Browsing Student Research Day by Author "Laffey, Morgan"

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Histology of Alarm Substance Cells in Relation to Parasite Load and Fish Size for Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)

Meller, Megan; Borchardt, Caitlin; Laffey, Morgan (2011-05)

It is generally thought that alarm substance cells (ASC) in fish epidermis evolved as a means of reducing predation risks via the release of a chemical substance these cells hold. It has been recently hypothesized, ...
Histology of Alarm Substance Cells in Relation to Parasite Load and Fish Size for Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus)

Laffey, Morgan; Meller, Megan; Albin, Kristie (2012-04)

It is generally thought that alarm substance cells (ASC) found in fish epidermis evolved as a means of reducing predation risk via the release of a chemical substance these cells hold. This study focused on the Hornyhead ...
Histology of Alarm Substance Cells in Relation to Parasite Load and Fish Size for Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus)

Albin, Kristie; Laffey, Morgan (2013-05)

Alarm substance cells (ASC) found in the epidermis of many freshwater fish species release chemicals when ruptured, which have generally been thought to alert nearby potential prey. Competing hypotheses propose a function ...