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Submissions from 2024
Ectoparasite Load Generates Tradeoffs in Male Color Badge Intensity and Badge Size in Male Lizards, K. M. Roberts, Eric McElroy, and Lance D. McBrayer
DNA Methylation and Counter-directional Pigmentation Change Following Immune Challenge in a Small Ectotherm, David Tevs, J. A. Mukhalian, E. Simpson, Christian Cox, Aaron Schrey, and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2023
When Food Fights Back: the Feeding Behavior of Specialist and Generalist Predators on Dangerous Prey, Noah Gripshover, Charles M. Watson, Jesse M. Meik, Lance D. McBrayer, Patrick Hennessey, and Christian Cox
Stop, Then Go! Rapid Acceleration Offsets the Costs of Intermittent Locomotion When Turning in Florida Scrub Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer and Cheyenne A. Walker
Epigenetic Buffering in Heterogeneous and Stressful Environments, Aaron W. Schrey, Kyle Ashton, Melanie Gibson, M. Ellesse Lauer, Andrea Liebl, Lynn Martin, Lance D. McBrayer, Earl D. McCoy, Henry R. Mushinsky, Daniella Ray, Elizabeth Sheldon, and David Tevs
Submissions from 2022
Feeding Behavior and Prey Selection of a Small Fossorial Snake, Tantilla gracilis, Noah Gripshover, C. M. Watson, Jesse M. Meik, Lance D. McBrayer, and Christian Cox
Effects of Climate Change and Land-management Practices on the Persistence of an Endemic Kalahari Lizard: A Resurvey After 50 Years, R. N. Martin, D. B. Miles, A. L. Gilbert, S. Kirchhof, Lance D. McBrayer, Susana Clusella-Trullas, Nora Ibargüengoytía, M. Medina, B. Sinervo, E. R. Pianka, and R. B. Huey
Escape Behavior Varies With Distance From Safe Refuge, Lance D. McBrayer and Eric McElroy
The Relationship Between Femoral Pore Secretions, Color, Size, and Parasite Load in the Florida Scrub Lizard, Sceloporus Woodi, Katherine M. Roberts and Lance D. McBrayer
Use of Natural Surface Roadways by Florida Scrub Herpetofauna, David Tevs and Lance D. McBrayer
DNA Methylation Patterns Differ in Lizards Occupying Unpaved Road Compared to Forest Interior Habitat, David Tevs, Lance D. McBrayer, and Aaron Schrey
Unpaved Road Homogenize DNA Methylation Compared to Stand Interiors in a Small Ectotherm, David Tevs, Lance D. McBrayer, and Aaron Schrey
Submissions from 2021
Assessing Drought Effects on Consumer-mediated Ecosystem Processes Using Experimental Wetlands, Victoria T. Baglin, I. Leach, M. Carter, E. Miller, L. Keller, A. Shaffer, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Emerging Towards a More Diverse Community of Freshwater Scientists, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Fostering Diversity and Broadening Participation in Aquatic Science, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Fostering Diversity in the Natural Sciences Through Recruitment and Mentoring, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Wading for Change: Towards a More Diverse Community of Freshwater Scientists, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Emerging towards a more diverse community of freshwater scientists, using the 4DEE framework, José Checo Colón-Gaud, A. Rosemond, Amanda T. Rugenski, Patina Mendez, D. McGarvey, and B. Ondich
Short-term Diatom Community Responses to Drought Conditions in Experimental Wetlands, Maggie M. Kuhn, Craig Aumack, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Can’t stop, won’t stop – Continuing the journey to full inclusivity in freshwater science with the Emerge Program, A. Rosemond, Patina Mendez, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Amanda T. Rugenski, D. McGarvey, and B. Ondich
Macroinvertebrate responses to hydrological variation in experimental wetlands, Sergio A. Sabat-Bonilla and José Checo Colón-Gaud
Lizards on a Lane: Use of Natural Surface Roadways by Florida Scrub Herpetofauna, David Tevs and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2020
From REU to the Profession, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Many Rivers to Cross: Towards a More Diverse Community of Freshwater Scientists, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Many Rivers to Cross: Towards a More Diverse Community of Freshwater Scientists, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Training Middle and High School Teachers at OUR2SWAMP, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Lacey D. Huffling, Heather Scott, Kania Greer, Shainaz M. Landge, and Mary Thaler
