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Bernard Field Station Theses

Please note this list is not complete. Some titles, especially from earlier years of the BFS, are missing.

2012:

Armstrong, Rebecca (2012) The Bernard Field Station: An Unanswered Question. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Char Miller. Abstract
Baskir, Liza R. (2012) Protecting the Last Tree: Environmental Education in the United States, 1990-2012. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Brinda Sarathy. Abstract | Thesis
King, Rachel A. (2012) The Effects of Invasive Grasses on the Survival and Germination of Native Forbs. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract | Thesis
Levins, Stephanie (2012) Diel Migration Patterns of Daphnia in a Small Manmade Lake. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Pronto, Lindon N. (2012) Exploring German and American Modes of Pedagogical and Institutional Sustainability: Forging a Way into the Future. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Hans Rindisbacher. Abstract | Thesis

2011:

Fiastro, Anna (2011) Foraging decisions and social structure of the Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract

2010:

Baumler, Erin A. (2010) Habitat assessment of a newly established breeding pond for the population of Western toads, Anaxyrus boreas, at the Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Marion Preest. Abstract | Thesis
Briggs, Amy (2010) The Effects of Social Dynamics and Resources on the Distribution of Western Scrub-Jays. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Carter, Sally (2010) Harvester Ant Seed Preferences in a Disturbed Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Gleichmann, Nicole (2010) The Effects of Invasive Plant Litter on the Germination of Native Grasses in a California Grassland. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Higgins, Maya (2010) An Assessment of the Potential Success of Translocation as a Conservation Strategy for Western Toads (Anaxyrus boreas) at the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Marion Preest. Abstract | Thesis
Mantani, Kara (2010) An ecological survey of the displacement of Western Gray Squirrels (Sciurus griseus) by Eastern Fox Squirrels (Sciurus niger) in the Claremont, California area. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Norlen, Carl (2010) Twelve Arthropod Friends: Using Phenology to Approximate the Life History Strategies of Arthropods at the Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract
Rossman, Allison (2010) Shrub Vigor and Allelopathy as Determinants of Invasion Resistance in Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Woods, Sarah (2010) Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Beetle Biodiversity in Southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract

2009:

Cerny-Chipman, Elizabeth (2009) Assessing the Temporal and Depth Gradients in Concentrations of UV-Absorbing and Photoprotective Compounds in Zooplankton in pHake Lake in Southern California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract
Cerny-Chipman, Kathryn (2009) Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration: Can Allelopathy Be Used as a Method of Invasive Species Control? Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Analysis. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Cummings, Keala S. (2009) Rates of Seed Germination and Dormancy Predict Species Success in Invaded California Grasslands. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Hall, Kathleen (2009) Synergistic Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on the Behavior of Gambusia affinis (Western Mosquitofish). Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract
McGill, Jade (2009) The Effect of the Exotic Black Mustard Plant (Brassica nigra) on Arthropod Communities in a Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
McNew, Sabrina (2009) The Role of Visual and Social Cues on Foraging Decisions of the Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Noto, Akana (2009) Invasibility of Coastal Sage Scrub: The Impacts of Seed Predation, Allelopathy, and Shading on Success of an Invasive Species. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Schmid, Andreas K. (2009) A Mammalian Carnivore Survey of the Robert J. Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Schultz, Emily (2009) The Size-Grain Hypothesis: A Field Test of Wing Length Proportions of Beetles and a Study of Pogonomyrmex californicus Locomotion. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Organismal Biology and Ecology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract

2008:

Donnelly, Kira (2008) The Efects of Population Size on the Genetic Structure of Phacelia distans (Hydrophyllaceae), a Common Native Plant. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Saftler, Shayni (2008) Is the Foraging Success of Sceloporus occidentalis Related to Seasonal Variation in Prey Availability and Locomotor Performance? Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Wu, Grace (2008) Mites (Acarina: Teneriffidae) push physiological limits: Water balance, thermal tolerance, and biomechanics. Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Jonathan Wright. Abstract

2007:

