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Morris, Undergrad Students Co-Author Article on Genes Involved in Nutritional Programming in Swordtail Fish

Dr. Molly Morris

Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, and students from her lab were co-authors on an article on  “Transcriptome assembly and candidate genes involved in nutritional programming in the swordtail fish Xiphophorus multilineatus” in the journal PeerJ. Two Ohio University undergraduate alumni also were co-authors on the […]

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November 21, 2017 at 10:34 amResearch

Science News Highlights Morris’ Research on Animal ‘Beauty’

Multilineatus mirror image of swordfish

An article headlined “What makes a pretty face? Animals — including people — are innately drawn to beauty, which may be defined by symmetry or health” in Science News for Students highlights work by Dr. Molly R. Morris and colleagues on female mate preference for symmetry in swordtail fishes. Morris […]

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November 1, 2017 at 3:06 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Morris Elected Fellow of Animal Behavior Society

Morris Elected Fellow of Animal Behavior Society

Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences, was elected fellow of the Animal Behavior Society this summer. The award was presented at the society’s annual meeting in Missouri. She also is an editor for the journal Animal Behaviour. Animal Behaviour is published for the Association for the Study of Animal […]

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August 5, 2016 at 4:04 pmResearch

Morris Study Finds New Method to Identify Asymmetrical Fingerprints Can Forecast Risk for Diabetes

Dr. Molly Morris

The same technology used by forensic investigators to capture fingerprints also can help doctors predict whether patients might be at risk for developing diabetes, a new study published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. A team of scientists and clinicians led by Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological […]

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April 30, 2016 at 7:10 pmResearch

Morris, Stigall, Williams Awarded University Research Funding

Dr. Kelly Williams

The John C. Baker Fund and the Ohio University Research Committee awarded $95,175 total to 10 faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during fall semester. Three College of Arts & Sciences faculty are among the recipients. Both internal awards programs now are accepting proposals for the spring cycle […]

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January 15, 2015 at 9:01 amNews

Morris Presents ‘Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of “Reversible” Alternative Reproductive Tactics’

Morris Presents ‘Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of “Reversible” Alternative Reproductive Tactics’

Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences, presented a paper on”Intralocus Tactical Conflict and the Evolution of ‘Reversible’ Alternative Reproductive Tactics” at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists July 30 to Aug. 4 in Chattanooga, TN. Abstract: Alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) are characterized by consistent and discrete variation […]

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August 5, 2014 at 2:33 pmResearch