Creating A Public Dataset from a Plant Ecology Class Research Project: The Value of Digital Commons as a Pedagogical Tool for Research, Lissa M. Leege, Shannon Matzke, Michaella Valkenaar, Rachel Rozelle, Dawn N. Cannon-Rech, and Jeffrey M. Mortimore
Applied Functional Biology: linking ecological morphology to conservation and management, Lance D. McBrayer, Eric McElroy, and Diego Sustaita
Integrating Studies of Function and Ecology to Inform Conservation and Management, Lance D. McBrayer, Richard W. Orton, Lauren K. Neel, Matthew Kaunert, Derek Tucker, and S. C. Williams
Submissions from 2019
Long Term Patterns of Habitat Use and Prey Use in a Dietary Specialist, R. A. Anderson and Lance D. McBrayer
Old blackwater keep on rollin’; Lessons from 9 years of wading in rivers of the SE Coastal Plain, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Defining Acceleration Performance During Burst Locomotion in Running Animals, Eric J. McElroy and Lance D. McBrayer
Variation in Metabolic Rate and Immune Response of Lizards From Long-Leaf and Scrub Habitats, J. Mukhalian and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2018
Biomonitoring of Ogeechee River Invertebrate Assemblages: Patterns of Community Structure, Julien M. Buchbinder, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Stephen P. Vives
The Role of Local Adaptation on Biting Performance in Trinidadian Guppies, Hannah E. Cohen and Emily A. Kane
Beauty and the Creek: Citizen Science Partnerships Raise Awareness of Freshwater Resources, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Diversity in Aquatic Science Symposium: Avenues for Broadening Participation Through Community Science, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Inclusive Science Series: Broadening Participation Through Undergraduate Mentoring Programs, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Investigation of the Reproductive Traits in the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) off the GA/SC Coast Using Microsatellite Analysis, K. S. Craven, C. Webb, Alexandria K. Ragsdale, and Aaron W. Schrey
The Role of Aquaporin 9 (Aqp9) in the Osmoregulatory Tissues Of the Spiny Dogfish, Squalus Acanthias, Christopher P. Cutler
Implementing a CURE Curriculum at Primarily Undergraduate Institution: Faculty Experiences and Instruction, Sue DeChenne-Peters, N. Scheuermann, J. Young, and Y. Yin
Epigenetic Potential in Native and Introduced Populations of House Sparrows, Haley Hanson, Holly J. Kilvitis, Aaron W. Schrey, and Lynn Martin
Epigenetic Potential in Native and Introduced Populations of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus), Haley Hanson, Holly J. Kilvitis, Aaron W. Schrey, and Lynn Martin
Aquaponics, Heather Joesting
Aquaponics: The Future of Farming, Heather Joesting
Sustainability: On the Coast and Beyond, Heather Joesting
Sustainability: On the Coast and Beyond, Heather Joesting
Avoidance or Tolerance? Adaptations of the Sand Dune Herb Hydrocotyle boanriensis in Response to High Light, Heather M. Joesting
Morphological and Physiological Response of the Sand Dune Herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis to High Solar Irradiance, Heather M. Joesting and Sarah Gray
Investigating the Effect of Oxygen Circulation on Basil Plant Growth in an Aquaponics System, Sakile Johnson, Ellesse Petty, Chris Lee, Jonathan Pope, and Heather M. Joesting
Investigating the Effect of Oxygen Circulation on Basil Plant Growth in an Aquaponics System, Sakile Johnson, Ellesse Petty, Chris Lee, Jonathan Pope, and Heather M. Joesting
An Ecological Specialization Gradient Does Not Lead to Performance Specialization in Suction-Feeding Guppies, Emily A. Kane and Cameron K. Ghalambor
Morphological Variation as a Function of Habitat Preference in Phrynosomatid Lizards, Chase T. Kinsey and Lance D. McBrayer
The Role of Forelimbs in Bipedal Running Lizards, Chase T. Kinsey and Lance D. McBrayer
