Zoology

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S1601 Aine, Christine L. Grade 10, San Bernardino County

Piper Power: Investigating the Potential of Peppers as Repellents of Forficula aricularia
Advisor: Mr. Mike Goff
School: Ayala (Ruben S.) High School, Chino Hills

S1602 Allen, Christopher D. Grade 9, San Diego County

The Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Daphnia
Advisor: Ms. Leslie Gushwa
School: Diegueno Junior High School, Encinitas

S1603 Blackmar, Carla A. Grade 9, San Diego County

A Study of Several Senses in Chitons
Advisor: Ms. Judith Reith
School: Point Loma High School, San Diego

S1604 Cheung, Ronald Grade 11, Santa Clara County

Stress Related Growth Rate
Advisor: Ms. Ayn Lynch
School: Pinewood High School, Los Altos Hills

S1605 Clark, Temina M. Grade 12, Santa Clara County

Effects of Electromagnetic Field on Drosophila
Advisor: Ms. Ayn Lynch
School: Pinewood High School, Los Altos Hills

S1606 Doubledee, Rebecca A. Grade 10, San Luis Obispo County

Monitoring the Heart Rate of a Boa Constrictor
Advisor: Dr. Michael Landino
School: Morro Bay High School, Morro Bay

S1607 Ferguson, Anna K. Grade 9, Kern County

Efficient Horse Feeding through Mathematics
Advisor: Mr. Chris Ostermann
School: Murray Junior High School, Ridgecrest

S1608 Gamboa, Melanie L. Grade 12, Riverside County

Spider Venom
Advisor: Mr. Kenneth Peyton
School: Centennial High School, Corona

S1609 Getty, Alexandra C. Grade 10, Marin County

Feeding Ratios of Subterranean and Dampwood Termites
Advisor: Mr. Larry Lack
School: San Rafael High School, San Rafael

S1610 Gibilisco, James Grade 12, San Diego County

Assessing Changing Energy Needs vs. Predation Risk in Pollicipes polymerus
Advisor: Mr. Larry Nordell
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley

S1611 Herbinson, Kelly A. Grade 10, Orange County

The Migration Rate of Intertidal Snails at San Onofre State Beach
Advisor: Mrs. Maureen Leith
School: Aliso Niguel High School, Aliso Viejo

S1612 Hernandez, Nick S. Grade 10, Kern County

The Effects of Liver Supplementation on Animal Endurance, Size, and Strength
Advisor: Mr. Troy Mehlhaff
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield

S1613 Hess, Sara J. Grade 11, Orange County

Performance Enhancement through Diet Manipulation
Advisor: Mr. George Varvas
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine

S1614 Lee, Robert E. Grade 10, San Luis Obispo County

Can an Infrared Scope Mimic Visualization of Lepidoptera?
Advisor: Dr. Michael Landino
School: Morro Bay High School, Morro Bay

S1615 Liu, Grace I. Grade 10, Fresno County

The Mental Effects of Astragalus radix on Rats
Advisor: Mr. Bill von Felton
School: Edison High School, Fresno

S1616 Lobay, Anthony C. Grade 12, Monterey County

Localization of Nitric Oxide Synthase within the Neurons of Doriopsila albapunctata
Advisor: Dr. Armando Galindo
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach

S1617 Malan, Emily A. Grade 9, San Luis Obispo County

Color Adaptations in American Chameleons
Advisor: Mrs. Joanne Breffle
School: Templeton High School, Templeton

S1618 Manzano, Frank L. Grade 11, Ventura County

Effect of Processed Feed on Chicken Egg Production
Advisor: Mr. Ray Sepulveda
School: Santa Paula Union High School, Santa Paula

S1619 Mulgrew, Jody E. Grade 10, San Luis Obispo County

Do Fish Possess the Ability to Sense and Differentiate between Different Tests of Monofilament?
Advisor: Dr. Michael Landino
School: Morro Bay High School, Morro Bay

S1620 Murr, Jaclyn L. Grade 9, Ventura County

Identifying Predators of Haliotis rufescens
Advisor: Mrs. Wendy Henchy
School: Oxnard High School, Oxnard

S1621 Myers, Wendy Y. Grade 12, San Diego County

Contrasting Feeding Preferences for Lab Stock and Wildtype Harlequin Bugs
Advisor: Mr. Larry Nordell
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley

S1622 Nagel, Christina L. Grade 12, Orange County

Analysis of Myoglobin Levels in the Red and White Muscle Tissue of Fish
Advisor: Dr. K. Dickson
School: Fullerton Union High School, Fullerton

S1623 Pich, Lawrence N., II Grade 12, San Diego County

Spalt: A Homeotic Gene Analysis During Drosophila melanogaster Wing Development
Advisor: Mr. Larry Nordell
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley

S1624 Pointer, Candice J. Grade 10, Orange County

The Assimilation of Audio Sounds in Chickens During the Developmental Stage in the Egg
Advisor: Mr. Michael Nakaue
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine

S1625 Poole, Cyndi M. Grade 9, Los Angeles County

Nodule Formation as a Defense Mechanism in the Penaeid Shrimp, Sicyonia ingentis
Advisor: Mrs. Margery Lee Weitkamp
School: Chaminade College Preparatory, West Hills

S1626 Ranelletti, Marla E. Grade 11, Alameda County

Relocating the California Horn Snail
Advisor: Mrs. Deborah Vollick
School: Hayward High School, Hayward

S1627 Sanchez, Tony M. Grade 11, Kern County

Microorganisms and their Effect on Fish
Advisor: Mr. Randy Coulter
School: Shafter High School, Shafter

S1628 Shirley, Michelle L. Grade 12, San Diego County

Vitamin C Protecting Marine Life Against the Damaging Effects of UV Radiation
Advisor: Mr. Jose Lamont Jones
School: Gompers (Samuel) Secondary School, San Diego

S1629 Spendlove, Stuart J. Grade 11, Ventura County

The Nematode Problem
Advisor: Mr. Ray Sepulveda
School: Santa Paula Union High School, Santa Paula

S1630 Tran, Ngoc B. Grade 12, Los Angeles County

Sex Differences in Neuropeptide Staining of Song-Control Nuclei in Zebra Finch Brains
Advisor: Dr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra

S1631 Wang, Lulu W. Grade 12, Los Angeles County

Systematics of Temperate Eastern Pacific Amphiodia Species (Echinodermata ophiuroidea): A Three-Year Study
Advisor: Dr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra

S1632 Weidner, Heather R. Grade 10, San Bernardino County

Exploring the Individual Taste Preferences of Helix aspersa
Advisor: Mr. Steve Iverson
School: Ayala (Ruben S.) High School, Chino Hills

S1633 Whittington, Jason D. Grade 10, Fresno County

Determining the Effects of Various Pollutants on the Strength of Helix aspera
Advisor: Mr. Jim Duando
School: Sierra High School, Tollhouse

S1699 Truong, Nhan L. Grade 10, Orange County

Senses Operating in Wingless Aphids other than Taste
Advisor: Mrs. Nancy Custer
School: Valley High School, Santa Ana