Undergraduate Research

Undergraduates are encouraged to collaborate with a faculty member on a research project. Undergraduate research is a great way to get hands-on experience doing science. Undergraduate research is also becoming an increasingly important experience to have for applying to both professional school and graduate school.

Recent undergraduate research projects at OSU Lima have included:

Genetics in salamanders
Color patterns and calling behavior in frogs
Diet and egg-laying behavior in salamanders
Digestive physiology in tadpoles

Several of our students have gone on to present their research at local and national scientific conferences. Recent presentations have included:

Jessica Geiger-Hayes, Lisa Regula Meyer, and Patrick Owen. 2006. Examination of the intestinal contents of Rana clamitans and Rana catesbeiana tadpoles for symbiotic, cellulose digesting bacteria. Presented at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum at OSU Columbus.

Lisa Regula Meyer and J. Eric Juterbock. 2005. Genetic relatedness among several populations of the northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus). Presented at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum at OSU Columbus and the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Tampa. FL.

Christen Daniel and J. Eric Juterbock. 2004. Oviposition frequency of northern dusky salamanders in southeastern Ohio: does the past matter? Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Indianapolis and at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Norman, OK.

Yayoi Fukuhara and J. Eric Juterbock. 2004. Diet of the black mountain dusky salamander, Desmognathus welteri, in southeastern Kentucky. Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Indianapolis and at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Norman, OK.

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