Substrate Effects on Intertidal Settlement and Succession, Max Sprute, Florybeth La Valle, Caleb Dao
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Sampling Methods in the Southern California Rocky Intertidal Zone, Mharie Brigham, Shea Tomlin, Lucian Himes, Lucia Maldonado, Sydney Socquet, Lulu Wang, Nate Folkerts, Florybeth La Valle
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Using California Harmful Algae Risk Mapping to Predict Sea Lion Strandings, Florybeth La Valle, Sydney Socquet
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Effect of Soil Microbes on the growth of two Santa Monica Mountain fern species during early gametophyte development, Chase Kerstein, Kaitlin Gartrell, Donna Nofziger
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Impact of Time and Climate on Gene flow in the Santa Monica Mountains, Max Sprute, Gary Bucciarelli, Lee Kats, Katherine Pease
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Effects on Primary Endothelial Cells when Exposed to Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastic, David Guzman
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Effects of Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastic Particles on the Metabolism and Expression of Cell Stress Markers in Human Caco-2 Cells, Danielli Cavallo
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Identification of Soil Microbes affecting Early Rhizoid Development of Two Fern Gametophyte Species from the Santa Monica Mountains, Kaitlin Gartrell
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Effectiveness of Southern California Marine Protected Areas in promoting healthy fish communities, Lucian Himes, Florybeth La Valle
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Heterospecific Anural Eavesdropping Cues, Lucia C. Maldonado, Hayley Lunn, Max Sprute, Andrew Wang, Ripley Conklin, Nolan Gentile, Conor Kramer, Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Deep learning can be used to classify and segment plant cell types in xylem tissue, Sean Wu, Reem Al Dabagh, Fabien Scalzo, Helen Irene Holmlund
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The effects of nitrate supplementation on oral microbiota composition in females, Jeffrey Li, Alexandra Zink, Leah T. Stiemsma, Rachel Tan
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The effects of combining dietary nitrate and pomegranate supplementation on resistance exercise performance, Katherine M. Price, Adam Pennell, Rachel Tan
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Characterization of a cysteine-selective inhibitor of the bacterial fatty acid synthase enzyme enoyl-ACP reductase using mass spectrometry, Abigail Martinez, Alyssa Hornback, P. Matthew Joyner, Aracelli Chang
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Ethnic Identity, Body Appreciation, and Intuitive Eating in a National Sample of U.S. Adults, Mengyuan Xia, Loan Kim, Jennifer Harriger, Khanh Bui
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Assessing desiccation tolerance of ferns under various humidity conditions, Katelyn Bandow, Helen I. Holmlund
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Determination of the total energy budget of Hetaerina titia: Method development and application to the study of seasonal and regional polyphenism, C. Foster Foster Graf, Ann E. Finneran, Kathleen M. Coates, Gregory F. Grether, David B. Green
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Dietary nitrate ingestion improves muscular endurance of bench press in males, Rachel Tan, Adam Pennell, Lauren Wideen, Katherine Price, Sean Karl, Noelle Seekamp-Hicks, Keonabelle Paniagua, Grant Weiderman, Joanna Powell, Richie Goulding, Stephen Bailey
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Performance and Muscle Oxygenation during Resistance Exercise in Men, Rachel Tan, Adam Pennell, Katherine M. Price, Sean T. Karl, Noelle G. Seekamp-Hicks, Keonabelle K. Paniagua, Grant D. Weiderman, Joanna P. Powell, Luka K. Sharabidze, Isabella G. Lincoln, Justin M. Kim, Madeleine F. Espinoza, Maya A. Hammer, Richie P. Goulding, Stephen J. Bailey
All Faculty Open Access Publications

A natural experiment identifies an impending ecological trap for a neotropical amphibian in response to extreme weather events, Morgan A. Clark, William M. Ota, Sierra J. Smith, Brett K. Muramoto, Summer Ngo, Gabriella E. Chan, Maxwell A. Kenyon, Matthew C. Sturtevant, Max G. Diamond, Gary M. Bucciarelli, Lee B. Kats
All Faculty Open Access Publications

