Marine Science Center Master Degree Theses And Ph D. Dissertations

NAME	DEGREE	YEAR	TITLE
Abate, Maria	Ph. D	1998	Coral Reef Herbivores Modify the Quality and Use of Habitat for a Carnivorous Sex-Changing Fish via Direct and Indirect Pathways.
Andres, Nina G.	MS	1995	Molecular phylogeny of the phylum cnidaria
Argon, Kermit:	MS	1988	The Seasonal and Intertidal Distribution Patterns of Harpacticoid Copepods in a Coarse Sediment Beach.
Beckmann, Nike S.:	MS	1989	Comparative Study of Phagocytosis in Diseased and Normal Hemocytes of the Bivalve Mollusc Mya arenaria
Bell, Elizabeth:	MS	1986	An investigation into the chemical ecology of intertidal brown algae of New England.
Bird, Dennis J.:	MS	1981	The Anatomy and Functional Morphology of the Reproductive System Unela nahantensus (Opisthobranchia: Acochlodiacea).
Blanchard, Wallace Wendell:	MS	1968	Larval trematodes of the Nahant, Massachusetts area with observations on the histology of Cercaria purpurae Lebour, 1907.
Bratton, Bradford O.:	MS	1980	Electric Organ Discharge Patterns in Raja erinacea and their Relation to Behavior.
Breitbarth, Eike	MS	2000	Oxygen dynamics in turf algae canopies on coral reefs
Briggs, LeBaron Russell, 4^th	PH.D.	1983	Effects of Environmental Levels of Cadmium Upon Ionic and Volume Regulation in Mussels, Mytilus edulis, Acclimated to Laboratory Conditions.
Briscoe, C. Shannon	MS	1988	Omnivory in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Bruckner, Andrew:	MS	1988	The Pericardial Complex of the Bivalve Astarte (Heterodonta: Astartidae); Evolutionary Implications and their Function in Excretion
Buchanan, JoAnn:	MS	1983	The Ultra Structure of the Eye of the Nudibranch Mollusk, Hermissenda crassicarnis.
Burn, Peter Ridings:	MS	1973	Studies on the Biology of Dinophilus gardineri Moore (1899).
Chan, Shek Chen:	MS	1970	The biology of Ctenodrilus serratus(Schmidt,1857).
Chao, Labbish N.:	MS	1972	A study of the digestive system and feeding habits of a stomachless fish, Tautagolabrus adspersus (Labridae).
Chen, Wen-Tien:	MS	1974	The Reproductive Biology, Development, and Speciation in the Genus Halisarca Dujardin 1838 (Porifera) in Nahant.
Claes, Michael	Ph. D	1996	Functional Morphology Of The White Bodies Of The Cuttlefish : Sepia Officinalis : An Experimental Approach.
Clark, Paul T.:	MS	1976	Ultrastructure of and effects of Alkalia Metal Cations on Gills of the Freshwater Gammarid Grammus fasciatus.
Cornell-Bell, Ann:	MS	1980	Isolation and Separation of Cells from the Digestive Gland Epithelium of Busycon canaliculatum.
Currie, Scott N.:	MS	1983	Recovery from Spinal Cord Transection in Larval and Adult Lampreys (Petromyzon marinus).
Dean, Harlan K.:	MS	1976	A description of two new interstitial turbellaria: Cystiplana rubra n.sp. and Crassicollum musculare n.gen.,n.sp.
DerHovanesian, John:	PH.D.	1981	The Role of Saxitoxin in the Biology of Gonyaulax tamarensis.
Doe, David Alvah:	MS	1973	Two New Species of Kalyptorhynch Turbellaria (Genus Proschizorhynchus) from the Coast of Massachusetts.
Drolet, Lawrence L.:	MS	1982	The seasonal variation in the biochemical content of the bay scallop Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck).
Dumas, Jeanette:	MS	1990	The importance of gulls as predators in a rocky intertidal community with special attention to predation on crabs.
Durante, Kathleen M.:	MS	1989	Reproductive ecology and larval behavior of three north temperate ascidians.
Eaholtz, Galen:	MS	1986	Recovery of Locomotion Following Spinal Cord Transection in the Larval Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus: A Functional Determination.
Eckelbarger, Kevin J.:	PH.D.	1973	The reproductive biology and development of the Terebellid Polychaete, Nicolea zostericola (Oersted: Grube,1860) and the origin and role of coelomic cells in oogenesis.
Essigmann, Ellen M.:	MS	1974	A light and electron microscope study of the eye of Dendronotus frondusos (Ascanius).
Eyster, Linda S.:	PH.D.	1984	Initial Shell Formation During Molluscan Embroygenesis with Emphasis on the Role of the Shell Field Invagination.
Fallon, William J.:	MS	1984	Morphology of the Tegumental Epithelium of Graffila buccinicola.
Feldman, Shelley L.:	MS	1976	Validation of the species of soft coral Alcyonium siderium: description and reproductive biology.
