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- Title
- An updated synthesis of and outstanding questions in the olfactory and vomeronasal systems in bats : genetics asks questions only anatomy can answer
- Author
- Yohe, Laurel R., Krell, Nicholas T.
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Bats, Ecology
- Description
- The extensive diversity observed in bat nasal chemosensory systems has been well-documented at the histological level. Understanding how this diversity evolved and developing hypotheses as to why particular patterns exist require a phylogenetic pe...
- Title
- Effects of the Urban Heat Island on Anurans in Remnant and Stormwater Control Ponds in the Charlotte Metropolitan Region
- Author
- Boucher, Adrienne
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental sciences, Ecology
- Description
- The urban heat island (UHI) has been documented to increase urban air temperatures compared to rural areas, but little is known about the effects of UHI-induced meteorology on anuran breeding and diversity. My research objective is to understand h...
- Title
- Environmental Influences on the Activity Patterns of Three Species of Semi-Free Ranging Lemurs at the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s Myakka City Lemur Reserve
- Author
- Richardson, Abby
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Social sciences, Ecology, Animal scientists
- Description
- Cathemerality is a unique and flexible activity pattern found mostly in lemurs. Cathemeral lemurs exhibit relatively evenly distributed activity across the 24-hour period. Although some species of lemur are broadly recognized as being cathemeral, ...
- Title
- Evaluating invertebrate community diversity using eDNA for biomonitoring in freshwater ecosystems.
- Author
- Rowe, Rachael
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Aquatic sciences, Ecology, Environmental sciences
- Description
- Traditional invertebrate biomonitoring has low taxonomic resolution, low accuracy, and is plagued with human error and biases. Molecular monitoring, using environmental DNA (eDNA), is a practical alternative due to the high accuracy, lack of human...
- Title
- Impervious Cover Thresholds of the North Carolina Piedmont Fish Assemblage
- Author
- Webster, Patrick
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Geodesy, Ecology, Natural resources--Management
- Description
- Researchers have placed emphasis on quantifying and identifying ecological thresholds to study biological responses to urbanization. As watersheds become urbanized, they exhibit a systemic pattern of degradation that disrupts the natural biogeoche...
- Title
- Moving right along: The effect of habitat type on ranging patterns in white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) in western Thailand
- Author
- Sobaszek, Margaret
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Ecology, Animal scientists, Wildlife management
- Description
- White-handed gibbons are found through Southeast Asia, but little is known about how they adapt to lower quality resources. At Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Thailand, these gibbons inhabit a heterogeneous landscape that encompasses...
- Title
- Polystyrene particle uptake and their potential to act as a trojan horse to oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
- Author
- Gaspar, Tamara
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental sciences, Ecology, Cytology
- Description
- The global annual usage of plastics has increased dramatically over the last decade. Polystyrene is the fourth most common plastic material produced annually due to its many versatile applications. Consequently, there has been a coinciding increas...
- Title
- Recovery of macroinvertebrate communities following flood disturbance in urban restored streams, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Author
- Henderson, Sara
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Ecology, Human ecology--Study and teaching, Environmental management
- Description
- Flooding is an important disturbance structuring stream communities. Understanding macroinvertebrate post flood dynamics is critical for informing key ecosystem processes such as food web dynamics and organic matter processing in these systems. Wh...
- Title
- Strangers in a new land: the effects of ecology on female social relationships, Macaca mulatta, Ocala National Forest, Florida
- Author
- Johnson, Adam
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Social sciences, Ecology, Animal scientists
- Description
- Despite the vast research into rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) social behavior, little is known about how they adapt to novel environments, particularly in cases where they experience little or no between-group competition and are not provisioned....
- Title
- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HYDROLOGIC AND MACROINVERTEBRATE METRICS ALONG AN URBANIZATION GRADIENT IN PIEDMONT HEADWATER STREAMS
- Author
- Black, Rebecca
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental sciences, Ecology, Hydrology
- Description
- Urban streams are characterized by altered hydrographs, increased nutrient concentrations, altered geomorphology, and decreased biodiversity. This study asked how the hydrologic flow regime impacts stream macroinvertebrates in Piedmont headwater s...
- Title
- THE ROLE OF URBAN GREEN ROOFS AS INVERTEBRATE HABITAT
- Author
- Merritt, Danielle
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Sustainability, Environmental sciences, Ecology
- Description
- Developed countries witnessed an 80% expansion of urban land use between 1990 and 2015. This is leading to degradation of ecosystems and habitats, resulting in a general loss of biodiversity in urban areas. I investigated the habitat potential of ...
- Title
- The local and landscape features associated with roost attendance and nesting success in urban black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) populations.
- Author
- Partridge, Hannah
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Geography, Ecology
- Description
- Land cover changes that result from increasing urbanization alter habitat type, structure, and resource availability on local and global scales. Vultures provide important ecosystem services including disease management and nutrient cycling, makin...
- Title
- The relative effects of habitat amount, habitat configuration, and urbanization intensity on forest breeding birds
- Author
- Shoffner, Alexandra
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Ecology, Conservation biology
- Description
- It is clear that urbanization causes changes in landscape structure that adversely affect biodiversity. However, the relative impacts of different components of landscape structure remain unclear. Using the 2006 National Land Cover Database and 20...
- Title
- The traits that predict forest bird responses to urbanization intensity
- Author
- Paton, Grant
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Ecology, Wildlife conservation
- Description
- As humans continue moving to urban areas, there is a growing need to understand the effects of urban intensification on native wildlife populations. Forest species in remnant habitat are particularly vulnerable to urban intensification, but the me...