Spring 2004

Ecology Project Synopses

 

Sabari Girard & Tiel Keltner

Optimal foraging of tubeworms in the face of simulated predation by kelp crabs

 

Ryan Coon & Andrew Johnson

Soil macroinvertebrate diversity in restored vs. unrestored Puget Park sites

 

Debbie Farley & Ashley Robertson

Tobacco hornworm diet choice. Do caterpillars choose to eat the diet they grow best on?

 

Jennifer Van Atta and Tatyana Guskova

Competition among shore crabs for hiding space under rocks: do size or gender affect competitive ability?

 

Maya Anderson & Rylan Edwards

Feeding choice preference among marine herbivores and algae.

 

Alissa Morino

How important are visual cues in mate choice? An experiment with guppies

 

Jessica Wilkerson & Tyler Niemack

Do gulls forage optimally? A test with french fries

 

Helen Smelko and Will Baur

Does mycorrhizal inoculation alter the competitive interactions?

 

Melissa Wolfe

Effects of soil pH on the root initiation and growth of English ivy

 

Jeff Holdener

Does shape affect the ability of mussels to withstand foraging? A comparison of two species and their apparent hybrid