CSEF · 2009
A-Maze-Ing Rat Senses
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine whether the absence of light will effect the time it takes a trained rat to navigate its way through a maze. Methods/Materials Ma…
Animal Sciences science fair projects from 2009
Browse 74 real Animal Sciences projects entered in 2009, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2009
Anthropogenic Influences of the California Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The California sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) has been highly endangered since being nearly hunted to extinction one hundred years ago by fur traders. The population is t…
CSEF · 2009
Ants as Habitat Quality Indicators for the Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis, the Endangered PV Blue Butterfly
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the presence of native ants indicate a potentially healthier habitat for the endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly, Glaucopsyche lygd…
CSEF · 2009
Are Geckos Food Critics Too?
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether Eublepharis macularis (Leopard Geckos) have a taste preference for crickets that have been gut-loaded and flavored with either sweet or…
CSEF · 2009
Ascertaining the Effect of Multiple Moons or No Moons on the Menstrual Cycle of Female Planetary Explorers
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The menstrual of placental Mammals is speculated to be related to the gravitational effect of the moon. The moon is theorized to regulate the menstrual cycle and trigger ovu…
CSEF · 2009
Becoming the Biggest Brine
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see if placing a crushed L-Lysine tablet in my brine shrimps' habitat would help them grow larger, compared to the regularly grown shrimps. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2009
Birds as Indicator Species
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our monitoring project is to raise environmental awareness of an ecosystem's health by using riparian birds as indicator species. We monitor two sites, the Co…
CSEF · 2009
Birds of a Feather Bathe Together
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether birds prefer the upper or lower level of birdbaths. The materials I used were a two-level birdbath, water, and a video cam…
CSEF · 2009
Caged vs. Free-Range: Chicken Eggshell Strength
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine whether caged or free-range chicken eggs have stronger shells. This project will prove whether caged or free-range chicken eggshe…
CSEF · 2009
Can Bees "Bee" Fooled?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To see if bees can connect shapes with food sources. Methods/Materials Provide bees with two dishes: one with honey water and the other with water. Each dish has a different…
CSEF · 2009
Can Bricky and Indy Coexist?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Our Science Fair Project involves our dogs, Bricky and Indy. Our question is Can Bricky and Indy coexist? Prior to this project, our dogs could not interact together, and ac…
CSEF · 2009
Can Cats Be Right or Left Pawed?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals I think that cats are right of left pawed. My objective was to determine if cats have a dominant paw. Methods/Materials The materials I used included a small box with a hole…
CSEF · 2009
Can Learned Behavior Be Transferred in Planaria by Regeneration or Consumption of Cells, and if so, Which Works Better?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals I tested whether a planaria's learned behavior turning left in a T maze could be transferred through either regeneration or consumption of cells and, if so, which worked bet…
CSEF · 2009
Can Snails Be Used as an Indicator for Toxins in Your Garden?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our purpose for this project is to see if snails can detect changes in the environment around them. Based on research done, we believe that snails will turn away from the gi…
CSEF · 2009
Can You Open This?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was to try to determine which typically used household products adults ranged from 50 to 90 found hardest to open. The purpose was to find a possible alterna…
CSEF · 2009
Can You Take the Pressure?
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Is it possible to breathe with an extended snorkel at a depth of 396.24 cm (13 feet). If not, what depth and pressure will restrict the ability to breathe? Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2009
Chemical Basis for Ant Behavior: Nestmate Discrimination
Zoology
Objectives/Goals 1. Determine whether the chemicals that define ant nest mates can be extracted, and used to stimulate different behavior in ants from the same and foreign colonies. 2. To be…
CSEF · 2009
Clone Wars: The Effect of Food on Clonal Fighting among Anthopleura elegantissima
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My purpose was to see if Anthopleura elegantissima clonal wars are affected by the amount of food available to them. My hypothesis was that A. elegantissima clonal wars will…
CSEF · 2009
Crustacean Location: Which Factors (Soil Type, Moisture, Light) Influence Where a Pill Bug Makes Its Home?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals To test my hypothesis that pill bugs will seek moisture in their environment over light (color or darkness) and soil type. My hypothesis is based on the fact that a pill bug…
CSEF · 2009
Cryptic Species and Synonyms: A Reclassification of the Tropical Spurilla Genus
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Populations of Spurilla neapolitana and S. sargassicola in the tropical Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic are assessed through genetic and morphological analyses of speci…
CSEF · 2009
Dancing to the Music: Lefty Canines Groove to Tunes
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to find out if dogs, like humans, have a paw preference for their daily activities; and if dogs do indeed have a paw preference, does it corre…
CSEF · 2009
Detecting Median Mononeuropathy and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome through Radiometric Thermal Imaging
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see if a radiometric thermography can detect Median Mononeuropathy in the articulation radiocarpalis and to establish the efficiency of the…
CSEF · 2009
Determining if Child Proof Containers Are Really Child Proof: Are Child Proof Containers Really Safe from Children?
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if child proof cleaning products, pill containers, and liquid medicines would really protect kids from successfully obtaining the substances in…
CSEF · 2009
Does a Chicken Prefer One Color of Feed over Another?
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if Bantam Light Brahma chickens would prefer one color of crackeconrn over another. I believe that chickens will eat more orange and red corn tha…
CSEF · 2009
Does the Inflammatory Cytokine IL-6 Lead to Decreased Muscle Strength?
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Introduction- It has been recognized that when a person grows older, they experience a decline in muscle strength and stamina. To this day it is still unknown why this happe…
CSEF · 2009
Effect of Toothpaste-derived Fluoridation on Sea Urchin Fertilization and Development
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals To test the potential effects of fluoride as derived from toothpaste on the fertilization and developmental process of sea urchins. Methods/Materials Forced the release of g…
CSEF · 2009
Effects of CMS Change of Lowering Hgb Threshold for ESAs in Cancer Treatment on Blood Transfusions in OC Cancer Centers
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To measure the effects of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, policy change that lowered the erythropoisis stimulating agent, ESA, utilization threshold fro…
CSEF · 2009
Environmental Determinants of Ghost Shrimp Migratory Behavior
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Objective: To determine if changing environmental conditions influences the migratory behavior of ghost shrimp. Methods/Materials Methods: I studied the migratory behavior o…
CSEF · 2009
Equine Magnetic Orientation
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The object is to determine if horses are magnetically oriented animals. Methods/Materials To study to prove the hypothesis, Google Earth satellite images were collected and…
CSEF · 2009
Experimental Opuntia oricola Regrowth in Burned Cactus Wren Habitat
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals During the summer, I read an article in a magazine regarding our plant community, the most compromised plant community in the nation, coastal sage scrub. The article stated…