Research conducted as part of a Behavioral Ecology course in Spring 2019 Abstract Because of the increase in urban human populations and the decrease in forest areas, it is crucial that scientists focus efforts on investigating the influence of artificial light at night (ALAN) on urban wild animal populations. While behavioral and physiological changes in […]
Cooperation in the Family Corvidae
Written in Spring 2019 Abstract The purpose of this review was to investigate the literature on cooperation in members of the family Corvidae, to examine where they excel and where they fall short. Cooperative behavior has been used in the past to investigate cognitive abilities, namely the ability to recognize kin, remembering who they’ve cooperated […]
Male Bean Beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus) Show a Preference for Virgin Females
Research conducted for a Behavioral Ecology course in Spring 2019 Male Bean Beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus) Show a Preference for Virgin Females McKeon, E. J., Dyer, Z., Umana, J., and Levin, I. I. Agnes Scott College Abstract The male bias for choosing virgin mates has been shown in many different invertebrate species, and has many consequences […]
Movement of C. elegans in response to environmental levels of nitrogen
Written in Spring 2018 Introduction Caenorhabditis elegans are considered a model organism because of their fast reproduction rate, short development period, and transparency, all factors that make them easy to study in the lab. Thus, much research that pertains to humans and animals is first done on C. elegans. What interested our group in particular […]
Systems of Dictyostelium; A Wiki-entry
From a systems biology standpoint, Dictyostelium is a fascinating genus. Systems biology refers to the interdisciplinary area of biology that uses a holistic computational and mathematical models to describe biological systems. These can be the systems within an organism, as well as interactions between organisms as a system. It also discusses emergent properties, tissue and […]
