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A Novel Procedure to Process Ocean Whitefish, Caulolatilus princeps, Otoliths in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
(2019-05)
Ocean Whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps) is an endemic species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador and is important economically in both the artisanal fishery and as a local food source. However, little is known about ...
Survey of Clostridium difficile and Methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus in Swimming Pools
(2019-05)
Limited research in the U.S. exists exploring Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile in pool water. Previous studies in Europe and Africa detected MRSA and C. difficile in 7.5% and 50% ...
Coexisting Sedges in Northern Wisconsin Forests are Functionally Similar and May be Distantly Related in Evolutionary History
(2019-05)
Organisms coexist either by having similar functional traits that match habitat requirements or by having non-similar traits to reduce competition. A classic study showed that coexisting oak trees in Florida tend to be ...
Investigating Gp93 Biology Via Cloning Drosophila Toll and Integrin Genes
(2019-05)
In Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies), the protein glycoprotein 93 (gp93) appears to be homologous to the mammalian protein glycoprotein 96 (gp96). As a chaperone, gp96 is required for Toll-like receptor (TLR) and ...
Investigating Gene-Environment Interactions of Methylmercury Using Zebrafish
(2020-04)
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental pollutant found in the Great Lakes and a known danger to prenatal health. The upper limit considered to be safe is 5.8 ppb for newborns in a blood spot taken at birth. In the Lake ...
A Large Scale Study Characterizing the Diversity, Abundance and Depth of Deep-Water Mosses in Northern Wisconsin
(2020-04)
In a small number of freshwater lakes around the world, bryophytes have been documented in deep-waters well below the depths of other plant life. However, because of their isolation, very little is known about their ecology, ...
Spider Functional Biodiversity is Positively Correlated with Plant Functional Biodiversity
(2020-04)
Community assembly is the result of ecological selection processes, dispersal processes, and random drift processes. Selection processes can cause coexisting species to be more similar or more different in traits, depending ...
Plant Functional Biodiversity is Influenced by Soil Moisture and Spatial Scaling
(2020-04)
Community assembly is the result of ecological selection processes, dispersal processes, and random drift processes. Selection processes can cause coexisting species to be more similar or more different in traits, depending ...
Shift in Leaves Investment Strategies of Sunflower Across Climate Gradients in the Upper Midwest
(2021-04)
Specific leaf area (SLA) is an important trait to analyze when looking at trends in plant investment strategies as it correlates with whole plant growth. Our research looked at three species of sunflowers as a model organism ...
Studying the Effects of Extra Sets of Chromosomes on C. elegans Neurons : Using Tetraploid C. Elegans to Investigate Genetic Abnormalities
(2021-04)
Polyploidy is a condition in which organisms possess multiple sets of chromosomes as a result of nondisjunction events during meiosis. In most organisms, polyploidy results in sterility or lethality, making it difficult ...