Below is a list of Biology Department Master’s Projects and Theses which are available for download in the Boise State ScholarWorks Database.
Student Name | Degree Program | Major Advisor | Publication Year | Title | ScholarWorks Link |
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Zaiats, Andrii | MS Biology | Trevor T. Caughlin | 2019 | Intraspecific Variation in Plant-Plant Interactions and Belowground Zone of Influence of Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) | n/a |
Ottenlips, Michael | MS Biology | James F. Smith | 2019 | Convergent Evolution and Species Boundaries in Lomatium Species (Apiaceae) | n/a |
McCaslin, Hanna M. | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2019 | Dispersal and Distributions in the Era of Global Change: Patterns and Mechanisms of Individual Dispersal and Distributional Shifts in North American Birds | n/a |
Kelly-Slatten, Megan | MS Biology | Marie-Anne de Graaff | 2019 | Genetic Variability of Cultivars Shape Biochemical Profiles in a Bioenergy Cropping System | n/a |
Henderson, Michael T. | MS Raptor Biology | David Anderson | 2019 | Effects of Protective Nesting Site Properties on Gyrfalcon Breeding Success and Parental Investment in Western Alaska | n/a |
Hayes, Christine D. | MS Raptor Biology | David Anderson | 2019 | Old Enemies with New Problems?: Investigating the Ecological Relationship Between Ridgway’s Hawk and the Parasitic Nest Fly Philornis pici | n/a |
Davis, Caitlin | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2019 | Recreation, Fire and Disease Create a Mosaic of Threats for Golden Eagles in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Clark, Matthew | MS Biology | Vicken Hillis | 2019 | Methodological Advances for Understanding Social Connectivity and Environmental Implications in Multi-Use Landscapes | Download Matt’s Thesis |
Brown, Jennifer A. | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2019 | Seed Predation by Owyhee Harvester Ants and the Potential of Seed Introductions in Recovery Efforts for Slickspot Peppergrass | Download Jennifer’s ThesisAvailable for Download August 22, 2021 |
Frankel-Bricker, Jonas | MS Biology | Merlin M. White | 2019 | The Endosymbiotic Gut Fungus Zancudomyces Culisetae Influences Transstadial Transmission of Host-Associated Microbiota in the Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes Aegypti) | Download Jonas’s Thesis |
Levenhagen, Mitchell | MS Biology | Jesse R. Barber | 2019 | Ecosystem Services Provided by Soundscapes Link People and Wildlife | Download Mitch’s Thesis |
Zaiats, Andrii | MS Biology | Trevor T. Caughlin | 2019 | Intraspecific Variation in Plant-Plant Interactions and Belowground Zone of Influence of Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) | Download Andrii’s Thesis |
Unitis, Matt | MS Biology | Jodi Brandt | 2018 | Remote Sensing for Management of Invasive Plants in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands | Under Embargo – Available August 20, 2020 |
Opdahl, Ellie | MS Biology | Kathryn Demps | 2018 | A Human-Environment Systems Approach to Outdoor Recreation, Human Biological Stress, and Landscape Aesthetics | Download Ellie’s Thesis |
McCormick, Michael | MS Biology | Merlin M. White | 2018 | Mastering Mycological Mysteries with Explorations of Harpellales Associated with Culicidae and Other Dipterans in Idaho | Under Embargo – Available December 19, 2020 |
Leal, Yozora | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2018 | Home Range Characteristics of Breeding Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) at Artificial Nest Sites in Central Mongolia | Download Yozora’s Thesis |
Easter, Tara | MS Biology | Neil Carter | 2018 | Quantifying Mammalian Interactions and Distributions to Inform Conservation Planning in Mozambique | Under Embargo – Available August 20, 2020 |
Detweiler, Michael | MS Biology | Allan Albig | 2018 | Microenvironmental Forces Regulate Notch Signaling Through Integrins | Under Embargo – Available December 19, 2020 |
Collet, James | MS Biology | Eric Hayden | 2018 | Developing Ultra-High Throughput Sequencing Based Assay For Ligase Ribozymes for the Study of Evolutionary Innovations | Under Embargo – Available December 19, 2020 |
Coates, Stephanie E. | MS Biology | Jay Carlisle | 2018 | Building the Full Annual Cycle Picture for Long-Billed Curlews: Correlates of Nest Success in the Breeding Grounds and Spatial Distribution and Site Fidelity in the Wintering Grounds | Download Stephanie’s Thesis |
Brinkmeyer, Michaela | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2018 | Patterns of Genetic Structure in the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius): Influence of Distance and Migration and Implications for Monitoring and Management | Under Embargo – Available December 19, 2020 |
Raymondi, Ann Marie | MS Biology | Nancy Glenn | 2017 | The Relative Importance of Fire History, Management Treatments, Biotic, and Abiotic Factors on the Abundance of Key Vegetative Components in an Endangered Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystem | Under Embargo – Available December 15, 2019 |
Melody, Dan | MS Biology | Jennifer Forbey | 2017 | The Cost of Roaming Free: Assessing the Effects of Plant Secondary Metabolites on Diet Selection and Nutritional Condition in a Free-Ranging Generalist Herbivore | Download Dan’s Thesis |
Martinez, Peggy | MS Biology | Marie-Anne de Graaff | 2017 | Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on Litter Chemistry and Decomposition Processes in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem | Download Peggy’s Thesis |
Cinto-Mejia, Elizeth | MS Raptor Biology | Jesse R. Barber | 2017 | Landscape-Scale Manipulation of the Acoustic Environment Alters the Distribution of Breeding Birds and Arthropods | Download Elizeth’s Thesis |