Bioassessments Techniques for Benthic Macroinvertebrate in the Savannah and Ogeechee River, Kelsey A. Laymon, Damon L. Mullis, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Investigating the Function of the Xanthophyll Cycle in the Sand Dune Herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Christopher Lee, M. Ellesse Petty, Jonathan Pope, Sarah Gray, and Heather M. Joesting
Barnacle Colonization on Spartina alterniflora in Georgia Salt Marshes, C. Lee, M. E. Petty, J. Pope, Michele Guidone, and Heather M. Joesting
Habitat Management Affects Traits Tied to Individual Fitness; Parasites, Signals, and Performance, Lance D. McBrayer, R. O. Orton, and Chase T. Kinsey
Thermal Physiology of Invasive Lizard Changes Seasonally, Lauren K. Neel and Lance D. McBrayer
Habitat Management Affects Traits Tied to Individual Fitness: Parasites, Signals, and Performance, Richard William Orton, Chase T. Kinsey, and Lance D. McBrayer
Association of Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacteria with Oenothera humifusa (Evening Primrose) Roots, E. Parker, J. Ferguson, N. Tarbell, Heather M. Joesting, and J. Broft Bailey
Potential Functionality of the Xanthophyll Cycle in the Sand Dune Herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis, M. E. Petty, C. Lee, J. Pope, and Heather M. Joesting
Potential Effects of Barnacle Colonization on Spartina alterniflora in Georgia Salt Marshes, J. Pope, M. E. Petty, C. Lee, Michele Guidone, and Heather M. Joesting
Silver Carp Population Genetics from Tributaries of a Large Midwestern River, S. J. Schaick, C. J. Moody-Carpenter, Aaron W. Schrey, K. Miller, D. H. Wahl, and Robert E. Colombo
Population Genomics of a Monitored Sea Anemone (Condylactis gigantea) in Florida, U.S., Nancy Sheridan, Seifu Seyoum, W. Sharp, Benjamin Titus, M. Daly, Aaron W. Schrey, and Christina L. Richards
COPUS Profiles 2.0: Characterization of Instructional Practices in STEM Courses Offered in North American Universities, Marilyne Stains, Jordan Harshman, Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, Michelle K. Smith, MacKenzie R. Stetzer, Nicole Michelotti, Timothy A. McKay, Jenny Knight, Stephanie Chasteen, Patricia Schulte, Natalie G. Schimpf, Tammy Rodela, Laura Weir, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, M. Kevin Eagan, Christopher J. Lee, Frank A. Laski, Erin R. Sanders, Amanda Musgrove, Megan K. Barker, Renée S. Cole, Sue DeChenne-Peters, Kathryn M. Plank, Joan M. Esson, Paul Wendel, Anna M. Young, Stanley M. Lo, Lisa McDonnell, Michael S. Palmer, Erin L. Vinson, and Lindsay B. Wheeler
Heritability of Morphological Traits Across Divergent Environments in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata), E. B. Young and Emily A. Kane
Submissions from 2017
Impact of Barnacle Colonization on Spartina alterniflora in Georgia Salt Marshes, E. Ashe, Rachel Hines, J. Lane, Michele Guidone, and Heather M. Joesting
Seasonal Differences in the Composition of Ogeechee River Benthic Communities in Response to Temporal and Environmental Factors, Julien M. Buchbinder, Allison K. Lutz, Vallie B. Collins II, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Stephen P. Vives
Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Macroinvertebrate Biotic Indices of the Lower Ogeechee River Basin, Julien M. Buchbinder, Allison K. Lutz, Vallie B. Collins II, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Stephen P. Vives
Utilizing Colonized Aquaponics Systems: Evaluation of Macroinvertbrates in an Aquaponics System, J. Carl and Heather M. Joesting
Bay Scallops: The High Resolution Canary in the Highly-Fertilized Coal Mine, Jessica L. Carlton, Lorie E. Williams, John M. Carroll, Steve T. Tettelbach, Bradley J. Peterson, Aswani K. Volety, and Elizabeth S. Darrow
Not a Fun Threesome: the Prevalence, Impact and Interaction of Boring Sponges and Pea Crabs on Oysters, John M. Carroll, Jessica C. Watts, Christopher M. Finelli, and Daphne Munroe
