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Can an Invasive Species of Crayfish Help Save a Population of a Threatened Species of Bird, the King Rail?
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-24)
ABSTRACT - Invasive species are frequently harmful to native species and to ecosystem stability. Yet, in a few cases, alien species have been found to benefit native residents. I investigated the relationship between a ...
Thermal stress in artificial cavity-nesting Eastern Bluebirds: killing them with kindness?
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Artificial nest boxes are used to help cavity-nesting species with declining populations that compete for limited nest sites. Proper use of nest boxes has been shown to lower predation rates and ectoparasite loads. However, ...
The Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products on Mosquito Oviposition Site Selection
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-09)
The products that humans use every day to shower, drink, prevent sickness, protect their crops, etc. are having an effect on the environment. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products, or PPCPs, have been becoming notable ...
Mechanisms of germ cell development in Drosophila oogenesis.
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)
Germ cell development requires interplay between factors that control cell fate and division. Early in their development, germ cells are an interconnected group of mitotically dividing cells. Key regulatory events then ...
STICKLEBACK COLOR FLUCTUATION OVER THE BREEDING SEASON: AN IN DEPTH FIELD STUDY
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)
The coloration of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is well studied in the field of evolution, mainly with regard to the role of sexual selection (Ostlund-Nilsson et al., 2006; Foster et al., 2008; Hendry ...
OPTIMIZATION OF AN OPTOGENETICALLY ACTIVATED INITIATOR OF APOPTOSIS
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)
Optogenetic tools provide a window into the world of cell signaling pathways and protein-protein interactions with a precision and elegance that other biological probes can struggle to achieve. The creation of optogenetic ...
Describing Nitrogen Dynamics in Eastern North Carolina Waterfowl Impoundments by Combining Field-Scale and Laboratory-Scale Based Approaches
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-01)
Waterfowl impoundments are wetlands that are hydrologically managed to provide food and habitat for migratory bird populations. Certain impoundment types have recently been found to export nitrogen (N) loads during seasonally ...
Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Pharyngeal Pumping and Neurological Behavior of C. elegans
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-02)
Cogent data regarding the effects of manufactured zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) on human health and other organisms is limited. With the prominence of manufactured ZnO - NPs increasing rapidly in recent years, the ...