Modeling the Effects of Sea Ice on Arctic Delta Evolution: A Case Study on the Colville Rive Delta, AK Seasonal sea ice coverage significantly impacts Arctic delta morphology by limiting activity from wave and river influences and altering river-to-ocean … Read more
Cell density as a potential regulator of Type VI Secretion System in Vibrio fischeri When bacteria colonize a system, they must compete for space and nutrients. During the competition process, some bacteria can build a contact-dependent molecular weapon that injects … Read more
Drivers of marine phytoplankton diversity and connectivity in the Galápagos Archipelago spanning an ENSO cycle The Galápagos Islands lie on the intersection of multiple converging ocean currents, bringing unique environmental conditions to the archipelago which supports relatively high biodiversity and … Read more
Metagenomics Workflow to Assess the Genetic Diversity of the Vibrio-Squid Symbiosis Host-colonization sites containing low-diversity microbial populations present a unique problem when applying metagenomics approaches. For example, how does one extract information such as the number of unique genotypes and … Read more
Stepping stones into the desert: an experimental test of hybridization-facilitated range expansion in spadefoot toads. Hybridization between species often results in low-fitness offspring with reduced growth, survival, or fecundity. Such low fitness in hybrids is generally thought to derive from … Read more
Investigating the gene expression of mixotrophic phytoplankton under iron-limited upwelling conditions Mixotrophic phytoplankton may have significant impacts on ocean food web dynamics, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem stability. As global warming is expected to decrease iron bioavailability to phytoplankton, mixotrophs may … Read more
