CSEF · 2004
Which Bait Do Crabs Bite?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine what kind of bait is the most effective in catching Dungeness crab. This species is the most common sport crab in Humboldt Bay. There were two th…
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CSEF · 2003
Analyzing the Relationship Between Dominance and Heart Rate in Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to determine if there is a relationship between formation of functional dominance and heart rate in Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2003
An Aquarium Built with Multi-Temperature Zones and Sensors to Determine if Goldfish Have Water Temperature Preferences
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if goldfish will choose a certain temperature range and avoid others. Methods/Materials An experimental aquarium (acrylic tube 1.8 m tall X 8 cm…
CSEF · 2003
An "Eggcellent" Experiment
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was designed to test the effects of adding protein supplements to a chicken's diet on the protein content of their eggs. Methods/Materials Seven chickens of ident…
CSEF · 2003
A New Measurement for Locomotor Behavior: Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury in Human Stem Cell Transplanted Mice
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objectives are to suggest the importance of and come up with an appropriate scoring method for quantitative ladder beam testing (rather than the widely used qualitative B…
CSEF · 2003
Ant Nests: Efficient Home Heating
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to see how Formica rufa (wood ants) keep their nests warm. My hypothesis is that the ants may use sunlight or the heat that composting materials generate to h…
CSEF · 2003
Aphid Populations and How They Relate to Plant Height, Parasites, and Predators
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine how the number of aphids on a plant affects the plant height, parasites and predators. I tested to see if aphid population increa…
CSEF · 2003
Are 31 Flavors Really So Great? The Effects of Long-Term Flavor Variety on Rat Eating
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The aim of my project was to find out whether rats would eat more of a single kind of food over the course of a week when given that food in a variety of flavors. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2003
Are There Genetic Relationships between Fingerprints in a Family?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to prove that the commonly held belief "fingerprints are not hereditary" and "fingerprints are completely random" is false. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2003
A Study of Killer Whale Respiration Rate
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if the age of Orcinus orca affects the respiration rate to weight ratio. Methods/Materials I did my experiment at Sea World, San Diego and watch…
CSEF · 2003
A Three Year Study of Water Disturbance Involving Different Variables Affecting Mosquito Development
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to investigate an alternative to chemical mosquito control and further study how motion disturbance of water affects the development of mosquito larvae into…
CSEF · 2003
A Zoological Rat Maze: Which Food on Which Surface?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out which food's scent trail on a certain surface would cause a rat to follow it through a maze quicker than the scent trails of all…
CSEF · 2003
Between Pacific Tides
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify any environmental, physical or biological factors that influence the larval settlement of marine invertebrates inhabiting the intertidal zone. T…
CSEF · 2003
Bones and Balls
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out if dogs have a color preference by sight.(They are not color blind) Methods/Materials To test my theory, I chose 10 dogs, 4 colored tennis balls,…
CSEF · 2003
Can California Quail, Which Are Normally Ground Feeders, Be Trained to Eat from an Elevated Feeder?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if California quail, which are normally ground feeders, could be trained to eat from an elevated feeder. Methods/Materials The firs…
CSEF · 2003
Can Dogs Discriminate Voices: Does Fido Really Know You?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Can dogs discriminate between their owner's voice and a stranger's voice? The hypothesis was that dogs would be more likely to recognize their owner's voice and follow the c…
CSEF · 2003
Comparing Different Various Natural Substances In Attracting and Repelling Drosophila
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if the Drosophila will be attracted to Citrus fruits more than the peppers and spices. Methods/Materials Obtain the Drosophila flies along with the…
CSEF · 2003
Controversy in Forensic Entomology and Crime Scene Investigation: The Question that Is Bugging Forensic Entomologists
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My question was: Is maggot mass temperature significantly above ambient air temperature so as to affect the calculation of accumulated degree hours in estimating the time of…
CSEF · 2003
Cryptobiotic Performances of Tardigrades
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The research was performed to see whether tardigrades exposed to varying times in cryobiosis would experience different cryptobiotic performances (times out of cryptobiosis)…
CSEF · 2003
Determining if the Weight of a Chicken Egg Affects How Large the Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Will Grow
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To find out if the weight of a chicken egg affects how large the chicken will grow. Methods/Materials Methods: 1. The incubator was set up to the right temperature (37 to 38…
CSEF · 2003
Distribution of Argentine Ants: Effects of Abiotic Factors and Human Disturbance on the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, has spread worldwide, often decimating native ant species and other arthropod species. Numerous investigations have shown biotic aspec…
CSEF · 2003
Do Crickets Communicate Information About Their Environment Through Chirping?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Crickets are well known for their chirping behavior. According to research, male crickets chirp for three main reasons: 1) to attract a female, 2) as a warning or 3) when th…
CSEF · 2003
Does Everything Go with Age? A Study Testing Tactile Sensitivity Relative to Age
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to learn whether there is correlation between a person's age and their tactile sensitivity, using the two-point discrimination test. Methods/Materials Twelv…
CSEF · 2003
Effects of Habitat Diversity and Basin Size on Bird Use of Ponding Basins
Zoology
Objectives/Goals There are many ponding basins in Fresno, but not much other wetland habitat. Many birds use these basins. I looked at how the habitat diversity and size of ponding basins af…
CSEF · 2003
Eggs 'n Veins
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if spider mites lay their eggs in the same areas on the leaves of different plants. Methods/Materials I selected three different types of plants…
CSEF · 2003
Fetal Lung Maturity: Maternal Diabetes' Impact on Lamellar Body Count
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to compare a fetal lung maturity test, lamellar body counts (LBC) in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies. Methods/Materials The experiment inv…
CSEF · 2003
Flow Factor
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project was to learn whether or not the length and diameter of an artery had an affect on the flow of fluid through it. My goals were to time the flow of di…
CSEF · 2003
Furious Feeding Frenzy: Developing a Feeding Protocol for Lytechinus pictus
Zoology
Objectives/Goals We used the species Lytechinus pictus in an attempt to develop a feeding protocol employing the algae Tahitian blend that will enable the developing urchin to survive throug…
CSEF · 2003
Genetics or Coincidence? The Secret of the Unique Fingerprint
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project was to determine whether or not fingerprint patterns were a genetic inheritance and also to determine which types are the most common in hu…
CSEF · 2003
Got Taste? Heredity and PTC
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if the ability to taste PTC (phenylthiocarbamide)is due to a dominant or a recessive gene, if it is linked to race and if it is sex-linked. Methods/M…