Zoology

S1601 Arledge, Kimberly N. Grade 10, San Diego County
Using Simple Computer Models to Analyze Animal Species Survival Strategies
Advisor: Lad Kracalik
School: Fallbrook Union High School, Fallbrook
S1602 Bernstein, Jon S. Grade 12, San Mateo County
How Does Temperature Affect the Growth Rate of Killifish Eggs?
Advisor: Mrs. Tanya Buxton
School: Menlo School, Atherton
S1603 Brydon, Paul D. Grade 10, San Diego County
How Effective is the Biological Control of the Persea Mite?
Advisor: Mr. Lad Kracalik
School: Fallbrook Union High School, Fallbrook
S1604 Cheng, Alan C. Grade 11, Los Angeles County
Copulatory Behaviour in Nematodes: Mechanisms that Isolate Nine Species in Panagrolaimidae and Cephalobidae
Advisor: Mr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra
S1605 Chow, Alexander Grade 12, Los Angeles County
Further Research on the Systematic Relationships among Genera and Subfamilies of the Nereididae
Advisor: Dr. Kirk Fitzhugh
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra
S1606 Crawford, Donivan C. Grade 10, Kern County
The Big Fish Story
Advisor: Robert McMillan
School: Centennial High School, Bakersfield
S1607 Elston, Joleen R. Grade 10, San Diego County
The Flehmen Behavior
Advisor: Lad Kracalik
School: Fallbrook Union High School, Fallbrook
S1608 Fricovsky, Eduardo S. Grade 11, San Diego County
The Effect of Anesthesia on Nerve Conduction
Advisor: Mrs. Rosalyn Lupien
School: Gompers (Samuel) Secondary School, San Diego
S1609 Fritch, Sarah C. Grade 10, Riverside County
Feeding Frenzy: The Learning Ability of Hummingbirds
Advisor: Mark Newton
School: Centennial High School, Corona
S1611 Hawk, Jina J. Grade 10, San Luis Obispo County
Brine Shrimp Survival
Advisor: Mr. Rich Bartel
School: North County Christian School, Atascadero
S1612 Ho, Annamarie T. Grade 10, San Diego County
Interaction of Pygmy and Geoffroy's Marmosets with Gum Feeders
Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Ogden
School: La Jolla Senior High School, La Jolla
S1613 Hsu, Chris C. Grade 9, San Bernardino County
The Effect of Temperature in the Chirping of Achetus domesticus
Advisor: Mr. Gregory Peck
School: Upland High School, Upland
S1614 Hurst, Jamie L. Grade 10, Fresno County
The Effects of Silicone on the Regeneration of Planaria
Advisor: Mr. Michael Olenchalk
School: Buchanan (Floyd B.) High School, Clovis
S1615 Huynh, Hoa T. Grade 10, Orange County
Predator-Induced Cyclomorphosis in Daphnia pulex
Advisor: Mrs. Nancy Custer
School: Valley High School, Santa Ana
S1616 Jeffres, Stephanie A. Grade 11, Kern County
Does the Amount of Dissolved Oxygen Affect the Lives of Aquatic Insects?
Advisor: Mr. Tom Cormack
School: Kern Valley High School, Lake Isabella
S1617 Johnston, Melissa B. Grade 9, Orange County
Meiofauna: Creatures in the Sand
Advisor: Sharon Writer
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park
S1618 Kuramoto, Lani R. Grade 12, Los Angeles County
Poecilogony vs. Cryptic Speciation in the Brittle Star Ophionereis annulate (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)
Advisor: Mr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra
S1620 Liu, Jehnan Grade 11, San Diego County
Finding the Optimum Formic Acid Concentration for Attraction
Advisor: Victoria Coordt
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas
S1621 Lovinsky, Noam M. Grade 10, Orange County
How Does an ELF-EMF Radiation Field Affect the Larvae and Adult of Drosophila melanogaster
Advisor: Mr. Mike Nahane
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine
S1622 Nguyen, Nhien H. Grade 11, Orange County
Adaptation of Crowded and Urea Tolerant Drosophila melanogaster Larvae to Ammonia
Advisor: Mr. Robert Ferrazi
School: University High School, Irvine
S1623 Panofsky, Eric R. Grade 10, San Mateo County
What Stimulates Siamese Fighting Fish to Fight?
Advisor: Steve MAskel
School: Pescadero High School, Pescadero
S1624 Pehl, Curtis W. Grade 10, Fresno County
Intelligent Planaria
Advisor: George Dunnicliff
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno
S1625 Ramage, April R. Grade 11, San Luis Obispo County
Conversion of Food to Nutritional Value by Helix aspersa
Advisor: Dr. Michael Landino
School: Morro Bay High School, Morro Bay
S1626 Rymer, Gerard J. Grade 12, San Diego County
Newly Discovered Chemotactic Response of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus using a Prototype Biological Phase Processing F
Advisor: Ms. Autumn Chapman
School: Gompers (Samuel) Secondary School, San Diego
S1627 Schouest, Nathan T. Grade 9, San Bernardino County
Does Acid Rain Affect Fecundity?
Advisor: Ms. Lynn Hodges
School: Redlands High School Freshman Campus, Redlands
S1628 Schuldt, Paul J. Grade 11, San Luis Obispo County
Visual Discrimination in Betta splendens
Advisor: Dr. Michael Landino
School: Morro Bay High School, Morro Bay
S1629 Sevey, Shane A. Grade 11, Mendocino County
Hermit Crab Shea Color Preference
Advisor: Fred Rubin
School: Fort Bragg High School, Fort Bragg
S1630 Thomas, Holly A. Grade 12, San Diego County
Are there Tide-Associated Rhythms in Dock-Bound Crabs, Pachygrapsus crassipes?
Advisor: Mr. Larry Nordell
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley
S1631 Trubia, Jamie M. Grade 12, Mendocino County
Population Density of Pollicipes polymerus in the Intertidal of Moat Creek, Point Arena, California
Advisor: Ms. Karen Taussig
School: Anderson Valley Junior High School, Boonville
S1632 Vo, Kelly L. Grade 10, Orange County
Visual Pattern Discrimination in Drosophila apterous
Advisor: Mrs. Nancy Custer
School: Valley High School, Santa Ana


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