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Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Mechanisms Regulating the Composition, Structure and Dynamics of Biological Communities: Insights from Freshwater Diatom Communities, Andrew Bramburger

A Nano-Scale Chemical and Structural Characterization of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Otoliths Using a FIB and HRTEM, Desirée E. Chevalier

Using stable isotopes to assess the trophic ecology of a native and invasive fish species in the western basin of Lake Erie, Matthew M. Guzzo

The Major Histocompatibility (MH) Genes: Somatic Mutation and Mate Choice in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha), Leila Helou

Fundamental Studies of Femtosecond Laser Interactions with Solids and Their Applications to Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Environmental Analysis, Mohamed Shaheen

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

PCB Accumulation and Toxicokinetics in Amphibians: Accumulation Patterns' Regulation by Interspecific Differences and Toxicokinetics in Green Frogs (Rana clamitans) During Hibernation, Robin Angell

Brine-induced mortality of non-indigenous species in ballast water, Johanna Bradie

The Influence of Temperature and Chemical Hydrophobicity on Steady and Non-Steady State Polychlorinated Biphenyl Bioaccumulation in Temperate Fish, Michael Burtnyk

The Greenland halibut of Cumberland Sound: Trends in catch rates and preferences in diet, Susan T. Dennard

Factors Affecting Critical Toxicokinetic Parameters of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBS) in Japanese Koi (CYPRINUS CARPIO): Effect of Diet on Chemical Assimilation and Influence of Feces to Whole Body Chemical Elimination, Jian Liu

River Plume Effects on Yellow Perch Growth, Survival, and Recruitment in Lake Erie, Julie Reichert

Investigation of Factors Limiting Pelagic Phytoplankton Abundance and Composition in the Ancient Malili Lakes of Indonesia, Amy Snook

Gene flow & dispersal as factors mediating population divergence, admixture and speciation in fishes, Ryan P. Walter

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Predicting spread of the invasive macrophyte Cabomba caroliniana in Ontario, Michael Jacobs

Elements and stable isotopes as tracers for sleeper shark biology and the Iceland marine food web, Bailey C. McMeans

Mechanisms controlling the microchemistry and composition of fish otoliths, Sonia Melancon

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Forecasting dispersal of nonindigenous species, James R. Muirhead

Investigating the variability of PCB toxicokinetics in the freshwater mussel biomonitor, Elliptio complanata, Ashley A. Raeside

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Toxicokinetics of PCBs and PAHs in green frogs (Rana clamitans) and leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) at various life stages, Jocelyn Leney