Dudek, Benjamin M. | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2017 | The Role of Disease and Ectoparasites in the Ecology of Nestling Golden Eagles | Download Ben’s Thesis |
Rubin, Juliette | MS Biology | Jesse R. Barber | 2017 | The Evolution of Anti-Bat Sensory Illusions in Moths | Download Juliette’s Thesis |
Arnold, Erin | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2016 | Spatial, Roadway, and Biotic Factors Associated with Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Mortality and Characteristics of Mortality Hotspots Along Interstates 84 and 86 in Idaho | Download Erin’s Thesis |
Autilio, Anna | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2016 | Gang Behavior at Carcasses in Wintering Striated Caracaras (Phalcoboenus australis) in the Falkland Islands | n/a |
Delvinne, Hasini | MS Biology | Marie-Anne de Graaff | 2016 | Temperature Impacts on Soil Organic Carbon Decomposition Across an Environmental Gradient in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem | n/a |
Frey, Eric | MS Biology | Kathryn Demps | 2016 | Influences on Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Use Patterns within a Complex Trail System in Southwest Idaho | n/a |
Guerdan, Peter | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2016 | Genetic Analysis of Eurasian Populations of Taeniatherum caput-medusae Subspecies Asperum: Biogeography of an Invasive, Self-Pollinating, Annual Grass in Its Native Range | n/a |
Jeffries, Michelle | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2016 | An Investigation of Herbivory and Seed Predation on Slickspot Peppergrass | n/a |
Johns, Aislinn | MS Biology | Marie-Anne de Graaff | 2016 | Switchgrass Cultivar and Intraspecific Diversity Impacts on Nitrogen Use Efficiency | n/a |
Kent, Elizabeth | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2016 | Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) Analysis of Taeniatherum caput-medusae, an Invader of Western U.S. Rangelands | n/a |
Love, Julia | MS Biology | Troy Rohn | 2016 | The Proteolysis of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer’s Disease | n/a |
Nobler, Jordan | MS Biology | Jennifer S. Forbey | 2016 | Risky Business: Tradeoffs Between Nutrition, Toxicity, and Predation by a Specialist Mammalian Herbivore | n/a |
Porterfield, Christopher | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2016 | Pheomelanin Pigment Is Not an Indicator of Feather Corticosterone Content in Diurnal Migratory Raptors in Idaho | n/a |
Regan, Tempe | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2016 | Barn Owls (Tyto alba) Crossing the Road – Examining the Interplay Among Occupancy, Behavior, Habitat Selection, and Roadway Mortality in Southern Idaho | n/a |
Robinson, Bryce | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2016 | Gyrfalcon Diet During the Brood Rearing Period on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, in the Context of a Changing World | n/a |
Smith, Shawn | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2016 | Earlier Nesting by a Predatory Bird Is Associated with Human Adaptations to Climate Change | n/a |
Thomas, Patrick | MS Biology | Kevin Feris | 2016 | Effects of Algal Diversity on Productivity and Grazing Resistance in Dairy Wastewater | n/a |
Tinkle, Zoe | MS Biology | Jennifer S. Forbey | 2016 | To Boldly Go: Boldness Predicts Behavior and Survivorship of a Critical Prey Species | n/a |
Campos, Patricia | MS Biology | Marie-Anne de Graaff | 2015 | Precipitation Induced Changes in Decomposition Processes and Soil Carbon Stabilization | n/a |
Cragin, Jacob | MS Biology | Marcelo D. Serpe | 2015 | Viticulture Performance and Cold Hardiness Attributes of Select Winegrape Cultivars in the Western Snake River Plain of Idaho | n/a |
Davidson, Bill | MS Biology | Marcelo D. Serpe | 2015 | Consequences of Pre-Inoculation with Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizae on Root Colonization and Survival of Wyoming Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) Seedlings after Transplanting | n/a |
Daw, Dennis | MS Biology | Peter Koetsier | 2015 | An In-Depth Evaluation of Otolith Zonation and an Ageing Comparison of Otoliths, Scales, and Pectoral Fin Rays of Redband Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) and Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) | n/a |
Fremgen, Marcella | MS Biology | Jennifer S. Forbey | 2015 | Plant Toxins Influence Diet Selection and Intestinal Parasites in a Specialist Herbivore | n/a |
Mason, James Tate | MS Raptor Biology | Jesse R. Barber | 2015 | The Impact of Anthropogenic Noise on Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadius) Hunting Behavior | n/a |
Reynolds, Nicole K. | MS Biology | Merlin M. White | 2015 | Resolving Relationships at the Animal-Fungal Divergence: A Molecular Phylogenetic Approach for Understanding the Ecology and Evolution of the Protist Trichomycetes | n/a |
Schmasow, Matthew S. | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2015 | Diet Selection by the Owyhee Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex salinus) in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Shefa, Neda | MS Biology | Julia T. Oxford | 2015 | Effects of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 and Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide on Collagen XI During Skeletal Development | n/a |
Skaar, Shane | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2015 | Identifying the Geographic Origins for the Introduction of Taeniatherum caput-medusae subsp. asperum (Medusahead) in the Western United States | n/a |