Goldstein, Julia (2007) Timing and Extent of Migration of Passerines. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College. Advisor: Nina Karnovsky. Abstract
Walker, Katelyn (2007) Phenotypic Plasticity of Coastal Sage Scrub and Nursery Herbs Under Varying Water Availability. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Whorton, Derek (2007) Phermones in harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex). Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College. Advisor: Thomas Poon. Abstract

2006:

Cusser, Sarah (2006) Effectiveness of the Pollinators of a Monoecious Plant. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Hashimoto, Emily (2006) The Effect of Biodiversity Upon Ecosystem Invasibility and Economic Valuation of Biodiversity. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Janes, Kelly A. (2006) The Effect of Herbivory on Native/Exotic Plant Competition. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
LaMon, Virginia (2006) Mapping the Landscape of Fear for the California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beechyi). Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Diane Thomson. Abstract
Tittler, Ethan (2006) Habitat Edge Effects and Their Impacts on Physiological Stress in Edge-Dwelling Vertebrates. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract

2005:

Fairchild, Cassie (2005) Impact of Variation in Arthropod Prey Abundance on Habitat Use in the Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Lester, Adrienne (2005) The Impact of Edge Mediated Effects on Bee-Pollinated Salvia mellifera (Lamiaceae). Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: unknown. Abstract

2004:

DeKoster, Paige (2004) Potential Causes of Testosterone Increase in Male White-Crowned Sparrows. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Engel, Josh (2004) Conservation Genetics: Using Molecular Markers to Aid the Conservation of Biodiversity. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Richard Hazlett. Abstract
Mata, Tawny M. (2004) Malarial Transmission to the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis): The Effects of Ground Squirrel Burrow Density. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract

2003:

Asbury, Dee (2003) Use of Perch Height in Regard to Thermoregulation in Sceloporus occidentalis: Population Comparisons. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract

2002:

Christensen, Jesse H. (2002) Development of Anthropogenic and Agricultural Soil Systems: A case study of the Pomona College Farm & its surrounding environment. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Geology. Advisor: Sian Davies-Vollum. Abstract
Levin, Noah M. (2002) Investigating the Malarial Parasite, Plasmodium mexicanum, in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, at the Bernard Field Station. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Ogle, Margaret (2002) Application of Island Biogeographic Principles: A Comparison of Insect and Avian Diversity between Oak Patches. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Perfors, Tracy (2002) Edge Effects in the Plant Community of a Coastal Sage Scrub Fragment in LA County, CA, USA. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Catherine McFadden. Abstract
Renden, Andrea (2002) Microhabitat Preferences of Uta stansburiana (Side-Blotched Lizard): Implications for Microhabitat Enhancement of a Sagescrub Community. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract

2001:

Bala, Yamini (2001) Where Have All The Voices Gone? A case study in marginalization politics at the Robert J. Bernard Field Station of the Claremont Colleges. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College. Advisor: Rick Worthington. Abstract | Thesis
Bingham, Kevin (2001) Weed Tales: An Exploration of a Small Piece of Land in Claremont, CA. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Environmental Science. Advisor: Rick Worthington. Abstract
Glueck, Lara A. (2001) Documentary: Contested Land: The Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Media Studies and Biology. Advisor: Jesse Lerner. Abstract | Thesis

2000:

Gural, Jeanne M. (2000) Introduction to Ecological Communities of the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Donald McFarlane. Abstract
Vezino, Sean (2000) The Recolonization of Previously Developed Land by the Coastal Sage Ecosystem. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Donald McFarlane. Abstract

1999:

Carrillo, Angie (1999) Allozyme Variation within Coastal Sage Scrub Populations at the Bernard Biological Field Station Assayed by Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Susan Schenk. Abstract
Vajda, Nicole Ann (1999) The relationship of Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorous) Group Size to the Abundance and Distribution of spatially Heterogeneous Habitat Features. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Zee, Jennifer V. (1999) The Effect of Female Chemosignals on Male Testosterone Levels in Peromyscus maniculatus and P. californicus. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract

1998:

