Theses & Dissertations – Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station

Please note this is a work in progress. We are updating recent thesis titles and some titles, especially from earlier years of the BFS, are missing.

2023:

Rahman, Arafat (2023) How Competition Shapes the Fitness Landscape of Rhizobia. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics, University of California Riverside. Advisor: Joel Sachs. Dissertation

2022:

Berry, Kaitlyn Erin (2022) Effects of Artificial Light Pollution on the Activity and Foraging Behavior of the Pacific kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agils). Master of Science, California State University, Fullerton, Biology. Advisor: Paul Stapp. Thesis

2021:

Weisman, Carolyn (2021) The Effect of Drought and Exotic Species on the Post-Fire Response of Artemisia californica. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract | Thesis

2020:

Massarat, Arya (2020) Mapping Floral Resources for Bees using Drone Imagery. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Matina Donaldson-Matasci. Abstract | Thesis

2018:

Bird, Savanah Rose (2018) Population structure of suburban coyotes (Canis latrans) across a fragmented landscape in Southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisors: Wallace Meyer & Jon Moore. Abstract
Caspi, Tal (2018) Effects of invasive annuals on soil C and N storage along a coast to inland gradient in southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environmental Science. Advisors: Wallace Meyer & Colin Robins. Abstract
Dolan, Ellen (2018) An evaluation of sampling methodology for surveying bees in California sage scrub fragments. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environment, Economics, & Politics. Advisors: Diane Thomson & Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Garlick-Ott, Kay (2018) Factors shaping gender role adoption by the freshwater hermaphrodite snail Physa acuta. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract
Halsey, Jack (2018) Post-Fire Seedling Emergence in a California Sage Scrub Community. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Environmental Analysis: Science. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Harris, Ellen (2018) Succession Patterns of Vertebrates in Response to Fire at the Bernard Field Station in Claremont, CA. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisors: Nina Karnovsky & Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Hartz, Lauren (2018) Rapid Counterintuitive Phenological Changes in Three Sage Scrub Shrub Species. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisors: Wallace Meyer & David Smith. Abstract
Land-Miller, Hayley (2018) Diet of native harvester ant Pogonomyrmex californicus in Southern California sage scrub and non-native grassland habitats. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Nina Karnovsky. Abstract
Litle, John (2018) Population structure of suburban coyotes (Canis latrans) across a fragmented landscape in Southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Loesberg, Jenna (2018) Preliminary examination of seed predator preference in California sage scrub: implications for ecological resistance. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisors: Wallace Meyer & Diane Thomson. Abstract
Meadors, Savannah (2018) Salvia apiana Seed Dispersal Patterns and Seed Predation: Implications for Population Establishment and Recovery. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Riley, Amanda (2018) Comparing Soil Respiration in California Sage Scrub and Non-Native Grassland Habitats. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environmental Science. Advisors: Colin Robins & Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Wolbert, Sophie (2018) Risk sensitivity in feeding behavior of wild Anna’s Hummingbird, Calypte anna. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology. Advisor: Elise Ferree. Abstract

2016:

Anderson, Kaylee (2016) Using Linear Mixed Models to Analyze Native and Non-Native Species Abundances in Coastal Sage Scrub. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract | Thesis
Adams, Tessa (2016) Effects of fire on ant assemblages in California sage scrub. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Cowen, Madeline (2016) Offspring dispersal and territory acquisition of Western scrub-jays (Aphelocoma californica californica) at the Bernard Field Station. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Sartorius, Andrea (2016) The effects of type-conversion and fire on sage scrub vertebrate assemblages. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College. Advisors: Nina Karnovsky & Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Startin, Charlotte (2016) The effects of light pollution on the foraging behavior of Caltpte anna and Selasphorus sasin. Advisor: Elise Ferree. Abstract
Farooq, Ana (2016) Effects of light and noise pollution on bird vocalizations. Advisor: Elise Ferree. Abstract