Ferraris, Joan Denise	PH.D.	1977	Histological study ofthe secretory structures in the nemerteans Procephalothrix spiralis, Lineus socialis and Amphiporus lactifloreus subjected to stress.
Fiorentino, John Frank	MS	1995	The foraging ecology of the waved whelk Buccinum undatum: Interactions with aggregating Asterias vulgaris
Fowle, William H	MS	1982	The feeding biology and gut ultrastructure of the carnivorous marine nematode Enoplus communis.
Freeman, Aaren	MS	1999	Grazing Pressure Intorduced and Endemic Subspecies of Codium fragile
Gagne, Gerard David:	MS	1974	Dolichodasys elongatus, n.g., n.sp., a new Macrodasyid Gastrotrich from Massachusetts.
Genovese, Salvatore J.	PH.D.	1996	Regional and temporal variation in the ecology of an encrusting bryozoan in the Gulf of Maine
Graham, Krista Rohrbacher.	MS	1992	Distribution of Larvae Near Vertical Subtidal Rock Surfaces.
Green, John Edward	MS	1983	Factors Controlling the Vertical Zonation of Two Intertidal Seaweeds: Chondrus crispus Stackhouse and Gigartina stellata (Stackhouse) Batters.
Haas, Linda	MS	1982	Seasonal Distribution and Abundance of Harpacticoid Copepods in a Sheltered Intertidal Sandflat.
Gross, Verena Annagret	MS	1994	Biological and oceanographic factors controlling the nuisance algal bloom of free-living Pilayella littoralis in Nahant Bay, Massachusetts
Helmuth, Brian:	MS	1991	Feeding in Flow: the Influence of Colony Morphology and Orientation to Flow on Particle Capture by the Scleractinian Coral Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus).
Henderson, Judith:	MS	1980	An Ultrastructural Study of Regeneration in Notocaryoplanella glandulosa Ax (Turbellaria, Proseriata).
Hosmer-West, Hillary:	PH.D.	1979	Chloroplast Symbiosis and Development of the Ascoglossan Opisthobranch Elysia chlorotica.
Hughes, Roy L., Jr	PH.D.	1975	Functional morphology and ultrastructure of the buccal mass in Coryphella salmonacea.
Jordan, Sarah J.	MS	1993	Recruitment of reticulospinal neurons during locomotor command center stimulation in the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Juhasz, Jill	MS	2000	Burial depth response of the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria, to feeding and non-feeding predators, Cancer irroratus and Carcinus maenas, and to injured conspecifics.
Kaeberlein, Tammi	Ph. D	2002	Opening the microbial chamber of secrets: cultivating the “uncultivables”
Kaufman, Dean Michael.:	MS	1988	Behavioral Analysis of the Recovery of Function of the Swimming Command System in the Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus.
Kuzirian, Alan Mitchell:	MS	1973	The Anatomy and Functional Morphology of the Reproductive Systems of Three Coryphellid Nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia).
Lavoie, Diane	MS	1998	The potential for intracoastal transfer of nonindigenous species in the ballast water of ships.
Leichter, James J	MS	1992	Subtidal suspension feeders in the gulf of Maine: relation of water flow to distributions, abundance, and growth rates within and between rock walls
Lee, Karen T	Ph. D	1994	Interactions Between The Feeding And Stomatogastric Motor Programs In The American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Levesque, Thomas H.	MS	1976	The origin, function and fine structure of the Cnidosac in several Nudibranch Molluscs
Lewbart, Gregory A.:	MS	1985	Investigations on the Nuchal Organs of Parapionosyllis manca (Treadwell, 1931).
Loher, Tim	MS	1992	Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) predation in the shallow rocky subtidal: effects on juvenile barnacles and mussels
Maliakal, Sanjiv	MS	1998	The production of halogenated monoterpenes in cultures of the red marine alga Ochtodes secundiramea.
Margolin, Lee:	Ph.D	1989	Behavioral and Electro-physiological Analysis of Recovery from Spinal Cord Transection in Adult Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon
McLaughlin, Mark	MS	1998	Predation on juvenile green sea urchins (Stronogylocentrotus droebachiensis) in the Gulf of Maine.
McNally, Leonard Francis:	MS	1978	Aspects of regeneration and control of sexual development in Notocaryoplanella glandulosa Ax(Turbellaria, Proseriata)
Meyhofer, Edgar:	MS	1986	Functional Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Pericardial Gland of Bivalve Molluscs.
Miguel, Antonio Horacio:	MS	1973	The application of anodic stripping voltammetre in problems of chemical oceanography.
Miles, Julia: T	PH.D.	1991	he ecology and physiology of inducable agonistic structures in two species of anthozoa
Moore, Carol A.:	PH.D.	1981	Cytological and Physiological Aspects of the Hemocytes of Mercenaria mercenaria.
