Search
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
Genomic investigation of cnidarian toxin evolution
(2017-12)
The phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish, hydras and anemones) was one of the earliest diverging animal groups and member species have simple, diffuse nervous systems. A trait unique to Cnidaria is specialized stinging cells ...
Radiation of tribosphenic mammals during the early Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of North America
(2017-12)
Tribosphenic mammals from the medial Cretaceous (encompassing the Cenomanian to the Campanian (~98–80 Ma)) are rare elements of the fauna, typically recovered via bulk sampling and underwater screen washing. Southern Utah ...
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FRESHWATER MUSSELS, MERCURY CONTAMINATION, AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN FRESHWATER SYSTEMS
(2017)
Humans are impacting the environment at an unprecedented scale, with anthropogenic activities altering environmental processes and cycles planet-wide. Centuries of gold mining and coal burning has more than tripled the ...
USING RADAR TO REVEAL LARGE-SCALE IN-FLIGHT BEHAVIORS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS
(2017-05-12)
The shortest possible migratory route for birds is not always the best route to travel. Substantial research effort has established that birds in captivity are capable of orienting toward the direction of an intended goal, ...
THE ROLE OF BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND CLIMATE IN A NEOTROPICAL ANT COMMUNITY
(2017)
Human activities are rapidly changing nutrient availability and climate across the globe, and this trend is predicted to continue. The effect of biogeochemistry on consumer communities is underexplored in the world’s most ...
Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Hierarchical Effects of Size Distributions: Linking the Individual to its Community
(2017-12)
Population and community ecologists often view the world differently based on one assumption: community ecologists often assume that individuals within a population are functionally equivalent; population ecologists focus ...