Browsing by Subject "ecology"
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A Phylogenetic, Ecological, and Functional Characterization of Non-Photoautotrophic Bacteria in the Lichen Microbiome
(2011)Although common knowledge dictates that the lichen thallus is formed solely by a fungus (mycobiont) that develops a symbiotic relationship with an alga and/or cyanobacterium (photobiont), the non-photoautotrophic bacteria ... -
Color, Hygiene, and Body Politics: French Neo-Impressionist Theories of Vision and Volition, 1870-1905
(2010)Color, Hygiene, and Body Politics: French Neo-Impressionist Theories of Vision and Volition, 1870-1905, explores the little studied "pragmatic" dimension of Neo-Impressionist theory and practice to reveal the full social ... -
Conserving Moving Species under Changing Landscapes and Climates
(2008-08-04)To conserve biodiversity, it is critical to understand the dynamic landscapes and climates through which species move and how the environment influences movement choices. In particular, I am interested in how species respond ... -
Feeling America Otherwise: Ground as an Earth That Quakes
(2015)The artists and writers of my dissertation -- Robert Smithson, Ed Roberson, Rodolfo Kusch, Alejandra Pizarnik, Nancy Holt, Lygia Clark, and Clarice Lispector -- teach us to feel the ground on which we stand as an earth that ... -
Listening in.
(Elife, 2015-10-21)Zebra finches communicate with each other in ways that are more complex than previously thought. -
The Bittersweet Coast: Environments of War and Aftermath in Colombia
(2015)How do people rebuild their lives, livelihoods, and community in the same location where brutal conflict has occurred? My research in San Carlos, Colombia--a rural community emerging from a decade of violence--investigates ... -
The gut microbiome of nonhuman primates: Lessons in ecology and evolution.
(American journal of primatology, 2018-06-04)The mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract is home to trillions of bacteria that play a substantial role in host metabolism and immunity. While progress has been made in understanding the role that microbial communities play ... -
Who Gets the Fish in Belize?: Evaluating Seafood Access in an Urban Area
(2010-04-30)Evaluating Local Access to Seafood in Urban Belize City By Roberto Pott May 2010 Small developing countries such as Belize face the dilemma of choosing between using their fisheries catch domestically to feed ...
