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Rearing Invasive Forest Insects for Biocontrol and Spread Management
- Dr. Kristine GraysonJanuary 13, 2025 ▼
Stumbling onto a Potential Treatment for Pink Eye: Tales of Applying Basic Research
- Dr. Eugene WuJanuary 27, 2025 ▼
Coping with Anthropogenic Change: How Song Sparrows Respond to Urbanization
- Dr. Kendra SewallFebruary 3, 2025 ▼
Exploring Differences in Movement of Fibroblast and Glioma Cells in 3D Matrix
- Matt CowanFebruary 10, 2025 ▼
Microbes to Monks: Lessons in Biological Communication
- Dr. Dan PierceFebruary 17, 2025 ▼
What regulates the regulators? Investigating determinants of transcriptional regulation
- Dr. Deborah Thurtle-SchmidtFebruary 24, 2025 ▼
Advanced Sequencing Technology for Chemical Safety Testing
- Dr. Devon FitzgeraldMarch 3, 2025 ▼
How Do Nature and Nurture Shape the Developing Brain?
- Saumya JainMarch 17, 2025 ▼
Screening for Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in a Novel Invasive Grass Species
- Chloe NgoMarch 24, 2025 ▼
The Interplay of Movement and Reward: An Investigation of the Effects of Enhanced Anticipation on Differently Motivated Responses in Rattus Norvegicus
- Yulia ShatalovMarch 24, 2025 ▼
Genetic Modification of Agrobacterium to Inhibit Plant Pathogenesis
- Rose AgarwalaMarch 31, 2025 ▼
Rats, Rears, and Research: A Comprehensive Study of Microbial Diversity, Environmental Influences, and Zoonotic Risks amongst Richmond’s Notorious Rodents
- Kalynn CheeksMarch 31, 2025 ▼
Genomic Analysis of the Lyme Disease Vector at a Spatial Expansion Front
- Amy JablonskiApril 7, 2025 ▼
Currently Untitled Honors Student Presentation
- Ben KonigsbergApril 7, 2025 ▼
Surveying the Neural Cellular Landscape in Wild and Laboratory Rats: Neuronal and Glial Profiles
- Adi NarayananApril 7, 2025 ▼
Currently Untitled Honors Student Presentation
- Emily LekasApril 14, 2025 ▼
Currently Untitled Honors Student Presentation
- Lydia WoodApril 14, 2025 ▼
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Structure-function relationships in biochemistry: exploring ly6 function in lab and curricular change in the classroom
- Dr. Rou-Jia Sung, Carleton College ▼
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Identification of therapeutic vulnerabilities in stem cells in myeloid neoplasms
- Dr. Christopher Park, NYU Grossman School of Medicine ▼
Please note this presentation was canceled
Archaic introgression in modern humans: What it can tell us about archaic humans and about ourselves
- Dr. Fernando Villanea Guevara, University of Colorado Boulder ▼
The interplay between science and management of Hawaiian dolphins & whales
- Robin Baird, Cascadia Research Collective ▼
Global change insights from reptile and amphibian genomes
- Arianna Kuhn, Assistant Curator of Herpetology, Virginia Museum of Natural History ▼
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Burbrink FT, Bernstein JM, Kuhn A, Gehara M, Ruane S. Ecological Divergence and the History of Gene Flow in the Nearctic Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum Complex). Systematic Biology. 2022;71(4):839–858. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2621257953. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syab093
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Dodd CK, editor. Reptile ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques. First edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2016. (Techniques in ecology and conservation series). https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9780191039072
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Pough FH. Herpetology. Fourth edition. Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA: Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers; 2016. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/191gg5k/alma9918391423606241
Stejneger L. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Washington D.C.: United States Governement; 1907. (Smithsonian institution. United States national museum. Bulletin). https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_hathitrust_hathifiles_hvd_hn3cfk