Spaul, Robert J. | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2015 | Recreation Disturbance to a Shrub-Steppe Raptor: Biological Consequences, Behavioral Mechanisms, and Management Implications | n/a |
Stuber, Matthew | MS Biology | James Belthoff | 2015 | Ecotoxicological Risk and Exposure: A Comparison of Western Burrowing Owls Nesting in Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Areas in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area | n/a |
Wyler, Stephanie | MS Biology | Kristen A. Mitchell | 2015 | Role of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 During Liver Regeneration | n/a |
Zimmers, Jay | MS Biology | James F. Smith | 2015 | Two Cryptic Species within Astragalus cusickii Delimited Using Molecular Phylogenetic Techniques | n/a |
Anderson, Alexandra | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2014 | Population Response to Climate Change: Wintering Strategy has Carryover Effects on the Timing of Nest Initiation and Mate Choice in a Partial Migrant, the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | n/a |
Brabec, Martha | MS Biology | Matthew J. Germino | 2014 | Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in a Shifting Climate Context: Assessment of Seedling Responses to Climate | n/a |
Dierks, Janina | MS Biology | Marie-Anne de Graaff | 2014 | Impacts of Plant Invasion on Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities: Feedbacks on Soil Carbon Cycling | n/a |
Glueckert, Kevin | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2014 | Quantifying Habitat Relationships of Songbirds in Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and Other Montane Communities of the Jarbidge Mountains, Nevada | n/a |
Goyden, Jacob | MS Biology | Cheryl Jorcyk | 2014 | Osteoblast Oncostatin M Signaling in Modeled Spaceflight | n/a |
Groves, Jamie | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2014 | Behavioral Responses of Burrowing Owls to Experimental Clutch Manipulations: An Investigation of Conspecific Brood Parasitism and Laying Determinacy | n/a |
Harvey, Wendy | MS Biology | Kristen A. Mitchell | 2014 | Consequences of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation In Vitro | n/a |
Rohde, Ashley T. | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2014 | Influence of Wildfire Disturbance and Post-Fire Seeding on Vegetation and Insects in Sagebrush Habitats | n/a |
Vempati, Lavanya | MS Biology | Juliette K. Tinker | 2014 | Construction and Characterization of Non-Toxic Bacterial Enterotoxins as Vaccine Adjuvants | n/a |
Ware, Heidi | MS Biology | Jesse R. Barber | 2014 | Traffic Noise Decreases Body Condition and Stopover Efficiency of Migrating Songbirds | n/a |
Wendell, Laura | MS Biology | Gregory Hampikian | 2014 | Ciliates of Sagebrush-Steppe Soils of Southwestern Idaho: Species Richness and Its Relationship to Changed Soil Variables after Wildfire Events | n/a |
Bunkley, Jessie | MS Biology | Jesse R. Barber | 2013 | The Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on the Foraging Efficiency of a Gleaning Bat and the Activity Levels of a Natural Bat Assemblage | n/a |
Diggs, Gina | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2013 | The River Otter in Idaho: Reproductive and Population Parameters and Liver Concentrations of Environmental Contaminants | n/a |
Kolar, Patrick | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2013 | Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Breeding Buteo Hawks in the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion | n/a |
Koncinsky, Jordan | MS Biology | Cheryl Jorcyk | 2013 | A Novel Role of Oncostatin M in Invasive Breast Cancer: Induction of Cathepsin D and Lysosomal Trafficking | n/a |
Korte, Allison | MS Biology | Jesse R. Barber | 2013 | Apparent Movements of Birds Within an Urban Riparian Corridor During the Breeding Season | n/a |
Laramie, Matthew | MS Biology | David S. Pilliod | 2013 | Distribution of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Upper-Columbia River Sub-Basins from Environmental DNA Analysis | n/a |
Lingo, Hallie | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2013 | Beaver Reintroduction Correlates with Spotted Frog Population Restoration and Terrestrial Movement Patterns of Newly Metamorphosed Columbia Spotted Frogs in the Owyhee Uplands of Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Miller, Robert | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2013 | Breeding Ecology of The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) within a Unique Prey and Forest Landscape of the Western United States | n/a |
O’Keefe, John | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2013 | Species Size Predicts Oxidative Stress in Five Migratory North American Raptors | n/a |
Poprocki, Neil A. | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2013 | Warming Winters and Changing Habitats: Interactive Effects on Raptor Populations and Implications for Conservation | n/a |
Peters, Morgan | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2013 | Genetic and Morphological Variation in Taeniatherum Caput-Medusae (Medusahead): Taxomonic Diversity, Geographic Origins, Multiple Introductions and Founder Effects | n/a |
Sherburne, Jessica | MS Raptor Biology | Jennifer S. Forbey | 2013 | Bioavailability of Anthropogenic Organic Contaminants (AOCs) in the Eggs of Two Species of Wild Birds Exposed to Municipal Biosolids | n/a |
Tretter, Eric | MS Biology | Merlin M. White | 2013 | A Multi-Gene Molecular Systematic Study of the Kickxellomycotina, Including the Examination of Two New Genes (MCM7 and TSR1) for Phylogenetic Inference | n/a |
