Joseph Benito<\/strong>, Biotechnology Science & Engineering, UAH, \u201cSpeleogenomics of cave life in North America<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jared P. Higgs<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cSurveying subterranean biodiversity of the Tongass National Forest using traditional survey approaches and environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bjorn V. Peterson<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cCharacterization and comparison of skin and exoskeleton microbiomes of stygobiotic fauna and the influence of environmental variables on microbiome diversity and composition<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emma Jordan<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cAn assessment of eastern box turtles (<\/em>Terrapene carolina carolina) in North Alabama with a focus on Ranavirus prevalence and urbanization<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brendan Cramphorn<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cPhylogeography, speciation, and cryptic diversity in the cave springtail <\/em>Pseudosinella spinosa (Entomobryomorpha: Entomobryidae) from the Interior Low Plateau and Appalachian Valley & Ridge karst regions<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jackson Schoettle<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cSeasonal vulnerability of snakes to road traffic at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremy Foster Sims<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cEnvironmental factors influencing selection of cave entrances as nesting sites by the Eastern Phoebe (<\/em>Sayornis phoebe)<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Megan Carter<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cVariation in diet between cave and surface populations of the Northern Slimy Salamander (<\/em>Plethodon glutinosus)<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tessa Costley<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cCave use of Tri-colored Bats (<\/em>Perimyotis subflavus) pre- and post-arrival of White-nose Syndrome in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katherine E. Dooley<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cPhylogenetics of cave crayfish in the genus <\/em>Cambarus and using environmental DNA to detect populations of <\/em>Cambarus jonesi and <\/em>Cambarus speleocoopi\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kayla Wilson<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cThe reproductive ecology of the Northern Slimy Salamander (<\/em>Plethodon glutinosus) in a cave in north Alabama<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spencer Boyd<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cDevelopment of an environmental DNA assay for detection and monitoring of the troglobitic crayfishes <\/em>Cambarus speleocoopi and <\/em>Cambarus laconensis\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clay G. Bibby<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cA baseline survey of meiofauna from the Paint Rock River, northern Alabama<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brock G. Busby<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cVessel strike prevention measures for marine animals and their effectiveness<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jared P. Higgs<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cEffects of seasonal variation of abiotic factors on eDNA detection of two groundwater crayfish species<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Summer Sparrow<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cUsing eDNA to detect and monitor Alabama Cavefish (<\/em>Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni)<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katherine E. Dooley<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cConservation genomics of Green Salamanders (<\/em>Aneides aeneus)<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clay G. Bibby<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cA baseline survey of meiofauna from the Paint Rock River, northern Alabama<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ashlyn Wandstrat<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cGeneration and curation of a reference sequence database for groundwater organisms<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katherine Giltner<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cDevelopment and testing of an environmental DNA assay to detect and monitor the federally endangered Alabama Cavefish<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abigail Guillemette<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cAssessing the status of subterranean biodiversity at Shelta Cave in Huntsville: traditional surveys and examining the persistence and efficacy of environmental DNA<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jennifer Nix<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, UAH, \u201cIs out of sight, out of mind? 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