Substrate Type Affects the Drying Speed and Desiccation Tolerance of Fern Gametophytes, Jordyn D. Regier, Mayra J. Hernandez, Camille K. Sicangco, Stephen D. Davis, Helen I. Holmlund
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Developmental Staging and Morphological Comparisons of Four Fern Gametophyte Species from the Santa Monica Mountains, Tristan Furlong
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Victory for the Vectors? Climatic stress decreases tick survival but increases host-seeking behavior, Caleb Nielebeck, Sang Hyo Kim, Antonio Pepe, Lucian Himes, Mary Tang, Zachary Miller, Sophia Zummo, Javier D. Monzon
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Influence of Dietary Folic Acid, Protein, and Physical Activity upon Plasma Homocysteine, Neurocognitive Behavior, and Biomarkers of Inflammation (CRP), Angiogenesis (VEGF), and Apoptosis (Caspase-3) in CB57 Mice, Rebecca Tuska, Sophia Helm, C. Foster Graf, David Green, Susan E. Helm PhD
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Going high to keep body mass low: how post-exercise exposure to high altitude influences calories in and calories out, Greg Smart, Jaden Gabelhausen, Hunter Paris
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Human adaptation and morphological variation: expanding diversity in anatomy curriculum, Jordan Cass, Cooker Storm
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Examining the Role of Folic Acid Relative to Anxiety and Cognition in Mice, Courtney James, Susan E. Helm PhD
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Cytotoxic Effects of Polystyrene Nanoplastics with Adsorbed Propranolol, Kyle Osornia, Caleb Lim
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

An Investigation of Inhibitory Mechanisms of Flavonoids Against Bacterial Enoyl-reductase, Puneet Mann
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Importance of Financing the Biotechnology Industry in South Africa, Ramazan Uctu, Karen Eksteen
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

The effects of nitrate-rich beetroot juice supplementation on nonverbal executive function in healthy recreationally active females, Chandler F. Riley, Alyssa Riley, Maya A. Hammer, Ryan Kenney, Katie Price, Courtney Merrill, Adam Pennell, Rachel Tan
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Effects of Symbiote Ostracods on Invasive Crayfish Behavior, Audrey Fontes, Elyse Vetter, Gary Bucciarelli, Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The effect of a single dose of beetroot juice on speed, strength, and power in healthy recreationally active females., Maya A. Hammer, Ryan Kenney, Katie Price, Chandler Riley, Alyssa Riley, Courtney Merrill, Adam Pennell, Rachel Tan
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Conspecific aggression of invasive crayfish, P. clarkii, in response to chemical cues, Elyse Vetter, Elise DeArment, Audrey Fontes, Gary Bucciarelli, Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Decline in Amphibian Health in Local Stream, Elyse Vetter, Elise DeArment, Colton Russell, Audrey Fontes, Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The composition and functional potential of the human mammary microbiota prior to and following breast tumor development., Courtney Hoskinson, Leah Stiemsma, Jaelyn Gabel, Anne Kump, Natascia Marino
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Photosynthetic Response of Pentagramma triangularis to Summer Desiccation, Brandon Grinovich
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Effect of Lumbar Support on Holding Shoulder Electromyography and Trunk Kinematics in Collegiate Violinists, Lauren Elizabeth Lee, Kevin Enstrom, Michael T. Soucy
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Post-fire recovery and microsite differentiation among ten fern species in the Santa Monica Mountains of southern California, Sarah Holmes, Stephen D. Davis, Helen I. Holmund
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Neurobiological Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Morgan Clinton
Global Tides

How does Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) work? An examination of the potential mechanisms of action, Sara Forster
Theses and Dissertations

Post-Fire Soil Microbiome Recovery and Respiration in a Chaparral Ecosystem, Mari R. Irving, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

Seedling and Resprout Survival of Three Chaparral Species Following Woolsey Wildfire, Karagan L. Smith, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