Urquhart, Alexander | MS Biology | Peter Koetsier | 2013 | Life History and Environmental Tolerance of the Invasive Oriental Weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) in Southwestern Idaho, USA | n/a |
Wilson, Emma R. | MS Biology | Merlin M. White | 2013 | Evaluating the Effects of Fungicides and other Pesticides on Non-Target Gut Fungi and their Aquatic Insect Hosts | n/a |
Wonder, Erin | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2013 | A Test of Whether Human Handling Causes Developmental or Habituation Effects on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Stress Response of Young American Kestrels (Falco Sparverius) | n/a |
Alsup, Steven | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2012 | Productivity and Habitat Features of Swainson’s Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) Nesting in Suburban and Agricultural Areas of Southwest Idaho | n/a |
Deis, Brian | MS Biology | Kevin Feris | 2012 | Optimization of a Novel Two-Stage Whole-Cell Enzyme Production and Lignocellulose Hydrolysis Reactor Design | n/a |
Frye, Graham | MS Raptor Biology | Mark R. Fuller | 2012 | Phytochemical Ecology of an Avian Herbivore, the Greater Sage-Grouse: Implications for Behavior, Physiology, And Conservation | n/a |
Graham, Scott | MS Raptor Biology | Jennifer S. Forbey | 2012 | Diet Composition, Niche and Geographic Characteristics, and Prey Size Preference of Barred Owls (Strix varia) in the Pacific Northwest | n/a |
Louka, Panagiota | MS Biology | Denise Wingett | 2012 | The Role of ZnO Nanoparticle Electrostatic Properties in Cancer Cell Cytotoxicity | n/a |
Nadeau, Andrew | MS Raptor Biology | James F. Smith | 2012 | A Genetic Analysis of Bald Eagles in the Pacific Northwest: Retained Genetic Diversity Following a Large-Scale Population Bottleneck | n/a |
Nolte, Eric G. | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2012 | Raptors Present but Unobserved: Detectability at a Western Migration Watch-Site and Its Effect on Trend Analysis | n/a |
Schulte, Lacie | MS Biology | James F. Smith | 2012 | Phylogenetic Relationships within Columnea Section Angustiflorae: Insights into Forces Driving Speciation | n/a |
Utz, Jamie | MS Raptor Biology | Jennifer S. Forbey | 2012 | Understanding the Tradeoff Between Safety and Food Quality in a Mammalian Herbivore Specialist, the Pygmy Rabbit | n/a |
Wang, Yan | MS Biology | Merlin M. White | 2012 | Ribosomal RNA Gene-Based and Multigene Phylogenies of Smittium (Harpellales) and Allies—Toward Unraveling Relationships Among Early-Diverging Fungi | n/a |
Anderson, Katy Marie | MS Biology | Julia T. Oxford | 2011 | Associations Between Extracellular Matrix Proteins in the Pericellular Environment of Bovine Cartilage Tissue: Interaction of Collagen α1(XI) and Thrombospondin-1 | n/a |
Bean, Barry | MS Biology | Matthew R. Dare | 2011 | Spatial Distribution and Habitat Use of the Bliss Rapids Snail | n/a |
Clay, Danielle | MS Biology | James F. Smith | 2011 | Homoploid Hybrid Speciation in a Rare Endemic Castilleja from Idaho (Castilleja christii, Orobanchaceae) | n/a |
Horras, Christopher | MS Biology | Kristen A. Mitchell | 2011 | Immunoregulation of Liver Regeneration by the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: Role of Lymphocytes and Interferon-Gamma | n/a |
Layne, Janet C. | MS Biology | Denise Wingett | 2011 | Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Potential Novel Anticancer Therapies | n/a |
McVey, Kathlyn | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2011 | Trophic Ecology of Burrowing Owls in Natural and Agricultural Habitats and an Analysis of Predator Communities using Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Nitrogen | n/a |
Scholer, Micah | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2011 | Land Cover and Topographic Effects on Cavity-Nesting Owl Occurrence and the Role of Species Interactions in Structuring Cavity-Nesting Owl Communities | n/a |
Scholten, Melissa | MS Biology | Marcelo D. Serpe | 2011 | Environmental Regulation of Dormancy Loss in Seeds of LOMATIUM DISSECTUM | n/a |
Sorensen, Patrick | MS Biology | Kevin Feris | 2011 | Experimental Manipulation of Precipitation Regime Affects Microbial Community Structure and Soil Carbon Storage in the Cold-Desert Sagebrush-Steppe | n/a |
Tawara, Ken | MS Biology | Cheryl Jorcyk | 2011 | Progression of Breast Cancer Metastatic Disease and Subsequent Osteolytic Bone Degradation Mediated by Oncostatin M | n/a |
Webber, Alyson F. | MS Biology | Julie Heath | 2011 | How Do Human Disturbance, Beach Characteristics, and Coastal Engineering Affect Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Habitat Selection on the Florida Panhandle? | n/a |
Ulappa, Amy | MS Biology | Jennifer S. Forbey | 2011 | Nutritional and Chemical Factors Shaping Diet Selection for Two Sagebrush Specialists: Pygmy Rabbits and Sage-Grouse | n/a |
Besecker, Jason | MS Biology | Gregory Hampikian | 2010 | Bio-Terror Agent Multiplex Detection Compatible with Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic | n/a |
Davis, Michael | MS Biology | Gregory Hampikian | 2010 | Ancient and Recent Demographic Events Influence Mitochondrial DNA Diversity in an Immigrant Basque Population | n/a |
Fang, Ming | MS Biology | Julia T. Oxford | 2010 | The Role of Minor Fibrillar Collagens During Craniofacial Development in Zebrafish | n/a |
Kokoulina, Polina | MS Biology | Troy Rohn | 2010 | Caspase Activation in Neurodegenerative Diseases Classified as Tauopathies and Alpha-Synucleinopathies: Caspase-Cleaved TAR DNA-Binding Protein-43 in Pick’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Dementia with Lewy Bodies | n/a |
