Organismal Biology and Ecology Department Student Theses 2017-18

In band-winged grasshoppers (subfamily Oedipodinae), the variety of hindwing colors—ranging from blue to red—is both striking and unexplained. Hindwing color can vary [...]

Invasive species, such as Tamarix ramosissima, pervade riparian habitats throughout the American Southwest. Tamarix ramosissima poses a threat to native plant community s [...]

Animals exist in landscape mosaics of high-quality and poor-quality habitat and evolution selects for behaviors that allow animals to occupy spaces that improve their fit [...]