Oral Presentations

            Bacterial flora of snapping (Chelydra serpentina) and painted (Chrysemys picta) turtles in agricultural ponds in south-central Iowa.

Kate Brandt and April Reineke

            Sponsors: Amy Doling and Jeff Parmelee

                Research Support: J.K. Moody Research Scholarship

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The arsenic cycle and the maturation of ecosystems.

Adam  Finken and Dan Stark

            Sponsor: Steve Emerman

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Ecology of timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in Madison County, Iowa.

Seth Williams

Sponsor: Jeff Parmelee

Research Support: Iowa Science Foundation

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Phenotypic expression of dal in zebrafish.

Anita Zahs

            Sponsor: Rob Cornell at the University of Iowa

l Poster Presentations: 5:10 - 5:30 p.m. l

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Microsurgery and immunohistochemical analysis of Xenopus laevis embryos.

Sarah Moss, Lindsay Saunders, and Jocinda Willer

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Effects of LiCl on Xenopus laevis embryos.

Vince Klopfenstein, Rachael Terry, and Brannon Wright

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Chick-Duck chimeras.

Angie Monthei, Kate Oltrogge, and Elizabeth Pelzer

Sponsor: Jackie Brittingham

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The use of a rotary tumbler to simulate the formation of the Chariton Conglomerate.         

Kristine Robson and Adam  Finken

Sponsor: Steve Emerman

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