Effects of Invasive Species on Post-Fire Ceanothus spinosus Seedling Establishment, Nina Duchild, Frank W. Ewers, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

The Impact of the Woolsey Fire on the Fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea, Juan Arguijo
Featured Research

Photosynthetic Response of Pentagramma triangularis to Summer Desiccation, Brandon R. Grinovich, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

Comparison of Postfire Seedling Recruitment of 2019 in Three Key Chaparral Species, Karagan Smith, Reid Furukawa, Brett Muramoto, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

Carbon Dioxide Flux Rate for Cold Burn and Hot Burn Sites, Sophia Cheong, Alexander G. Grissom, Grace K. Lank
Featured Research

Soil Respiration in Burned and Unburned Sites of the Santa Monica Mountains, Sydney C. Jones, Micah S. Kim, Sierra H. Ball, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

Comparative Fitness of Post-Fire Transplant Stipa Pulchra and Wild Stipa Pulchra in Competition with Avena Fatua, Ashley Bonin, Madison Cook, Sara Head
Featured Research

Heteromeles arbutifolia associated Post-Fire Soil Microbiome Recovery and Respiration in a Chaparral Ecosystem, Gabrielle Boeger, Lauren Dedmon, Emma Thomsen, Alexander Soloniuk
Featured Research

Post-Fire Competition Between Native Ceanothus spinosus and Exotic Grasses, Katarina Carter, Nina Duchild
Featured Research

A Post-Fire Comparison of Resprouts to Unburned Malosma laurina Shrubs in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California, Anthony Joseph Adducci II, Sierra Jo Smith, Dylan Jesse Waddill
Featured Research

The Presence of Fungal Pathogen, Botryosphaeria dothidea, in Post-fire Malosma laurina Resprouts, Georgiana Gibson, Sarah Parker, Lauren Van Tress
Featured Research

A Survey of Post-Fire Chaparral Species’ Densities Using Point Quarter Sampling, Emma C. Stenz, Brandon R. Grinovich, Catherine H. William, Michael E. Gayed, Stephen D. Davis, Grace Palmer
Featured Research

Post fire seedling and resprout survival of Melasma laurina, Matthew Sturtevant, Gil So
Featured Research

Physiological Performance of Ceanothus spinosus in Hot Burn and Cool Burn Sites, Rishi Gattu, Christian Hill, Chris Kulpaca
Featured Research

Impact of chemical stimuli on feeding behavior of invasive crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, Sierra Jo Smith, Dr. Gary Bucciarelli, Dr. Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Dendrobates pumilio and UV-B Avoidance in the Aftermath of a Tropical Storm, Sierra Jo Smith, Brett K. Muramoto 4992586, Will Ota, Max Diamond, Matthew Sturtevant, Morgan A. Clark, Alexandra N. Case, Dr. Lee Kats, Dr. Gary Bucciarelli
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

UVB Avoidance in Juvenile Dendrobates azereus, Matthew Sturtevant, Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Removal and transfer of symbiotic ostracods and the impact of feeding behavior and conspecific aggression in host crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, Audrey Fontes, Lee B. Kats, Gary Bucciarelli
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Meta-Analysis of Coyote Diet Reveals Differences by Geographical Region, Anthony Adducci, Javier Monzon
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Decline in conspecific aggression of invasive Procambarus clarkii as a result of swimmeret and androgenic gland removal, Dani Rizzo, David Addison, Kat Le, Dr. Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Partial Hatching in the California Grunion, Leuresthes tenuis, Olivia L. Le Sage, Karen L. Martin, Donna Nofziger-Plank
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The effect of conspecific alarm cues on aggressive behavior in Procambarus clarkii, Elyse Vetter, Ashley Boxberger
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Urban coyotes differ genetically from coyotes in natural habitats, Anthony Adducci, Javier Monzon, Rodney Honeycutt, Jeremy Jasperse, Justin Brown, Seth Riley
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Effects of Temperature on Intraspecific Aggression for Procambarus clarkii, Aaron Barnhouse
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Ultrafine carbon nanoparticles activate inflammasome signaling and cell death in murine macrophages, Alexander Soloniuk, Hadley Lamascus, Jay Brewster, John Mann
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Arterial distribution of the human aorta: An examination of the evolutionary, developmental, and physiological bases of asymmetry., Brandon Oddo, Cooker Storm
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

