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1- ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
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Wuerthner et

al. 2019

Hernandez et

al. 2019

May et

al. 2019

Wersebe et

al. 2019

Hua & Relyea  2019

Miles et al. 2019

DiGiacopo et

al. 2018

Meindl et

al. 2020

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Approaches

We use a variety of tools in our lab including DNA extractions, waterborne corticosterone assays, laboratory toxicity assays, behavioral assays, mesocosm studies, and field research. 

Measuring algae abundance

Mesocosms (artificial ponds) at our the Ecological Research Facility

Effect of leaf litter on water quality

Control

(no pesticide)

Endosulfan

(Periphyton bloom)

Diazinon

(phytoplankton bloom)

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Getting ready to plant corn for a eutrophication study.

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Lab behavioral assays

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Swabbing tadpoles and extracting DNA to sample their microbiota

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Nothing better than being out in the field!

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