Honors-Thesis

AbstractThe symbiosis between tall fescue (Festuca arundinaceum) and a shoot-specific fungal endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum) has been relatively well studied but little attention has been given to how this relationship may impact the

Abstract Whirling disease is on the rise since its introduction in the United States in 1958 and is a health problem both in fisheries and in wild populations of salmonids. Prevalence of the disease is dependent on ecological context and

AbstractModerate exercise has been shown to be beneficial to health in many ways, including reducing stress, building a stronger immune system and increasing cardiovascular health. Recent studies in the human gut microbiome have

AbstractWhile parasites have long been documented, the large fitness cost to their hosts has only recently been addressed via studies of ecology and evolution. Large fitness costs apply to altricial nestlings confined to the nest and completely

Abstract The Atacama Desert, Chile, is among the least habitable environments on the planet largely because of its extreme aridity; nevertheless, ecosystems continue to function in many locations there, at least intermittently when water is

Abstract Energy conservation measures have been identified as the most cost effective way to reduce carbon emissions. However, a lack of available information regarding energy conservation prevents building owners from investing in energy

Abstract While topographic variability and land-­‐use change have been shown to alter nutrient availability in diverse tropical landscapes, the combined effects of these two factors on nitrogen (N) cycling are poorly understood. In all ecosystems,

AbstractThe cuckoo catfish (Synodontis multipunctatus) from Lake Tanganyika in Africa parasitizes mouth-brooding cichlid fishes (catfish eggs get picked up and incubated in the mouths of cichlid females, where the catfish young feed on