Riding, Corey S. | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2010 | Effects of Old Nest Material on Occupancy and Reuse of Artificial Burrows, and Breeding Dispersal by Burrowing Owls (Athene Cunicularia) in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Strasser, Erin | MS Raptor Biology | Julie Heath | 2010 | Reproductive Failure and the Stress Response in American Kestrels Nesting Along a Human Disturbance Gradient | n/a |
Welty, Justin | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2010 | Costs and Benefits of Variable Nest Density in Burrowing Owls: Effects on Predation, Ectoparasites, Egg Yolk Hormones, and Productivity | n/a |
Aranda, Patrick | MS Biology | Cheryl Jorcyk | 2009 | Mouse Oncostatin M Receptor RNA Interference and Novel RNA Analysis Gel | n/a |
Bench, Molly | MS Biology | Merlin M. White | 2009 | New Species and Expanded Geographic Ranges of Gut Fungi and their Symbiotic Relationship with Insect Hosts | n/a |
Berg, Melanie | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2009 | Yolk Androgens and Development in American Kestrel Nestlings | n/a |
Busscher, Katie | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2009 | Improving Success of Translocating Southern Idaho Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Endemicus) | n/a |
Donohue, Kara | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2009 | Exploring Red-tailed Hawk Migration Using Stable Isotope Analysis and DNA Sexing Techniques | n/a |
Hanley, Cory | MS Biology | Denise Wingett | 2009 | Differential Cellular Responses to Metal Oxide Based Nanoparticles and Potential Biomedical Applications | n/a |
Hoskins, Nathan | MS Biology | Julia T. Oxford | 2009 | Dependence of Bone Microarchitecture Upon Collagen α1(XI) Expression During Embryonic Development | n/a |
Huttanus, Temsha | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2009 | Introduction and Spread of Bromus Tectorum (Cheatgrass) into Midwestern United States: Population Genetic and Evolutionary Consequences | n/a |
Keeley, William | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2009 | Diet and Behavior of Ferruginous Hawks Nesting in Two Grasslands in New Mexico with Differing Anthropogenic Alteration | n/a |
Kimball, Scott | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2009 | Behavioral Interactions of Breeding Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus Luecocephalus) at Lake Cascade, Idaho | n/a |
Masterson, Ashley | MS Biology | Denise Wingett | 2009 | Immunomodulatory Effects of Diesel Exhaust Particles | n/a |
Sandow, Johnna | MS Biology | Peter Koetsier | 2009 | Evaluation of Biotic Metrics to Distinguish Between Reference and Impacted Rheocrenes (Springbrooks) in Southern Idaho | n/a |
Smith, Rhonda | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2009 | Investigating Raptor Migration Behavior Using Orientation Cages and Wing Measurements: A Comparison of the Flammulated Owl and Northern Saw-whet Owl in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
White, Joshua P. | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2009 | Seed Predation on Slickspot Peppergrass by the Owyhee Harvester Ant | n/a |
Young, Charlene | MS Biology | Henry Charlier | 2009 | Rational Drug Design: An Information Driven Approach to the Design of an Anthracycline Analog | n/a |
Adams, Jason | MS Biology | Julia T. Oxford | 2008 | Collagen Type XI in Zebrafish Axial Skeletal Development | n/a |
Hallingstad, Eric C. | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2008 | Seasonal Variation in Immunocompetence and Other Physiological Parameters of the American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) | n/a |
Barnes, Keith P. | MS Biology | James Belthoff | 2007 | Ecology, Habitat Use, and Probability of Detection of Flammulated Owls in the Boise National Forest | n/a |
Boves, Than | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2007 | The Effects of Roadway Mortality on Barn Owls in Southern Idaho and a Study of Ornamentation in North American Barn Owls | n/a |
Bruesch, Amanda | MS Biology | Cheryl Jorcyk | 2007 | On the Contradictory Effects of Oncostatin M in Human Breast Cancer | n/a |
Hodzic, Alma | MS Biology | Denise Wingett | 2007 | Regulation of CD40 Ligand Gene Expression: Implications in Asthma | n/a |
Hunt, Bonnie | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2007 | Migratory Landbird Stopover Habitats in Southern Idaho: A GIS and Geostatistical Approach | n/a |
Leavitt, Hollie | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2007 | Pollination and Florivory by Insects Visiting the Flowers of Lepidium Papilliferum (Brassicaceae) | n/a |
Marzot, Vittoria | MS Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2007 | Early Food Restriction and Phenotypic Development in Captive American Kestrels (Faldo Sparverius) | n/a |
Ross, Kristin | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2007 | Influence of Topography, Soils, and Vegetation on Densities and Body Condition of Southern Idaho Ground Squirrels | n/a |
Stiefel, Carl | MS Biology | Matthew R. Dare | 2007 | Movements of and Habitat Use by Bull Trout in Arrowrock Reservoir, Idaho | n/a |
Tuckett, Quenton | MS Biology | Peter Koetsier | 2007 | The Effects of Wildfire and Debris Flows on Small Headwater Stream Ecosystems in Central Idaho | n/a |
Williams, Wyatt | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2007 | Host Selection in the Douglas-Fir Beetle Following Extended Periods of Flight: The Effect of Depleted Fat Reserves on Pioneer Behavior | n/a |
Benjamin, Joseph | MS Biology | Matthew R. Dare | 2006 | Invasion by nonnative brook trout in Panther Creek, Idaho : roles of habitat Quality, Connectivity and Biotic Resistance | n/a |
Billinge, Stephanie | MS Biology | Ian C. Robertson | 2006 | Reproductive Performance as a Function of Outcrossing Distance in Lepidium Papilliferum (Brassicaceae), a Rare Plant Endemic to Southwest Idaho | n/a |