Norenburg, Jon L.:	PH.D.	1982	Comparative Histology and Ultrastructure of the Nemertine Integument
Offenhauer, Martin B.:	MS	1977	A factor analytic study of fish distribution patterns on the New England Continental shelf.
Osborne, Carolyn M.:	PH.D.	1977	Ecology of shell color polyphenism in Thais lapillus.
Palermo, Philip Joseph:	PH.D.	1971	An amperometric method of determination of dissolved oxygen in seawater.
Palmer, Robert E.:	MS	1976	The structure and function of the organs of digestion in Arctica islandica (Eulamellibranchia: Arcticidae).
Paull, Katherine M..	Ph. D	1998	The effect of encrusting algae on settlement and recruitment of sessile invertebrates on subtidal rock walls.
Papadoyianis, Ernest.:	MS	1988	Trace-metal Accumulation and Distribution in the Deep-Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus.
Pollock, Allan L.:	PH.D.	1972	Cytology of the Cydippid Larva of Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora).
Prezant, Robert S.:	MS	1977	The Biology of Lyonsiahyalina Conrad with Emphasis on the Radial Mantle Glands.
Reeves, Craig Thomas:	MS	1973	Studies on the Tanaid Leptochelia rapax Harger1879.
Roberts. Katherine	MS	2002	Heavy metal uptake in the marine macroalga Porphyra.
Robinson, William E	PH.D.	1981	Digestive Processes in Mercenaria mercenaria
Savina, Laura A.	MS	1992	Recovery of the scleractinian coral Montastrea annularis from bleaching induced with high temperature and ligh
Schlichting, Lars	MS	2000	Adaptations of the American lobster (Homarus americanus) to different laminar flow conditions.
Seiler, Gregory R.:	MS	1986	Morphological and Ultrastructural Investigations of the Kidney and Hemocytes of the Bivalve Mollusc, Mya arenaria L., with Observations on Organisms Collected from a Polluted Site.
Shellenbarger, Gregory G.	MS	1994	Defenses of Gulf of Maine sponges: implications for predation and population structure
Shield, Carolyn J.	MS	1990	Predation by the Sea Star Henricia sanguinolenta (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) with Special Attention to its Effect on Sponges.
Spina, Steve:	MS	1988	Food Habits of Three Species of Benthic Fishes in Nahant Bay and Adjacent Areas
Spracklin, Barry William:	MS	1975	Aspects of the Biology of Rhizogeton fusiformis Agassiz, 1862 (Hydrozoa: Clavidae).
Spurr, Sandra Jane:	MS	1978	The Biology of Paromalostomum coronum n.sp.
Stenner, Tracy:	MS	1985	Amphipod Distribution and Ecology of Selected Tide Pools of East Point, Nahant.
Sullivan, Patricia A.:	MS	1985	Subcellular Fractionation and Analysis of Metal Distribution within the Kidney of Mercenaria mercenaria (L.).
Swain, Gary P.:	PH.D.	1989	CMS Regeneration and Behavioral Recovery Following Spinal Cord Transection in the Sea Lamprey
Terrell, Charles Richard:	MS	1968	The relationship of the adventitious layers of the operculum to the shell size in the gastropod, Thais lapillus (Linne).
Tomkiewicz, Warren Charles:	MS	1972	The Taxonomy, Morphology and Natural History of Procerodes littoralis and Foviella affinis (Maricola: Tricladida: Turbellaria) with a Note on the Occurrence of Uteriporus vulgaris Along the Northeastern Coast of North America.
Toner, Richard Charles:	PH.D.	1973	Food Preference and Feeding of the Bay Scallop, Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819).
Traverse, Richard J.:	MS	1976	Changes in Ctenidial Morphology and Function Resulting from the Exposure of Arctica islandica (L.) to Sea Water Containing Hydrogen Sulfide.
Updike, Douglas:	MS	1991	Population and Reproductive Biology of the Temperate Octocoral: Gersemia rubiformis.
Watson, Katherine	MS	2000	Biomonitoring of an aquacultured, non-indigenous, red alga, Porphryra yezoensis, in Eastport, Maine
Waite, Thomas Dee:	PH.D.	1972	Ulva lactuca as a model for nutrient enrichment of benthic macrophytes.
West, David Lloyd:	PH.D.	1976	The reproductive biology of Colus stimpsoni (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae) with special reference to nutritive egg formation
Witting, Jan.	Ph. D	1999	Zooplankton capture and coral growth : the role of heterotrophy in Caribbean reef corals.
Yatchmenoff, Barton J.:	PH.D.	1980	The Structure of the Osphradium in the Archeogastropoda; Comparative Osphradial Morphology in the Prosobranchia. Vol. 1 & 2.
Zardus, John D..	Ph. D	1998	The larval development and autecology of the protobranch bivalve Acila castrensis.
Zhong, Yang	MS	1995	Development of protoplast fusion techniques in chondrus crispus