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The goal of my dissertation is to expand our knowledge of how mammalian diets are affected by and affect other ecological and evolutionary processes. I did this by evaluating how diet is related to mammalian diversity, body mass, and evolution. I also evaluated and how environme…

Within the context of global carbon cycles, knowledge of phytoplankton community structure is essential for understanding and predicting the transport of carbon from surface waters to the deep ocean. From a combination of flow cytometric analyses and image-enhanced microscopy, t…

This dissertation explores the habitat selection and community structure of South African and Egyptian small mammals at different spatial scales. I studied the effect of “islands” of woody vegetation on habitat suitability for the striped mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio. I used live tr…