A Comparison of Photosynthetic Rate, Stomatal Conductance, and 
Electron Transport Rate between Malosma laurina and Encelia californica, Yujin Choi, Isabella Armstrong, Catherina Haas, Micah Kim
Featured Research

Comparison of Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, and Water Potential between Native Rhus integrifolia and Invasive Nicotiana glauca, Tiffany J. Egbo, Emma J. Navarro, MaLaun A. Phillips, Cameron I. Zohary
Featured Research

How Soil Salinity affects the Stomatal Conductance of Baccharis salicifolia (Mulefat/Seepwillow), Andrew Kim, Caroline Wilkerson, Mahala Bayless, Peter Du
Featured Research

How Soil Salinity affects the Stomatal Conductance of Baccharis salicifolia (Mulefat/Seepwillow), Andrew Kim, Caroline Wilkerson, Mahala Bayless, Peter Du
Featured Research

A Comparison of Different Methods of Dehydration on Baccharis salicifolia, Michael Nicholas, Sinjun Hong
Featured Research

Post Drought Recovery in Malosma laurina after Severe Dieback during California’s Historic Drought of 2012-2016, Karagan L. Smith, Guinevere X. Mesh, Natalie M. Aguirre, Gabriella N. Palmeri, Helen I. Holmlund, Stephen D. Davis
Biology

A Student’s Perspective on Engagement in Ecological Research during their First Semester in College, Natalie M. Aguirre, Karagan L. Smith, Cristian M. Garcia, Cheryl Swift, Stephen D. Davis
Biology

A Comparison of Fluorescence and ETR Between Malosma laurina and Rhus integrifolia, Talia Danze, Jennifer Ipe, Viridiana Hernandez-Lopez, Stephen D. Davis, Talia Cao
Featured Research

A Comparison of Electron Transport Rate, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Light-Adapted Fluorescence, and Dark-Adapted Fluorescence Between Stipa pulchra and Pennisetium setaceum, Sydney Adams, Brandon Chuck, Agatha Heng, Amelia Vento, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

A Comparison of Electron Transport Rate, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Light-Adapted Fluorescence, and Dark-Adapted Fluorescence Between Stipa pulchra and Pennisetium setaceum, Sydney Adams, Brandon Chuck, Agatha Heng, Amelia Vento, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

The Effects of Soil Suffused with Cool-Fire Ash on the Germination and Early Growth of Radish Seedlings, Ryan Dalforno, Braden Ritchey, Jay Ogle
Featured Research

A Comparison of Electron Transport Rate, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Light-Adapted Fluorescence, and Dark-Adapted Fluorescence Between Stipa pulchra and Pennisetium setaceum, Sydney Adams, Brandon Chuck, Agatha Heng, Amelia Vento, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

A Comparison of Electron Transport Rate, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Light-Adapted Fluorescence, and Dark-Adapted Fluorescence Between Stipa pulchra and Pennisetium setaceum, Sydney Adams, Brandon Chuck, Agatha Heng, Amelia Vento, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

Bioaccumulation of Zinc in Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon), Drew Fisher, H. Marie Surratt, Louise Gebauer, Andrew Palaski
Featured Research

Testing for the Presence of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Branches of Ceanothus spinosus Undergoing Dieback, Brandon R. Grinovich, Chelsea N. Puncochar, Katarina L. Carter, Stephen D. Davis, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Talia A. Cao, Karagan L. Smith
Featured Research

