1998 Category Winners in
Zoology

First Place: S1805

Casey, Erin E. Grade 10, Santa Barbara County
Intelligent Predation by the Bimaculoides Octopus
Advisor: Mr. Scott Harry
School: Bishop Garcia Diego High School, Santa Barbara

Second Place: S1824

Tabinga, Robert A. Grade 12, San Diego County
Social Isolation and Levels of Aggression in Betta splendens
Advisor: Mr. Larry Nordell
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley

Third Place: S1821

Rhoades, Ross E. Grade 9, Riverside County
Does Host Age Affect Parasitism of Tobacco Hornworm Larvae by the Wasp Cotesia congregata?
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Beckage
School: North (John Wesley) High School, Riverside

Honorable Mention: S1817

Mehta, Pinky J. Grade 12, Los Angeles County
Quantitative Analysis of Male Mating Behavior in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Advisor: Dr. Duane Nichols
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra