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Molluscan Ecology: Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

Molluscan Ecology graduate students are enrolled in The Batten School of Coastal and Marine Science, William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Copies of their VIMS/SMS theses or dissertations are kept on file at both the VIMS Hargis Library and William & Mary's SWEM library. In 1997, the School of Marine Science and William & Mary changed the name of the master's degree earned by VIMS students from a Master of Arts degree to a Master of Science degree. The degree requirements, a combination of coursework and original, independent scientific research, did not change.

Graduate student theses and dissertations
Author Year Theses/Dissertations
Baker, P.K. 1994 Quantification of settlement and recruitment processes in bivalve mollusks. Doctoral dissertation, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 381 p.
Baker, S. 1994 Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) metamorphosis - Effects of low oxygen. Doctoral dissertation, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Bartol, I.K. 1995 Crassostrea virginica on constructed intertidal oyster reefs: Effects of tidal height and substrate level on settlement, growth and mortality. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Bartol, I.K. 1999 Distribution, swimming physiology, and swimming mechanics of the brief squid, Lolliguncula brevis. Doctoral dissertation, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Blaylock, R.A. 1992 Distribution, abundance and behavior of the Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, in Lower Chesapeake Bay. Doctoral dissertation, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Brooke, S.   1996 A comparison of natural and laboratory diets for the culture of marine invertebrate larvae: American Oyster, Queen Conch, and Milk Conch. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Campos (Maia), B.   1988 Swimming response of larvae of three mactrid bivalves to different salinity gradients. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Perez Castell, L.L. 1991 Evaluation of a technique to quantify lipids in bivalve larvae Crassostrea virginica Gmelin, using Nile Red and epiflourescence. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Cox, C.  1988 Seasonal changes in the fecundity of oysters Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) from four oyster reefs in the James River, Virginia. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Eggleston, D.   1988 Predator-prey dynamics between the blue crab and juvenile oysters. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 222 p.
Gensler, A.  2001 Genetic investigations of interspecific and intraspecific relationships within the genus Rapana. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Gera, S. 2009 Egg capsule hatching success in Rapana venosa and Urosalpinx cinerea in relation to temperature and salinity. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Green, R.  2001 Morphological variation of three populations of the veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa, an invasive predatory gastropod species. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Harding, J.M.  2000 Ecological interactions between benthic oyster reef fishes and oysters. Doctoral dissertation, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 187 p.
Hollander, A.H. 2022

A Retrospective Analysis Of Atlantic Surfclam (Spisula Solidissima) Growth And Distribution In The Context Of A Changing Ocean. M.S. thesis, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Jestel, E.A.  2003 Imposex as an indicator of butyltin exposure in the veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa): A Chesapeake Bay invader. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Keane-Shea, E. 1995 The early life histories of three families of cephalopods, and an examination of the concept of a paralarvae. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Marquardt, A. 2025 Reef-Lections: Oyster Growth And Ecology Across Millennia, And The Modern Management Implications, Doctoral dissertation, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
McCarthy, K.  1989 The influence of swimming behavior of larval Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Picariello, A. 2006 The effects of climate change on the population ecology of the Atlantic surf clam, Spisula solidissima, in the Middle Atlantic Bight. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 169 p.
Roegner, G.C. 1989 Early recruitment and growth of juvenile Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) with respect to tidal zonation and season. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 145 p.
Snyder Pafford, E. 1988 Distribution and taxonomy of endolithic algae occurring in the shells of Crassostrea virginica in the lower James River, Virginia. M.A. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Southworth, M.J. 1998 Oyster reef broodstock enhancement in the Great Wicomico River, Virginia. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 95 p.
Ware, C (Kilduff) 2002 Temporal and spatial variation in reproductive output of the veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) in the Chesapeake Bay. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Westcott, E. 2001 A descriptive study of the reproductive biology of the veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) in the Chesapeake Bay. M.S. thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.