University of California Berkeley. AmphibiaWeb | Home. AmphibiaWeb. https://amphibiaweb.org/index.html
Wareham DC, Wareham DC. Elsevier’s dictionary of herpetological and related terminology. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; San Diego, CA: Elsevier; 2005.https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/191gg5k/alma998705363606241
Berg P, Berg J, Berg R. Predator–prey interaction between a boomslang, Dispholidus typus, and a flap‐necked chameleon, Chamaeleo dilepis. African Journal of Ecology. 2020;58(4):855–859. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2469183275. doi:10.1111/aje.12782
Burbrink FT, Bernstein JM, Kuhn A, Gehara M, Ruane S. Ecological Divergence and the History of Gene Flow in the Nearctic Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum Complex). Systematic Biology. 2022;71(4):839–858. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2621257953. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syab093
Czarnoleski M, Labecka AM, Starostová Z, Sikorska A, Bonda-Ostaszewska E, Woch K, Kubička L, Kratochvíl L, Kozlowski J. Not all cells are equal: effects of temperature and sex on the size of different cell types in the Madagascar ground gecko Paroedura picta. Biology Open. 2017;6(8):1149–1154. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_fab937b044c048408b87fdac54aa0278. doi:10.1242/bio.025817
Danaisawadi P, Asami T, Ota H, Sutcharit C, Panha S. Subtle asymmetries in the snail-eating snake Pareas carinatus (Reptilia: Pareatidae). Journal of Ethology. 2015;33(3):243–246. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1712768744. doi:10.1007/s10164-015-0432-x
Engelbrecht GD, Mulder PFS. A biochemical genetic comparison of four populations of Breviceps adspersus (Anura: Microhylidae). African Zoology. 2000;35(2):217–221. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1080_15627020_2000_11657093. doi:10.1080/15627020.2000.11657093
Fitzpatrick MJ, Porter WP, Pauli JN, Kearney MR, Notaro M, Zuckerberg B. Future winters present a complex energetic landscape of decreased costs and reduced risk for a freeze‐tolerant amphibian, the Wood Frog ( Lithobates sylvaticus ). Global Change Biology. 2020;26(11):6350–6362. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2451742932. doi:10.1111/gcb.15321
Florio AM, Falk BG, Raxworthy CJ. Development of ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for three closely related chameleons in Madagascar: Furcifer lateralis, Furcifer major, and Furcifer viridis. Conservation Genetics Resources. 2013 ;5(2):343–345. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2406973081. doi:10.1007/s12686-012-9799-y
Gangloff EJ, Leos-Barajas V, Demuth G, Zhang H, Kelly CD, Bronikowski AM. Movement modeling and patterns of within- and among-individual behavioral variation across time scales in neonate garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2021;75(12):Article 162 (2021). https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2601729595. doi:10.1007/s00265-021-03099-w
Greene S, McConnachie S, Secor S, Perrin M. The effects of body temperature and mass on the postprandial metabolic responses of the African egg-eating snakes Dasypeltis scabra and Dasypeltis inornata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 2013;165(2):97–105. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1345512256. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.02.023
Lee‐Yaw JA, Jacobs CGC, Irwin DE. Individual performance in relation to cytonuclear discordance in a northern contact zone between long‐toed salamander ( Ambystoma macrodactylum ) lineages. Molecular Ecology. 2014;23(18):4590–4602. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1566839811. doi:10.1111/mec.12878
Lynch TP, Alford RA, Shine R. Sex-based divergence in tidal, lunar and seasonal cycles of activity in the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis (Elapidae, Hydrophiinae). Coral Reefs. 2023;42(2):311–317. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2792172133. doi:10.1007/s00338-022-02341-9