Potential Spread of the Fungal Pathogen Botryospharea dothidea from Chaparral Shrubs to Grape Vineyards in the Santa Monica Mountains, Alexandra N. Case, Natalie M. Aguirre, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Stephen D. Davis
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Testing for the Presence of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Branches of Ceanothus spinosus Undergoing Dieback, Katarina Carter
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The effect of physical stress signals on conspecific interactions in green-and-black poison frogs (Dendrobates auratus), Gabriella E. Chan, Maxwell A. Kenyon, Summer Ngo, Lee B. Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

A Comparison of Water Potential, Photosynthetic Rate, Electron Transport Rate, and Stomatal Conductance between Native Malosma laurina and Exotic Schinus molle, Agatha C. Heng, Viridiana Hernandez-Lopez, Karagan L. Smith
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Changes in the Proliferation and Gene Expression of HUVECs in Response to Treatment with Plant Secondary Metabolites, Caleigh Howard
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

UVB Avoidance in Dendrobates azereus Tadpoles, Matthew Sturtevant, Lee Kats, Agustin Vargas, Arthur Garnica
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Mechanism of nitric oxide induced sympatholysis in rat soleus feed arteries, Madelyn Whitaker, Jeffrey Jasperse, Tanner Heckle
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Investigation of Antimicrobial Properties of Rhus ovata Extracts, Sydney T. Adams
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Does the fungal pathogen (Botryosphaeria dothidea) exceed the dehydration tolerance of its chaparral host?, Cristian M. Garcia
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Does Purchasing Behavior of WIC Participants Align with Recommendations for the WIC Food Package Revision?, Loan P. Kim Dr, Sydney Sauter, Shannon Whaley Dr
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Testing for the Presence of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Ceanothus spinosus, Brandon R. Grinovich, Chelsea N. Puncochar, Katarina L. Carter, Stephen D. Davis, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Talia A. Cao, Karagan L. Smith
Featured Research

The Rate of Fungal Pathogen Growth (Botryosphaeria dothidea) 
in Stems of the Chaparral Shrub Rhus integrifolia, Jayla D. Simmons, Edward J. Ayala, Kamara J. Satcher, Stephen D. Davis, Karagan L. Smith, Talia A. Cao
Featured Research

Comparison of Photosynthesis among Three Chaparral Species in the Family Anacardiaceae, Catelyn T. Price, Sarah A. Holmes, Brandon T. Harris, Stephen D. Davis, Karagan L. Smith, Talia A. Cao
Featured Research

Post-Drought Recovery in the Chaparral Shrub Ceanothus spinosus, Katie C. Lindley, Kylie N. Smith, Nina R. Duchild, Stephen D. Davis, Karagan L. Smith, Talia A. Cao
Featured Research

The Effect of Drought on the Comparative Fitness of Purple Needle Grass (Stipa pulchra) in the Presence of an Invasive Weed, Grace M. Palmer, Taylor M. Purdy, Stephen D. Davis
Biology

A Comparison of Water Potential, Photosynthetic Rate, Electron Transport Rate, and Stomatal Conductance Between Native Malosma laurina and Exotic Schinus molle, Karagan L. Smith, Agatha C. Heng, Viridiana Hernandez-Lopez, Stephen D. Davis
Biology

Potential Recovery from Drought-Induced Dieback in a Keystone Chaparral Species, Malosma laurina, Guinevere X. Mesh, Natalie M. Aguirre, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

Resistance to Xylem Cavitation in Evergreen Ferns Correlates with Seasonal Dehydration Levels, Not Mechanical Strength, Helen I. Holmlund, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Breahna M. Gillespie, Jarmila Pittermann, Stephen D. Davis
Biology

Comparison of Physiological Measurements and Water Potential of Malosma laurina During and after the Drought in Southern California, Nicolette Jessen, Kirstin Van Fleet, Rachel White
Featured Research

A Comparison of Photoprotection in C3 Plants between a Native and an Invasive Species, T. Cao, M. Field, K. Godon
Featured Research

Dark-adapted fluorescence and stomatal conductance after DCMU (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea)) exposure on Malva parviflora plants, Piueti Maka, Mia Bryant, Isabelle Sarwono
Featured Research

