• THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIVER OTTER ON AQUATIC CONSERVATION IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM: A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATING CONSERVATION FLAGSHIPS 

  Pearce, Kelly J (2019)

  Large scale habitat loss, unprecedented rates of species extinction, and other biodiversity issues have prompted wildlife conservationists to increasingly apply the “flagship” species concept to guide conservation decision ...

• Sediment connectivity between the lower Susquehanna River and upper Chesapeake Bay 

  Russ, Emily (2019)

  Excess fine sediment is one of the main pollutants contributing to water quality degradation in the upper Chesapeake Bay. Recent management efforts have focused on reducing sediment inputs within the Bay watershed to achieve ...

• GENOMIC AND REPRODUCTIVE CONSEQUENCES OF SELF-FERTILITY IN CAENORHABDITIS NEMATODES 

  Yin, Da (2019)

  The evolution of a new reproductive strategy is expected to be reflected in an organism's genome and impact mating-related traits. Several species of Caenorhabditis nematodes have evolved the ability to self-fertilize from ...

• EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT CAPITAL SOURCES ON MARYLAND OYSTER AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS 

  Parker, Matthew Denson (2019)

  Aquaculture production of oysters has occurred in the state of Maryland since the 1890s, with limited success due to restrictive regulations and opposition from the commercial wild industry. After revision of the aquaculture ...

• MORTALITY AND REOVIRUS INFECTION IN SOFT-SHELL BLUE CRAB (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) AQUACULTURE 

  Spitznagel, Matthew Isaac (2019)

  Soft-shell blue crab production the United States is an undervalued aquaculture practice experiencing high crab mortality rates from a series of stressors, including disease. The impact of one disease, the reovirus CsRV1, ...

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