Browsing Honors College by Author "McRae, Susan B."
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Developing a Panel of Microsatellite Markers for Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) as a Research Tool for Population Studies
Edwards, Matthew T. (East Carolina University, 2013)The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) sometimes exhibits brood parasitism - a parent manipulating a conspecific host to raise its offspring, relieving the parent of the encumbrance of parental investment. It has been ... -
Investigating the causes of hatching failure of Eastern Bluebird eggs: A possible role for heat shock proteins
Costa, Hannah G. (East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) studied for 13 years at East Carolina University’s West Research Campus have shown declines in reproductive success via hatching failure in recent years. The purpose of my research is to ...