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Biology Student Examines How Climate Change Impacts Appalachia Amphibians

Biology Student Examines How Climate Change Impacts Appalachia Amphibians

By Natalia Radic From Perspectives Hiking through the trails of Appalachia, Biological Sciences doctoral student Vincent Farallo focuses his attention on the ground, under the leaf litter, in search of small, colorful lungless salamanders. These amphibians live in “microhabitats” of only 1-10 meters squared. Because they breathe through their skin, […]

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June 12, 2014 at 2:42 pmResearch

Hassett Co-Authors Paper Assessing Global Warming Impact on Tiny Atlantic Crustaceans

Hassett Co-Authors Paper Assessing Global Warming Impact on Tiny Atlantic Crustaceans

Where have all the codfish gone? Dr. R. Patrick Hassett, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, is a co-author on a paper assessing the impact of global warming on the North Atlantic food chain. The researchers are using a new technique to acquire data on a tiny crustacean that is a […]

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February 26, 2014 at 11:37 amResearch