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Wetland management strategies lead to tradeoffs in ecological structure and function
(2017-12)
Anthropogenic legacy effects often occur as a consequence of land use change or land management and can leave behind long-lasting changes to ecosystem structure and function. This legacy is described as a memory in the ...
The Effects of Social Status on Dopaminergic Regulation of Neural Circuit Activation and Behavior
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-19)
Social hierarchies can be observed within communities across many species and allow for proper allocation of resources. When forming social hierarchies, animals that display the most aggressive behaviors generally emerge ...
Characterization of Social Status-Dependent Neuromodulation in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-28)
In zebrafish (Danio rerio), social interactions between adult males consist of a series of aggressive encounters that ultimately lead to the formation of stable hierarchies of either socially dominant or subordinate animals. ...
Reproductive Toxicity of Diazinon on Caenorhabditis elegans
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-17)
Worldwide, pesticide usage is on the rise. From 2006-2007, the global market saw a 1% increase in overall pesticide usage (Environmental Protection Agency 2012), a small percentage until you consider that one percent ...
Drosophila Ovarian Stem Cell Establishment is Regulated by Nuclear Hormone Receptor ftz-f1
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-28)
Stem cells are a fundamental underpinning of tissue biology. Loss of the self-renewing function of stem cells leads to conditions such as infertility and tissue wasting. Stem cells integrate a variety of signals to maintain ...
A high-efficiency CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted mutagenesis in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
(2017-03-03)
The complex allotetraploid genome is one of major challenges in cotton for repressing gene expression.
Developing site-specific DNA mutation is the long-term dream for cotton breeding scientists. The
clustered regularly ...
EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF LARVAL RIVER HERRING IN A COASTAL WATERSHED: ABUNDANCE, GROWTH, AND MORTALITY
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-18)
River herring are two closely-related, anadromous fish species, Alewife (Alosa aestivalis) and Blueback Herring (A. pseudoharengus), which have been historically, commercially, and ecologically important along the North ...
Effects of temperature, flow, and climate factors on inter-annual variation of larval fish assemblages in a coastal watershed
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-13)
Predicting how populations will respond to future climate scenarios is of interest to ecologists and resource managers. Recent interest in the effect large-scale climate patterns have on local environmental conditions has ...
REWETTING POCOSIN WETLANDS LOWERS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-12)
Restored peatlands are known to be highly efficient carbon sinks and wetland restoration efforts take advantage of this efficiency to use as a climate change mitigation strategy. Evaluating the carbon sequestration capacity ...
The Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) on Predator-Prey Dynamics
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-01)
Predators impact community structure and stability by altering the abundance, distribution, and behavior of their prey and through the cascading effects that these changes have on other trophic levels. However, the effects ...