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Circadian behavior and gene expression in an estuarine cnidarian, Nematostella vectensis
Title
Circadian behavior and gene expression in an estuarine cnidarian, Nematostella vectensis
Author
Leach, Whitney
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Molecular biology, Ecology
Description
Animals respond to diurnal shifts in their environment with a combination of behavioral, physiological, and molecular changes to synchronize with regularly-timed external cues. The light:dark cycle is regarded as the most important entrainment cue...
The Butterfly Highway: Connecting People and Nature
Title
The Butterfly Highway: Connecting People and Nature
Author
Hjarding, Angelique
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Geography, City planning, Conservation biology
Description
Many residents in African American neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC, struggle to meet basic needs and lack the capacity to address other quality of life issues such as beautification, social capital, and environmental justice. Urban wildlife, includ...
The Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita): A Prospective Pelagic and Estuarine Bioindicator
Title
The Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita): A Prospective Pelagic and Estuarine Bioindicator
Author
Lowder, Matthew
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Biology, Environmental sciences, Toxicology
Description
Due in part to the complexity of scyphozoan life histories, slight changes in environmental factors can have an effect on fecundity, growth & development and population fluctuations. Anthropogenic activities have been suggested as a major cause of...
The endangered red wolf (Canis rufus): spatial ecology of a critically imperiled species in a human-dominated landscape
Title
The endangered red wolf (Canis rufus): spatial ecology of a critically imperiled species in a human-dominated landscape
Author
Karlin, Melissa
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management
Description
The purpose of this dissertation research was to analyze the ecology of thereintroduced red wolf (Canis rufus) population on the Albemarle Peninsula, NC and determine variables such as intraspecific interactions among red wolves, and how the speci...
Using Occlusion to Track Multiple Objects with Similar Appearance
Title
Using Occlusion to Track Multiple Objects with Similar Appearance
Author
Fasciano, Thomas
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Computer science, Visual perception
Description
Multiple object tracking is a fundamental problem within computer vision and has a wide range of applications. Although well studied, it remains a difficult task especially in scenarios which contain many occluding and highly similar appearing obj...