Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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The effects of parasitism on consumer-driven nutrient recycling

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Narr, Charlotte, Thesis advisor (ths): Frost, Paul C, Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Sutcliffe, Jim, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Daphnia are keystone consumers in many pelagic ecosystems because of their central role in nutrient cycling. Daphnia are also frequently infected, and the parasites causing these infections may rival their hosts in their ability to regulate ecosystem processes. Therefore, parasitic exploitation of Daphnia may alter nutrient cycling in pelagic systems. This thesis integrates existing… more

Social thermoregulation and potential for heterothermy: seasonal energy conservation strategies in flying squirrels

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Olson, Megan Nicole, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Thesis advisor (ths): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Schulte-Hostedde, Albrecht I, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Northern and southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus and G. volans, respectively) are experiencing a climate change induced increase in range overlap, resulting in recent hybridization. We investigated the occurrence of heterospecific communal nesting, a potential facilitator of hybridization, and aimed to confirm the presence of torpor, a potential barrier to hybridization, in… more