2015:

Dipman, Madison (2015) Factors driving early decomposition processes in low elevation habitat types of southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Gormally, Brenna (2015) Comparing corticosterone concentrations in male Sceloporus occidentalis from urban and protected habitats. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Kristine Kaiser. Abstract
Hackenberger, Benjamin C. (2015). The San Antonio Wash: Addressing the gap between Claremont and Upland. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Analysis. Readers: Char Miller, Lance Neckar, and John Bohn. Abstract | Thesis
Hernandez, Jessica (2015) The effects of urbanization on circulating testosterone levels in male Sceloporus occidentalis across urban and protected areas in the Los Angeles basin. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Kristine Kaiser. Abstract
Hollowell, Amanda C. (2015) Drivers of genotypic abundance and spatial spread in wild Bradyrhizobium. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California Riverside, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics. Advisor: Joel Sachs. Abstract | Dissertation
Nuffer, Alex (2015) Relationship between soil nutrients and vegetation communities at the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Keck Science, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Colin Robins. Abstract
Osborne, Rose (2015) Behavioral and physiological adaptations to avoid desiccation, starvation, and lethally high temperatures during estivation in the land snail Helminthoglypta tudiculata. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract
Stroutsos, Mia (2015) Environmental education curricula in the Inland Empire: ethnographic accounts of innovative schooling. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Anthropology and Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Claudia Strauss. Abstract

2014:

Egelhoff, Rose (2014) Chemical weapons? The effect of allelochemicals from the invasive grass Vulpia myuros on fungal colonization of Artemisia californica. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Pellitier, Peter (2014) Fire and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Grass Invaded and Intact Coastal Sage Scrub. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Regus, John (2014) Effects of Mineral Nitrogen on Host Control in Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis. Ph.D., Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside. Advisor: Joel Sachs. Abstract | Dissertation
Staubus, Weston (2014) Comparison of ant communities in coastal sage scrub, non-native grassland, and adjacent suburban habitats in Los Angeles County: Conservation implications. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Wallace Meyer. Abstract
Von Schaumburg, Dana Marie (2014) A Study of Post-Fire Recovery in Invaded Coastal Sage Scrub at the Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Diane Thomson, Keck Science Department. Abstract | Thesis

2013:

Dorough, Lauren (2013) Patterns of activity and diversity of bats at the urban-wildland interface in southern California. Bachelor of Science, California State University Fullerton, Biological Science. Advisor: Paul Stapp. Abstract
Hanson, Karis (2013) [Title not available]. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Physics. Advisor: Scott Gould.
Kwok, Jonas (2013) [Title not available]. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson, Keck Science Department.
Miranda, Courtney Elizabeth (2013) Facilitative Interactions Among Native Perennial Shrubs and Native and Exotic Annuals in Recovering Coastal Sage Scrub. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract | Thesis
Wheeler, Megan (2013) Carbon Storage in Coastal Sage Scrub and Non-Native Grassland Habitats. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Wallace Meyer. Abstract

2012:

Armstrong, Rebecca (2012) The Bernard Field Station: An Unanswered Question. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Char Miller. Abstract
Baskir, Liza R. (2012) Protecting the Last Tree: Environmental Education in the United States, 1990-2012. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Brinda Sarathy. Abstract | Thesis
King, Rachel A. (2012) The Effects of Invasive Grasses on the Survival and Germination of Native Forbs. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract | Thesis
Levins, Stephanie (2012) Diel Migration Patterns of Daphnia in a Small Manmade Lake. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Pronto, Lindon N. (2012) Exploring German and American Modes of Pedagogical and Institutional Sustainability: Forging a Way into the Future. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Hans Rindisbacher. Abstract | Thesis

2011:

Fiastro, Anna (2011) Foraging decisions and social structure of the Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract

2010:

