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Undergraduate Students' Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications (*undergraduate students)
  1. Wang, H.-H., J. L. Buchhorn* and W. E. Grant. 2014. Effects of management on range expansion by Chinese tallow in the forestlands of eastern Texas. Journal of Forestry, 112 (4): 346-353.
  2. Wang, H.-H., T. E. Koralewski, E. K. McGrew*, W. E. Grant, T. D. Byram. 2015. Species distribution model for management of an invasive vine in forestlands of eastern Texas. Forests, 6 (12): 4374-4390. www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/12/4374/htm
  3. Arevilca, A.*, L. Elissetche*, M. Scanlin*, S. Stephens*, H.-H. Wang, and W. E. Grant. 2016. Rapidly increasing invasion of eastern Texas forestlands by the most prevalent invasive shrubs: Chinese and European privets. Southeastern Naturalist, 15(Sp9): 61-67.
  4. Suriyamongkol, T*, E. McGrew*, L. Culpepper*, K. Beck*, H.-H. Wang, and W. E. Grant. 2016. Recent range expansions by Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera (L.) Small), the most prevalent invasive tree in the forestlands of eastern Texas. Southeastern Naturalist, 15(Sp9): 68-75.
  5. Villamizar-Gomez, A., M. R. J. Forstner, T. Suriyamongkol*, K. N. Forks*, W. E. Grant, H.-H. Wang, and I. Mali. 2016. Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in two sympatric treefrog species, Hyla cinerea and Hyla versicolor. Herpetological Review, 47(4): 601-605.
  6. Culpepper, L. Z.*, H.-H. Wang, T. E. Koralewski, W. E. Grant, and W. E. Rogers. 2018. Understory upheaval: Factors influencing Japanese stiltgrass invasion in forestlands of Tennessee, United States. Botanical Studies, 59:20. doi.org/10.1186/s40529-018-0236-8
  7. Wang, H.-H., A. Richardson*, J.-D. Zhu, A. G. Birt, and W. E. Grant. 2019. Correction for “Interactive effects of prey and p, p’‐DDE on burrowing owl population dynamics.” Ecological Applications, 29(2): e01840.
  8. Mogg, M.*, H.-H. Wang, A. Baker*, Z. Derouen*, J. Borski*, and W. E. Grant. 2020. Increased incidence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis infections in the United States, 2012 through 2016. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2019.2595.
  9. Baker, A.*, H.-H. Wang, M. Mogg*, Z. Derouen*, J. Borski*, and W. E. Grant. 2020. Increasing incidence of Anaplasmosis in the United States, 2012 through 2016. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2019.2598.
  10. Derouen, Z. C.*, M. R. Peterson*, H.-H. Wang, and W. E. Grant. Accepted. Determinants of Tubastraea coccinea invasion and likelihood of further expansion in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biodiversity, DOI: 10.1007/s12526-020-01126-z

Undergraduate Theses (Undergraduate Theses Adviser: Hsiao-Hsuan "Rose" Wang)
  1. Rebecca Aden, 2015 – 2016 Undergraduate thesis title: “Simulated effects of sex-ratio disparity on population dynamics of the endangered Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis).” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  2. Aminta Arevilca, 2015 – 2016 Undergraduate thesis title: “Effects of gillnet entanglement on mortality of dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus).” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  3. Anna Cole, 2015 – 2016 Undergraduate thesis title: “Effects of genetic depletion on estimating risk of extinction of the endangered Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi).” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  4. Kaitlyn Forks, 2015 – 2016 Undergraduate thesis title: “Use of PVC pipes of different diameters as artificial refuges by green tree frogs (Hyla cinerea) in Texas.” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  5. Thanchira Suriyamongkol, 2015 – 2016 Undergraduate thesis title: “Effects of burning on relative abundances and morphological characteristics of green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) in Texas.” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  6. Jennifer Borski, 2016 – 2017 undergraduate thesis title: “Evaluating potential effects of Antarctic ice-shelf retreat on blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) populations: A simulation model of interactions among sea ice, Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), and blue whales.” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  7. Paola Camposeco, Jasmin Diaz, and Marissa Ortega, 2016 – 2017 undergraduate thesis title: “Simulated effects of Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) invasions on parrotfish (Scaridae family) populations on coral reefs in the Caribbean.” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  8. Lela Culpepper, 2016 – 2017 undergraduate thesis title: “Recent range expansions by Nepalese browntop (Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus) in the forestlands of Tennessee.” Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University.
  9. Hannah Gerke, 2016 – 2017 undergraduate thesis title: “A top predator returns: Effects of the eastern Indigo snake (Drymarchon Couperi) on herpetological communities in southern Alabama.” Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  10. Andrew Richardson, 2016 – 2017 undergraduate thesis title: “Evaluating the effect of synthetic estrogen (17α-ethinylestradiol) contamination upon fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola) population.” Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University.
  11. Katherine Carbajal, 2017 - 2018 undergraduate thesis title: “Estimation of anthropogenic and catastrophic effects of Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)." Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  12. Madeline Jones, 2017 - 2018 undergraduate thesis title: “Estimation of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on population dynamics of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)." Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  13. Annie Montgomery, 2017 - 2018  undergraduate thesis title: “Evaluation of morbillivirus exposure to bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill." Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  14. Adam Baker, 2018 - 2019 undergraduate thesis title: "Using climate factors to explain the increasing incidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Minnesota and Wisconsin from 2005 to 2015." College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University.
  15. Zakary Derouen and Miranda Peterson, 2018 - 2019 undergraduate thesis title: "The recent expansion of invasive Tubastraea coccinea throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico." Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and Department of Geography, Texas A&M University.
  16. Alexandra Bishop, 2019 - 2020 undergraduate thesis title: "In search of the proximate factors triggering anthrax epidemics: Simulation of plasmid transfer and persistence in Bacillus communities outside of the host." Department of Biology, Texas A&M University.
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