Maddalena MP, Row JR, Dyson ME, Blouin-Demers G, Fedy BC. Movement and Habitat Selection of Eastern Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum) at Intact and Fragmented Sites. Copeia. 2020;108(4):847–854. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2481459464. doi:10.1643/CE-19-187
Nielsen SV, Daniels SR, Conradie W, Heinicke MP, Noonan BP. Multilocus phylogenetics in a widespread African anuran lineage (Brevicipitidae: Breviceps ) reveals patterns of diversity reflecting geoclimatic change. Journal of Biogeography. 2018;45(9):2067–2079. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2098769146. doi:10.1111/jbi.13394
Palacios-Aguilar R, Cisneros-Bernal AY, Arias-Montiel JD, Parra-Olea G. A new species of Bolitoglossa (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) from the central highlands of Guerrero, Mexico. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2020;98(6):359–365. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A625706657. doi:10.1139/cjz-2019-0244
Penning DA, Sawvel B, Moon BR. The scaling of terrestrial striking performance in western ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 2020;333(2):96–103. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1002_jez_2328. doi:10.1002/jez.2328
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Rohtla EA, Russell AP, Bauer AM. Sounding Off: Relationships between Call Properties, Body Size, Phylogeny, and Laryngotracheal Form of Geckos. Herpetologica. 2019;75(3):175. https://richmond.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01URICH_INST/10lhjt5/cdi_proquest_journals_2414871057. doi:10.1655/D-19-00021
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Plant Conservation in Action: Utilizing research, collections, and advocacy to address the plant extinction crisis
- Naomi Fraga, California Botanic Garden ▼
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From genomes to genes: Studying evolutionary change in humans and fruit flies
- Dr. Melinda Yang ▼
Why have linear chromosomes? Genetically engineering circular telomere-free eukaryotic chromosomes
- Dr. Melissa Mefford ▼
Identification of therapeutic vulnerabilities in stem cells in myeloid neoplasms
- Dr. Christopher Park ▼
Impacts of disturbance on marine mammals: Physiological and behavioral responses to stressors
- Gitte McDonald ▼
Lesson from and about Plants: Transducing a career
- Beronda Montgomery ▼
City Rats in 3 Acts: From global trends in disease risk to local population ecology
- Jonathan Richardson ▼
Ecological Connectivity and the Impacts of Climate Change in Coastal Ecosystems of the South Atlantic Bight
- Leslie Townsell ▼
Decoding GLP1R Agonists like Ozempic: Mechanisms of Next Generation Therapeutics on Appetite Control
- Lizzie Godschall ▼
Fertility in flux? Assessing the evolution of reproductive traits
in an invasive fruit fly
- Ansleigh Gunter ▼
Do parasitoid wasps affect the competitive success of an
invasive fruit fly?
- Camille Walsh-Antzak ▼
EndoEcho: Amplifying awareness of endometriosis
- Lesley Boadu ▼
Novel Hox gene functions in asexual reproduction & size control
- Dr. Christopher ArnoldAugust 26, 2024 ▼
Organismal antifragility
- Dr. Lynn "Marty" MartinSeptember 2, 2024 ▼
Sphingolipid signaling coordinates astrocyte-neuron crosstalk and neural circuit assembly
- Jean GonzalesSeptember 9, 2024 ▼
Droplet digital PCR
- Sarah DanielSeptember 16, 2024 ▼
Stem cell and self-identity: the power of a supportive environment
- Dr. Christina TerminiSeptember 23, 2024 ▼
RNA and Immunity: Lessons from autoimmune diseases
- Mariano Garcia-BlancoSeptember 30, 2024 ▼
Spilling the Tea: My journey from Gottwald to Graduate School
- Rachel DuMez-KornegayOctober 21, 2024 ▼
Extreme Animal Weapons
- Douglas EmlenOctober 28, 2024 ▼
Exploring plant speciation and aquatic community ecology through sequencing in the classroom
- Karen Barnard-KubowNovember 4, 2024 ▼
Quantity or Quality? Nutritional Ecology in Wild Birds
- Allison CornellNovember 11, 2024 ▼
Unflappable: Dynamics of Avian Anti-Stress Responses
- Stephen FergusonNovember 14, 2024 ▼
Climate Adaptation and Social Resilience: Bee Biology in a Changing World
- Madeleine OstwaldNovember 18, 2024 ▼
The Buzz About Social Insect Genetics and Pollinator Health
- Sarah OrrNovember 21, 2024 ▼