CWU's graduate program in the Biological Sciences offers opportunities for gaining research experience and expertise through a diverse complement of academic courses. Biology faculty in our department are active in research using multidisciplinary approaches to answer questions across the Biological Sciences. These research areas include: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Infectious diseases, Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, and Science Education.
Our graduates go on to be:
- Biomedical researchers in academic, government and industrial labs
- Technicians in research labs
- Regional field biologists in government agencies
- Biologists with environmental consulting firms
- PhDs in the sciences and professional fields
- Educators at K-12 schools and community colleges
This collection features theses from Master of Science students in the Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Program at Central Washington University.
Theses from 1970
An Evaluation of Three Techniques for the Quantitative Sampling of Marsh Invertebrates, John T. Falkenbury
Breeding Biology of the Sage Thrasher, John Wayne Gooding
The Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Growth of Seven Strains of Trypanosoma avium, Roy Wesley Leid Jr.
The Breeding Biology of the Mountain Chickadee (Parus Gambeli), Donald Frederick Martin
Subalpine Cover Ecology of Eutamias amoenus, Eutamias townsendii and other small Mammals in Huckleberry Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Don H. Meredith
The Incidence and Intensity of Haematozoa in the Common Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) of Western Washington, Ronald E. Scarvie
An Annotated Check List of the Land Mammals of Curry County, Oregon, Paul Emerson Sherrell
The Feasibility of Avian Karyotypes in Taxonomy, Gerald Francis Shields
Theses from 1969
Food Habits of Dicamptodon Ensatus and Associated Fish Species of Maratta Creek, Washington, Authur L. Antonelli
The Effects of Herbicides on Three Soil Inhabiting Blue Green Algal Species, Lee C. Darlington
Breeding Biology of Cassin’s Finch, Carpodacus Cassinii, F. John Erickson Jr.
Habitat and Food Habits of Eutamias Minimus Scrutator in the Semi-Desert Regions of Central Washington, Gary L. Hall
A Biological Investigation on Plethodon Larselli, Charles Oliver Holmes
Theses from 1968
The Development of the Embryo Sac in Ranunculus Glaberrimus Hook, Chung-ping Chin
Biological Studies on Various Strains of Trypanosoma Avium, Wayne Gordon Cordell
An Ecotypic Differentiation of Human and Bovine Fecal Streptococci, with Application to Human Pollution in the Yakima River, Harlen Harvey Johnson
Niche Differentiating Mechanisms in Two Sympatric Species of Swallows, David Thomas Moody
Geographic Variation in Dicamptodon Ensatus (Eschscholtz) with Notes on Life History and Zoogeography, Ronald A. Nussbaum
Theses from 1967
Growth Response of Soil Algae to Tordon 101 Mixture, Jon Hans Arvik
Evaluation of the Short Sternum as Diagnostic Evidence for Trisomy-E, Frank George Deeter
The Distribution of Three Taxa of Peromyscus in Central Washington, Gay Harold Engelsen
Purification and Properties of Triosephosphate Isomerase from Selected Chlorophyta, John C. Meeks
The Influence of Geomagnetism on the Maze Behavior of Dugesia Tigrina, Judith Kellman Miller
Effect of Temperature upon Reproduction and Cyclic Development of Culture Forms of Trypanosoma Avium, Richard Michael Oliver
Theses from 1966
Home Range Analysis of the Montane Vole, Don Rogers Toews