Burak, Gregory | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2006 | Home Ranges, Movements, and Multi-Scale Habitat Use of Pygmy Rabbits (Brachylagus Idahoensis) in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Butler, Michael W. | MS Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2006 | Neonatal Stress and Avian Development: Effects on Growth, Immune Function, and Plumage | n/a |
Deines, Lynell | MS Biology | Marcelo D. Serpe | 2006 | Germination, Initial Seedling Establishment and Water Status of Bromus Tectorum and Vulpia Microstachys on Lichen-Dominated Biological Soil Crusts of the Northern Great Basin | n/a |
Matthies, Kelli | MS Biology | Denise Wingett | 2006 | Differential Regulation of Soluble and Membrane CD40L Proteins in T Cells: Implication of ADAM-10 | n/a |
Murray, Stuart | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2006 | The Influence of Disturbance Events and Rehabilitation on Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems | n/a |
Perkins, Dusty | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2006 | Population Genetics and Food Habits of Raptors in Southern Idaho | n/a |
Smith, Adam D. | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2006 | Exploring Raptor Migration Using Stable Isotope Analysis: The Northern Goshawk in Western North America | n/a |
Stillman, Amy | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2006 | Population Genetics and Mating System of the Rare Polyploid Lepidium Papilliferum (Brassicaceae), a Southwestern Idaho Endemic | n/a |
Triepke, F. Jack | MS Biology | Stephen Novak | 2006 | Mapping of Biological Communities in Northwestern Montana | n/a |
Whitman, Buddy A. | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2006 | The Effects of Neonatal Handling on Adrenocortical Responsiveness, Morphological Development, and Corticosterone Binding Globulin in American Kestrels (Falco Sparverius) and European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris) | n/a |
Barrett, Justin | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2005 | Population Viability of the Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Brunneus Endemicus): Effects of an Altered Landscape | n/a |
Dudley, Jonathan G. | MS Biology | Victoria A. Saab | 2005 | Home Range Size and Foraging Habitat of Black-Backed Woodpeckers | n/a |
Fosdick, Craig R. | MS Biology | Rex Sallabanks | 2005 | Bird-Habitat Relationships and the Effects of Spring Versus Fall Prescribed Burning on Forest Birds in the Blue Mountains, Northeastern Oregon | n/a |
Headley, Mark | MS Biology | Denise Wingett | 2005 | Immunomodulatory Properties of the Novel Anthracycline Analog, GPX-150: Implications for the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Disease | n/a |
Hostettler, Lauri | MS Biology | Peter Koetsier | 2005 | Influences of Body Size and Environmental Factors on Autumn Downstream Migration of Bull Trout in the Boise River Basin | n/a |
O’Donnell, Timothy | MS Biology | Robert Rychert | 2005 | Bacterial Secondary Production in the Snake River | n/a |
Panek, Karen | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2005 | Dispersal, Translocation, and Population Connectivity in Fragmented Populations of Southern Idaho Ground Squirrels | n/a |
Taylor, Nicole A. | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2005 | Burrowing Owl Offspring Sex Ratios: Long-Term Trends and a Test of the Triver and Willard Hypothesis | n/a |
Batbayar, Nyambayar | MS Raptor Biology | Mark R. Fuller | 2004 | Nesting Ecology and Breeding Success of Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius Monachus) in Central Mongolia | n/a |
Brady, Ryan S. | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2004 | Nest Lining Behavior, Nest Microclimate, and Nest Defense Behavior of Burrowing Owls | n/a |
Dalzell, Cynthia | MS Biology | Marcia Wicklow-Howard | 2004 | Post-Fire Establishment of Vegetation Communities Following Reseeding on Southern Idaho’s Snake River Plain | n/a |
Fairhurst, Graham | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2004 | Northern Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) Population Analysis and Food Habits Study in the Independence and Bull Run Mountains, Nevada | n/a |
Hasselblad, Kristin | MS Biology | Marc Bechard | 2004 | Northern Goshawk Home Ranges and Habitat Selection in the Great Basin of Southern Idaho | n/a |
Pope, Von R. | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2004 | Multi-Scale Habitat Relationships for the Great Basin Collared Lizard in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Cusack, Sorcha | MS Biology | Julia T. Oxford | 2003 | Suppression of the Methyl-CpG Binding Protein 2, MeCP2, Inhibits Neurite Extension in PC12 Cells | n/a |
DeHart, Karl | MS Raptor Biology | Mark R. Fuller | 2003 | Great Horned Owl Distribution and Habitat Use Relative to Post-Release Survival of Endangered Attwater’s Prairie Chickens | n/a |
Lysne, Steven | MS Biology | Peter Koetsier | 2003 | The Life History and Ecology of Two Endangered Snake River Gastropods: Utah Valvata (Valvata utahensis: Call) and Idaho Springsnail (Pyrgulopsis idahoensis: Pilsbry) | n/a |
Medeck, Ryan J. | MS Biology | Julia T. Oxford | 2003 | BMP-1 Mediated Proteolytic Processing of Alternatively Spliced Isoforms of Collagen Type XI | n/a |
Moulton, Colleen | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 2003 | Ecology of Burrowing Owls in Southwestern Idaho: Association with Agriculture, Food Habits and Territorial Behavior | n/a |
