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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The genus Scolops
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Geographic distribution modeling of infectious disease dynamics in space and time
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)The geographic distribution of infectious diseases has received considerable attention after several dramatic emergence events around the world. Here, I took the full advantages of several approaches available in a single ... -
Creating Individual Dispersal Hypotheses Improves Stacked Species Distribution Model Performance
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Stacked distribution models are an important step towards estimating species richness and community composition, but they frequently overpredict these metrics. Developing a priori accessible area (i.e., M) hypotheses to ... -
Use of genomic data to resolve gene tree discordance in a Southeast Asian genus: Readdressing paraphyly in the spiderhunter (Nectariniidae, Arachnothera) phylogeny
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Reduced representation genomic sequencing methods provide a fast and relatively inexpensive way to gather sequence data from thousands of loci throughout the genome. These data can be used to test previous phylogenetic ... -
Temporal Analysis of River Food Webs
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Rivers and their tributaries are the arteries of the planet, pumping freshwater to wetlands and lakes and out to sea. Understanding energy flow up trophic levels, nutrient cycling pathways, and relative importance of ... -
HISTORICAL CONTINGENCY AND BIOTIC DETERMINISM IN COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY: A LONG-TERM EXPERIMENT OF GRASSLAND DYNAMICS
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Starting with studies about ecological succession over a century ago, ecologists have been interested in the extent to which community assembly is predictable and the degree to which assembly is influenced by colonization ... -
A study of the life history and spotting habits of Eutettix chenopodiae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae)
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Phenology and Physiology of White Ash in Relation to Climate Extremes
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)The industrial revolution began approximately 200 years ago, and since then atmospheric [CO2] has increased from 270 to 402 ppm, and global temperatures have warmed by an average of 0.85 °C. Anthropogenic climate change ... -
An investigation of novel traits in the order Lepidoptera through the use of proteomic methods
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)This thesis investigates two biological novelties found in Lepidoptera through the use of shotgun proteomics. The first chapter delves into an adaption of pollen feeding found in Heliconius butterflies. We used shotgun ... -
The development and structure of the tail in woodpeckers
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Studies of Kansas water snakes
(University of Kansas, 1929) -
The effect of temperature on the rate of movement in the marine Ameba, Mayorella conipes
(University of Kansas, 1927) -
Phylogenomics of Rapid Avian Radiations
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)I use data from sequence capture of ultraconserved elements to resolve three rapid radiations in the avian tree of life and in the process gain insights on applying analytical strategies with gene tree-based coalescent ... -
The morphology and biology of the Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna corrupta
(University of Kansas, 1923) -
A contribution to the biology of saw-flies
(University of Kansas, 1923) -
Biology and morphology of Lepyronia quadrangularis (Say), (Homoptera, Cercopidae)
(University of Kansas, 1923) -
The biology of the Gyrinidae and Haliplidae of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1923) -
A study of the growth, development, and reactions of young great horned owls (Bubo virginianus virginianus)
(University of Kansas, 1923) -
An experimental analysis of the factors concerned in division in Ameba
(University of Kansas, 1925)