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Tag Archives: Evolution
Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on native bivalves: the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
Zebra mussels have coexisted in their native European range alongside sphaeriids and other unionids on a timescale ranging from decades to millennia. They were accidentally introduced to North American in the late 1980’s and have become well known for out … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution, extinction, invasive species
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Discordant molecular and morphological evolution in buffalofishes
This study examined the evolution of the five Ictiobus buffalofish species via both morphological and phylogenetic avenues, and attempted to align the differences in morphology with the differences found in the genetic sequence of the mitochindrial Cytochrome B gene and … Continue reading
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Tagged buffalofish, Evolution, hybridization, Ictiobus, introgression, morphology, phylogenetics
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Predator-induced defense makes Daphnia more vulnerable to parasites
To summarize, I presented this paper on an experiment conducted using two species of Daphnia to look at trade-offs between predatory induced defenses. Specifically, the paper aimed to show that organisms exposed to fish kairomones (any chemical signal directly or … Continue reading
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Tagged Daphnia, Evolution, Inducible defense, parasite, Phenotypic plasticity, predator
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Conspecific trailing behaviour of red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, in the natural environment
In our recent discussion regarding the paper, “Conspecific trailing behaviour of red-sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, in the natural environment,” we began a discussion based upon vertebrate chemical signals. The researchers in this article began their discussion of chemical … Continue reading
The big question…
During our discussions last week, the same question kept coming back to me, and I thought it might be a good blog question to start a discussion on here, as it is somewhat of a charged question. (And I am … Continue reading