A Comparative Study of Adults vs. Resprouts’ Stomatal Conductance and Xylem Water Potential in Malosma laurina, Lauren Dam, Brinna Lee, Sarah Dahlberg, Stephen Davis
Featured Research

Reflectance, Transmittance, and Absorbance Values in Salvia apiana
 Result in Better Performance than Salvia mellifera in Drought- like Conditions, Haley Bekins, Caroline Boone, Kristen Hardin
Featured Research

Post- drought Malosma laurina Recovery Measured Through Hydraulic Conductivity, Jonny Borg, Justin Cowan, Matt Gelalich, Julian Stark
Featured Research

Solar Tracking Fitness in Native Lupulinus succulentus vs. Non-Native Malva sylvestris, Kathryn Maidlow, Logan Scott
Featured Research

Photoprotection Adaptiveness in Native (Lupinus 
succulentus) and Invasive (Malva parviflora) Heliotropic Plants, Joseph Davidson, Cameron Juarez, Collin Scott
Featured Research

Comparative Fitness of Transplanted Nassella Pulchra: a Study of Native and Invasive Grasses, Grace Palmer, Yash Pandey, Isabelle Panos
Featured Research

Comparison of Leaf Water Potential, Stomatal Conductance, and Chlorophyll Fluorescence between an Invasive Weed, Schinus molle, and a native Chaparral Shrub, Ceanothus spinosus, in the Santa Monica Mountains, Adam L. Fahey, Harry Zhou, Katie Callahan
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Effect of Drought on Resin Production in Woody Stems of Rhus ovata, Sydney T. Adams, Melody Young, Moriah Hall
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Carbon Black Exposure Induces Alterations in Mitochondrial Morphology in Human Lung Cells: A Software-Based Quantitative Analysis, Jennifer D. Duff, Brianna K. LaFerney, Celina Y. Jones, Penn M. McClatchey, Jay Brewster
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Effect of Water Levels on Crayfish Aggression, Emory B. Johnson, Sarah E. Blase
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Effect of Site on Aggressive Behavior in Procambarus clarkii, Brett K. Muramoto 4992586, Wenting He, Jun Lee, Nabeel Afzal
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Maximum Photosynthetic Rates Correspond to Life History Type among Eight Fern Species in the Santa Monica Mountains, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Helen I. Holmlund, Victoria Lekson, Paul Chung, Nicole A. Nakamatsu, Jarmila Pittermann, Stephen D. Davis
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Genetic Effects of California Drought on Helix aspersa populations at Pepperdine University, Dylan J. Waddill, Edward Santos, Sydney Sauter, Anne Manganellio, Joseph Lee
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

A Comparison of Water Potential, Photosynthetic Rate, Electron Transport Rate, and Stomatal Conductance between Native Malosma laurina and Exotic Schinus molle, Karagan L. Smith, Agatha C. Heng, Viridiana Hernandez-Lopez
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Plant Water Relations during Drought-Induced Dieback in Greenbark Ceanothus, Ceanothus spinosus, in the Santa Monica Mountains, Christopher F. Ross, Andrew Palaski
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Progression of Activity and Predator Avoidance in California Grunion Larvae, Callyn E. Shelley
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Effect of an Amphibian Toxin on an Invasive Snail, William Ota, Braden S. Olsen, Gary Bucciarelli, Lee Kats
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Climate Change’s Potential Effects on the Embryonic Development of Leuresthes tenuis, Alora Yarbrough, Karen Martin
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Hydraulic Mechanisms of Fungal-Induced Dieback in a Keystone Chaparral Species during Unprecedented Drought in California, Natalie M. Aguirre, Marissa E. Ochoa, Helen I. Holmlund, Frank E. Ewers, Stephen D. Davis
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Genetic Effect of Drought on the California Newt, Taricha torosa, Madeleine M. Perrault, Samantha Fiallo, Alero Arueyingho, Cindy Kim, Laiken Ritchie
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The Effect of Package Size on Consumption: the Role of Perceived Healthiness, Evelyn Faung
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Molecular Cloning of the FabB and FabH enzymes in E. coli Bacteria, Lia M. Jablonski, Shane B. Bryant, P. Matthew Joyner
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

