A5093050916- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2023-2025
Abstract Measuring microalgae density in soft‐sediment benthos has challenges for even the most sophisticated methods. If goal is to assess photosynthetic potential of epipelon, then should be sampled only at surface depth light penetration. Furthermore, may show spatial and temporal variability that can captured by using many point samples nondestructive sampling. Here, we use simple near‐infrared (NIR) imagery soft underwater sediments infer their capacity. In lab studies, NIR gives...
Abstract Nonbiting midges (family Chironomidae) are found throughout the world in a diverse array of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, can often tolerate harsh conditions such as hypoxia or desiccation, have consistently compact genomes. Yet we know little about shared molecular basis for these attributes how they evolved across family. Here, address questions by first creating high-quality, annotated reference assemblies Tanytarsus gracilentus (subfamily Chironominae, tribe Tanytarsini)...
Abstract While climate warming is widely predicted to reduce body size of ectotherms, evidence for this trend mixed. Body depends not only on temperature but also other factors, such as food quality and intraspecific competition. Because trends or long‐term environmental factors may affect population sources, attributing in average requires the separation potentially confounding effects. We evaluated midge Tanytarsus gracilentus potential drivers (water temperature, size, quality) between...
Many consumers depend on the contemporaneous growth of their food resources. For example, Tanytarsus gracilentus midges feed algae, and because midge generation time is much longer than that individual benefit not just from standing stock but also algae during lifespans. This implies an intermediate consumption rate maximizes somatic growth: low rates constrain they do fully utilize available food, whereas high suppress algal biomass consequently limit future availability. An experiment...
Abstract Non-biting midges (family Chironomidae) are found throughout the world in a diverse array of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, can often tolerate harsh conditions such as hypoxia or desiccation, have consistently compact genomes. Yet we know little about shared molecular basis for these attributes how they evolved across family. Here, address questions by first creating high-quality, annotated reference assemblies Tanytarsus gracilentus (subfamily Chironominae, tribe Tanytarsini)...