Fay, Michelle (1998) The Effects of Trapping and Handling Stress on Measured Hormone Levels in Free-Living Rodents. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract
Perkins, Marc C. (1998) Lizard Energy Budgets: A Synthesis of Field Temperature Measurements with Digestion Data in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
Jensen, Rachel L. (1998) Study of the Argentine Ant’s Ability to Invade Coastal Sage Scrub from Permanent Sources of Water. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont McKenna College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Pearson, Senanu (1998) Genetic Effects of Isolation and Fragmentation on Pacific Kangaroo Rats (Dipdomys agilis), in Claremont, California. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Wicklund, Carrie A. (1998) Effects of Temperature and Moisture on the Germination, Growth, and Interference of Bromus rubens L. and Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmelin. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Travis Columbus. Abstract

1997:

Conneely, David M. (1997) The Effect of Competition and Defoliation on Resource Allocation and Survivorship in the Annual Species, Brassica nigra. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Frances Hanzawa. Abstract
Holland, Scott (1997) Effects of Chaoborus Predation on the Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Daphnia in pHake Lake. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Catherine McFadden. Abstract
Rightmyer, Molly (1997) Phenotypic Variability of Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus (Curcubitaceae) at the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: Susan Schenk. Abstract
Sueda, Karen L. C. (1997) The Effect of Testosterone in Wintering White-Crowned Sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrus gambelii, and Their Effect on Conspecific Aggression. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Rachel Levin. Abstract
Sutor, Julie (1997) Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis in the Presence of the Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta lindahli. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Catherine McFadden. Abstract
Vajda, Alan (1997) The Effects of Capture and Handling Stress upon Plasma Concentrations of Coricosterone and Testosterone in Free-living Rodents. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Gene Fowler. Abstract

1995:

Chan, Yvonne (1995) A Comparison of the Bird Species Diversity, Avian Community Structure and Species Distributions in Fragments of Coastal Sage Scrub. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: William Wirtz. Abstract
Kenyon, Julia (1995) Relationships Between Activity and Sex, Age, Size, and Coloration in the Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis. Bachelor of Science, Harvey Mudd College, Biology. Advisor: Stephen Adolph. Abstract
LeMaster, Robin E. (1995) Preferential Foraging Behavior: Do Birds Prefer Foods with Vitamins? Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract
Spagna, Joseph C. (1995) Adaptivity of Banding Patterns in the California Mountain Kingsnake, Lampropeltis zonata. Bachelor of Arts, Pitzer College, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract

1992:

Capell, Warren (1992) Colony-Level Optimal Foraging in the Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus: Does Recruitment Behavior Have an Associated Cost? Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Paulette Bierzychudek. Abstract
Julian, Glennis E. (1992) An Examination of an Ant-Aphid Relationship: Do Aphids Benefit? Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Paulette Bierzychudek. Abstract

1991:

Burr, Susan (1991) Fluctuations in the Zooplankton Community of pHake Lake Over a Three Month Period. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Larry Oglesby. Abstract

1989:

Thompson-Mabry, Melissa (1989) The Dynamics of Bewick’s Wren Nesting. Bachelor of Arts, Scripps College, Biology. Advisor: unknown. Abstract

1987:

Winterer, Juliette (1987) Host-specificity of the Parasitic Plant, Dodder (Cuscuta californica), in the Coastal Sage Scrub Plant Community. Advisor: Bierzychudek. Abstract

1986:

Banschbach, Valerie (1986) Bird Use of Lakes in the Claremont-Upland Area. Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, Biology. Advisor: Larry Oglesby. Abstract | Thesis

1982:

Rowland, Shelley A. (1982) Suburban Zoology of the North American Opossum Didelphis marsupialis virginiana. Bachelor of Arts, Biology. Advisor: Dan Guthrie. Abstract

1979:

Weatherwax, Caroline M. (1979) A Study of the Contamination of the Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station by Heavy Metal Particulates. Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry. Advisor: unknown. Abstract
Goeldner, Jo L. (1979) The Effect of Enrichment on Phytoplankton Communities Within Bernard Field Station Lake. Bachelor of Arts, Biology. Advisor: unknown. Abstract

1978:

Douglas, Randy (1978) The Open Spaces in Claremont. Bachelor of Arts, Claremont Men's College. Advisor: Robert Feldmuth. Abstract