatic Fungi in the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Scott Schatz
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Thesis: Seasonal Composition of Zooplankton in the Lafayette River, Norfolk, Virginia, Dahn E. Crandall
Thesis: A Taxonomic Study of Members of the Family Entrobacteriaceae with Gas Chromatography, Madeline Ducate
Thesis: Comparison of Interferon Produced in Vitro by Monkey Kidney Cells Demonstrating Interference Against Polio II, Coxsackie A-9, Influenza A2/Hong Kong/68, and Echo-9 Viruses, Archer Duncan Farmer Jr.
Thesis: The Ecology of the Dominant Tick Species in the Northwestern Portion of the Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Mary Keith Garrett
Thesis: The Use of Color Infrared Aerial Photography in Determining Salt Marsh Vegetation and Delimiting Man-Made Structures of Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia, Robert E. Holman lll
Thesis: Studies on the Causes of Tree Distribution in a Forest Type in the Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Thomas A. Janszen
Thesis: An Ecological Study of the Craney Island Disposal Area in Hampton Roads, Virginia, David Wallace Laist
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Thesis: Seasonal Composition of Zooplankton of Lower Chesapeake Bay and Virginia Coastal Waters, Elizabeth W. Atkinson
Thesis: Cytogenic Studies of a Chesapeake Bay Population of Molgula Manhattensis (Dekay) (Ascidiacea: Stolidobranchia), Elizabeth A. Crawford
Thesis: A Simulation Model of Peromyscus Leucopus in an Area of the Great Dismal Swamp, James E. Paschal Jr.
Thesis: Phytoplankton Succession in the Lafayette River, Estuary, Norfolk, Virginia, Thomas W. Purcell lll
Thesis: Community Structure and Production in a Marsh on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, Virginia, Michael Bassett Robblee
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Thesis: The Effects of the Cyclic 3'5'-Monophosphate of Adenosine and Its Dibutyryl Derivative on the In-Vitro Immunization of Mouse Spleen Cell Suspensions, James A. Blanks
Thesis: Phytoplankton Distribution in Waters Off the Northeastern Coast of the United States, Sharon H. Craft
Thesis: A Study of Precipitin and Soluble Antigen Fluorescent Antibody Technique in the Detection of Dirofilaria Immitis in Canines, John H. Ellsworth
Thesis: Plant Succession in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia, Susan Woodward Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Thesis: Phytoplankton Composition at Lake Drummond in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia, William Howard Poore Jr.
Thesis: Trap Manifested Behavior Trap Reflected Density Trap Reflected Distribution and Foods Consumed by Raccoons (Procyon Lotor L.) in Two Natural Areas of Virginia, Elton L. Winslow