Rogers, Heather M. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2003 | Modulation of the Adrenocortical Stress Response in North American Accipiters During Fall Migration and the Effect of Flight Strategies and Energy Expenditure on Their Baseline Corticosterone Secretion | n/a |
Schoeberl, Bruce C. | MS Biology | Steven T. Knick | 2003 | Influence of Fragmentation on Shrubsteppe-Obligate Passerines | n/a |
Soules, Jennifer | MS Biology | Rex Sallabanks | 2003 | Nest-Site Selection and Reliable Indicators of Habitat Quality for the Winter Wren in Western Washington | n/a |
Staley, Airica M. | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2003 | Noninvasive Fecal Steroid Measures for Assessing Gonadal and Adrenal Function in the Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) and Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) | n/a |
Anderson, Kirk E. | MS Biology | James F. Smith | 2002 | Interspecific Hybridization in the Seed-Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Evidence for a Mosaic Hybrid Zone | n/a |
Booms, Travis L. | MS Raptor Biology | Mark R. Fuller | 2002 | Gyrfalcon Food Habits in Central West Greenland During the Nestling Period | n/a |
Hemingway, Angela | MS Biology | Robert Rychert | 2002 | Microbial Functional Diversity and Growth Strategies in Response to Disturbance | n/a |
Leppert, Lynda L. | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2002 | Heterophil to Lymphocyte Ratios and DNA Sexing in Fall Migrating Northern Saw-Whet Owls and Flammulated Owls in Idaho | n/a |
Shook, John E. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2002 | Breeding Biology, Nesting Habitat, Dietary Analysis and Breeding Behaviors of Northern Hawk Owls (Surnia Ulula) in Interior Alaska | n/a |
Engle, Janice | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2001 | Population Biology and Natural History of Columbia Spotted Frogs (Rana Luteiventris) in the Owyhee Uplands of Southwest Idaho: Implications for Monitoring and Management | n/a |
Holman, Shanie L. | MS Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 2001 | The Adrenocortical Reponse to Handling Stress in Two Temperate-Breeding Blackbird Species | n/a |
Lewis, Stephen B. | MS Raptor Biology | Mark R. Fuller | 2001 | Breeding Season Diet of Northern Goshawks in Southeast Alaska with a Comparison of Techniques Used to Examine Raptor Diet | n/a |
Rideout, Catherine | MS Biology | James Belthoff | 2001 | Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Shrub-Steppe Birds in Southeastern Idaho | n/a |
Dee Salow, Tammy | MS Biology | Peter Koetsier | 2001 | Population Structure and Movement Patterns of Adfluvial Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the North Fork Boise River Basin, Idaho | n/a |
Turner, Allyson L. | MS Biology | Rex Sallabanks | 2001 | Forest Songbirds in the Blue Mountains, Oregon: Habitat Relationships and Response to Prescribed Burning | n/a |
Wightman, Catherine | MS Raptor Biology | Mark R. Fuller | 2001 | Patterns Associated with Habitat Selection by Peregrine Falcons in Central West Greenland | n/a |
Finn, Sean | MS Raptor Biology | John Marzluff | 2000 | Multi-Scale Habitat Influences on Northern Goshawk Occupancy and Reproduction on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula | n/a |
Hanauska-Brown, Lauri | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2000 | Evaluation of Northern Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis) Productivity, Nestling Growth, and Adult Health in Relation to a Central Idaho Habitat Potential Model | n/a |
Howard, Amy K. | MS Biology | Jim Munger | 2000 | The Effects of Cattle Grazing on Columbia Spotted Frogs (Rana Luteiventris) in the Owyhee Mountains, Idaho | n/a |
Oleyar, M. David | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2000 | Flammulated Owl (Otus Flammeolus) Breeding Ecology in Aspen Forests of Northern Utah: Including Responses to Ski Area Development | n/a |
Sutter, Jason A. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 2000 | Breeding Ecology of the Crane Hawk in Tikal National Park, Guatemala | n/a |
Warner, Kevin S. | MS Biology | Rex Sallabanks | 2000 | Artificial Nests, Their Predators, and Their Ability to Represent Real Nests | n/a |
Zhang, Yumei | MS Biology | Cheryl Jorcyk | 2000 | Mouse Oncostatin M Transgene Construction | n/a |
Pope, Aimee L. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1999 | Juvenile Ferruginous Hawk Movements and Flight Skill Development During the Post-Fledging Dependency Period in South-Central Washington | n/a |
Smith, Brian | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 1999 | Nest-Site Selection, Ectoparasites, and Mitigation Techniques: Studies of Burrowing Owls and Artificial Burrow Systems in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Anderson, David L. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1998 | Avian Diversity in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras: The Influence of Indigenous Agricultural Practices | n/a |
Danilson, Christopher D. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1998 | Post-Fledging Ecology of Great Horned Owls in South Central Saskatchewan | n/a |
Rains, Charlotte | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1998 | Niche Overlap, and Nearest-Neighbor Distances of Northern Saw-Whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) and Western Screech-Owls (Otus kennicottii) in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Ellsworth, Ethan A. | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 1997 | Postfledging Behavior and Dispersal of Juvenile Western Screech-Owls: Patterns of Movement and the Effects of Gender and Social Dominance | n/a |
Kalteneckre, Gregory S. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1997 | Winter Ecology of Bald Eagles in the Upper Boise River Drainage, Idaho | n/a |
