| Research Interests: |
Broad comparative analyses for detecting correlated evolution between plant functional/ecological traits; understanding the evolutionary role plant genome size plays in shaping the phenotype. |
| Selected Publications: |
Beaulieu, J.M., A.T. Moles, I.J. Leitch, M.D. Bennett, J.B. Dickie, and C.A. Knight. (2007). Correlated evolution of genome size and seed mass. New Phytologist. 173: 422-437.
Beaulieu, J.M., I.J. Leitch, C.A. Knight. (2007). Genome size evolution in relation to leaf strategy and metabolic rates revisited. Annals of Botany 99: 495-505. |
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| Research Interests: |
Population genetics of arthropod disease vectors; vector competence for pathogens and innate immunity; environmental effects on the spatial distribution of vector and pathogen populations; mixed infections |
| Awards: |
NSF GRFP Honorable Mention 2008 |
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| Research Interests: |
Plant phylogenetics, biogeography, polyploidy, invasion |
| Research Interests: |
Phenotypic plasticity and gene expression. Environmental and social influences, on behavior. |
| Publications: |
Gerlach, G.; Hodgins-Davis, A.; MacDonald, B.; Hannah, R. C. In press. Benefits of kin association: related larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) grow better.
Weiss, E.; Bennie, M.; Hodgins-Davis, A.; Roberts, S.; Gerlach, G. Characterization of new SSR-EST markers in cod, Gadus morhua. Online early: doi:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01731.x
Hodgins-Davis, A; Roberts, S.; Cowan, D.; Atema, J.; Avolio, C.; DeFaveri, J.; Bennie, M.; Gerlach, G. 2007. Characterization of SSRs from the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Molecular Ecology Notes 7 (2): 330-332.
Brown, J. C; Hodgins-Davis, A.; Miller, P. J. O. 2006. Classification of vocalizations of killer whales using dynamic time warping. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 119: 34-40. |
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| Research Interests: |
community ecology, plant invasion, restoration |
| Research Interests: |
How behavior influences speciation, focusing on learning and
mate choice in butterflies, maternal effects and genetic accommodation,
mechanisms underlying learning ability in insects. |
Selected
Publications: |
Westerman, E.L.; Dijkstra, J.A.; Harris, L.G. 2009 High natural fusion rates in
a botryllid ascidian. Marine Biology 156(12): 2613-2619.
Westerman, E.L.; Whitlatch, R.; Dijkstra, J.A.; Harris, L.G. 2009. Variation in
brooding period masks similarities in response to changing temperatures. Marine
Ecology Progress Series 391: 13-19.
Dijkstra, J.; Dutton, A; Westerman E; Harris, G. 2008 Heart rate reflects
osmostic stress levels in two introduced colonial ascidians Botryllus
schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. Marine Biology 154: 805-811.
Dijkstra, J.; Harris, L.; Westerman, E. 2007 Distribution and long-term temporal
patterns of four invasive colonial ascidians in the Gulf of Maine. Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 342: 61-68. |
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| Research Interests: |
Molecular evolution in microbial species. |