Baumler, Erin A. (2010) Habitat assessment of a newly established breeding pond for the population of Western toads, Anaxyrus boreas, at the Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Marion Preest. Abstract | Thesis
Briggs, Amy (2010) The Effects of Social Dynamics and Resources on the Distribution of Western Scrub-Jays. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Carter, Sally (2010) Harvester Ant Seed Preferences in a Disturbed Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Gleichmann, Nicole (2010) The Effects of Invasive Plant Litter on the Germination of Native Grasses in a California Grassland. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Higgins, Maya (2010) An Assessment of the Potential Success of Translocation as a Conservation Strategy for Western Toads (Anaxyrus boreas) at the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Marion Preest. Abstract | Thesis
Mantani, Kara (2010) An ecological survey of the displacement of Western Gray Squirrels (Sciurus griseus) by Eastern Fox Squirrels (Sciurus niger) in the Claremont, California area. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Norlen, Carl (2010) Twelve Arthropod Friends: Using Phenology to Approximate the Life History Strategies of Arthropods at the Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract
Rossman, Allison (2010) Shrub Vigor and Allelopathy as Determinants of Invasion Resistance in Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Woods, Sarah (2010) Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Beetle Biodiversity in Southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract

2009:

Cerny-Chipman, Elizabeth (2009) Assessing the Temporal and Depth Gradients in Concentrations of UV-Absorbing and Photoprotective Compounds in Zooplankton in pHake Lake in Southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract
Cerny-Chipman, Kathryn (2009) Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration: Can Allelopathy Be Used as a Method of Invasive Species Control? Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Cummings, Keala S. (2009) Rates of Seed Germination and Dormancy Predict Species Success in Invaded California Grasslands. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Hall, Kathleen (2009) Synergistic Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on the Behavior of Gambusia affinis (Western Mosquitofish). Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract
McGill, Jade (2009) The Effect of the Exotic Black Mustard Plant (Brassica nigra) on Arthropod Communities in a Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
McNew, Sabrina (2009) The Role of Visual and Social Cues on Foraging Decisions of the Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Noto, Akana (2009) Invasibility of Coastal Sage Scrub: The Impacts of Seed Predation, Allelopathy, and Shading on Success of an Invasive Species. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Schmid, Andreas K. (2009) A Mammalian Carnivore Survey of the Robert J. Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Schultz, Emily (2009) The Size-Grain Hypothesis: A Field Test of Wing Length Proportions of Beetles and a Study of Pogonomyrmex californicus Locomotion. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract

2008:

Donnelly, Kira (2008) The Efects of Population Size on the Genetic Structure of Phacelia distans (Hydrophyllaceae), a Common Native Plant. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Saftler, Shayni (2008) Is the Foraging Success of Sceloporus occidentalis Related to Seasonal Variation in Prey Availability and Locomotor Performance? Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Wu, Grace (2008) Mites (Acarina: Teneriffidae) push physiological limits: Water balance, thermal tolerance, and biomechanics. Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract

2007:

Goldstein, Julia (2007) Timing and Extent of Migration of Passerines. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College. Advisor: Nina Karnovsky. No abstract available.
Walker, Katelyn (2007) Phenotypic Plasticity of Coastal Sage Scrub and Nursery Herbs Under Varying Water Availability. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Whorton, Derek (2007) Phermones in harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex). Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College. Advisor: Thomas Poon. Abstract

2006:

Cusser, Sarah (2006) Effectiveness of the Pollinators of a Monoecious Plant. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Hashimoto, Emily (2006) The Effect of Biodiversity Upon Ecosystem Invasibility and Economic Valuation of Biodiversity. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Janes, Kelly A. (2006) The Effect of Herbivory on Native/Exotic Plant Competition. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
LaMon, Virginia (2006) Mapping the Landscape of Fear for the California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beechyi). Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Ng, Lina (2006) The Effects of Invasive Competition and Seed Limitation of the Restoration of Native California Forbs. Bachelor of Arts in Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Tittler, Ethan (2006) Habitat Edge Effects and Their Impacts on Physiological Stress in Edge-Dwelling Vertebrates. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract

