Browsing Other Campus Research by Author "Biology"
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Conspicuous female ornamentation and male mate preference of Threespine Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Wright, Daniel Shane (East Carolina University, 2012)Sexual selection drives the evolution of exaggerated male ornaments (traits showing little function outside social interactions) in many animal species. Female ornamentation is now acknowledged also to be common but is ... -
Educational engagement and the environment: Investigating service learning in the nonhuman sciences
Abernethy, Taylor G. (2014)Classic definitions outline service learning as engaging students in experiential education where learning goals are reached when service activities are combined with reflective assignments. In an effort to integrate ... -
HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS ON THE PLACENTA?
Fricke, Ariel (East Carolina University, 2020-11-19)Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals can lead to birth defects and adult disease. While it is impossible to avoid pollutant exposure, development of a prenatal supplement that augments natural protective ... -
TELLUS: A BUSINESS DRIVING THE WORLD’S TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
Watkins, Rachel E (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Tellus is a business founded in the HNRS 2000/3000 courses with a mission of driving the world’s transition to eco-friendly products. Initially, Tellus targeted the waste generated by plastics in the medical field, such ... -
Top-down pulses reduce prey population sizes and persistence
Hamman, Elizabeth A.; McCoy, Michael W. (2018-06-19)Resource pulses are well documented and have important consequences for population dynamics relative to continuous inputs. However, pulses of top-down factors (e.g. predation) are less explored and appreciated in the ... -
Variation in pigmentation gene expression is associated with distinct aposematic color morphs in the poison frog Dendrobates auratus
Stuckert, Adam M. M.; Moore, Emily; Coyle, Kaitlin P.; Davison, Ian; MacManes, Matthew D.; Roberts, Reade; Summers, Kyle (2019-04-18)Abstract Background Color and pattern phenotypes have clear implications for survival and reproduction in many species. However, the mechanisms that produce this coloration ...