Comparison of Leaflitter Processing and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Three Coastal Plain Rivers of Southeast Georgia, Vallie B. Collins II and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Comparing Leaf Breakdown and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Among Three Coastal Plain Rivers, V. Byron Collins II and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Advanced Macroinvertebrate Identification, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Watershed and basic hydrology; Fisheries, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Faculty/Library Collaborations in Support of Learning, José Checo Colón-Gaud and Lisa P. Smith
Phenotypic Plasticity in Hydrocotyle bonariensis, J. Counts and Heather M. Joesting
Invited speaker, University of Arkansas, Department of Biology, Christopher P. Cutler
Education, Outreach, and Monitoring at Beautiful Eagle Creek at Georgia Southern University, Ashley Deal, Aubrie Goodson, Candace Moon, Vallie B. Collins II, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Intraspecific Space Use in Peromyscus polionotus, Emily H. Evans and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Characterization of the Nitrogen-Fixing Microbial Community Associated with the Dune Plant Oenothera (Evening Primrose), J. Ferguson, N. Tarbell, Heather M. Joesting, and J. Broft-Bailey
Detection of Nitrogen Fixers That Associate with Oenothera Dune Plants on Georgia Barrier Islands, J. Ferguson, N. Tarbell, Heather M. Joesting, and J. Broft-Bailey
Graduate Learning Community: Designing Assignments, Quizzes, and Tests, Delena Bell Gatch and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Groundwater Pollution Reduction Through Biochar Adsorption of Herbicide Dacthal, Olajumoke Harrison, Elizabeth Baker, Subhrajit Saha, and Arpita Saha
Conservation, Procreation and Introgression in Sturgeons of the Genus Scaphirhynchus in the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins, E. Heist, Aaron W. Schrey, K. Kingsland, M. Saltzgiver, R. Boley, Pamela Pitman Brown, M. Krampe, T. Kashiwagi, E. Krahl, and J. Doias
Spatial Distribution of Barnacles on Spartina alterniflora Stems and Leaves, Rachel Hines, Michele Guidone, J. Lane, E. Ashe, and Heather M. Joesting
Barnacle Colonization on Spartina alterniflora in Georgia Salt Marshes, Heather M. Joesting, J. Lane, Rachel Hines, E. Ashe, and Michele Guidone
Swimming While Feeding in Fishes: What Do Guppies Tell Us About the Roles of Specialization and Local Adaptation?, Emily A. Kane, M. M. Roeder, and M. D. DeRue
The Effect of Obstacles and Forelimb Positions on Bipedal Locomotion in Lizards, Chase T. Kinsey and Lance D. McBrayer
Restoration by Transplantation: Using a Filter-Feeding Gastropod, Crepidula fornicata, to Rehabilitate Great South Bay, New York: Preliminary Surveys, Nicole L. Kleinas, Bradley J. Peterson, Stephen T. Tettelbach, and John M. Carroll
Invasive Asian Carp: The Role of Epigenetics in the Successful Establishment of Silver and Bighead Carp in Illinois, E. Krahl, Aaron W. Schrey, J. Tong, and E. Heist
The Effects of Barnacle Colonization on Spartina alterniflora Growth and Productivity in Coastal Georgia, J. Lane, E. Ashe, Rachel Hines, Michele Guidone, and Heather M. Joesting
Assessment of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Apsive Samplers for Southeastern Coastal Plain Non-Wadeable Streams, Kelsey A. Laymon, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Damon L. Mullis, and Oscar P. Flite III
Comparing Three Types of Passive Samplers for the Assessment of Macroinvertebrates in Non-Wadeable Rivers, Kelsey A. Laymon, Damon L. Mullis, Chalisa Nestell, Jason Moak, Oscar P. Flite III, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Connecting the Dots: A Basic Food Web of the Lower Ogeechee River Basin, Allison K. Lutz and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Diet of the Snail Bullhead (Ameiurus brunneus) in the Lower Ogeechee River, Allison K. Lutz, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Stephen P. Vives
The Role of Physiological Integrators in Avian Range Expansions, Lynn Martin, Aaron W. Schrey, Haley E. Hanson, and Holly J. Kilvitis
The Role of Physiological Integrators in Avian Range Expansions, Lynn Martin, Aaron W. Schrey, Haley E. Hanson, and Holly J. Kilvitis
