Search Results - "Blum, Michael J."

Singing in a silent spring: Birds respond to a half-century soundscape reversion during the COVID-19 shutdown by Derryberry, Elizabeth P, Phillips, Jennifer N, Derryberry, Graham E, Blum, Michael J, Luther, David

“…Actions taken to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have conspicuously reduced motor vehicle traffic, potentially alleviating auditory…”
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Science Communication Through Art: Objectives, Challenges, and Outcomes by Lesen, Amy E., Rogan, Ama, Blum, Michael J.

“…The arts are becoming a favored medium for conveying science to the public. Tracking trending approaches, such as community-engaged learning, alongside…”
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Environmental Pressures on Top-Down and Bottom-Up Forces in Coastal Ecosystems by Blum, Michael J.

“…Global change is manifesting new and potent pressures that may determine the relative influence of top-down and bottom-up forces on the productivity of plants…”
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Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) compared across multiple cities by Combs, Matthew, Byers, Kaylee A, Ghersi, Bruno M, Blum, Michael J, Caccone, Adalgisa, Costa, Federico, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Richardson, Jonathan L, Munshi-South, Jason

“…Urbanization often substantially influences animal movement and gene flow. However, few studies to date have examined gene flow of the same species across…”
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Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) by Puckett, Emily E., Park, Jane, Combs, Matthew, Blum, Michael J., Bryant, Juliet E., Caccone, Adalgisa, Costa, Federico, Deinum, Eva E., Esther, Alexandra, Himsworth, Chelsea G., Keightley, Peter D., Ko, Albert, Lundkvist, Åke, McElhinney, Lorraine M., Morand, Serge, Robins, Judith, Russell, James, Strand, Tanja M., Suarez, Olga, Yon, Lisa, Munshi-South, Jason

“…Native to China and Mongolia, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) now enjoys a worldwide distribution. While black rats and the house mouse tracked the regional…”
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Morphological responses of a stream fish to water impoundment by Haas, Travis C., Blum, Michael J., Heins, David C.

“…Water impoundment imposes fundamental changes on natural landscapes by transforming rivers into reservoirs. The dramatic shift in physical conditions…”
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Deep sequencing reveals multiclonality and new discrete typing units of Trypanosoma cruzi in rodents from the southern United States by Pronovost, Henry, Peterson, Anna C., Chavez, Bruno Ghersi, Blum, Michael J., Dumonteil, Eric, Herrera, Claudia P.

“…The parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, is widely distributed throughout the Americas. We explored the nature of T. cruzi infection in small rodents from New…”
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Distinct evolutionary lineages of Schistocephalus parasites infecting co-occurring sculpin and stickleback fishes in Alaska by Heins, David C., Moody, Kristine N., Arostegui, Martin C., Harmon, Brian S., Blum, Michael J., Quinn, Thomas P.

“…Sculpins (coastrange and slimy) and sticklebacks (ninespine and threespine) are widely distributed fishes cohabiting 2 south-central Alaskan lakes (Aleknagik…”
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An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile by HEKKALA, EVON, SHIRLEY, MATTHEW H., AMATO, GEORGE, AUSTIN, JAMES D., CHARTER, SUELLEN, THORBJARNARSON, JOHN, VLIET, KENT A., HOUCK, MARLYS L., DESALLE, ROB, BLUM, MICHAEL J.

“…The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an ancient icon of both cultural and scientific interest. The species is emblematic of the great civilizations of…”
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Shifts in Symbiotic Endophyte Communities of a Foundational Salt Marsh Grass following Oil Exposure from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Kandalepas, Demetra, Blum, Michael J, Van Bael, Sunshine A

“…Symbiotic associations can be disrupted by disturbance or by changing environmental conditions. Endophytes are fungal and bacterial symbionts of plants that…”
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Consequences of alternative dispersal strategies in a putatively amphidromous fish by Hogan, J. Derek, Blum, Michael J., Gilliam, James F., Bickford, Nate, McIntyre, Peter B.

“…Successful dispersal can enhance both individual fitness and population persistence, but the process of dispersal is often inherently risky. The interplay…”
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Genetic variation of Spartina alterniflora intentionally introduced to China by Bernik, Brittany M, Li, Haisheng, Blum, Michael J

“…Spread of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) in China is an exceptional example of unanticipated outcomes arising from intentional introductions. It has…”
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Rat Lungworm Infection in Rodents across Post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, USA by Rael, Rosalyn C, Peterson, Anna C, Ghersi-Chavez, Bruno, Riegel, Claudia, Lesen, Amy E, Blum, Michael J

“…Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a parasitic nematode that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans, was first detected in New Orleans,…”
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Intraspecific variation in landform engineering across a restored salt marsh shoreline by Bernik, Brittany M., Lumibao, Candice Y., Zengel, Scott, Pardue, John, Blum, Michael J.

“…Ecosystem engineers that modify landforms can be valuable tools for restoring habitat, but their use has frequently resulted in unanticipated outcomes…”
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Commonly rare and rarely common: comparing population abundance of invasive and native aquatic species by Hansen, Gretchen J A, Vander Zanden, M Jake, Blum, Michael J, Clayton, Murray K, Hain, Ernie F, Hauxwell, Jennifer, Izzo, Marit, Kornis, Matthew S, McIntyre, Peter B, Mikulyuk, Alison, Nilsson, Erika, Olden, Julian D, Papeş, Monica, Sharma, Sapna

“…Invasive species are leading drivers of environmental change. Their impacts are often linked to their population size, but surprisingly little is known about…”
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Toward an ecology of disasters: a primer for the pursuit of ecological research on disasters by Gibson, Nathaniel L., Green, Elizabeth A., Herrera-R, Guido A., Love, Sarah J., Turner, Sophia C., Weatherton, Maryrose, Faidiga, Alexandra S., Luo, Amy R., Ngoh, Michael L., Shershen, Eric, Yoon, Hyun Seok, Blum, Michael J.

“…Ecologists are increasingly becoming interested in disasters, reflecting growing recognition that disasters can present exceptional opportunities to advance…”
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Landscape genetics of Schistocephalus solidus parasites in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from Alaska by Sprehn, C Grace, Blum, Michael J, Quinn, Thomas P, Heins, David C

“…The nature of gene flow in parasites with complex life cycles is poorly understood, particularly when intermediate and definitive hosts have contrasting…”
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In the heart of the city: Trypanosoma cruzi infection prevalence in rodents across New Orleans by Ghersi, Bruno M, Peterson, Anna C, Gibson, Nathaniel L, Dash, Asha, Elmayan, Ardem, Schwartzenburg, Hannah, Tu, Weihong, Riegel, Claudia, Herrera, Claudia, Blum, Michael J

“…Trypanosoma cruzi - the causative agent of Chagas disease - is known to circulate in commensal pests, but its occurrence in urban environments is not well…”
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Exposure to an environmental estrogen breaks down sexual isolation between native and invasive species by Ward, Jessica L., Blum, Michael J.

“…Environmental change can increase the likelihood of interspecific hybridization by altering properties of mate recognition and discrimination between sympatric…”
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Evidence of local adaptation in a waterfall-climbing Hawaiian goby fish derived from coupled biophysical modeling of larval dispersal and post-settlement selection by Moody, Kristine N, Wren, Johanna L K, Kobayashi, Donald R, Blum, Michael J, Ptacek, Margaret B, Blob, Richard W, Toonen, Robert J, Schoenfuss, Heiko L, Childress, Michael J

“…Local adaptation of marine and diadromous species is thought to be a product of larval dispersal, settlement mortality, and differential reproductive success,…”
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