Browsing Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences by Author "McRae, Susan B."
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Adaptive sex ratio manipulation in the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mauney, Debbie F. -
Considering Instructional Approach & Question Design with the Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Driver, Robert J.; McRae, Susan B. (2021) -
Conspecific brood parasitism in the tropics: an experimental investigation of host responses in common moorhens and American purple gallinules
McRae, Susan B. (2011-11)Species occupying a broad latitudinal range may show greater phenotypic plasticity in behavior than species with smaller ranges or more specific habitat requirements. This study investigates for the first time the occurrence ... -
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 ... -
A dominant allele controls development into female mimic male and diminutive female ruffs
Lank, David B.; Farrell, Lindsay L.; Burke, Terry; Piersma, Theunis; McRae, Susan B. (2013-12)Maintaining polymorphisms for genes with effects of ecological significance may involve conflicting selection in males and females. We present data from a captive population of ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) showing that a ... -
An eDNA Diagnostic Test to Detect a Rare, Secretive Marsh Bird
Neice, Amberly A.; McRae, Susan B. (2021-03) -
Genetic mapping of the female mimic morph locus in the ruff
Farrell, Lindsay L.; Burke, Terry; Slate, Jon; McRae, Susan B.; Lank, David B. (2013)Background Ruffs (Aves: Philomachus pugnax) possess a genetic polymorphism for male mating behaviour resulting in three permanent alternative male reproductive morphs: (i) territorial ‘Independents’, (ii) non-territorial ... -
Interclutch Variability in Egg Characteristics in Two Species of Rail: Is Maternal Identity Encoded in Eggshell Patterns?
Johnson, Emily W.; McRae, Susan B. (2022-01-13) -
Mapping Habitat Suitability for the Eastern Black Rail throughout its Atlantic Coastal Range Using Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt)
Neice, Amberly A.; McRae, Susan B. (2021) -
RESPONSES OF COASTAL NESTING KING RAILS (RALLUS ELEGANS) TO ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS OF RISING WATER AND TEMPERATURE
Clauser, Amanda J. (East Carolina University, 2015-12-09)King rail (Rallus elegans) populations are experiencing long-term declines attributable to habitat loss. Sparse breeding populations in coastal areas may represent the last strongholds for this species, but climate change ... -
Seasonal home range dynamics and sex differences in habitat use in a threatened, coastal marsh bird
Kolts, Jaan Runyon; McRae, Susan B. (2016-12-22)A comprehensive understanding of spatiotemporal ecology is needed to develop conservation strategies for declining species. The king rail (Rallus elegans) is a secretive marsh bird whose range historically extended across ... -
Spatial Ecology and Seasonal Habitat Use of the King Rail (Rallus elegans) along the Atlantic Coast
Kolts, Jaan Runyon (East Carolina University, 2014)TThe King Rail (Rallus elegans) continues to experience population declines throughout its range. Due to its secretive nature and occupancy of densely vegetated marshes, little is known about the behavior and ecology of ... -
VOCAL COMMUNICATION AND ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF THE KING RAIL (Rallus elegans)
Schroeder, Katie M. (East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)Rare and elusive species present a challenge for researchers, and are consequently often overlooked in evolutionary and behavioral studies. The King Rail, Rallus elegans, is a secretive marsh bird considered globally ‘Near ...