Author Yannie Chen studies plants that grow in shortgrass prairies. She tries to find ways to predict which plants would be best to use for restoration efforts.
Category Archives: Ecology
Sound “Waves”: How Acoustic Deterrent Devices Increase Sound in the Ocean
Dr. Charlotte Findlay studies the distribution of Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) along the west coast of Scotland. She works with volunteers to better understand how ADDs contribute to noise pollution in aquatic environments.
Going off the rails: Soras increase alarm calling when they hear owls, but not ducks
Author Daniel Goldberg studies a type of waterbird called a sora. He uses autonomous recording units to record their calls to better understand how they respond to the presence of a predator.
What’s killing the buzz? Investigating the multiple stressor hypothesis for bumble bee health
Author Austin Calhoun studies bumble bee health. He asks how bumble bees respond when they are exposed to a common fungicide and a pathogen at the same time.
How different are bird parasite communities between mountain ranges?
Author Dr. Lisa Barrow studies birds and the parasites that infect their blood. She looks to see if birds are exposed to similar parasites when they fly to different mountain ranges.
Less equals more: When does mortality lead to larger populations?
Author Joey Neale studies how mortality might impact the size of a mosquito population. He removes individuals from the population and measures population growth.
Looking under the hood: how warm temperatures affect gene processing in turtle eggs
Author Rosario Marroquin-Flores studies how incubation temperature effects turtles and how their genes are processed.
What can eggshell coloration tell us about female health and male behavior?
Author Kara Hodges studies eggshell coloration in house wrens to see if the color of the shells is related to female health. She also asks if male birds use shell color to decide how to care for their young.
Timing and continuity of heat waves affects sexual development in a turtle
Author Anthony Breitenbach studies how heat waves affect male or female development in the red-eared slider turtle.
Effects of inbreeding in crickets
Kylie Hampton and Ian Rines use the decorated cricket to study effects of inbreeding. They mate crickets to each other and look at how inbreeding effects reproduction.
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