Recent Additions

• Nearshore zooplankton communities of Lake Michigan and implications for invasibility by Asian carp 

  Reed, Emily M (2017-07-17)

  Recent, dramatic shifts have occurred within zooplankton community structure in Lake Michigan. Such changes could alter the ability of invasive species, such as Asian carp, to establish self-sustaining populations. Without ...

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• The movement behavior and reproductive ecology of western corn rootworm beetles (coleoptera: chrysomeliae) in Bt cornfields with structured and seed blend refuges 

  Hughson, Sarah A (2017-07-11)

  In the United States, western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) larvae have been managed using transgenic Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner) corn hybrids expressing ...

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• Foraging of juvenile crappies in turbidity: the difference is black and white 

  Andree, Sara Renee (2017-07-12)

  Environmental conditions like turbidity can fluctuate rapidly during the early life of fishes and can impact foraging behaviors, and thus growth and survival. Black (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) and white (P. annularis) crappies ...

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• Information use in anurans: how conspecifics and predators influence reproductive decisions 

  Buxton, Valerie L (2017-03-24)

  The choice of breeding habitat is integral to offspring survival and reproductive success, and can ultimately influence species distributions and population dynamics. Many factors are likely involved in location and ...

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• White-tailed deer hunting and habitat use in Robert Allerton Park 

  Thompson, Noelle E (2017-04-28)

  Using Robert Allerton Park (RAP) and the immediately surrounding properties in east-central Illinois as a study site, my objectives were to investigate changes in deer habitat use and spatial clustering following 10 years ...

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