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    • Niche of a Generalist Apex Predator (presentation) 

      Campbell, Meredith Clare; Taylor, Joseph Michael; Hurd, Lawrence E.; deHart, Pieter A. P.
      The case for the importance of predators in controlling structure and function of lower trophic levels in ecosystems has gained considerable currency in recent years. Predators control biodiversity through direct and ...

    • Normative Volume Development of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract (poster) 

      Christensen, Rachel Elisabeth; Ward, Haley Michelle; Stewart, Robert E.
      Abundant research has shown that in most neural systems, mature synaptic relationships are fine-tuned during development. One correlate of such fine tuning is changes in axon termination patterns. Our lab has previously ...

    • Nutrient Investment in the Tissues of a Generalist Arthropod Predator 

      Campbell, Meredith Clare; Taylor, Joseph Michael; Hurd, Lawrence E.; deHart, Pieter A. P.
      Whole-animal SIA is frequently used to study the ecological impact of insects and other small arthropods, but lumps together the carbon and nitrogen fractionation of an organism's tissues and can change the resultant ...