2005:

Fairchild, Cassie (2005) Impact of Variation in Arthropod Prey Abundance on Habitat Use in the Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Lester, Adrienne (2005) The Impact of Edge Mediated Effects on Bee-Pollinated Salvia mellifera (Lamiaceae). Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: unknown. Abstract

2004:

DeKoster, Paige (2004) Potential Causes of Testosterone Increase in Male White-Crowned Sparrows. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Engel, Josh (2004) Conservation Genetics: Using Molecular Markers to Aid the Conservation of Biodiversity. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Richard Hazlett. Abstract
Mata, Tawny M. (2004) Malarial Transmission to the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis): The Effects of Ground Squirrel Burrow Density. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract

2003:

Asbury, Dee (2003) Use of Perch Height in Regard to Thermoregulation in Sceloporus occidentalis: Population Comparisons. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract

2002:

Christensen, Jesse H. (2002) Development of Anthropogenic and Agricultural Soil Systems: A case study of the Pomona College Farm & its surrounding environment. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Geology. Advisor: Sian Davies-Vollum. Abstract
Covington, Sarah (2002) The Effects of Sugar on the Foraging Activity of the Invasive Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile). Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Cheryl Baudini. Abstract
Levin, Noah M. (2002) Investigating the Malarial Parasite, Plasmodium mexicanum, in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, at the Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Ogle, Margaret (2002) Application of Island Biogeographic Principles: A Comparison of Insect and Avian Diversity between Oak Patches. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Perfors, Tracy (2002) Edge Effects in the Plant Community of a Coastal Sage Scrub Fragment in LA County, CA, USA. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Catherine McFadden. Abstract
Renden, Andrea (2002) Microhabitat Preferences of Uta stansburiana (Side-Blotched Lizard): Implications for Microhabitat Enhancement of a Sagescrub Community. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract

2001:

Bala, Yamini (2001) Where Have All The Voices Gone? A case study in marginalization politics at the Robert J. Bernard Field Station of the Claremont Colleges. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College. Advisor: Rick Worthington. Abstract | Thesis
Bingham, Kevin (2001) Weed Tales: An Exploration of a Small Piece of Land in Claremont, CA. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Rick Worthington. Abstract
Glueck, Lara A. (2001) Documentary: Contested Land: The Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Media Studies and Biology. Advisor: Jesse Lerner. Abstract | Thesis

2000:

Gural, Jeanne M. (2000) Introduction to Ecological Communities of the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Donald McFarlane. Abstract
Vezino, Sean (2000) The Recolonization of Previously Developed Land by the Coastal Sage Ecosystem. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Donald McFarlane. Abstract

1999:

Carrillo, Angie (1999) Allozyme Variation within Coastal Sage Scrub Populations at the Bernard Biological Field Station Assayed by Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Susan Schenk. Abstract
Vajda, Nicole Ann (1999) The relationship of Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorous) Group Size to the Abundance and Distribution of spatially Heterogeneous Habitat Features. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Zee, Jennifer V. (1999) The Effect of Female Chemosignals on Male Testosterone Levels in Peromyscus maniculatus and P. californicus. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract

1998:

Fay, Michelle (1998) The Effects of Trapping and Handling Stress on Measured Hormone Levels in Free-Living Rodents. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract
Perkins, Marc C. (1998) Lizard Energy Budgets: A Synthesis of Field Temperature Measurements with Digestion Data in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Jensen, Rachel L. (1998) Study of the Argentine Ant’s Ability to Invade Coastal Sage Scrub from Permanent Sources of Water. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Pearson, Senanu (1998) Genetic Effects of Isolation and Fragmentation on Pacific Kangaroo Rats (Dipdomys agilis), in Claremont, California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Wicklund, Carrie A. (1998) Effects of Temperature and Moisture on the Germination, Growth, and Interference of Bromus rubens L. and Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmelin. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Travis Columbus. Abstract

