Wetlands Are Wonderous
H O M E

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

 Doctoral Theses:

  • Chris Harrison - (Texas A&M) - Intra-clutch relatedness of hatchlings of Pseudemys texana and Trachemys scripta: do sibling turtles have the same father?

 Masters Theses:

  • Renee Seaman - Food habits of the Texas river cooter (Pseudemys texana) at Spring Lake.
  • Scott Jecker - Hatchling orientation of the Texas river cooter (Pseudemys texana) and the red-eared turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) from Aquarena Center, Hays County, Texas.
  • Norah al-Rashad - Blood parasites in aquatic turtles inhabiting the upper segment of the San Marcos River, Hays County, Texas.
  • Jayson Hudson - Movement of raccoons, Procyon lotor, between relictual riparian habitats and a wooded urban transitional zone.
  • Paul Aguerre - Space utilization by the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina, in Spring Lake, Hays County, Texas.
  • Margaret Russell - Seed bank analysis of the vegetation of Spring Lake
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • Michael Carney - Salmonella infection in free-ranging aquatic turtles, their eggs, and hatchlings at Aquarena Field Station, Hays County, Texas.
  • Telo Schmidt - Environmental cues use by raccoons, Procyon lotor, in locating turtle nests at Aquarena Field Station.
  • Sarah Jenkins - Comments on the taxonomy of the Texas river cooter, Pseudemys texana, based on head patterns.
  • Angela Gardine - Pollination and the breeding system in Nuphar advena (Nymphaeaceae).
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • Sarah Simpson - (7th grade) - Growth in hatchling Texas river cooters, Pseudemys texana, from Aquarena Center. 1st Prize school level, 1st in Zoology Regional, 5th Grand Prize State.