Parker, Margaret N. | MS Raptor Biology | William Burnham | 1997 | Ecology of Nesting Laughing Falcons and Bat Falcons in Tikal National Park, Guatemala: Foraging and Niche Breadth | n/a |
Valutis, Laura L | MS Raptor Biology | John Marzluff | 1997 | Reintroduction of Captive-Reared Birds the Influence of Hand-Rearing and Release Techniques on Behavior and Survival in Three Species of Corvidae | n/a |
Whitlock, Peter L. | MS Raptor Biology | Hugh P. McIsaac | 1997 | Spatial Visual Acuity in American Kestrels : The Influences of Bird-Stimulus Distance and Stimulus Rotation | n/a |
Gilson, Lauren | MS Raptor Biology | John Marzluff | 1996 | Behavioral Flexibility in Juvenile Ospreys | n/a |
Heath, Julie A. | MS Raptor Biology | Alfred Dufty Jr. | 1996 | Effects of Body Condition on the Adrenal Stress Response, and the Role of Corticosterone in American Kestrel Nest Departure and Post-Fledging Dispersal | n/a |
King, Ronald | MS Raptor Biology | James Belthoff | 1996 | Post-Fledging Dispersal and Behavioral Ecology of Burrowing Owls in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Leary, Alan | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1996 | Home Ranges, Core Use Areas, and Dietary Habits of Ferruginous Hawks in Southcentral Washington | n/a |
Lehman, Robert N. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1996 | Effects of Military Training and Wildfires on Shrubsteppe Raptors in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Swem Jr., Theodor | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1996 | Aspects of the Breeding Biology of Rough-Legged Hawks Along the Colville River, Alaska | n/a |
Telford, Elizabeth | MS Raptor Biology | Tom J. Cade | 1996 | Peregrine Falcons in the Northeastern United States: Sonagraphic Analysis of the Defense Call, Population Turnover, and Dispersal | n/a |
Whitmore, Kathryn | MS Raptor Biology | John Marzluff | 1996 | Developing Hand-Rearing Techniques for the Conservation of Altricial Passerines | n/a |
Younk, James | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1996 | Breeding Ecology of the Northern Goshawk in Relation to Surface Gold Mining in Naturally Fragmented Aspen Forests of Northern Nevada | n/a |
Carpenter, George | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1995 | Studies of Breeding American Kestrels in Southwestern Idaho: I. Offspring Sex Ratios of American Kestrels in Southwestern Idaho; II. Effects of Disturbance and Food Availability on American Kestrel Reproduction in Southwestern Idaho; III. Use of Mist Nets and a Live Great Horned Owl to Capture Breeding American Kestrels | n/a |
Draheim, Greg S. | MS Raptor Biology | William Burnham | 1995 | Breeding Biology and Habitat Requirements of the White Hawk (Leucopternis Albicollis) in Guatemala | n/a |
Haines, Karen F. | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1995 | Northern Goshawk Breeding Habitat in Conifer Stands with Natural Tree Mortality in Eastern Oregon | n/a |
Levine, Edward W. | MS Raptor Biology | William Burnham | 1995 | Productivity of Peregrine Falcons (Falco Peregrinus) in the Greater Yellowstone Area, 1988-1990 | n/a |
Panasci, Theresa | MS Raptor Biology | David Whitacre | 1995 | Comparative Breeding Ecology and Success of Roadside Hawks in Human-Modified and Forest Habitats of Péten, Guatemala | n/a |
Vargas, Hernan | MS Raptor Biology | William Burnham | 1995 | Food Habits, Breeding Biology, and Status of the Gray-Backed Hawk (Leucopternis Occidentalis) in Western Ecuador | n/a |
Foss, John | MS Raptor Biology | Tom J. Cade | 1994 | Occurrence and Habitat Associations of Diurnal Raptors Along the Bio-Bio River, Chile | n/a |
Woods, Christopher P. | MS Raptor Biology | Tom J. Cade | 1994 | The Loggerhead Shrike in Southwest Idaho | n/a |
Berkelman, James | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1993 | Ecology of the Madagascar Buzzard, Buteo Brachypterus, in the Rain Forest of the Masoala Peninsula | n/a |
Sanchez, Gonzalo H. | MS Raptor Biology | Tom J. Cade | 1993 | The Ecology of Wintering Gyrfalcons (Falco Rusticolus) in Central South Dakota | n/a |
Thorstrom, Russell | MS Raptor Biology | William Burnham | 1993 | Breeding Ecology of Two Species of Forest-Falcons (Micrastur) in Northeastern Guatemala | n/a |
Atkinson, Eric | MS Raptor Biology | Tom J. Cade | 1991 | Winter Ecology of Northern Shrikes (Lanius Excubitor) in Idaho: Foraging, Territories, and Niche Overlap with American Kestrels (Falco Sparverius) | n/a |
Carter, Jo Ellen | MS Raptor Biology | Tom J. Cade | 1991 | Home Range, Habitat Utilization, and Prey Delivery Patterns of the Mauritius Kestrel (Falco Punctatus) | n/a |
Gerhardt, Richard | MS Biology | William Burnham | 1991 | Mottled Owls (Ciccaba Virgata): Response to Calls, Breeding Biology, Home Range, and Food Habits | n/a |
Tripp, Bradley | MS Raptor Biology | Conrad Colby | 1991 | Respiratory Gas Concentrations and Thermal Gradients in Nestboxes Occupied by American Kestrels, Falco Sparverius | n/a |
McAnnis, Dawn | MS Raptor Biology | Marc Bechard | 1990 | Home Range, Activity Budgets, and Habitat Use of Ferruginous Hawks (Buteo Regalis) Breeding in Southwest Idaho | n/a |
Spahr, Robin | MS Raptor Biology | Karen Steenhof | 1990 | Factors Affecting the Distribution of Bald Eagles and Effects of Human Activity on Bald Eagles Wintering Along the Boise River | n/a |
Ulmschneider, Helen | MS Raptor Biology | Tom J. Cade | 1990 | Post-Nesting Ecology of the Long-Eared Owl (Asio Otus) in Southwestern Idaho | n/a |
Smith, Jennifer M. | MS Raptor Biology | Erik Stauber | 1989 | A Computer-Assisted System of Toe-Scale Pattern Analysis for Identification of Peregrine Falcons | n/a |