1997:

Conneely, David M. (1997) The Effect of Competition and Defoliation on Resource Allocation and Survivorship in the Annual Species, Brassica nigra. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Holland, Scott (1997) Effects of Chaoborus Predation on the Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Daphnia in pHake Lake. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Catherine McFadden. Abstract
Rightmyer, Molly (1997) Phenotypic Variability of Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus (Curcubitaceae) at the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Susan Schenk. Abstract
Sueda, Karen L. C. (1997) The Effect of Testosterone in Wintering White-Crowned Sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrus gambelii, and Their Effect on Conspecific Aggression. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Sutor, Julie (1997) Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis in the Presence of the Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta lindahli. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Catherine McFadden. Abstract
Vajda, Alan (1997) The Effects of Capture and Handling Stress upon Plasma Concentrations of Coricosterone and Testosterone in Free-living Rodents. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract

1995:

Chan, Yvonne (1995) A Comparison of the Bird Species Diversity, Avian Community Structure and Species Distributions in Fragments of Coastal Sage Scrub. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: William Wirtz. Abstract
Kenyon, Julia (1995) Relationships Between Activity and Sex, Age, Size, and Coloration in the Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
LeMaster, Robin E. (1995) Preferential Foraging Behavior: Do Birds Prefer Foods with Vitamins? Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Spagna, Joseph C. (1995) Adaptivity of Banding Patterns in the California Mountain Kingsnake, Lampropeltis zonata. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract

1992:

Capell, Warren (1992) Colony-Level Optimal Foraging in the Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus: Does Recruitment Behavior Have an Associated Cost? Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Paulette Bierzychudek. Abstract
Julian, Glennis E. (1992) An Examination of an Ant-Aphid Relationship: Do Aphids Benefit? Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Paulette Bierzychudek. Abstract

1991:

Burr, Susan (1991) Fluctuations in the Zooplankton Community of pHake Lake Over a Three Month Period. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Larry Oglesby. Abstract

1989:

Thompson-Mabry, Melissa (1989) The Dynamics of Bewick’s Wren Nesting. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: unknown. Abstract

1987:

Winterer, Juliette (1987) Host-specificity of the Parasitic Plant, Dodder (Cuscuta californica), in the Coastal Sage Scrub Plant Community. Advisor: Paulette Bierzychudek. Abstract

1986:

Banschbach, Valerie (1986) Bird Use of Lakes in the Claremont-Upland Area. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Larry Oglesby. Abstract | Thesis

1984:

Smith, Rosemary J. (1984) Optimal Foraging and Prey Selection by Barn Owls (Tyto alba pratincola). Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: William Wirtz, Diane Wiernasz. No abstract available.

1982:

Rowland, Shelley A. (1982) Suburban Zoology of the North American Opossum Didelphis marsupialis virginiana. Bachelor of Arts, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract

1981:

Cottrell, David (1981) Nitrogen and Phosphorous as Limiting Factors for the Growth of Bernard Field Station Lake Phytoplankton Species in Continuous Culture. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Zoology. Advisor: Larry Oglesby. Abstract
Spencer, Roger W. II (1981) A Study of Zooplankton Populations in Relation to Microhabitat Differences in the Bernard Field Station Lake. Bachelor of Science, Pomona College. Advisor: Larry Oglesby. Abstract

1979:

Weatherwax, Caroline M. (1979) A Study of the Contamination of the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station by Heavy Metal Particulates. Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry. Advisor: unknown. Abstract
Goeldner, Jo L. (1979) The Effect of Enrichment on Phytoplankton Communities Within Bernard Field Station Lake. Bachelor of Arts, Biology. Advisor: unknown. Abstract

1978:

Douglas, Randy (1978) The Open Spaces in Claremont. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont Men’s College. Advisor: Robert Feldmuth. Abstract