Browsing by Subject "Ecology"
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Contributions of temporal segregation, oviposition choice, and non-additive effects of competitors to invasion success of Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in North America
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014-12-17)The mosquito Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) has spread rapidly through North America since its introduction in the 1990s. The mechanisms underlying its establishment in container communities occupied by competitors ... -
Demonstrating the efficacy of learning ecology in an outdoor science education program on 5th grade science Oklahoma core curriculum test scores.
(2014)Science education is in need of reform in order to better meet the learning needs of the students. The goal of this research was to determine if the implementation of an outdoor education program has a significant impact ... -
Ecology and morphometric analysis of Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) in Lake Texoma
(2022)Harris mud crab, Rhithropanopeus harrisii, is a small euryhaline crab native to the brackish waters of the Atlantic coast of North America. R. harrisii was discovered in Lake Texoma in 2008 and are thought to have originated ... -
FROM COOPERATION TO COMPETITION: HOW MICROBES AND INVERTEBRATES INTERACT IN A TROPICAL FOREST
(2018-05)Microbes and invertebrates are “the little things that run the world” (Wilson 1987, Moreau 2017), but the intricacies of how these organisms impact our environment remains underexplored. Here I investigate how microbes and ... -
From individuals to environment: the relative roles of morphology, flight, density, synchrony, habitat structure, and weather on extra-pair paternity
(2016-08)Reproductive success is driven in large part by the mating system of a species, which ultimately determines patterns of gene transmission across generations. In species with socially monogamous mating systems, an important ... -
An integrative ecological and evolutionary genomic study of lake Daphnia across time
(2023-05-12)An undisputable fact of the modern age is that human activities are now a major force shaping the biosphere. Some have called for a new geological epoch called the “Anthropocene” or the age of humans— the search is underway ... -
An integrative investigation of the mechanisms shaping host-associated microbial community assemblage
(2024-05-10)A critical goal of biologists is to describe the diversity of organisms on the planet and to illuminate the evolutionary processes that have shaped the global biodiversity we observe today. This is often accomplished by ... -
Invasive plants as foci of mosquito-borne pathogens: Red cedar in the southern Great Plains of the USA
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-10-05)West Nile virus (WNV) is the most significant mosquito-borne disease affecting humans in the United States. Eastern redcedar (ERC) is a native encroaching plant in the southern Great Plains that greatly alters abiotic ... -
Modeling the historic distribution of bluntface shiner (Cyprinella camura) and estimating contemporary detection and occupancy probabilities in their historic range within Oklahoma
(2023)Bluntface Shiner (Cyprinella camura; BFS) is a fish that is endemic to the Arkansas, Lower- Mississippi, and Tennessee river basins, but exists as disjunct populations east and west of the Lower Mississippi River. Evidence ... -
Multi-species occupancy, detection, and habitat selection of mesocarnivores in eastern Oklahoma with a focus on eastern spotted skunks
(2022)The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) was once a commonly occurring species and was regularly harvested for fur. In the mid-20th century, this species experienced a drastic and sudden decline which prompted ... -
Quantitative synthesis of the role of birds in carrying ticks and tick-borne pathogens in North America
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016-09-26)Birds play a central role in the ecology of tick-borne pathogens. They expand tick populations and pathogens across vast distances and serve as reservoirs that maintain and amplify transmission locally. Research into the ... -
Subsidy intermediaries: the role of aquatic plants in storing and transferring resources from aquatic biogeochemical hotspots to terrestrial ecosystems
(2022-05-13)The roles mobile animals and abiotic processes play as vectors for resource transfers between ecosystems (subsidies) are well-studied. Trophic interactions between mobile animals and their food sources often convey subsidies ... -
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Tick infestation of birds across a gradient of urbanization intensity in the United States Great Plains
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-04)Migratory birds play an important role in large-scale movements of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, yet little is known about tick infestation of resident birds (e.g., non-migratory species and migratory species during the ... -
Variation in parasite prevalence of kinosternid turtles across multiple hydration regimes.
(2016)Complex ecological interactions or physiological adaptations increasing immunity may limit parasite establishment in some host populations. The Madrean Sky Islands are regarded as a series of complex ecological systems ... -
THE WORLD BELOW: HOW RESOURCES AND HABITAT INFLUENCE INSECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS SPACE AND THROUGH TIME
(2019-05-10)Insects are one of the most abundant, diverse, and ecologically important clades of organisms. They represent up to 5-10 million species, accounting for approximately 46% of the animal biomass on Earth. Yet, despite the ...