Browsing Theses, Dissertations and Student Research Papers (Zoology) by Author "Olson, Deanna"

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Population and conservation genetic structure of the Cascades frog, Rana cascadae throughout the species' range

Monsen, Kirsten J. (2002-10-25)

A major goal of conservation biology is to elucidate the population genetic structure in threatened species and assess the relative importance of the evolutionary forces that shape that population genetic structure. I ...
Variation in female reproductive success in amphibians

Dyal, Leslie A. (2005-04-08)

My dissertation focuses on the factors that influence variation in female reproductive success in plethodontid salamanders and in toads. Variation in reproductive success fuels evolutionary change. Although, females of ...