A Discrete Stage-Structured Model of Newt Population Declines Due to Severe Drought, Marjorie T. Jones
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Development and Testing of a Pilot Integrated Mental Health and Nutrition Education Program for Low-Income Families in Southern California, Rachel Spitz, Loan Kim, Judy Ho Gavazza
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Effects of stream flow rate on caddisfly case building, Morgan A. Clark
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Empirical evaluation of the lone star tick’s theoretical niche through experimentation, William Ota, Javier Monzon
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Malosma laurina Dieback Associated with Fungal Induced Loss in Hydraulic Conductivity and Photosynthesis, Gabriella N. Palmeri, Shaquetta R. Reese, Helen I. Holmlund, Frank W. Ewers, Stephen D. Davis
Biology

Using Koch’s Postulate to Identify the Causative Agent of Dieback in Malosma laurina During Historic Drought in California, Adriana J. Borges, Emily R. Pierce, Mariah K. Taylor, Frida J. Morales
Featured Research

A Discrete Mathematical Model of Newt Population Dynamics in Santa Monica Mountain Streams During a Period of Drought, Marjorie T. Jones
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Seasonal changes in tissue water relations for eight species of ferns during historic drought in California, Helen I. Holmlund, Victoria Lekson, Breahna Gillespie, Nicole A. Nakamatsu, Amanda M. Burns, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Jarmila Pittermann, Stephen D. Davis
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Nanoparticle-induced Stress Leads to Elevated Reactive Oxygen Species, Punctate Mitochondria, and Apoptosis in Human Lung Cells, Celina Jones, Emily Blair
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Genetically induced production of secondary metabolites in Bacillus megaterium, Majie C. Foster, Jay L. Brewster, P. Matthew Joyner
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Gabriella N. Palmeri
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Root Hydraulic Conductance in Malosma laurina Experiencing Severe Dieback in the Santa Monica Mountains, Natalie M. Aguirre 5861995, Avery Davis, Sarah Nelson
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Changes in Spawning Events of the California Grunion, Leuresthes tenuis, in Los Angeles County, Emily R. Pierce, Karen L. Martin, Vincent Quach
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Drought-Induced Fungal Infection Causes Severe Dieback in Malosma laurina in the Santa Monica Mountains, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Helen I. Holmlund, Shaquetta Reese, Gabriella N. Palmeri
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The effect of nitrate on the release of glucose into the hemolymph of crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, Alec R. Flores, Lee Kats, David Green, Gary Bucciarelli
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Nodes Alter Stem Mechanical Strength in Heteromeles arbutifolia, Gabriella E. Chan, Caleigh A. Howard, Callie E. Shelley
Featured Research

Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Gabriella N. Palmeri
Featured Research

Botryosphaeria dothidea impacts relative water abundance in Malosma laurina, Andrew Lozano, Michael Gribble, Jared Delapaz
Featured Research

The Effects of Human Involvement: A Study of Transplanted Nassella pulchra in a Competitive Environment, Miranda Prints, Summer Ngo, Taylor Purdy
Featured Research

Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Gabriella N. Palmeri
Featured Research

The Effect of the Tapia Water Treatment Plant on the Growth of Lemna minor, Morgan Clark, Imani Goodman, William Ota, Alora Yarbrough
Featured Research

Comparing the Electron Transport Rate of Nico%ana glauca and Encelia californica at Normal and Increased PAR, Carter Clinebell, Griffin Duvall, Daniel Suh
Featured Research

Root Hydraulic Conductance in Laurel Sumac Experiencing Severe Dieback in the Santa Monica Mountains, Natalie M. Aguirre, Avery N. Davis, Sarah B. Nelson, Stephen D. Davis
Featured Research

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