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Creator:: Bradley, Paul W.
Abstract:: The ongoing worldwide loss of biodiversity has been described as a "biodiversity crisis," "the Anthropocene defaunation," and alternatively "an extinction spasm." More recently, many scientists have come to the conclusion that we are witnesses to Earth's sixth major mass extinction event, which has the potential to fundamentally alter basic ecological...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and life that he carries and shares. Dr. Stan Gregory has is a perfect melding of naturalist and

Creator:: Wildy, Erica Lynn
Abstract:: Predator-prey interactions have historically been studied to explain patterns of organization observed in populations and communities. They have also been important in understanding the evolution of antipredator responses in prey and counterstrategies in predators. Despite the breadth of knowledge that exists for heterospecific interactions, relatively few studies have investigated the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee: Bruce Menge, Lynne Houck, Frank Moore, Stan Gregory, and Doug Markie. I am grateful for their

Creator:: Fuller, Claire A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for reading many drafts of my manuscripts. Sarah Fryer served as an unofficial committee member and

Creator:: Snyder, Paul W.
Abstract:: Species declines and extinctions have been recorded across taxa as evidence of an ongoing global biodiversity crisis. Amphibians are at the forefront of these declines with nearly one third of amphibian species estimated to be at risk of extinction. While many factors contribute to population declines and extinctions, the role...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: declined throughout its range (Muths 2003, Davis and Gregory 2003, Wente et al. 2005, Slough and DeBruyn

Creator:: Urbina Gonzalez, Jenny Cecilia
Abstract:: This dissertation presents a different approach to understanding how amphibians are responding to disease through ontogeny. Although numerous efforts have been conducted to understand host responses to the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), studies have been restricted to distinct developmental stages. This dissertation provides information on host response to Bd across...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Constant, Allysa Rickborn, Caitlin Magel, Sarah Alto, Silke Bachhuber, Jenna Sullivan, Antonio Gomez

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