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Student Researchers
       
Thomas Donahue
St. John's College, MD
Click to Enlarge Hannah Reses
University of Michigan, MI
       
Maureen Duffy
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, NJ
Click to Enlarge Jennifer Savaro
Coastal Carolina University, SC
       
Lisa Griffith
Kutztown University, PA
Click to Enlarge Sarah Scheffer
American University, DC
       
Matthew Jargowsky
University of Maine, ME
Click to Enlarge Stephanie Wolfe
Stony Brook University, NY
       
Click to Enlarge Amelia Jordan
Franklin & Marshall College, PA
Click to Enlarge Natalie Young
Rowan University, NJ
       
2010  Research Seminar

Student Researchers are required to present their project results at the Wetlands Institute’s research seminar at the end of the internship program.  Here is a list of the student presentations given on August 3, 2011.  

Variations in scute anomalies among three diamondback terrapin populations
Stephanie Wolfe, Stony Brook University, NY

Comparison of scute anomalies between headstarters and natural populations of northern diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)
- Jen Savaro, Coastal Carolina University, SC

‘Kinis, binos, & birds: a behavioral study of piping plover chicks in relation to fledging success
Amy Jordan, Franklin & Marshall College, PA, and Sarah Scheffer, American University, D.C.

Skeletochronology studies of northern diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) Maureen Duffy, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, NJ

Day versus night terrapin roadkills and hatching success
Lisa Griffith, Kutztown University, PA

Factors influencing body temperature and incubation success of eggs from roadkilled northern diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)
- Natalie Young, Rowan University, NJ

Food habits of nesting bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in New Jersey
Matthew Jargowsky, University of Maine, ME

Crooked Creek biodiversity study: examining the salt water to fresh water gradient in a tidal creek on the Atlantic coast of the Cape May Peninsula
Thomas Donahue, St. John’s College, MD

The effectiveness of terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) barrier fences along the Atlantic coast of southern New Jersey
Hannah Reses, University of Michigan, MI

Student presentations at 2010 scientific meetings:
Rena Samadorov (2009 student researcher): March 2010. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society meeting, Atlantic City, NJ. Samodurov, Cathrena, M. Krachey, RC Wood. “The Influence of Air Temperature, Precipitation, and Tide on Nesting Activity of Northern Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin).”

Brittany McGee (2010 student researcher): July 2010. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Providence, RI. Wood, R.C., P. Baker, R. Herlands, J. Rokita, B. McGee. “A Unique Long-Term Headstarting Program for the Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in Southern New Jersey, USA.”

Chittaranjan Baruah (2010 Asian Scholar): August 2010. 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, Orlando, Florida. Chittaranjan Baruah, Shailendra Singh, and D.K. Sharma. “Endangered Freshwater Turtle Conservation Efforts in Northeast India: Achievements and Challenges.”

Chittaranjan Baruah (2010 Asian Scholar): August 2010. 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, Orlando, Florida. Chittaranjan Baruah. “Conservation Research Training on Turtles and Tortoises: An Asian Scholar's Experience in the USA.”

Brittany McGee (2010 student researcher): November 2010. 5th National Symposium on the Ecology, Status, and Conservation of Diamondback Terrapins. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin, LA. McGee, Brittany. “Preliminary Results of a Headstarting Project for Northern Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in Southern New Jersey.”

Ceili Bachman (2010 student researcher) and Dave Kays (2010 research assistant): November 2010. 5th National Symposium on the Ecology, Status, and Conservation of Diamondback Terrapins. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin, LA. Bachman, C. and D. Kays. “Comparative Analysis of Malaclemys terrapin terrapin diet at two different sites in New Jersey.”




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